Chapter 1: The Blind Scholar
Roar!!!
In the void, a dragon with red horns and burning flames all over its body was roaring fiercely, and the earth-shattering dragon roar formed a ring of ripples, constantly overflowing to all sides, almost cracking this dark space, as if roaring, and as if calling.
"Stop screaming...... Stop screaming!"
In the last row of seats in Yongteng Academy, the young man who was sleeping on the table suddenly muttered inarticulately, and then shouted loudly, and finally woke up from the nightmare, and the pupils in his two eyes were dilated.
On the stage, the old gentleman held the ring ruler, glared angrily, and reprimanded in a deep voice: "The family is poor, and it is ashamed of nothing, Bai Yi, if you are still greedy for sleep, you won't use it tomorrow!"
Rubbing his eyes hurriedly, the boy lowered his head, looking ashamed, but in fact, he was anxiously flipping through the book, discerning where the gentleman had taught.
The boy who dozed off in the school was named Bai Yi, 16 years old this year, living in Buyi Lane, East Street, Yongan Town, he was born with eye disease, his two pupils were dilated, and his vision was extremely difficult.
After the old gentleman reprimanded angrily, he began to talk at length about the Four Books and the Five Classics, and the other students in the study hall took the opportunity to laugh in a low voice.
"The family is so poor that he is still dozing off in the academy, this blind man is really heartless. ”
"Such a big man, and he still uses his sister to provide him with education, I don't think it's better to call him blind, call him blind to death. ”
"The family is poor, Jackie Chan in the dream, shame for nothing, the white locust!"
"Good words, good words, haha!"
A student's limerick poem immediately attracted the laughter of the others, causing the old gentleman's eyebrows to jump, but the young man, who was a laughing stock, was indifferent and still looked at the book seriously.
Bai Yi is not sleepy, he sleeps early every day, but the problem of dozing off has been with him for many years like an eye disease, sometimes even if he walks on the road, he can fall headlong and fall into a deep sleep, and whenever he dozes off, he will dream of the dragon covered in fire, roaring and roaring at him.
Weird nightmares and annoying eye diseases can't stop Bai Yi's desire to study.
Just like the ridicule of other students, he has a serious eye disease, and he is already a waste, if he can't get a reputation, he has to be a waste person for the rest of his life.
Bai Yi is not afraid that he is useless, he is afraid of living up to his sister's expectations and dragging his sister down for a lifetime.
Yongteng Academy was built on the West Street of Yong'an Town, and those who can study in Yongteng Academy are either rich or expensive, and ordinary people can't afford to read it.
Although Bai Yi is a student of Yongteng Academy, he does not study here all the year round, and only in the month or two before the township exam, he will enter this expensive school, and the rest of the time he will study at home.
The money his sister earned alone was not enough for him to study here all year round.
Even if he only stays in Yongteng Academy for one or two months a year, Bai Yi is very content, as long as he studies seriously for two more months, in this year's township examination, he has a great grasp of the top three in high school, the last township examination, if it wasn't for the poor eyesight and read a wrong exam question, last year, he would be a master.
At noon, at the end of the half-day class, the students left the academy one after another, and Bai Yi walked last, stopping and stopping, and sometimes had to grope a little to make sure that he didn't hit the gate of the academy or trip over stones.
Outside the gate of the academy, several richly dressed students looked at Bai Yi's somewhat embarrassed appearance and laughed together.
"Blind scholar, there is a dung pit in front of you, you have to be careful, don't fall into dog feces and smoke your sister!"
Hearing the ridicule of others, Bai Yi paused and groped across the threshold of the academy, which caused those rich children to laugh.
The status of the poor is extremely low in front of these rich children, and the poor Bai Yi is used to being ridiculed by those sons, but the somewhat thin back is still straight and has never bent more than half a point.
"Is his sister stupid, desperately trying to make money to study for this waste man, with the eyes of that blind man, she can still be an official, so it is a waste to mark a little beauty who is running around all day long, it is better to be a concubine for this young master, at least you don't have to suffer with that dead blind man. ”
A rich man in a dark blue brocade robe glanced at Bai Yi's back, snorted from his nose, and said with disdain on his face.
This man was about twenty years old, with a horse face, and looked very ruthless, and several rich children around him took him as the head of the horse, and immediately agreed.
"That's it, his sister Bai Yu, but the famous beauty billet in our Yong'an Town, she was like a flower at the age of fifteen, that small figure, tsk. ”
"People are like jade, muscles are like snow, if this beautiful jade-like plaything is brought home to have fun, wouldn't it be fast, hehe, it's better for Young Master Han to buy that girl and enjoy it." ”
Speaking of Bai Yi's sister Bai Yu, several rich children suddenly laughed in understanding, and the horse-faced young man said even more arrogantly: "As long as he sells, I will buy it!" Young Master Ben lacks everything, but he doesn't lack silver!"
