6: Chapter 6: The Teachers' Strong Observation

Facing Teacher Wang's continuous questioning, Xiaoyu was panicked as hell.

If she spoke out, she would reveal her secret part-time job, and then the whole school would know about her business.

But if she didn't say anything, she wouldn't be able to hide it.

Soon, her eyes darted around, and she had a sudden brainwave.

"It's my brother. After he found out I had an exam today, he selectively told me about the late Ming Dynasty."

"And the tui bei tu co-written by Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng in the early Tang Dynasty. I just happened to remember my brother's analysis."

Hearing this, Teacher Wang, the history teacher, found it very profound.

"I remember your brother is named Jiang Zhe. He attended a parent-teacher meeting for you before, and I chatted with him privately. He dropped out of school back then just for you..."

"I didn't expect him to have such insights at such a young age!"

"It's a pity. If he had continued his studies, he would have definitely earned a place in Su City's key history university in the future!"

"Yes, Teacher."

Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at grain.

Even the students nearby couldn't help but be amazed; they all knew Xiaoyu's brother had dropped out of high school.

If that were the case, her brother's grades might have been really great!

But there was no helping it; for the sake of Xiaoyu's future, Jiang Zhe had given up his own.

Many female students showed expressions of envy.

"I want a brother like that too!"

...

After remembering the key points about Jiang Zhe and the tui bei tu.

Old Wang brought the exam paper to the office.

He completely ignored all the mediocre papers and couldn't wait to share Xiaoyu's paper with his colleagues.

"Everyone, come take a look. High school students these days are incredible. She actually used the tui bei tu, a piece of Sinology barely taught in textbooks, to explain the late Ming. It's very novel, and it seems Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang really did predict the end of the Ming!"

"People from the early Tang predicting the late Ming? Old Wang, have you gone senile?"

Upon hearing this, history teachers from other classes gathered around curiously.

Initially, they looked somewhat disdainful. It was just a history answer; what was there to be surprised about?

Until...

After reading the paper, all the teachers in the history department were stunned.

"There must be a master behind this!"

"Exactly, this knowledge point isn't in the textbook at all."

"By the way, is the tui bei tu really a book of Prophecy?"

Seeing the old-timers making such faces, even the math teacher couldn't help but crowd in. After examining the paper for a while, he also showed a shocked expression. "The 32nd hexagram of Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang's tui bei tu from the early Tang really predicted the late Ming? That's fake, right?"

Teacher Wang shook his head gently. "It's true. Even the rare copy of the tui bei tu in the National Library describes it this way!"

"Then... that's inconceivable!" The math teacher's rational brain wouldn't let him believe that ancients could predict the future!

A female Chinese teacher also came over, picked up the paper, glanced at it, and compared Xiaoyu's writing from top to bottom.

"It's clear that Jiang Xiaoyu's writing at the beginning isn't very elegant, but in the last major question, the prophecies and Verses are very well-structured."

"It's like two different people. It seems Xiaoyu's brother has a very high level of cultural literacy too!"

"..."

Seeing the teachers' praise for Jiang Zhe as if it cost them nothing...

Teacher Wang said with emotion,

"I really want to become friends with Xiaoyu's brother and study Sinology in detail. Having lived half my life, this is the first time I've felt that Sinology is so broad and profound!"

Suddenly!

A young Chinese teacher spoke up:

"Many science popularization bloggers are very capable nowadays. Some are obscure, while others are graduates from famous universities who went into self-media."

"Maybe if we search for the tui bei tu, we'll find the reason!"

The teachers heard this.

They all took out their phones and returned to their seats to search for the authenticity or interpretations of the tui bei tu.

The first page was full of tui bei tu interpretations edited by netizens, especially pointing toward the [Da Yu Da Rou] livestream room.

Teachers interested in Sinology clicked to enter.

With the help of a voice changer in the livestream, it was difficult to tell that the masked person was Xiaoyu.

After listening for a while, the teachers showed shocked expressions.

Teacher Wang said in shock,

"The tone and manner of this science popularizer is exactly the same as the writing of the person who did the last question on the test paper!"

The key was that Jiang Zhe's content, metaphors, and logic were identical to those on Jiang Xiaoyu's answer sheet!

That young Chinese teacher smiled and said,

"Perhaps hidden masters among the common folk really do exist!"

Up until this moment!

In this large office of dozens of people, many now knew of Jiang Xiaoyu's brother!

And Old Wang, with a smile on his face, casually clicked [Follow] to keep a constant eye on him.

Until a sentence from Jiang Zhe in the video appeared, instantly making all the teachers click [Follow].

"The tui bei tu is actually a true book of Prophecy that predicts the destruction of Huaxia and even the entire world!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present gasped.

Many teachers were shocked by Jiang Zhe's arrogant words.

"Good grief, he actually dares to say that!"

"Since when was our Sinology so incredible? As a history teacher, how did I not know?"

"Hahaha, interesting. I, this old man, want to see if her brother is talking nonsense or just being mysterious!"

"..."

So, they all followed him, wanting to see if Jiang Zhe was for real or just a fake!

...

Time flew by.

Xiaoyu's end-of-month test scores didn't show any improvement, except for history.

For Jiang Zhe's sake, Old Wang gave Xiaoyu a friendship score of 60, so she wouldn't lose too embarrassingly!

After returning home.

As soon as Jiang Xiaoyu walked in, she saw her brother in a black apron cooking in the kitchen.

"It smells so good!"

Inside the kitchen, Jiang Zhe turned his head and said with a smile, "We're having beef stew with potatoes and seaweed tomato soup tonight. Go do your self-study first; I'll call you when it's time to eat."

"Okay!" Xiaoyu ran over excitedly, took a few more whiffs of the cooking fumes, and then returned to her small room contentedly.

Watching Xiaoyu leave, Jiang Zhe pondered while cutting vegetables:

"Yesterday's hexagram finished the late Ming; the 32nd hexagram was about the Ming Dynasty. The next one, the 33rd, comes to the Qing."

Before long, he brought the dishes to the table and called toward the small room, "It's ready, come and eat. After dinner, I'll tell you how the national fortune of the Great Qing was calculated!"