Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 67 Don't Think About It When I'm Here

Under the night.

The raging snowstorm was raging, and the eerie sound of mourning was echoing.

The academy's star flag fluttered in the wind, like a brilliant starry sky, bursting with dazzling white light, killing the evil spirits within a dozen miles radius.

The academy’s star flag was not always unfurled.

First, there is no need.

Second, it consumes too much literary energy.

At this time, the students of the academy volunteered to go out of the academy to kill the evil spirit.

The chief instructor was very pleased to hear this, but he rejected the student's request out of hand. Asking the student to leave the academy and kill evil spirits now was almost like sending him to his death.

Among the more than 300 students in the academy, most of them are ninth-rank scholars from the Kaiwen Palace.

Only one in ten students are of the eighth rank.

As for the seventh-rank literary talents, there are only a handful of them.

"Grand Master, Yu is a sixth-rank zither player, and can kill the evil ghost." Mu Yu requested again, "Yu is a zither player, how can I watch the evil ghost devour the lives of the people? The purpose of our Fengming Zither Club is to promote zither to bring peace to the world and to transform the people. If we zither players are indifferent to the lives of the people, how can we bring peace to the world and transform the people?"

"Great Master, Wang is a seventh-rank zither player, and he can also kill evil spirits."

Fang Wang also requested.

"Great Master, we are all zither players and can kill the evil spirits!"

Nine zither players bowed, two of them were girls.

At this time, students from the chess club, calligraphy club and painting club volunteered again, and they were confident in doing so.

Those who are good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all called scholars. In addition to the world's respect for the four arts of playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, it also means that they have reached the level of a sixth-rank scholar in some aspects.

This, in a certain sense, refers to the use of force.

If it were a life-and-death duel, I'm afraid the scholar would have the upper hand, after all, he was an eighth- or ninth-rank zither player, not a sixth-rank zither player.

Another point is that the eighth and ninth grade literary boys and students have too few means of attack.

In the early stages, the military strength of low-ranking Confucian scholars was generally at a disadvantage.

In the realm of scholars and teachers, the situation was gradually reversed.

At the level of literary ministers and great Confucian scholars, Confucianism began to have a certain advantage, otherwise it would not have become one of the four major religions in the Zhou Dynasty.

Moreover, it is implicitly considered the leader of the four major religions.

"You all comfort me, but as the chief teacher of the academy, my duty is to protect the academy and the students. How could I let you take risks?"

The chief teacher still refused, saying: "Besides, killing evil spirits is the duty of the teachers and instructors of the academy, and has nothing to do with you for now."

"The great teacher is wrong."

Helian Shan took a step forward and bowed, saying, "Evil ghosts are the embodiment of terror and weirdness. They are evil beings. Everyone in the world has the right to kill them. How can it be the responsibility of just teaching and training?"

"Great Master, what Gongzi Shan said is very true. Everyone has the right to kill the evil ghost."

Mei Lan walked forward and bowed.

Mei Lan, whose courtesy name is Youfang, is an excellent poet and painter, and is currently an eighth-rank painter.

"Besides, although we are students of the academy, how can we always be under the protection of the academy? The evil spirits are the greatest enemy in the world. We must face them eventually. This should be done as soon as possible."

Helian Shan spoke again, causing all the students to nod their heads.

Evil spirits are something they always have to face and there is no way they can escape from them.

At this time, students such as Feng Qingyan, Mu Yu, and Zhou Chang could not help but admire Helian Shan. They never thought that such a gentle and refined man could be so righteous.

"I beg the Grand Master to allow us to leave the academy and kill the evil spirits."

Students such as Helian, Meilan, and Muyu volunteered again.

The great teacher was very pleased. What the students said made sense. It was indeed impossible for them to stay under the protection of the academy forever. After watching the students ponder for a while, he said, "I can allow you to leave the academy and kill evil spirits, but you can only kill evil spirits at the edge of the star flag. You are not allowed to leave the edge of the star flag. The trial is the main thing."

"Students will not take a single step out of this world and will definitely return safely."

The students were overjoyed as they could finally go and kill the evil spirit.

