Chapter 30: Fear
Erudite Academy, in the bamboo gate. The sun has set in the west, and dusk is approaching.
When Master Zhang shook his head and finished reading the last page, everyone's eyes finally left the book, and Qi Qi raised his head and looked at him.
Master Zhang turned his head to look out of the bamboo window, and when he saw that twilight was approaching, he suddenly said to the schoolchildren: "We will be here today, and we will continue tomorrow." β
With that, he folded the book under his armpit, bent his body, and slowly walked out the door.
When everyone heard this, they were in an uproar, and a few of them even stretched their waists, and it seemed that they were quite tired from listening to this day's lesson.
Pan Xiaohan let out a long sigh of relief, closed the book stupidly, drooped her head, and her pretty face like jade also had a tiredness that could not be concealed, it seemed that for her, it was not uncomfortable to hold back all day.
She rolled her strange eyes, and saw Master Zhang away, the cherry mouth moved secretly, and she seemed to mumble a few words in a low voice to Master Zhang's back with a calm face, seemingly complaining.
The little fat man at his next table was overjoyed, Huo Di got up, closed the books and slammed them on the bamboo table, as if only Master Zhang said this sentence and felt that this day was the beginning of happiness.
"Xiaohan, aren't you leaving? It's almost dark. Xiaopang turned his head and smiled at Pan Xiaohan.
Pan Xiaohan glanced at him and ignored him, and the words "not in a good mood" seemed to be written in capital letters on his fair face.
Xiaopang seemed to have long been accustomed to Pan Xiaohan's temperament, and he was not angry, so he quietly walked to Pan Xiaohan's side and said to Pan Xiaohan: "How is it?
Pan Xiaohan raised his head and glanced at Xiaopang when he heard this, his cloudy face eased a lot, and only after a while did he smile, his eyes glanced at the back of Yu Xueying, who was sitting in front of him, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Yes, in the words of 'Zhang Lao Wei', it is called unsatisfactory." β
It turned out that the paper ball that harmed Yu Xueying was thrown by Xiaopang at the instigation of Pan Xiaohan, Yu Xueying didn't know it, but she didn't care.
When Xiaopang heard Pan Xiaohan's praise, he smiled, and a smug expression hung on his chubby face, grinning non-stop.
Pan Xiaohan looked at Yu Xueying's back, thinking that he had also taken a breath today, and he didn't feel that his mood was much better.
At this moment, most of the schoolchildren in the bamboo gate have already left, and Yu Xueying is still bowing her head and drawing the key points of Master Zhang's talk today with a brush. On this day, Yu Xueying listened attentively to every word that Master Zhang said, and in Master Zhang's mouth, Yu Xueying had a lot of understanding of the history of the southern country.
As for the little punishment at noon, she had already forgotten about it, she was grateful to Uncle Pan for everything she had done for him, and she felt that only by reading the book well was the only reward for Uncle Pan.
In the lecture today, Master Zhang also noticed this, in the afternoon, when everyone was drowsy, only Yu Xueying was still listening attentively with a pair of big watery eyes, which made him feel that he had not had such a serious protΓ©gΓ© for a long time.
When Yu Xueying finished marking the last word, she heard a sudden sad laugh behind her, she frowned and turned to look.
I saw that almost all the schoolchildren in the bamboo gate had already left, only Xiaopang and the short and thin boy sitting behind him, named Xiaohu, Yu Xueying also knew this teenager in the afternoon.
Only the two of them were still around Pan Xiaohan at the moment, covering their mouths and whispering, sneering constantly, and they didn't know what to laugh again.
Pan Xiaohan and the three of them noticed that Yu Xueying turned around, and immediately stopped laughing, and made eye contact with Yu Xueying, Xiaopang and Xiaohu were slightly embarrassed on their faces, but Pan Xiaohan didn't blink with a pair of bright eyes, and his face smiled as usual.
Yu Xueying frowned, there were only four of them left in the bamboo gate at this moment, her bright eyes turned, and finally landed on Xiao Pang, and asked directly: "Xiao Pang, are you laughing at me?"
Chubby's round face was slightly red, he raised his hand and touched the back of his head, as if he was a little embarrassed, and said in his mouth: "How come?" We are discussing...... Discussing Uncle Pan's beating of the four heroes of Yulin yesterday, that scene, tsk......" he said and narrowed his eyes, looking adoring and intoxicated.
Xiaohu's short body moved in front of Yu Xueying, his narrow eyes were as bright as stars, and he echoed: "Not bad, not bad." Yesterday, Uncle Pan showed his might and knocked all the four bears down, do you say yes, Xiaohan. β
Pan Xiaohan heard that others praised his father, and he was proud in his heart, and his arrogant expression was on his face, and he said disdainfully: "What are the four bears in Yulin, how can they compare with my father? β
"Nice, nice......"
