The Deer Horn Academy was quite famous in Yinjing and even throughout the entire Qi Kingdom.

This place is known as a production base for imperial examination talents.

If one can stand out among the students at Deer Antler Academy, then there is a high probability that one will also achieve outstanding results in the imperial examinations.

Since the so-called "gentleman's way" in the State of Qi was not limited to literature and martial arts, but included the six arts of rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics, the Deer Horn Academy naturally also offered other courses.

However, courses other than academic and martial arts subjects are "elective" and can be taken or not.

Most people in the academy, and even most people in the entire Yinjing, did not know the background of the Dean of Deer Horn Academy, because General Fan Yu had retired after Chu Tianzhu's incident and had always kept a low profile.

He even went so far as to change his name to Fan Changshu and use long periods of seclusion to obscure his presence.

Moreover, people would not associate a fierce general who had been on the front lines with a gentle and refined academy principal.

The disappearance of Fan Yu's news also made the protagonist Chu Fan search for a long time. Finally, after going through many hardships, he found out that Dean Fan was actually General Fan.

He Yunxiao, who had read the book, naturally did not have such doubts.

He not only knew that Dean Fan was General Fan, but also that General Fan's daughter had a "connection" with the protagonist.

Of course, for He Yunxiao, this relationship between the two was absolutely unacceptable.

Clearing away this "fate" was part of his job as Chu Xiaoxiao. However, recently, Xiaoxiao's boss added another task: helping her get closer to Chu Fan.

He Yunxiao verbally agreed, but inwardly he chuckled.

Can you just add extra work whenever you want? Can you make us work overtime whenever you want?

You probably don't know how many strokes are in the Chinese character for "touch fish"!

Where there's overtime work, there's also slacking off.

That being said, although He Yunxiao did intend to slack off at his new job, he dared not be careless at all while at Deer Antler Academy, following the "antidote".

Deer Antler Academy is open to the public, and even those who have not enrolled can visit the academy.

Therefore, neither the female protagonist Li Qingmeng, who was disguised as a man, nor her swordsman, nor the sneaky He Yunxiao, encountered any obstacles.

There was only one thing He Yunxiao hadn't expected, and that was the extent of his fame within Yin Jing's circle of wealthy young men.

Upon entering the academy, I was immediately stared at, and many people were even gossiping about me.

"Isn't this He Yunxiao? What's he doing at the academy?"

"Could it be that he is also going to take the imperial examination?"

"Don't joke around. It's said that Young Master He can't even write his own name."

"Hey, have you heard? He Yunxiao has written quite a few good poems at Chunfeng Tower!"

"You've got it wrong, right? That 'Daming Lake'? I could do that too."

He Yunxiao wasn't afraid of being talked about; after all, he was too handsome, and had been the subject of gossip since childhood. Otherwise, how did he acquire this infamous reputation for being "utterly wicked"?

The most critical issue now is that He Yunxiao is exposed to everyone's gaze and cannot follow Li Qingmeng too closely. However, Li Qingmeng walks even faster after hearing his name!

Within a few breaths, He Yunxiao lost track of the person.

Cao.

The antidote has gone missing!

He Yunxiao was furious and said to the academy students who were enjoying the drama, "It's already the end of October! The imperial examination is next March! From today onwards, there are only a little over a hundred days left until the examination! Aren't you nervous? At your age, do you have time to gossip about others? Can you even sleep at night?"

The crowd's initially good mood was immediately ruined by He Yunxiao's words.

They suddenly became anxious. Even the students who didn't plan to take the imperial examination next year felt they couldn't waste any more time. Everyone hurried around, their faces filled with panic, and no one paid any attention to He Yunxiao.

He Yunxiao successfully achieved his goal of selling anxiety. After diverting most of the attention, he slowly searched for the past along the place where Li Qingmeng disappeared.

Although General Fan was a valiant warrior who slept on horseback, he was different from Du Lie. General Fan was very fond of calligraphy, painting, and literature, and could be considered a scholar-general who was both capable in battle and in strategy.

This can be seen simply by looking at the Deer Horn Academy, which was transformed from the Fan family mansion.

This academy boasts wide main roads and quiet side paths. Within its grounds, there are often streams, artificial hills, ponds, pavilions, and weeping willows, creating a picturesque scene at every turn.

She was beautiful, but she also caused He Yunxiao, who was searching for her, a lot of trouble.

Where the hell can I find this?

Just as He Yunxiao was at his wit's end, wandering around aimlessly like a headless fly, he heard the rustling of leaves and the sound of something falling from around the corner ahead.

He Yunxiao peeked out.

Wow!

It's the antidote girl picking fruit!

The swordsman who accompanied her had disappeared.

She stood on tiptoe, her pretty face tilted up to look at the tree, grabbed a branch, and gently shook it.

The leaves rustled, but the fruit didn't fall much.

So she shook it a little harder.

Sure enough, many of the ripe small fruits fell off the trees.

Some of them even hit her directly on the forehead, making her rub her forehead and stomp her feet in anger.

He Yunxiao found it amusing and, not wanting to disturb her, kept his breathing controlled and didn't make much noise.

Then, He Yunxiao witnessed an even funnier scene: the girl who had the antidote picked up a few fruits that weren't damaged, and then buried the damaged ones under the neighboring tree. She was determined not to let them "return to their roots."

He Yunxiao observed her behavior and looked at the personality section in the system panel.

[Personality: Strong sense of self-esteem (cares about saving face), lively, and cunning.]

He sighed silently to himself.

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