The World of Mei

Chapter 12 The Secluded Lingyin College

War news was constantly sent from the front line to the Beggar g**g headquarter, as much as the snow in a heavy snowstorm.

The first thing Mu Qianmei did every morning was to read the war news about the Frostless City.

After dealing with the affairs of the Beggar g**g, she began to practice martial arts.

She finished practicing, washed up, and was going to eat breakfast. At the same time, the old Taoist priest and Feng Tianyu walked to her while talking.

"Haha. Fortunately, I had the foresight to recall the ordinary disciples from the Frostless City early. Otherwise, I couldn't imagine how many disciples would die in this war!" Feng Tianyu said with a smile.

"But I'm afraid that the number of beggars in the Frostless City is now increasing. Although they have not joined our Beggar g**g, I still feel sorry for these poor souls," Mu Qianmei, instead, said somewhat sadly.

"Yes, the longer the war goes on, the more beggars there must be. Given our current ability, it's still impossible to allow all the beggars to join the g**g!" The old Taoist priest also said worriedly.

Feng Tianyu thought it reasonable and did not speak again.

"By the way, old guy, have disciples left in the Frostless City met with any problem?" Mu Qianmei turned to Feng Tianyu and asked.

"Some innocent people may inevitably be killed accidentally in a war, so some disciples are unavoidably injured. But we have sent Doctor Ye's disciples to a place near the city where injured disciples can receive treatment at any time, so there should not be problems." Feng Tianyu replied in a serious tone.

"How's the situation over there now?" The old Taoist priest asked Mu Qianmei.

"In a short time, we may not be able to capture Dongqin, and Zhongwu has already urgently dispatched troops from other cities to the Frostless City. Also, Xichu has deployed its forces to defend its barrier. At the same time, Beihan and Shangyan, which were the nearest to Zhongwu, have sent their troops to support them, too." Mu Qianmei replied in a slow voice.

"What about the Nantang and Yunyu kingdoms? Aren't they going to support?" Feng Tianyu also interrupted and asked.

"In fact, the reason why Dongqin wanted to prevent Qin Siyue from marrying Wu Mingjie was to prepare for her marriage to the Crown Prince of Nantang."

"Now Nantang has no excuse to send troops, and Dongqin has repeatedly urged Nantang to conquer Zhongwu together!"

"But Nantang has refused to enter the war with the excuse of unresolved domestic disputes."

"The Yunyu Kingdom was said to be a puppet state of Dongqin, so they also took no action. But they may go to support Dongqin at any time."

Mu Qianmei analyzed calmly and logically.

She did not notice that the expression of Feng Tianyu suddenly became very complicated when she mentioned the Yunyu Kingdom, but he held back and didn't say anything.

After they three had breakfast, Feng Tianyu still had things to deal with, and the old Taoist priest was free.

Mu Qianmei smilingly said,

"Old Taoist priest, would you like to go sightseeing in the Luoya City with me? We can go to see how our college has been built on our way."

"Yeah, it's great to go out. By the way, little girl, what's the name of your college?" The old Taoist priest also smilingly asked.

"Since it's built on Lingyin Mountain, I will call it Lingyin College! How about you inscribing the name on the college gate? I have heard that one painting or calligraphy of yours can be sold for 30,000 gold coins, and I am looking forward to appreciating your writing. Haha!" Mu Qianmei said with a laugh while walking.

The two said and sat on the carriage.

"You are really good at saving money. However, I haven't written any characters for many years, and I don't know if my works can satisfy you!" The old Taoist priest said jokingly.

"As long as it's yours, I will be satisfied."

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The two of them chatted all the way and arrived at the Luoya City without even noticing that.

As the carriage slowly moved along the Luoyun Street, passing by the Wangyue Tower, Mu Qianmei couldn't help popping her head out and looking at the place that had changed her fate.

Really surprisingly.

She unexpectedly saw a familiar carriage.

That carriage had ridden away after knocking her to the ground.

With mixed feelings, Mu Qianmei carefully recalled the scene at that time. The man did not care at all after hitting her.

Perhaps he saw her as nothing more than a small beggar, so he disdained her.

At that thought, Mu Qianmei felt endlessly sad.

"Little girl, what's wrong?" The old Taoist priest, who sensed something strange, asked softly.

"Can you ask the disciples of the g**g to find out who the owner of that carriage is? It was that carriage that hit me at that time." Mu Qianmei looked at the carriage and said.

"Oh? So that was the carriage! I will find it out soon." The old Taoist priest also looked at the carriage with a serious look.

How could ordinary people afford to ride such a luxurious carriage?

Mu Qianmei was not in the mood for sightseeing anymore, and after the old Taoist priest sent people to find the carriage owner out, they rushed towards the Lingyin Mountain on the northern suburbs of Luoya City.

When recuperating, Mu Qianmei had not paid much attention to the mountain, but after a closer look, she thought it was indeed beautiful.

At the foot of the mountain was the moat of the Luoya City, the clear water of which flowed slowly along the foot of the mountain.

The river was clear, and the weeping willows were waving.

The green mountains and water always made people relaxed and peaceful so that they might feel they were really far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

The stone paths in the mountain were quiet and cool in the shade of the trees.

Because the college was built halfway up the mountain, materials had to be carried up, and the road had been widened.

