The carriages arrived at the Prefectural Academy, where many academy students' parents had already gathered outside the gates. Many students were quite unwilling to have their parents nearby. After all, outside, they were Prefectural Academy students whom everyone envied, yet their parents would forever see them as children.
Du Shudai, especially, was stiff and wooden, practically being kneaded by his grandmother, his face a picture of sorrow that made Fang Yun want to laugh.
Fang Yun walked over with a huge backpack nearly as tall as half a person on his back. Nunu lay comfortably atop it, looking here and there, curiously examining the people around them. When she looked toward the Temple of Sages inside the Prefectural Academy, a trace of fear appeared in her eyes, and she hurriedly turned away.
Lu Yu waved at Fang Yun and called loudly, "Fang Yun, you actually keep a Spirit Beast? We'll be safe now. Come, let me have a look!"
As Lu Yu spoke, he moved to pick up Nunu. Nunu's fur suddenly stood on end, and she bared her fangs, revealing a ferocious visage. Lu Yu hurriedly backed away in fright and crashed into his father, who slapped him on the forehead.
"Useless!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Nunu was amused as well. She lightly patted Fang Yun's shoulder with one paw, then pointed at Lu Yu with the other and yipped, as if saying, Look at that fool, look at that fool.
After the laughter subsided, the sixteen academy students from the three classes and the forty-five soldiers of the Prefectural Army's three squads stood together in neat ranks.
Gao, a fourth-rank official of the Prefectural Academy, came forward. After everyone paid their respects, he began publicly writing the famous poem "Chang Wu" from the Book of Songs. It was