"Exactly, exactly......"
Xiaopang and Xiaohu flattered you and me, and almost compared Pan Xincheng to a fairy, even the contemporary Taoist respected in the vault, they didn't take it seriously.
Yu Xueying glanced at the two who were talking to themselves, felt a little disgusted, turned her head to Pan Xiaohan and smiled: "Sister Xiaohan, let's go play." β
Pan Xiaohan smiled faintly, his eyes were as bright as snow, his eyebrows were picturesque, and he smiled: "When you first arrived in Pan Mansion, I'm afraid that many places are not familiar with you, why don't I take you to a fun place?"
"Fun place?" Yu Xueying has been playful since she was a child, and she was curious about the place in Pan Xiaohan's mouth, and the light in her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said happily: "Okay, good." I would like to thank Sister Xiaohan in advance. β
Pan Xiaohan glanced at her lightly, a smile leaked from her face, and she paused before saying, "I'll take you to the South Courtyard of the Institute of Knowledge, there are many 'fun' places there!" She said and suddenly aggravated her voice to the word "fun", which made Yu Xueying more and more curious.
Xiaohu and Xiaopang heard this, but there was a trace of uneasiness on their faces, the two looked at each other, Xiaopang hesitated for a moment, and said in amazement: "This...... We don't have to go, do we?"
Pan Xiaohan stared at Xiaopang coldly, his eyes met, Xiaopang suddenly felt a chill coming, he looked embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Go, of course go." β
Pan Xiaohan didn't say much, got up and walked out first. Yu Xueying was already impatient and followed Pan Xiaohan out.
At this moment, there are only two people left in the bamboo gate, Xiaopang and Xiaohu, both of whom have a difficult look on their faces, and Xiaopang said: "If we go again and let Uncle Pan know, I am afraid that there will be another punishment." β
Xiaohu was also nervous: "If you don't go, you will offend Xiaohan, and you will still have your good fruits to eat in the future?"
Chubby scratched the back of his head, thinking about it, he was distressed to himself, it was not to go, and it was not to go.
At this moment, Pan Xiaohan's cold words suddenly came from outside the house: "Sister Ying'er is my father's honored guest, if you two don't come, you know the end." β
When the two heard this, they had to follow with a bitter face.
Pan Xiaohan walked first, Yu Xueying followed behind her, while Xiaopang and Xiaohu followed them from a distance, their faces were ugly, and they were reluctant.
Yu Xueying frowned, turned back to Pan Xiaohan and said, "Sister Xiaohan, the two of them don't seem to want to go, let's not be embarrassed for them, you can just take Ying'er there." β
Pan Xiaohan's face was cold, he snorted, and said lightly: "What's so fun about the two of you? With them, I have my own intentions, you don't have to ask more." β
Yu Xueying felt strange in her heart, how could she be sad when she went to play, but she didn't ask too much, just followed Pan Xiaohan like this and walked towards the south courtyard of the Bozhi Academy.
All the way to the south, there were many disciples of the same age as her on the road, and it seemed that they had all left the bamboo gate at this moment, and they all greeted her after seeing Pan Xiaohan.
But Pan Xiaohan's face was grim, and he ignored all their greetings, ignoring them, and just walked forward briskly.
Everyone on both sides of the road looked at them, but she seemed to have long been accustomed to the feeling of the stars holding the moon, and she had long been accustomed to the strange eyes of everyone.
Just follow the stone road to the south, there will be fewer pedestrians on the road, after about half a stick of incense, the night has quietly fallen, the forest is dark, Yu Xueying was born afraid of the dark, can't help but feel a little hairy.
Just watching Pan Xiaohan's pace not decrease at all, I don't know how far this "fun place" is.
The night sky is starry and the moon is as bright as a mirror.
The dappled moonlight is like frost, reflecting the white jade road that extends quietly.
Yu Xueying looked back, and saw that forty steps behind her, Xiaopang and Xiaohu were trembling walking side by side, the two seemed to be whispering something, because they were far away, she couldn't really hear it.
Yu Xueying looked around again, except for this white jade road leading to an unknown place, there were trees on both sides, and it was pitch black, and he couldn't see the forest at a glance.
The night breeze is blowing, and the forest leaves "salsal" sound, and at this moment, it seems that there are strange sounds mixed in, and it is creepy to smell.
Yu Xueying became more and more frightened the more she walked, and whispered to Pan Xiaohan: "Sister Xiaohan, let's go back, it's so dark here, it's weird and scary." β
Pan Xiaohan's face was as usual, and he said lightly: "What is there to be afraid of? This is Pan's Mansion, with my father here, the demons and monsters don't dare to come here to spread wild." β
Yu Xueying thought the same, but she still couldn't suppress the tension and panic in her heart. She looked around timidly, as if there were countless pairs of eyes watching her in the dense forest, she couldn't help but step up her pace and followed closely behind Pan Xiaohan.
