Chapter 315: Yiren Fortune Telling
In just three short days, all those students of Wansong College who were proficient in the six arts and usually thought highly of themselves were completely convinced by the new teacher.
He was proficient in etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and mathematics.
And his mastery is not just ordinary mastery.
He took every step to perfection.
His casual words of advice would often enlighten the students, and even the teachers in the academy would listen to his lectures when he taught.
Wansong Academy.
In Li Nuo's mathematics class.
All the students listened very seriously, even a few old gentlemen were listening attentively.
Zhao Zhiyi was sitting in the back row, looking at Li Nuo who was explaining the questions in the front row, his eyes slightly absent-minded.
These past few days, she finally witnessed with her own eyes that there really were people who could master the six arts to perfection.
This also further strengthened their determination to keep him in Zhao State.
But...what method should be used?
Song Yiren sat next to Zhao Zhiyi, supporting her chin with one hand, staring blankly at the figure in front of her.
Although she didn't understand what he was saying, she felt a little proud when she saw those old gentlemen with gray hair and big beards, who looked very knowledgeable, asking him questions respectfully one by one.
Especially in the past few days, the envious looks from the female students in the academy made her happy and happy.
After finishing a mathematics class at the academy, Li Nuo and Yiren returned to the embassy together.
These days, Li Nuo teaches them for two hours every day.
The subjects of his courses included calligraphy, painting, mathematics, music, archery, and imperial examinations. As for etiquette and laws, these were different in each country and relied more on rote memorization. There was nothing to teach and they had to rely on themselves.
Yiren took his hand and said, "Let's go to the market to buy some vegetables and go back to cook."
After spending these days together, she has completely taken on the role of his wife.
It turned out to be the right choice for the two of them to pretend to be a couple.
The talented ladies in the academy who admired him were eager to offer themselves to him, but fortunately she stopped them and didn't give them any chance.
She has been firmly carrying out the tasks assigned to her by Song Jiaren and Li Anning, and they really should thank her.
Just after the two of them finished buying groceries and returned to the embassy.
The capital of Zhao State, another palace.
A man walked quickly into a hall, bowed and said to someone, "Your Highness, the top scholar in the six subjects of Daxia, after helping the Fourth Prince to wipe out the thieves' organization, has been teaching the students in the six arts at Wansong Academy these days..."
The man in fancy clothes put down the memorial in his hand and said, "What's the big deal? The imperial examination is only three months away, and he is not going to take the exam in person. Could it be that I have hired so many masters with a lot of money, but they are still not as good as him alone?"
The man said, "That being said, according to our investigation, the students of Wansong Academy have made great progress in the past few days. If this continues, I'm afraid that Yunxi Academy will be surpassed by Wansong Academy in the imperial examination..."
The man in fancy clothes paused, raised his head and asked, "Is that man really so amazing that he could accomplish all this in just a few days?"
The number of successful candidates in the imperial examinations from the four major academies has not differed much over the years. This year, their investment in Yunxi Academy is far greater than in previous years. He does not believe that he can change or even reverse this situation with the power of one person.
The man said seriously: "Your Highness, don't underestimate the top scorers in six subjects. Throughout history, no matter which country it is, there has never been an excellent top scorer in six subjects. The top students of Wansong Academy have made progress almost every day. This is what the spies we planted in Wansong Academy said personally, it can't be false..."
The man in fancy clothes frowned. He had countless advisers under his command, but no one could do this.
What on earth did King Sheng promise him that he would allow such a capable person to work under him?
He thought of something and asked, "Didn't he respond to the invitation I sent last time?"
The man said, "The Sixth Princess seems to have a special relationship with him. He did not respond to the invitations sent by the three princes."
The man in fancy clothes thought about it, and finally said: "Forget it, no matter how talented he is, he is only one person after all. Even if Prince Sheng wins the imperial examination, it will not affect the overall situation. Let him be..."
It would be great if I could work under such a talented person.
But if others don't want to, he can't force them.
The fight for the throne must be open and aboveboard. If one uses shady means, it would be fine if they are not discovered. But once they are discovered, one will completely lose the qualification to inherit the throne. No one dares to violate the taboo blatantly.
Zhao State, Embassy.
After Li Nuo sent away another guest, he closed the door of the courtyard.
In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of guests visiting here, and the threshold of the courtyard is almost broken by being trampled down.
These people are all from the subordinates of the three princes.
Some of them gave him silver, sometimes millions of taels of silver notes; some gave him antiques, calligraphy and paintings; and some gave him women, from loli to mature women, from young girls to young women, skinny types, plump types, pure types, charming types, all kinds of women were brought, as if they were deliberately testing his preferences.
