The Great Seminary

Chapter 101 One-Stop Service

Behind the three-story pavilion of the sea boat are several square wooden windows with gold patterns.

Two people who looked to be between 20 and 30 years old, the man had a flat head and a plain face, and the woman was extremely beautiful in brocade clothes, along with a group of young people in gorgeous clothes, poked their heads out and looked at the deck as if watching a show.

Hearing Zhang Gui's random guesses, some of the young men showed annoyed expressions on their faces.
"I thought this Dragon and Tiger General, who rose to prominence in just one year, was a sycophant and had flaws in character.

But since he had used the situation to suppress the Shuanghu Rong family, he must have had some brains.
But I didn't expect him to be so arrogant.

Do you really think you are so great just by using your little trick of writing a blood oath to support the king to turn danger into safety?

If we hadn't given Brother Jiuqing a face, we would have given him an early warning.

He didn't even know how he died.

Now, when he mentioned Brother Jiuqing in front of Zhang Jiujiang, he not only did not show gratitude, but instead spoke with contempt.

He becomes arrogant when he succeeds.

But how great is this fourth-rank barbarian native official? It's really ridiculous!"

“That’s right, that’s right.

General Longhu was alone in the hierarchy of official ranks. Although he was said to be of the fourth rank, he actually had no subordinates or colleagues.

More importantly, there is no advantage, and one can never make progress. One has to rely entirely on one's own "bones" to support oneself.

Even if the 'current' granted him a barracks in the middle of nowhere as a fief, what future would that have?"

“I think so too.

In fact, if Zhang Gui wasn't a local tyrant in the south, there's no way we'd have asked him to do something."

The group of people were talking about it, and the more they talked, the more people started to get involved.

This attracted the attention of a woman with a beautiful face, delicate features, a Taoist bun, and a yin-yang robe, who laughed and interrupted:
“That Zhang Gui is indeed an arrogant and conceited man.

But isn't it ridiculous that you, scholars with only the title of scholar, are here discussing the lack of prospects of a fourth-rank hereditary Dragon and Tiger General?

No matter how worthless the barbarian local officials are, they still have basic dignity and prospects.

Everyone on our ship, one by one.

Being able to become a general with a miscellaneous rank and command troops in this life can't be considered as being in misfortune.

What's more, it is rumored that he transformed into a giant in public on the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month this year.

He strangled to death a servant of the Shuanghu Rong family.

The ancestor of the Zhang family in Pingyang, the great god Kuafu, was a natural-born "giant".

The two are in line with each other, so one can imagine the extent to which his divine consciousness has awakened.

His ability is given by heaven.

According to the ancient legal traditions of our Dongsheng Continent, this alone surpasses yours, isn't it?"

In today's Dongsheng Continent, cultivators are the masters of personal martial arts.

Although everyone knows the power of ancient bloodline inheritance, its upper limit is even more powerful.

But as time goes by, most of the descendants of gods and demons are unable to inherit the divine cluster.

The bottom line is no different from that of ordinary people.

The very few who inherited the divine cluster were weak and broken, far inferior to the monks who had just entered the Tao.

Therefore, for people from famous and powerful families, mentioning who the ancestor was and how powerful he was is no longer a subtle way to express their own strength.

It has become a way of showing off to prove that one is born noble.

It was also for this reason that those who could transform visibly with the help of the divine bushes in their bodies were envied and hated by the children of certain wealthy families.

The various abilities that the divine bush brought were not a big deal, but the symbol of noble bloodline was too much to bear.

It means that people don’t even need to explain their origins. With a sudden transformation, silence speaks louder than a thousand words.

This gap cannot be made up in any way.

So the girl's words made the children around her look at each other in bewilderment, and the shy ones blushed but were speechless. The situation was almost frozen.

Next to the woman with the mountain bun was a woman who looked and was of a similar stature to her, but she was wearing a white jade hairpin without any gold, silver or gemstone decoration.

The girl, wearing a very ladylike flowing long dress and with a beautiful face, gently pulled her sister's elbow and said softly:
"Shi Jing, don't be quick to speak and criticize all your classmates and friends.

Fushou, Baochang, Zhensong and others exaggerated a bit.

But considering his background, it’s not too full, is it? "

The three people she named were well-known naughty kids among their classmates. They loved to laugh and make trouble and never got angry. Naturally, they didn't care about being criticized this time.

What's more, the pretty girl added a few words at the end, which made the three of them admit it with a laugh.

The atmosphere in the pavilion also eased.

Although Zhang Gui on the deck did not have any magical skills such as clairvoyance and super hearing,

But as a monk of Dingshang, he was also very sharp-eyed and could vaguely hear the discussions of the people in the attic.

And with the extraordinary knowledge he now possesses.

Knowing the people in the Haifang Pavilion, he probably knew that he could hear the discussions.

But no one cared about it, so no one lowered the volume.

Only Zhang Jiujiang had not entered the Dao at all, nor awakened the divine cluster.

Only the mortals standing on the deck outside the cabin, who can hear nothing except the words of their friends, truly know nothing.

He was explaining to himself that he was still following Mr. Huaihe, the younger brother of Mr. Hexiang, the grandfather of Zhang Jiuqing's wife and the principal of the nationally renowned "Qingdou Academy".

There was no change of residence.

The boat he was riding on was bought privately last year by Gongsun Benxiao, the eldest grandson of the second branch of the Gongsun family, a wealthy and ancient family in Qulong, Longbei.

But now it is used for public purposes.

In addition to the two teachers, one male and one female, and many sailors, bodyguards, servants and other people on the boat, the rest were classmates from Qingdou Academy.

This time they came to the South to rescue their compatriots who had fallen into the hands of the Yuanshan army due to the defeat in the national war.

While fighting in the north, they ran to the south to rescue people.

Most people cannot understand the logical relationship between them.

But Zhang Gui just rolled his eyes, connected a few key points, and understood the mystery.

He burst into laughter.
"Zhang Jiujiang, ah Zhang Jiujiang, I didn't expect that you would start seeking fame and reputation just after passing the imperial examination.

What about rescuing our compatriots who have fallen into the hands of bandits? It sounds better than singing.

In fact, they just wanted to spend some money to trade some Ming and Song prisoners of war or civilians who were sold as slaves by the Yuanshan nobles.

Then make up a story, publicize it in a high-profile manner, and become famous.

What scholars love most is face.

If someone teased him like this, no matter how good their relationship was, Zhang Jiujiang would have to retort with a red face.

But facing Zhang Gui, he said with a chuckle:
"Zhang Gui, please don't tarnish my innocence for no reason.

Am I the kind of person who seeks fame and reputation?
Even if it is, is it a good enough relationship for you to say it so bluntly?

That’s not enough! ”

Zhang Gui waved his hand and said:

"Between brothers, whether or not we are close is not determined by words, but by actions, understand?

To tell you the truth, kid, the method you mentioned is like piercing the ears as soon as others do it, and the opportunity is gone. It's so stupid.

As for you, I provide a one-stop service, so you can eat ready-made, and the method becomes more sophisticated."

(End of this chapter)