Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 98: Listen, I’ll Take a Nap

Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Listen, I’ll Take a Nap

Wenqu was not sure what Rabbit was thinking and continued, "And you are lucky because the moon is often reached first by those who are near the balcony and due to various other reasons, you can enter the Literature Garden relatively easily. Opportunity comes rarely. You must not take it for granted. Study hard and be diligent in the future, and don’t be lazy!"

"Yes, Teacher!" a group of students called out in loud voices.

Just then, a disdainful voice came from outside the door, "Scholars are indeed scholars; even when they find backdoors, they speak so elegantly and refinedly. No, I, the Immortal Rabbit, am too thin-skinned, I’m blushing, ah....."

Upon hearing this, Wenqu’s face instantly darkened. He coughed dryly, pretending not to hear, and continued, "Niu Dali, you continue."

Niu Dali said, "I don’t have much to say, but I will work hard in my studies."

Then it was Mutou’s turn to stand up. He said, "My name is... is... Mutou!"

Pfft...

Hearing Mutou’s stammer, Taitai Le couldn’t hold back her laughter.

The others also smiled secretly. Who would have thought that the child of an Immortal could stutter!

"No wonder he doesn’t talk to us... It’s not that he’s aloof, it’s that he’s self-conscious!" Chongba muttered.

Mutou’s head turned bright red like a hot air balloon... In panic, he looked around at everyone, who all had smiles to varying degrees. Maybe there was no malice, but in Mutou’s eyes, as long as you smiled, it was malicious! There was nothing else!

Just as Mutou was feeling disheartened and angry, he saw that the Rabbit standing at the door actually wasn’t smiling!

On the contrary, when Mutou looked at him, the other party gave him a thumbs up, mouthing something. By the shape of his mouth, it seemed to say: Keep it up!

Seeing this, Mutou felt a little warmth in his heart and gave the Rabbit at the door a deep look.

Indeed, as Mutou saw, Qin Shou was saying "keep it up." Qin Shou might have been carefree, but he had his own sense of fairness. He grew up under the disdain and contempt of others, but after growing up, he managed to move beyond that level through his own hard work. Qin Shou believed that since one cannot choose their birth, no one has the right to mock someone’s origins. The only thing worthy of ridicule is a person’s poverty due to their own lack of effort and deceit. No one has the right to mock someone with dreams who is still striving because you never know how far they will go, how high they will rise!

Moreover, Qin Shou felt a degree of empathy for those with difficult backgrounds.

Therefore, Qin Shou had always believed in teasing those who are already strong; bullying the weak doesn’t show real strength. They are already miserable, so why rub salt into their wounds? Does throwing salt on them earn you money or what? Unnecessary!

But, teasing those powerful guys does give a sense of achievement...

Bang!

Wenqu slapped the table, and the room fell silent.

Wenqu said sternly, "Stuttering is not his fault, for it is innate. Those who laugh at him are to blame, for that is a deficiency in nature after birth! Rabbit, go back to your seat!"

Qin Shou was taken aback. Was he being sent back just like that? He was planning to seize the opportunity to be the first out after class...

Wenqu said, "Just now, everyone laughed except for the Rabbit. That is his reward. In the Literature Garden, there are penalties for mistakes and rewards for good behaviour. As for the rest of you, stand up, you’re not allowed to sit!"

Hearing this, the others stood up reluctantly.

Seeing this, Qin Shou grinned, walked over while greeting, "Comrades, you have worked hard. No need for such grand gestures, heh-heh..."

Everyone collectively rolled their eyes at him!

Qin Shou sat back down, gleefully watching his classmates standing in a circle around him.

Wenqu continued, "Alright, Mutou, go on."

Mutou nodded and then started his halting self-introduction, "I... I come from... overseas..."

Three minutes later.

"I really... really come... from an overseas... island."

Ten minutes later.

"I-I... I... my name is... Mutou."

Another five minutes passed.

"I thi-this... this year... eight-eight-hundred years old..."

Another ten minutes passed.

At first everyone laughed, but then they almost cried; the speed was just too slow! With his speech stuck in his mouth, everyone wanted to go up and slap him to make him hurry up!

Wenqu was sweating on his forehead, obviously, he had seriously underestimated the severity of Mutou’s stuttering.

But the most unexpected thing was just beginning...

Mutou noticed everyone was listening, and that no one was laughing at him anymore; he seemed quite happy...

"Rabbit, Mutou seems excited, he’s stuttering even more," Chongba whispered.

Qin Shou grinned and said, "Yeah, he’s stuttering more. Chongba, I’m going to sleep first. Wake me up when it’s daylight tomorrow, okay?"

"Sleep? Daylight? It’s about to be dark, and we’ll be out of school," Chongba said.

Qin Shou chuckled profoundly and said, "Out of school? Don’t think too much, what’s the date today?"

Chongba replied, "It’s July 8th, what’s up? You gone dumb?"

Qin Shou shook his head and said, "Nothing, I just hope we can go home before the end of the year... Sleep!"

"Rabbit, don’t sleep, finish what you’re saying," Chongba became anxious. "Is there a problem with leaving when it’s time?"

After thinking for a while, Qin Shou replied, "Alright, let me explain it to you. Look at Mutou, he clearly hasn’t talked to anyone in a long time, now that he has an audience, doesn’t he seem excited?"

"A bit," said Chongba.

Qin Shou continued, "Mutou’s personality is clearly the brooding, passionate type; he has a belly full of words with no one to tell them to. Finally finding someone to listen, guess what’ll happen?"

Almost reflexively, Chongba said, "A chatterbox!"

Qin Shou nodded.

As Chongba thought about Mutou’s speaking rate, if he were a chatterbox, the consequences... Sweat began to form on his forehead...

Qin Shou patted him on the shoulder and said, "Relax, you’re a turtle with a long life ahead. You will certainly hear the grand finale within your lifetime. I’m not so sure about me... Sleep!"

Chongba: "..."

Just as Qin Shou had said, Mutou really did seem to get excited, and he said animatedly, "When I-I... I was young, I really-really... loved the Literature Garden. I-I..."

Hearing this, everyone realized Mutou was going to start from his childhood. This was going to be the death of them!

Taitai Le opened her mouth and muttered, "Oh my Heaven, I have a feeling that on my first day of school, I’ll be old enough for an adult’s rite of passage by the time I go home."

The Rabbit sat up straight, eyes wide open, as if talking in his sleep, he added, "It might even be time for the return of the ancient ancestors."

Taitai Le: "..."

PS: Er, the previous upload was a draft; it was the wrong one. I’ve switched it back now, awkward. This book, each Chapter has been revised several times, multiple versions, got anxious and sent the wrong one.