It was unknown how much time had passed before Zhao Jinbao's consciousness gradually woke up, but his body was still unconscious. Or rather, it could be said that he once again entered that wondrous space.
It was still the Imperial Palace, still the same huge pond, but the only difference this time was, right above the pond was the strange stone that Zhao Jinbao fished out from the bottom of the pond.
Da Long who was spraying water suddenly had a flash of red light in his eyes. Zhao Jinbao jumped in shock, he thought that the sculpture had been revived, but the next scene, completely shocked him.
The stone suspended in the air suddenly changed its originally dark red color to blood-red. Soon after, the water in the pool began to boil, and like a sharp sword, it continuously splashed upwards, hitting the stone's body.
Every time it was hit, a crack would appear on the body of the strange rock. As the number of hits increased, the rock would become extremely chapped until finally, on the last straw that killed the camel, the strange rock broke. The entire space suddenly became distorted.
Zhao Jinbao felt as if he was in a dream. He could almost see countless fishes disappearing and dying, while a pea-sized rock was growing stronger and stronger, absorbing the endless essence.
By the time he regained consciousness, space had already calmed down. However, he felt that this space was much more real than the space he had entered earlier.
"Zhao Jinbao, Zhao Jinbao, what happened to you? Zhao Jinbao? " A pleasant yet familiar voice came from the outside, and immediately after, Zhao Jinbao woke up.
Opening his eyes, he saw that his own third year teacher was Wang Xueqin.
"Teacher Wang, why are you here?" Zhao Jinbao sat up on the ground in a daze and said.
"Phew, you scared me to death. I shouted at you many times, but you didn't even answer. I thought something had happened to you!" Wang Xueqin stroked her chest and let out a long breath.
Zhao Jinbao's eyes lit up. In the past, when he was still in school, he did not realise how good Wang Xueqin's body was, especially when she stroked her chest.
"Oh right, Teacher Wang, how did you find this place?" Zhao Jinbao asked again, he was not very familiar with Li Zhuang, even Zhao Dazhu and Sun Cuifaang did not know where the fish pond was, it would be weird if Wang Xueqin could find this place.
"Oh, I'll go look for you at your house. You're not here, and then your mother asked someone called Lee Da to bring me here. When the time comes, he'll be returning first." Wang Xueqin said.
Zhao Jinbao nodded his head, no wonder, if Lee Da had not led the way, she would not have been able to find this place.
"Teacher, what are you looking for me for?" Zhao Jinbao suddenly thought that this Wang Xueqin coming to find him must be because she had something to tell him.
When Zhao Jinbao asked this, the expression on his face froze, and he said a little angrily: "Zhao Jinbao, let me ask you, why is your aspiration list blank?"
"Uh, that … I don't miss it anymore, so I can't fill it in." Zhao Jinbao scratched his head and said.
"What?" Don't miss it? Zhao Jinbao, do you know what you are saying? "You did very well in the exam this time. You actually said that you're not going to read another book online?" Wang Xueqin could not believe her ears. Countless people squeezed their scalps to read this book, but in Zhao Jinbao's hands, it was actually a simple book that was not read at all.
"Eh, Teacher, don't get too excited. Actually, I have my own difficulties too."
"What difficulties? Tell me about it. "
My family's situation, I think you should understand it already. My dad is injured, and even now, he still can't stand up, and my mom also doesn't have the ability to endure heavy physical labor. Right now, the entire family is supported by me, if I study, then where will the financial resources come from? Zhao Jinbao spoke the truth, enunciating every word like a drum being hit by a heavy hammer. When Wang Xueqin heard this, she was unable to say anything for a long time.
"If that's the case, my school can help you apply for a loan, and I can even help you request for the principal to fund your university's four years of tuition. It's really a pity that you gave up after studying for more than ten years." Wang Xueqin said.
Zhao Jinbao shook his head and laughed bitterly: "Teacher Wang, don't you know what kind of person our school's Principal is? Only those who receive money, how can they just give it away? "
"But... "But …" Wang Xueqin was anxious. She had studied before, so she knew the hardships of studying. She had toiled for dozens of years just for the final college entrance exam.
Zhao Jinbao usually performed very well and took it seriously. She didn't want such a good student to drop out of school because of the school fees.
"Teacher Wang, I appreciate your good intentions. Truly, in the three years of high school, you are the only one who truly cared about me. Everyone has their own lives, maybe this is my life. " What Zhao Jinbao said was emotionally moved, and was also the truest thought in his heart.
However, there was one more thing he didn't say. The opportunities that he had now didn't require him to study at all. Instead, they gave him a better way out than those who did.
"What life or death? You can only have a better way out if you go to university. You can't stay in the village forever, can you? You're only 18 years old, you still have a lot of time left, you can't just let it go like that!" The more Wang Xueqin spoke, the more excited she became.
"Teacher, let me ask you, when you go to university, will you get a good job? And I know what my level is, so I definitely won't be an important undergraduate. If I come out, I still don't have the strength to compete with those famous universities. Without any income, what am I going to use to support my parents? They have already raised me for eighteen years. They can't possibly raise me for another eighteen years, right? " Each of Zhao Jinbao's words pierced the heart, and Wang Xueqin was already at a loss for words for any rebuttal.
"I don't care. I will go and tell the principal that if he is unwilling, I will activate the other teachers. No matter what, you must go to university!" Wang Xueqin decided on one, so no matter how Zhao Jinbao tried to persuade her, it was useless.
Zhao Jinbao really did not want to trouble Wang Xueqin, so she immediately got up and held back. However, Wang Xueqin swung her arm, and directly pushed his away, but because of that, her body instantly lost its balance.
They were originally standing at the side of the pond, and adding that the mouth of the pond was a little steep, Wang Xueqin fell into the pond with a thump sound.
In the next moment, Wang Xueqin who had fallen into the water cried for help: "Save me! "Save me!"
But immediately after, there was silence.