We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?.

Chapter 106 You absolutely mustn't let your childhood sweetheart find out!
"Xiao Mo, so you don't need to go to school today?"

The next morning, Xiao Mo sat in the courtyard having breakfast with Bai Ruxue, who blinked at him.

After Xiao Mo returned yesterday, he told Bai Ruxue about what happened at the school.

Bai Ruxue didn't care at all about Xiao Mo arguing with that old man.

If all else fails, I'll take Xiao Mo to another academy.

If all else fails, I'll go to the Confucian academy and kidnap a few priests to give Xiao Mo private lessons.

"It seems we can't go." Xiao Mo shook his head with a smile. "But it's alright, I'll go find Mr. Qi and ask him later."

"No need to ask."

Just as Xiao Mo finished speaking, a light and cheerful female voice came from outside the courtyard.

Xiao Mo and Bai Ruxue turned their heads to look, and Shang Jiuli was already standing outside the door.

"Good morning, you two." Shang Jiuli waved her little hand.

"Senior Sister." Xiao Mo stood up and bowed.

Bai Ruxue snorted and turned her head away.

She didn't like this woman.

Shang Jiuli walked into the courtyard and smiled, "The teacher said you don't need to go to school anymore. From today onwards, junior brother, you can study with us by the teacher's side."

As she spoke, Shang Jiuli walked up playfully with her hands behind her back: "I thought it would take you two or three years to leave the school, but I didn't expect it to only take three months."

"Not bad, not bad." Shang Jiuli reached out and patted Xiao Mo on the shoulder. "You truly deserve to be my junior brother."

Before Shang Jiuli could even pat Xiao Mo twice, Bai Ruxue immediately stepped forward, pulled Xiao Mo away, and looked at her warily: "Miss Shang! Men and women should not touch each other! Please keep your distance!"

"But you two are still living together?" Shang Jiuli looked down and saw Bai Ruxue's small hand holding Xiao Mo's large hand. "Your hands are even clasped together."

“No, we’re different. We’re childhood sweethearts!” A faint blush rose on Bai Ruxue’s cheeks.

"Alright." Shang Jiuli smiled lightly and said to Xiao Mo, "Let's go, Xiao Mo, we're going to class with the teacher. If we're late, the teacher will be angry."

"Okay, senior sister." Xiao Mo nodded and looked at Ru Xue. "Ru Xue, I'm going to class now."

"Yes, come back soon." Bai Ruxue's expression was somewhat worried.

Xiao Mo rubbed Bai Ruxue's head and followed Shang Jiuli up the mountain.

Bai Ruxue watched Xiao Mo and Shang Jiuli slowly ascend the mountain, her heart growing increasingly uneasy.

"Or maybe I should take advantage of Xiao Mo's inattention one day and sink Shang Jiuli into the sea?" After the two left, Bai Ruxue's eyes darted around as she thought to herself.

But soon, Bai Ruxue shook her head: "No, no, if Xiao Mo finds out, he'll hate me!"

"But what should I do? Shang Jiuli is also very handsome, and he seems to take good care of Xiao Mo. They'll be studying together later, what if they develop feelings for each other?"

The more Bai Ruxue thought about it, the more worried she became. Her lips were pressed tightly together, her small hands were clasped together, and she even imagined Xiao Mo abandoning her to marry Shang Jiuli.
"What should we do?"

"Does Senior Sister know where Mr. Wang lives?"

On the way to the mountaintop, Xiao Mo asked Shang Jiuli.

Shang Jiuli looked at Xiao Mo with ill intent: "What? You angered Mr. Wang quite a bit yesterday, and you're still not satisfied? Do you want to go and anger him again?"

Xiao Mo smiled and said, "No, I just wanted to come and apologize."

Shang Jiuli glanced at Xiao Mo: "You think you're wrong?"

"Regarding yesterday's debate, I don't think I was wrong, but I was indeed impolite yesterday," Xiao Mo explained.

“Mr. Wang has returned to the Confucian Academy,” Shang Jiuli said with a smile. “Don’t worry, Mr. Wang is not angry. On the contrary, he asked me to tell you that your path is not easy, so take care of yourself.”

Hearing Mr. Wang's words, which his senior sister had relayed, Xiao Mo fell silent.

After a long pause, Xiao Mo nodded: "Understood."

Before long, the two arrived at the summit of Feather Ink Peak. The cold-faced senior brother—Senior Brother Luo—was already waiting in the courtyard.

After bowing to his teacher and senior brother, Xiao Mo began the class.

Xiao Mo discovered that Mr. Qi taught him in a different way than his senior brothers and sisters.

Mr. Qi was rather rigid in his approach to his senior brother Luo, often having him copy books.

When teaching Senior Sister Shang, Mr. Qi treated her like his own granddaughter, presenting some of the great principles of Confucian sages in the form of stories.

When it comes to himself, Mr. Qi uses a debate-style approach.

Xiao Mo is often pulled into debates by Mr. Qi, especially when Xiao Mo debates with him based on the concept of "unity of knowledge and action".

Each time, Xiao Mo was rendered speechless by the arguments and suffered a crushing defeat.

After losing the debate, Mr. Qi told Xiao Mo to continue studying and thinking, and to come back to debate with him again once he had figured things out a bit.

After each debate with Mr. Qi, Xiao Mo would make significant progress and gain a deeper understanding of Mr. Yangming's philosophy of mind from his previous life.

There were many times when Xiao Mo doubted life and questioned whether his understanding was wrong.

But Xiao Mo had a stubborn streak in his heart, a kind of unyielding tenacity.

He read more and more books, not only the works of Confucian sages, but also the works of various other schools of thought.

He pondered Yangming's philosophy of mind every day.

Sometimes, Xiao Mo would even sit on a rock, staring blankly at a bamboo stalk, just like Master Yangming.

"That concludes today's lesson. You may all go back and rest."

Two months later, around 5 PM, Mr. Qi finished his day's lessons.

The three of them stood up, bowed, and left the courtyard.

As usual, as soon as the class ended, Senior Brother Luo flew down the mountain, and no one knew what he was going to do.

Shang Jiuli, on the other hand, usually goes back to his courtyard to rest.

However, today, Xiao Mo stopped Shang Jiuli.

"Oh, how strange, Junior Brother isn't going to see the bamboo today?" Shang Jiuli teased.

Every time Xiao Mo was thoroughly refuted by his teacher, he would go to the bamboo forest to daydream.

"Senior Sister, please don't tease me." Xiao Mo smiled and shook his head. "There's something I'd like to ask of you, Senior Sister. I wonder if you have the time?"

"Oh? Tell me about it." Shang Jiuli's eyes sparkled with interest.

"That's how it is," Xiao Mo explained his situation.

After listening, Shang Jiuli nodded: "Of course, but, Senior Sister needs to complete the courses assigned by the teacher during the day. How about this, starting today, you come to my courtyard every night."

"Is this not a good idea?"

"What's wrong with that?" Shang Jiuli said with a smile. "There's no one else on Yu Mo Peak."

"But."

"That's the decision."

Shang Jiuli interrupted Xiao Mo.

She put her hands behind her back, bent down, and looked up at Xiao Mo, her tone deliberately coquettish and alluring.

"Your sister will be waiting for you tonight."

You must come secretly.

You absolutely mustn't let your childhood sweetheart find out!

(End of this chapter)