"What... what's 'fierce as a tiger'?"
Suddenly, Yuejian's voice reached me and pulled me back from my thoughts. I looked up and saw Yuejian wearing a puzzled expression.
"Nothing. Just an ancient saying."
I waved my hand and answered offhandedly. A saying from fifty years ago probably counted as ancient by now, right?
"An ancient saying?"
Yuejian lowered his head and pondered, looking perplexed. Then he nodded seriously and looked at me.
"Looks like Sister Fang's knowledge really is extensive. Among all the ancient texts we've studied, there isn't a single mention of the phrase you used.
Which classic did it come from?"
"Classics?"
I blinked at Yuejian's earnest, eager-to-learn expression and...
"Uh... Baidu said it."
"Baidu...?"
Yuejian looked utterly bewildered again. He lowered his head and thought for a long while, but came up with nothing and shook his head.
"Which ancient text is that from?"
"Ahem... Anyway, it's not useful anymore. Knowing it won't do you any good, so stop asking random questions. You're still a child, so go home and study properly."
Yuejian froze slightly, and his gaze at me grew rather strange.
The atmosphere turned awkward. I turned my head away from that knowledge-hungry fellow and scratched my nose.
Speaking of which, this was a little embarrassing. Right from the start, he'd brought up ancient texts and all that... I'd only read Three Hundred Tang Poems, hadn't I? And I seemed to have forgotten almost all of them.
"Um... Sister Fang, you're going to the chip institute to get your chip injected later, right? Has that form arrived? You didn't forget to ask for it, did you?"
"You think I'm really a child?"
I turned back to Yuejian and raised an eyebrow. Then I reached into my pocket, pulled out a slip of paper, and showed