In fact, among the more than 300 students, few have ever actually faced an evil ghost, let alone killed one.

Most of the students had only heard of it or seen it from afar.

The head teacher looked at the students who were in a state of excitement and said in a deep voice: "Only the students I have named can be killed outside the academy. The rest of the students must stay."

"The Grand Master doesn't want it."

Some students shouted loudly, fearing that they would not be selected.

Some students also breathed a sigh of relief. "Helianshan, Muyu, Fangwang, Rongtao, Liuling, Meilan, Yuyuan, Fulin, Bianxing, and Zhuyan, step out."

The chief instructor looked at the students and only named ten people.

The ten people were overjoyed when they heard this and they all stepped forward.

"Great Master, we must go too. I am a chess player."

"I am a zither player."

"I am a painter."

At this time, many students shouted loudly and requested to kill the evil spirit.

"quiet!"

The great teacher shouted loudly and sternly said: "You think killing evil spirits is a pleasure? If you are not careful, you will die and disappear. How can you come back?"

The Great Instructor no longer looked at them, and once again warned Helian Shan, Mu Yu and other students: "You can only go to the east or south, and it is even more impossible to step out of the light of the Star Flag. You must not rush forward in a rush. You must be strategic and courageous, and remember to focus on the trial."

"Students take note."

Helianshan, Muyu and other students bowed down.

The great teacher pondered for a moment, then said, "This time when we go out to kill the evil spirits, you will be led by Helianshan and Rongtao will be your deputy. Do you understand?"

The ten people looked at each other and nodded.

Liu Ling, Zhu Yan and Bian Xing were secretly happy that the young master could surpass Rong Tao, Yu Yuan and Mei Lan. As for Feng Qingyan, Yan Shan and Zhou Chang, they were not selected for the ten-man list, which also made them feel complicated.

The Grand Master clearly favored these three.

Ten men went out to kill the evil spirit, but the chief instructor did not choose Rong Tao, who was well-versed in military books, to be the leader because Rong Tao was an eighth-rank chess player with a murderous aura.

If Rong Tao takes the lead, more evil spirits can be killed naturally.

But the goal of the Great Instructor was not to kill as many evil ghosts as possible, but to ensure the safe return of the ten people. After all, they were the talents of the academy, how could they be lost just because of a few evil ghosts?
In the eyes of the Grand Tutor, all ten of them were talented scholars, or even great Confucian scholars.

Helian Shan is a calm and composed person who will not be greedy or act rashly.

This is not necessarily the case for Rong Tao.

"You guys are ready to go."

The great teacher said.

“The students are ready.”

Helianshan, Muyu and the other ten said in unison, "We can set off now."

"Has the Great Master forgotten Qingyan?"

Feng Qingyan stepped forward and said that when he saw that he, Yan Shan and Zhou Chang were not included in the list of ten, he had already vaguely guessed what the Grand Instructor meant.

"Qingyan, you stay here." The great teacher said, and then comforted him: "Your Wen Palace is not open yet, so there is no need to rush. You can kill the evil ghost tomorrow."

"Although my palace is not open, I can keep them safe."

Feng Qingyan said confidently.

He promised that as long as he was there, Helian Shan, Mu Yu and others would not have the chance to encounter a single evil ghost and would have made their trip in vain.

If you encounter a serious disaster, don’t say anything.

"Great Master, I have already deduced the 'paper war'."

Yan Shan stepped out and said in a very calm tone.

But to the students, it sounded like thunder, and their eyes fell on the thin Yan Shan.

"Talking about war on paper" is a method of group attack used by military strategists, which generally requires scholars to deduce.

But Yan Shan deduced it.

"it is good!"

The great teacher was very happy and said, "But, it's still not possible." Then, he looked at Zhou Chang who was about to step forward, "Zhou Chang, you don't need to say anything more, you can't go either."

Zhou Chang had no choice but to stop.

The words that were about to come out were swallowed back into my stomach.

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PS: Thanks to "Nianwujiu" and "Moranyunhua" for the reward!!!

Seeking votes to comfort the wounded heart…

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