He told Yu Tang to go to the village chief and get a letter of introduction.
Then the principal personally helped him apply for teacher certification and stamped the application as proof.
Only then can Yu Tang be hired.
Yu Tang thanked the principal and then gave the man fifty yuan, saying it was for getting the certificate.
The principal understood his meaning and couldn't help but think more highly of Yu Tang.
He's a good teacher and also good at getting things done; it seems he's stumbled upon a gem this time.
When saying goodbye to Yu Tang, the principal couldn't help but glance at Mu Nancheng a few more times.
At first, he didn't notice anything, but after looking at the boy's face for a while, he felt like he had seen him somewhere before.
Chapter 8
Died for the villain for the eighth time (08)
Perhaps he had misread it, the principal thought, and didn't take it to heart.
Yu Tang bought some gifts in town, then drove Mu Nancheng back to Sanyu Village and went to the village chief's house.
The village chief, Wang Zhong, was an old man with a dark and thin face, but still bright eyes. He had lived through the War of Resistance against Japan and was considered the backbone of the village. Whenever a family had a major event, they would usually ask the old man for advice.
The village chief's wife was a short but kind woman who warmly welcomed Yu Tang in and asked if they had eaten. She said she was cooking and suggested they eat together.
Yu Tang politely declined, explaining the gifts and his purpose for visiting, hoping the village chief could write him a letter of introduction.
Wang Zhong looked at Yu Tang and Mu Nancheng in front of him, his rough, dark fingers tapping his pipe on the table, his messy eyebrows furrowing, three furrows forming between them.
He gestured for the woman to go to the outer room, waved his hand, and said to the two people in front of him, "Whatever it is, sit down and we'll talk."
Yu Tang met his gaze and felt as if the other had seen right through him.
“Tangzi…” Wang Zhong sighed, pointed at Mu Nancheng, and said, “You can’t keep this child.”
He didn't question how Yu Tang, someone who had never been to school, could pass the principal's test and become a teacher.
They didn't even ask Mu Nancheng's background or why Yu Tang was taking him everywhere.
He stared intently into Yu Tang's eyes and continued, "This child... he'll kill you!"
Yu Tang stared blankly at the old man, his heart pounding.
He asked, "Village chief, why would you say such a thing?"
Wang Zhong looked at Yu Tang with sorrow in his eyes: "Your fates are intertwined, as if it were destined. If you continue to stay with him, you will meet with misfortune and die in a few years."
“If you send him out of the village now and never see him again, there might still be a glimmer of hope.”
God, he is your tribulation!
This evil thing is impossible to reform, so why keep it by your side and harm yourself?
Similar words suddenly echoed in my mind after the old man finished speaking.
Yu Tang suddenly realized that this old man seemed to have some connection with him, and he asked Wang Zhong cryptically, "Village chief, do you know something?"
But after a slight flicker in Wang Zhong's eyes, he returned to normal.
"What did you say?" Wang Zhong seemed to have just remembered, chuckled and slapped his forehead, saying, "Oh, look at my memory, you want a letter of introduction, right?"
I'll write it for you now, you can come and pick it up tomorrow.
After that, he seemed to have forgotten what he had said, chatted with Yu Tang for a few more minutes, and then let him go.
Once outside, Yu Tang was still somewhat dazed, while Mu Nancheng also seemed to be in a low mood.
At this moment, Yu Tang was still immersed in his own thoughts and did not pay much attention to Mu Nancheng, so he did not notice that something was wrong with the other party.
Yu Tang told Xiao Jin what had just happened.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Jin said, "Host, do you think it's possible that some of the people who knew you 100,000 years ago have been reincarnated and want to tell you some information?"
Yu Tang: If that's really the case, then why are they, like the will of Heaven, trying to keep me away from Wei Yuan?
Yu Tang: And why do they all say that Wei Yuan is an evil being?
How come they all seem to be able to stand on the moral high ground and criticize Wei Yuan?
Yu Tang's voice turned cold: I don't believe Wei Yuan really did anything terribly wrong.
Moreover, even if he did do it, it should be me, as his master, who punishes him. It's not up to these self-righteous people who think they are looking out for me to judge him.
