"I'm stealing students?"
Ji Mo felt it was inexplicable. He didn't know the person named Wu Kong at all, so he said, "Miss Song, you know my character. This is clearly slander. I don't have time to deal with such people. Please help me send him away."
After all, he had just rescued Song Weixi from the dragon's lair and sent a lizard monster to the academy. Ji Mo felt that based on this relationship, Song Weixi would help him.
However, Song Weixi completely refused and said through gritted teeth, "I naturally know your character. I can't help you with this. Tomorrow, you will bring your students to the academic affairs office to explain clearly."
Sensing the sharp edge in Song Weixi's words and her unfriendly tone, Ji Mo couldn't help but ask, "Miss Song, what's wrong? I don't think I've offended you, have I?"
"Hmph, you lecher. I just can't stand the sight of you. I suspect your motives for taking female students are impure. And you're hiding a mistress while putting on a virtuous facade."
Song Weixi said angrily, then unwilling to speak further with Ji Mo, she left in a huff.
Ji Mo was stunned. Why did this woman change her mind faster than flipping a book? Not long ago, she was polite and respectful to him, but now she was speaking to him like this.
He questioned loudly, "Song Weixi, explain yourself. How am I hiding a mistress and have impure motives?"
"Stop pretending. I saw it with my own eyes. There's a woman lying on your bed. Don't even think about denying it."
Song Weixi threw this sentence and left without looking back.
Ji Mo, filled with doubt, opened his bedroom. There was no woman there, only the Multi-Treasure Snake happily writhing on the bed.
...
The next day, at the Academic Affairs Office of Langya Academy.
Ji Mo arrived with Lin Mengmeng, Xuanyang, and Wang Wenjian.
He wanted to see what kind of trouble that Wu Kong wanted to cause.
Lin Mengmeng and the other two had undergone a transformation after the baptism of the "Tao Te Ching" and the precipitation of their comprehension over the past few days.
The three of them were like carp leaping over the dragon gate, having become outstanding individuals.
Song Weixi's eyes widened as she looked at the three of them, sensing something was not quite right.
Although she couldn't find any clues from their appearance, the aura they exuded still surprised her.
"After following Ji Mo for only a few days, the spirit and energy of these three have undergone unimaginable changes. What exactly did Ji Mo teach them?"
Song Weixi was extremely curious.
Although she was reluctant to admit it, she could indeed feel the fundamental changes in the three of them.
In the past, these three would never dare to meet her gaze. Now, each of them was full of confidence, without any timidity. This state of mind was very rare.
In the room, a man dressed in scholarly attire with a feather fan caught Ji Mo's attention.
The man was quite handsome and dashing, but he deliberately put on a serious demeanor, wearing a somber expression as if everyone owed him money.
This person was Wu Kong, a renowned teacher at Langya Academy, who had his own methods of teaching students and was very popular among them.
At this moment, Wu Kong glanced at Ji Mo from the corner of his eye, a cold smile curling up at the corner of his mouth.
Then his gaze fell on Lin Mengmeng, wanting to see if she truly had a special constitution.
He had been instigated by Zhuang Changming and Cui Pei. Knowing that Lin Mengmeng possessed a special constitution, he harbored malicious intentions and wanted to snatch her from Ji Mo.
Thus, he filed a false accusation against Ji Mo.
Zhuang Changming and Cui Pei also appeared at the scene, standing beside Wu Kong. These two hated Ji Mo to the bone and now wished they could witness Ji Mo's humiliation with their own eyes.
They came today specifically to help Wu Kong snatch Lin Mengmeng, wanting to see Ji Mo's pathetic state of crying and wailing after losing a talented student.
In the room, there was also an elder with white hair and a stern face.
His name was Zhu Chang, and he was the elder in charge of the Academic Affairs Office.
"You are Wu Kong, and you falsely accused me of stealing your student?"
Ji Mo looked up at Wu Kong, not being polite at all.
Wu Kong fanned himself and said with a fake smile, "What is false accusation? The evidence is conclusive. You shamelessly bewitched my student. You, a mere mortal with no learning, actually think of teaching and nurturing people. You truly don't know your place. Return Lin Mengmeng and hand her over to me, and I can be magnanimous and let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
Wu Kong adopted a condescending attitude, looking down on Ji Mo, not taking him seriously at all.
"You want my Mengmeng?"
Ji Mo cursed, "Pah, dream on."
Among the three students, Lin Mengmeng was the most well-behaved and considerate. Ji Mo was reluctant to give her up.
Moreover, with Wu Kong's disposition, he would only mislead the students.
Cui Pei interjected, "Ji Mo, Lin Mengmeng originally intended to study with Teacher Wu Kong. It was you who used sweet talk to bewitch her and intercepted her midway."
"That's right. I can also testify that when Lin Mengmeng was admitted, she had expressed her intention to choose Teacher Wu Kong as her mentor."
Zhuang Changming corroborated.
The two sang in harmony, immediately putting Ji Mo in a disadvantageous position.
"You're talking nonsense. I willingly chose to study with Mr. Ji."
Lin Mengmeng hurriedly defended herself.
She had indeed considered apprenticing under Wu Kong before, but it was only a fleeting thought and she hadn't acted on it.
Later, choosing Ji Mo as her teacher was a heartfelt decision, and she was not instigated by anyone.
"Lin Mengmeng, you don't need to worry. Elder Zhu is here to support you today. If you were truly deceived and misled by this Ji Mo, feel free to speak up. We will definitely stand up for you. I think very highly of you and believe you are an unpolished gem. I am willing to take you as my student."
Wu Kong said persuasively.
He didn't believe that Lin Mengmeng wouldn't want to be his student.
Compared to him, this Ji Mo was nothing.
"Well, not only student Lin, but if the other two male students have any difficulties or were coerced by Ji Mo, feel free to speak up, and we will seek justice for you. Wang Wenjian, I also have considerable insight into swordsmanship. If you are interested, you can also learn from me."
Wu Kong had great ambitions. He not only wanted Lin Mengmeng but also wanted to poach Wang Wenjian, as taking a talented swordsman as his student would also bring him great prestige.
As for someone like Xuanyang, who was effeminate and had dull aptitude, he didn't even glance at him.
"I have no intention of becoming your student. My teacher in this life is only Mr. Ji."
Lin Mengmeng flatly refused, then said coldly, "If you slander Mr. Ji again, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Wu Kong, with your skill, you want to teach me swordsmanship? Shameless."
Wang Wenjian scoffed, stating that in terms of understanding swordsmanship, Wu Kong was inferior to him.
Wu Kong was full of ambition, believing that as soon as he spoke, Lin Mengmeng and Wang Wenjian would be ecstatic, immediately sever their teacher-student relationship with Ji Mo, and throw themselves into his embrace.
However, reality slapped him hard twice.
This scene also surprised the others. What method had Ji Mo used to make Lin Mengmeng and Wang Wenjian so devoted?
Things seemed to be different from what they had imagined.