Chapter 43: Celestial Palace

"Ah!"

As a girl with a ponytail suddenly let out a cry, the surrounding students turned to look at her with curious gazes.

"I found the report on this case!"

The girl with the ponytail shouted, her eyes widening further as she stared at her phone.

"What is it? What exactly happened back then?"

"What did Lin Nan actually do? To the point where people specifically came to his door to present him with a silk banner!"

Amidst the inquiries from her classmates, the girl recounted the news released by the police.

As she read it aloud, her tone sounded astonished: "The report says that the human traffickers fled toward the scenic area, and just as they were about to escape..."

"Their car was struck by lightning!"

After finishing her narration, her eyes betrayed her shock.

The rest of the students had similar reactions; some were speechless, unable to believe their ears.

"What? A human trafficker's car was struck by lightning?!"

"Are you sure you didn't misread it? Isn't this just some clickbait report from a marketing account?"

The girl held up her phone, pointing to the account that published the news.

The surrounding students saw with their own eyes the media outlet that had posted it.

It was none other than the official account of the Yanhai City Public Security Bureau!

And with an official police statement like this, what media outlet would dare to fabricate the facts?

Furthermore, due to the sheer coincidence of the case, it had attracted massive attention from netizens.

Divine lightning descending from the heavens to destroy the criminals' vehicle during a police chase?

It was simply too dramatic!

Inevitably, numerous media outlets copied and pasted the content, publishing it on their own news accounts, which had already sparked heated discussions online!

Therefore, there was no way for them to doubt the authenticity of the event.

The classmates gathered around Lin Nan also showed expressions of astonishment.

Then, they all turned their heads to look at Lin Nan.

They had all seen Lin Nan play the role of the God of Thunder during his previous livestream.

They had also personally experienced the time Lin Nan drew a formation to summon rain, which had nearly soaked them all on the playground like drowned rats.

It was only now that the students realized why the content on the silk banner that mother had given Lin Nan read: *The God of Thunder has manifested, bringing salvation to all living beings!*

It turned out...

She truly believed Lin Nan was possessed by the God of Thunder?

But even if it wasn't intentional, this was far too much of a coincidence!

Even the weather that day felt somewhat mystical to them!

Because it had clearly been cloudless just moments before, yet suddenly, without any warning, dark clouds gathered to blot out the sky!

Moreover, the meteorological bureau had even issued an emergency notice, releasing an orange rainstorm warning.

But what was the result?

After waiting for a long time, despite the gloomy sky, not a single raindrop fell!

And the sky cleared up very quickly.

It was as if that overcast weather had been intentionally orchestrated just to strike a few bolts of lightning!

And as luck would have it, those very bolts of lightning accurately struck the car driven by the traffickers!

Could something really be that coincidental??

Even TV dramas wouldn't dare portray it this way!

Consequently, the eyes of the students present were filled with scrutiny as they looked at Lin Nan.

No one knew what each of them was thinking.

For a moment, they fell into silence.

"Hehe... so, how cool is that?!"

It wasn't until Wang Chengyu's voice suddenly rang out, breaking the silence.

Seemingly sensing the students' astonishment, he spoke with a cheeky, boastful expression: "I was there for the whole thing! It was nothing short of divine!"

"I saw Brother Nan performing hand seals, and then—whoosh—the sky went dark!"

"Immediately after, there was thunder and lightning. Oh man, the scene looked like the apocalypse was coming..."

As Wang Chengyu spoke with such conviction, the surrounding students were stunned!

Especially the girls in the class.

Many already had sparkling eyes, covering their mouths in shock.

"Fatty..."

Seeing the reaction of the classmates, Lin Nan coughed twice, gave a meaningful look to the bragging Wang Chengyu, and spoke: "Don't listen to his nonsense. It was just a coincidence."

Hearing Lin Nan's voice, Wang Chengyu gave an awkward laugh and coughed twice

"Right, right, right. If lightning strikes, it's purely a coincidence."

"Everyone should still believe in science, okay?"

However, to an onlooker, this scene felt somewhat like "the lady doth protest too much."

The classmates couldn't help but glance at him, feeling even more that Lin Nan was truly mysterious and unpredictable.

*Beep, beep, beep...*

Just then, Lin Lan's phone rang; it was the delivery they had ordered arriving.

Seeing the large pile of pickup codes, Lin Nan said, "Alright, the things we bought are here. Follow me to pick up the packages first."

"Alright!" As Wang Chengyu agreed, he intentionally said loudly, "How are we picking them up later, Brother Nan? Are you using sword flight today?"

Lin Nan couldn't help but nod upon hearing this.

"Sure."

The surrounding college students had looks of pure admiration in their eyes; it was unclear whether they were joking or if they actually believed him.

"Wow! Did I hear that right?!"

"He can actually fly on a sword?? For real?"

Several girls in the class stared at Lin Nan with eyes full of affection, their admiration reaching new heights.

"..."

Seeing this, Jiang Tao was momentarily speechless and felt quite envious.

Seeing that Lin Nan had already started moving, he rolled up his sleeves and followed.

Only the group of classmates remained, still watching Lin Nan's retreating figure and discussing him fervently.

While they didn't truly believe he could fly on a sword and summon lightning, they felt that perhaps Lin Nan really did understand some metaphysics, just like those Taoists.

...

"A little higher? See if it's crooked."

"Okay, stop..."

Inside Dormitory 304, the three of them had been busy all afternoon.

Finally, having finished arranging all the purchased items, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously.

"Phew, mission accomplished!"

Looking around now, the interior of the dormitory had almost been completely transformed!

The surrounding walls had been replaced with wallpaper depicting a celestial palace.

Numerous pavilions suspended in the high heavens were bathed in golden light, surrounded by multicolored clouds and rainbows.

Being in this space felt like being in the Heavenly Palace!

"My god... at first glance, it really looks like the immortal realm!"

Jiang Tao surveyed the surroundings and couldn't help but say with satisfaction

"If the clouds on this wallpaper didn't move, I almost would have believed it!"

"Hehe, we're not done yet~"

As Wang Chengyu spoke, he turned on the two humidifiers on the floor and the prepared sunset ambient lights.

The mist billowing out was illuminated by the ambient lights, flowing and rising slowly...

It truly gave the visual impression of golden clouds and rainbows!

Combined with the wallpaper in the background, the atmosphere was pushed to the absolute limit!

"Not bad."

Lin Nan's eyes flickered, and a smile played on his lips as he said

"Prepare to start work."

...

Two hours later, the livestream started on time.

As the notification sounded, countless fans saw the livestream alert.

But when they clicked into the livestream as they usually did, they were all stunned by the sight before them, their eyes widening instantly.

"Holy crap, the streamer's budget is burning!"

(End of Chapter)