Chapter 377: Chapter 377

"It is because there are characters I don’t recognize, so I came in to ask for guidance."

Chen Xuan quickly spoke up.

"If you don’t recognize characters, go ask a teacher. This is not a school!"

Gu Pengyou continued to walk inside, showing no intention of paying attention to him.

"They are ancient characters!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

Gu Pengyou abruptly stopped and halted her steps.

She slowly turned around, somewhat incredulous about what he had just said.

But born with a love for reading, especially ancient texts, she had no resistance to them.

"If you are lying to me, you will be thrown out of September City directly and banned forever!"

Gu Pengyou’s words were heavily laden with threat.

Of course, she had the authority to make such statements.

The Gu Family was not just the premier family of Jiuyue Mansion; Jiuyue Mansion belonged to the Ancient King, who was her own uncle.

Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow.

He looked scholarly, but he spoke so arrogantly.

"Not a weak background!"

He muttered to himself.

"Prepare the ink and brushes, once I write it, you’ll know!"

With women, especially those who are skeptical, saying more is useless.

"Fine! I’ll play the book attendant for you this time!"

With a heavy slap on the book, Gu Pengyou’s gaze towards Chen Xuan was still filled with doubt.

She then walked to the desk and began to grind the ink.

A moment later, "pointing at the wolf-hair brush beside her, please?"

"But let me warn you in advance, if you scribble deliberately, you won’t keep your hands today."

Gu Pengyou personally preparing the ink, such a privilege was only afforded to her father and uncle.

Just now, she indeed lost her head.

But since she had already spoken, she reluctantly carried it through.

However, she clearly stated the consequences.

"Then you’ll be disappointed!"

Chen Xuan said indifferently, then picked up the wolf-hair brush and began to write the characters from the Ancient Book.

And Gu Pengyou’s gaze fixed intently on the tip of the brush.

As the characters slowly formed, her expression began to change.

With a single stroke!

Chen Xuan put down the wolf-hair brush, looking at her completely stunned,

and asked proudly, "How is it?"

"Ancient characters!"

Now it was Chen Xuan’s turn to be astonished, he was just trying his luck, but seeing how young she was when he came in, he gave up on the idea.

If it weren’t for her final arrogant demeanor, he wouldn’t have shown her.

But unexpectedly, she actually recognized them.

Indeed, this character was exactly the ’ancient’ character.

It was also deliberately chosen by Chen Xuan.

"It was my misunderstanding, I hope Young Master doesn’t mind."

Gu Pengyou slightly bowed, expressing her apology.

"Miss, don’t be , it was just a misunderstanding."

Chen Xuan also slightly nodded.

But his view of her changed.

She really was different from the women he had previously met; arrogant but willing to admit mistakes once recognized.

No wonder she was a scholar, just different.

"I wonder if the Young Master has more of these ancient characters? Could you write them for me to see?"

Such ancient characters are rare.

Even with the Gu Family’s years of collection, there are very few.

It shows how precious they are.

As someone who loves ancient characters, she quickly asked. This update ıs available on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝓷𝓮𝓽

"Of course, I originally came in because I didn’t recognize the characters! And if you don’t mind, just call me Xuan Er!"

"Gu Pengyou! Thank you very much!"

She directly revealed her name, then picked up the wolf-hair brush and wrote it on the paper.

Chen Xuan focused, repeating it several times in his mind.

"The character ’Peng’ describes the lushness of vegetation, implying vitality, and ’You’ is a type of plant, combined, it means knowledgeable and talented!"

When he spoke of the meaning of her name, Gu Pengyou’s eyes sparkled.

He really was different from any man she had ever met.

Her name was very uncommon, and most people didn’t recognize it, let alone understand the meaning of those two characters.

"Young Master Xuan is truly knowledgeable!"

At this moment, Gu Pengyou did not hold back her praise, and the smile on her face was genuine and unmarred by any pretension.

"Miss Gu, you flatter me, I’m just fond of reading, nothing profound, otherwise I wouldn’t even recognize the characters."

"Young Master Xuan jests."

Gu Pengyou was a bit embarrassed, after all, he had seriously said he couldn’t recognize the characters, and she merely thought him to be bluffing.

Chen Xuan chuckled, no longer teasing her, and asked, "Shall I write now?"

"Um...good, good! I’ll prepare the ink for you!"

Gu Pengyou nodded repeatedly, immediately starting to grind the ink.

Chen Xuan, without ceremony, picked up the wolf-hair brush on the table and began to write ancient characters one by one.

Of course, there were those he recognized, and those he didn’t.

This was also to test her.

Otherwise, even if not misleading, but if misunderstandings occurred, it would mislead him.

About half an hour passed.

Chen Xuan wrote nearly a hundred ancient characters fluently.

"Phew—" He gently put down the wolf-hair brush, "This is enough for now, there are some I can’t remember clearly, I’ll check when I get back!"

"Thank you for your effort!"

Gu Pengyou nodded slightly, then extended a hand, examining the ancient characters carefully one by one.

Meanwhile, Chen Xuan walked over to a counter, and upon seeing the teapot on it.

Glancing at Gu Pengyou, seeing she was entirely absorbed in the ancient characters, he refrained from calling her and simply poured himself a cup to drink.