After the three of them had a hearty meal, they all rubbed their bellies and reclined comfortably on their chairs, enjoying a moment of tranquility.
In the blink of an eye, Tang Youyou looked at Hua Ling beside her and said with a smile, "You should clean up the rest, right..."
Hearing this, Hua Ling was slightly taken aback, then nodded. "Okay, I'll clean up these things. You and Master can go and rest first."
Rarely getting some rest time, Tang Youyou didn't say a word and walked towards the side room. Before she could even step in, she heard a voice from outside.
"Little Tang, go and water my herb garden now, or all those herbs will wither."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou's originally relaxed mood vanished instantly. Although she still had a smile on her face, in her heart, she had cursed the old man from head to toe.
Then she turned around and said gently, "Of course. It's an honor for your disciple to be able to help Master."
Immediately afterwards, she picked up the wooden bucket and walked towards the herb garden a hundred meters away.
The herb garden was filled with all kinds of rare herbs. However, for her, she had taken quite a few of these things from here not long ago.
When she saw these herbs, she felt nothing. All she saw were just weeds. After watering them, she climbed up a tree and quietly watched the moon in the sky.
The huge moon shed its light on her face. At this moment, Tang Youyou showed a look of contentment that she hadn't had for a long time.
But soon, she fell into a deep sleep with fatigue.
The next day, under the clear sky, a scream broke the silence.
Tang Youyou was sitting on the tree, quietly watching the old man who was flying into a rage on the ground. He was holding big handfuls of weeds in his hands and scolding continuously.
"Who! Who pulled out the herbs in my herb garden! Which damned person! I'll surely skin him alive!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Youyou jumped down from the tree. Still a bit dazed from sleep, she asked in confusion, "Elder, why are you standing here talking with a bunch of weeds in your arms?"
Hearing this, he looked at Tang Youyou in disbelief and asked, "What did you say? These are weeds!"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou nodded again and affirmed, "Of course they are weeds. I spent a long time pulling them out yesterday to clean them up..."
The more she spoke, the more she felt something was wrong. Then, she looked up again and met the old man's face. The man was already red in the face at this moment, and it was as if the words "wanting to kill someone" were written on his face.
"Weeds? These are my dragon's saliva herbs! You..."
Amidst a barrage of scolding, Tang Youyou ran alone along the edge of the old man's herb garden and all the way towards the school. There, she saw Xiao Jiu staring straight at her.
Seeing Tang Youyou out of breath from running, he asked curiously, "Brother Tang, are you... exercising?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou subconsciously looked behind her, but saw no one.
She forced a smile and said, "Yes. I've been learning under the Fourth Elder for too long recently, and my body has become a bit weak. So I thought I'd come out and exercise to avoid catching a cold."
Behind Xiao Jiu, Chu Shi slowly walked over. Seeing Tang Youyou blushing from running in a hurry, he tilted his head and asked, "So, Brother Tang finally wants to come to class? The Grand Elder called your name several times not long ago, but you didn't show up for class."
"What? Class?"
For a moment, all three of them fell silent.
Chu Shi asked in confusion, "Since the day after the grand ceremony three days ago, we've been going to the school for classes every day. Today seems to be the last time waiting for you."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou certainly couldn't miss this opportunity. She waved her hand, reminded the two of them to save a seat for her, and then quickly returned to the wooden house of the Fourth Elder.
There, she saw the old man busy with the herbs in the herb garden and didn't even notice her.
Tang Youyou saw Hua Ling who was busy sweeping the floor. Without saying a word, she took him and left the cottage.
Not long after, the two of them arrived at the school and heard the sound of students reading aloud inside.
"What are you doing? Why are we here?"
Tang Youyou whispered, "To study. Later, we'll climb over from the back door and run towards the classroom inside."
Although Hua Ling didn't know why Tang Youyou suddenly came to him like this, he still did as she said.
Then, the two of them came to the back door, then jumped over and landed in the inner courtyard. Immediately afterwards, Tang Youyou followed her previous memory and came to the classroom.
She whispered, "It seems there's no teacher here. We two should be careful when we go in. We mustn't make a sound. We'll go around from the back..."
As she said this, she was about to pull Hua Ling's wrist and rush forward. But the next moment, she noticed that the person behind her suddenly seemed unable to be pulled.
She turned her head and saw that the person in front of her was actually a young white - haired teenager, who was quietly watching her actions.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou instantly stood still and said with a smile, "Oh, classmate, I pulled the wrong person just now. I'm really sorry... sorry!"
Then, she was about to look for Hua Ling again, but saw that behind this young teenager, Hua Ling was looking at Tang Youyou aggrievedly.
He whispered a reminder, "Young Master Tang, we've been discovered... There's no need to hide anymore..."
Only then did Tang Youyou notice that the students who had been concentrating on reading were now staring intently at the two of them.
The young teenager had long floating hair. His long black hair was tied up with a wind - pipe peach - wood hairpin. He looked extremely handsome. There were also quite a few female students in the school looking at Tang Youyou.
Those girls all showed looks of admiration and looked at him in surprise. Some of the students were even discussing her legendary stories.
This was really...
An utter embarrassment...
The young teenager pulled Tang Youyou onto the podium and made the two of them stand separately to listen to the lecture.
They heard this person say, "I am the Grand Elder of the Qingyun Sect. My surname is Yan and my name is Luo. You can call me Lord Yan."
Then, he looked at Tang Youyou and the other person and suddenly said, "These two are negative examples for you to learn from. Please, all students, must abide by the rules of the Qingyun Sect. If you don't, this will be your fate."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou was nonchalant. She was just picking at her fingers on one side, looking completely uninterested in listening to Lord Yan's lecture.
Seeing her nonchalant look, Lord Yan finally couldn't hold back his temper. He looked at Tang Youyou on one side and asked.
"It seems that Young Master Tang knows everything?"
Hearing this person's words, Tang Youyou was about to look up and explain, but then heard this person say again, "Then let me ask you, how should a person with excessive yin and insufficient yang regulate their qi?"