Chapter 38: Long Aotian, the Abandoned Son of a Wealthy Family
With only threats but no inducements from Wu Lingnan and the others, Lu Ming had to become an accomplice with tears in his eyes. If Wu Lingnan and the other four had not had some conscience, they would not have acted like the ruthless capitalists who reap the benefits of being exploited. In the end, they would have kept their promise and redeemed their freedom by handing in 100,000 points for freshmen and 500,000 points for veterans. However, despite this, Wu Lingnan and the other four still made a lot of money and were grinning from ear to ear.
The plan was initially proposed by Bai Wanyan, developed and refined by Pei Yichen, and finally implemented by Zhuge Yu. Wu Lingnan then approved the plan for execution, while Xiang Gucheng chose to act as a mascot, following the advice of a junior sister. Observing the situation nearby, Old Du sighed: "The kids these days behave so differently from when he was young. It's so, so... " For a moment, this out-of-touch old man was at a loss for words.
Many people shared Mr. Du's sentiments. Inside the monitoring room outside the secret realm, the young teacher was also deeply shocked. One muttered to himself, "This... can this be resolved like this?" This completely contradicted the original intention of the rules and was completely counterproductive.
Mr. Ye paused stroking his long beard for an inconspicuous moment, then continued as if nothing had happened. The children nowadays have much more active thinking than they did back then. That's good, that's good.
Seeing that Mr. Ye was letting the situation run its course, the discussion gradually died down and everyone's attention returned to the light curtain.
At this moment, Wu Lingnan was patting Pei Yichen's shoulder in triumph, completely forgetting their previous disagreement. She laughed wildly: "I didn't expect that you are so smart, Xiao Pei. Now we can earn Dou points every day just by lying down. You are so awesome, Xiao Pei!" This is much more clever than Bai Wanyan's original plan.
Pei Yichen curled the corners of his mouth, with a forced smile, and calmly shook off Wu Lingnan's hand, accepting her praise calmly.
Zhuge Yu, on the other hand, propped his chin with a paper fan, and looked at Pei Yichen thoughtfully. After thinking hard, he clapped his hands and suddenly realized, "I remember now, you are the young master Pei who was talked about a lot in the capital a few days ago!" The man with the emperor's destiny that Zhuge Feng mentioned, if he was born in troubled times, he would become an emperor. Unfortunately, he was born in a peaceful era.
Noticing Zhuge Yu's strange gaze, Pei Yichen's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he was also a little moved. He had heard that Zhuge Bagua was unparalleled in the world and that the mysteries of heaven were unpredictable. Could it be...
But then Zhuge Yu's ruthless words broke his stereotype of the Zhuge family. Zhuge Yu told him with his strength that good bamboo can also produce bad bamboo shoots, and the Zhuge family's clean and upright family tradition can also be completely destroyed by rebellious descendants.
Zhuge Yu was seen with an excited look on his face, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "I heard that you openly slapped the Daotian Sect in the face in front of everyone in the Pei family and the Daotian Sect's elders, and broke off the engagement with the Sect Master's first disciple, Lin Wanqing. Because of this, the Pei family even announced in the newspaper that they would sever ties with you and would no longer have any connection with you." Is this true? You actually dared to offend the Daotian Sect's reputation. What a powerful brother!
Pei Yichen's face darkened and he sneered, "It is me who severed the father-son relationship with Pei Ningheng and has nothing to do with his Pei family anymore." His words indirectly acknowledged the cancellation of the engagement.
Wu Lingnan whispered: "I know about Daotian Sect, but what about the Pei family..."
Xiang Gucheng also whispered back: "Junior sister, you forgot again, Shi Peilinqi, the four great families in the capital."
Wu Lingnan suddenly realized that it was no wonder Pei Yichen had such a good business mind. It turned out to be a family talent. However, breaking off the engagement sounded very familiar. She suddenly asked, "Xiao Pei, where is your mother?"
Pei Yichen said without hesitation: "She died when I was six years old, no, why are you asking this?"
"Haha," Wu Lingnan laughed awkwardly, "Nothing, just asking casually." That shouldn't be the case. Her mother treated her like a toy every day at that time. How could she have time to go to Kyoto? Pei Yichen should be about the same age as her. There was nothing to say about the fact that the engagement was broken off.
However, it sounds like Xiao Pei's life story is so tragic. Her parents died young, and she even provoked a behemoth like the Daotian Sect. She even stole Xiao Pei's things. She really deserves to die. Wu Lingnan's non-existent conscience began to ache.
Sensitively noticing the sympathy in their eyes, Pei Yichen began to feel slightly anxious. He said in a low voice, "Don't look at me like that. I will get back what is mine."
Several people looked away with understanding, but Pei Yichen felt even more irritable for some reason. He felt pent up in anger, but didn't know how to vent it, so he could only hold it in and endure it.
Bai Wanyan smiled and turned to another topic: "Speaking of which, do you know who is the other freshman from Huachen College in our class? He seems to be even more mysterious than Wu Lingnan and Xiang Gucheng."
