3: Academy, upright spirit

0 years old: You were born in Ying Province, and the clan's Great Confucian performed a literary qi baptism for the children of the clan. (Note: You gained attribute: Physique +1, long-term status: Immune to all diseases (sixteen years))

Looking at this message, Qin Chuan could only exclaim: Reincarnation is truly a technical skill!

Last time he reincarnated, he almost starved to death at birth; this time, he got attributes and long-term buffs right from the start!

He thought it would end there, but then the Chen Family of Ying Province showed him what it meant to be domineering!

1 year old: During the clan's newborn ‘grasping ceremony’, you punched your older cousin and kicked your younger female cousin, grabbing a book, a picture album, and a small sword. In the same year, your father invited a classmate to enlighten you, your innate wisdom was stimulated, and the difficulty of deciphering the mystery of your past life was reduced! (Note: Obtained special items: saint's admonition (early edition), Bamboo Forest Map, Qingfeng Sword; obtained attribute: Spirit +1.)

2 years old: You couldn't sleep in the summer due to the heat. Your father wrote a poem, and snow fell indoors in June. You happily played with the snowflakes, and your mother, worried you would catch a cold, scolded your father soundly.

3 years old: During the Chen Clan's ancestor worship, you received the blessing of your ancestors' spirits (hidden luck +1).

Writing a poem, bringing forth wind and snow? And a luck bonus?

Qin Chuan secretly thought—

Is this the extraordinary power of that world?

Then, does he have a chance?

He secretly kept this in mind and continued to read through the simplified life journey.

8 years old: You started school, enrolling in Ying Province Academy. It is said that this academy once produced Sages!

9 years old: You saw a strong man descend from the sky and trespass into the Chen Clan's ancestral land at night. Just then, a brilliant white light erupted, like a scorching sun rising in the darkness. The intruder melted into the night like snow, and you seemed to see that ‘sun’ smile at you.

10 years old: You passed the Children's Examination, embarking on the path of the Imperial Examination. Your father held a grand banquet for three days, and your monthly allowance increased to three coins.

11 years old: On your way to the academy, you heard a fox crying. You went forward and were almost enchanted, but at a crucial moment, your literary qi protected your body. Clan elders arrived. Afterwards: The Ying Province Fox Clan was rumored to bring disaster, and you also gained a maid by your side.

16 years old: In August, you studied diligently through the night. At dawn, you looked up and saw the morning star flickering. Suddenly, you sang loudly: ‘The Morning Star blazes alone in the distant sky, a prosperous age should know of descending immortals.’

Congratulations, the mystery of your past life has been solved!

Your name is Chen Chuan, a disciple of the Chen Family of Ying Province. Please continue your game!

In a daze, Qin Chuan felt his vision suddenly change.

Outside the window, cooking smoke rose, and the sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking reached his ears.

“Hiss”

He wrapped his clothes tighter and quickly closed the window.

As Qin Chuan sorted through the surging memories in his mind, he glanced at the reincarnation simulator panel before him.

Name: Chen Chuan (Qin Chuan reincarnated).

Origin: Unnamed World 1 - Great Zhou, Chen Family of Ying Province. (Can be named)

Strength: 4.

Physique: 6.

Agility: 5.

Spirit: 10. (This attribute is equivalent to your main body)

Natural Lifespan: 16/73.

Special Items: saint's admonition (early edition), Bamboo Forest Map, Qingfeng Sword.

Life Goal: Sage Teacher! (Long-term unique)

Sage Teacher: Governing the world and benefiting the people, supremely sagely and virtuous, revered by all people!

(Hint: It has been detected that this reincarnation has triggered a long-term unique life goal. You can choose to complete the goal in stages and anchor it to enable idle gameplay after reincarnation.)

Qin Chuan: “Hmm, hmm, hmm?”

This was the first time Qin Chuan had seen the panel of a reincarnated character.

When he first reincarnated as ‘Zhang San’s Life’, the situation was already very urgent when he took over, and there was no time to observe.

This time, although there was no comparison, it was absolutely a world apart from that Zhang San!

It was even much stronger than his main body in the Main World!

Reincarnation is indeed a technical skill!

However, seeing the life goal and the explanatory notes later, Qin Chuan became confused.

Life goal? Sage Teacher? Idle gameplay?

A moment later, a realization flashed in his eyes.

He tried to interpret it in a way he was familiar with—

The life goal is equivalent to the main quest, and the four stages are equivalent to save points.

As for the idle gameplay, it means he can return to his main body, while the reincarnated character in this life will continue according to the behavior patterns he set beforehand.

This was good news for Qin Chuan.

At least, he wouldn't have to end this life himself for fear of wasting time.

Then there's only that life goal left—

Sage Teacher, which can be divided into four stages: self-cultivation, family management, governing the state, and bringing peace to the world!

The introduction was vague, so Qin Chuan tried to understand it in his own way again.

