Chapter 1187: Excited

Tiger Head stared at the storyteller with wide eyes for a while before turning to Little An and Little Lion. “Since Teacher Lin is such a wonderful teacher, why don’t we acknowledge him as our teacher?”

Little An sighed. “We’re being taught by the teachers in the palace and can’t leave the palace to study under his tutelage. What’s the use of becoming his disciple?”

Little Lion looked down on him. “Teacher Lin might not even want to take you in as his disciple.”

Tiger Head said angrily, “Well, do you think he’d fancy teaching you instead? You’re my twin brother, no different from me.”

“I didn’t say that he would like me. Among the three of us, I’m afraid he’ll only like Brother Little An.”

“You’re too unambitious,” Tiger Head shouted. “How would we know if we don’t try? Who knows, he might want to accept the two of us as his students, too.”

Little An and Little Lion looked at him awkwardly and asked, “Don’t you think it’ll be embarrassing to be rejected by him? Besides, we can’t learn from him even if we become his disciples. In that case, what’s the use of becoming his disciples?”

Tiger Head waved his hand casually and said, “What’s there to be embarrassed about? There are so many students in the world, and there are countless who want to be his disciple. Don’t tell me everyone who’s been refused feels embarrassed?”

“Although we can’t study by his side after becoming his disciples, we can go and play with him during the holidays, can’t we?”

In short, Tiger Head felt that his idea was not bad.

“You just think it’s fun to be Lin Weide’s disciple, right?” Little An asked.

With a chuckle, Tiger Head said, “Don’t you think this is very interesting? Perhaps he will sit under a tree and teach us when he comes up with real insights. Then, we will record it and we will appear in the classics and history books in a few hundred years.”

Little An and Little Lion were a little embarrassed. Looking at their brother, whose eyes were shining with passion, the two of them couldn’t say anything to object.

Tiger Head had been studying Meng Zi recently. As it was too difficult to understand, he ran back and dug out ‘The Analects’ to feel a sense of accomplishment.

Reading ‘The Analects’ again, Tiger Head was no longer conflicted about how difficult the sentences were to comprehend. Instead, he began to pay attention to other things.

He realized that Confucius loved to sit under a big tree when teaching students, and that all his great insights were recorded under the big tree.

Hence, Tiger Head kept wanting to get their teacher to teach under a big tree. Once, he even specially got them to reach the palace in advance and moved the teacher’s table under the tree. He, too, wanted to leave his mark in history by being a student whom the teacher taught under the big tree.

Because of this, the teacher punished them by making them copy books for three days.

Little An and Little Lion looked at each other. They knew that they couldn’t stop Tiger Head, but they had no choice but to follow. With them around, they could at least restrain him a little. If they didn’t follow, Tiger Head would probably cause a ruckus.

The two of them found an excuse and followed Tiger Head to Pine Mountain Academy excitedly. They were trying to stop Tiger Head from doing something stupid.

The three children’s guards followed behind as they rushed towards Pine Mountain Academy. They only reminded the kids tactfully, “Don’t you have to prepare a gift for your teacher?”

Little An said straightforwardly, “We’re just going to give it a try. He might not accept us as his disciples.”

“We’ll just prepare it when the time comes.” Little Lion was equally relaxed.

Seeing that his two brothers had already said so, Tiger Head was even less worried.

The guards looked at them expressionlessly. They knew that Young Master Tiger Head was serious about becoming Teacher Lin’s disciple, whereas the other two were only tagging along with a playful attitude.

But since the guards could not stop them, they could only be prepared to lose face as they followed them. In any case, they were used to losing face.

The group excitedly arrived at the entrance of Pine Mountain Academy, but they could only look at the gate and not enter.

Since Pine Mountain Academy was the number one academy in Jiangnan, its entrance was naturally strictly guarded. Not everyone could enter.

Moreover, the three children had brought so many guards over aggressively. Who knew if they were here to seek trouble?

The gatekeeper stopped them from entering in fear.

The three children immediately became vexed and asked, “We’re here to acknowledge Teacher Lin as our teacher. If you don’t let us in, how can we do so?”

Upon hearing that they were here to become disciples, the gatekeeper heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing that their attitudes were still considered good despite having a fierce aura, he raised his head and puffed out his chest. He said proudly, “Even then, you’ll have to present a recommendation letter before you are allowed to enter. Alternatively, you can wait for classes to end at the academy before you may enter as visitors. However, you can’t bring guards in.”

The three children had long wanted to get rid of the guards behind them. When they heard this, they agreed happily, indicating that they would wait for classes to end.

However, the guards were unhappy and said one after another, “Young Masters, we have to protect you personally and definitely won’t leave your side, not even by half a step.”

Tiger Head pointed at the distance between them and shouted, “You’re already more than half a step away from us, so this statement no longer counts. You guys can stay outside and wait for us.”

The guards were embarrassed. “Third Young Master, that was just an exaggerated way of putting it…”

“Mother said that we have to be truthful when we speak and do things. How can you exaggerate? In short, you can’t follow us since this is the academy’s rule. We are guests. Guests have to abide by the rules of the host, understand?” Tiger Head looked at them with widened eyes, as if he was going to attack them if they refused again.

The guards’ mouths trembled. In the end, they turned to the gatekeeper and said, “We also want to visit our friends. I wonder if we can enter the academy as visitors.”

The gatekeeper was watching with relish. When he heard this, he paused in surprise before saying, “If you really have friends in the academy, you can…”

The guards immediately gathered together to discuss. “Do any of you know anyone who studies at Pine Mountain Academy?”

“I do, I do. My cousin’s cousin’s classmate was lucky enough to enter Pine Mountain Academy…”

“I know someone too. My uncle’s nephew’s uncle happens to be enrolled at Pine Mountain Academy…”

Little An glared at them and knew that it was impossible to get rid of them. He couldn’t help but pout. “Since when did it become so easy to enter Pine Mountain Academy? You’re all martial arts practitioners, but you actually have a relative who’s so good at studying.”

The guards sweated. Those were just distant relatives. If they didn’t even have a very distant relative who studied here, that would be so lame.

The commotion here quickly attracted the attention of the Pine Mountain Academy students. Because they had just witnessed the two rumors yesterday, they were very attentive to the commotion around them today.

Seeing a group of guards surrounding the three children and chattering, they could not help but prick up his ears.

When they heard that the three children were here to acknowledge someone as their teacher, someone couldn’t help but interrupt and ask, “Who do the three young masters want to acknowledge as their teacher?”

There were many famous teachers at Pine Mountain Academy, and there were often famous people who came to acknowledge them as their teachers. Judging by the three children’s energetic and smart appearance, they likely came from well-to-do families. If the teacher they intended to acknowledge happened to be someone they knew, they could take the chance to form a good relationship.

Tiger Head looked at the group of students and said in surprise, “Aren’t you supposed to be in class now? Why are you guys coming back from outside the academy?”

The student smiled nonchalantly and said, “Our teacher brought us out for a lecture today. We just came back…”

“Really? The teacher conducts lessons outside? Does he sit under a big tree or on the grass while he teaches?” Tiger Head interrupted him excitedly and looked at them with shining eyes.

Amused, the students said, “This is an extracurricular lecture. Some teachers like to teach outside when the weather is good. We have music lessons in the morning, and because we have to learn the zither, our teacher brought us to the river and taught us there. That way, our mental state will be more free and joyous, and the music we play will naturally be beautiful and pleasant.”