Zhang Quan, who had failed to complete the task assigned by his sugar daddy and financial backer Mi Lan, was feeling somewhat down. But what upset him even more was his slightly loose front tooth. He instinctively reached his hand into his mouth and felt around. Fortunately, it hadn't fallen out!
Outside Yuxiao City, the three fools put their heads together and decided to make more inquiries on the way back to Beilin City to see if they could find any suitable scholars.
However, after asking around all the way from Cangshan City to Pingchuan City, the three of them were somewhat disheartened. They hadn't dared to enter the large academies in the cities again for fear of getting beaten up a second time; he still wanted to keep his front teeth so he could eat! Yet the teachers at the small village schools outside the city were mostly half-baked amateurs. If they brought someone like that back, Mi Lan would probably beat them up.
Chapter 154