Mutton did not taste like mutton, but it was still meat after all. It was a happy thing to have meat to eat. Therefore, the Headmaster could only continue to eat meat after he was vexed and angry. However, he kept sighing as he ate. He looked at the mutton in his hand and sighed at Sangsang and the sky.
Sangsang didn't understand what was going on. Ning Que didn't understand either. He patted her on the shoulder, indicating that it was okay. He moved to the Headmaster's side and asked in a low voice, "Teacher, is this a troublesome matter?"
He was referring to the matter of the Headmaster saving Sangsang and fighting with Haotian.
The Headmaster said sadly, "Of course it is troublesome."
Ning Que was slightly afraid and asked in a trembling voice, "Will Sangsang be alright?"
The Headmaster was furious and scolded, "You only care about your wife and not about me, your teacher? Do you know what filial piety means? She has taken the medicine, what else can happen to her? Are you afraid that she will die? Even if I die, she may not die! What I care about now is meat. I don't like meat anymore! "
Ning Que lifted his sleeves and wiped the spittle and grease off his face. He thought that the Headmaster's temper was getting worse. Could it be that he was tired from the fight with the Divine General of Light?
Thinking of this, he was no longer dissatisfied. He and Sangsang quickly served the Headmaster of the Academy meat and wine.
While serving the soup, Sangsang comforted him softly, "It is said that when people get old, their tempers become like that of a child. We just need to coax them."
Ning Que looked back at the Headmaster who was cursing and drinking on the meadow. He said worriedly, "I can bear with the Headmaster's temper, but I feel that something is wrong."
The roasted leg of mutton was not finished. Although Ning Que and Sangsang thought it was the best leg of mutton they had ever eaten in their lives, their appetite was limited, and the Headmaster did not like it.
The Headmaster was the one who ate the most in the Academy. Ning Que and Sangsang, who had been a cook in the Academy for a long time, knew this very well. Ning Que even felt that the ranking of the Academy's strength had nothing to do with the time of joining the Academy. It all depended on who ate the most. For example, the Eldest Brother looked gentle and calm, but if he really ate without restraint, the Second Brother would not be as good as him.
Sangsang asked the Headmaster, "Headmaster, what should we do with the rest of the mutton? Send them back to their tents? "
"They eat these roasted lamb legs every day and are already sick of it. How would they be willing to eat the leftovers? It would be a waste to give it to them."
The Headmaster motioned for her to put down the remaining roasted leg of lamb. Then he whistled toward the snow-capped hills in the north. The whistle was not loud, but it traveled far. The sheep that were grazing in the meadow raised their heads one after another.
Not long after, the ground of the Wilderness trembled slightly. The sheep in the meadow seemed to have sensed great fear and fled in all directions towards the south. Some of the sheep even fainted and pretended to be dead.
The Big Black Horse was chewing on a lamb leg at the bottom of the meadow. Suddenly, it raised its head and stared vigilantly at the north. The hair on its neck danced in the wind as if it was about to stand up.
A huge Snowfield Giant Wolf and a relatively skinny male wolf slowly walked over from the snowy hill in the north of the meadow. They didn't even look at the fainted sheep in the meadow and kept moving forward.
The Big Black Horse showed its white teeth and roared fiercely at the two wolves in the distance. It knew very well how terrifying the Snowfield Giant Wolf was and how much more terrifying the seemingly skinny male wolf was.
But since the Headmaster was beside it, it thought that it was invincible.
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When the female Snowfield Giant Wolf sat down, there seemed to be a small snow mountain on the meadow.
Sangsang looked at it curiously and reached out to touch it. She found that the skin of the Snowfield Giant Wolf was very soft.
The Snowfield Giant Wolf didn't have any reaction and let Sangsang touch it calmly. It looked extremely docile. When it smelled a very faint scent from Sangsang, it seemed to miss and comfort her in its eyes.
The thin and weak male wolf sat in front of the Headmaster with its two front paws in front of its chest, like a disciple bowing. Ning Que stood behind the Headmaster and looked at the scene. He found it very interesting.
The Headmaster motioned for Ning Que to pass the remaining roasted lamb leg to it.
After receiving the lamb leg, the skinny male wolf didn't eat it immediately. Instead, it bowed respectfully to the Headmaster and then looked at his wife with a dignified look.
The snow-white Snowfield Giant Wolf left Sangsang reluctantly and came to the Headmaster to bow.
The Headmaster looked at the messy fur of the male wolf and knew that the wolves had a hard time in the Wilderness after they went south these years. He reached out and gently stroked its head.
The skinny male wolf didn't move and let the Headmaster stroke it. Its body trembled slightly and it seemed to be very excited and happy. The Headmaster looked at it and said, "I don't know if I can see you in the future, so I asked you to come here."
At this time, Sangsang walked over and listened to the Headmaster's words. Somehow, she felt a little sad.
The Headmaster looked at her and said, "They are the parents of Tang Tang's little white wolf."