The horse-faced young man's wild words attracted some flattery from his companions, and someone immediately shouted at Bai Yi jokingly: "Hey, blind scholar, how much does your sister sell, as long as you make a price, our Young Master Han will buy it!"
"Don't miss the opportunity to make a fortune, if you can sell it for a few hundred taels of silver, it will be enough for you to live in this life. ”
The ridicule and sarcasm of the rich children, Bai Yi thought it was a dog farting, and he didn't want to pay attention to it, but this kind of crazy words slandering his sister pierced his weakness and made his heart ache.
The Bai family used to be a family of hunters, after the death of their parents, only two brothers and sisters remained, Bai Yi was only ten years old at that time, and the young brothers and sisters could not make a living from hunting, so they had to move from the barren mountains outside the town to Yong'an Town, relying on the meager savings left by their parents, rented a simple residence in Buyi Lane, and depended on each other.
Sister Bai Yu is one year younger than Bai Yi, very hardworking and capable, don't look at the age, she has been working in the neighborhood for many years, relying on fluent needlework, she supported this poor but warm home alone, if it weren't for her sister working to make money, Bai Yi would not have the opportunity to study in Yongteng Academy.
Hearing the other party slandering his sister, Bai Yi suddenly turned his head and stared coldly at the few broad young men at the door, in his eyes, the dark pupils were faintly spread, like the stars in the sky that could not be gathered, and he could not see the slightest sadness and joy, just like a pair of dead people's eyes, which looked cold to the bone.
Being stared at by these eyes, the rich people suddenly felt a chill behind them, and the wild laughter on their lips immediately froze on their faces, and their whole bodies were cold.
It's like being stared at by a dead man, who can feel good.
Looking at it coldly, Bai Yi couldn't see the other party's appearance clearly, in his eyes, those rich children were just a few humanoid outlines, but he recognized the voice of the horse-faced young man at the head.
That person's name is Han Feng, the young master of a big family, who doesn't learn and has no skills on weekdays, is rampant and domineering, and is a tyrant in Yong'an Town.
Outside the gate of the academy, under the dazzling sunlight, Bai Yi withdrew his gaze, propped up the simple oilcloth wooden umbrella in his hand, and gradually walked away a little clumsily.
Bai Yi is afraid of light, if his eyes are in a darker place, he can still see things nearby, if in the sun, he can hardly even see the road clearly, so a smooth and old wooden umbrella has become another sign of a blind scholar.
When Bai Yi walked away, a few rich children came to their senses, and scolded one after another: "What do you look at a blind man, and then look at digging out your eyeballs, making you really blind!"
"Don't be ashamed of your face, you're a waste, dragging your sister for a lifetime, it's better to die yourself!"
"Test the people, test you big-headed ghost, I can't even see the road clearly and I want to be an official, I'm sorry!"
Frightened by Bai Yi's cold gaze, a group of rich children scolded, one of them smiled fiercely, and whispered to Han Feng: "Young Master Han, Buyi Lane is your family's industry, there are less than two months left for the hometown test, if your family's rent rises several times, I'm afraid someone will have to sleep on the street, and then the pair of brothers and sisters will not be left to you, hehe......"
When Han Feng heard this, there was an evil intent between his ruthless eyebrows, and he said with a strange smile: "Good idea! The entire cloth alley belongs to my Han family, I can collect as much rent as I want, if I don't obey, their brothers and sisters will live on the streets, and there will be no place to live, I see how that blind man can participate in the township examination!"
As he spoke, Han Feng pinched the soft jade pendant on his waist fiercely, and an evil fire rose in his heart, and he shouted in a low voice: "White jade, this plaything, Young Master Ben must get it!"
Outside Yongteng Academy, a few steps away from this sage school, a group of rich children have shed their coats of students and plotted despicable tricks.
Back at home, Bai Yi simply drank some gruel and began to study hard in the house, and outside the door, a sound of light footsteps accompanied by a pleasant shout came.
"Brother, I bought butter cakes, come and try them!"
A petite and delicate figure walked in lightly, the white jade man was as his name, his handsome little face was as smooth as jade, and his skin was like a ripe peach, although he was only fifteen years old this year, he was already slim, even if he was wearing a very simple coarse cloth shirt, it was difficult to hide the soft posture of the girl.
"I just finished eating, Yu'er is the time to grow her body, you can eat. Bai Yi put down the book and said gently, although his sister's figure was blurry in his eyes, it was very warm, it was his only relative in the world.
"This is specially bought for you, just take the township test, brother must make up for it, if you pass the exam, I will be the sister of the master!"
The girl said, showing a yearning look, in her little heart, her brother is all she has, Bai Yu has always stubbornly believed that her brother will definitely become a big man in the future.
couldn't resist his sister, Bai Yi had to gently bite into the crispy and sweet oil cake, but before the sweetness of the butter cake could enter his throat, the dilapidated courtyard door was suddenly smashed open, and a malicious shout followed.
"Bai family, it's time to pay the rent!"