Demons and Monsters Invite Me to Be Their Tutor

"Are you sure you didn't grab the wrong person?"

"No mistake, everyone in Lingqiu City calls him Scholar Song!"

Song Chengan groggily opened his eyes.

But he immediately wanted to close them again.

Because what appeared before him was a monster, wearing tattered clothes, indistinguishable from an ordinary person, except for the giant dog's head perched atop its own.

Its mouth was full of fangs.

A dog demon!

Beside it stood another demon.

It was gaunt, also wearing human clothes, and had a large goose's head.

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was Bao's father.

"Boss, Boss, he's awake!"

"I thought he'd be scared to death!" the dog demon said upon seeing Song Chengan awake.

"Scholar Song, now we can talk properly."

Song Chengan felt a splitting headache, two sets of memories intertwining in his mind.

In his past life, he grew up in an orphanage. After leaving, he became a gig worker to make a living... not a knight for a princess, but a gig one.

Then, on a rainy night, he collided with an oncoming Maybach and took flight.

This life, he was Song Chengan of Lingqiu City.

Father missing, mother deceased, an elder sister married to a wealthy merchant in the city as a concubine.

Thirty years old, without any official title, nicknamed Scholar Song by others.

While urinating at night, he was swept away from Lingqiu City by a demonic wind.

Upon opening his eyes and seeing monsters, he was so startled that he awakened his past life's memories.

The two sets of memories intertwined, making Song Chengan appear dazed.

The two demons before Song Chengan weren't in a hurry. They simply assumed he was shocked and waited quietly.

Song Chengan finally came to his senses.

He opened his mouth, his voice a little dry, "Who... who are you people?"

"This old man's surname is Bai. I attained enlightenment thirty years ago and now hold the top position here on Mount Luo."

"Young Master Song can just call me Boss!"

"This is Second Boss Huang, who attained enlightenment twenty years ago."

What 'Boss Bai'?

What 'top position'?

'Attained enlightenment'?

They've clearly become demons, Song Chengan thought.

'Top position,' does he have a hundred and seven brothers?

Song Chengan's mind began to race.

He knew that monsters existed in this world.

The villages outside Lingqiu City often had people abducted by monsters.

At the city gates, one frequently saw wanted posters for demons.

But being abducted by a monster from within Lingqiu City... that was rare, unique even.

After all, Lingqiu City had officials from the imperial Demon Suppression Division stationed there.

Song Chengan tried hard to think.

He then asked, "May I ask why Boss Bai has invited me here?"

It seemed these monsters weren't inherently evil; at least, they didn't suddenly want to change their diet and taste city folk.

This put Song Chengan slightly at ease.

"The reason Second Boss Huang brought Scholar Song here is that we want Scholar Song to teach us academics."

"It might be laughable to Scholar Song, but although we were fortunate enough to attain enlightenment, we've never had a teacher, nor anyone to instruct us in the ways of the sages."

"Even though we are monsters, we also admire the teachings of the sages."

"Everyone come in, come in and pay your respects to the Mister."

Boss Bai called out as he spoke.

Immediately, the dilapidated door was pushed open.

A crowd of miscellaneous beings surged in.

It's a complete mess.

Foxes, weasels, mice, black cats, and finally, a huge bear head poked in through the doorframe.

The Black Bear grumbled, "Boss, I've been listening outside for a while. This human is dull-witted. Can he really be a teacher?"

"Are you sure you didn't catch the wrong person? Why don't you let me eat him? I've never tasted a city person before!"

"This... did we really catch the wrong person?" First Boss Bai also felt uncertain upon hearing this.

Second Boss Huang shook his head. "How could we have caught the wrong person? I asked, and everyone said the most learned person is the scholar. Everyone calls this person Scholar Song."

"But he looks so dull-witted, I don't think he can teach. Let me eat him, and then we can go catch someone smarter."

Song Chengan immediately panicked upon hearing this. "Who says I can't teach?"

"My Song family has passed down Confucian studies for three generations, with disciples all over the world. How could I not teach?"

"That's good. Everyone, please take your seats."

First Boss Bai waved his hand.

The foxes, mice, black cats, black bears, and even First Boss Bai all sat down cross-legged in a proper manner.

Pairs of eyes stared at Song Chengan.

This is bad, it's a provocation.

"Teacher, hurry up and teach!"

Sweat broke out on Song Chengan's forehead.

The awakened innate wisdom and the two intertwining memories turned his already dull mind into mush.

Everything he had learned in school before seemed to have vanished without a trace.

He looked at the monsters before him, sweating profusely in his anxiety.

"Scholar Song, you can't teach, can you?" The Black Bear, sitting outside the door, spoke with ill intent, clearly eager to taste a city person.

Song Chengan took a deep breath.

"What do you mean I can't teach? I was just thinking about what kind of knowledge would be best to impart to you."

"I will teach you a scripture called the Dao De Jing."

"This is the true learning of a sage."

"Listen carefully."

"The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name..."

"The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao; the name that can be named is not the eternal..."

Song Chengan didn't care anymore.

It's a makeshift troupe, who's afraid of whom?

These monsters are clearly country bumpkins.

They wouldn't understand if I rambled on without letting them ask questions. I'll just stabilize them first.

Confucius, please forgive me, I'm just trying to survive!

"Did you all understand?"

Song Chengan racked his brains and spoke for a long time, then looked up and asked.

Alright, no need to ask.

He saw that the group of monsters were either dozing off, looking blank, or staring at each other blankly.

Clearly, they were not among the intelligent students.

"This Old Bear understood. What you mean is that the Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name..."

Song Chengan's face turned black.

What do you understand?

You're a repeater, aren't you?

You scoundrel, I curse you to steal cassocks in the future!

"Scholar, he seems to have understood."

A weasel raised its hand and pointed at the person next to it.

"Who are you calling 'he'? It's the Boss!"

A larger weasel next to it slapped its head and reprimanded it.

Song Chengan looked closely.

He saw that First Boss Bai's head was transforming, and then a human face appeared.

In the blink of an eye, the Goose Demon with a goose head disappeared, replaced by a benevolent old man.

He was just a little stooped.

He was two heads shorter than Song Chengan.

"What Mister taught me is truly the learning of a sage!"

"If it weren't for Mister, I'm afraid I would have been stuck at the shapeshifting stage until I died."

Song Chengan's scalp tingled.

He had just spouted some nonsense, and this monster had actually gained some insight.

Song Chengan cursed inwardly.

"Mister is truly a sage! From now on, Bai will pay his respects to Mister as a disciple."

Song Chengan wanted to say something.

But his stomach rumbled at that moment.

"I forgot, Mister is still a mortal."

"Everyone, go find some wild fruits from the mountains!"

"Hooray, let's go play!"

When the little monsters heard this, they immediately cheered and scattered in a swarm.

First Boss Bai shook his head upon hearing this. "They are all foolish fellows, unaware that being able to hear Mister's teachings is a blessing from their ten lifetimes."

Song Chengan chuckled.

I'm truly impressed that you captured me.

However, these monsters can cultivate. I wonder if they have any methods that can help humans cultivate.

If they do... this could be a chance for immortality.