Durin's Diary

Chapter 954 The Sound of the Four Seas

Dulin was genuinely surprised—the people from the Celestial Master's Mansion had actually prepared a table full of their hometown dishes for him.

The steamed lion's head meatballs are drizzled with soy sauce and melt in your mouth; the shrimp are served with tea leaves for a refreshing and delicious flavor; the handmade fish balls are incredibly chewy; and there's also the delicious braised duck.

That can't be right. Dulin has never told them about his past life. Even his closest friend, Anta, only knows that Dulin was from the East in his past life. She has no reason to tell anyone this secret.

It was the old master who cleared up Du Lin's doubts: "Young friend Du Lin, you have a twin soul. Although we don't know what your past life was like, judging from your current life, you like sweet and sour dishes, lion's head meatballs and shrimp, and you also like yellow croaker. You have seen many of these things with your own eyes when you were at Xiangjianhuan. It's just a little analysis."

Dulin smiled and nodded: "My previous life was in the Eastern Land of another world, which should be near Qiantang. Since this world has intricate connections with the main world, it is indeed a very accurate guess."

“I knew it. We have no intention of knowing about your past life, but it is indeed difficult to change a person’s eating habits. As a grassland spirit, you like sweet things. For a soul with a past life, this is not something that can be changed so easily.” The old master said, raising his cup: “Come, young man, I toast you for the young people you saved. I have heard about the good deeds you did on the four islands. Well done.”

“I just did what I was supposed to do. There’s no need for the elders to flatter me. On the contrary, it’s you who have been able to persevere for a thousand years in the face of such a desperate situation.”

"Only by persevering for a thousand years can we wait for a turning point, and fortunately we have waited for it."

After finishing his drink with Dulin, the old man looked Dulin up and down and asked, "What do you need as a starting point for the ceremony this afternoon?"

“A little sesame oil is enough,” Dulin said.

The old Celestial Master and his old friend both said "Oh" in unison: "Is it just sesame oil? Is there really nothing else needed? For example, sacrificial offerings. Although our Celestial Master's Mansion is not wealthy enough, we can still afford some sacrificial offerings."

“A little sesame oil is enough. I can put it on my hands and gently dab it on the children’s foreheads. If their parents come to see, they will understand that I am indeed doing something.” At this point, Du Lin smiled and waved his hand: “Actually, if you ask me, we don’t even need sesame oil. But the smell of sesame oil can make the children understand that this is a very serious matter, and they will not make a fuss.”

The old master laughed, and his old companion beside him laughed even harder, slapping his thigh: "Then we will definitely prepare more sesame oil for you."

"That's good. Will the children have a nap today? If so, we'll start after the nap."

"No need. Mr. Dulin's time is precious, and there are many children in the Celestial Master's Mansion. Please bear with us and let the children work hard too, since it's a good thing that can lead to their promotion."

That's fine, so Dulin and the old masters decided to start somewhere.

The old master's old friend left the table to arrange the seating for each class. Dulin suggested starting from the third grade down to the first grade, then from the fourth grade to the final seventh grade.

"Mr. Dulin, are you sure you don't need any offerings?" After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the old celestial master asked again as he led Dulin downstairs, still not entirely at ease.

“If I accept the offerings, I will be no different from those gods. Old Celestial Master, are you really testing me?” Du Lin asked with a smile.

Upon hearing Dulin's words, the old Celestial Master sighed, "I'm old. I've seen many gods in my life. They seize by trickery and plunder, and they do inhuman things. I'm afraid, young man, don't blame me."

"It's alright. I understand your fear and regret, and I also understand your wariness towards the gods." Du Lin certainly understood these issues. Unlike the old evil gods, there weren't many old gods in Changtang. There were more new gods. Compared to them, the old gods all seemed to have professional ethics.

When Dulin arrived at the square, the children had already lined up not far away, while Dulin had a chair, a tea table, a pot of sesame oil, and an empty bowl.

You know what, the coffee table is made of mahogany, the chairs are made of bamboo, the bowls are porcelain, and the teapot is a jade teapot, highlighting a great mix of common and refined tastes.

The first group of children who came over mostly looked sleepy. When they saw Dulin's appearance, the leader of the group was stunned for a moment, then looked Dulin up and down before turning to the older children and screaming, "The Candle Dragon Pavilion is attacking! Fourth graders, run!"

What is all this nonsense?

The teachers from the Celestial Master's Mansion laughed as they suppressed the children, sending them back to their original positions. On the other side, the old Celestial Master's side, several elderly men and women were laughing so hard they were breathless.

I heard that this Zhulong is from the Western Continent and has the skill of teaching and educating people. It was their old celestial master who risked his life to drink three cups of wine today to invite him to enlighten them. The little brat who spoke earlier came to Dulin again and bowed his head in embarrassment to admit his mistake.

"You know you were wrong, right? Come on, lift your head." Dulin dipped some sesame oil in his hand and smeared it on the child's forehead.

Dulin glanced at him. The kid had good talent. With just a little guidance from Dulin, the kid's intelligence attribute increased by one point. Interesting. Dulin was starting to wonder if the kid would advance in his career.

"Is that all?" The little guy's eyes widened, as if what Dulin had just smeared on his hands wasn't sesame oil but some kind of curse.

"Yeah, get out of the way." Dulin lightly patted the kid's butt, shooing him away.

The second one to come was a little girl. She covered her bottom and ran away quickly after Dulin wiped her forehead.

Look how scared you've made that young girl.

"Big Orange said with a smile."

What did I scare him about?

Dulin complained as he wiped the forehead of the third child.

This kid wasn't shy at all, and looked at Du Lin with curiosity: "Mr. Zhulong, do you really have the ability to teach and educate people? You didn't just cheat our teacher out of a meal of drinks, did you?"

"You'll find out in a bit," Dulin said with a smile, playfully flicking the little guy's nose, which made him squeal and run away.

After the class of thirty-seven children finished, Du Lin wiped his hands, took a sip of tea, and thought it was time to begin.

Then I heard gasps of amazement from the children.

Dulin turned his head and saw the child screaming while covering the horn that had grown out of his head, while the girl curiously tugged at the tail that was sticking out of his trouser leg.

Look, someone has succeeded, hasn't he?

Dulin smiled and waved to the children who were still watching from a distance.

The next second, the group of children swarmed in front of Dulin.

In response, Du Lin parted her lips slightly and said, "Queue up."

The children immediately lined up.

(End of this chapter)