bayedsolid Chapter 236 The Adventures of A0 15
Chapter 236 The Adventures of A0 15
The school had ended long ago, and only Master Xu and Gu Ling were left in the classroom.
Master Xu held a book in his left hand and stroked his snow-white beard with his right hand from time to time. He walked back and forth in front of Gu Ling, while Gu Ling put his hands behind his back and muttered something.
Jiang Nian stepped forward and pulled Gu Ling behind him: "Master Xu, I wonder how my sister has offended you?"
Jiang Nian's words were still respectful, but the way he looked at Gu Ling and the way he protected him behind him all showed that he was on guard against Master Xu.
Master Xu looked at the young boy in cloth before him.
Jiang Nian's eyes were bright and sharp, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he had a piece of cloth around his neck to wipe the sweat.
His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, and his hands were rough and full of calluses from work, clearly a child from a poor family.
On the other hand, although Gu Ling was dressed similarly, she had a plump and fair complexion, and it was obvious that she was brought up in pampered pampering.
These two are actually brother and sister?
Master Xu snorted coldly: "She helped her students cheat to deal with me, what do you think is wrong with her? Also, where are your elders? You sent a young boy like you here, don't you think you look down on me?"
Jiang Nian's expression relaxed: "My younger sister and I are both orphans. If the master has any complaints, just come to me."
Master Xu was slightly startled. If he continued to pester her, he would appear to be aggressive. But if he let her go easily, he would not be happy.
After thinking it over again and again, Master Xu looked at Gu Ling, who was tightly blocked by Jiang Nian, and said, "Since she likes the homework I assigned so much, let her come to the school to take classes with others. I will check it every day, and let her go when I am satisfied."
Master Xu had never seen a child like Gu Ling. Although he was young, he knew a lot and had great comprehension. He was really curious about him.
Gu Ling grabbed Jiang Nian's clothes from behind, rested his head on Jiang Nian's lower back, and his tone sounded a little dissatisfied.
"No money, no food, no work."
Jiang Nian almost couldn't hold back his laughter. He said, "Master, since my little sister doesn't want to, I can't force her. I will definitely keep a close eye on her in the future, and this won't happen again."
"No!" Master Xu felt rebellious and wanted to accept Gu Ling today.
"Little girl, come out. I'll take care of your three meals a day and give you ten copper coins a day. How about that?"
Things are taking a weird turn. The conditions don't seem like punishment for doing something wrong, but rather like a blessing.
Gu Ling tilted his head and stuck it out, shaking his head at Master Xu's expectant gaze, unmoved.
"I help them with their homework every day, and I earn at least thirty copper coins. If I lose money, I won't do it anymore."
Master Xu was so angry that he fell backwards, puffing out his beard and glaring.
Those little bastards have too much money and don’t know where to spend it!
He waved his sleeves and said, "If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. Go, go, go home quickly."
Jiang Nian led Gu Ling back. Master Xu saw that the two had completely left the school, so he called a servant and ordered, "Go check the details of these two."
The servant agreed, and Master Xu said, "Report to me what they do every day."
"promise."
He won't give up easily even with just a little setback!
Jiang Nian and Gu Ling rented a small house. After returning home, they ate their meal and sat at the door to enjoy the cool air.
The night wind is blowing and the stars are twinkling.
"A Ling, leave the money-making to me. There is still a lot of money left from pawning your clothes. You don't have to do those things."
"But Master told me to experience the warmth and coldness of human nature, and making money is one way to experience that."
By bargaining with those students and occasionally playing pranks on them, Gu Ling also experienced many vivid and interesting emotions.
This was not the first time Jiang Nian heard Gu Ling mention her master. He really didn't understand why Gu Ling took that man's casual words so seriously.
That person was obviously a liar, and his experience of the fickleness of human nature was just an excuse for him to abandon Gu Ling and run away.
"A Ling, have you ever thought that he might not come to pick you up?"
Gu Ling still gave the same answer: "When I want to go back, Master will come to pick me up."
Jiang Nian keenly sensed something from the word "go back" and couldn't help asking, "What about me?"
Gu Ling tilted his head in confusion: "Aren't you going to live here forever?"
In Gu Ling's logic, Gu Sheng belongs to the realm of gods, and as Gu Sheng's disciple she will go back sooner or later. However, Jiang Nian is a part of the human world, and things are the same as they should be.
Gu Ling had already mentioned the matter of separation when they met.
A surge of anger rose from the bottom of my heart, and my heart felt like it was being kneaded by a big hand, sour and painful.
Jiang Nian wanted to angrily ask Gu Ling how he could make such a clear distinction between the two, but when he looked at Gu Ling's dark eyes, he was suddenly speechless.
Perhaps, Gu Ling’s master is not a liar, and Gu Ling... can really go back at any time.
It was just his wishful thinking from the beginning to the end. He thought the other person was a poor little person like him, and that the two poor people could huddle together for warmth.
It was all what he thought.
But Jiang Nian still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. What if Gu Ling’s master was really a liar?
or……
Jiang Nian took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I will live here forever. When will you go back?"
——In two days.
Gu Ling originally wanted to answer like this, but she felt the boy's surging and complicated emotions, so she changed her words: "I don't know."
The two of them fell silent for a while, and Jiang Nian said, "It's late, go to bed early."
He turned and went back to the room.
Jiang Nian leaned against a door, his eyes fixed on the flickering candlelight, his expression difficult to discern.
You can’t wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. Similarly, he can’t keep a person who wants to leave.
Gu Ling was sitting on the steps outside the door, clutching the clothes in front of his chest with his hands, his eyes slightly lowered, and his light green hairband fluttering in the breeze.
Bit sad.
This is Jiang Nian’s emotion.
It doesn't matter, this is normal human emotional fluctuation, because the book says -
People have joys and sorrows, and the moon is full of gloom.
……
Jiang Nian and Gu Ling's backgrounds are easy to investigate. Apart from the fact that Gu Ling's master's origins remain a mystery, not much can be found. But this information is enough.
In addition, Master Xu also discovered something interesting.
The methods Jiang Nian used to cheat and deceive people in the city might seem magical to others, but in the eyes of Master Xu, he could tell at a glance that Jiang Nian used spiritual power.
Jiang Nian was able to master the basic techniques without any formal training, which shows his talent in cultivating immortals.
I thought it was good enough to meet Gu Ling, but I didn't expect there would be a surprise.
This made Master Xu more determined to get close to the two of them, as he had not yet found a successor to his skills.
Master Xu is not a local. He comes from the Sword Sect and teaches here just out of interest and while traveling here.
Originally, he just wanted to train a new teacher and then travel elsewhere, so he took a fancy to Gu Ling. Now that he has Jiang Nian, he has the idea of accepting him as a disciple.
After a year of observation, testing, approaching, and generous care and teaching, Master Xu adopted Jiang Nian, and Gu Ling naturally moved into Master Xu's home.
Although the few of them got along quite well during this period, Jiang Nian never agreed to become Master Xu's apprentice.
The days passed uneventfully, but a group of spirit beasts shattered all the peace.