I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 6 Cat and Mouse Game in the Ma Mansion
After this battle, Yuan Shu's reputation was completely reversed.

Although people nowadays have not watched Let the Bullets Fly and don’t know what it means to let the bullets fly for a while, the reversal is right in front of us, who can deny it?
As a result, everyone began to change their opinion of Yuan Shu, realizing that this brat who talked big everywhere was not an uneducated and rebellious kid.

One person can fight two people and still speak clearly and make the other party speechless. It is obvious that he has knowledge and experience in his brain.

The remarks he used to refute Li Quan and Zhao Xing also spread in the Ma mansion. Many of Ma's disciples and students agreed with his views and said that they could not refute them either.

They talked about it a lot, discussing the content of the argument between Yuan Shu and Li Quan and Zhao Xing, while sighing that Yuan Shu was really a capable guy.

I really underestimated him!
Of course, this matter was heard by Lu Zhi and reached the ears of Ma Rong, who lived deep in the inner court. When he heard that Yuan Shu had won the first battle and learned about the arguments Yuan Shu used when debating with him, he was also impressed.

"In this case, even I don't know how to refute it."

Lu Zhi was very surprised.

"Teacher, you don't know how to refute me? Doesn't that mean..."

"Well, I really don't know how to refute it. What he said does make sense."

Ma Rong sighed, "Although I believe that the emperor's father is alive and his two sons are dead, from his point of view, I really don't know how to refute it. Zi Gan, do you have any way to refute it?"

Lu Zhi was silent for a while and shook his head.

“I really don’t know how to refute it.”

"That's it."

Ma Rong smiled and said, "Using the family rules of the modern text classics and applying them to the ancient text classics, integrating the two and using them to debate the classics, is indeed ingenious. Even I, the teacher, did not expect this. Zigan, this kid may be able to do great things."

Lu Zhi frowned.

"He is indeed talented and amazing, but he is too outspoken and doesn't know how to restrain himself, which is not a good thing."

Ma Rong laughed out loud.

"Zi Gan, he is only ten years old. So what if he is too aggressive? So what if he doesn't know how to restrain himself? He is still a boy, so are you going to argue with him? It would be better to say, if he is not arrogant now, when will he be arrogant? Will you be arrogant again when you are eighty years old like me, your teacher?"

Lu Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and then he laughed at himself.

"Master, what you said is absolutely right. I have never thought of this. It is really..."

"Zi Gan, your knowledge and character are both excellent, and you will definitely achieve great success in the future."

Ma Rong smiled and said, "But there are always too many things in this world that cannot be considered with common sense. There are too many people who do not follow the rules, which makes those who follow the rules become outliers. Zi Gan, why don't you take a closer look at what this kid says and does? Maybe you can get some insights from it."

Lu Zhi looked up at Ma Rong in surprise, only to see that Ma Rong was looking at him with eyes that were too obvious.

There was a lot of discussion in the Ma's mansion about Yuan Shu's victory in the first battle, and it was like explosive news among Ma's disciples.

The victorious Yuan Shu changed his previous image of being arrogant and rebellious, and was respected by everyone. No one dared to look down on him anymore.

But for Yuan Shu himself, this was really no big deal.

Scripture debate is nothing more than discussing controversial parts of the scriptures, and then arguing out the reasons, in the process showing off one's solid academic foundation.

He felt that this was just like doing questions in an exam. For the same question, two people had different answers, and the two sides started a discussion based on this to see who was right and who was wrong.

There is no essential difference between the two, except that the subject of discussion is slightly different.

But if I have to say it, the things these students discuss are often topics that have not yet been clearly concluded in the academic community. No one can give a clear and correct answer, and the main focus is on the outcome of the debate to see who makes the more reasonable answer.

Modern students often have correct answers when discussing and solving problems.

However, Yuan Shu had no intention of expressing his opinion on the superiority of Modern Text Confucianism and Old Text Confucianism.

He now has only one goal - to gain fame!

A killing spree!
Kill all the enemies in the Ma family mansion!

Then he killed Lu Zhi on the horse!
He has won the title of Ma's top disciple of the contemporary era!
Win the title of top student with dignity!

I, Yuan Shu, not only want to drink honey water, but also want to become the world's number one debater and the most powerful talker in history!
So, Yuan Shu began his crazy attack.

His first target of attack was the group of Ma's disciples.

This group of people are either very knowledgeable or have very good family backgrounds. They usually rely on their status as Ma's disciples to show off their power. Some of them even like to show off in public. Yuan Shu often heard about the illegal activities of some Ma's disciples.

He was very unhappy.

I am a descendant of the Runan Yuan family, a third-generation noble, and I have not yet flaunted my power outside, yet you dare to flaunt your power? Who do you think you are?
Watch the debate!

After completing his daily homework, Yuan Shu would go around looking for his disciples to debate with him. He would pull them together and would not let go until they had a debate.