The carriage went slowly up the hill along the winding mountain road. Although the carriage swayed gently on the slightly bumpy road, it wasn't scary but made people feel more leisurely and relaxed.

When arriving at a relatively flat place on the mountainside, which was not far from the small wooden building of Doctor Ye, they found it more spacious and well-organized.

Three large wooden buildings and two small ones were under construction. The main body had been completed, and workers were busy perfecting and decorating.

When they saw Ouyang Bo and Mu Qianmei coming down from the carriage, all of them greeted them enthusiastically.

In the Beggar g**g, the most respected and somewhat forbidding person was Feng Tianyu, g**g master Feng.

And the most amiable people were military master Ouyang Bo and Miss Little Butterfly because they always wore a smile on their faces and were gentle and amiable to whoever they spoke to.

Along the way, people kept greeting them respectfully by calling "Military Master Ouyang" and "Miss Little Butterfly".

Only the architect and designer were hired, while the rest of the workers were all members of the Beggar g**g.

Once hearing that the Beggar g**g would build its own college, everyone was excited.

Beggar g**g would also run a college?

Beggars could also go to school?

Some of the older ones thought that even if they could not go to school, it would be good for their juniors to go.

The young and little ones hoped that the college would be built sooner so that they could go to school and read and write earlier.

Therefore, people were highly motivated to work, and with so many people's hard work, the construction progress of the college far exceeded the expectation of Mu Qianmei.

"You're so fast!" Mu Qianmei exclaimed.

"Yeah, disciples got so excited when hearing that our Beggar g**g was also going to build a college, so they worked much faster than usual." The old Taoist priest said with a smile.

"Old Taoist priest, I think this college will be built soon, and I want you to run the college for now. Given your knowledge and reputation, you're the most appropriate one to take this position." Mu Qianmei said with a smile.

"I can't agree this time, haha. You always think of 'plotting against' me. As an old man, I already feel tired enough to be a military master, and you'd better let me go! However, I can recommend a more suitable person to you for this position." The old Taoist priest said smilingly.

"Oh? Who else is qualified for this position?" Mu Qianmei asked curiously.

"Do you know what Elder Wang, who comes last among our eight elders, used to do?" Ouyang Bo looked at Mu Qianmei and asked.

"How would I know? You guys never talked about it. Does he have a prestigious background?" Mu Qianmei became interested.

"He was once the great scholar of the Yugu Continent, the Great State Master of the Yunyu Kingdom. After the king of the Yunyu Kingdom was put in prison, and Yun Shichang, the puppet emperor from Dongqin, ascended to the throne, our great scholar of the generation was exiled and joined other beggars," Ouyang Bo said with pity.

"So he had such a story. It was really tragic. But I wonder if he's willing to show his face in public anymore?" Mu Qianmei asked with some concern.

"He can be a mysterious behind-the-scene Dean, and Zhuang Shujun can be the Vice Dean to deal with the public. See, problems are solved!" Ouyang Bo suggested.

"Well, I'll take your advice! If there's nothing else, shall we go back home?" Mu Qianmei asked with a chuckle.

"Okay, let's go." Ouyang Bo replied.

When the carriage rode into the Luoya City, a disciple immediately came to report.

"My Lord, I've found out who is the owner of that carriage. It belongs to Minister Yun Zipeng, an envoy from the Yunyu Kingdom. These envoys have stayed in Beihan for a long time and it's said that they're going to propose to a princess of Beihan for peace, but the emperor hasn't called them in yet." The man replied in a soft voice.

"Okay, if you get more details, just report to the headquarter. Thank you, you can leave now." Ouyang Bo ordered.

"Who is Yun Zipeng? If he can lead a delegation to Beihan to propose a princess, he may take an important position, right?" Mu Qianmei asked.

"He's the secretary of the Yunyu Kingdom, and this person has a gift of the gab but is just a little domineering. As the crony of the king of the Yunyu Kingdom, he is thought, highly of. Beihan will not agree to the marriage because Dongqin controls the Yunyu Kingdom for now, and almost all officials at high positions know this," Ouyang Bo explained in detail.

"Then let's leave aside this thing for now. We only need to keep a close eye on them!" Mu Qianmei said in a soft voice.

Then the carriage slowly traveled again to the west of the city.

When they were near the town gate, Mu Qianya suddenly saw many people around the street watching someone.

There was a faint sound of crying children coming from inside.

"Let's get off and go have a look!" Mu Qianmei was not in a good mood and said lazily.

"Okay, let's go. It's still early, and it's fine to stop to have a check!" Ouyang Bo agreed and got off the carriage together with Mu Qianmei.

After they got there and took a look, they saw an old man lying on the ground who seemed dead. Near him were two eight or nine-year old children kneeling and crying sadly.

The little boy was in tears but did not cry out, with a determined but a bit hopeless look on his handsome face.

And the pretty little girl was wailing and crying, with tears streaming down her face, looking heartbroken.

Mu Qianmei couldn't help feeling heartbroken, so hurriedly asked the disciples of the Beggar g**g who followed their carriage to take the old man and two children back to the Beggar g**g headquarters first.

Because of this, Mu Qianmei became even more depressed.

She kept silent when sitting in the carriage with Ouyang Bo back to the headquarters all the way.