Chapter 455: The Scholars are Stunned, Master Even Calls Him Sir!
Upon hearing this, Li Mo decisively waved his hand.
“Forget it, I don’t have your patience for fifty or sixty years.”
Reading books in a study for decades just to get a hint of understanding?
What if he didn’t comprehend the Righteous Qi and ended up just dulling his own brain?
Besides, in fifty or sixty years he’d be an old grandpa—what good would a kid be then?
Master Xun chuckled, “Haha, actually, it shouldn’t take you that long with your talents.”
Li Mo’s interest was piqued, “How long then?”
Master Xun pondered for a moment and replied, “About forty to fifty years.”
Even though Li Mo was a bit smarter than him, Master Xun knew Righteous Qi wasn’t something you could grasp that easily.
Li Mo was taken aback, “Is there really a difference?”
If he didn’t care about missing out on decades, why would he care about ten or so years?
Master Xun laughed heartily, “Surely, you understand the saying: ‘Haste makes waste’ better than I do.”
Li Mo shot back without hesitation, “Alright then, I won’t learn it. When I have a kid, I’ll just call you over to enlighten them; that’ll save a lot of trouble.”
Master Xun’s smile froze. “Are you planning to pin this on me? I don’t have many years left! While I’m still here, you should have a few more kids if you can!”
He didn’t shy away from clarifying.
After all, he understood well how significant Li Mo’s contributions were to the Confucian School.
Not to mention enlightening his kids—wasn’t it also a bargain to save his own life?
While they chatted, the horse-drawn carriage arrived at the university.
Upon seeing the grand academy, Master Xun couldn’t help but be stunned.
Such a scale was nearly equal to the former palace of the King of Qi!
Before they could enter the school gate, Fu Nian led a group of Confucian Disciples over.
Han Fei and Li Si were both holding official positions and, after greeting the Confucian Disciples, realized that Master Xun hadn’t returned for quite a while. They didn’t plan to wait around.
They had already returned to their posts before Li Mo and Master Xun came back.
“Greetings, National Advisor.”
The Confucian Disciples looked respectful, their attitudes sincere.
Clearly, Li Mo’s actions had inspired their respect.
“Fu Nian, did you get the task done?”
After greeting Li Mo, Master Xun stepped forward to ask.
Fu Nian replied, “Master Uncle, I followed your instructions, and as soon as we arrived, I placed the books in the library.”
“The library? Hmm, that’s a nice name.”
Master Xun nodded, then turned to Li Mo, “What do you think, should we have a meal first or head to the library?”
His words shocked the Confucian Disciples; hundreds of gazes turned simultaneously to Li Mo.
Master Xun was actually calling someone else “Sir”!
This title brought even more shock than first seeing this university!
One might ask, in today’s world, who has knowledge that surpasses Master Xun’s?
To be called “Sir” by him, there probably was only one person in the world!
The Confucian Disciples were puzzled.
Li Mo was still so young; while his moves provided immense benefits to the Confucian School, his knowledge surely couldn’t match Master Xun’s.
So why would Master Xun call him “Sir”?
This was why Master Xun was a Senior Uncle while they remained disciples—because he could grasp Righteous Qi while they only saw the superficial differences in knowledge.
Master Xun’s perspective was that he evaluated Li Mo from the standpoint of all scholars across the ages and the contributions he would make to the Confucian School.
It wasn’t that Li Mo’s knowledge exceeded his; they were merely stuck at the surface of scholarly status.
“Let’s go to the library first; we can eat afterward.”
Li Mo was anxious, wishing for an immediate solution that could change his fortunes.
On the Yin-Yang School’s side, Da Siming also sent back news.
Although the Yin-Yang School could perform astrology and divination, they had no means to change fate.
What they prophesied could be altered in a way, but the outcome was predetermined.
The variable affects the result.
In short, they could only provide a rough outline.
But the “Book of Man” was different.
Anything recorded in the “Book of Man” was a solid fact.
Unless one could alter the content of the “Book of Man,” what was written would certainly come to pass!
“Look at it before we eat?”
Fu Nian was momentarily stunned by this statement.
He glanced at the setting sun, bitterly smiling.
Today, eating might be a stretch with such a massive collection of books amassed over the years!
Even if they reported just the book names, they’d probably still be at it by tomorrow.
“Let’s go! Since the Sir has said so, let’s head there together.”
Master Xun noticed the tired expressions on his disciples; they had been busy since their arrival and were now ravenously hungry.
His words implied he wanted them to help Li Mo browse through the books.
With a few hundred helping hands, things would surely speed up!
Many understood his intention, and thus, a large group set off towards the library with great momentum.
Reading books? Now, that was their specialty! whoosh
My site has received a lot of DMCA notices, lol. From now on, I will update the MTL on https://darkmtl.com/.
The site is fast and lightweight because there are no ads yet. However, the theme is different from Cybor-TL, so take some time to familiarize yourself.
Support me by donating at least $10, and you'll have the right to request any novel from Novelpia (excluding 19+ content) using a newly developed tool.