After walking forward like this, Pan Xiaohan suddenly stopped, stretched out his hand and pointed forward, and said quietly: "It's almost there, look!"
Yu Xueying lowered her head and thought about it at the moment, and when she heard this, she raised her eyes and looked in the direction Pan Xiaohan pointed.
I saw that about a hundred steps ahead, there was a courtyard towering, but there were no houses in the courtyard.
The white jade road leads to this courtyard, and Yu Xueying thought to herself, this should be the southernmost part of Pan's Mansion, right?
Before she could ask, Pan Xiaohan had already raised her steps and walked towards the courtyard. Yu Xueying followed with curiosity, and when Xiaohu and Xiaopang behind them saw this courtyard, their faces were full of horror and fear, and the two of them were "struggling" at the moment, as if the abyss and hell were in front of them.
Walking closer, Yu Xueying took a closer look at the courtyard, which was a four-corner courtyard with a small area, with gravel on the eaves and moss spreading on it. The surrounding area was overgrown with weeds, and the green weeds had now spread and climbed the walls, so it seemed that the courtyard was quite old.
A few weeds had even covered the road in a mess, but no one seemed to take care of them. Why build such a courtyard in such a strange place? Yu Xueying was puzzled.
The stone gate under his feet extends into the courtyard gate, and it looks like a mess here, what fun can there be? Yu Xueying thought so in her heart, and now she had the idea of retreating.
She frowned slightly, and said to Pan Xiaohan in front of her: "Sister Xiaohan, let's go back, maybe there will be wolves here, nothing fun." β
"Wolf?" Pan Xiaohan snorted and laughed, she turned around, patted Yu Xueying on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "This is Pan Mansion, how can there be a wolf? β
Yu Xueying swallowed her saliva, her eyes lit up, and she said strangely: "What kind of fun thing?"
Pan Xiaohan smiled, with a tacit expression on her face, shrugged her shoulders and said, "Don't you know when you go in?" As she spoke, she turned around and walked up two steps towards the door.
Yu Xueying became curious, followed behind Pan Xiaohan, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "It's gloomy here, I'm afraid, my brother is still waiting for me to go back, why don't we ...... Ah......h
Yu Xueying was halfway through her words, but unexpectedly, Pan Xiaohan opened the door, took advantage of her defenselessness, grabbed her arm, pushed her in, and then grabbed the knocker and closed the door, turned around and shouted to Xiaopang: "Quick, come and help me!"
Xiaohu and Xiaopang realized when they arrived, and strode forward, and the three of them grabbed the door knocker together, but poor Yu Xueying was locked in the courtyard, no matter how she banged on the door, only the sound of the three laughing came from outside the door.
"Sister Xiaohan, what are you doing? Let me out. Yu Xueying slammed the door vigorously and shouted. But all three of them were tugging on the knocker and refused to let go.
Pan Xiaohan smiled like a flower, as bright as a peach and plum, and shouted: "Don't you like to play, you see a fun guy locked up in the yard, you go play with it, it's fun!"
Although Xiaopang obeyed Pan Xiaohan's "order" and dragged the door knocker to death, he was really scared in his heart, and couldn't help but say to Pan Xiaohan in fear: "Xiaohan, forget it." That guy has no humanity, and it would be bad if someone got killed. β
Pan Xiaohan glared at him when she heard this, ignored her, and tugged at the door knocker, her heart was smug.
Xiaohu's face was not good-looking, he dragged the knocker with both hands, and persuaded in a low voice: "Xiaopang is right, if you go on like this, something must happen, forget it Xiaohan, it's okay to be scared, don't make a fuss." β
Pan Xiaohan seemed a little impatient, and said to the two of them: "Don't worry, you can't die." My father was imprisoned in it, and the werewolf couldn't break free, so don't worry. β
Xiaohu and Xiaopang were both frightened, but they couldn't afford to offend Pan Xiaohan, so they had to do it.
In the courtyard, Yu Xueying suddenly felt that she was in Pan Xiaohan's place, she was both angry and scared at the moment, she banged on the door hard, she was angry, and cried out loud, but the three of them did not have the slightest intention of letting go, Pan Xiaohan heard the cry, as if she felt more excited, and laughed non-stop outside the door.
"Whew......"
Behind him, there was a strange scream.
Yu Xueying chuckled in her heart, turned her head tremblingly, and saw a huge wolf lying on her stomach in the middle of the courtyard, half the size of a courtyard, as if awakened by the noise, it slowly opened its eyes and looked at Yu Xueying.