Peace Order-Chapter 1578 - 24: Leaving Without a Trace, Hiding One’s Deeds and Fame

Chapter 1578: Chapter 24: Leaving Without a Trace, Hiding One’s Deeds and Fame

Finally, the Little Qilin, at the cost of nearly choking himself, barely caught up to the speed of the Iron-eating Beast Ball’s eating.

Watching the creature sitting across, licking its paws, it appeared to have an insatiable look.

The Little Qilin was taken aback.

Quickly took three mouthfuls, swallowing all the remaining five or six good fruits.

The Iron-eating Beast Ball looked full of regret on its face, but said: "Why eat so hastily."

"I won’t snatch your good fruits to eat."

"You won’t?"

"At least not now."

"Hmph!"

The two little creatures started bickering again, the Old Qilin lying there, feeling that even the night, which originally seemed overly quiet, was somewhat peaceful. He raised his eyes to look over there, where a youth in a tight outfit, covered with a dark cloak stood, frost upon his sleeves, having stood there for quite some time.

The Little Qilin ate a hearty meal before noticing Li Guanyi’s presence.

Suddenly, two large tears that had just receded reappeared, and with a few running strides, he flew over, clinging onto Li Guanyi’s leg, saying:

"Waa waa waa, why did you come just now?!"

"So many good fruits, ate too much."

"Let’s go, let’s go!!!"

Li Guanyi found it both funny and irritating, while the over there the Iron-eating Beast was frozen, and then rolled over like a war chariot:

"Eat bamboo shoots, large bowl of milk!"

"Eat bamboo shoots!"

"Large bowl of milk!"

Li Guanyi, with both left and right legs each having a pendant clinging to them, had no choice but to maintain that state and went to greet the two seniors, saying: "These two little guys, I’m thankful for your care, respected seniors."

Gongyang Suwang waved his hand, smiling: "No need to thank us."

"Us two old creatures, have been bored here for so long, it’s rare to have some fun..."

"Cough cough, I mean, it’s rare to have some juniors come over."

"As the saying goes, having friends come from afar, isn’t it delightful."

"You all visiting us, makes us very happy indeed. Come again next time, come again next time."

Gongyang Suwang was quite cheerful, Li Guanyi removed the two dangling ornaments from his legs, then stepped inside, like a child who wanted to leave quickly, but his parents wanted to linger a while at school, bringing the two little creatures into the ancient path of Confucianism to chat idly with Gongyang Suwang and the Old Qilin.

Gongyang Suwang brought up Li Guanyi’s plan for popularizing literature and numerology.

He sighed deeply: "You are doing quite well, although the Academy has been around for eight hundred years, due to the decline of the lineage of the Red Emperor, its influence has gradually waned over the centuries."

"Furthermore, the Central State Academy originally aimed to cultivate scholars from various regions. Like you, teaching these things to the common people, has never happened."

"Yet, there are so many common folk."

"Completing your plan, is truly an almost impossible achievement."

Li Guanyi replied calmly: "In the past it wasn’t done, starting today."

"As for difficulties, we can only progress step by step."

"Do as much as we can, yet hope that within ten or twenty years, illiteracy across the land can be eradicated."

"Allowing everyone to recognize characters, perform calculations, and know a couple of martial arts routines."

Gongyang Suwang sighed powerfully: "To let everyone be literate and know martial arts, something of this kind has never been seen through the ages."

"What if it cannot be achieved in twenty years?"

Li Guanyi unwaveringly responded: "If one cycle of twenty years doesn’t suffice, then two, if two cycles don’t suffice, three will."

"Eventually, we will reach our goal."

"And I have some personal desire."

Gongyang Suwang asked in surprise: "Personal desire?"

Li Guanyi smiled and said, "I plan to establish some rewards within these academies for those who engage diligently with their studies. At present, there are two, one named after Grandmaster Zu Wenyuan, and the other after Mr. Wang Tong, Wen Zhongzi."

Prince Qin, who is now renowned across the world, able to lead thousands of troops on the battlefield, held his tea cup quietly, head lowered.

At this moment, he seemed like the youth from five years ago.

The knight who lost his parents, teachers, and a place to belong, wandering the world.

Gongyang Suwang’s expression bore a touch of compassion.

Prince Qin smiled softly, saying, "Both teachers taught me, helped me a lot, and for their own paths and purposes left candidly."

"I hope that future generations, students, can also remember their names."

"Know about their deeds."

"This perhaps is Li Guanyi’s personal desire."

"Yet, even if it’s personal, I do not intend to change it."

Prince Qin drank his tea, stood up, and said smilingly, "I am no Saint, if future generations speak of me, let them."

"Respected seniors, when the world is at peace, if there is leisure, you are welcome to gather at the new academy."

Gongyang Suwang laughed heartily: "Indeed."

Casual chats ensued about national affairs, daily life, the bustling activities beneath the stove, chatting away the time of a teapot’s worth, it was already late when Li Guanyi rose to bid farewell. The Little Qilin sat there, sleepy, nodding off.

The Iron-eating Beast Ball on the side also began to doze off, Li Guanyi had no choice but to hold one under each arm, bidding farewell to Gongyang Suwang and the Old Qilin, then turned to tread through the moonlight and departed.

Gongyang Suwang and the Old Qilin watched them go far off into the distance.

The Old Qilin smiled and called out: "Come find me next time for good fruits!"