"Wouldn't you know if you opened it?" Chen Li pushed the booklet another half inch forward.
In the end, Baiheng still took the certificate from Chen Li and opened it.
The next second, Baiheng's expression changed, and the certificate nearly flew out of her hand.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Jingliu, standing beside Baiheng, looked curiously at the certificate in her hands.
"It's... it's a Teacher Qualification Certificate." Baiheng shrank her neck, unable to hide the surprise in her voice.
"Huh?" Jingliu froze for a moment.
"This is outrageous! You actually want me to teach people how to read!" Baiheng stared at Chen Li in disbelief.
"Is that so outrageous?" Jingliu tilted her head slightly.
"Of course it is! Chen Li, you have no filial piety at all! Something like a Teacher Qualification Certificate should have been handed over to a teacher like you, Jingliu, at the first opportunity! What, Chen Li? Do you think Jingliu isn't qualified to be a teacher?"
Baiheng immediately turned to Chen Li, pointing and gesturing at him with a tone full of grief and indignation.
"Stop making excuses for yourself. That kind of sowing discord won't work on me." Chen Li rolled his eyes at Baiheng without any courtesy.
"But I don't want this Teacher Qualification Certificate! I don't want to sit in a classroom and teach!" Baiheng's tone shifted from accusation to whining.
"How about you hear the effects of this Curio before deciding? Although, the moment you touched it, it already bound itself to you. I made that decision unilaterally," Chen Li suggested.
That was how binding Curios worked. It did not require the other person's consent; as long as they touched the Curio, Chen Li only had to agree to bind it.
"A Teacher Qualification Certificate... how special could it possibly