373 Meeting Teacher and the Poor Guys Who Have No Status (2/2)

He had to use his will to forcefully suppress the fear and reaction of his body. So even though his expression was calm and his eyes were warm and sweet, he had already used most of his strength. His soles hurt, his calves and stomach hurt like they were tearing. He could cramp up any time.

The Headmaster suddenly spoke. He said, ”I am just an ordinary old man, you don't have to be so respectful.”

Ning Que objected vehemently, ”Who would dare to say that you are an ordinary old man?”

The Headmaster leaned forwards slightly and looked at him from above. His hair prickled as the Headmaster watched him. Then, the old man smiled and said, ”Someone told me last night that I was a pitiful old man.”

Ning Que thought that the situation was going downhill, but wanted to make one last attempt. He smiled forcefully, ”I spoke nonsense after drinking last night. Someone like you, sir, would not blame me for this.”

The Headmaster sighed, ”I am on the brink of death and have decided to take on one last student. I haven't even died, and my student has already called me an old ghost of a teacher. Why do I even bother?”

Ning Que felt as if he had been struck by lightning, but was determined to play the idiot and pretend that he did not understand.

The Headmaster looked at him and smiled. He said, ”Your ability to pretend to be dumb is world-class. But your back is wet, and your feet are about to break the stone beneath them into smithereens. Why are you still pretending?”

When the Headmaster pointed that out, Ning Que turned into a broken wine jug. He did not have the energy to push on. Instead, he fell to the ground with an exclamation and rubbed his cramping calves and soles furiously.

The Headmaster watched him as he sat on the ground and sighed. He shook his head and continued upwards with his meal box.

The sigh was soft, but sounded like thunder to Ning Que's ears. He wondered if the Headmaster was extremely disappointed with him. What should he do?

He had finally entered the back of the mountain of the Academy after encountering many challenges and facing death numerous times in this life. His current life began thanks to this teacher that he had never once met. Would he just watch it as it disappeared before his eyes?

Ning Que leapt from the ground as if he had been poked in the butt. He limped forward and followed behind the Headmaster respectfully. He reached out for the meal box, wanting to help the old man carry it.

The Headmaster did not hand the meal box to him. Instead, he looked at Tang Xiaotang who stood in the thicket confusedly and waved her over. Then, he passed the meal box to her.

Tang Xiaotang finally emerged from her daze. She knew who the old man was from Ning Que's expression and their conversation. She took over the heavy meal box and smiled at Ning Que. Bringing along the little white wolf, she followed the Headmaster into the Academy exuberantly.

Ning Que was extremely dejected as he saw the Headmaster's wide and tall back.

He had thought that he was the youngest student of the Second floor of the Academy and would be able to make the Headmaster happy with his shamelessness and sweet tongue. He would then be a favored student in the Academy. However, who would have thought that the old man on the balcony of the Building of Pines and Cranes who did not look decent no matter which angle you looked from, and that the old man he had laughed at was his teacher?

And looking at the situation now, the Headmaster might really accept Tang Xiaotang into the Second floor of the Academy. Wouldn't that mean that his position as the youngest and the most protected would be gone?

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They reached the cliff platform of the back of the mountain after passing through the fog.

The Headmaster had gone somewhere.

Tang Xiaotang stood under a gingko tree and was admiring the beautiful scenery of the back of the mountain of the Academy.

Ning Que walked to her side and did not speak.

The little white wolf ran around in the meadows below the slope. It was very excited and ran very fast as it had never seen such verdant soft meadows in the Wilderness; it looked like a white bolt of lightning.

Suddenly, a black lightning bolt appeared and surpassed the little white wolf in an instant. It was like a black cloud that loomed over its entirety.

It was the Big Black Horse.

The little white wolf was scared silly by the Big Black Horse whose hooves were like giant trees. It curled up into a ball, not daring to move as it listened to the clopping hooves.

Ning Que laughed coldly, and was about to boast about his horse to Tang Xiaotang.

However, he really couldn't laugh today. The smile that appeared on his lips fell into an annoyed expression the next moment once more.

The striking Big Black Horse was in actuality an escapee.

A large white goose tottered through the meadows chasing after it. Its movements were funny, but were speedy. Its long neck looked extremely like the crown on a certain someone's head and it looked extremely proud.

The Big Black Horse squawked in horror at the sight of the big white goose. Its hooves flew as he sprinted through the meadow panting and looking extremely aggrieved.

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