Die Zhang glanced outside the shop and felt slightly puzzled. There were very few scholars at the Sword Qi Great Wall, especially since there were no private schools and no teachers. For example, those born into impoverished households like Die Zhang could only rely on those crooked stone tablets of varying sizes that were casually placed around the streets and alleys to learn how to read and write. They would learn a few characters a day, and after a long time, they would eventually be able to read books if they were truly studious enough in their studies. However, their education wouldn't extend much further than this.0

Even though Ning Yao hadn't met the Scholarly Sage before, she was still able to roughly guess the old man's identity. She didn't feel much about this, and her only thought at this moment was that during her travels through the Majestic World, when some books were yet to be banned, the portraits of the Scholarly Sage in those books truly weren't accurate at all. Those portraits were very similar, and regardless of whether they were half-portraits or full portraits, they all depicted the Scholarly Sage as a dignified and magnificent person. By the looks of it, however, he was actually just a skinny old man.0

Die Zhang was slightly confused, but Ning Yao said, "We'll chat by ourselves. There's no need to mind them."0

There was an unexpected reunion outside.0

There was a smile on Chen Ping'an's face, but he didn't say anything else.0

The old scholar turned around and looked at the two young women inside the shop, asking in a quiet voice, "Which one is it?"0

"The better-looking one," Chen Ping'an replied quietly.3

The old scholar was extremely pleased, and he held his hand over his chest and raised his thumb.2

Chen Ping'an asked the old scholar to wait for a moment first, heading inside the shop and giving Die Zhang a heads up as he carried a chair outside. Hearing Die Zhang say that there were no snacks in the shop, Chen Ping'an asked Ning Yao whether she...0