GBP Chapter 125: Blazing Character
Chapter 125: Blazing Character
"Sister, I don't like that guy!" Wan Xuan lowered her head and carried her small medicine box on her back. "I feel like he's not a good person."
Wan Dongling looked at the top of her head. The two braids were particularly cute. "Why do you say that?"
As he spoke, he pinched her soft braids, and just as she thought, they felt very good.
“It’s just a feeling.”
Wan Dongling knew that Wan Xuan's feelings were always accurate, but it was true... based on his performance today, she couldn't see any problem.
Suddenly, she didn't know what she thought of. She turned a corner and went to a bookstore, picked out a book she wanted, and then when she was checking out, she pretended to ask the boss casually: "Mr. Zhang, I want to ask you something."
"It's Xiao Dongling. Just ask if you have any questions." Wan Dongling was a regular customer of this store, and the shopkeeper was very impressed by her.
"The shopkeeper is very knowledgeable. Do you know where the first place in last year's provincial examination was? I would like to ask him for advice before the imperial examination."
"I see, but Xiao Dongling, you are too late. I heard that a few months ago, when his results came out, he was picked up by the people from Penglai Academy. Now... I don't know what's going on with him. I guess he must be preparing for the imperial examination."
Wan Dongling thanked her boss and prepared to leave, but suddenly she seemed to think of something: "Where's Yang Mu? Why haven't I seen him recently?"
Shopkeeper Zhang said with a smile, "It seems that the boy was also taken away by some academy. But his family lives in a remote place and he rarely comes to my place. I heard about it from his fellow villagers. I don't know the specific situation."
Wan Dongling frowned all the way.
Wan Xuan blinked and asked her, "Has he also been picked up by Penglai Academy?"
"That's right. The key point is that they both came a few months ago. If they really wanted to recruit them, they should have taken action long ago. Why did they come to me now?"
"Could it be that they suddenly discovered that my sister's writing is better than theirs?"
Wan Dongling shook her head, took Wan Xuan home, and went straight to Wen Yan.
Explains what happened during the day.
Wen Yan: "Dean Bai also came to see me."
He put the things Wan Dongling bought into the kitchen, then took her hand and went to the study to sit down. "What do you think?"
Wan Dongling said truthfully: "Mom, I don't really want to go. I don't want to be separated from my mother, nor do I want to be separated from the rest of the family."
"Putting aside these factors, let me ask you again, do you want to go?"
Wan Dongling was silent. If she didn't have her family, she would definitely go to the academy, but this was impossible to avoid. "If I avoid it, then I don't just want to go, but I have to go."
Wen Yan chuckled, and then told Wang Jiu everything he had told her about Penglai Academy.
"Is there such a thing?" Wan Dongling was surprised. "I heard that the top winner of the provincial examination, Yang Mu, also went. Could it be?"
"You can't just say this kind of thing out of thin air." Wen Yan said, "But this place is really weird. It would be best if you didn't go there."
Wan Dongling was silent again, and after a long while she said to Wen Yan, "Mom, ask again."
"What do you want to ask?" Weirdly, Wen Yan suddenly matched her train of thought and asked tentatively, "Ask you if you want to go?"
Wan Dongling said firmly this time: "Mom, I want to go!"
Wen Yan: ...Could this kid be trying to investigate the affairs of Penglai Academy?
Wen Yan looked at her determined eyes and was afraid that it was really true.
"If everyone ignores it, more and more people will die." Wan Dongling stood up, with a blazing character. "If our suspicion is wrong, then we will go to Pengcheng to familiarize ourselves with the environment. If our suspicion is right, I don't want to see anyone else die here."
Wen Yan couldn't help but cover her face and sighed. She almost forgot how stubborn her eldest daughter was in some aspects.
Since she couldn't hide, Wen Yan couldn't let her go alone: "I'll accompany you."
"it is good."
Wan Dongling smiled, and her domineering temperament disappeared, and she turned back into the cute and lovely girl.
Unlike Wen Yan and Wan Dongling who knew the secrets of Penglai Academy in advance, the family members were all very happy when they knew about it, especially Wen Yangu, who knew the value of Penglai Academy best.
Wen Yangu almost wholeheartedly agreed with Wan Dongling leaving home early to study there.
Seeing how happy he was, Wen Yan felt reluctant to tell him that there might be something wrong with Penglai Academy. Not only would it make him worry for no reason, but she and the others also had no evidence.