Sangsang then knew why the female Snowfield Giant Wolf showed such an expression. She must have missed her child in the Back Mountain of the Academy. The sadness in her heart grew stronger.
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After the Snowfield Giant Wolf couple left, the black horse carriage also left the herdsmen's tribe. The horse hooves with the fragrance of mutton fell and rose on the grassland, leaving footprints that attracted many ants.
In the carriage, Sangsang was massaging the Headmaster's back. She seemed to have fully recovered and was good at serving people. The Headmaster also liked being served by her. His eyes gradually closed and he seemed to be falling asleep.
Ning Que looked at Sangsang and smiled, silently thanking her for her hard work. Sangsang smiled and shook her head, indicating that she was not tired at all and that she was very willing to serve the Headmaster.
Although there were many barbarians living in the vast Wilderness, compared to the Central Plains, it was still a sparsely populated place. They often ran for days without meeting a single person.
The journey was very quiet and Ning Que was about to fall asleep. Suddenly, there was a noise outside the window. There were peddlers, people shouting to open the road, waiter greeting guests, horse hooves and greetings.
Why did the Wilderness suddenly become so lively? Did the Big Black Horse find a big tribe? Ning Que was confused. He opened the curtains and looked outside. Then his body suddenly stiffened.
Sangsang came to the window and poked her head out. She was so shocked by what she saw that she almost screamed out loud.
The black horse carriage was stopped on a busy long street.
The streets were crowded with buildings, pedestrians weaved in and out, shops like a forest. Peddlers called out their wares one after another. Sedan bearers shouted as they carried their sedan chairs, and arrogant young men rode past on their horses.
Ning Que did not know where they were, but he was very sure that it could not be the Wilderness.
The Headmaster woke up and looked at the young couple who were in a daze by the window. He asked, "Have we arrived?"
Sangsang nodded subconsciously. Then she suddenly felt that something was wrong. She looked back at the Headmaster and said, "We have arrived, but we don't know where."
The Headmaster looked out of the window and said, "Yes, this is the capital of the Kingdom of Song."
Ning Que and Sangsang were both shocked. They could not understand how they had arrived at the capital of the Kingdom of Song a moment ago when they were still eating roasted lamb in the extreme north of the Wilderness.
The Kingdom of Song was on the shore of the East Sea, thousands of miles away from the north of the Wilderness!
The one who was the most shocked was the Big Black Horse. It had been pulling the carriage all the way. Ning Que and Sangsang did not see the process, but it saw it clearly.
There was grass in front of it, but when its hooves landed, it landed on the bluestone road. The sudden change of thousands of miles scared it so much that its hooves became weak.
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There were many things that normal people would never be able to do. But as long as the Headmaster helped, nothing was impossible. For example, Sangsang was seriously ill and Ning Que was injured all over. But now they were all healed.
There were many things that could not be understood, but as long as it was related to the Headmaster, then it could be understood. Ning Que and Sangsang now had such a thought. Because the Headmaster was not human. Ning Que even thought that the Headmaster was not human.
The black horse carriage moved slowly on the bustling street of the capital of the Kingdom of Song. The Taoist temple was surrounded by a dense crowd, praying for the Holy War in the Wilderness. They did not know the outcome of the Holy War, nor did they know that the most important person in the war had now come to the Kingdom of Song, to their side.
When the dark night faded and the light gradually faded, the blue sky and white clouds reappeared. The people of the Kingdom of Song stood up from the ground. Their lives had returned to normal at an unimaginable speed. Not everyone was still concerned about what had happened in the Wilderness of the North. Some people had already begun to care about their small businesses and their own careers.
The black horse carriage stopped in front of an inconspicuous restaurant.
The restaurant was already bustling with noise and the sound of drinking and fists could be heard incessantly. The Headmaster led Ning Que and Sangsang into the restaurant. They passed by the diners and drunkards and came to the relatively quiet third floor.
"A moment ago, they were kneeling on the ground and shivering. Now they are drinking and eating. The business of the restaurant is so good, not only because of the fear, but also because everyone needs to eat."
The Headmaster looked at the diners downstairs and said, "For ordinary people, eating is always the most important thing, because eating is for living. And living is more important than the war in the Wilderness, more important than law, more important than morality, more important than faith, more important than anything else."
"Living is the most important thing. It's the only purpose of living. Anything like emotions or knowledge is just an accessory to living. I have to understand this order."
Ning Que thought for a while and said, "But there must be some meaning to living, or it will be meaningless."
The Headmaster said, "Of course there must be some pursuit. But you must first live, then you are qualified to find meaning."
"Absolute self-interest? Against all sacrifices? "
"I am not talking about one person's life, but the life of many people."
"It seems very complicated … Teacher, what are you trying to teach me?"
"I want to tell you that since living is the most important thing in the world, then eating is the most important thing in the world."
Ning Que touched his belly and thought that he had just eaten roast lamb leg. What else was he going to eat?
Before he could figure it out, the Headmaster had already picked up the menu and ordered 18 dishes.
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(I suddenly want to change the introduction to: This is the story of an old foodie and many young foodies …) If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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