SBCEJM -Chapter 348 The Courtiers Instantly Back Down — “My Lord, We Are Willing to Learn!”

Feng Zeyuan lifted her teacup, lightly rubbing the warm rim with her fingertips as she blew away the floating foam on the surface.

【Tch, giving you a chance to learn and you’re still being picky?】

【Kindly helping you cheat time and engage in internal competition, and you still want to lie flat and do nothing?】

The system popped out cheekily: 【Host, time to show real skill! Give them a proper intimidation!】

Feng Zeyuan set the teacup down.

Porcelain met wood with a crisp clink.

She tilted her chin slightly toward the edge of the field.

The row of murderous-looking straw men received the command. Their stiff necks made “kaka” sounds as they simultaneously raised the rattan whips in their hands.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

The whips tore through the air, producing sharp cracking sonic booms.

Each sound felt like it was striking directly at everyone’s heart, triggering phantom stinging pain across their skin.

The officials only felt a chill rush up their necks. The scene from yesterday—when that minister was whipped into rolling on the ground, crying for his parents—was still vivid in their minds. Everyone trembled in unison.

Old Minister Lin Zhengyan’s wrinkled face twitched violently, his white beard shaking uncontrollably.

Finally, he took a deep breath and bowed deeply in a formal salute, his voice carrying a tragic resolve:

“Your Highness has profound foresight. This old minister… accepts.”

Once he lowered his head, the others no longer dared to stand idle. They immediately followed in a unified chorus, like a tidal wave.

“We are willing to learn! We will follow Your Highness’s arrangements!”

Their voices were loud and forceful, one louder than the next, but their expressions were each more miserable than the last.

It looked less like going to class—and more like heading to an execution ground.

Feng Zeyuan nodded in satisfaction.

“Good.”

With a flick of her wrist, eighteen exquisite jade-smooth porcelain bottles appeared out of thin air on the table.

The system whistled: 【Oh-ho, serious goods have arrived!】

Feng Zeyuan sneered inwardly:

【They’re going to forget everything when they leave anyway. Why am I even bothering to act carefully with them?】

She looked at the eighteen stunned officials, whose eyeballs were nearly falling out, and spoke slowly:

“These are divine pills rewarded to you.”

“White bottles: energy recovery pills. One in the morning and one at night. They’ll keep you more energetic than an ox pulling a mill.”

“Black bottles: deep sleep pills. One before bed. One hour of sleep equals an entire day of rest.”

“In this way, you’ll have enough time.”

She pushed the bottles toward Liu San and Liu Si.

“Liu San, Liu Si, you will supervise them to take the medicine on time.”

Liu San carefully held the bottles as if they were a national jade seal and loudly promised:

“Your Highness, rest assured! Mission guaranteed!”

Liu Si quickly pulled out a small notebook, her pen scratching rapidly across the paper as she muttered to herself.

“Next day, hour of Chen: course schedule released, officials panic. Minister Chu nearly faints. Your Highness uses whips to establish authority. Officials instantly surrender, declaring willingness to learn… tragic yet heroic, comparable to Jing Ke’s assassination of the Qin Emperor…”

She wrote with shining eyes, completely absorbed.

This was perfect material for her next bestseller!

The officials’ eyelids twitched violently upon hearing this.

Only one hour of sleep?

Was this divine medicine really this absurd?

Despite their panic, an odd sense of anticipation began to rise within them.

Lin Zhengyan bowed again.

“Your Highness, rest assured. I shall devote myself fully, learning without rest!”

His heart burned with excitement.

If these pills could grant ox-like energy… wouldn’t that be like becoming young again?

And these unheard-of courses were truly profound knowledge!

A heavenly opportunity!

“I agree as well.”

Chu Heng tightened his grip on the mysterious black pen in his arms, his eyes filled with determination.

Feng Zeyuan curved her lips slightly.

【Not bad attitude. Very teachable.】

【In two months, when they leave here, they’ll be capable of both civil and martial arts, their minds filled with math, physics, and chemistry. The Great Xia court will be able to dominate all directions.】

The system excitedly echoed: 【Host, textbooks are ready. Shall we start class now?】

【Of course! The early bird catches the worm!】

【But leave this place to Liu San and his sister. We’ll go out first and “invite” that number-one “strong laborer,” the emperor, in.】

【When he arrives, monarch and ministers will study together… that scene… tsk tsk, it’ll be even more spectacular!】

The system let out a mischievous laugh: 【Host, brilliant!】

The moment Feng Zeyuan finished speaking in her mind, the gloomy atmosphere at the field’s edge instantly reversed.

Just moments ago, the solemn Lin Zhengyan could not help but curl his lips upward, hiding it with a cough.

Chu Heng’s tense shoulders relaxed, his movements while eating dough sticks becoming noticeably lighter, a sly glint flashing in his eyes.

If even the emperor came to farm the land and get whipped by straw men…

This hard life suddenly didn’t seem so unbearable anymore!

Feng Zeyuan signaled Liu San and his sister to begin distributing the medicine, then turned toward Feng Zeyang.

“Brother, let’s go.”

The two figures vanished in a flash under the mixture of awe and admiration from the crowd.

In the next instant, they appeared in a dense forest outside the space.

The moist scent of rain-soaked soil mixed with fresh grass filled the air, refreshing the mind instantly.

Feng Zeyuan snapped her fingers.

Two massive figures silently emerged from the depths of the forest—Big Orange and Little Pepper.

Big Orange lowered its enormous head, rubbing its coarse golden mane against Feng Zeyuan’s leg, emitting a thunderous purring sound that made her leg slightly numb.

Feng Zeyuan smiled and ruffled its fluffy mane.

On the other side, Little Pepper walked gracefully to Feng Zeyang’s side, lifting its chin slightly.

Feng Zeyang extended his slender fingers, gently brushing from behind its ears down along its spine. Little Pepper narrowed its eyes in comfort.

Feng Zeyuan lightly tapped the ground and leapt gracefully onto Big Orange’s broad back.

Feng Zeyang followed at an unhurried pace, stepping onto Little Pepper.

“Let’s go. To the main tent.”

The two giant tigers pushed off the ground with powerful limbs, turning into two streaks of yellow-black light racing through the forest.

Wind swept up fallen leaves behind them, trees blurring past in reverse.

When they were about two miles from the main tent, the system’s voice suddenly exploded in Feng Zeyuan’s mind:

【Stop! Stop! Host, stop right now!】

Feng Zeyuan instinctively yanked hard on Big Orange’s neck fur.

“ROAR—!”

Big Orange let out a thunderous roar, its four claws digging deep into the ground, carving four trenches as gravel and soil flew everywhere. It barely managed to stop beside a water pool.

【What is it?】 she asked.

The system’s voice trembled with excitement:

【Host, there’s a big gossip ahead near the waterfall!】

Feng Zeyuan’s eyes lit up instantly.

A blaze of gossip-fueled excitement ignited in her gaze.

She patted Big Orange’s head and lowered her voice, unable to hide her excitement, hissing toward Feng Zeyang behind her:

“Brother, stop quickly! There’s gossip ahead!”