Adoption brings disaster

By the way, the opening ceremony of this college cannot be held in the afternoon, but I am really tired now and I really don’t have enough energy to get up early for the opening ceremony.

It would be possible to stay at the manor a day in advance, but it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. I can never get used to living in these low earthen houses at the manor.

I managed to sleep for a while in the carriage this morning, but Liu Shuiqing kept talking, so I didn't sleep very well. Now I really have no energy, and I still need to get a good sleep.

Actually, I didn't do anything at this Spring Festival. Liu Shuiqing was the one talking the whole morning, and I agreed with him once in a while. It was only during lunch that I adopted him as my adopted son and talked a little more.

I haven't said as much as I did in a whole class, but my body is really not feeling well, so I am really tired.

I can't imagine how tiring it is. Let me put it this way, after I wrote down a simple draft in my mind, my brain felt like it was blocked and I couldn't think of a single extra word. Not only that, I also slowly started to forget what I had originally thought of.

In this condition, it is impossible for me to stay in the village for one night and then go through the trouble of the opening ceremony the next day.

However, for a modern person like me, I don’t really care about auspicious time and place. To those farmers, I am a god in the sky. With a god in charge, any time is an auspicious time, and any place is an auspicious place.

Therefore, I am not superstitious. When Li Er and others saw that I had fallen asleep, they started to prepare for the opening ceremony. The children had already stood in line according to the regulations, and they were just waiting for me to get up so that they could start the opening ceremony.

Just after noon, I sat in the upper seat in the courtyard of the academy. Because of my high status, the head of the village specially had a platform built. When I sat on the platform, I was much higher than the standing farmers to show their respect for me.

As Li Er announced the start of school, students of appropriate age followed the two teachers into the school. The two teachers sat on chairs under the stage, and the students' three kneelings and nine bows marked the beginning of the ceremony.

The first student at the head of the group was my adopted son. I glanced at Li Er, who understood what I meant and whispered in my ear, "This child is both virtuous and academically excellent, so he was meant to be at the front."

What Li Er meant was that the child was originally standing in the front, but because he was my adopted son, he stood at the very front.

This kind of social etiquette is harmless, and the child is not a bad person, and others can't find any fault with him, so I just pretended not to see it.

Following behind was a girl with a claw-like thing hanging around her waist, but it was different from ordinary claws. I guess this girl was the apprentice of the Death Detective.

I can't tell who has higher talent and who has lower talent, but since the Death Detective chose a girl as his successor, for this era, this special treatment is enough to show that the girl's talent is probably very high.

And Li Qinghan also said that this child is extremely talented, so he must be extremely talented.

I thought about it in my heart, and looked at the girl curiously.

The child had clear and bright eyes and a very gentle face. I thought that as long as he was taken good care of, he would not go too far astray.

In addition to a good education, she should also be given a correct view of love so that she will not be deceived by those slick and stinky men.

It is said that girls in this kind of village are most likely to be deceived by those gangsters. It gives me a headache just thinking about it.

I have to let Li Er take good care of her, and also get her a badge to enter the palace so that she can come to the palace from time to time and let me educate her properly.

I was thinking about all this in my mind as the students all saluted and stood in front of the two masters.

Seeing this, I cleared my throat and began my speech.

"Teachers and students, good afternoon everyone. Today is a happy day. Our New Agricultural School has finally opened."

A Da took the lead in clapping, and the farmers followed suit. Only the students were confused. How could this be different from what they had agreed upon? However, they quickly followed suit and applauded.

"I am honored to be the principal of Xinnong School. We currently have two teachers and 28 students. The teachers must teach diligently, and the students must study hard."

No one knew what the terms "principal" and "teacher" meant, but that didn't stop them from knowing who I was talking about.

"Everyone knows that before this village came into my hands, countless people starved to death or froze to death every year. But not this year. This winter, everyone has a roof over their heads, clothes to keep them warm, and food to fill their stomachs. Why is that?"

"It's all thanks to His Highness's protection. Everyone in the village is grateful for His Highness's kindness." The village head shouted, and the others immediately followed suit, "Your Highness is so kind, Your Highness is so kind."

I was happy to hear this, but it was not the answer I wanted.

So I changed the subject and said, "How many His Majesty Qianqiu are there in this world? There is only one His Majesty Qianqiu."

Actually, it’s not that I’m so kind, but I have money and don’t spend it much, so naturally I don’t need to strip the poor of their last shirt.

"You have clothes to wear and food to eat now, but there are so many manors in the world. Can other manors also provide clothes to wear and food to eat?"

My loud questioning made the children's blood boil and their eyes became hot.