Even if my will is a little weak, I'm afraid I won't be able to overcome these difficulties one after another.
Fortunately, Li Nuo is well-informed and surrounded by beauties of all types. He has no interest in these vulgar women at all.
Song Yiren watched the woman who was shaking her hips as she walked away, and said with a dark face: "Bah, shameless!"
The woman just now was wearing clothes that were barely visible, and even her bra underneath was visible. The collar was almost open to her chest, and her pair of weapons had deep grooves. She kept winking and making faces, trying to seduce someone. What a shameless woman!
These days, there are women coming to seduce him every day.
She was thankful again that she had come to Zhao State.
She didn't even dare to imagine how outrageous and shameless these women would be without her watching.
Even if Li Nuo closed the gate, there would still be people knocking on the door.
In order to have some peace and quiet, he and Yiren went to the academy early.
These days, teaching in the academy is going very smoothly.
The students selected by Wansong Academy are all the best. They have strong comprehension abilities and can basically understand things quickly. Their levels in various subjects are steadily improving.
While Li Nuo was giving a lecture, Song Yiren was bored and walked out of the academy alone to wander around.
When she reached the side of a street, she suddenly stopped.
I saw a small stall at the corner of the street ahead. An old man was setting up the stall, and next to him was a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old.
Next to their stall, there was a banner with the words "Divine Calculation" on it.
If it were in the past, she wouldn't even give these street fortune tellers a second glance.
But now, she is full of curiosity about this line of work.
On the stall, the girl counted with her fingers, looked at a young couple, and said, "You will have a child next year, don't worry."
The two looked at the old man, who nodded and said, "Don't worry, you are destined to have both sons and daughters, and die of old age."
The couple left a few copper coins and left with a smile.
They actually didn't believe in fortune-telling, but seeing that the old man and his granddaughter felt sorry for them, they came to take care of their business.
These few cents can be regarded as buying a few auspicious words.
The old man put away the copper coins and watched them leave. A smile appeared on his face and he said, "Well, I will help you get rid of this little disaster."
He moved his fingers slightly.
Not far ahead, the woman suddenly wanted to eat some pastries, so she pulled her husband and walked into a pastry shop they were passing by.
Shortly after they walked into the pastry shop, a flower pot suddenly fell from the second floor of a restaurant in front of them, hit the street and shattered into pieces.
At this time, a figure walked up to the fortune-telling stall and said, "Old man, tell your fortune."
The old man looked up and was slightly stunned.
The girl looked at the woman in front of her and said in surprise: "Grandpa, it's the beautiful sister from Daxia."
Song Yiren looked at the girl and asked in confusion, "Little sister, do you know me?"
The girl smiled and said, "We met you in Daxia."
Song Yiren didn't remember that she had ever seen this grandfather and grandson, and guessed that the person they had seen might be Song Jiaren.
But she didn't explain. She looked at the old man and asked, "Old man, how much does it cost for fortune-telling?"
The old man said, "Ten taels of silver each time."
This old man's fortune-telling was much more expensive than the last one, but Song Yiren didn't care. She took out a hundred taels of silver and put it on the table, saying, "I'll tell you ten times."
The old man was stunned, but still accepted the banknote and asked, "What do you want, young lady?"
Anyway, they are about to leave Zhao State, so it won’t hurt to help her with the calculation.
Song Yiren looked at him and asked, "You are a fortune teller, can't you tell me what I want to tell you?"
The old man was stunned at first, then he smiled and said, "In this case, it can only be counted as five times."
Song Yiren said: "Five times is five times."
Although it's only half of what's left, it's a good opportunity to see if this fortune teller has any real ability.
The old man stretched out his hand, moved his fingers, and said, "You will get married within this year."
Song Yiren was stunned for a moment. How did he know that she wanted to arrange a marriage?
However, she also understood some fortune-telling tricks. The old man said last time that nine out of ten young girls who ask for fortune-telling ask about their marriage, so this is nothing.
She looked at the old man and said, "Then calculate what I want to calculate next."
The old man counted with his fingers again and said with a smile: "Next, you want to calculate your cultivation level. Within this year, you will be able to break through the fifth level. It is rare for you to become a master at such a young age..."
Song Yiren was really dumbfounded this time.
He even anticipated her second question.
This cannot be explained by fortune-telling.
While she was stunned, the old man said again: "The next question is, you want to calculate what realm you can reach in this lifetime. This is not difficult. You..."
Before he finished speaking, his expression suddenly froze.
Can’t calculate.
He couldn't have predicted her future state.
With his level of cultivation, he could predict even if she could reach the sixth level in the future.
He looked at the woman in front of him in shock.
Not just the sixth realm.
Could it be——the Martial Saint?
(End of this chapter)
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