Xiao Jin listened to Yu Tang's words in a daze, then exclaimed in surprise: [Host is so domineering!]
He laughed: "You're really becoming more and more protective of the main god these days. If he knew, he'd be ecstatic!"
But after he finished laughing, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Holy crap! Host! Mu Nancheng is gone!"
Yu Tang: ?
He looked around and, sure enough, Mu Nancheng was nowhere to be seen.
When they came out of the village chief's house, it was already dark. Along the way, Yu Tang pushed the cart in front and chatted with Xiao Jin, so he ignored Mu Nancheng who was following behind.
Seeing that no one was visible, he immediately panicked.
Fortunately, Xiao Jin had the ability to track things, and soon found Mu Nancheng's location, leading Yu Tang back.
Finally, they found the boy sitting on the ground with his face buried in his knees in the wasteland after the wheat harvest.
With a weight lifted from her heart, Yu Tang felt both angry and heartbroken.
He sat down next to Mu Nancheng and asked him, "Why did you run away?"
"say!"
A stern, angry rebuke startled Mu Nancheng, who flinched and timidly looked up at Yu Tang, his lips pressed tightly together.
As the moonlight shone down, you could see that his eyes were already red.
"I...I don't want to kill you..."
"I always get you killed..."
He cried incoherently, sobbing as he said, "The pond is gone... I've lost the pond again..."
"Tangtang is gone..."
"It's gone..."
Yu Tang was stunned.
What candy is missing?
Why can't he understand Mu Nancheng's words?
But seeing Mu Nancheng so upset, Yu Tang felt that she had made a mistake in yelling at the child earlier, and she also felt bad.
He quickly pulled the person into his arms and gently comforted him, "Don't listen to the village chief's nonsense, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"
I'm still a long life, how could I suddenly die just because I took you in?
"Besides, don't you even think about it? What ability do you, a little fool, have to kill me?"
"Let me tell you, if you really leave me, that would be the death of me."
Mu Nancheng didn't say anything this time, he just hugged Yu Tang and cried.
She cried very sadly.
Even if Yu Tang moves back home to steam buns and stew meat for you, it won't appease him.
Feeling the dampness on his shoulders and neck, Yu Tang became even more puzzled.
Could it be that the word "death" triggered Mu Nancheng?
However, he had only spent two or three days with Mu Nancheng, and the other party's reaction was really too strange.
Even with these doubts, Yu Tang knew that asking Mu Nancheng at this stage wouldn't yield any answers.
So he was allowed to cry until he was tired, and then he was scared by him, saying, "If you keep crying, a ghost will come for you!"
They coaxed and tricked the boy into stopping his crying.
Then Yu Tang took out a hemp rope that he usually used to tie vegetables from the bamboo basket, tied the two of them together, and said to Mu Nancheng half-jokingly, "Next time I go out, I'll tie you up with a rope and see how you run away then."
Chapter 9
Died for the villain for the eighth time (09)
They led the little fool home like that.
Once inside the house, Mu Nancheng's mood had improved considerably.
She followed Yu Tang around, busying herself preparing the meal. While eating, she kept glancing at Yu Tang with her red eyes, taking a look after every two bites.
It's like they're afraid the person will run away.
Yu Tang frowned and asked Xiao Jin in his mind: Xiao Jin, why do you think Mu Nancheng said that he always kills me?
I've only known him for three days, where would he go to hurt me?
"Host, are you suggesting that you suspect the villains of this world might have memories of villains from previous worlds?"
Xiao Jin's words hit the nail on the head, expressing everything Yu Tang wanted to ask.
Yu Tang: Yes.
"It's not just you."
Xiao Jin said: "I feel the same way."
I wanted to say this before: he really looks stupid.
But sometimes there's that feeling of suddenly returning to normal.
[Furthermore, in this world, his initial dependence on and affection for you far exceeded that of the previous worlds, details that are hard not to suspect.]
Yu Tang remained silent.
He had seen Yu Xiao's shadow in Mu Nancheng more than once, and he had always thought it might be because he had spent a lot of time with Yu Xiao in the previous world.