The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 98

Seeing that Xu Tian did not reply, the man felt a surge of anger.

Xu Tian clearly doesn't trust their imperial court, and might even actually be plotting rebellion!

"Now that the Tang Dynasty has rescued you from dire straits, you show not a shred of gratitude, and even dare to say that the Tang court is so incompetent! You are truly ungrateful. Without the court, you would only be tormented by war and cannibalism!" The man sneered, looking at Xu Tian with contempt. "I advise you to read more history books and see how the Han Dynasty was destroyed! Otherwise, I think you should be replaced as a teacher!"

This statement has three meanings: first, it means there's nothing to envy about the Han Dynasty; second, it serves as a warning to Xu Tian; and third, it indicates that Xu Tian's knowledge is insufficient.

What a brilliant three-birds-with-one-stone strategy! Xu Tian naturally understood all the meaning behind his words, but he still didn't understand why this person's expression suddenly changed so drastically.

He froze, then saw the man turn to leave. By the time he came to his senses, the man was already quite a distance away. Although Xu Tian was somewhat angry, he held back and simply ignored the man, continuing his journey home.

The man walked a short distance before removing his long beard and revealing his true appearance. If the guard had been there, he would have recognized him.

"Hello here," he said, disguised as a passerby, wanting to see what Xu Tian thought of the Tang Dynasty court.

On the other side, Xu Tiangang had just returned home and was already exhausted. He hurriedly pushed open the door, when suddenly a dark shadow attacked him.

Xu Tian's pupils contracted.

I didn't see you guys around for the past few days, but you're here to launch a surprise attack today!

Finally, he gritted his teeth and lunged at himself, but the dark figure behind him suddenly pulled him back.

Then, with a thud, a figure landed heavily on the ground, and at the same time, the sound of a child crying could be heard.

Xu Tian frowned slightly and looked closely. He then realized that the person lying face down was not a robber but Li Zhuozhi. He quickly helped Li Zhuozhi up and asked, "Li Zhuozhi, why did you suddenly appear?"

Then his eyes were red from crying, and the tip of his nose was swollen from being hit hard on the ground.

"You bullied me, you hit me, I'm leaving, I'm going back to tell my father!" he said angrily.

Xu Tian was startled when he heard that he was going back to complain.

If he were to file a complaint against me, wouldn't I be unable to stay at the new school?

He quickly grabbed Li Zhuozhi, who was about to rush out. He hurriedly comforted him, "I didn't see you clearly, I only saw a dark figure. I must have knocked you over by mistake. Don't cry."

"No, you hit me! I'm definitely going to tell Father. You can't get away with this!"

"This... I didn't do this on purpose, and besides, why did you suddenly attack me?" Xu Tian asked helplessly, rubbing his temples.

"I...I..." she stammered, finally managing to say, "I didn't mean to ambush you, you're lying!"

"Alright, if you don't have it, you don't have it." Xu Tian sighed. "Since I accidentally hurt you, how about I tell you a story as compensation?"

When Li Zhuozhi heard Xu Tian say he was going to tell him a story, he became curious. "What kind of story is it?"

Xu Tian had only intended to use a story to coax him, and seeing that he was genuinely interested, he recalled a story he had heard in his original world: "Once upon a time, there was a mouse who always loved to lie and deceive people. So one day, he met a cat who was there to punish him. The cat said, 'I've come to teach you how to not lie, to learn what morality is. If you pass the final test, you won't be killed by me...'"