"I wish I had thousands of mansions to shelter the poor and bring joy to all the world's scholars. We not only want to make the poor and bring joy to the world, we want to ensure that all the poor and needy people in the world have clothes to wear and food to eat, so that all the people can be happy. Tell me, are you willing to study hard and work hard for this noble ideal?"

Children are most easily instigated, especially when it comes to things that benefit the world. They will dance with joy and say "I do" excitedly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost set, I continued in a low voice, "But this lofty ideal is not so easy to achieve. The first step is to study hard and integrate thought and action. Once you have knowledge and skills, you can use this knowledge and pass it on to more people, so that all the people in the world can be like us, with enough food and clothing, and all the poor people in the world can live a good life."

Having said that, the next step is to have a sense of ceremony to strengthen everyone’s faith.

I also stood up and said seriously to the children below: "I say a sentence and you follow me."

"I swear."

"I swear."

"I am willing to study hard for the benefit of the people of the world. No matter what hardships I encounter, I will never give up until my ideal is realized. I swear..."

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After doing all this, I really couldn't hold on any longer and fell heavily on the chair. The kids were so excited that I tried hard to look natural when I fell down, and no one noticed that I was feeling unwell.

I forced myself to leave the school, making the excuse that I had something important to go back to the palace for and would not attend the opening ceremony.

After I got on the carriage, Ada realized that something was wrong with me. He quickly took out the pills he had prepared earlier and fed them to me. I felt a little better then, and lay down softly in the carriage, closing my eyes and dozing off.

"Qianqiu, there is something I don't quite understand." Liu Shuiqing saw that I was not feeling well and shouldn't have disturbed me, but he was very confused and knew that he wouldn't understand unless he asked, so he asked carefully.

"If you don't understand something, just tell me. If we want to know something, we can just ask directly. There's no need for this." I said with all my strength.

"How could a woman be present at such an important event as the opening of a school? And she didn't even cover her face. She has absolutely no manners at all. You said the farmers didn't understand, but why didn't your shopkeeper and the two teachers remind them?"

Living in a world of gender equality, I have seen since childhood that women and men can study under the same roof. In my eyes, there is nothing to be surprised about. However, for people of this era, this is indeed an unforgivable sin.

I knew why Li Er and the others didn't raise any objections. I was exhausted and didn't have the energy to explain further, so I just said weakly, "Strictly speaking, that kid isn't a student, but more of a teacher. He's inherited the true teachings of the Death Constable and can teach the other kids some simple martial arts."

After hearing this, Liu Shui exclaimed, "Whose true teachings did he inherit?"

Liu Shuiqing roared, and it made my ears hurt. Looking at Liu Shuiqing who was making a fuss, I said impatiently: "The God of Death."

"She's actually the disciple of the Death Constable. I heard that the Death Constable has the unique skill of climbing walls and flying over rooftops. I wonder who's stronger than us from Shuikushan. If I could spar with her, it would be a great blessing in life."

Looking at Liu Shuiqing, who is rich, handsome, well-educated and has good martial arts skills, I suddenly had a bold idea.

I said with a smile, "Empress Li said that no one in the world can match Shuikushan's Qinggong. But the great hero Li Qinghan also said that this child is extremely talented. With time, I'm afraid that no one in Shuikushan will be able to match her Qinggong. I also want to know who is more powerful among you."

"I'm not considered very talented in Shuiku Mountain, and I don't work hard on a daily basis. Even if she beats me, it doesn't count as winning Shuiku Mountain."

"I also think that Hero Li overestimated that child. Your Shuiku Mountain is already famous for its Qinggong. Even if this child is very talented, it is impossible for him to use his own weaknesses to attack others' strengths. Besides, that child is very talented. Don't you have any disciples with high talent in Shuiku Mountain?"

"Of course. Not to mention the brothers who trained under the headmaster, even within our own branch, there are several brothers who are extremely talented and have already achieved great accomplishments in Qinggong, on par with the top masters from other sects in the martial arts world."

"Right, right, right. If Liu Shuiqing has nothing to do on weekdays, he should practice more with this kid and let that kid know that there are always people better than him. He shouldn't be complacent and let the heroes laugh at him."

Liu Shuiqing originally wanted to spar with this child, so I handed him a ladder. He naturally agreed with satisfaction and said that he would come to spar with her from time to time to urge her and motivate himself. He believed that one must be diligent in practicing martial arts and not be lazy and waste his martial arts.

I was happy to see Liushui agreed, but I was also afraid that he was a tough guy and might bully the child too much, which would be bad.

He also hurriedly said: "Although the child is a disciple of the Death Constable, she is a girl after all. You still have to be gentle and take better care of her. Don't treat her as a boy just because she is a martial artist. Women need to be cared for."