At the beginning, these disciples still had a high opinion of themselves. Although they were wary of Yuan Shu's identity, the fact that Yuan Shu had defeated both Li Quan and Zhao Xing in the debate was not enough to make them feel embarrassed.

So they gladly accepted it and started a heated debate with Yuan Shu.

The result was a complete loss.

Under Yuan Shu's sharp verbal attack, they were completely defeated, completely routed, lost completely and lost all face. In just three days, more than 20 disciples were defeated miserably by Yuan Shu.

Some of the self-aware disciples knew that they were here to gild their reputations and knew their own worth. Seeing that a few people with real talents and knowledge were also being criticized by Yuan Shubian and looked like they doubted the world and themselves, they became afraid.

Seeing Yuan Shu's sharp-tongued and aggressive look, they avoided him as much as possible. When they saw Yuan Shu coming towards them, they covered their faces with trembling hands and walked away. Later, they even dared not to look Yuan Shu in the eye, for fear that if they did so, he would drag them into a debate.

How embarrassing it would be if word got out that an adult in his twenties or thirties couldn't win an argument with a ten-year-old boy? How could they still have the dignity to continue being Ma's disciples?
But how could Yuan Shu let them go so easily?
A wonderful game of cat and mouse was played out in the Ma family mansion.

On the fourth day after Yuan Shu displayed his divine power, the weather was clear and sunny. Li Quan, Zhao Xing and their friends Wang Xiang, Cui Cheng and four others quietly came to a small garden in the side courtyard where Ma's disciples seldom came to gather.

The Ma family mansion is usually only open to disciples, who are not allowed to enter unless there are special circumstances, so the disciples often have a wider space for activities.

However, because Yuan Shu had been arresting people for debates everywhere in the past few days, the disciples had to avoid him. They did not dare to go to some places he often went to, for fear of running into Yuan Shu. They could only gather in more remote places and tell each other about their miserable experiences in the past few days.

"Mr. Li, how many times have you been caught by him?"

"Three times! Three times!"

Li Quan complained bitterly, "He bumped into me when I was eating, woke me up when I was taking a nap, and even blocked me in the toilet when I was going to the bathroom! He even took away my toilet token. If I don't debate with him, he won't give me the toilet token!"

"Be content! He has met me four times, and he never let me go every time! No matter how I run, I can't get away!"

Zhao Xing wanted to cry but had no tears: "I really regret it, really, why couldn't I control my mouth at that time? Why did I say so many things?"

As he spoke, Zhao Xing slapped his mouth.

"Do you know how many times I was caught? Six times! Six times!"

Wang Xiang said with a sad face: "The worst day he caught me four times in a row! He caught me after finishing my morning class, after lunch break, after dinner, and just after I came out of the toilet! He...he is simply an evil ghost!"

"What are you doing?"

Cui Cheng, who had been silent the whole time, had a dull expression on his face. He said softly, “Ten times, ten times in three days. When I open my eyes now, I see the world, and when I close my eyes, I see Yuan Shu. Last night, when I was sleeping, I even dreamed that he was holding me and debating with me! I… wuwuwuwu…”

When Cui Cheng talked about his sad moments, he burst into tears, which stunned the other three. They all said that he was the most miserable and gave Cui Cheng belated comfort.

However, just as several people were licking each other's wounds, a devilish and ghostly voice suddenly rang out.

"I was wondering why I couldn't find you guys. So you were hiding here? What's so fun here? Come on, let's have a few more debates. Yuan hasn't had enough debates these past few days!"

The four of them were stunned and turned to look behind them.

Yuan Shu appeared in the sight of the four people with a big face, then grinned, his big white teeth reflecting a strange light. "I have several more topics here. Can we debate together? Don't bother, you all can do it together, I am in a hurry."

The four of them were silent for a while, and then surprisingly performed the same action in unison.

scream.

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!”×4
Then they ran away in all directions with their heads covered. Yuan Shu watched the four of them running away together. His eyes fixed, and he took a quick step forward and grabbed the belt of Cui Cheng, who was the slowest in movement.

"Don't run! If you run again I'll tear it apart!"

"Let me go! Let me go!"

"No, you can't argue with me. If you win, I will let you go!"

“Nooooooooooo…”

That day, Cui Cheng's screams shook the earth.

Li Quan, Zhao Xing and Wang Xiang, who managed to escape, ran for their lives, just like Ma Rong who was hunted down by assassins sent by his foreign relatives, as if there was an evil ghost chasing them.

As they fled, all the disciples in the Ma mansion knew that Yuan Shu had started to take action again. They were immediately frightened out of their wits and fled outside, no longer daring to stay in the mansion and live a life of luxury.

The flustered appearance of these disciples made the servants who had just arrived to serve in the Ma family mansion confused. They didn't know why these nobles were so flustered.

The old people in the mansion told them with a mysterious look on their faces.

"Need I say more? It's obvious that Yuan Jun has come after them to debate with them!"

