When Gouwa unexpectedly said such a thing, there was a puff, and the teaching Master scalded his tongue. He frowned at Gouwa while inhaling cool air.
"You, you, you!! How outrageous! How can you insult the sages like this! Do you know how high-ranking a Prime Minister is? Do you dare to take up the position?"
"Do you know how much knowledge it takes to be a Prime Minister? You ignoramus who can't even recite the Three Character Classic, how dare you say such a thing!"
Gouwa, however, was dismissive. "What's the big deal? Even fools can become Emperors, so I can become a Prime Minister."
While Gouwa was arguing with the Master, a slender woman walked past the village entrance; she looked very haggard.
She was carrying a basket, with a section of lotus root sticking out from under the cloth. Upon seeing a crowd at the village entrance, she quickened her pace and hurried into the village.
She walked so fast she almost bumped into three Monkey Boys coming her way.
