Chapter 131: Yato [Seeking monthly votes]
Chu Yao gently stroked Lin Feng's hair with satisfaction.
He said with great satisfaction, "Good, good, good child."
For some unknown reason, the corners of her eyes reddened slightly.
A teacher for a day is a father for life.
Taking on students was a very serious matter for scholars of this era. Chu Yao's decision to accept Lin Feng as his student was not entirely due to Shen Tang's influence or the title of "the first extraordinary woman to win the heart of literature," but also partly due to his affection for her.
Lin Feng was only eight years old. If Chu Yao hadn't had that accident, he would have been married and had many children by now. He didn't know if he would ever get married. If he didn't, Lin Feng would be like a daughter to him, the one who would carry on his legacy.
"teacher!"
Lin Feng's eyes also quietly reddened.
Compared to Mr. Qi, with whom she had spent less time, Mr. Chu was much more amiable and kind-looking, reminding her of her grandfather. If she hadn't retained some reason, the word "Grandpa" would have burst from her throat.
"Keep your literary talent a secret for now, don't reveal it to anyone." Chu Yao's emotions came and went quickly, and reason firmly prevailed as he carefully instructed Lin Feng on the precautions.
Lin Feng carefully wrote down each and every one of them.
"Yes, student has remembered."
Chu Yao: "To be on the safe side, I'll dress as a man from now on."
“But Wu Hui, Xiao Lin Feng’s face doesn’t look like a man at all…” Shen Tang frantically hinted from the side, “Are you going to tell everyone that she looks like a boy but a girl?”
Chu Yao didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
"It's alright, your features haven't fully developed yet."
Children in their early years are often androgynous; the better their natural features, the more distinct their gender characteristics will be. If Lin Feng disguises himself as a boy, outsiders will only say that the child is beautiful and adorable, with feminine features. They will wait until she is older and her literary talent develops before making further plans.
Chu Yao paused for a moment, then said to Qi Shan, "Yuanliang, next time we go down the mountain to buy manpower, we can see if there are any girls with good potential or daughters from poor families who have fallen on hard times. We need to find out whether Lin Feng is an exception or not, as it will affect our future arrangements."
Qi Shan: "Do I really need you to specifically remind me?"
He had this plan just now.
If Lin Feng is the only exception, regardless of the reasons, if Lin Feng wants to live, she will have to hide her true gender for the rest of her life. If it is not an exception but a "miracle" that can be reliably replicated, then—this will become Young Master Shen's trump card, greatly compensating for the inherent deficiencies brought about by the "agricultural" lord's talent.
After all, it's not just men who are ambitious.
While ambitious and restless women like "Poison Spider" are not numerous, they are certainly not few either. If they can be utilized, they will undoubtedly be a great asset in the future.
Shen Tang is someone who can't sit still.
Seeing that there was nothing else going on here, she once again frantically hinted, "Yuanliang, Wuhui, is there anything else you need?"
Qi Shan pinched the bridge of her nose: "It's alright now."
Shen Tang asked again, "Are you really alright? Are you sure you're alright? Do you want to reconsider? If you're really alright, then I'll leave."
Qi Shan gritted her teeth: "Withdraw!"
Shen Tang took half a step forward, then winked at him, gesturing for him to look at his face again: "I'm really leaving?"
Qi Shan's blood pressure, which had just come down, started to spike again. She put her hands on Chen Tang's shoulders and shooed her out, saying, "Go, go, go to sleep. This is really none of your business."
If he had listened to less of Shen Tang's nonsense, he could have lived two more years.
Shen Tang, who was pushed and kicked out of the door: "..."
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
She pouted and pulled Lin Feng along.
She had only taken two steps when she heard the slam of a wooden door closing behind her, as if it couldn't wait to kick her out. Enraged, Shen Tang turned around, clenching her fist, and muttered, "You'd better not regret this later!"
Lin Feng: "What did you want to say to the master just now, young master?"
Shen Tang tilted her head, a wicked smile playing on her lips: "I was going to say it just now, but I don't want to anymore. Let them find out themselves. It's not a big deal anyway, right?"
Lin Feng was stunned and puzzled, but seeing that his husband's expression meant it was a minor matter, he was relieved and nodded, "Mm."
Shen Tang looked up at the moonlight and calculated the time: "It's getting late, you should go to sleep first and get some rest... Going to perform the disciple ceremony at the hour of Yin is insane to even think about. Sigh, students who have completed nine years of compulsory education are still lucky, at least they can go to school at seven or eight o'clock."
Lin Feng gradually got used to Shen Tang's incomprehensible ramblings and respectfully bowed, saying, "My lord, please go to sleep early as well."
Chen, the Night Owl, Tang: "..."
It's impossible to go to bed early.
In particular, as soon as she lay down, she heard faint "bang bang bang" sounds. Unable to sleep, she sat up straight, put on her clothes, and followed the sound. By the moonlight, she could vaguely see a tall, dark figure in the "training ground" that Gong Shuwu had set up.
I recognized him from afar.
"Lili, why aren't you asleep yet?"
The bang stopped abruptly, and the man turned around; it was indeed Li Li. He held a long wooden stick in his hand, practicing slashing and thrusting against a wooden stake. It was unclear how long he had been practicing there; his clothes were soaked with sweat, clinging tightly to his muscles and rising and falling evenly with his breath.
At first glance, it resembles a ferocious beast poised to pounce.
As Shen Tang approached, Li Li forcefully inserted the wooden stick into the haystack and replied in a low voice, "Naturally, it's because I can't sleep."
"What a coincidence, I can't sleep either." The haystack was full of practice sticks. Shen Tang pulled one out and extended an invitation to Li Li, "Hehehe, since neither of us can sleep, how about we have a match?"
Moderate exercise before bed can help you sleep.
Lili turned around and said, "No, I'm going back to sleep now."
As someone who can breathe air at an altitude of two meters, Li Li can look down at Shen Tang's small arms and legs from a bird's-eye view.
This young man's thighs weren't even as thick as his arms, and he was a scholar with a refined taste, so Li Li wasn't interested in her challenge.
Thump!
"If you're angry inside, you won't be able to sleep no matter what you do; you'll only feel more awake the more you try to sleep. Why not just let out your anger?"
The wooden stick in Shen Tang's hand blocked his path, breaking off and sinking deep into the mud beneath his feet. He looked at Shen Tang following the stick, his eyelids trembling slightly, a surge of inexplicable competitiveness welling up inside him.
He gritted his teeth, decisively pulled a stick from the haystack, and with a gust of wind, swept it toward Chen Tang's face.
Thump!
Shen Tang raised his stick to defend himself.
Tanuki decisively gave chase.
Knock knock knock!
The shadows of the sticks were dense, and both of them attacked with great speed and ruthlessness.
Taking advantage of his height, Li Li launched a fast-paced attack, combining speed with strength. An ordinary person would have been overwhelmed long ago, either unable to keep up with the pace or unable to withstand the power. However, this short young man was unexpected; not only could he keep up, but his strength was also comparable to Li Li's.
No, recalling the scene from earlier that day, where Shen Tang stopped him with just one hand, Li Li knew that this was definitely not all of Shen Tang's abilities. Thus, the fire within him burned even brighter, and his strikes became faster and more ruthless.
Snap—
The long sticks in their hands broke almost simultaneously from the force. Li Li chose to go around to the haystack and take another one, while Chen Tang charged forward with the half-broken stick.
I went to celebrate my birthday tonight! (#^.^#)
Let's grab a late-night snack first; there are still two more hours to go.
(End of this chapter)
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