Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior

Seeing the item on the table, Su Mu’s eyes flickered, and he actually already had a guess in his heart.

"What does this mean?"

Li Lishi dared not hide anything and narrated everything in detail. The matter started several months ago when Su Mu left Qingshui Town. Li Lishi had both respect and awe for Su Mu in his heart.

After Su Mu left, Qinghe lost her appetite and confined herself in that courtyard on Spring Rain Street, unwilling to come to the Iron Fist Martial Arts Hall. This made everyone at the martial arts hall extremely anxious. If anything happened to Qinghe, they couldn’t bear Su Mu’s wrath.

The people at the Iron Fist Martial Arts Hall racked their brains and, upon learning that Qinghe liked reading and writing, conceived the idea of sending her to the town’s private school. Afterward, Qinghe finally left that small courtyard and went to the private school.

Just when everyone at the martial arts hall thought things were getting better, they were completely unaware that the trouble also came from the private school.

"Elder Lin, you might not know, but the town’s only private school is run by an old scholar on the east side of Juren Street. Besides that old scholar, last year a slightly younger teacher, looking about forty, also came to teach."

Su Mu naturally knew about the private school in Qingshui Town. This was one of the reasons Su Mu considered taking the imperial examinations, simply because there was a private school in the town.

Upon hearing this, Su Mu understood that the new teacher at the private school was no ordinary person.

"Master Li wants to say that the new teacher at the private school took Qinghe away?"

"Elder Lin, your vision is as sharp as a torch." Li Lishi flattered him, noting that Su Mu showed no change in expression, and then continued.

"The trouble is that the teacher, like you, Elder Lin, is a superior person. Perhaps that teacher had the idea of accepting a disciple, so he took Qinghe away. I wanted to stop it, but my power is too insignificant..."

"That superior person only glanced at me, and I couldn’t move at all. Finally, that superior person left behind a jade pendant, and later, these two letters mysteriously appeared in the hall."

Having explained the reason fully, Li Lishi, now the number one person in Qingshui Town, stood quietly aside like a nameless ant waiting for Su Mu’s response.

"As I thought."

After hearing this, Su Mu quietly thought to himself. Indeed, this matter was not Li Lishi’s fault. The world is vast and full of wonders. Su Mu could see that Qinghe was blessed with destiny, and it seems that the teacher also saw Qinghe’s extraordinary nature.

Li Lishi’s account might have some exaggeration, but it should not be too far off.

"That teacher is most likely not a Daoist Cultivator... but a Confucian Cultivator."

Su Mu thought to himself and made a judgment. The Pharmacist once said that Confucian Cultivators cultivate Vast Righteous Qi, needing to practice in the world and pursue the path of cultivating oneself to govern the country and bring peace to the world.

Being taken away by such a Confucian Cultivator might be a great opportunity for Qinghe, better than staying by Su Mu’s side.

Moreover, Su Mu quickly realized something: A Confucian Cultivator who cultivates Vast Righteous Qi is unlikely to be a villain, at most some pedantic old stubborn.

"In that case, the matter of Qinghe is not Gang Leader Li’s fault. Thank you, Gang Leader Li, for your effort during this period."

"No trouble, no trouble."

Li Lishi secretly let out a huge sigh of relief. He was caught between both sides, not daring to offend either, as both could kill him with a mere flick of their fingers.

If this scene spread, the people of Qingshui Town would scarcely believe their eyes. The leader of the town’s largest force was so humble in front of a young man.

At this moment, Li Lishi sensibly left the hall, and Su Mu casually picked up the jade pendant on the table.

One side of the jade pendant was engraved with gilded "Qingzhou," and the other side was engraved with the ancient words "Academy."

"Qingzhou Academy?"

Su Mu’s eyes slightly brightened. His previous guess was correct, and the last trace of worry in his heart was dispelled. Su Mu had a plan, and after dealing with the Cyan Cloud matter, he would visit the Ancient Qingzhou. To Su Mu, the Qingyun Three Counties were too small.

"Qinghe has indeed gone to Qingzhou first."

As for why not directly go to the Huo Family in Central State, Su Mu wasn’t that arrogant. The Pharmacist was only a servant of the Huo Family, yet he was already a Peak of Fifth-Grade Daoist Cultivator, and Yuan Qing was probably a Fifth-Grade Daoist Cultivator as well.

Su Mu’s plan was to first go to Qingzhou for training and strengthen himself. Once he reached the Upper Three Grades realm, he would set out for Central State.

"Xiaoyue, wait for me... three years will do."

Five years was too long, so Su Mu set a deadline in his heart for going to Central State, which was three years. By then, regardless of whether he had ascended to the Upper Three Grades, he would make a trip to Central State.

At least he needed to meet Xiaoyue once, or he wouldn’t be at ease.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Su Mu pulled his thoughts back. He stored the Qingzhou Academy’s jade pendant into the Sumeru Ring, and then picked up the letters on the table.

One thick, one thin. On the thick envelope, a line of words read: For the teacher to read, from Qinghe.

As the saying goes, one’s handwriting reflects one’s character. The Little Doctor’s handwriting was like red plum blossoms lying in the snow, delicate and graceful; Qinghe’s handwriting resembled more of a man’s, simple yet full of vitality, with a hint of ambition.

Su Mu took out the letter and began to read. The opening of the letter revealed that Qinghe hadn’t forgotten Su Mu’s kindness in taking her in, and she promised to return to him one day. She voluntarily followed the teacher, so Su Mu need not worry.

The letter mentioned that the teacher’s name was Liu Zhengyuan, a Lecture Lecturer at Qingzhou Academy, and their destination was to return to Qingzhou Academy.

The Cyan Jade Pendant left behind was a token of Qingzhou Academy, allowing entry into the academy.

After the crucial information, Qinghe also mentioned that Liu Zhengyuan seemed to be attracted by the poems Su Mu taught, leaving the jade pendant in hopes of one day making acquaintances with Su Mu for a deep conversation.