Villain: After I died, all the heroines cried themselves to sleep.

The academy's library was located in a quiet place, and on weekdays only the quiet room in the attic was open for students to borrow and read books.

However, the students of the academy were all sons of noble families, each with their own family traditions.

Therefore, almost no one comes to the library to read books.

Gongsun Zheng also had this idea in mind, which is why he came here to find some peace and quiet.

Unexpectedly, in the quiet room, there was a young girl dressed in a traditional Chinese dress, sitting by the window, quietly reading a book.

Seemingly hearing the strange noise of Gongsun Zheng entering the room, the young girl looked up.

Gongsun Zheng quickly got into character, pretending to be obedient as he bowed to the other party with a shy smile.

"Nice to meet you, sorry to bother you, may I stay here?"

"..."

The young girl glanced thoughtfully at Gongsun Zheng, but said nothing.

Gongsun Zheng didn't care. This was a public place in the academy, and the other party had no right to decide his fate.

He was just greeting the young girl to make himself look like a good kid.

Once the other party agreed, Gongsun Zhengquan found a seat and sat down on his own.

Not long after I sat down, the girl's melodious voice drifted over.

"Little grandson, is it fun to bully other classmates?"

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Zheng looked up in surprise.

But then he saw a young girl with bright eyes and white teeth, curiously looking him over.

"Um... I don't quite understand what you mean..."

Gongsun Zheng tilted his head, feigning a pure and innocent look.

"Stop pretending, you're a bad person."

The young girl spoke with conviction, directly exposing Gongsun Zheng's pretense.

"I saw you beating up Mr. Tang in the peach grove, and then you pretended to be a good child in front of the teacher and the others."

"..."

This truly surprised Gongsun Zheng.

Looking through the window of the quiet room, one can indeed see the situation in the peach grove.

In other words, the young girl in front of him might have actually witnessed him beating up the delinquent.

But Gongsun Zheng wanted to struggle a little longer.

You've misjudged.

"I didn't see wrong."

That's not me.

"That's you."

"I said that wasn't me!"

"I knew it was you!"

The little girl pouted and stared at Gongsun Zheng.

Seeing the girl's certain expression, Gongsun Zheng knew he couldn't fool her anymore, so he shrugged indifferently.

"Whatever you say, no one else will believe me anyway."

Now that things have come to this, he's too lazy to keep pretending anymore.

Gongsun Zheng crossed his arms, abandoning his usual obedient demeanor and adopting an old-fashioned attitude, as he questioned the young girl.

"By the way, who are you? Why haven't I seen you in the academy's lecture halls before?"

"I am Linglong, and I am also a student at the academy. Because I am weak and sickly, I have never attended classes."

Linglong said in a sweet voice.

"You're faking it, aren't you?"

Gongsun Zheng looked down at Linglong with disdain.

"It's an act, because I don't want to go to class."

Linglong nodded and readily admitted it.

Gongsun Zheng's lips twitched slightly; this little girl was even more shameless than him.

However, in the predetermined fate, there was never a girl named Linglong, so she probably wasn't an important character.

Gongsun Zheng then shrugged, not wanting to get entangled with the other party any further.

"Then we're even. You can continue pretending to be sick, and I'll continue pretending to be obedient."

"No, you still haven't told me if bullying other classmates is fun?"

Linglong pressed on relentlessly.

You could tell from her eyes that she really wanted to know the answer.

Seeing this, Gongsun Zheng casually replied.

"It's alright for killing time, why are you asking this?"

"This looks really interesting. Can I join you?"

Linglong blinked her eyes and made a suggestion to Gongsun Zheng.

"You don't want others to know you're pretending to be well-behaved, do you?"

"???"

Gongsun Zheng looked completely bewildered, then laughed in exasperation.

"Why should I take you with me? Your threats are useless against me, and others will only think you're slandering me."

"Because I can cover for you, and you came here to hide, so if you take me with you, I won't tell anyone else you're here."

"..."

Upon hearing Linglong's explanation, Gongsun Zheng couldn't help but look at her with newfound respect.

Despite her young age, the little girl in front of me was quite clever and quick-witted, much more so than her peers.

"Didn't you always pretend to be sick to skip class? Why are you trying to mess with me now?"

"Because the academy is boring, and everyone else is stupid."

Linglong said matter-of-factly.

Without a doubt, this guy is a self-proclaimed smart and funny person.

Perhaps because she found her peers boring, she chose to hide in a quiet room and read alone.

Gongsun Zheng pondered that, in any case, his true colors had already been discovered by the other party.

Linglong seems quite clever, so she might be of some use.

So he agreed to bring the other person along.

It was at this moment that...

The system notification sounded.

You have successfully won over a significant historical figure.

[Note: Associating with historical figures can alter the course of history and influence the final evaluation.]

Gongsun Zheng's eyes widened slightly.

Although it was a classic favor-building task, he was still somewhat surprised.

The girl Linglong, whose fate was unknown to her, turned out to be a significant historical figure.

……

Thanks to the system's prompts, my acquaintance with Linglong felt like witnessing the weight of history.

However, in reality, Gongsun Zheng's life at the academy did not change much.

I listened attentively to the lessons every day and continued to act obediently in front of the teacher.

Outside of class, Tang Ning would pester him, insisting on teaching him self-defense swordsmanship.

Gongsun Zheng had no choice but to pretend to be a swordsmanship idiot in front of Tang Ning and learn swordsmanship from her.

He also subtly pointed out flaws in Tang Ning's swordsmanship.

Tang Ning was simple-minded and completely deceived by Gongsun Zheng's harmless appearance, failing to notice anything unusual.

After knocking away Gongsun Zheng's wooden sword, he happily wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Little one, you're really lucky. You almost succeeded. It's a pity your swordsmanship is still too immature. You need to work harder to practice."

"Huff... Hah... I can't take it anymore... Sister Tang Ning is amazing..."

Gongsun Zheng plopped down on the ground, pretending to be panting heavily.

After spending time together, the two became as close as siblings.

They even started calling Gongsun Zheng by his nickname.

Although Gongsun Zheng did not like Tang Ning calling him "Little One".

Unfortunately, perhaps due to the influence of his "heavenly appearance," his physical development was relatively slow, and he did appear somewhat petite.

I can only console myself that the last person named Little Dot has been the undisputed ruler for all eternity.

Furthermore, through testing, Gongsun Zheng also discovered that Tang Ning was not a significant historical figure.

Even if he raised the other person's favorability to the point where they were like siblings, the system still didn't give any related pop-up notifications.

In her predetermined fate, Tang Ning did not leave much of a mark on history.

According to Gongsun Zheng's judgment.

Currently, among the students at the academy, apart from Linglong whose identity is unknown, it is highly likely that only Tang Tong and Li Jin belong to the category of historical figures certified by the system.

If possible, Gongsun Zheng actually did not intend to change the two men, especially the historical course of the Tang Dynasty.

Unfortunately, he and Tang Tong had already fallen out, and the other party was still thinking about taking revenge on him.

In addition, he had promised Linglong that they would work together to deal with the evil boys.

So all we can do is go down this dark path.