"It's not that I'm bullying you, but you're different from the others. If it were a pedantic scholar in front of you, they would definitely treat my words as a deviant.”
Ye Yuan said with a smile.
Zhuang Mochen laughed for a while and then said seriously.
"From tomorrow onwards, I will come here every day to study. I hope it can be used to educate people.”
"But Mr. Ye, you have to be careful. You can't entrust your safety to the gods.”
"There are so many gods in the world. If they were really reliable, there wouldn't be so many disasters.”
Ye Yuan listened thoughtfully.
This was indeed the case.
When he had heard that the underworld god was protecting the town, he had immediately felt a sense of security. However, now that he thought about it carefully, he felt that it was inappropriate.
If the Shing Wong was really that reliable, why would he let the vicious ghost cause trouble?
The water in this world was very deep. He could not rely on guesses or his previous life's experience. He really had to be careful.
Ye Yuan turned around and looked at the old locust tree as he said.
"There should be some fate between us. I'm sure you know this, so I protected you in front of Mr. Zhuang. However, this doesn't mean that you can be unscrupulous. If one day you really cause trouble, I will definitely get rid of you.”
These words were a warning.
Ye Yuan did not know how useful it was, but he felt that even if it was just a bluff, he had to say it.
It would be best if he could make the tree demon feel a little more wary.
However, he did not know that his worries were groundless.
He was the one who created the tree demon's intelligence. On the night when its intelligence was born, he was sleeping peacefully on the locust tree. Therefore, the moment the tree demon opened its eyes, it saw him.
It was just like how a chick would treat the first creature it saw as its mother.
In the eyes of the tree demon, Ye Yuan was similar to such a character.
Therefore, it could not go against Ye Yuan's wishes.
After being threatened by Zhuang Mochen and Ye Yuan's warning, it actually felt a little wronged in its heart. However, it still deeply remembered the words of the two of them.
Zhuang Mochen left Ye Yuan's courtyard and returned to his newly bought house.
The new residence was about the same size as the old residence, but it was obviously much more exquisite and luxurious.
The original owner of the house was a wealthy merchant from the county. Because he admired Zhuang Mochen's reputation, he sold the house at a fair price and even kept the furniture inside.
However, Zhuang Mochen felt that it was a little too rich, so he returned most of the furniture.
"Old Master, I've already found the person to cut the tree. He can come in the afternoon.”
Youfu came forward and said.
When Zhuang Mochen went to look for Ye Yuan, he already had the intention to cut down the tree. However, he did not expect that there would be an unexpected turn of events.
"There's no need. I've already promised to sell the old house to Mr. Ye. That old locust tree already belongs to him. He has no intention of cutting down the tree, so go apologize to them and give them some copper coins.”
Zhuang Mochen said slowly as he washed his hands in the basin and dried them with a towel.
"The old mansion was sold to Mr. Ye? He actually wanted a haunted house? That's right, he's been staying in the old residence for the past few days…It's really strange. The old tree is unknown, so why is he unwilling to cut it down?”
Fu Fu scratched his head. He could not understand. This matter could be said to be very strange to him.
Locust trees were inauspicious trees. They were trees on the left and ghosts on the right. They were naturally close to ghosts and had heavy Yin Qi. Many people suspected that the reason why the fierce ghost lived in the old locust tree was because it was not clean.
"Master, this Mr. Ye seems a little strange to me. We should keep a respectful distance from him.”
Fu You couldn't help but say.
"You shouldn't have said that. What friends I should make is my business. Do you think I'm not as good at judging people as you are?”
Zhuang Mochen shook his head. Although his voice was not harsh, it still made Fu Fu break out in a cold sweat. Before he could say anything, Zhuang Mochen continued.
"I can see what you can see. Mr. Ye indeed has many things that he is hiding from me. Many of his excuses seem to be self-explanatory, but in fact, they are full of flaws. It's just that I'm not willing to point them out…Do you know why?”
Fu Fu shook his head like a rattle-drum.
" There are two reasons. One is that no matter how strange his speech and behavior are, he doesn't have any intention of harming others. When he interacted with me, he was generally quite sincere. However, there are some things that he might not be able to say. A gentleman wouldn't casually ask about other people's unspeakable secrets. Of course, I wouldn't ask too much either. I believed that when the time was right, I would know what I needed to know.”
" As for the second, it's feeling."
"The so-called feeling is actually very mysterious. It even sounds a little ridiculous, but for some reason, I feel a faint sense of joy when I interact with Mr. Ye. It's as if it's my blessing to be able to become friends with him.”
