The True Young Master Saves the Soul Pet World by Eating Melons – CH24

Chapter 24: The Origin of the Green Hat

When Ouyang Caicai came out to greet them, he immediately noticed that the two genius freshmen moving in this year were both quite good-looking, so he took an extra glance.

But as soon as his gaze settled on Si Er’s face, he quickly heard Si Er’s inner thoughts.

At that moment, Si Er was counting Ouyang Caicai’s soul pets one by one. Ouyang Caicai was startled—had this new junior specifically investigated him before coming?

But his cauliflower hadn’t made a move in years. How would this junior know about it? Had he really dug that deeply into his background?

What kind of scheme was this?

Good heavens!

Si Er was also stunned the moment he saw Ouyang Caicai step out.

Why is Senior Ouyang’s head green?

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Did he dye it, or did contracting too many vegetables turn his head green too?

Ouyang Caicai stared at Si Er’s mouth in shock. Why was this person speaking without opening it?

And what did he mean by “head green”? What was a jpg?

He simply had long, flowing green hair—vibrant and full of life like all green vegetables. Healthy and safe.

What a beautiful shade of green this was! This junior looked quite nice himself—how could he have such poor taste?

Besides, he had a wood-attribute constitution. Green hair was perfectly normal.

Mentor Lou Ya gave an awkward laugh. “This is your Senior Ouyang. His family has had wood-attribute constitutions for generations, so the green hair is hereditary.”

“It’s natural, not dyed.”

“Senior Ouyang’s dark green long hair is actually quite attractive. Many girls in the academy like it.”

Si Er nodded in agreement.

Senior Ouyang is handsome. This dark green hair really does give him an elegant air.

Ouyang Caicai revealed a faint smile. At least this junior had some taste.

Too bad in my hometown we have the saying about ‘wearing a green hat,’ so green hair is a bit hard for me to look at directly.

The big white rabbit in Si Er’s arms wriggled, indicating it also found it hard to look at.

What? Guagua, you’re saying they have that saying here too?

My god, I didn’t expect it—the origin of that saying is actually connected to the Ouyang family!

Ouyang Caicai’s expression changed drastically. He quickly smiled and greeted Si Er and Yu Beixuan.

“You two must be the new genius students of Black Tortoise Academy. I heard your soul power is both gold-tier. You’ve really brought honor to the academy.”

“With you two here, I believe we’ll definitely take first place in the next Four Academies Competition!”

Si Er waved his hand modestly. “Senior Ouyang flatters us. We’re just freshmen; we’re not that capable yet.”

“I think you and Senior Ouyang are the truly impressive ones. We hope to receive your guidance in the days to come.”

“Not at all, not at all.” Ouyang Caicai waved his hands as well.

Joking aside, how would he dare guide them? Right now, he was terrified that the disgraceful deeds of his Ouyang ancestor would be exposed by this junior.

After listening for a while, he also realized what was strange about this junior—this fair-skinned junior did open his mouth when he actually spoke.

The words that came out without him opening his mouth seemed to be… inner thoughts?

But how could someone’s inner thoughts leak out like that? That was absurd!

More importantly, if they were going to leak, how did he know so much?

What had originally been an incident where only he died of social embarrassment had now turned into a group social death because this junior knew too much.

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Ouyang Caicai felt like coughing up blood.

To quickly send these black-and-white juniors away, he had his long yardlong bean bring over two baskets of vegetables.

“You two juniors came to visit, so as your senior, I should naturally offer a small gift.”

“These were specially grown by me. They contain very little baleful aura and won’t harm the body. You can take them back and try them.”

Mentor Lou Ya added with a smile, “Senior Ouyang is very skilled at growing vegetables. Every batch he cultivates sells out immediately.”

“Even the other three major academies come to place orders with him. You two are quite fortunate.”

“Thank you, Senior Ouyang.”

Si Er and Yu Beixuan thanked him in unison.

Ouyang Caicai smiled. “It’s nothing.”

As long as this fair-skinned junior didn’t slander the Ouyang family in his heart, he’d be willing to deliver vegetables to these two every day.

But the moment he thought that, Si Er’s terrifying inner voice floated into his mind.

Sigh, Senior Caicai is actually pretty nice, but how could his ancestor be so unreliable? He even had the same hobby as Cao Cao.

The other three present couldn’t help but wonder—who was Cao Cao?

Before Ouyang Caicai could stop him, Si Er’s thoughts had already rushed ahead.

It’s one thing to like other people’s wives, but he even liked giving them tokens of affection.

Every time, he gave a green hat. And every single one looked exactly the same.

Ouyang Caicai: …

At this point, whether Si Er continued didn’t really matter.

The family’s reputation was already gone.

And quite a few people already knew this story. Even if Si Er stopped now, Mentor Lou Ya and the black-clad junior could simply inquire elsewhere.

So he stopped trying to stop it.

Si Er continued gleefully “eating the melon.”

That ancestor’s idea was that the green in his hair and the green of the hats were the same shade. So seeing a green hat was like seeing him.

Some women carefully hid the green hats after receiving them, but some were careless and got discovered by their husbands.

One husband was the imaginative type. When he found a green men’s hat hidden by his wife, he assumed it was a surprise gift for him and happily wore it out.

Then many people saw it. Some women who saw him realized they had one too and understood they’d been deceived.

Some men saw the green hat, remembered their wives had one hidden as well, and decided to investigate. And once they investigated—boom, chaos.

Oh ho! That ancestor named Ouyang Lü was truly impressive. After the green-hat incident exploded, eighty-eight couples ended up fighting!

Eighty-eight green hats! Was he running a wholesale green-hat business or something?

Ever since then, the meaning of “green hat” became the same as in my hometown. And whenever people see the Ouyang family’s green hair, they think of green hats and point fingers at them.

For a long time, the Ouyang family couldn’t hold their heads up. One ancestor’s misdeeds harmed several generations.

Even though the Ouyang family was considered a top-tier power, they had to split into multiple branches and relocate to various mid-sized cities to escape the rumors.

Ouyang Caicai almost wanted to shed a tear for himself.

Yes, the Ouyang family had truly had it hard!

Sigh, but there’s no helping it. When ancestors commit sins, descendants suffer.

Though the relocated Ouyang clansmen had it tough, those men who were “crowned” with green hats by Ouyang Lü had it even worse!

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