"Of course. Before I entered the palace, I was also a junior fellow apprentice. My senior brothers and sisters took good care of me. Now it's my turn to take care of others."

"Of course, besides training, we should also let her see the world. We should arrange more delicious food, fun things, and beautiful clothes for her. It would be best if she could see a man's rationality, responsibility, bravery, and wisdom."

Seeing that I was getting more and more outrageous, Liu Shuiqing quickly stopped me and said, "I'm afraid you don't just want me to compete with her. What do you want to do?"

Facing Liu Shuiqing's questioning, I felt a little embarrassed. I chuckled twice and said, "It's nothing, actually. After all, she learned from the Death Constable and is very talented. She will definitely achieve great things in the future. I'm just worried that she'll be deceived or hurt by a man and do something bad, so I want you to take care of her. As long as she sees what a good man looks like, she won't be easily deceived by those rubbish."

In this era, men and women are not allowed to touch each other. When Liushui heard that I asked him to take good care of girls, he naturally didn't want to.

But when I explained to him how serious it was, he patted his chest and said, "Leave it to him. Liu Shuiqing is reliable," and I felt relieved.

Now that this matter was arranged, I felt relieved and was about to close my eyes and take a nap, but I saw that Liu Shuiqing seemed to be hesitant to say something.

I was so tired that I didn't want to pay attention to him, but seeing how pitiful he looked, I couldn't help but ask, "But men and women shouldn't touch each other, so I'm sorry that Liu Shui is embarrassed. If it's difficult, the Zhenbei Palace also has some good children who can do this."

"There is something I want to tell Qianqiu, but it's not about that little girl, but about your adopted son." Liushui said after thinking for a while.

The word "adopted son" was just an excuse to get Li Er to take care of me. We were already far away from Zhuangzi now, so why did Liu Shuiqing still keep harping on about it? I was a little unhappy and said tiredly, "If Liu Shui feels that there is anything wrong with me, just say it directly."

"It's not that there's anything inappropriate." Liu Shuiqing said with a struggle in his eyes, "It's just that the martial arts that child practices make me a little concerned."

"Martial arts?" I said in surprise, "I saw that child's aura, he doesn't seem to have practiced martial arts, maybe you are mistaken."

"I'm sure he's practicing the Momentary Palm. Although not many people know about this type of martial art, I'm sure he's not mistaken."

This world of advanced martial arts is very troublesome. There are all kinds of strange and bizarre martial arts. I have tried to make up for the lack of knowledge, but there are too many of them and it is really difficult to distinguish them one by one.

Liu Shuiqing looked embarrassed, but continued, "Originally, this Momentary Palm is an excellent method for strengthening the body, but it was once used by an evil master to develop a monstrous martial art called Poison Bee Sting, so I am still a little concerned."

Whether it's the instant palm or the poisonous bee sting, I don't really care. I'm so sleepy now and don't want to discuss this topic anymore.

But Liu Shuiqing was very excited when talking about martial arts, and he started talking without caring whether I was willing to listen or not.

"The Wudang sect loves to study these techniques. Initially, I don't know which Taoist master invented a technique to strengthen the body, but this technique only strengthened the body and did not improve martial arts at all. Later, he modified it into the Momentary Palm, the Momentary Brilliance, which causes injuries after striking."

Liu Shuiqing narrated, "This is originally an excellent technique, but unfortunately, I didn't expect that there are also extraordinary talents among the evil masters. The poisonous bee sting was created based on this technique."

"Yeah, something happened." I responded with my eyes closed.

"This poisonous bee sting is just like the instant palm. Years of practice are just for that moment. These two skills are not demanding on the muscles and bones. Anyone can practice them, and they are very easy to master. Although their power is not as strong as the first-class skills, ordinary skills do not have such power."

"That's great." I yawned and agreed.

"What's the use of being powerful, this is just an evil technique." Liu Shuiqing shouted angrily, scaring me so much that I opened my eyes.

"A few years ago, there was an evil elder who tricked some children into practicing the poisonous bee sting technique. When these children grew up, he used them as his thugs. The saying 'a poisonous bee sting, a double kill' came from that. This technique is different from the instant palm technique. If you don't use it, you can't even tell it's there."

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Liu Shuiqing's chatter was my lullaby. The more he talked, the more sleepy I became. In the end, I even started snoring. Liu Shuiqing was so engrossed in talking that he didn't even notice what was happening.

Speaking of the matter of the poisonous bee sting and the instant palm, it is not just a casual chat. Dear readers, please don’t forget this, it will be of great use later.

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