At least until the freshman trial competition began, there was still no news about him on the internal forum. You know, as early as a few days before Wu Lingnan entered the school, news about the Miaojiang Gu girl was flying all over the place.
"Speaking of which, I had some free time a while ago and asked for divination." Zhuge Yu fanned himself with his hands, speaking in a carefree and mysterious manner. "The divination tells me that we will soon meet that mysterious person."
"Come on," Wu Lingnan expressed his doubt. "With your half-baked divination skills, it's a wonder you can be accurate."
However, it seemed that Zhuge Yu's divination was a little more reliable this time. Just as Wu Lingnan's team continued their fraud business in full swing, almost half of the freshmen were persecuted by them. Only two days before the end of the freshman trial competition, several people finally met this mysterious fifth person.
Wu Lingnan: ...
She looked at the bald forehead of the man in front of her, then at his dust-free robes, and finally at his spring-like smile, and fell into deep thought.
Can teenagers become monks now?
No, it's not right that Huaqing is recruiting teenagers. The point is that monks also need to go to university.
Wu Lingnan's mind was in a mess and he started to go crazy. The main reason was that they were not shameless enough to do evil to underage children. This was too cruel.
"Hello, benefactors. It's our first meeting. My Buddhist name is Jingkong. I'm not here to fight, but I just want to meet you, benefactors. Amitabha." Jingkong put his hands together and bowed.
Should I return the favor?
Before Wu Lingnan could brainstorm an answer, Xiang Gucheng impatiently drove him away: "Since you have already met, why don't you leave?" He hated pretentious Buddhists the most, no doubt about it.
Hey, how do you talk?
Wu Lingnan tugged at Xiang Gucheng's sleeve, reprimanding him with a look of deep disapproval. He took a step forward and was about to apologize for his fellow apprentice's rude behavior when Jingkong smiled knowingly and shook his head slightly, "Don't be so polite, benefactor. I don't mind."
He looked past the people in front of him and landed on Pei Yichen. His eyes were filled with a calmness and depth far beyond his years. "I wonder if Mr. Pei would be willing to listen to what I have to say."
It turned out to be looking for me
Pei Yichen raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Oh, tell me, let me make it clear first, I have no intention of converting to Buddhism."
"Amitabha, Mr. Pei, everything in the past is like death yesterday; everything in the future is like birth today. That's all I have to say." Jingkong's eyes seemed to pass over Wu Lingnan inadvertently. His posture was as clear as a bamboo, as if he really said this just for the sake of saying it. Just as he came quietly, he bowed again and turned away without much care.
What's the meaning
Everyone watched Jingkong's departing figure, all puzzled. Wu Lingnan chose to let herself go. She nudged Zhuge Yu with her elbow. Over the past few days, they had become quite familiar with each other. "Xiao Yuzi, look at the way he speaks. This is a true master. Look at you. How can there be a fortune teller like you?"
Zhuge Yu was displeased when he heard this. He stiffened his neck and retorted, "What's wrong with me? I'm telling you, stereotypes are a bad idea. I'm a handsome and charming young man. Why should I pretend to be mature when I have nothing to do? I'm still young."
Pei Yichen pondered the meaning of Jingkong's words and decided to ask for help from Master Du: "Teacher, what do you think this little monk means?"
Du Lao pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know either. This Jingkong seems to be the current generation of Buddhist disciples in Leiyin Temple. In short, Xiaochenzi, keep this in mind for now and we will see later."
Pei Yichen was quite convinced.
Although there was a small episode of clearance in the middle, Wu Lingnan's team still did not stop harming their peers. As the number of victims gradually increased, this method gradually became ineffective. When people saw them, they ran away, fearing that they would be caught and lose points, and also be forced to work. Several people had to give up this beautiful plan and started robbing directly. Even the land in the secret realm was plowed several times by this group of robbers.
Thus, the last two days of the trial competition slowly came to an end. At the moment of the end, the deep bell sounded throughout the secret realm. The tokens carried by everyone flashed, and everyone was teleported out and returned to the familiar square.
The middle-aged man who had opened the competition came out and said, "I declare this freshman trial competition a complete success!"
"First place in this competition: Wu Lingnan, with a total of 3,600 credits. Second place: Pei Yichen, with a total of 3,400 credits... Tenth place... For those after tenth, your rankings and credits have been sent to your emails. If you have any objections, please submit them to the Secretariat within three days. In addition, the final list of Huachen College freshmen is now announced: Wu Lingnan, Pei Yichen, Xiang Gucheng, Zhuge Yu, Bai Wanyan, and Jingkong. Please pay close attention to the college's news..."
Yeah! I'm number one!
Wu Lingnan almost jumped up, her remaining reserve allowed her to maintain her fairy-like appearance in front of everyone. She was so happy at this moment that she couldn't wait to go back to the dormitory to share the good news with her mother.
only……
Wu Lingnan was a little worried. Could it be that her brother never came to Huaqing to study?
【Author’s words】
1: From "The Four Lessons of Life: The Study of Establishing Destiny"
The important characters in this world have basically appeared. Happy spinning around.
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