After Liang Hongda finished reading the closing speech, the 1-star great teacher qualification examination came to an end. Everyone could now return home and do what they wanted to.
“Do you guys plan to play around for a few more days, touring the various touristy areas here, or do you want to directly return to Jinling?” asked Sun Mo.
As for himself, he definitely wanted to return.
But with Little Silver, it was a brief journey.
“I want to return!”
Li Ziqi still had to prepare for the 4-star great teacher exam’s personal student battle. Hence, she didn’t even want to waste an iota of time.
The other students also chose to return.
The worry of the little sunny egg caused them to feel a sense of crisis, and they felt an urgent desire to study.
“Alright!”
Sun Mo was very gratified.
What he wanted was a competitive atmosphere like this.
If a student didn’t want to learn things, it was useless even if the teachers and parents forced them to do so. They had to want it of their own volition.
Why would the results of those famous secondary schools be better on average?
Other than the quality of teachers and students, the learning atmosphere was even more important.
After class, everyone would still be studying in their seats or discussing problems. And as time passed, those students who wanted to go out and play would also be influenced and no longer do so.
“Teacher Sun, please wait!”
“Teacher Sun, congratulations!”
“Teacher Sun, I wonder if you have some time? This humble self has booked a room in the Swallow Phoenix Inn and wishes to congratulate your brilliant disciple on becoming the champion of this batch!”
When a person was seen walking toward Sun Mo and chatting with him, the others could no longer endure it.
This was a rare opportunity, if they didn’t take this chance to get to know him, after his star rank became higher, they wouldn’t have the chance anymore.
“Teacher Sun, felicitations!”
As a warm voice rang out, the surrounding noise subsided completely.
Swish~
Everyone turned their heads and saw the 7-star great teacher Tong Xugao smiling as he walked over with clasped hands toward Sun Mo.
“Teacher Tong!”
Sun Mo returned the greeting.
“The understanding of your brilliant disciple toward spirit runes has broadened my horizons.”
Tong Xugao wasn’t fawning on Sun Mo. It was sincere praise from his heart.
“Teacher Tong praises her too much. Ziqi still has many places where she can learn more and improve on!”
After seeing Tong Xugao chatting with Sun Mo while they walked together and even having plans to share drinks, the other great teachers immediately grew unhappy.
(Do you have to be so shameless? You actually used Fearful Silence to make everyone shut up?!)
(Hmph! When it comes to bootlicking, if you say you are number two, no one would dare to say they are number one.)
(Let us compete fairly!)
No matter what they thought, these low star-ranking great teachers tactfully no longer moved toward Sun Mo.
Although Tong Xugao’s current attitude was amicable as he chatted with Sun Mo, that was only because Sun Mo was worthy of such treatment. If others tried to chat with him like this, they might be cursed at by Tong Xugao until they wanted to die.
Did they really feel that a 7-star great teacher wouldn’t lose his temper?
Even in the Nine Greats, they were considered mini-bosses with a large group of people working for them.
Since ancient times up until now, regardless of which profession, the higher you climbed, the harder things would be. If you wanted to become the one standing at the peak, it meant that you had to win over many people.
How many 7-star were there in the entire Nine Provinces? Very few.
Hence, each of them was worth being roped in.
Now that he saw Tong Xugao wanting to have a long talk with him, Sun Mo immediately smiled and took the initiative to suggest treating him to a meal.
“I should be the one treating you instead!”
Tong Xugao was very magnanimous and didn’t care about minor things like this. However, in his heart, his regard for Sun Mo had risen.
This was a young man who knew the ways of the world.
He was neither aloof nor arrogant!
He wasn’t proud because he was talented, and he didn’t disregard everyone.
“Teacher, I will go to make arrangements and book a room in the Swallow Phoenix Inn.”
A personal student of Tong Xugao took the initiative to speak before Tong Xugao could instruct him. After that, he left to carry out his task.
When Sun Mo and Tong Xugao arrived in a carriage, the inn’s boss was already waiting for them at the entrance.
Being able to become the boss of the most luxurious inn in the Song An prefecture, the boss was naturally very respected. But now, he was actually waiting here to welcome them.
