The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 307 Hangu 8 Friends Town Academy

Time flies, and Li Qingluo became pregnant "naturally". Due to an accidental "premature birth", she gave birth to a full-term baby girl, which made Mantuo Villa lively for a whole month. Although there was no smile on Mrs. Murong's face, she still went to celebrate with face and even allowed her younger brother Wang Erlang to have a one-month vacation.

Yes, it’s vacation!

Wang Erlang was busy running around, and in half a year he had completed most of the preparatory work for an academy. Except for a few things, the rest could be handed over to his subordinates, or if he couldn't do it himself, he could only ask his sister to do it, while he could accompany his wife and daughter to enjoy a brief period of comfort.

A Zi eventually fell into Murong Fu's hands. After Wang Yuyan was born and Li Qingluo was safely out of confinement, Ding Chunqiu bid farewell to everyone and rushed to Xingxiu Sea, where he had what he had been longing for, and where his ambition took off.

Although Wang Erlang knew that his daughter was not his, he still loved her very much. This may be the so-called "licking the dog", or it may be "loving the house and loving the dog".

Murong Fu's daily task suddenly had an additional one, that is, raising a loli. No matter whether it was Wang Yuyan, Azhu or A Zi, he had to get close to at least one of them every day. This task gave him a headache, if he was still young and did not need to go out to study or travel, it would have been even more of a headache. Moreover, since he came to this world, the tasks had become simpler, and the life and death talisman had only been activated three or five times.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Murong Fu always felt that the pain of the Life and Death Talisman had weakened a little, and every time the Life and Death Talisman took effect, his physical fitness would improve slightly, which made him want to deliberately not complete the task and try a few more times.

But the feeling of being on life and death talisman for that one minute was not pleasant. After thinking it over again and again, Murong Fu decided to give up. If the mission was not so bad, he would have just focused on the mission.

He pretended to be a ten-year-old boy, laughing and playing in front of Wang Erlang and Li Qingluo, and pretending to be mature in front of his mother. However, his realm and experience were there, and he always managed to inadvertently make his mother, Madam Murong, brighten her eyes. His progress in all aspects was indeed beyond his mother's expectations.

The Murong family has been blessed with a son. Old Madam Murong has visited the ancestral temple to pay homage more than once, and every time she cries with joy. However, Murong Fu is even more worried about her health. He has to "ask" her for advice on the "Divine Art of Tai Chi" again and again, hoping to improve her health and not let her body collapse.

In the following years, Madam Murong frequently appeared in public and interacted with influential ladies in Gusu City. At the same time, she publicized her identity as the person behind Gusu College and established her image as a strong woman who was an orphan and a widow.

Gusu College was indeed not well-received in its early days. Many corrupt scholars were quite unhappy with the fact that it lumped together literati and scholars with other people. Although Confucianism was still highly regarded in the college, they were still uncomfortable studying with people of other levels, even if these people might be their subordinates.

Fortunately, Gusu City has basically been taken over by the Murong family. Many wealthy businessmen have sent their children there, and each child is equipped with his or her own maid and attendant. Most of the maids went to the Quyi Academy, and the attendants chose the Guard Academy or the Management Academy according to their own ideas. They have gained a lot and received praise from the family elders of those students.

There are even some wealthy families who, even if they do not have children of school age, will send their housekeepers and maids to study here. Compared with literati and scholars, this aspect is more valued.

Old Madam Murong was a resourceful person. She invited many poor scholars to attend elementary school, and chose the Eight Friends of Hangu as other teachers. As unknown disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect who always paid attention to the developments of the Xiaoyao Sect, Old Madam Murong naturally knew the backgrounds, abilities and situations of the Eight Friends of Hangu.

They were all disciples of the deaf-mute old man Su Xinghe, but he pretended to expel them from the sect because he actually didn't want them to be implicated by him and harmed by Ding Chunqiu. They all knew the reason and did not have much hatred towards their master, but secretly paid attention to Ding Chunqiu and Li Qingluo.

When Madam Murong came to their door, they were a little panicked, but then they found that she had no ill intentions and just wanted to invite them to be teachers, so they agreed with the intention of keeping a close watch on them. However, the conditions were different, and most of them had a great degree of freedom.