As a result, Yuan Shu's reputation for ferocity spread not only among Ma's disciples, but also among the servants in Ma's mansion.

Those noble disciples who used to be arrogant and conceited became like mice seeing a cat and hid everywhere when they saw Yuan Shu. They found him funny no matter how they looked at him.

But no matter how much they tried to dodge, Yuan Shu seemed to have opened a global map, always popping out from various strange places and forcing them to engage in debates.

After seven days, all the disciples except Ma's most senior disciple were tortured by Yuan Shu to the point of suffering from neurasthenia and almost developing Yuan Shu phobia.

However, the latest situation in the Ma mansion is still not well known to the disciples outside the mansion.

They just found that in recent days, the disciples left the Ma mansion more and more frequently, as if they were avoiding something terrible.

Disciples have no status in the entire student group. Their background and knowledge are often not as good as those of disciples, let alone senior students. What they can learn is often taught by senior students or even some of the more outstanding disciples.

Their learning channels are very limited and they don't learn much. However, some studious and motivated people fully demonstrate their spirit of diligence and curiosity and dare to ask questions.

For example, Wei Jia from Bohai County, Jizhou.

He came from an ordinary family. His family had only produced a county magistrate, who was his grandfather's generation. By his generation, there were no more officials in his family. He could be said to be of a truly humble origin.

But he was ambitious and studied hard. Once he saw a disciple or a senior student appear in front of him, he would immediately run up to him and ask questions humbly.

Sometimes, those disciples or senior students were in a good mood and had some time, so they would give him some answers patiently.

But most of the time, those disciples and senior students just ignored him and went on their own.

He refused to give up and continued to ask until they could no longer bear to give an answer, or became even more impatient and pushed him away or scolded him.

It was difficult for him to get the answer he wanted, but even if there was only a tiny chance, he was unwilling to give up. He shamelessly asked again and again and would not give up until the last moment.

It was not until those disciples and students entered the Ma's mansion and he was not qualified to enter that he stopped in disappointment and looked at the gate of the Ma's mansion with anticipation, fantasizing that one day he would be able to walk in with dignity.

But how difficult is this?
However, in the past few days, Wei Jia suddenly discovered that the number of disciples appearing outside the stronghold had increased. In the past, he would not see a single disciple for several days, but now he could encounter more than a dozen disciples in a day.

Although he didn't know what exactly happened, he was very happy. He immediately found these disciples and asked them for advice on all the questions he had accumulated.

Of course, it was still difficult to get any answers. The attitudes of these disciples were rather bad. They drove him away without giving him any face at all.

He asked one person after another for advice, but still couldn't get an answer.

Finally, he turned to Li Quan and Zhao Xing for advice.

Li Quan and Zhao Xing had just escaped from the mansion and were preparing to find a place to have some fun and relax to relieve the terrible pressure caused by Yuan Shu in the past few days.

As a result, Wei Jia came up to them and asked for advice with a smile on his face.

Li Quan and Zhao Xing were immediately furious.

"What's so great about asking such a simple question?"

"If you don't even know the answer to this question, why are you still studying? Go home as soon as possible!"

Wei Jia was confused by their bad attitude. He didn't understand what mistake he had made to make them treat him so badly.

"Second Brother, I... I just want to ask a question..."

But what he received in response was still extremely bad treatment.

"Why are you asking? If you don't know this, how can you be worthy of studying?"

"You don't even know this, you're as stupid as a pig, hurry up! Don't block my way!"

Wei Jia's eyes were red, and he felt that he had no place to express his grievances and bitterness. In addition, the people around him were looking at him, which made him feel like a thorn in his back. His pitiful self-esteem was almost shattered, and he almost shed tears...

But suddenly, a voice sounded.

"Hey! Mr. Li, Mr. Zhao, are you cursing here? Isn't this very spirited? Come on! Come on! Have a debate with me!"

Under Wei Jia's gaze, the bad looks of Li Quan and Zhao Xing that were so majestic just now disappeared in an instant, and were replaced by - fear.

Yes, fear, a very strange look of fear.

In Wei Jia's opinion, this kind of expression should not appear on the faces of two such majestic senior brothers, but such an expression appeared on the faces of the two senior brothers.

What caused this change was...

A child?
His hair was long and he had not yet worn a crown. His face was as handsome as a jade, his eyes were bright and his face was full of joy.

Wei Jia looked at the child and was stunned.

Then he saw an even more incredible scene.

As the child moved forward, Li Quan and Zhao Xing were frightened and stepped back, even their bodies were shaking.

What's happening here?
Wei Jia was stunned.

Li Quan and Zhao Xing were terribly frightened.

"Yuan Shu! What exactly do you want?!"

"Why did you chase me out?"

"I've lost more than a dozen times! Haven't you debated enough?"

"I lost! I lost! Let me go! Let me go! Don't come to me again!"

Having said this, the two of them started running like an arrow from a bow. If this had happened in the Olympics, one of them would have won the gold medal.

(End of this chapter)