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Chapter 478 Spring Outing: Assessment and Test (1)

"School's out! Hurry, hurry, let's go on a spring outing!"

Grand Tutor Zhou smiled broadly and turned to Master Zhou, "Fourth son, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and hitch up the carriage."

"It's been so many years since I've traveled far from home. Fourth brother, shall we go somewhere far this time?"

"Find a place with high mountains and a vast sea, spend three to five days there, and return home after you've had your fill?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Grand Tutor finished speaking, the children looked up at each other, and then unanimously agreed and screamed excitedly.

Yao Xiaomi: "Great-grandfather, can we really travel for a few days and enjoy ourselves before returning?"

Wen Chengjing: "Great-grandfather, which way should we go?"

Wen Chengyu: "I know there are high mountains to the north."

Ren Jinning: "Yes, yes, yes, there are not only high mountains but also the sea in the north."

Wen Qing: "I also know where the most spiritual plants and herbs are."

Zhou Ruirui: "Great-grandfather, didn't you like the potted plant I gave you? I know where the flowers smell the best and look the most beautiful. We can go and dig up lots of flowers and plant them in this little courtyard. Wouldn't that be wonderful? Hehehe!"

Listening to his friend's words, Wen Chengmo finally nodded in agreement, "Yes, heading north is the best option!"

Listen to this, they've turned the tables! The children are trying to persuade Grand Tutor Zhou to head north as far as possible.

If the old man hadn't known their temperament, he would have believed it.

Wen Yuanqian smiled and looked at Ren Zuan at the door; the two old men understood each other without saying a word.

Looking at the excited little faces in front of him, Master Zhou couldn't help but think to himself: You might as well just name it Yanqian Mountain Range directly, instead of wasting your time and breath trying to fool this old fox.

That being said, taking them to the Yanqian Mountains is impossible.

However, heading east is perfectly feasible.

Dozens of miles east of Beijing, across a plain and a forest, there are several sparsely populated, interconnected high mountains surrounding a saltwater lake.

It is called a saltwater lake because it was formed by water flowing back from a branch of the nearby sea.

"cough!"

Master Zhou coughed lightly, and the noisy children instantly fell silent.

"Alright, hurry up and pack your things, we're leaving now."

Just kidding. When you can go out and have fun, who would waste time packing and unpacking? Besides, most important things are kept in storage bags, and anything that can be left out is just a minor item.

Several children rushed into their private room, rummaged around on the bedding and belongings, and then rushed out again.

"Okay, it's all packed up. There's nothing else to pack."

"Then let's go!"

After he finished speaking, Grand Tutor Zhou and the children boarded the carriage.

On this trip, Zhou Taifu's three personal guards each drove a carriage.

At the Grand Tutor's behest, the eldest guard also joined the cultivation journey.

The lead carriage carried Grand Tutor Zhou, Master Zhou, Zhou Ruirui, and Wen Qing.

The second carriage carried Ren Zu'an and several children selected by the Zhou family school.

The third carriage carried Wen Yuanqian and Wen Chengmo, those mischievous monkeys.

The group descended the mountain, walked along the road for a while, and then turned east at the fork in the road.

Time passed slowly, the carriage continued its swift journey, they crossed the plains, and as the sun began to set, the sky gradually darkened.

"Grandfather, shall we continue forward, or find a cave to rest for the night?" Master Zhou asked.

"There's a forest ahead."

Grand Tutor Zhou pondered for a few moments and then said, "There might be wolves and other wild animals at night, perhaps..."

Before Grand Tutor Zhou could finish his sentence, Zhou Ruirui tugged at his sleeve. The little girl tilted her head up and said earnestly, "Grandfather, we are not afraid of wolves or tigers. We will protect you."

The voice beside him, in a tone similar to Wen Qing's, said, "Great-grandfather, we can hunt wolves and wild beasts. Please sit comfortably in the carriage while we go and wipe out those wild beasts."

"Yes, wipe them out!" Zhou Ruirui said, waving her hands in a cute but fierce manner.

"Puch-"

Inside the car, Master Zhou couldn't help but laugh, thinking to himself, "These two little darlings, when they don't talk, are just two well-behaved little girls, soft, cute, obedient and quiet. But once they start talking, they're something else entirely."

Even Grand Tutor Zhou's lips were twitching into a wide grin.

"Alright, I don't need you two anymore. Put away your sharp teeth."

Master Zhou patted the two little girls on the head, then sent a telepathic message to Ren Zu'an and Wen Yuanqian in the car behind.

"Father, Uncle Ren, should we continue forward or stop and rest?"

Wen Yuanqian: "How is the Grand Tutor's health?"

Ren Zu'an: "Yes, let's see what the Grand Tutor thinks."

Master Zhou: "My grandfather was a good man. He was just worried that the children would be unsafe if they encountered wild animals on the road."

Wen Yuanqian pondered for a few moments and then said, "If we're afraid of even wild beasts in the mortal realm, what will we do when we encounter demonic beasts in the future?"

Ren Zuan suggested, "Why don't we treat this as the first test? These kids from the clan school need to build up their courage."

Master Zhou: "Alright, I'll talk to my grandfather."

Afterwards, Master Zhou briefly explained the training plan to Grand Tutor Zhou, as well as their teaching of the children.

It's nothing more than having each member of Wen Chengmo's team take charge of protecting a new companion and trying to help them overcome their fear of wild animals.

Master Zhou and Wen Yuanqian released their divine senses one after the other, sensing the approaching wild beasts. They used their divine senses to control and drive the beasts into the designated area in batches.

When the group of kids learned about this activity of mentoring new team members, they were all eager to try it out.

They were like newborn calves unafraid of tigers; the children selected by the Zhou family academy were overjoyed to hear that they could hunt.

The guard obeyed the orders and drove the carriage along a mountain road that was still wide enough for one carriage to pass. Gradually, his divine senses told him that they were now in the innermost part of the forest.

Master Zhou called the children down from the carriage, gave them instructions one by one, and arranged their positions. Then the children's first team-leading assessment began.

"Listen carefully to what's happening around you," Wen Yuanqian reminded the child beside him.

A moment later, several pheasants broke into the circle of children.

Wen Chengjing nudged Zhou Xiaopang beside him with his elbow, "Quick, aim at it, throw the stone with all your might."

As soon as he finished speaking, with a whoosh, the stone was thrown, and the pheasant flew away.

Undeterred, Zhou Xiaopang took a few quick steps with his chubby little legs and chased after him.

Wen Chengjing stretched out Erkang's hand, craned his neck, and shouted behind him, "Hey, don't chase this poor chicken, don't chase it!"

Zhou Xiaopang refused to believe in bad luck and threw the handful of stones in his hand without thinking twice. Success or failure depended on this. He had been practicing stone throwing with several guards every day for the past few days. If he couldn't take down a pheasant in this real battle, he would feel ashamed of the guards' teachings.

Zhou Xiaopang's eyes followed the rain of stones that fell like petals from a fairy's shower as it descended upon the pheasant.