"I've heard everything."
The butler bowed. Even before he introduced Sun Mo, his face was filled with admiration. Sun Mo wasn't simple.
The old master was really good at judging people. He was steady, accurate, and ruthless!
"Tell me about it!"
Zheng Qingfang yawned. Although his body was fatigued, his mental state was very good. This was especially so for his brain. In the past, he felt dizzy as if someone had smashed him with a hammer. But after Sun Mo's massage, he felt so comfortable that he wanted to cry out.
"Because Sun Mo is An Xinhui's fiancé..."
The butler was interrupted just when he started.
"What did you say?"
Zheng Qingfang was astonished. What was going on with this marriage?
"It's a marriage arranged by the old headmaster. Sun Mo's father is the old headmaster's favorite student!"
The butler explained.
"So this is the case."
Zheng Qingfang was enlightened. The old headmaster didn't care much about family background. Hence, it was completely possible for An Xinhui to marry the penniless Sun Mo.
In the past, he had visited the old headmaster for his grandson's sake and asked for this marriage, but he was rejected. Sun Mo could be considered his' enemy '.
"Hehe, interesting!"
Zheng Qingfang felt a little rueful. How good would it be if the old headmaster could successfully step into the saint realm? Not only would the Tang Country's great teacher world have another hegemon, but their influence toward the various countries of the Nine Provinces would also increase greatly.
"Because of his identity as Sun Mo's fiancé, he was ostracized by Zhang Hanfu and thrown into the logistics department. Many people called him a man who sponged off a woman and were waiting to see a good show. However, he didn't give up. Instead, he relied on his outstanding talent to defeat Jixia Learning Palace's Qin Fen and recruited five new students, officially becoming a teacher of the Central Province Academy."
The butler started to introduce Sun Mo's recent experiences.
As an important subject of the imperial court, Zheng Qingfang had seen too many talented young people. At the start, he didn't care, but the more he heard, the more shocked he became.
Sun Mo possessed 'God Hands' that caused all the students in the school to go crazy. Sun Mo opened up a new subject, and from the first lesson, the number of people attending his lecture was always full. If one didn't reserve a seat two hours in advance, there wouldn't be a seat available. The difficulty of getting a seat wasn't inferior to a great teacher with a star.
For the sake of a girl who carried swill, Sun Mo was enraged and violently bashed up the school's logistics department head. Moreover, he had long since laid out a plan and acted only after he had planned it out. He subdued Yang Cai's number one lackey and pulled him down completely.
After that, he arranged a duel with Gao Ben, a graduate from the Westshore Military School, one of the Nine Greats. On the dueling platform of the school's victory dojo, his students won all three battles, and all of them were against opponents of a higher cultivation level.
This indicated that Sun Mo had impressive teaching and guidance abilities.
Naturally, what Zheng Qingfang admired the most was that Sun Mo had rebuked Zhou Yong and expelled this school bully during the Entire School Meeting. Zheng Qingfang knew that it would be very difficult.
Who would be willing to offend these tycoons? However, Sun Mo had done it.
"Right now, Sun Mo's reputation is extremely great in the school!"
The butler sighed.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from the butler + 30. Friendly (120/1,000).
"In the future, you have to call him Teacher Sun!"
Zheng Qingfang reminded.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Zheng Qingfang + 100. Friendly (340/1,000).
"Yes, Master!"
As the saying goes, the Prime Minister's doorstep is a fifth-rank official. As an old man who had followed Zheng Qingfang for more than twenty years, most officials and businessmen would greet him with a smile.
However, when facing Sun Mo, the butler didn't dare to show the slightest bit of disrespect. Even if the old master didn't say it, he would still address Sun Mo as Teacher.
"What a promising young man!"
Zheng Qingfang sighed ruefully. He thought of the few girls among his juniors who were of a suitable age. Leaving aside the fact that Sun Mo was An Xinhui's fiance, even if he wasn't, he wouldn't be able to marry such an outstanding young man like Sun Mo.
