Chapter 1 Chapter 1

I am a human being

"The next stop is Fuyu Mountain."

Hearing the place name, Lian Jiu prepared to get off the car. When the car door opened, the smell of soil after rain hit her face. She looked at the scenery in front of her in a daze.

In front of me is a mountain shrouded in fog, mysterious and deep. Except for the road behind me and the inter-county bus I just took, there is no trace of it being connected with modern society.

Lian Jiu looked down at the location on his phone. The general location was right here, but it didn't look like there was a kindergarten here at all.

The car behind him hadn't left yet, so Lian Jiu backed away and turned around, politely asking the driver, "Excuse me, is there anyone living around here?"

"People?" The driver shook his head and said with an accent from somewhere unknown, "Of course not!"

This firm tone made Lian Jiu hesitate: "What about kindergarten?"

"have!"

No one lives there but there is a kindergarten?

This logic will take a long time to figure out.

But the address they gave was indeed No. 1 Fuyu Mountain, so Lian Jiu asked again: "Excuse me, how do I get to that kindergarten?"

"There's a path past those things. Go through it and go straight. It's the first house."

"Thanks."

Following the driver's instructions, he turned around and saw that there was indeed a group of people going down the mountain. Lian Jiu was puzzled. Aren't there people here?

However, she finally understood why several leaders said that no one was willing to come when signing the contract. Going to work requires crossing mountains and rivers, and there really wouldn't be many people willing to do so, except for illegal immigrants like herself.

The incident originated from the day before. Lian Jiu returned to the office after class. When he opened the door, he appeared on the street of another world, with only a mobile phone on his body.

After calming down on the street for two hours, she sorted out the biggest problem she was facing: her bank card was invalid, her WeChat balance was only about a thousand yuan, and she didn't have an ID card to book a room in a hotel, so she was definitely an illegal immigrant.

So she immediately decided to use the excuse of amnesia to go to the nearby police station to register her personal information. Sure enough, no information about her could be found on the entire Internet, but this process would also take many days.

Not long after, several people came and took her to the city police station. They not only helped her get an ID card, but also assigned her a job out of consideration for her amnesia and asked her what she was good at.

In order to give himself a little more advantage in the work, Lian Jiu said rather guiltily: "I vaguely remember that I passed the CET-4 and CET-6. I think I used to be a kindergarten teacher."

When the police officers looked strange before meeting her, she immediately simulated a small class and assured them, "You can give me the test paper to do, I can do it."

But several policemen believed her very much. Not only did they not let her take the test, they were so happy that they immediately gave her a contract, which included five insurances and one fund, food and accommodation, and hired her as the kindergarten principal without requiring any documents.

A leader-like figure spoke earnestly: "This kindergarten has just been established. Although the conditions are a bit difficult, we believe you can overcome it."

If the person wasn't working in the Municipal Bureau, Lian Jiu would have suspected that these people were scammers. Otherwise, how could such a good thing happen?

As for the conditions, she is not afraid of hardship at all!

Then she signed the contract under the eager gaze of several policemen.

After receiving the instructions, Lian Jiu went up the mountain. On the way, she passed by the people she had met before. She noticed that their clothing styles were very chaotic, like they were artists. Some of them had sleeves as big as wings, and some were dressed in green with flowers on their heads...

At the same time, those people were also looking at her.

I don’t know why, but Lian Jiu always feels that these people’s eyes are full of…admiration and yearning.

She didn't know that after getting on the bus, these monsters were criticizing each other: "Look at the other monsters, they dress like humans, and look at you, you're an adult monster, but you can't even fold up your leaves. No wonder you still need to go out to study."

"Do you think you fold your wings well? You're covering me with feathers."

"Where did that monster come from? It's beautiful and spiritual, and it's also the awakened great demon god?"

"Maybe." The driver who was originally chatting with Lian Jiu recalled Lian Jiu's appearance.

