A retired aunt traveled through time and space, and her daughter became rich!

The air was humid and the light was dim.

Dozens of young people sat on the gravel ground in various postures, but most of them looked dejected, and some even buried their heads between their knees, crying quietly.

These young people were the ones who were organizing a literary gathering at Wenquan Mountain by the three major academies, but were kidnapped by robbers.

The three major academies in the capital are Dongcheng, Xicheng and Yulin.

Most of the students in Xicheng Academy are children of high-ranking officials and nobles, while most of the students in Dongcheng Academy are children of scholarly families. As for Yulin Academy, its fame and strength are slightly inferior to the former two, but it is already the best academy that children of common people can attend.

Although Yulin Academy often ranked last in imperial examinations and literary gatherings, it would always produce one or two outstanding top students every few years, so it has always been ranked among the top three over the years.

As for those small academies in the capital, they are far behind in terms of students, teachers, reputation and fame, and are not qualified to be compared with the first two.

The literary gathering at Wenquan Mountain has been held for at least fifty or sixty years.

Even in the West City and East City academies, only the most knowledgeable and outstanding students are qualified to attend.

The three academies each have their own strengths, and the teachers' teaching styles are also different. Picking out the best ones to discuss scriptures and philosophy can also broaden one's horizons and increase one's knowledge.

Although there had occasionally been times in previous years when the literary gatherings had been quite unsuccessful, that was simply because there had been disagreements over the selection of the top prize, which had led to heated arguments, even physical fights, and fistfights, which had shattered all civility and created personal grudges.

Just like today, more than fifty or sixty teachers and students were all kidnapped and almost all killed. This was the first time.

After tying up everyone, the masked robbers picked out a dozen sons of high-ranking officials and nobles and took them to an unknown place.

And these students who came from ordinary families were driven into this narrow valley.

The exit of the valley was guarded by robbers armed with knives and bows and arrows, and they were warned not to approach.

There was already a student from Yulin Academy who, on impulse, tried to climb over to the exit, but was shot in the chest by the robbers. He slipped and fell into a deep ditch, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

Wouldn't this scare the students who stay in the study all day long, devoted to reading the books of sages?

Many of the people here, although not from high-ranking officials or dignitaries, are from middle-class families.

Those who can be selected by the academy to participate in literary gatherings must be good at studying and have great potential.

In which family would such students not be highly valued and cared for?

But today, not only was he extremely frightened, he was also thrown to the bottom of this deep valley, with an empty stomach, exposed to the sun and bitten by insects.

And these damn robbers didn't even give them dinner. They were going to starve tonight, and who knows what terrible things would happen to them tomorrow.

"Brother Kong, don't cry."

"Yeah! I was already upset, and you kept crying, which made it even worse."

"As a man, why do you have to act like a child?"

"Humph, that's easy to say!"

"Well, what's the point of just complaining? It's better to conserve your energy and see if there's a chance to escape tomorrow!"

Even in such a dire situation, the students from the three colleges actually started arguing with each other.

Fortunately, after two meals of hunger, these people were exhausted and could only bicker.

Just as these people were bickering with each other, a thin shadow moved to the side quietly.

This thin shadow was none other than Hu Ge'er.

He was not very lucky either. Before, when he was in Dongcheng College, he skipped classes as fast as he had Hot Wheels on his feet.

They are young, have excellent memories, quick thinking and unique insights. Aren’t such children exactly the favorites of teachers?

The gentlemen discussed this privately, and they all felt that Hu Ge'er might become the most outstanding student in Dongcheng Academy in the past ten years.

Whether Dongcheng Academy can continue to work hard, surpass Xicheng Academy, and widen the gap with Yulin Academy, it may all depend on Hu Ge'er!

So this literary gathering was more than thirty miles away from the city. We had to leave the city early in the morning and return to the city after dark. It was a bit tiring for a child who had just turned ten years old, but the gentlemen still brought Hu Ge'er along.

No one expected that it was this kind of force that caused Hu Ge'er, at such a young age, to suffer so much along with his classmates who were only 17 or 18 years old.

Hu Ge'er took a fancy to a small bush. The bush was only half a person's height and there were not many people around.

He moved slowly to the bushes and crawled in using his hands and feet.

The light was dim at this time, and he was small in stature. He crouched down and crawled into the bushes, blending in seamlessly. It was almost impossible to tell that there was a boy in the bushes.

Only now did he dare to raise his wrist and gently pressed down on the side of the watch on his wrist.

The baby-sized watch dial lit up.

Hu Ge'er quickly scrolled through the watch screen, found the call, found the foreign number 1, and clicked to dial.

The magical object in his hand was secretly given to him and Sister Shan by his grandmother.

It is said that this magical object is worn even by the little boys in the fairy world.

With this watch, you can contact your parents at any time, even if they are thousands of miles away.

However, when this magical watch came to their mortal world, its effect was greatly reduced.

We can only contact our parents by phone when we are within ten miles away.

Before, he and Sister Shan had tried to talk to their grandmother at Su's residence.

Even if they were in the garden and their grandmother was in the bedroom, hundreds of steps apart, they could still hear their conversation clearly.

Watching the small icon on the dial floating slightly but still failing, Hu Ge'er sighed in disappointment.

I guess my grandmother and mother have just learned the news now, right?

How can it come so quickly?