398 The Shame of the Academy Who Refused to Show His Face (1/2)

Chapter 398: The Shame of the Academy Who Refused to Show His Face

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After the banquet, Second Brother walked to Ning Que's side and said, ”The Sword Master from the South Jin Kingdom is still waiting for you outside. Since this is over, when will you head out?”

Ning Que smiled and said, ”Since no one knows that I have left the cliff cave, there is no rush. Just let him wait. Let me rest for a couple of days.”

Second Brother did not get angry, even though Ning Que's words were rather shameless. He just indifferently looked at Ning Que and said, ”I have already informed the front courtyard instructor about the end of your seclusion. Don't even think about trying to stall for time. Settle this issue quickly. How could you let Liu Bai's brother continue to sit outside the Academy's door?”

Ning Que thought to himself about how it had taken great efforts for him to get out of that secluded cliff cave. He only had enough time to grab some food, he hadn't even gotten the chance to take a shower yet. How could Second Brother be so heartless as to involve him in a fierce battle without a break?

Ning Que grew angry, but he was wary enough to not show it in his face. He looked at Second Brother and said aggrievedly, ”Alright, I'm going to see the idiot right now.”

Chen Pipi came up to him worriedly after Second Brother left and said, ”What are you going to do? That guy had been waiting for you outside the Academy in all the days when you were imprisoned in the cliff cave. His state and ability seem to have improved since he first came here. I think you might not be able to defeat him.”

”I don't care that much. Let me first have some rest.”

Ning Que looked at Second Brother's disappearing figure, and his facial expression grew impudent. He taunted the retreating figure in a low voice, ”Now that the Headmaster is back, do you think you can frighten me?”

Chen Pipi laughed and said, ”That is true. If Second Brother tries to discipline us as sternly as before, we can complain to our teacher. However, what you don't know is that our teacher never bothers with matters like this. He usually stays silent and plays dumb. However, we may mislead Eldest Brother into thinking that our teacher has made his judgment, and so make him help us against Second Brother. Other than for rare issues like your matrimonial affairs, Second Brother would never dare to go against Eldest Brother.”

Chen Pipi's statement was rather convoluted. Ning Que fell silent for a moment before he lamented, ”I never expected you to be almost as shameless as me.”

Chen Pipi was about to strike back when he suddenly wiped off the flippant look on his face. He placed his hands behind his back and told Ning Que blandly, ”You are my Younger Brother. I shall not argue with you.”

Ning Que was surprised for a moment, but then he heard the sound of footsteps behind him and spotted Tang Xiaotang from the corner of his eyes. With a mocking smile, he told Chen Pipi, ”You really have guts, huh?”

Chen Pipi did not dare to look at him, but looked at Tang Xiaotang instead.

Tang Xiaotang did not mind him at all. She walked straight towards Ning Que and said in a crisp voice, ”Ning...”

The girl thought of something just as the word emerged from her lips, and she shyly held her tongue.

She looked around to make sure that teacher Yu Lian was not around, and only then she patted her chest to calm herself. She cutely put her tongue out and continued, ”Youngest Uncle, I want to take Sangsang out to play.”

In the early morning, there was a gentle spring rain in the back of the mountain of the Academy.

Tang Xiaotang wanted to take Sangsang with her into the mountains to pick fresh mushrooms.

Ning Que glanced at Sangsang and thought back to how the little girl had accompanied him in the cliff cave for the past three months. Even though she could leave the mountains and walk around occasionally, she must have felt stifled. He patted her head and said, ”Go ahead.”

Chen Pipi returned to Ning Que's side as he watched the two girls walking up the mountains, hand in hand. Thinking of their lives in the future, he emotionally said, ”They have become good friends now. Should we start communicating better now so that we won't be tortured too badly once we get married?”

”You good for nothing.”

Ning Que looked at him disdainfully and said, ”I've always been the one in charge of my household. Come and discuss these issues with me if and when you can get Tang Xiaotang to wash your feet.”

With that, he turned and walked towards the mirror lake.

Chen Pipi shouted at his back, ”What are you going to do? Be careful not to run into Second Brother.”

Ning Que was furious. Chen Pipi's yelling was so loud, wouldn't Second Brother hear it?

He turned around and yelled back at Chen Pipi, who was just three steps away. He shouted as if he was talking to a farmer on the opposite cliff, in a bright and clear voice that reverberated throughout the back of the mountain.

”I will check the goods! Don't worry! I won't tell Tang Xiaotang about that thing! Can you hear me?”

Chen Pipi couldn't even pretend that he hadn't heard it, as bitterness welled up. Considering how Second Brother, Third Sister, and even Tang Xiaotang had probably heard Ning Que's shameless lies as well, he wanted to dig a hole in the grass and jump into it.

It was an ordinary looking podao.

The dark slender podao looked like the palace's cornice in the dark. The lines were curved and smooth and the blade reflected light. The long handle that was designed for a two-handed hold had fine hemp rope tied over it. Just by its appearance, it looked no different from one of the three original podaos.

But Ning Que knew that it was a brand new knife when he held it.

There was an entirely different feeling that came from the knife in his hands. The long slender podao was heavy beyond imagination, disproportionate to its size and length.