freenovelworld Chapter 125 Dragon Travels the World 12
Chapter 125 Dragon Travels the World 12
The first rays of morning sunlight pierced through the thin mist, gently caressing the earth. In the garden, hundreds of flowers bloomed, a riot of colors, and countless butterflies of all colors fluttered and danced among the blossoms.
Despite the beautiful scenery, He Yaozu had no interest in appreciating it; instead, he buried himself in his study, writing furiously.
His diligence wasn't out of a desire to take the imperial examinations; after all, with his criminal record, the court would never allow him to enter officialdom. He was simply writing down the lessons his father had given him before returning to his post.
After this incident, Mr. He felt that he should discipline his son more strictly. So on the day He Yaozu returned home, he ignored his mother's objections and gave him a severe beating. After He Yaozu was able to get out of bed, he was forced to kneel in the ancestral hall for several days.
He Yaozu suffered quite a bit during those few days. His father wanted to discipline him properly, but he was busy with official duties and could not stay at home for long. He was also troubled by not being able to take his son with him to his post. So before leaving, he left him a lot of homework and asked He Yaozu to have someone send him the completed homework every five days for his inspection.
And today is the fifth day!
After a while, He Yaozu finally finished the last stroke, put down the pen, leaned back in his chair, and stretched his sore wrists.
He hasn't studied like this in a long time!
It was even more tiring than when Sheng Changfeng was taking the imperial examination!
Moreover, the books in this world are almost identical to those in the previous worlds, offering no novelty whatsoever. Coupled with the punitive nature of the learning, it is truly tedious and boring.
He Yaozu finally couldn't contain himself any longer. He slammed his hand on the table, and with a crisp 'smack' echoing through the room, he abruptly stood up and paced back and forth in the study, analyzing his current situation while muttering to himself:
“I can’t go on like this. Father is afraid I’ll repeat the same mistakes, so he keeps me in the study all day studying poetry, literature, etiquette, and the words of the sages. But I can’t be confined to the study forever. How is that any different from being in prison?”
"Besides, Mother went to the mountain to worship Buddha yesterday, and it's no fun for me to be alone at home. I might as well go out and travel around."
"But before leaving, we need to think carefully about how to make it up to Cai Wenxing and Zhou Yun'er's family."
"Although I had obtained my father's permission last time to give the prescription as a wedding gift to Zhou Yunren and Cai Wenxing, that was only for Zhou Yunren. What about Cai Wenxing's?"
He Yaozu never shirks his responsibilities. Although Zhou Yun'er and Cai Wenxing have not pursued the matter further and have even forgiven him, he cannot pretend that this never happened.
Moreover, kind people should not be slighted or let down in the slightest!
However, how to compensate depends on what the other party lacks. One cannot simply offer something hastily to appease oneself.
As for what Cai Wenxing lacks?
There's no need to think about it at all, because it's not hard to guess!
Cai Wenxing studied diligently for over a decade and was quite talented, but he lacked the guidance and training of a renowned teacher. As a result, he always fell short in the imperial examinations, failing twice and ultimately failing the exams altogether.
He clearly had not given up on the idea of taking the imperial examination. He made a living by selling calligraphy and paintings on the street while studying hard with his books in hand.
Thinking of this, He Yaozu directly spent a lot of money to buy several recommendation letters written by local Confucian scholars to Bailu Academy. After going through several people, he finally delivered one of them to Cai Wenxing.
Cai Wenxing, who received the letter of recommendation, did not suspect anything. After all, he was not the only one who received a letter of recommendation, and he had no idea what role He Yaozu had played in the process. So, after reluctantly saying goodbye to Zhou Yun'er, he embarked on his studies.
Afterwards, seeing that the Zhou family mother and daughter who stayed behind were selling soy milk from dawn till dusk and still not making much money, He Yaozu simply copied a few pastry recipes from the palace for them and lent them money to turn their soy milk shop into a pastry shop.
After a brief hesitation, the mother and daughter closed the soy milk shop. Grinding soy milk was too physically demanding, a real challenge for two women, especially since one was old and frail and the other had a chronic illness, making it impossible for them to do heavy physical labor for an extended period.
Soon, Zhou's pastry shop opened. Because the pastries were fragrant and sweet, made with plenty of ingredients, and had novel designs, it quickly became famous in the county, and people came to buy pastries every day.
Seeing how well their pastries were selling, the Zhou mother and daughter were even more motivated. Although making pastries every day was hard work, it was much easier than grinding soybeans for milk, and they earned more money than before.
Not long after, Zhou Yun'er personally visited He Yaozu to return the money that He Yaozu had lent her. He Yaozu did not refuse and accepted the money directly. Zhou Yun'er was very happy and went home.
In fact, Ho Yiu-tsu had a better way to make money, but he was afraid that they wouldn't be able to keep it. So after thinking it over, he let them open a dim sum shop to earn some hard-earned money, so that they wouldn't be too envied by others, and they could feel more at ease.
On the other side, Cai Wenxing has already started studying at Bailu Academy. With his diligence and talent, he will likely achieve great things soon.
Seeing that everyone's lives were getting better and better, He Yaozu finally felt relieved. Unable to contain his restlessness any longer, he sent letters to his parents and then packed his bags and left.
This time, he wasn't wandering aimlessly; he was inquiring about the whereabouts of the Dragon Slaying Society.
Just as the king sought out the empress dowager, he began searching for members of the Dragon Slaying Society wherever he went.
Once they found the person, they would give them a severe beating. After venting their anger, they would throw the person into the local government office, which actually increased the performance record of the county officials in various places.
Because he has the power of telekinesis to clear paths, he can often find out the whereabouts of the Dragon Slaying Society without having to go there in person.
If there are few people, just go for it. If there are many people, plan the route in advance, and control the amount of gunpowder according to the gunpowder making method you learned from Han Zhang, and blow them half to death.
When the Dragon Slayer Society, enraged, attempted to launch a counter-encirclement, he was able to use his telekinesis to foresee the danger and successfully escape.
Two months passed in this way, and the Dragon Slaying Society was severely weakened by He Yaozu's one-sided attack.
The elusive He Yaozu kept the Dragon Slayer Society exhausted, forcing them to be even more cautious in their operations.
Even though He Yaozu was alone, he still terrified the members of the Dragon Slaying Society.
Forced into a corner, Ye Lin, in order to prevent his men from being attacked by He Yaozu, simply gathered the remaining men together and focused all their efforts on finding out Chu Tianyou's whereabouts, striving to kill Chu Tianyou and seize the Great Jade Tablet and the Imperial Seal.
So the three groups formed a line, chasing each other without stopping!
Chu Tianyou searched everywhere for the Empress Dowager, the Dragon Slayer Society searched everywhere for Chu Tianyou, and He Yaozu searched everywhere for the Dragon Slayer Society.
On this day, Chu Tianyou and his group arrived in Jinling County.