I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?-Chapter 138: The Most Important Thing is Learning to Read

"You eat too, Dad."

Ye Qianning replied, tearing off a piece of the duck leg with her small hand and taking a bite. With her other hand, she offered the whole roast duck to him again.

Unable to refuse, Xiang Minghou reached out, tore off a small piece, and popped it into his mouth. The roast duck from Jiangzhou really was better than the kind from the Capital City.

He swallowed it in one bite. Only then did it dawn on him that the girl was just recovering from a serious illness. He turned to see the child eating with such relish and sighed helplessly. He had a nagging feeling he’d fallen right into her trap.

"You can only have one duck leg. No more than that." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Mm."

Ye Qianning nodded obediently. ’Just enough to satisfy my craving is fine,’ she thought. ’I can’t make Dad worry.’

’This time, I know I was wrong. I brought out the Two-Forms Symbiosis without understanding anything.’

’As the saying goes, "Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat." I don’t know the first thing about Beili, and I can’t just use my powers recklessly right now.’

’If I want to understand this era, I have to start with history books. But I can’t read traditional characters...’

’So the most important thing right now is learning to read!’

「Capital City, Immortal’s Drunkenness.」

It was the height of the lunch hour, and the first floor of Immortal’s Drunkenness was packed and buzzing with noise. The most captivating topic of conversation was about Dean Chen of Lou Mountain Academy.

"Have you heard? The dean of Lou Mountain Academy obtained a Two-Forms Symbiosis."

"Really? Where’d he get it?"

"Apparently, he found it on the road from Nanyuan to Beili."

"Found it? You must be joking. How could anyone just *find* a Two-Forms Symbiosis?"

"Exactly. You actually believe that? It’s definitely a lie."

Four men sat at a table, eating and chatting.

"It’s not a lie. It’s the real deal," a man from the neighboring table interjected, turning his head.

The four men looked over in unison. The one on the left remained skeptical. "There are too many rumors, and they get more fantastic with every telling. I’d sooner believe it fell from the heavens than believe someone just *found* it."

"HAHAHA, I don’t believe it either," the man on the right laughed. "Why don’t you go find one? Then I’ll believe you."

"Right? Found it? HAHAHA! Anyone who found something like that would have hidden it for themselves," another man at the same table added with a laugh.

Seeing them mock him, the man from the neighboring table grew annoyed. "It’s true! If any of you have relatives working in one of the great households, have them ask around. You’ll see I’m not lying."

"Oh? So you have a relative working in a great household, then?" the man on the left inquired.

"Of course. My cousin works in Prime Minister Gao’s estate, and he’s a lead guard," the man from the next table said.

Hearing this, the men were immediately intrigued and began asking, "So who found the Two-Forms Symbiosis?"

"I heard it was a six-year-old child. The little one was accepted by the dean as a Direct Disciple, and during the acceptance ceremony, the child presented it as a gift to the dean."

"A six-year-old kid? That’s impossible," one man exclaimed in amazement.

"It was a six-year-old. If the kid had known what it was, who would give something so valuable away? My cousin also told me that the child got scared sick over it. They don’t even know if she’ll wake up," the neighboring man said earnestly.

At this, understanding dawned on the four men.

That made sense. If someone knew what it was, they would never be willing to part with it. After all, the item came from an Immortal Mountain.

"What’s more," the man from the next table added, "my cousin said this morning that the dean of Lou Mountain Academy sent invitations to all the great families and powerful figures today. He’s hosting a banquet at the academy tomorrow."

"A banquet at Lou Mountain Academy? That’s a first."

"What’s the banquet for?"

"For the Two-Forms Symbiosis, of course. Dean Chen wants everyone to view the miraculous fruit tomorrow." The man from the next table was full of information and showed no hesitation in sharing it with strangers.