Chapter 274 Master, this old peach tree has become a spirit! Quickly, subdue this demon!
In just a moment, the little dumpling looked away again.
Right at the village entrance, by the big peach tree, an old Taoist priest stopped with a young Taoist boy.
"Master, this peach tree seems to have a spiritual energy... it's like a withered tree coming back to life..."
The young Taoist's eyes lit up immediately, and his voice was filled with excitement.
The old Taoist priest chuckled and was about to speak when he suddenly sensed something.
He frowned slightly, then immediately reached out and grabbed forward!
He caught a stone perfectly in his hand...
"Which little brat is throwing things around? Be careful, this old Taoist priest will beat you up!" The old Taoist priest's face darkened and he immediately shouted.
The young Taoist priest's lips twitched, and he quickly covered his master's mouth!
Don't let his young age fool you, he's quite tall, and his movements are very practiced; it's clear he does this all the time.
"Master, are you stupid... You've offended someone as soon as you arrived..." the young Taoist whispered in his master's ear.
Just then, an old lady dressed in red, with a face full of wrinkles but her hair neatly combed, came out.
"You old bastard..." came a soft, crisp young woman's voice.
Immediately, the old Taoist priest was completely terrified!
What's this old woman doing here!
We're doomed!
I'm definitely doomed!
He wanted to speak, but his mouth was sealed shut by his foolish apprentice. He wanted to run, but his apprentice was too strong; he couldn't escape...
"Ugh... Ugh..." (Run!) He tried to grab his apprentice, but the apprentice just stared blankly at Granny Bai!
"Master, Master, I saw a demon! This old peach tree has become a demon! Quick, please subdue this demon!" The little Taoist boy was extremely excited and shouted excitedly.
Completely unaware that his master's face was flushed red and he was about to suffocate from being smothered...
"Nameless, you old bastard, I've finally caught you!" Granny Bai stepped forward, moving with incredible speed. Even the young Taoist boy, who was quite skilled, didn't have time to react.
By the time they found Granny Bai, it was too late.
The old Taoist priest used all his strength to pry his disciple's hand away...
He was about to run away immediately, forgetting all about apprentices!
He must live...
otherwise……
"You old fool, try running again!" Granny Bai said coldly to the old Taoist priest.
Although she looked old and faded, her voice was no different from that of a young woman in her late teens.
Especially now, in her red wedding dress, she looks strangely fitting!
"I didn't run away..." The old Taoist priest turned around with difficulty, forcing a smile onto his face.
"No?" Granny Bai walked up to the old Taoist priest in a few steps, reached out, and grabbed his ear.
The old Taoist priest screamed in pain, covering his ears with both hands.
But he didn't dare to dodge and could only endure it!
Sure enough, even though I had foreseen that he would face a calamity!
But I never expected this calamity to come so quickly. If I had known, I wouldn't have come. He wouldn't have accepted me as a disciple...
How could he not accept him? That was the disciple who would change his destiny!
Unlike my foolish apprentice, who only knows how to hold me back.
"Ahem, Sister Bai, I was wrong, I was wrong. I'm already quite old, and I'm someone else's master. Please give me some face, okay?"
The old Taoist priest looked at Granny Bai with a pitiful expression, tears welling up in his eyes. It really hurt!
"Hmph, didn't you want to run away? Run and show me!" Granny Bai looked coldly at the old Taoist priest, but pulled him by the ear and led him into the village.
The old Taoist priest was extremely frustrated and felt terrible. He couldn't help but secretly glare at his worthless disciple.
The young Taoist priest looked puzzled. Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he quickly ran to the thousand-year-old peach tree and took a look.
Looking around, everything seemed very strange!
It's already June, but the peach trees are still blooming and bearing fruit...
And looking at the swaying petals...
Something looks rather strange!
His eyes gleamed, and he raised his hand to test the peach tree...
Just then, his master's voice interrupted his thoughts!
"If you dare touch that peach tree again, I'll chop off your claws!" the old Taoist priest roared.
Having no other option, the young Taoist priest reluctantly withdrew his hand.
Since everyone was at the village school, no one saw what was happening here.
The old Taoist priest glanced around the village, but his gaze was fixed on the direction of the village school.
Little Su Bao was startled and looked outside again.
"Su Bao, what are you looking at?" Tang Yu whispered to little Su Bao.
"It's nothing!" The little dumpling shook its head.
As the village's darling, Xiao Su Bao was supposed to be receiving blessings from everyone, but she was lost in thought at the moment.
Tang Yu gently poked the little dumpling, and only then did the little dumpling react.
"Does Su Bao have any blessings for everyone?" Tang Yu asked softly.
Xiao Su Bao snapped out of her thoughts, and a bright light slowly appeared in her eyes.
She curled her lips into a smile, revealing her dimples, and the tuft of hair on her head swayed back and forth.
"Yes... Su Bao wishes Lu Ming Academy all the best, may everyone pass the imperial examinations and become honest and upright officials, the highest-ranking officials!"
The little dumpling's eyes sparkled, and every word seemed to carry a mysterious power.
The children looked at the little dumpling with a gleam in their eyes.
Luming Academy was the name Yunqi finally decided on, taken from the poem "The deer cry out, eating wild apples."
Upon hearing Xiao Su Bao's words, everyone became excited, their faces filled with unprecedented hope.
Studying may not be the only way out, but it is the best way out for children from poor families...
This is true in any era; it can fundamentally change the lives of children from poor families.
Looking at the little dumpling's serious expression, Qian felt a surge of excitement in her heart.
"Yes, everyone should study hard and become honest officials in the future. Children from Tangjia Village should always remember this: one can be poor, but one must not be greedy!"
After Qian finished speaking, she looked at the children dressed in school uniforms, a hint of expectation rising in her eyes.
These children are the hope of Tangjia Village!
"You must remember this: if any of you go on to become corrupt officials after your studies, don't blame me for dealing with you first. Corrupt officials are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall of Tangjia Village!"
The Qian family had long held considerable power, and with just a glance, the villagers felt their hair stand on end.
The children quickly stood up straight and shouted in unison, "We understand!"
Ms. Qian nodded, and only then did a slight smile appear on her face.
At this moment, Wang Xiuer, who was secretly eating pig's trotters, was startled.
She quickly grabbed a pig's trotter, raised it high, and shouted, "Become a high-ranking official and protect our little Su Bao..."
Everyone was taken aback and turned to look at her.
Wang Xiuer quickly hid the pig's trotter and gave a forced laugh to everyone.
"It's not what I want to eat, it's what the baby in my belly wants to eat..." she said, looking at Qian Shi with a pitiful expression.
Ms. Qian was about to speak when she heard the children's voices.
"Yes, protect Su Bao..."
She glanced over and saw Bai Yinjun and the others.
“Yes, become a high-ranking official and protect Su Bao…” another child shouted.
The remaining children, as if injected with adrenaline, roared along with the shouts.
In an instant, the whole village could hear this sentence.
"To become a high-ranking official and protect Su Bao..."
The old Taoist priest who had just entered was taken aback. He raised his head and subconsciously looked up at the sky above Tangjia Village.
Something seems to be forming, disrupting the original tranquility.
Just as he was about to do some calculations, a hand grabbed him!
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