Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Chen Hao
Zhang Xuan was really feeling frustrated.
Since yesterday, he had been keeping a low profile in everything he did, not showing off or exposing himself, being gentle and reserved, sincere and kind to others. What happened today? Why did everyone want to take him as their teacher?
Could it be that the identity of the World’s Teacher had been exposed?
Cautiously, he glanced at Yu Longqing and Lu Mingrong, relieved to see nothing but appreciation in their eyes, with no other signs, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“Is this guy sick in the head or what? The city lord personally spoke up, offering to let Miss Yu be his student, and he refused?”
“What’s going on here? Why would the city lord send his daughter to a Miscellaneous Duties Teacher to be a student?”
Zhang Xuan not refusing would have been fine, but once he refused, the surroundings immediately burst into whispers, with all the students looking at each other, their eyes wide as saucers.
Especially those who had just mocked him felt their cheeks burning as if they had been slapped.
They’d just said that not taking Liu Mingyue as a student meant he had a problem with his brain, but in the next moment, the city lord was pushing his daughter their way… What was going on?
“Don’t worry, daring to refuse the city lord, this guy is definitely going to be in trouble!” one of the students in the crowd speculated.
“Yeah! The city lord’s words carry the weight of nine tripods. Daring to refuse him, he deserves whatever comes his way!” someone chimed in agreement.
Just as everyone thought City Lord Yu was surely about to burst into a rage, they saw the latter carefully, with a face full of apology, speak up, “I’m sorry, it was reckless of me… If you really won’t take her, having Xiaoyu help you out is fine as well. Whenever you feel it’s alright, taking her on as a student later is also an option!”
Geniuses indeed have their own temperaments, better not to chase them too eagerly…
“???” Everyone was dumbfounded once more.
You’re the city lord…
Shouldn’t you be angry, shouldn’t you be furious at being refused?
Most importantly, sending your daughter to help out… Isn’t that essentially treating her like a subordinate?
With dry throats, everyone was at a loss for words, turning their heads to look at Yu Xiaoyu, wanting to hear what the girl had to say.
“Dad… what are you trying to do?”
Yu Xiaoyu was truly getting angry.
She had worked hard and practiced diligently, just to become a student of the School Head, and now that he had accepted her, you want me to turn it down, to take a Miscellaneous Duties Teacher as a master… and the key point is that he’s not even willing to take me!
“Shut up. You just do what I arrange for you!” With a wave of his hand, Yu Longqing’s face was full of displeasure.
“I…”
Yu Xiaoyu’s cheeks flushed with anger.
Seeing her good friend being forced to become the student of a former servant, Mo Yanxue couldn’t stand idly by either. She bowed and addressed with fists clasped, “City Lord, Xiaoyu has an exceptional talent. Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to have her take Zhang Xuan as a teacher…?”
“I have my own judgment!”
Yu Longqing cut her off, “I know you and Xiaoyu are close friends, so help me persuade her, please. I am her father, how could I harm her?”
Seeing that the city lord was really not joking, Mo Yanxue didn’t know how to dissuade him any further and could only look back at her friend again.
“Dad…”
With her lips pouted in anger, Yu Xiaoyu was clearly upset, but she also understood, if her father was insisting on this, he must have his reasons. Not dwelling on it for too long, she finally nodded, “Alright, dad! But if he doesn’t teach well, you have to compensate me!”
“Of course!”
Seeing his daughter agree, Yu Longqing laughed, then carefully looked at Zhang Xuan again, “Teacher Zhang…”
The other party being so sincere, Zhang Xuan knew that continuing to refuse was not an option, most importantly… being watched by so many people, being so high-profile was really not in keeping with his persona, so he had to nod, “Let’s get this straight, she’s just coming over to help out, how and when I impart knowledge, we’ll talk about that later!”
He hadn’t even learned any cultivation methods himself, so even if he wanted to teach, he wouldn’t be able to. Better to set things straight beforehand to avoid blowing his cover.
“Of course…”
Yu Longqing finally breathed a sigh of relief, his face full of joy.
“Now that everything that needs to be done is done, Teacher Zhang, I will take you to find a place to stay, and then arrange work for you…”
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was already attracting a lot of attention, Lu Mingrong knew that if this continued, the genius identity would inevitably be guessed, so with an awkward smile, he quickly beckoned.