Zhuang Mochen muttered as he looked at the courtyard opposite him.
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The next day began.
Zhuang Mochen did as he said. Every morning, he would come to the old pagoda tree to study.
Starting from the most basic enlightenment, it was all about guiding children to be kind.
The old locust tree was a little afraid of Zhuang Mochen, but it did not reject knowledge. Its leaves swayed gently, as if it was listening with great interest.
In the beginning, Zhuang Mochen could read for six hours straight.
He even forgot to eat breakfast.
Studying had always been a happy thing for him.
But after a few days, he could only read for two hours.
Because the school in Ning County had reopened.
Zhuang Mochen resigned from his post and returned to his hometown. His original intention was to teach and educate people. He was famous and had a proper Jinshi background. He wanted to run a school, so naturally, he would flock to it. Dozens of children of the right age entered the school, making him busy.
After a few more days, Zhuang Mochen's school expanded again. It turned out that some of the children who had already enrolled in school had all " transferred " over after hearing that he was going to start a school.
This made Zhuang Mochen even busier. Not only did he have to teach the beginner class, but he also had to teach the students who already had a foundation.
In this way, the two hours of reading in the morning could only be reduced to an hour.
It was only yesterday that Zhuang Mochen stopped coming and sent Zhuang Yan instead.
Zhuang Yan naturally did not have to go to school. It was not that he was special, but his reading progress far exceeded the standard of school. After all, he was a special tutor at home, so it was not surprising that he had such progress.
However, the child was mischievous by nature and would easily neglect his studies at home. Zhuang Mochen, who had no time to discipline his child because of his busy career, simply entrusted his son to Ye Yuan.
He asked Ye Yuan to watch him study every day.
As for Zhuang Yan, he was told to study under the old pagoda tree.
Ye Yuan understood that this was to let Zhuang Yan enlighten the old locust tree on his behalf.
There were two main reasons why Zhuang Mochen had made such an arrangement. One was that the old locust tree was indeed harmless. After spending time with it, it seemed docile and studious. It was much more sensible than ordinary children. Although it could not speak, it often used its branches and leaves to express its thoughts.
Secondly, for some unknown reason, the old locust tree seemed to have grown very intelligent. It knew that Zhuang Mochen was afraid of the cold, so it had restrained the leaking meridian qi. Although the old residence was still cold, it was not unbearable.
Therefore, Zhuang Mochen was willing to let Zhuang Yan replace him to enlighten the old locust tree. This could also be considered a form of training.
Zhuang Yan didn't know the details. He had a bitter face every day and reluctantly read under the old tree. He didn't notice that the crown of the old locust tree was like a human, bit by bit when he was reading...
Ye Yuan had the responsibility of looking after Zhuang Yan, but in fact, he did not keep an eye on him.
Zhuang Yan was actually quite sensible. Zhuang Mochen felt that he was mischievous because he had high expectations. In Ye Yuan's opinion, Zhuang Yan was already a very obedient child.
Even if she was unwilling, she was meticulous when she was reading and did not need to be strictly watched.
Other than this reason, Ye Yuan was still busy with his own matters.
Money!
That's right, he wanted to get some money.
As someone who dreamed of becoming an immortal cultivator, the first thing he had to do was to solve the problem of living under someone else's roof.
These few days, he had been relying on the Zhuang family for his meals. Although the father and son of the Zhuang family did not think much of it, he felt a little embarrassed.
Moreover, he hadn't paid the house payment yet!
He couldn't just continue whoring for free.
But how difficult was it to get money?
Even as a transmigrator, it was not easy to obtain a huge sum of money in a short period of time.
One morning, Zhuang Yan was reading under a tree. Ye Yuan was about to go out and look for a way to earn money. However, as soon as he left the room, he saw a figure standing at the door of the courtyard.
No!
It wasn't a human figure…
There was a cold aura lingering around him. He was dressed in a black robe and looked very murderous. Moreover, only he could see it.
"It can't be?"
Ye Yuan's heart thumped.
Once bitten, twice shy.
The vicious ghost had just been killed. Could it be that there was a second one?
However, he was obviously overthinking it. The black-robed man bowed respectfully to Ye Yuan, and every word in his voice was filled with caution.
"Xiao Ning County's Shing Wong Manor's new Judge Wen greets Mister Ye. By the Shing Wong's decree, we invite Mister Ye to attend the banquet!”
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