Chapter 401: Junior Uncle And Young Girl
The old scholar handed the travel documents back to the young man called Chen Ping'an.
The old scholar from the academy had a very good impression of the young man.
He took another glance at Chen Ping'an, and he indeed liked the look of the bamboo bookcase and the long sword on Chen Ping'an's back.
Traveling tens of thousands of kilometers to seek knowledge while carrying books and wielding a sword was something that all scholars should do. Indeed, this was something that scholars did best.
"Excuse me, do you know a young girl called Li Baoping?" Chen Ping'an asked. "She likes to wear a bright red jacket or a long red skirt."
The old scholar laughed heartily and replied, "Everyone in the academy knows this young girl. To say nothing of the academy, the young girl has most likely explored the entire capital of the Great Sui Nation as well. She's filled with energy and spirit every day, and old bones like us who can barely walk anymore are all extremely envious of her. In fact, she's skipped class and snuck out of the academy again today. You might have run across Little Baoping if you had come here one hour earlier."
"She left the academy by herself?" Chen Ping'an asked.
"That's the case every single time," the old scholar replied with a nod.
Seeing Chen Ping'an's worried expression, the old scholar smiled and reassured, "Please don't worry, Little Baoping has never encountered any trouble after sneaking into the capital so many times. In any case, the capital of the Great Sui Nation has always been a peaceful place, and the residents of the capital have always been honest people. Moreover, the Ministry of Rites' head minister is also the mountain master of the academy, so he frequently visits East Mountain to drink tea and chat with the other deputy mountain masters. Little Baoping won't run into any issues."
Chen Ping'an felt slightly more at ease after hearing this.
"Are you visiting Mountain Cliff Academy to look for Little Baoping?" the old scholar asked. "Looking at your passport, you're also from the Great Li Empire's Dragon Spring Prefecture. Perhaps you're not only from the same place as Little Baoping, but you're also her relative?"