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“Hmm!”
Feeling he couldn’t stay any longer, Zhang Xuan walked out of the crowd and was about to leave when he saw Liu Mingyue blocking his path, “Hold on!”
“What is it?” Zhang Xuan frowned.
“If you can accept Yu Xiaoyu, why can’t you accept me?” Liu Mingyue said through gritted teeth.
This guy made it so that no one would accept her, and wouldn’t give her an easy time, so she would certainly not make it easy for him either!
You don’t want to accept disciples, do you? Well, I insist on being your student!
When the time comes, if you tell me to go east, I’ll go west. If you tell me to herd ducks, I’ll drive chickens… As long as you dare to accept me, I’ll deliberately contradict you at every turn. When you try to guide me in cultivation, I’ll ensure I don’t learn anything… Letting you lose face in front of all the teachers and students of the school.
You’ll see that I, Liu Mingyue, am not to be bullied!
“Accept you?” Zhang Xuan frowned.
“Yes! Agree, and I’ll immediately gift you the Dao Li instead of selling it…”
“Fine! Today you all follow the school’s arrangements, and come find me tomorrow…”
Seeing that more and more people were watching, Zhang Xuan nodded his head, not wanting to continue the entanglement. The most crucial point was, even if he wanted to buy the Dao Li, he had no money…
“Good!”
Hearing his agreement, Liu Mingyue huffed and walked away.
I’ll be your student, alright, and I’ll become your nightmare!
Anxious that more people might come to him for mentorship, Zhang Xuan quickly followed School Head Lu, stepping away. Yu Longqing also knew that continuing to press the issue now wasn’t appropriate. After all, his daughter had already established a relationship with him, so he said nothing more and turned to leave.
“Dad…” Yu Xiaoyu hurried after him.
“You are now a student of Baiyan Academy. You can’t leave school at will, so go back!”
Yu Longqing waved his hand.
Yu Xiaoyu frowned, “But Dad…”
“You will understand later!”
Knowing there was no way to explain, and that he shouldn’t explain, Yu Longqing quickly walked out of the academy.
Once everyone had left, the crowd of students immediately erupted.
“That Zhang Xuan… is that his name, right? What exactly is going on?”
“I heard he was a coachman at Mo Mansion before. Somehow the school head took notice of him, and he transformed into a Miscellaneous Duties Teacher overnight!”
“Even if he is favored, he’s still a subordinate. Miss Yu, Miss Liu are seeking to become his disciples, and there he was, putting on airs as if he’s some unrivaled master!”
“This kind of person just needs a lesson. Just teach him a good one later…”
As they watched Zhang Xuan leave, many students were filled with anger.
Both Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue were among the most popular beauties at the academy, and now this servant had taken them on as students. Anyone would feel somewhat indignant in their place.
“Actually, we don’t even need to do anything. He’s taken on Miss Liu as a student and asks for her to gift him a thousand-li horse, Dao Li, right?”
A young man in the crowd laughed, “As long as we spread this news to the Liu Clan, the clan head will undoubtedly go looking for trouble with him…”
Being a golden daughter of the Liu Clan, one of the Three Premier Clans, and failing to be accepted by the school head, it would’ve been fine if she had taken a First Elder or The Second Elder as a master, but to take on a Miscellaneous Duties Teacher… It would be odd if it didn’t explode.
“Right! Young Master Chen is smart!”
All the students’ eyes lit up.
This Young Master Chen was none other than Chen Hao, the young master of the Chen Clan, one of Baiyan City’s Three Premier Clans, and one of Liu Mingyue’s fervent admirers.
The goddess being forced to take a servant as her master was a humiliation that angered him greatly. No matter what, he had to teach this Zhang Xuan a lesson to take revenge for the goddess, to show her he could be seen in a new light.
Unlike the others’ mockery, Mo Yanxue’s beautiful eyebrows were tightly knitted. Even after a long thought, she couldn’t understand it.
Forget it. In the future, she’d just follow closely behind the school head and take more notes. If all else failed, she would explain things to Xiaoyu again. In any case, she must not let her fall behind in her cultivation practice…