Daily life in the academy

Mu Bailian exclaimed, "It seems to be a child. Why is there a child in such a remote place? From the sound, it seems like he had a conflict with someone."

Yan Qingchen frowned slightly: "Let's go and take a look."

The four of them followed the sound and felt their way over. The mountain road was steep and they had to be careful of snakes and insects. Fortunately, they did not see any poisonous creatures during the journey.

When we arrived at the source of the sound, we saw three people. Two men were surrounding a boy who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old. The boy was lying on the ground, holding one of the men's legs tightly.

Both men punched and kicked the boy, but the boy refused to let go.

"Let go, or don't blame me for being merciless."

The boy gritted his teeth stubbornly: "No, give me back my things."

After seeing the situation clearly, Bai Zhi shouted, "What are you doing?"

Four against two, it was obvious that they had no chance of winning. The two men were scoundrels who only bullied the weak and feared the strong. Moreover, the newcomer was dressed in fancy clothes, so it was obvious that they could not afford to offend him. The man whose legs were being hugged took out something from his arms and threw it at the young man.

"Give it back to you, give it back to you, bah, what bad luck."

The boy tried hard to open his swollen eyes, and only after seeing what was on the ground did he let go of the man's legs. The man who was freed did not forget to say sternly: "Kid, don't let me see you again next time."

"What will happen if we meet?" Mu Bailian asked.

The two men did not answer, but just glared at the boy and started to leave.

Mu Bailian called out to them: "Wait, did I tell you to leave?" After saying that, he glanced at Yan Qingchen beside him. The latter had no intention of stopping him. He was instantly excited and walked forward with his hands rubbed.

The two men looked at each other and smiled ingratiatingly. The man on the left said, "My dear, we are just joking, just joking."

Bai Zhi said angrily, "You guys are really serious in your pranks. You beat that young man up so badly that his face is bruised and swollen."

Mu Bailian grabbed one with each hand and slammed them into each other fiercely: "Then this young master is just playing a joke with you guys."

"Ah—stop it, stop it."

"I was wrong, I was wrong, I will never bully anyone again."

The two of them kept screaming and begging for mercy.

Bai Zhi stepped forward, helped the young man up and took him aside, only then could she see clearly that what he was holding in his hand was actually a cicada shell.

"Is this a cicada shell?"

The young man nervously held the cicada shells in his arms and nodded hesitantly, "Yes."

Bai Zhi gently soothed him, "Don't be nervous. I don't want these things of yours. I'm just curious why you're so desperately protecting them."

At the same time, she silently asked Yan Qingchen and Wenzhe, wanting to see if they knew what the benefits of cicada shells were. Both of them shook their heads.

The boy was in pain all over and trembling slightly, he said: "I can sell it to make money to treat my mother's illness and support my family." His voice was stubborn.

Bai Zhi's heart sank. She couldn't bear to see this, but she couldn't help but ask, "What about your father?"

"My father passed away."

Sure enough, when the young man took on the heavy burden, the pillar of the family must have collapsed.

The 'joking' over there was also over, and the two men were lying on the ground begging for mercy. Their cowardly appearance was really disgusting. They didn't even have the backbone of a young man and could only bully the weak.

The young man looked at the two men and said bitterly, "They are notorious scoundrels in the village. Seeing that I can make money with cicada shells, they followed me up the mountain and tried to steal the cicada shells I worked so hard to find."

Mu Bailian stepped on the back of one of their hands and threatened, "If I see you bullying others again, next time it won't be a joke, understand?"

"understood."

"understood."

Mu Bailian was too lazy to pay attention to them anymore and moved his feet away: "Go away."

The two men tumbled and crawled down the mountain, hoping that this time they would remember the lesson for a longer time.

Mu Bailian clapped his hands contentedly: "You are such a coward, yet you still have the nerve to bully others. How shameful."

He looked at Yan Qingchen with a smile on his face. The latter smiled and nodded at him, and rarely praised him: "Not bad."

These two short words were very powerful. If Mu Bai had a tail behind him, it would have been shaking into the sky. He quickly walked to the side of the young man he had dealt with, and proudly put an arm on his shoulder.

"Don't be afraid, kid. Your brother has already helped you beat the bad guys away."

"Hiss—" A very light sound was heard. Bai Zhi was very sharp and noticed it. She lifted Mu Bailian's arm and complained, "Be careful, he's still injured."

Mu Bailian finally reacted: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I forgot."

Wenzhe's eyes were filled with worry. "His injuries are quite serious. His sick mother might be worried if he goes home like this. But it's getting late, and it would be dangerous to stay in the mountains any longer."

The forest in the mountains was dense, and sunlight could only penetrate through the gaps. There was no sunlight here at all. Yan Qingchen glanced around and asked the young man, "Can you go back with us today to heal your wounds and return home early tomorrow morning?"

The young man glanced at Bai Zhi beside him and saw him smiling gently. He thought for a moment and nodded. Then he carefully put the cicada shell into his clothes and gave a not-so-standard greeting to everyone: "Thank you all... brothers for rescuing me."

Yan Qingchen hummed softly: "Come with us."

The group of four returned to the villa with a ragged young man and asked someone to lock the side door again. Yan Qingchen sent someone to call the housekeeper Li.

"Please take care of the boy's injuries and find him some clean, suitable clothes. Also, please arrange a place for him to stay. He will be staying here tonight."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When the young man heard the name, his eyes widened and his legs became weak as he was about to kneel down. His father had taught him that he must kneel when meeting an important person, otherwise his whole family would suffer if he offended an important person.

Mu Bailian quickly supported the young man and said with a smile, "Brother Yan doesn't care about these things. Don't be afraid. Since we have brought you back, you can stay here peacefully. If you have any questions, just go to this Butler Li."

The boy became even more embarrassed. He buttoned his clothes nervously and nodded in response: "Okay, I understand."

After the person was taken away, the four of them walked back to the main courtyard. It was time for dinner.

Bai Zhi: "Is the cicada shell valuable? I'm short of money. If it's valuable, I'll follow that boy to look for it. It seems quite interesting."

Yan Qingchen glanced sideways: "Just tell me, where are you short of money? You're actually competing with a child for a living."

Bai Zhi smiled foolishly: "I just... think it's fun."

Wenzhe stroked his chin and said slowly, "I once read in a medical book that cicada sloughs can be used as medicine to relieve wind-heat and brighten the eyes. They can only be found in summer, so they must fetch a high price."

Mu Bailian clapped his hands and said, "I find it interesting too. Why don't we go look for cicada sloughs together tomorrow? We have nothing to do anyway."

Interjection:

Thanks to the "Infinite Rainbow Fairy" baby for the flowers~

Thanks to the "Infinite Nishangxian" baby for sending the love power generation *3

Thanks to the baby "Chennai Salted Fish" for sending the love power

Thanks to the baby "Zhaojun Yunuo" for sending the love power generation *2

Thanks to "XiMian" baby for giving me the love to generate electricity