I have been a saint in the world for three thousand years

The front hall was quiet.

Even the streets were empty at this moment.

All the dignitaries in Yong'an City pricked up their ears and listened attentively to the movements in the back hall.

When Ji Jingchun recited the second stanza, someone couldn't contain his excitement and shouted out loud.

Ji Jingchun had a dazed look on his face and stood there in a daze.

"People have sorrows and joys, and the moon is cloudy and clear. This matter is hard to come by in ancient times."

He kept chewing this passage in his mouth.

An indescribable emotion suddenly appeared on his face, as if these words brought back some forgotten memories.

It was a long time before Ji Jingchun woke up.

He quickly organized his expression, and after holding it in for a long time, he finally said the word "good poem" just like the person in the front hall.

As a result, he couldn't help but feel a love for talent and began to persuade Yan Xiu.

But Yan Xiu finally smiled and shook his head to refuse.

"Mr. Ji, there is no need to persuade me anymore. I have made up my mind."

Ji Jingchun sighed heavily again in response to this.

"I plan to stay in Yong'an City for another five days. You two young friends should take this time to pack your luggage and say goodbye to your relatives and friends."

Seeing this, Xie Shucheng and Lin Jianqiu asked, "Is Moyun Academy far away?"

Ji Jingchun chuckled when he heard that.

"If we calculate based on the speed of carriages and horses, it will take at least a month to walk from Yong'an City to Moyun Academy."

Hearing this, they both panicked.

After all, from childhood to adulthood, the farthest place they had ever been to in their lives was from Anxi Village to Yong'an City.

Now that I heard that it would take a month to travel by carriage, I felt a little uneasy for a moment.

Yan Xiu patted their heads and comforted them softly: "Haven't you always wanted to go to school? This Moyun Academy is better than all the academies in Yong'an City."

Lin Jianqiu rubbed the corner of his clothes and lowered his head deeply.

"But, but Brother Yan, we don't have money to pay tuition..."

Her tone was so humble that people couldn't help but feel pity for her.

Seeing this, Ji Jingchun quickly explained: "With me here, you don't have to worry about the tuition."

Despite this, the two still felt uneasy.

Only after Yan Xiu patiently comforted them did they feel relieved.

Before leaving, Ji Jingchun carefully picked up the paper with the second stanza written on it, fearing that a corner would be wrinkled.

"Master Yan, I'll take this away from you now, how about that?"

Yan Xiu naturally would not refuse this, he just smiled and nodded.

After getting permission, Ji Jingchun left the clinic happily.

And those dignitaries who wanted to make friends with Yan Xiu came up one by one.

As the saying goes, don’t hit someone with a smiling face.

So Yan Xiu naturally wouldn't refuse with a straight face.

But I wonder what kind of expressions they will have when they find out that the people going to Mo Yun Academy are Xie Shucheng and not Yan Xiu.

It was more than an hour later that Yan Xiu sent this group of people away.

Xie Shucheng and Lin Jianqiu stood in the corner with awkward looks on their faces.

Seeing this, Yan Xiu waved and called them to his side.

"You have heard what Mr. Ji said just now. You don't need to help in the store for the next few days. Go home and tell your parents."

After saying that, he took out some silver from the counter and put it in their hands.

"This trip to Moyun Academy is long and arduous. Take this money to buy some food for the journey so you don't get hungry."

Seeing that the two of them still had a confused expression, Yan Xiu smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He immediately closed the clinic and personally sent them home.

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Anxi Village.

It is located 31 miles west of Yong'an City, with more than a hundred households, and is adjacent to the Mu River.

Mu River is rich in a kind of fish called snail green.

The meat of this fish is delicious, tender and refreshing, so most of the villagers in Anxi Village make a living by fishing.

The wealthy families in the city naturally looked down on the fishermen's trifles.

But in Anxi Village, it is already considered a top-notch profitable business and is naturally controlled by the village head.

Three figures, one tall and two short, walked on the muddy road.

The road is not a wide and flat bluestone avenue, but a winding muddy path.

Whenever the rainy season comes, the rain will wash the soil and make it extremely soft.

If pedestrians are not careful, they will fall into the mud and become miserable.

The roadsides were overgrown with weeds.

Occasionally, there are a few withered trees standing alone, with sparse branches and leaves, as if even the last bit of life is gradually disappearing.

There are some crops planted sparsely on the barren land between the fields.

Most of the houses in the village are simple bamboo huts.

The thatched roof has become dilapidated due to the erosion of wind and rain.

Xie Shucheng and Lin Jianqiu's families are neighbors and live very close to each other.

When their parents saw their children coming back, their faces were filled with unspeakable joy.

Thanks to working as a helper in Yan Xiu's clinic, the originally poor family's financial situation gradually improved.

Although they are still not as good as the people in the city, compared with the past, there have been earth-shaking changes.

When Xie Shucheng and his friends told their parents that they wanted to study at Mo Yun Academy, they did not raise any objections.

Although they didn't know what Mo Yun Academy was, they knew the simple truth that studying hard could lead to becoming a high-ranking official.

But when I heard that the journey alone would take a month and that it would be very difficult to see each other again, I couldn't help but feel worried.

For a moment, there was a strong reluctance in each other's words.

Yan Xiu sat on the roof, listening quietly to the sounds from the hut below, lost in thought for a long time.

"Mother hands line, wandering clothing.

Departure thick seam, meaning fear of delay in return.

Who says that the love of a child can repay the kindness of his parents? "

He looked at the mountains in the distance and murmured softly.

Now that the two were about to go on a long journey, they naturally cherished the opportunity to spend time with their parents and had not left the house for four consecutive days.

It was not until the last day agreed with Ji Jingchun that they reluctantly left home.

Looking at their parents' reluctant eyes, Xie Shucheng and Lin Jianqiu both had red eyes.

"Let's go and meet Shen Yi again."

Yan Xiu brought the two of them back to Yong'an City again and came to the courtyard where Shen Zhi lived.

inside the room.

The three people who hadn't seen each other for a long time confided in each other.

When Shen Zhi learned that Xie Shucheng and others were going to Mo Yun Academy for further studies, he seemed very excited.

"When I make a name for myself in the martial arts world, I will definitely go to Mo Yun Academy to look for you two."

"Then the three of us will go out into the world and live a carefree and free life!"

When he said this, Shen Zhi was shaking with excitement, as if he could already foresee what his future would be like in the martial arts world.

Although they had heard about the martial arts world from storytellers, they had never seen it in person. How could they not be yearning for it?

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The next day.

Outside Yong'an City.

A large group of people gathered in front of the tavern.

Although there were people of both old and young in the crowd, they were all prominent people in Yong'an City without exception.

Knowing that Ji Jingchun was leaving today, they came together to see him off.

In a luxurious carriage.

Xie Shucheng and Lin Jianqiu carefully peeked at the scene outside through the gap in the car window.

Although I have made preparations, I can't suppress the reluctance in my heart before leaving.

Ji Jingchun bowed to the crowd.

"I am leaving today. It is my honor to have you see me off."

Upon hearing this, everyone returned the gift.

The reason why Ji Jingchun resigned as the president of Mo Yun Academy was that some things happened that made him disheartened.

This incident caused him to retire and return to his hometown, never to interfere in the affairs of Confucian scholars again.

During this period of time, the dignitaries in Yong'an City also learned through their own channels the reason why Ji Jingchun came here.