Sun Mo had come here before, but his face wasn’t that great. Hence, the boss had only poured a few cups of wine for him and exchanged some pleasantries.
(It’s still best to increase my star rank and become a secondary saint!)
Sun Mo set a small goal for himself. (I will do my best to become a 4-star great teacher within three years.)
For the 4-star exam, the main thing was the personal student battle. So, Sun Mo could only hope that his students would mature quicker and do their utmost to ascend to the Heroes Ranking.
After that, the other star examination actually wasn’t a problem for Sun Mo.
For the 5-star exam, one had to comprehend at least 15 halos, including Teacher for a Day, Father for Life.
This was a symbol.
Although Sun Mo would occasionally use this halo to punish students and get them to kneel, this was actually a halo of self-restraint.
Only when one treated the students as their own children would they be able to comprehend this halo.
This meant that great teachers had to love and protect every student from the bottom of their hearts, thinking on behalf of the students instead of treating the students as tools to be used for their own benefits.
Hence, if one wanted to comprehend this halo, they had to have a spirit like a silkworm spinning silk all the way until the end, or a candle burning itself out to provide light.
After that, they had to have grandmaster-level expertise in a secondary occupation as well.
Sun Mo met both of these conditions. Moreover, after learning Unsculptable Rotten Wood, he had grasped a total of 16 great teacher halos.
For this stage, it tested the great teacher’s love.
When treating students, you couldn’t be selfish or favor one and discriminate against another. You had to have a grand spirit of giving where you wouldn’t mind sacrificing yourself for the sake of helping your disciples.
The Swallow Phoenix Inn was very popular; one had to book a room several days in advance before they could get one.
However, Tong Xugao definitely wouldn’t book the room in advance, but he was already invited to the top level with the best VIP seats. Even the disciples following them felt glory at this.
These were the benefits that came along with the identity of a 7-stars great teacher.
“I will offer this toast of wine to Teacher Sun for bringing a new dawn to the spirit rune world.”
Upon hearing these words, the boss who wanted to know them better under the pretext of carrying a jug of wine over jumped in fright.
Although he knew Sun Mo was very famous, he still wasn’t famous to the extent where a 7-star great teacher had to lower their attitude so much, right?
“Teacher Tong praises me too much.”
Sun Mo politely replied, “I can’t drink this cup of wine. After all, you are my senior in the spirit rune world.”
“Ai, you shouldn’t make me wear a tall hat. I cultivated bitterly for 30 years and am just a grandmaster. How embarrassing!”
Tong Xugao was depressed.
Other 7-star great teachers already had ancestor-level expertise in a subject, but Tong Xugao didn’t have one. If it wasn’t for the fact that he had grandmaster-level expertise in four subjects, he truly wouldn’t know where to put his face before his peers.
The most crucial thing was that the subject he spent the most effort on was the study of spirit runes.
Sometimes, Tong Xugao even doubted himself, wondering if he had talent for this subject.
Sun Mo had achieved the miraculous feat of making spring come upon withered trees and also invented the circuit board series of spirit runes. All of these caused Tong Xugao to be so envious that he drooled. In his lifetime, he never had such glorious achievements before.
“Teacher Tong, you merely have yet to find the doorway. Once you find it, your level will rise rapidly.”
Sun Mo encouraged.
“Stop using the honorable word for ‘you’ to address me. Let us converse as equals!”
Tong Xugao didn’t like civilities like this.
The boss who was standing at the side didn’t dare to grumble. Moreover, he was someone shrewd. When he heard this, he could tell that Tong Xugao wasn’t simply saying this for the sake of saying this. Rather, he truly admired Sun Mo.
No, in fact, from his words, there was also a tiny hint of envy and worship. This was somewhat impressive then!
Involuntarily, the boss raised Sun Mo’s ‘customer level’ in his heart.
This meant that in the future when Sun Mo came to the Swallow Phoenix Inn, there was no need for him to wait. The shopkeeper here would directly bring him to the top floor’s VIP seats.
Naturally, Sun Mo didn’t care about this.
He wasn’t a vain person.
Besides, the little sunny egg’s meals at home were all prepared by imperial chefs.
