Transformed into the control group, relying on the spiritual spring space to feed four children

Chapter 124 The Lost Pearl in the Ocean

When I heard Wang Jiu mention this before, I thought he was just exaggerating.

Unexpectedly, he actually came to invite Wan Dongling.

Seeing that Wen Yan didn't seem very interested, Bai Quande couldn't help but raise his voice and wanted to explain to Wen Yan: "This Penglai Academy is not comparable to places like ours. Their academy is the largest academy in the entire Pengcheng. There are countless people who can pass the imperial examination every year, not to mention that there have been more than a dozen top scorers here. It is a place that all scholars yearn for!"

After hearing his enthusiastic introduction, Wen Yan felt embarrassed to pretend that she didn't know about this academy. "But we don't have to go there, do we?"

Bai Quande looked at her in surprise, as if she had done something intolerable.

After a long while, he said, "Dean, you should ask Dong Ling, maybe she wants to go."

Wen Yan naturally wanted to ask, but unfortunately, Wan Dongling was not there today.

Wan Dongling was very obsessed with studying. Wen Yan saw that she had not been out for half a month, so she asked her to go out to buy some meat and vegetables and pick up Wan Xuan. Although she went there on a donkey, just walking around the street was enough to exercise her hands and feet.

So in the end, Wen Yan made an appointment with Bai Quande to take her to meet the gentleman from Penglai Academy the next day.

But coincidentally, after Wan Dongling picked up Wan Xuan, she happened to be met by someone from Jingtai Academy who was also in the clinic.

The man recognized Wan Dongling. She had come to Jingtai Academy with Wen Yan before, and it was them who made fun of him for drawing a turtle. Therefore, he was deeply impressed.

"Wait for me!" The man held his stomach and waved at Wan Dongling repeatedly, "You are Miss Wan, do you remember me?"

Wan Dongling smiled and asked, "Are you from Jingtai Academy?"

Xu Jingxing thought Wan Dongling remembered him because of his turtle, and lowered his head a little embarrassedly, "You recognized me."

Wan Xuan and Wan Dongling looked at each other, and the former said, "Is it difficult? The clothes on this big brother are from Jingtai Academy?"

Xu Jingxing looked at himself and laughed innocently again: "So that's how it is... I thought it was..."

"What do you think it is?" Wan Dongling asked, with a calm and restrained smile, not like a twelve-year-old child at all.

"Nothing..." Xu Jingxing did not forget the purpose of his trip. "Why are you still here? I heard that people from Penglai Academy came and specially invited you to study in Pengcheng. Didn't you meet Dean Bai?"

Penglai Academy... Wan Dongling naturally knew about this academy. In Pengcheng, almost all scholars wanted to study in this academy.

Since Dean Bai married into her family, he must have missed it.

"Then come with me to the academy. I estimate it will be faster for you to leave from here than from home." Xu Jingxing sincerely hoped that Wan Dongling could go to Penglai Academy. After all, this place was the school of his dreams.

Wan Dongling did not comment. She was also curious about who this Penglai Academy was.

If someone wanted to attract talent, he wouldn't have come to invite her right after the college entrance examination. Instead, it's almost been a year since he came to find her. It's really strange.

Several people walked through the streets and came to Jingtai Academy.

Before she got close, several scholars who had been standing at the door staring at this side eagerly ran over and started to make friends with Wan Dongling.

Xu Jingxing pulled Wan Dongling and hurried to the yard.

A gentleman was entertaining a young man in the yard. The man looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was wearing a light blue shirt, holding a folding fan in his hand, and had a rosy face.

"Miss Wan is here!"

The man turned around and saw a moment of surprise in Wan Dongling's eyes, but then she returned to normal, with a smile on her lips. He stood up and saluted in a romantic and dashing manner: "It turns out that Wan Xiucai is not only a good writer, but also such a beautiful girl."

Wan Dongling looked at him and nodded slightly: "Who are you?"

Without waiting for the gentleman next to him to introduce himself, he immediately stepped forward and said, "I am Liao Zhu, the son of the dean of Penglai Academy. Nice to meet Miss Wan."

Wan Dongling smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Liao, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Liao Zhu brought her to the table and said, "Miss Wan, to be honest, I read your essay in the provincial examination and was amazed by it! Penglai Academy is specially established for scholars all over the world. Miss Wan has such talent, why don't you go to Penglai Academy to study? Wouldn't it be a sure thing for you to become a juren?"

When Liao Zhu said this, all the students around him felt jealous.

It is actually said that passing the imperial examination is a sure thing, but Penglai Academy does have the ability to do so.

They all looked at Wan Dongling at the same time. She would definitely agree. After all, Penglai Academy is a place that everyone in the world wants to go.

Wan Dongling smiled slightly, "Penglai Academy is so far away, I need to go home and discuss it with my mother."

Liao Zhu readily agreed. In his opinion, these short-sighted bumpkins would pack up and head to Pengcheng as soon as they heard about Penglai Academy. No one would disagree.

Liao Zhu added: "I have an unwelcome request, I wonder if Miss Wan can agree to it."

"Please say."

"So far, I have only seen one article by Miss Wan... Could you please write an eight-part essay or a poem about the beautiful scenery of Pengcheng in spring?" Liao Zhu's face was full of admiration. "If I can get Miss Wan's calligraphy, Liao Zhu will definitely treasure it."

Wan Dongling felt that Liao Zhu was a little strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange about him.

It's just writing something. Wan Dongling thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "Then I'll show you my ugliness."

Liao Zhu quickly brought out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and while Wan Dongling was thinking, he ground ink for her and smoothed out the paper.

Wan Dongling started writing without much thought, and soon, a poem about spring appeared on the paper.

When she finished writing, Liao Zhu hurriedly picked up the paper. He was impressed at the first glance. After a long while, he slowly bowed to Wan Dongling: "Miss Wan is really talented. What a great line, 'The silk thread is floating slowly, the flower branches are still, the green cliffs are far away, white birds are flying by'. Liao Zhu admires it! If I had known this, Liao Zhu would never have waited until now!"

Wan Dongling said modestly, "Mr. Liao, you are too kind."

Liao Zhu chased after Wan Dongling and praised her for a while before reluctantly letting her go.

He even sent her to the door and stared at Wan Dongling's back for a long time without looking away. He was shocked to see Wan Dongling going out to buy food and cook at this critical moment.

But soon this feeling of contempt was replaced by satisfaction. Liao Zhu murmured, "If I had known that the first candidate was a fool, I would not have looked for him... I really don't know how that academic official became a scholar. He is really a pearl in the ocean."