The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

"What?"

"Not attending class?"

Li Zhen was taken aback: "Sir, you've been telling us all this so that we'd pay attention in class, right?"

He had already made plans, thinking that he would listen carefully to the teacher's lessons, and even if he felt sleepy, he would force himself to learn.

So that I can be worthy of everything I will have in the future.

Now Chen Huai'an suddenly tells them that they won't be attending class?

Li Chengqian stared blankly at the people around him. Although many people were unwilling to come to Hongwen Hall, at least several had come.

These people were all summoned by Chen Huai'an.

Now that they've arrived, Chen Huai'an says, "Aren't you going to give them a lesson?"

What on earth is going on here?

"I don't think I ever said I was going to give you a lesson, did I?" Chen Huai'an raised an eyebrow.

Everyone was taken aback at first, then thought about it carefully and realized that Chen Huai'an had indeed never said he would give them a lesson.

However, everyone had a preconceived notion that Chen Huai'an, as a teacher, seemed to have nothing else to do besides giving them lessons.

"Then... if we don't have class, what are we supposed to do?" Tang Heshang was puzzled, unable to understand what this man was up to.

"Don't you guys just not listen to classical Chinese?" Chen Huai'an shrugged. "Since you can't understand it, even if you force yourself to learn, it will only be counterproductive. And it'll be painful for me to teach you, so why should I teach you?"

"Besides, there are plenty of teachers at Hongwen Academy. They can teach you all those grand principles and classic texts."

"All I need to do is make the arrangements."

Everyone: "..."

That makes perfect sense.

The teenagers couldn't help but complain in their hearts.

In fact, as Li Chengqian's main teacher, Chen Huai'an doesn't need to do everything himself; he can delegate many things to other scholars.

In modern terms, Chen Huai'an was a homeroom teacher, a homeroom teacher with immense power.

He arranges all the students' learning tasks. He only needs to be responsible for the main teaching duties, such as moral education. As for other aspects, they are taught by the corresponding teachers.

"Sir, since you're not going to give us lessons, are we just supposed to do nothing?" Li Chengqian asked, puzzled.

"Of course not!" Chen Huai'an suddenly smiled. "Everyone?"

"I know that you have special identities and your fathers were extremely powerful. You were born to stand at the top and will inherit everything your fathers have in the future."

"But... your reputation doesn't seem to be very good, does it?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Chumo and the others lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Apart from Li Chengqian, who was strictly controlled, most of the people present did not have a good reputation.

When they go out, they're disliked by both people and dogs.

After all, they are a group of kids with powerful backgrounds who haven't fully matured yet, so it's normal for them to like playing and making a fuss.

They're not exactly bullies or tyrannical, and they won't cause any major trouble, but they're prone to minor mishaps and aren't exactly likable.

"I think... your parents must also be very disappointed in you and scold you for being so useless, right?" Chen Huai'an's smile was inscrutable.

The boys were even more embarrassed. Tang Heshang grinned and said, "To be honest, when I came out this morning, my mother heard that I had taken the initiative to come to Hongwen Academy to study. She was so excited that she prayed to the gods and Buddhas, saying that our ancestors had opened their eyes and blessed us."

"They said my son had finally figured things out, thank God and thank Earth."

Chen Huai'an: "..."

He forced a smile and said, "Look at your fathers, each one of them is a true hero, either erudite or incomparably brave, right?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

"I know you're all still young and like to play." Chen Huai'an stood up and slowly walked down. "But you're all quite young. There's nothing wrong with kids liking to play, is there?"

"Maybe your fathers were still raiding bird nests when they were your age, right?"

Cheng Chumo burst out laughing: "Yes, that's exactly it!"

Chen Huai'an immediately said, "Then why is it that everyone else is playing, but others are disappointed in you? They say you're useless, and keep saying things like 'you're hopeless'?"

"This is outrageous!"

Chen Huai'an was sitting next to a group of teenagers, but they were no longer paying attention to him. They were all stunned for a moment, and then filled with righteous indignation.

"Exactly! They played before, so why aren't we allowed to play when it's our turn?"

Cheng Chumo said angrily, "I didn't bully men or women. I just like to fight crickets, raid bird nests, and peep at young widows taking baths."

"My husband, Lao Cheng, has done these things before, so why can't I?"

Chen Huai'an: "..."

Cricket fighting and raiding bird nests are nothing unusual, but what the heck is that in the back?

Before he could figure it out, Li Zhen said dejectedly, "Yes, I didn't even notice unless the gentleman said so."

"Isn't this a double standard? Besides playing around, there's nothing else I can do right now!"

"I can't even ask about family matters. Every time, they say I'm too young and don't know anything, and then tell me to get lost."

"I'm just wondering, since I'm so young and can't do anything, let alone ask questions, what can I do besides play?"

Li Chengqian pursed his lips and said weakly, "I can still study."

He always felt that Chen Huai'an was up to no good, like a big bad wolf who had been plotting and laying the groundwork for a long time, about to bare its fangs at them, the little white sheep!

The boys ignored Li Chengqian, so Tang Heshang asked directly, "Sir, why are they treating us like this? Can you tell us?"

"Because they're too amazing!" Chen Huai'an said seriously.

Are they amazing?

Cheng Chumo and the others were puzzled.

Chen Huai'an didn't keep them in suspense and said leisurely, "As the saying goes, dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and a rat's son knows how to dig a hole."

"Everyone believes in the saying, 'Like father, like son!'"

"Because your fathers are so powerful, as their sons, everyone naturally has extraordinary expectations for you."

"They believe that you, as the inheritors of their bloodline, should be like your fathers, either erudite or invincible on the battlefield."

"Once you start showing the same playful nature as other normal children, people will say, 'Look at so-and-so, what a tiger father, what a dog son!'"

"I'm afraid there won't be any successors in the future!"

"Is that right?"

Cheng Chumo and the others stared wide-eyed!

Is this correct?

That's absolutely right!!

Absolutely right!

"Hiss!" Li Zhen slammed his hand on the table, furious. "I knew it! All we did was have a little fun! Why the hell did we become so useless? Why are we so hopeless?"

"So it's all because of that old man in the family?"

"This damn thing, when that old man comes back, you'll see how I scold him."

Chen Huai'an: "..."

"..."