It was just that Sun Mo didn’t know this.
…
Just when Sun Mo was dining with Tong Xugao, Liang Hongda was invited to a large mansion by the Zhou Clan.
“How is it?”
Liang Hongda asked as he looked at the unconscious Zhou Wenbin who was lying on his bed.
The best doctors in the Song An Prefecture, over ten botanists, herbalists, and alchemists who had the highest star-rank were present as well.
Also, there were a total of three gu-masters and poison masters.
But right now, everyone shook their heads and had heavy expressions.
“You guys haven’t found the reason yet?”
Liang Hongda frowned. This was a little troublesome then.
“Young Master Zhou has no injuries, and there are also no traces of him being in a fight. He should have been ambushed.”
Liu Xu explained.
He was a 6-star great teacher that majored in medical study. He was also the head doctor for this matter.
“Who ambushed him?”
Liang Hongda glanced at the old butler. “Where were the guards? They couldn’t possibly all die, right?”
“At that time, t…the young master was in a bad mood, so he didn’t want anyone to follow him.”
The old butler’s tone had a hint of complaint.
(It’s all to be blamed on that eldest disciple of Sun Mo. If it wasn’t for her winning against the young master, the young master wouldn’t have left so angrily. This thing wouldn’t have happened to me either.)
“You didn’t follow him just because he didn’t want you to follow? How the hell are you guys doing your job as servants?”
Liang Hongda scolded.
If it wasn’t for the distance between them being a little too far, he would have long since sent a slap over.
He was the main host for this examination, and Zhou Wenbin could be considered to have run into trouble in his territory. If Secondary Saint Zhou blamed him for this, what should he do?
“You guys really can’t find the reason behind his condition?”
Liang Hongda glanced around.
All the great teachers here shook their heads.
“It should have been done by a dark great teacher!”
Liu Xu sighed. “You should know that they have some mysterious methods available to them. I think it’s better to prepare a horse carriage and send him back to the Zhou Clan.”
Given Secondary Saint Zhou’s connections, he would surely be able to find better doctors.
However, saving someone was like saving a fire, it couldn’t be delayed.
Liang Hongda was hesitating. If he sent Zhou Wenbin back but had no way to treat him, he definitely wouldn’t be able to obtain Secondary Saint Zhou’s forgiveness with just a few apologies if something really happened to Zhou Wenbin.
“Why don’t you guys look for Sun Mo? Isn’t he the God Hands? He should have a solution with regards to a bodily illness like this.”
A great teacher suggested.
The brows of everyone pricked. This suggestion wasn’t bad but who was supposed to be the person to invite Sun Mo?
This would cause them to owe Sun Mo a favor. Hence, everyone looked at Liang Hongda.
“Why are you in a daze? Quickly go and invite Great Teacher Sun here!”
Liang Hongda shouted at the old butler.
“Alright!”
The old butler actually didn’t wish to invite Sun Mo. After all, Sun Mo was Li Ziqi’s teacher. Now that something had happened to the young master, half of the blame should belong to Sun Mo. But if his young master died, the old butler knew he wouldn’t be able to survive either. Hence, he could only agree.
“Wait, you are going just like this?”
Seeing the butler rushing away and not making any preparations, Liang Hongda grew anxious.
“Ah? If not?”
The old butler was stunned.
“Prepare a gift!”
Liang Hongda hated iron for not becoming steel. (Are the standards of the butlers nowadays so low?)
“A gift?”
The old butler was stunned.
(Ever since I became a butler of the Zhou Clan, I’ve received so many gifts until my hands grew soft. Every time I need something, I just have to report that I’m from the Zhou Clan and things would be settled.)
(Sending a gift?)
(Sorry, I’ve not trained in that before!)
“Of course. You are requesting someone to help you with a matter. How can you head there empty-handed?”
Liang Hongda roared.
“B…but…”
The old butler didn’t understand. This was a chance for Sun Mo to treat the great grandson of a secondary saint. Shouldn’t he be the one taking the initiative to rush over instead?
For a chance to ingratiate themselves with the Zhou Clan, others might not have it even if they wanted it.
This was simply like giving a huge fortune to Sun Mo!
