Zhang Xiu looked at the irritable young man with rosacea in front of him, with a kind smile on his face, and patiently persuaded him: "As the saying goes, sweeping the floor will not hurt the lives of ants, but cherishing moths and gauze lamps. Zi once said, I can't bear to see him live. When you see someone dead and hear his voice, you cannot bear to eat his flesh. This is the way of a gentleman."
"Is this why you sneaked fleas into my clothes?"
The rosacea boy suppressed his anger and stared at Zhang Xiu with bloodshot eyes, looking like he was about to explode.
The young man with rosacea in front of him was a descendant of the Zhao family, a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River. He was the only son of the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, named Zhao Ji. His only hobby was to go hunting with hounds. Just three or four days after arriving in Luzhou, he had already bitten seven or eight local people with his dogs.
Relying on the protection of his family, almost no one dared to mess with him in Luzhou. Even the prefect was afraid of him. He had never been in such a mess as today, with fleas biting him all over his body!
Seeing that his young master was being teased, the servant on the side immediately stepped forward and said with a ferocious face: "Master, let me teach this boy a lesson and let him know who he can't afford to offend!"
Zhao Ji kicked the servant away and shouted coldly: "Get out of here!"
The servant screamed in pain, quickly put on a flattering smile and walked aside, then showed a ferocious face towards Zhang Xiu, as if he would attack him at any time.
Zhao Ji turned around again and glanced at Zhang Xiu lightly: "Read the songbook while riding a donkey, let's see." After saying that, he walked away with his servant and hurriedly left Zhang Xiu's room.
Today is his first day entering Luzhou Academy, and he must not cause trouble under any circumstances.
Luzhou Academy is the most famous academy in the south of the Yangtze River. The disciples who graduated from the academy include almost 30% of the officials in the court.
Even though the Zhao family is quite powerful in Jiangnan, if he beats his classmates as soon as he enters school, he will inevitably be punished by the school's teachers. Therefore, no matter how angry Zhao Ji is, he can only hold it back in his heart first.
As the servant walked away, he secretly looked at Zhao Ji, who was still angry, and said tangledly: "Master, are we going to let that kid go so easily?"
"Let him go?"
Zhao Ji snorted coldly and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "I heard that Zhang Xiu goes to the back mountain to feed cattle every evening. If Zhang Xiu can go to the back mountain, of course we can go too. You can take me with you later." Get my two dogs and go for a walk in the back mountains. If something unexpected happens..."
The servant immediately showed a flattering smile, nodded and bowed: "Young master is wise!"
Zhao Ji also heard about Zhang Xiu.
Even among the tens of thousands of students in Jiangnan, Zhang Xiu was an extremely different person. He did not study hard all day long and enjoyed teasing others. However, he was extremely loved by the dean, and the dean would never blame him for this. Punishing him made Zhao Ji very jealous.
Now Zhang Xiu is so bold that he has played a trick on him. If he doesn't take the opportunity to teach him a lesson, how can he calm down the bad breath in his chest?
With a sneer on his face, Zhao Ji returned to the courtyard where he lived, thinking that he would take revenge on Zhang Xiu later.
However, when he entered the gate, he did not hear the barking of the two dogs to welcome him. Looking into the yard, he saw two ropes hanging on the ground tied to the jujube tree, but the dogs tied to the ropes were nowhere to be seen. No trace!
After staring at the two ropes for a few times, Zhao Ji couldn't help but froze. The smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he shouted loudly: "Uncle Fu, where is my dog?!"
An old servant slowly walked out of the house, looked at Zhao Ji confused, and scratched his head with confusion: "Master, didn't you send a very kind-faced classmate to pass the message? Have you released the two hounds?"
"A classmate who looks kind-hearted? Release him??"
Zhao Ji stared and repeated a few words. After a moment, his angry roar suddenly erupted in the yard——
"Zhang Xiu!!"
The angry roar echoed through half of the academy, but Zhang Xiu didn't hear it because at that moment, a vague reminder sounded in his mind.
[God has the virtue of good life. You successfully released a flea. Your good deeds moved God and rewarded you with ten years of life.]
"Another ten years of life..."
A smile appeared on Zhang Xiu's face, and she took in the extra ten years of life.
In the more than ten years since he came to this world, he has released many fleas, lice and other cute little things, and has become a famous "good man" from all over the country.
Every time he is released successfully, he will receive a lifespan +10 reward. As time goes by, he gradually gets used to this magical thing.
Faced with the extra lifespan that he gained out of thin air, Zhang Xiu himself was not greedy. After all, releasing animals was a matter of doing good and accumulating virtue. Even if God did not reward him with lifespan, he would just reward him with three to five hundred nine-turn golden elixirs, or eighteen hundred flat peaches and ginseng fruits. No matter what, he is also willing to suffer the disadvantage of being dumb...
As usual, Zhang Xiu went out in a good mood, taking some cooked bean cakes with him and preparing to feed the cows in the back mountain.
The old scalper was his mount. He had grown up with him and was very obedient in plowing, grinding and doing chores.
The only pity was that the old scalper didn't seem to be very smart. He had let him go more than a dozen times, but he would find him home every time.
Zhang Xiu saw that it knew the way, so he simply gave up, used it as a mount, and let it roam free in the mountains behind the academy.
Facing the afterglow of the setting sun, walking on the rugged path in the mountains, a cold wind blew through, and a hazy mist gradually filled the mountains.
Zhang Xiu walked around in the mountains for a long time when he suddenly stopped and found that he was on a path he had never walked before.
At the end of the road, there is a thatched house with an oil lamp lit. In the shadow of the window, a graceful figure is holding a handkerchief. Her shoulders are shaking slightly, as if she is sobbing silently.
"Am I...lost?"
Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, looked at the silhouette of the woman in the room, and then suddenly woke up with a jolt, turned around as if running for his life, and quickly returned along the original road.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xiu still didn't get out of the fog. Instead, he saw a familiar figure under an old locust tree by the roadside. It was Zhao Ji who he had just teased during the day.
Seeing that the clothes on Zhao Ji's chest were wet with sweat, and he was leaning on the locust tree and breathing heavily, looking exhausted, he walked over with a smile on his face: "Hey, this is not Zhao Ji and Zhao Da Young Master, what are you doing here alone in the back mountains?"
Zhao Ji raised his face when he heard the sound and saw that the person coming was Zhang Xiu. He immediately showed an expression of relief, then raised his eyebrows and stared angrily: "It's not all your fault! Someone saw my pet dog running away. When we got to the back mountain, I brought people here to search, but accidentally got separated from Uncle Fu and the others!"
"What kind of ghost place is the mountain behind this academy? Why is it so foggy before it gets dark!"
Zhang Xiu looked at his embarrassed appearance and couldn't help but smile and said to him: "I have two pieces of news here, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Zhao Ji was stunned when he heard this. Coupled with the reason for getting lost, he felt uneasy. His face couldn't help but become nervous and he stuttered when he spoke: "You, tell the bad news first..."
Zhang Xiu smiled and comforted: "It's not a big deal. Some people have seen wild wolves in the mountains behind the academy. If you stay here overnight, you will most likely be bitten to death by a wolf tonight."
"hiss!"
Zhao Ji suddenly became excited. He was obviously frightened by Zhang Xiu. His pupils shrank and he said in a trembling voice: "Then... what about the good news? You will take me back, right?"
Zhang Xiu shook his head: "No, I can't find the way back. The good news is that you will be almost full after the wolf has finished eating, and he probably won't eat me again. I can collect your corpse for free by then!"
Zhao Ji: "..."
What the hell kind of good news is this! !