Her facial features were so beautiful, her skin was fair and tender, her brown eyes were clear and soft, and her temperament was gentle and pure. She was completely different from those reckless monsters from the mountains! She also spoke in a gentle and soft voice.

The driver calmly analyzed, "She's the kindergarten principal sent by the demon government. Most demons don't have this qualification. She's also a very good person and very polite."

The monsters suddenly realized why she looked so different. They all said, "Then we should learn how to behave like her in the future."

Lian Jiu, who was "being a human being", really found a cleared path at the foot of the mountain. After walking through it for about ten minutes, he suddenly felt enlightened and was stunned by the scenery in front of him. In the distance, there were towering mountains shrouded in clouds and mist. In the near distance, there was a large lake with clear green water. In other places, there were flowers and plants mixed together. At a glance, his whole mood relaxed a lot.

Could this be a modern version of Peach Blossom Spring?

Even though it's a mountain village in the countryside, she is willing to work in such a place!

When she passed by the lake, a small fish jumped out, as if interacting with her.

After a while, Lian Jiu saw a corner of the house hidden among the trees at the foot of the mountain. There was only a house here, and he didn't know where those people lived before.

It had just rained, and the road was very muddy. That wasn't the main issue, but the house in front of me...

Lian Jiu had lived in an orphanage since childhood in poor conditions, but he had never seen such a dilapidated house.

The houses are only one story high, standing in a small row. They look very wide and long, but they are made of wood and mud. Holes can be vaguely seen on the walls.

At this time, a gust of wind blew, and with a snap, a tile fell to the ground. Lian Jiu was startled and turned his head, only then did he find a few crooked words written on the wooden sign next to him - Monster Kindergarten.

Lien Jiu: "..."

I'd imagined it would be hard, but never this hard.

It was a mistake. I shouldn't have listened to those leaders' constant persuasion and coaxing and signed the contract yesterday. I should have conducted an on-site inspection.

She couldn't help but laugh, thinking that they were quite good at finding joy in misery and came up with such an interesting name for the kindergarten.

At this moment, yesterday's boss called: "Lian Jiu, have you arrived at the kindergarten?"

"We're here." Lian Jiu asked softly and politely, "Is this house safe? Can we live in it?"

"Absolutely!" the leader assured, "We built the house ourselves, based on the furnishings of an ordinary family!"

Lien Jiu: "?"

The leaders of the municipal bureau came to the mountains to build houses themselves?

"We're planning to build a new school, so we're sorry to have to put you there for a while." The leader then said, "We're currently working and can't come over. We've assigned you an assistant, Yu Chongming, and we've already sent her over. Just let her know if you need anything."

Lian Jiu choked a little: "Thank you."

Despite such difficult conditions, they still assigned me an assistant. That's really thoughtful of them.

The leader was so moved that his voice almost choked with emotion: "We are here to thank you, because your children can go to school. We will come to see you on the weekends."

Lian Jiu felt a little warm in his heart: "You're kind, it's what I deserve."

Because he grew up in an orphanage, Lian Jiu is very grateful to the former director for giving him the opportunity to study and live independently. Therefore, he now feels that the efforts of these leaders are rare.

After hanging up the phone, Lian Jiu was about to take a look inside the kindergarten. He took a few steps but heard some movement behind him. He turned around and saw a few little heads poking in from the door.

She was stunned.

I originally thought that children in the mountains would be rough, but the children in front of me were fair and tender, and more lovely and good-looking than those child stars on TV, except that their clothes were a bit tattered.

Lian Jiu was touched by the cute kid and took the initiative to greet him: "Hello."

The leading child had big, round eyes and spoke haltingly, "Who are you?"

"I'm the new principal of the kindergarten." Lian Jiu walked up to them, squatted down, and said gently, "You can call me Teacher Lian Jiu."

The children tilted their heads, as if they didn't quite understand.

The little boy with big eyes said again: "See you in the water."

Does it mean seeing yourself by the lake?

