Lan Ke Qi Yuan - Edited MTL

Chapter 6: Don't Go With Him!

Having experienced the mysteriousness of listening to all things through the rain, Ji Yuan was now very confident in his listening ability. Although he didn't have any distractions just now, at such a close distance, the sound of a person's footsteps would definitely not be missed.

Remembering what Jin Shunfu had said, Ji Yuan couldn't help but feel chills in his heart.

On such a cold night on the barren mountain, a scholar of unknown origin suddenly appeared, no matter how he thought about it, it was not normal.

But this scholar's demeanor and actions were all in place, plus his identity as a scholar and his weak appearance. He had successfully gained the trust of the merchants.

Though this temple was not the private property of merchants. Everyone had the right to come and rest. After all, they were not vicious and unreasonable people. Even if they were wary of the scholar, they could not chase him away.

Though the merchants were not entirely unwary. They still politely question the scholar.

"Dare I ask sir surname, where does sir live, and where did sir attend school?"

Zhang Shilin at least had read some books, so when he asked the scholar, he seemed to be more refined, which made the youngest Wang Dong couldn't help but glance at him several times.

When the scholar heard this, he didn't dare to be negligent, and bowed to Zhang Shilin.

"This student's surname is Lu and single name is Xing. I lives in Paiman lane of Shuixian Town. I'm a student of Qingsong Academy in Desheng Prefecture. This time I went to the mountain with my friend from the academy..."

Probably because of the way Zhang Shilin asked, the scholar regarded him as half a scholar, changing the way he proclaimed from "I" to "student".

The scholar had both memories and fear. He was able to narrate every detail from which friends he had gone to the mountain with, why he had accidentally gotten separated in the mountains, where his home was, and which college he had studied in, and from time to time he spits out a line of poetry, all of which was coherent and does not seem to be nonsense.

The scholar's expression was neither meek nor pretentious, his words and manners were appropriate.

When the merchants heard that the scholar was a student of an academy, they instantly felt a deep veneration toward him. Compared with those who studied at home, the students of the academy were much better in terms of status, family background, and talent. As the saying goes, gold weighed above all.

Scholars have always been treated with respect, not to mention a student of Qingsong Academy.

Slowly, even Zhang Shilin put down his guard, and not only that, everyone also treated Scholar Lu with respect.

The scholar was not prideful, he would accept food and water and repeatedly thank the merchants. However, he did not start eating as he was not hungry.

Ji Yuan's heart had sunk to the bottom. This so-called scholar was too good at acting. If Ji Yuan had not already conclude in his heart that this fellow was not a human being, he would have believed him long ago....

This was too scary!

If Ji Yuan had the option to choose between continue staying here or going home immediately, he would have no hesitation in choosing the latter, but unfortunately he didn't have that choice.

Though Ji Yuan still had a chance, because the scholar still needed to put up with this act, which meant that this thing shouldn't be able to wipe out all the people here. Moreover, the other party did not seem to have noticed him.