Wei Dongliu and Jiang Li'an sat side by side under the sycamore tree in the courtyard, listening to the sound of reading coming from inside.

According to Witch Jiang, those who stay in the private school to continue studying after school is over are definitely the most honest ones.

Wei Dongliu agreed with this. After all, he had attended high school in his previous life and knew very well what the nature of a test-taker was like - they were the hard-working people who would stay behind to read more books even after the school bell rang.

"By the way, why is Brother Jiang so eager to help me?" Seeing that it was still early, Wei Dongliu asked casually.

"You and I hit it off right away, so why shouldn't I help you?" Jiang Li'an glanced at him seductively with a charming look in her eyes.

There are also illusions mixed in here, and the Kunlun Mirror has been numb, so it can only block them all silently.

Wei Dongliu was unaware of this and just continued to ask:

"How do we get along?"

"We get along well. Do I need to explain?" Jiang Li'an put her hand on his leg and said tenderly, "I fell in love with you at first sight. If you don't mind, I am willing to offer myself to you..."

"How many children do you want to have after marriage?" Wei Dongliu suddenly asked.

"I don't want to have a baby." Jiang Li'an was stunned for a moment and said, "It's too troublesome to take care of a child."

"Then I'm sorry, I can't accept it." Wei Dongliu moved away a little.

Jiang Li'an was silent for a moment, and suddenly couldn't help laughing so hard that tears came out.

"You are really interesting." She wiped her eyes and said, "We are all practitioners. What is the meaning of having children?"

"What's the significance of that woman?" Wei Dongliu asked her back.

Jiang Li'an was stuck when he heard this, and after a while he became angry and embarrassed.

OK, it turns out that it was all planned and you were just trying to stop me with words!

From the very beginning, Wei Dongliu did not believe her lie about "love at first sight", but just deliberately went with the flow and blocked her talk about having a baby.

"It seems like the get out of class is over." Wei Dongliu said suddenly.

He saw a group of teenagers pouring out of the private school. The boys were at their most active age and couldn't wait to go to the suburbs to fly kites.

The old teacher also walked out of the room, holding a book in his hand, looking a little tired and bored.

After the disciples and the tutor had left, Wei Dongliu walked to the window and saw a young man still sitting in the corner of the classroom, reading a book attentively.

I saw that the young man had a full forehead, a high nose bridge, and a simple and honest appearance and temperament.

He just frowned, pursed his lips, and looked like a poor student who said, "I'm trying very hard to understand, why can't I understand it?"

"This man is honest and loyal at first glance." Jiang Li'an laughed softly beside him, "Fellow Daoist Wei, does he meet your requirements?"

"Whether it's suitable or not, we have to ask first." Wei Dongliu walked into the school hall and came to his side.

The young man looked up, stood up quickly, and bowed respectfully:

"Hello, teacher."

Wei Dongliu waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be so reserved. He didn't clarify that he wasn't actually a private school lecturer. He just asked calmly:

"May I have your name?"

"Teacher, my surname is Guo and my given name is Jin," the young man replied.

Wei Dongliu: ???

"Guo Jin?" He couldn't help laughing and said, "That's a good name. What book are you reading?"

"I am reading Guliang Zhuan."

"Is there anything you don't understand?" Wei Dongliu waved his hand.

"Guliang Zhuan" is one of the Thirteen Confucian Classics. Luo Yan had read it before in Yuqing Temple to kill time.

"Teacher, I basically don't understand anything." Guo Jin said honestly.

Puff! Jiang Li'an outside couldn't help laughing. Wei Dongliu couldn't hold back his expression and frowned.

"Since you don't understand, why don't you ask the tutor?"

"Teacher," Guo Jin said seriously, "Teacher once said, 'Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear.' I have read it for the sixty-seventh time."

Hahahaha! Jiang Li'an almost rolled on the ground laughing, and Wei Dongliu also became a little hesitant.

The first impression this young man gave him was actually quite good, but now it seems... this is not honesty and loyalty, this seems to be stupid!

Subconsciously, he wanted to give up and leave, but then he changed his mind and thought, after all, this young man's name was "Guo Jin". Could he be a typical example of someone who is wise but appears foolish, or achieves success late in life?

"Let me ask you," Wei Dongliu continued, "If you read it a hundred times and still don't understand it, what will you do?"

"I will go and ask the tutor for advice." Guo Jin replied.

"If the teacher says that you still can't read like this even after reading it a hundred times, it means you have no talent for reading, what will you do?"

When Guo Jin heard this, his thick eyebrows knitted together, and after a while he said:

"Then the disciple will change a tutor and continue his studies."

"Oh?" Wei Dongliu was a little surprised, "Why?"

If Guo Jin said "then I won't study", he would definitely turn around and leave immediately, but he didn't expect that this young man actually had a stubborn side.

"In reply to the teacher's question," Guo Jin said seriously, "My mother once said that we should not listen to others' opinions on merits and demerits, right and wrong."

"If the tutor says that I have no talent for studying, then I must first confirm whether it is true. Otherwise, it would be 'believing what others say', which would go against my mother's instructions."

Wei Dongliu pondered for a moment and changed his mind slightly.

So, this young man is not stupid, he just has a simple mind, which can be seen from the fact that he regards his deceased mother's words as his guiding principle.

In other words, a simple mind is often equated with "loyalty", which is the talent that Wei Dongliu values ​​most at this time.

"Your mother has passed away, so is there anyone else in your family?" he continued to ask gently.

"No more." Guo Jin shook his head. "Before my mother died, she sold the house for money and asked the village chief to guarantee the money and give it to the private school, so that I could live in the private school and study."

Wei Dongliu nodded. This mother was quite calculating.

Guo Jin lost his mother at a young age, so it was impossible for him to keep the family property, which would eventually be divided up by distant relatives who "came from nowhere".

Therefore, he sold his family property in advance, and handed it over to a private school in the city with the village chief as guarantor (the village chief must have benefited from it), in exchange for the private school taking Guo Jin in, nominally as a guest student, but actually as an apprentice.

The private school collected a large amount of tuition fees and had the village chief as a guarantor and supervisor, so naturally they would not refuse to allow Guo Jin to enroll.

If Guo Jin showed promise in his studies, the private school would do its best to cultivate him. Even if he graduated as a scholar, the teachers would be proud of him.

If he fails to make progress in his studies, the private school will sooner or later get tired of him and won't be able to let him stay there for the rest of his life... But by then he will probably be able to read and write, and he can help the villagers write letters and so on, so he won't be unable to make a living.

This mother did her best to make arrangements for her son before she died.

"Let me ask you." Thinking of this, Wei Dongliu said in a deep voice, "Are you willing to learn Taoism from me?"

Guo Jin was stunned for a moment and asked:

"What is Tao?"

Wei Dongliu was suddenly stuck. Your question is a bit scary!

What is Tao? This question itself points directly to the great Tao.

Lao Tzu once said, "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao," which means that the Tao that you can understand at your level cannot be the true Tao.

Seeing that Wei Dongliu couldn't answer, Guo Jin said sympathetically:

"Thank you for your appreciation, Master. I have no plans to seek another master for the time being. You should seek help from someone else."

The idiom "please help me" is used incorrectly!

Wei Dong left the school with a depressed face, and saw Jiang Li'an covering his mouth with his left hand, holding the wall with his right hand, and his shoulders twitching.

"What are you laughing at, Brother Jiang?" he asked with empty eyes.

"I'm not laughing." Jiang Li'an tried to make his voice calm.

"You were obviously laughing!" Wei Dongliu was furious, "You never stopped!"