Chapter 277: The Little Qilin Bravely Charges The Academy
The group sneakily, hiding and concealing themselves, brought Qin Wanwan to the dormitory.
On the plaza outside the dormitory, the Martial Arts Academy’s masters were already blowing whistles.
Wu Xiaohu and a few others quickly took out some snacks from their desks and stuffed them all in front of Qin Wanwan.
“Sister Wanwan, you eat here first, we’ll be back very soon.”
Qin Wanwan obediently nodded.
With Keke and Snowflake accompanying her, and Langya also protecting her in secret, she was not afraid.
Even if they were discovered, it would be fine; at most, she’d get a scolding, and Daddy would come to pick her up.
There was no one in the dormitory now; they had all gone to the plaza to practice martial arts.
Qin Wanwan ate jerky, her fluffy little head peeking out from the window, watching the students of different grades training in the plaza.
The Martial Arts Academy, as the name suggests, is a place that teaches people martial arts. Most students who graduate from here will go into the military.
Even if they don’t become soldiers in faraway places, Shangjing’s Imperial City has many needs for people with outstanding martial arts skills.
Take the Imperial Guards for example; to become an Imperial Guard, one not only needs excellent martial arts but also good connections and a strong background.
The Martial Arts Academy’s plaza is very large; Qin Wanwan saw many people practicing horse stance, lifting stones, and some practicing archery while riding.
As the horses ran, the plaza was filled with dust on this hot day.
After watching for a while, she became bored and started looking for a book to read.
Students at the Martial Arts Academy naturally had to take academic classes as well, but they were not as rigorous as those at the adjacent Academy of Arts.
No matter how much one dislikes studying, they still have to learn to read.
Her seat was Wu Xiaohu’s. When he left, Wu Xiaohu told her to take whatever she wanted to eat from his desk.
Qin Wanwan wanted to find a book to read to pass the time.
She knew many characters now.
However, after finding a book, it turned out to be a picture book.
Qin Wanwan didn’t mind what kind of book it was and started reading as soon as she opened it.
Keke stood beside her, reading along and complaining.
“Anyone who reads the beginning of this book knows the end; it’s just some scholar’s fantasy about marrying a rich and beautiful woman and reaching the pinnacle of life.”
Qin Wanwan, after reading a few pages while lying on the desk, also felt the story was not good, not as good as the stories Keke told her.
“When will Brother Xiaohu and the others be back?”
Keke ordered Snowflake: “Snowflake, go find out what’s happening.”
Snowflake flapped its wings and let out a few caws.
Keke put its wings on its hips and cursed: “What, I can’t even order you around? Just fly there quickly and come back. What could happen to the cub with me here? Can you entertain the cub as well as I can with my eloquent words?”
Saying this, it kicked Snowflake’s buttocks with its feet.
However, it was too small, and Snowflake’s buttocks were quite furry, so the kick sank directly into Snowflake’s feathers.
Snowflake took the opportunity to sit down, completely crushing Keke’s small body.
Keke: “Ah!!! Snowflake, move your big butt, get off!”
Keke shrieked.
Snowflake’s eyes rolled, and after pressing down for a moment, it flapped its wings and quickly darted out the window.
Qin Wanwan reached out and helped Keke, who was pressed onto the desk, up.
Keke jumped and cawed at Snowflake, who had flown out the window.
“Stinky bird, you wait. When you come back, I’ll deal with you. You’ve really gotten bold. For the next while, you won’t get any of the jerky Wanwan feeds you!”
Qin Wanwan propped her chin with both hands, not participating in the conflict between Snowflake and Keke, letting them resolve it themselves.
Soon, Snowflake returned.
Keke flew up and stomped all over its head.
Snowflake didn’t let itself be bullied; with a flap of its wings, Keke was knocked down.
The two birds fought.
In the end, Qin Wanwan had to forcibly separate them.
She pressed Keke with one hand and Snowflake with the other: “Stop, no more fighting, someone is coming.”
She hugged Keke and retracted her head.
Snowflake also hid itself voluntarily.
As expected, an elder resembling a tutor walked past the dormitory.
A Master Wu was accompanying him.
As they walked past the window Qin Wanwan had been peeking out of, a feather floated down and landed precisely on the tutor’s nose.
“Where did this feather come from? It’s red.”
Master Wu said, “Perhaps some brat caught a bird again and did this.”
They glanced into the dormitory from the window, didn’t see any birds, and didn’t hear any bird calls, so they didn’t pay it any mind and left quickly.
After they left, Qin Wanwan, who had been hiding under the desk, quietly emerged.
“We were almost discovered! You two, don’t fight anymore.”
Keke tidied its feathers: “Hmph, for the cub’s sake, I won’t bicker with you, you stupid bird.”
Snowflake cast it a sidelong glance.
Can it even beat me, yet it talks big.
“When will Brother Xiaowu and the others be back?”
Snowflake relayed the news it had gathered from the plaza.
“Ah? Their class is being punished and they’ll be gone for a long time.”
Qin Wanwan’s restless ambition stirred.
“Then let’s go out and explore on our own. Snowflake, lead the way.”
To Qin Wanwan’s suggestion, Snowflake agreed without a word.
Then, she, with the two birds, secretly followed a Langya and ventured into the academy.
With Snowflake leading the way, Qin Wanwan successfully avoided places where people were.
She encountered the Cat Senior and Dog Senior of the academy, shared some of her snacks with them, and also heard some gossip about the academy.
For example, a certain tutor had severe hair loss and secretly had a wig made. Once, when passing by, the wig was blown off by a gust of wind, and he ran away with his clothes covering his head.
Another example is a poor scholar who went out to visit a brothel but was kicked out because he had no money. After returning to the academy, the matter spread everywhere, and he felt so ashamed that he dropped out.
And then there’s a Master Wu whose feet smell so bad that animals can smell it from afar, and they would naturally run far away.
Qin Wanwan sat beside the cats and dogs, listening with great interest. A leopard cat even caught a fish from a small river in the academy and intended to feed it to her.
Qin Wanwan quickly waved her hands and politely refused.
“I don’t want to eat. My Daddy raises me; I have five Daddies raising me.”
The leopard cat, overflowing with maternal love, then regretfully ate the fish itself.
“That pitiful human over there is being bullied again.”
This was said by an old yellow dog.
Qin Wanwan looked over: “Where? Why is he being bullied?”
The old yellow dog lay on the ground: “It seems he offended someone. That human gets beaten up by a group of humans every few days, and he doesn’t even get enough to eat.”
Qin Wanwan was curious: “Where is it? I’ll go take a look.”
“Don’t go. Those humans are very bad; be careful not to get hurt.”
Qin Wanwan said: “I’m not afraid. My Daddy is super powerful. If they hit me, I’ll go complain to Daddy.”
Upon hearing this, the old yellow dog led Qin Wanwan there.
The other cats and dogs followed; they naturally wanted to protect the Big Treasure’s safety.
