Naming Technique of the Night

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However, even so, Li Ke still insisted on finishing all the miscellaneous tasks.

During this time, servants from several other households came to deliver fruits and melons.

Although they claimed to be delivering fruits and melons, those servants were sneakily observing Li Ke's busy figure all along, seemingly trying to probe for some information.

The manor was such a place, everywhere there were people with ulterior motives.

After those people left,

"Tired?" Qing Chen lay on the chair, waiting for the 14-year-old boy in the kitchen to cook.

"Replying to Master, I am a bit tired, but I can still hold on," Li Ke said: "I know, just endure through one week and it will be fine."

"Hmm," Qing Chen responded ambiguously: "Do you have any questions you want to ask me?"

"Master," Li Ke pondered and asked: "This is a question I've been thinking about during the day. Social classes naturally exist in this world; where there is civilization, there will be classes. Since this is the case, why should we put aside class distinctions and be humble toward those lower in status? Doing so may cause them to lose the reverence they have in their hearts. Human nature changes easily; rather than making people recognize your character, it's better to make them feel awe."

"Why would you think about this?" Qing Chen asked patiently.

"Because what you teach and what I see aren't quite the same. Most people in the world behave in the way I described, and it does indeed work," Li Ke said: "Moreover, today I tried to be more polite to the servants, and they became even more apprehensive, thinking that they must have done something wrong, as if they were being tormented. Being nice to them doesn't seem to help much."

Qing Chen smiled, "Treating others with respect is meant to perfect your own character. Just like when you encounter a beggar on the street. Does giving him a dollar really help him? It doesn't. But that dollar is not for him; it's for yourself. Think back, did your inner sense of order feel a bit more peaceful after giving him the money?"

Li Ke was taken aback: "It seems so."

He hadn't heard others discuss beggars in such a way.

"Then how do you feel about not bossing the servants around anymore?" Qing Chen asked.

"At first, it felt awkward, but later it made me feel somewhat different from the others, which was quite a good sensation. I gained more recognition for my self-cultivation," Li Ke said.

Qing Chen laughed, "Don't always think about such grand propositions in your heart; this is enough."

He had understood that in his student's life of 14 years, all he had faced was a world where class was rigid, and people were categorized into distinct levels.

Thus, his concepts still needed to be gradually adjusted.

Just then, Li Ke asked, "Master, what if a beggar is able-bodied and only pretends to beg for money? After you give him the money, he may even call you a fool behind your back. What do you do when you come across such a situation?"

Without a second thought, Qing Chen said, "Beat him up."

"All right, I need to go back and think it over more. If Master has no other matters, I will leave now," Li Ke said.

"Go on, then."

Li Ke left the Autumn Leaf Courtyard early after finishing his meal; he needed to return home and adjust his daily routine.

Qing Chen handed him a sign that read "No Visitors": "Go hang this at the door for me. As of now, visitors are turned away after 7 P.M. every evening, no exceptions."

Li Ke was startled at first, but quickly said, "Yes, I will also inform the others."

After Li Ke left, it was already 7:30 P.M. when someone came to visit.

No matter how much the visitor knocked, Qing Chen calmly replied from his chair: "Please leave, no visitors for today."

No matter whose name the visitor announced, Qing Chen ignored them all.

The servant outside left in discontent.

On the morning of the third day since his arrival, Li Ke still gathered everyone at Dripping Spring. Today, only half came; the other half were likely still snuggled in their beds, with parents reluctant to wake them.

However, this time, Li Ke did not go from house to house to call them. He only fetched Qing Yi from Qing Shan Villa and let the others be.

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That day, Qing Chen still punctually hung the "No Visitors" sign.

From that day on, even if there were people knocking outside, he no longer responded.

By the morning of the fourth day, only nine students remained at Dripping Spring, including Li Tongyun, Qing Yi, Li Ke.

Li Ke did not insist on full attendance, quietly leading the group to complete the five-kilometer run before heading to school.

Qing Yi, on the other hand, didn't want to go either, but he was genuinely afraid of dying, so he didn't dare skip.

He realized that he was the target...

The other parents were thinking, why were there such great threats with little follow-through? On the first day, that Li Ke child almost seemed to want to shout through a megaphone for everyone to wake up, but he no longer insisted on the morning assembly now?

This left many people puzzled and wondering.

Could it be that Li Ke's father, who was in charge of the main house, also found the matter inappropriate and therefore warned Li Ke? But that seemed unlikely since the Secretariat had specifically issued an official approval.

As far as the parents were concerned, it was best for everyone to live in peace.

The students who no longer had to do the morning exercises were delighted and would even persuade other students in class not to attend them anymore.

Some students even conspired in private to ostracize Li Ke and isolate him.

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