Sigh, I'm not worthy of her!
"Go and check what hobbies Sun Mo has and prepare a great gift for me!"
Zheng Qingfang instructed that the favor could not be returned, but the gift had to be delivered. Otherwise, the other party would think that he was burning the bridge after crossing it.
"Old Master, Teacher Sun doesn't seem to have any hobbies. He spends his days giving lessons, drawing spirit gathering runes, guiding students, and cultivating."
The butler smiled. "His lifestyle is very disciplined. I've asked the gatekeeper. Other than leaving school to buy a few potted plants, he doesn't usually go out."
"Not going to the brothel?"
Zheng Qingfang was stunned.
Sun Mo was 20 years old. This was the age where he knew how good women were and couldn't control himself. However, Sun Mo was actually so disciplined?
No wonder he could rise to fame so quickly!
"This can't do. Regardless of whether he succeeds or not, I have to let Sun Mo take a look at my granddaughters. If I miss out on such an outstanding son-in-law, I'd feel heartache."
Zheng Qingfang made up his mind. "Go and pick two nimble and quick-witted girls and send them to Sun Mo. They'll help him do some housework and take care of his daily life. This way, he won't need to be distracted by such trifling matters and can focus on his studies and work."
"Yes, Old Master!"
The butler nodded. His expression didn't change, but he was shocked in his heart. Wasn't the Old Master treating Sun Mo a little too well?
For aristocratic clans like theirs, they would always pick smart and beautiful boys and girls from young. They would teach them how to read and write and how to serve others.
For boys, when they grew up, they would either stay by their master's side or be sent out to be a shopkeeper to manage the business.
For girls, they would be concubines and help manage the finances and family. Sometimes, they would also have to guard against the female master from cheating on them.
Such servants that could be used for their entire lives were the most loyal. Usually, they would only be assigned to the direct descendants of the clan. But now, the Old Master had sent two of them out in one go.
"Old Master!"
The butler hesitated a little.
"What's wrong?"
Zheng Qingfang frowned.
"Those girls have grown up in our clan since young. If they are given to Teacher Sun, I'm afraid they..."
The butler didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.
In the Zheng Clan, once they became the young master's concubine, it would be like a crow flying up a branch to become a phoenix. If they were given to Sun Mo, they would have to do all sorts of manual labor. The difference was so great, who would be willing?
The butler was worried that the girls would intentionally spoil things and incur Sun Mo's displeasure. If that was the case, this great gift would spoil things instead.
"Ha, what are you worried about? Sun Mo is a teacher, how can he not subdue two girls? Moreover, Sun Mo would surely become a great teacher in the future. If those two girls are smart, they would know how great of an honor it is to serve Sun Mo. "
Zheng Qingfang coldly snorted.
This place was the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces, a semi-feudal and semi-slave society at its peak. Hence, Zheng Qingfang basically wouldn't care about the wishes of the two girls.
A single sentence from him would determine the fates of the two girls.
"I've said too much."
The butler lowered his head.
"Now that you said this, you've reminded me. Remember to pick two of the prettiest girls."
Since he was giving gifts, he had to make sure they were satisfactory. An Xinhui was a great beauty on the Devastating Beauty Rankings. It wasn't enough for the maids to only be beautiful.
Zheng Qingfang truly didn't have any other intentions. He just wanted to express his sincerity.
"This..."
The butler felt his head turning numb. Did he have to treat Sun Mo so well? Moreover, the two prettiest girls had long since been eyed by Young Master Sun. If Old Master were to give them away like this, something might happen.
"What's wrong?"
Zheng Qingfang frowned.
"Nothing, I just feel that I have to remind Old Master about something."
The butler decided not to speak too much about the matter of the maids.
"Speak!"
Zheng Qingfang lifted his hand and pointed at the cabinet.