I just thought that I would tell my family after I found out something.
So, a few days later, Wen Yan and Wan Dongling set off together.
The man named Liao Zhu returned to Penglai Academy ahead of time and said that he would hold a welcoming banquet for her.
Pengcheng is located in the northwest of Xiahe Town. It took the two men about three days to arrive there by horse-drawn carriage.
As soon as they arrived in Pengcheng, someone came to greet them. It was a little book boy about ten years old. He took the whip from Wen Yan and said to them, "You two sit down inside. I will take you to your residence."
It has to be said that Penglai Academy seemed to value Wan Dongling very much. It was agreed from the beginning that Wan Dongling would not have to worry about accommodation when she came to Pengcheng, as the academy would arrange everything for her.
The two men sat in the carriage and lifted the curtain to look outside.
The level of prosperity in Pengcheng is indeed incomparable to that of Xiahe Town.
It was already afternoon, and there were still many people on the streets, many vendors, and many inns and restaurants. In particular, there were bookstores and shops selling pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, almost every few steps.
The book boy was probably wearing the uniform of Penglai Academy, and many people were seen wearing the same clothes on the street. So it seemed that there were indeed many people studying in Penglai Academy.
The carriage drove to a secluded alley. The servant boy let out a cry and said outside, "You two, please get off the carriage. We are here."
The servant helped the two men get off the carriage and then went to knock on the door.
Wen Yan looked at the surrounding environment and whispered, "Penglai Academy invited you here, but actually let you enter through the back door."
Wan Dongling's eyes were also full of suspicion.
At this moment, an old beggar with white hair suddenly rushed out from the darkness, tightly grasped Wan Dongling's wrist, and shouted: "Go! This is a place where people are eaten! You can't go in!"
The old beggar's face was covered with scars and he had a hunched body. Although his hair was completely white, his face was still firm if you looked closely, so he should not be very old.
The bookboy knocked on the door. The gatekeeper picked up his stick and drove the beggar away as soon as he saw him. He smiled apologetically at Wen Yan and the others and said, "This stinky beggar has been making trouble here all day. Don't be afraid."
Wen Yan and Wan Dongling looked at each other and smiled hypocritically at the same time.
Wen Yan said: "Yes, I understand."
After the conversation, Wen Yan learned that the gatekeeper was named Xia Yu and the servant was named Tang Xin.
Tang Xin just came in as a book boy this year, but Xia Yu has been working here for more than ten years.
Xia Yu smiled and said to Wen Yan, "You two look so much alike. I almost wanted to ask whether you are mother and daughter or sisters."
The wrinkles on his face were squeezed together, and his expression was still kind, but Wen Yan felt a little uncomfortable listening to these words.
After thinking about it, it seems that although Xia Yu was respectful to them on the surface, there was actually a hint of contempt in his tone.
"Leave the carriage here. I'll take it to the stable for you. If you need it later, I'll take it out for you." Xia Yu said as he led the carriage away.
Wen Yan bought an ordinary carriage when she came this time. The little black donkey and the little red were both in the space, while the little white fox stayed at home to accompany Wan Xuan.
It's a bit strange. Wen Yan looked at Xia Yu's back.
Tang Xin said quickly: "Please follow me, I will take you to your residence to rest."
The accommodation allocated to the two of them by Penglai Academy was a small courtyard. Wen Yan originally thought it would be a room, or a dormitory for women.
Seeing the two of them looking around, Tang Xin quickly introduced the layout of the place to them. After the introduction, he spared no effort to praise the academy: "Penglai Academy is willing to give you the best courtyard, just so that Miss Wan can write better articles. Especially this study..."
Tang Xin opened a room on the side, which contained a complete set of writing desks, pens, and other things. "It is specially prepared for you. You can use whatever you want."
The accommodation in this courtyard is much better than that provided by ordinary academies.
When Tang Xin brought people here, he couldn't help but hear many people's exclamations and greed. But these two people seemed different. Both of them were very calm, and seemed a little too calm.
But judging by their clothes, they don’t look like a wealthy family.
Wan Dongling looked around, and suddenly a smile appeared on her face. She said to him, "Thank you very much."
Tang Xin waved his hand quickly: "You're welcome. The uniform of Penglai Academy is on the desk. After you put it on, I will come to pick you up at 11:00 tomorrow morning to study."