Roughly related to fame and one's own scholarly cultivation?

And is this title serious?

In his memory, the last person called ‘Sage Teacher’ had the surname Kong—

Anyway, just seeing how promising this child was from a young age, Qin Chuan decided to give it a try.

Even if he couldn't complete all four stages, completing any one stage would still give a reward!

The only concern was: if he reincarnated into a modern world in the future, he hoped his ideal wouldn't be to become an astronaut, because then his grandparents—

Ahem, back to the main topic!

According to the life goal and ideal of ‘Chen Chuan’ before him, the most important thing at the moment should be—the Imperial Examination?

As for those three special items, it seemed he got them from the clan during his ‘grasping ceremony’ at one year old. Where did he put them in his memory?

As Qin Chuan was thinking, an anxious voice came from outside the door.

“Young Master, Young Master, hurry and get up to wash! Let's go to the academy quickly, or we'll get spanked again.”

Qin Chuan realized that the owner of the voice should be his personal maid, Qing Mo.

“Come in,” he recalled his usual response.

As soon as he finished speaking, the girl, who looked fifteen or sixteen, pushed the door open.

After entering, she seemed to remember something and immediately performed a lady's bow, standing to the side.

“Young Master, your servant will help you change.”

The girl had a flowing cloud bun, wore a light-colored embroidered shirt and skirt, and a pair of milky smoke satin embroidered shoes.

Her peach blossom eyes seemed to speak.

Qin Chuan nodded and said as usual:

“Don't worry, we won't be late. Prepare the clean water.”

Qing Mo looked at the desk in front of Qin Chuan, frowning slightly: “Young Master, you stayed up all night again. Why bother—”

This was a line that had been repeated many times.

Qin Chuan: “The prefectural examination is imminent. Although I come from the Chen Clan, I must not be negligent. Oh, and don't tell the Old Madam about this.”

“Qing Mo understands, but now we really seem to be late.”

“Chen Wenyuan! How many times has it been this month? Late again…”

In the classroom, the instructor above spewed a torrent of reprimands at Qin Chuan.

As for Qin Chuan, he was downstairs, rolling his eyes, even having time to glance back at his classmates.

There was a row of people who were late with him, but the instructor only caught him to scold.

Sigh, I'm used to it. Looking at the sky~

Who told this instructor to be his biological father in this life!

After a good while, Qin Chuan saw his cheap father take a sip of tea and immediately received the signal.

“Teacher, it's getting late. Let's continue the lesson!”

“Hmph, I'll deal with you later.”

The instructor glared fiercely at Qin Chuan and those behind him, then said:

“If there's a next time, you'll copy the saint's admonition (early edition) a hundred times! Do you hear me!”

Chen Chuan and his friends flinched from the glare and quickly responded:

“Understood, Teacher, it won't happen again!”

Chen Zhou then nodded with satisfaction. Seeing this, the others quickly scurried back to their seats.

As these people passed by Chen Chuan, they gratefully patted his shoulder and whispered their thanks.

“Thanks for your trouble, Brother Chuan…”

Qin Chuan rolled his eyes and helplessly found his seat and sat down.

—Scenes like this were common before he deciphered the mystery of his past life.

Whenever someone made a mistake, his cheap father would use him as an example to warn others.

Unfortunately, he was the 'chicken'...

Thanks to this, he was extremely popular among his friends, and through taking the blame, he also held considerable prestige.

He hadn't thought much of it before, but now that Qin Chuan thought about it, he couldn't help but suspect that his old man had done it on purpose—

The students who could enroll in ‘Ying Zhou Academy’ were all from extraordinary backgrounds.

Aside from a very few talented commoners who received sponsorship, the rest were either descendants of prestigious families or children of high-ranking officials.

Being able to get along well with these people meant that whatever Qin Chuan did in the future, he would receive great assistance.

“Old fox…”

Qin Chuan couldn't help but mutter, but even at such a low volume, Chen Zhou above heard him clearly.

His face hardened: “Chen Wenyuan, what are you muttering about?”

“Ah, nothing… I was just wondering, are the Five Sages and Seven Worthies that Teacher taught us last time really that powerful?”

—Just in time to inquire about ‘Chen Chuan’s’ life goal—

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhou's expression softened slightly, and he then said:

“Naturally, they are even more powerful than you imagine. For example, the Chen Clan's patriarch, Chen Honglin, years ago when Nanyang suffered a great drought, his single prayer poem brought three days of continuous wind and rain to the entire Nanyang Prefecture; and then there's Sword Sage Shen Nian, who slew the evil dragon of the East Sea with one sword, becoming famous throughout the world…”

At this point, he saw his students below were all filled with longing, and he did not forget to encourage them:

“If you all study diligently, there may well come a day when you become like them. Patriarch Chen Honglin once studied at Ying Zhou Academy, and he might even have sat in your very seats.”