The butler instantly understood. Recently, the Old Master's pastime was to read 'Journey to the West' before meals and admire the [Sanzang's Journey to the West Painting] after meals. If he didn't look at it for two hours every day, he would feel uncomfortable.
Hence, the butler went over and took out the precious [Sanzang's Journey to the West Painting] while reporting, "That highness has become Sun Mo's personal student."
"Which highness?"
Zheng Qingfang didn't understand. Jinling was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and was filled with magnificence and history. Many members of the royal family would stay here. Hence, there were as many kings and princesses as dogs.
If there were too many things, they wouldn't be valuable anymore.
"The one who came from Bianliang to relax!"
The butler's voice became a lot softer. There was no solution to it. When it involved matters of the royal family, it wouldn't be too much no matter how respectful one was.
"What?"
Zheng Qingfang, who was originally leaning against the bed, straightened his back. "Are you sure there's no mistake?"
"I've asked around many times and even personally seen it. There's no mistake!"
As the butler spoke, his heart was filled with admiration. What kind of dog-shit luck did Sun Mo have? He casually took in a personal student and even managed to recruit this highness.
In this lifetime, he could be considered to have tied himself to a golden thigh and was going to soar.
"This is bad!"
Zheng Qingfang's expression sank. The teacher of that highness was only qualified to be a 7-star or 8-star great teacher. Hence, someone like Sun Mo who had just joined wouldn't even have a chance to be a study companion.
If this news were to spread, Sun Mo would surely be out of luck.
Because acknowledging a teacher was a very sacred matter, let alone the fact that this concerned the reputation of a member of the royal family. Hence, Sun Mo could only be the one to back out. What he was afraid of was that the other party might give him an unexpected death. That would be troublesome.
"Keep the painting, I want to look for Sun Mo!"
Zheng Qingfang grew anxious.
"Old Master, your body hasn't recovered yet!"
The butler dissuaded him.
At this moment, a servant came to report that someone named Sun Mo had come to visit.
"So late?"
Zheng Qingfang glanced at the sky. After that, he got up and put on his clothes. "Quickly invite him in!"
...
The place where Zheng Qingfang received Sun Mo was the study room. This caused the servants to be extremely surprised and all of them were guessing which esteemed guest had come.
The Zheng Clan was very big and had all sorts of facilities.
Usually, guests who came to visit could leave after giving their gifts. They wouldn't even be able to see Zheng Qingfang's face. Those who were slightly more esteemed could enter the living room to drink tea and eat some pastries.
For those who were directly invited to the study room, they were Zheng Qingfang's friends. Hence, the servants didn't dare to slight them.
Even the person leading the way was the butler. The manservant didn't even have the chance to get close.
"Uncle Zheng, it's really presumptuous of me to visit you. However, this matter is urgent, so I can only apologize later."
Sun Mo was very anxious.
"You are treating me as an outsider by saying this."
Zheng Qingfang interrupted Sun Mo. "If there's anything I can help with, I'll definitely do it."
"My disciple is missing."
After Sun Mo said this, Zheng Qingfang was so frightened that he jumped up from his chair. Her highness was missing? All the officials in Jinling City would go crazy.
Who was the one courting death?
"My disciple, Lu Zhiruo, has been missing for a day. I suspect that she was kidnapped by Zhou Yong."
Sun Mo spoke bluntly.
At this moment, the situation was urgent and Sun Mo couldn't be bothered to choose his words.
"Don't be anxious, I'll arrange for people to look for her now." Zheng Qingfang consoled. "Do you have a portrait?"
"No."
Sun Mo shook his head. "But I can draw it now!"
"Men, prepare the brush, ink, and paper!"
Zheng Qingfang's spirits stirred and he immediately shouted. He could finally see Sun Mo painting again. Sigh, although he shouldn't be excited that Sun Mo had lost his disciple, he couldn't help it!
After all, this was the work of a famous artist!
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