But Lian Jiu had only seen one fish in the lake. Just as she was about to say something, two women and a child came over on the road next to her.

"Is it the headmaster?" The person who spoke had a shrill voice and was wearing a red cloth skirt with wide sleeves and a long skirt.

Lian Jiu nodded.

"I am Yu Chongming!" Yu Chongming couldn't help but keep looking at Lian Jiu. The director was much more handsome than other monsters!

"Hello, my name is Lian Jiu." Lian Jiu stretched out his hand.

"Hmm!" Yu Chongming stared at the slender white hand in front of him for a long time before he went from bewilderment to understanding. He shook Lian Jiu's hands with both hands, "Oh, yes, handshake, handshake. As expected of the headmaster, you have good manners."

“…” Why do people here speak in such a strange way?

Lian Jiu turned his attention to another woman: "Who is this?"

Yu Zhongming explained, "Her child had some problems with the class placement yesterday, so I came to fix it."

Although he hadn't officially started work, Lian Jiu still asked respectfully and gently, "What happened?"

The child's parents said anxiously, "Principal, my child was assigned to the fierce demon class yesterday. After returning home, his tail was plucked out. Can you switch him to the little demon class?"

Lian Jiu: "What?"

Yu Chongming solemnly reminded in a low voice: "Don't always say 'witch, witch', talk about the liberal arts class and the martial arts class."

"Oh, yes, put it in the liberal arts class."

Lian Jiu tried to understand with his own mind: "Are the children fighting?"

"Yes." The parent asked the child to turn around.

Lian Jiu leaned over and saw a small furry tail growing out of the child's pants. The tip of the tail was now bald and the flesh was very obvious.

She was stunned.

"It was my mistake," Yu Zhongming apologized. "I mistook the little cat demon for a little tiger demon."

Lian Jiu still couldn't understand. She stared at the tail and couldn't help but reach out and touch it. It was warm and it swayed when she touched it.

"I saw it." The big-eyed child at the kindergarten gate pouted and said, "Yes, peacock spirit, peck, peck."

After he finished speaking, his breathing became rapid, as if he couldn't breathe.

Lian Jiu's heart tightened, and he leaned over to check on him: "What's wrong?"

Big Eyes: "Cat, be scared! Water!"

"Oh, you little carp, if you're scared, just stay away and don't say anything," Yu Chongming shouted, hurriedly pulled a water pipe, turned on the faucet, and said proudly, "Director, please make way first!"

Lian Jiu subconsciously stepped back after being yelled at, and then watched helplessly as the water pipe was pointed at the child and poured down on his head.

Lian Jiu's expression trembled, and she was about to pull the child away, but she saw the child's hands turned into fish fins, and blew a few bubbles on her face. In the splash, he said shyly: "Good treasure, you are willing to help the monster."

Lian Jiu, who witnessed all this, slowly stood up and pinched himself expressionlessly.

Hiss, it hurts.

He turned stiffly and looked at the other children at the door. At this moment, they either had horns on their heads or tails on their buttocks.

Yu Chongming put down the water pipe, speechless: "How many times have I told you that you can't just grow a tail when you're in human form?"

The children blinked and weakly retracted their tail horns.

Seeing that Lian Jiu had remained silent, Yu Chongming asked considerately, "What's wrong, Director?"

Lian Jiu closed his eyes slightly, remembering what the driver said, "There is no one."

No one...

She also wondered about the strange people on the street and the name of the kindergarten. She tried to steady her voice and asked with difficulty, "Are they all monsters?"

"Yeah." Yu Chongming nodded, "Aren't you the same?"

Of course not!

Lian Jiu clutched his backpack, thinking of the easygoing leaders at the city police station. Before running away, he tried to reason with them: "I'm a human being."

Yu Chongming laughed heartily, his tone admiring: "You are indeed the director. Yes, we need people like you who are willing to treat themselves as human beings!"

Lien Jiu: "..."

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