The eldest brother, Qin Dian Kang Guangling, was the most responsible. The Quyi Academy became his one-man show. He even brought over his eighth brother, Li Kuilei, a fan of opera, and completely controlled the academy. Old Madam Murong was happy to see this happen. Instead of stopping him, she gave him more preferential treatment.

The second brother, the chess master Fan Bailing, is sometimes at the Quyi Academy, sometimes at the Third Academy, but more often he sits at the academy gate, setting up the chessboard to fight against challengers from all directions.

What challenger are you talking about?

Haha, do you think all scholars are easygoing and kind? If one academy doesn't exist, it's tempting to dig into the other academies' profits. How can others not suppress them? Discussing the Dao is only one aspect; the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting are even more important. Thus, the name of the chess master Fan Bailing spread throughout Suzhou with his victory after victory.

The third brother is a bookworm, but he is the most famous teacher in the Third Academy and the most respected teacher among Confucian scholars. He single-handedly shoulders the responsibility and guards the last barrier of the academy.

The fourth brother, the crazy painter Wu Lingjun, is also a teacher at the Chinese Folk Art Academy, but he often travels around and only comes to the academy occasionally. Although he teaches seldom, he likes to leave his original works everywhere, which really shocked and scared away many people with bad intentions.

The fifth brother, the genius doctor Xue Muhua, is the dean of the medical school. His medical skills are quite good, and he even attracted Murong Fu to study with him. However, he prefers martial arts. In order to recruit him into the academy, Mrs. Murong promised him a second-rate martial arts technique every year, and even built a clinic specifically for him. She did not restrict his freedom. He was the most respected gentleman in the entire academy by Mrs. Murong.

After all, who can guarantee that one will be free from illness and disaster? Moreover, such a miracle doctor is also her magic weapon to make friends with dignitaries.

The sixth brother is the skilled craftsman Feng Asan, the headmaster of the Mohist Academy. His mobile phone lock technique shocked the five village owners, so they paid a large sum of money to ask him to improve the defenses of the five villages. Feng Asan had no objection and was even delighted to be able to find out their details.

The seventh sister, the flower-crazy Shi Qinglu, is an expert in flower planting and a student at the Agricultural College. However, she usually likes to visit the Swallow Valley Girls' School and has become familiar with Murong Fu.

The Eight Friends of Hangu had real abilities, and Old Madam Murong really dared to use them. Since they wanted to be close to them, they naturally wanted to achieve some results. In just three to five years, they created many miracles.

Not to mention the time and again they fought off the invading scholars and literati, the song and dance troupe they trained for the Murong family alone was famous throughout Gusu City, and even had a tendency to spread outward to the entire Jiangnan region. The Murong family's theater in Gusu City was making a fortune every day, and they made an indelible contribution.

Not to mention other things like building new river ships, sea ships, strong bows and crossbows, agricultural tools, porcelain, etc., just the winter vegetables and small-scale water conservancy planning brought them huge prestige and benefits.

Just when someone wanted to bring that idea to Murong Academy, a student suddenly passed the imperial examination and reported the matter to the court, attracting condemnation from countless literati and scholars. The man who dared to speak frankly in the court was named Bao Bu Tong, and he soon became an honest official and was allowed to speak frankly and make suggestions.

A big man named Feng Bo'e also passed the military examination and entered the army. He bribed the civil officials and got an assignment to go to the Northern Army to fight against the Liao Kingdom.

A merchant named Gongye Qian, carrying a large amount of distilled liquor, headed north. Wherever he went, heroes from all walks of life bowed down to him.

An unknown and untraceable owner of Qingyun Manor, along with a dozen or so second-rate fighters, traveled from Taihu Lake to the East China Sea, took a ship all the way to Goryeo, and then took a land route to the grassland, starting the magnificent yet extremely difficult and bloody journey of raising the pole.

As the dean of the academy and the owner of Mantuo Villa, Wang Erlang usually guards the academy and takes care of his wife and children. He also has to take care of maritime trade and travels to Korea every two years, leading a busy but fulfilling life.

Five years after the academy opened, it finally bore fruit, and Murong Fu also appeared in the academy at this time. As soon as he appeared, he suppressed all the students from several academies who came to challenge him. No matter whether he was good at music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry or songs, he was unmatched among his peers. He became famous in an instant, and then he easily considered for the title of scholar, which attracted people's attention.