They were all seven or eight years old, but this short, four- or five-year-old kid across from them said he would make them cry. Wasn't that ridiculous?
"Hahaha, what an idiot!"
"You mutt, come and fight me!"
"There are so many of us, and you alone... Waaaaah..."
Before he could finish speaking, the man was punched in the mouth, and the others also suffered the same fate, all getting slapped in the mouth.
This time, the dog has a clear target: these people are foul-mouthed, so it will specifically target their mouths!
The slap was small, but the force was considerable; the person who insulted him now has a red handprint on their mouth.
It wasn't very serious, but it was burning painful.
When the group of kids finally realized what was happening, all they felt was pain. They looked at each other, then agreed to howl at the top of their lungs.
I've never been hit before in my life, but today I was hit by a little kid, and we were all hit together. Everyone felt embarrassed, but no one thought to fight back; all they did was cry.
The dog watched them cry with satisfaction and said in a strong voice, "I told you I would make you cry, now you believe me?"
"I love the name my grandma gave me. I'm not a lowly person. You bully others and cancel their names. You're the lowly ones! If you talk nonsense again, I'll beat you until you cry, hmph!"
He snorted coldly, then said to the young prince, "Brother Prince, let's go!"
After saying that, he left with an air of dominance.
The young prince stood by and watched. Seeing those people crying with their mouths agape, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for them. It turned out that his younger brother, Gou'er, had really held back when he hit him yesterday, at least not leaving any marks on him. Unlike these people, those bright red handprints weren't drawn on.
After crying for a while, the children ran to their teacher to complain. Those with older brothers studying at the Imperial Academy went to their brothers to complain. When they got home that night, they would also complain to their families. In their eyes, Gou'er dared to lay a hand on them, so he was doomed. He was just a lowly person who couldn't possibly defeat them.
The academy was thrown into chaos.
But the dogs didn't care. They were getting ready to go back to their studies. With his brothers gone, he couldn't afford to fall behind in his schoolwork.
The young prince caught up with him and asked anxiously, "You just beat someone up like that? Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"
"I'm not afraid. Even if they complain to me, I'm not afraid. I've done nothing wrong."
The dog's tone was very firm; he had done nothing wrong, and he had nothing to fear.
The young prince suddenly felt a little envious of Gou'er's courage. Perhaps it was because of their different living environments. When he was young, his father was not favored and had a hard time in the court. So even he had to be careful, afraid of causing trouble for his father and making his grandfather dislike his father even more.
Over time, his personality had gradually become somewhat timid, so when he confronted those people just now, they weren't afraid of him at all.
He only stood up to the dog yesterday, and ended up getting beaten up and crying.
Thinking of this, the young prince touched his nose somewhat awkwardly, vowing never to show off in front of the dog again.
That dog is the best at calming down anyone who dares to defy you.
Oh no, I should say their whole family is!
After Gou'er returned to the classroom, he didn't attend class as he had hoped. Not long after he returned, many people came to his classroom, including the teacher, students from other classes, and the older brothers of the naughty child who had just been beaten.
The dog sat in his seat, reading a book, as if none of the people in front of him had come for him.
He himself wasn't worried, but the young prince next to him was extremely nervous. He even thought about sending someone to fetch his father. If so many people were to gang up on Gou'er, he definitely wouldn't be able to help. No matter how strong Gou'er was, he was no match for these people...
"Sir, this new student beat up so many children on his very first day. Shouldn't he give everyone an explanation?"
A boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old spoke to Mr. Qin of the class, his tone filled with anger and accusation, demanding an explanation from Mr. Qin.
The teachers at the Imperial Academy were all scholars with official positions, so he dared not offend them directly. But today, his younger brother had suffered a loss, and he couldn't let it go so easily.
Mr. Qin had never seen anyone beat up most of the children in the class on their first day of class. The problem was that if it wasn't obvious, it could be said to be just children playing around. But he hit their mouths, and there were clear handprints. He was anything but modest.
Now, even if Mr. Qin wanted to help him, he couldn't find a reason to do so.
So Mr. Qin beckoned to the dog, signaling him to come over.
The dog obediently got up and went forward, and the young prince quickly followed. With him there, at least those people wouldn't dare to lay a hand on the dog.
"Sir, I did hit him, but it wasn't my fault, and I don't want to apologize."
The dog walked up to Mr. Qin, took the initiative to admit what it had done, and expressed its attitude.
"You've beaten someone up like this, and you still say it's not your fault? You really think highly of yourself! You're just a country bumpkin, yet you dare to spout nonsense here!"
Older people start to pay attention to family background, like the boy who is speaking now. He knows Gou'er's identity, but he thinks the Lu family wouldn't dare to mess with his family, so he speaks very bluntly.
After he said that, the others realized that Gou'er was from the countryside, and they looked down on him even more.
No wonder they have such a rustic name; they must be lowly peasants.
"You must give us an explanation today, or this matter is not over!"
"That's right, get him out of the Imperial Academy!"
...
The crowd grew increasingly excited, completely forgetting that Gou'er's enrollment in this school was at the behest of the Crown Prince and the Emperor; they really thought they were something special.
Mr. Qin was instantly enraged upon hearing this, glaring at the group and saying, "Insolence! How can you, all scholars, utter such vulgar words? Heroes are not judged by their origins, and many outstanding individuals can emerge from humble backgrounds. How have you been studying the classics all these years?!"
Once Mr. Qin spoke, even those who were dissatisfied dared not refute him. For the time being, no one dared to challenge him.
Not daring to challenge him, he could only glare angrily at the dog and vent his anger on him.
At this moment, Mr. Qin looked at Gou'er and said, "You tell me, why did you hit someone?"
Gou'er was very happy to see Mr. Qin speaking up for him, so he explained, "Sir, my childhood name is Gou'er. I was sickly when I was little, and my grandmother gave me that name. I like this name very much. My family and my brother, the young master, all call me that. But when they found out, they said I was lowly and wanted to kick me out of the academy."
Gou'er explained very seriously, starting from the beginning, just to make the cause and effect of the matter clear. He also emphasized, "I warned them not to curse at people casually, or I would beat them until they cried, but they didn't believe me and kept cursing at me, so I took action."
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