bayedsolid Chapter 299: Lunar New Year, Xiaotang announces the results
Chapter 299: Lunar New Year, Xiaotang announces the results
Tianqi City, Jixia Academy.
The school was exceptionally deserted on New Year's Eve.
Only the chief priest Chen Ru was in the inner courtyard garden, drinking alone.
Luo Xuan returned to Luoshui Villa. Xie Xuan went to the Buddhist Kingdom in the Western Regions after leaving Tianqi City for an ancient book he had never seen before.
Mo Xiaohei and Liu Yue had set off for their hometown as early as the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. Now, there was no one else in the school except a few permanent teachers.
"The wine that Dongjun left behind is truly sweet and refreshing, but I wonder when I'll be able to see these pure young men again..."
After drinking a glass of wine, Chen Ru smacked his lips and muttered to himself.
He was originally alone in the Jixia Academy, where he was invited by Li Changsheng from the Shanqian Academy. Now he was also alone in the Jixia Academy on New Year's Eve.
Chen Ru did not feel lonely. Instead, he felt a little more peaceful and could enjoy the wine alone.
"Haha, Master Chen is such a refined person. Instead of going home to eat New Year's Eve dinner, he comes to the backyard to drink?"
"Why do you want me to be your last disciple?"
A young boy's slightly childish voice sounded in Chen Ru's ears, but the tone was very similar to Li Changsheng.
He turned around suddenly, and the shadowy figure of Nangong Chunshui appeared in front of him.
"Are you...Mr. Li?"
Chen Ru was stunned for a moment, but he quickly deduced that this was Li Changsheng's appearance after he regained his youth through the Dachun Gong.
"Smart, worthy of being the chief priest Chen!"
Nangong Chunshui raised his eyebrows.
Chen Ru stood up and bowed:
"Sir, your spiritual consciousness has left your body and come from afar. I wonder what you want from me?"
Nangong Chunshui turned around with his hands behind his back, looked at the school where he had lived for decades, and sighed:
"I will be traveling far away, but I can't bear to leave my disciples behind. They are all my hard work over the years..."
Chen Ru was puzzled: "Sir, you worry too much. The eight young masters of Beili are all talented young men. What is there to worry about?"
Nangong Chunshui said slowly, "That kid from the Wen family is in Qiandong City right now. He's going to poke a hole in the sky someday!"
"These disciples are all well-known figures in Beili. I don't want them to interfere in the conflict between the imperial court and Wen Yanzhao... Sigh, especially Ruofeng and Mengsha. They are the two that worry me the most..."
Chen Ru pondered for a moment after hearing this, and his doubts grew even stronger:
"Sir, you said Wen Yanzhao wanted to poke a hole in the sky. I wonder what you mean by that?"
Nangong Chunshui turned around and smiled bitterly:
"Chen Ru, oh Chen Ru, you've really locked yourself up in the academy, oblivious to what's happening in the world... Yunzhou, Minzhou, and Yuzhou are all at war, and the entire southwestern half of the country is in turmoil!"
"Haha, in a few days, I'm afraid that half of the Beili Empire will be in danger. That brat, Emperor Tai'an, will have a hard time this time!"
Chen Ru was shocked when he heard this: "So, the southwestern prefectures were instigated by Wen Yanzhao?"
Nangong Chunshui curled her lips and nodded: "Yes, he also instigated Baili Dongjun's grandfather, the God of Killing Zhenxi Hou!"
"My foolish disciple Jian San also followed that evil leader Wen Yanzhao into the pirate ship... Sigh, why is my life so miserable? I finally managed to recruit some satisfactory disciples in this life, but they were all ruined by Wen Yanzhao..."
Seeing Nangong Chunshui's gloomy face, Chen Ru didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only quickly ask:
"Then why did you come to see me tonight, sir?"
Nangong Chunshui said seriously, "It's nothing special. Just help me stabilize the three guys who are stationed at the academy, Liu Si, Hei Wu, and Xuan Liu. I believe they don't want to interfere..."
"If your nephew Xiao Xuan'er comes back, please help me stabilize him. I just want to keep this school alive and leave some ties in this world for the future!"
Chen Ru actually heard a hint of sadness and farewell in Nangong Chunshui's words. Could it be...
"Sir, there's something behind your words. From what you're saying, could it be that... you've given up on immortality?"
Nangong Chunshui smiled brightly, flicked her sleeves, and leaped into the starry sky, leaving behind only a long, lingering sentence:
"What's wrong with giving up immortality? I've been trapped in this world for too long..."
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The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year, we went to Xiaguan City.
On the first day of the new year, the city of Xiaguan was filled with the rare fragrance of camellia, which almost made people intoxicated by the rich floral aroma.
Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng slept until noon, and finally got up and washed up at Yin Luoxia's urging.
After lunch, the three of them went to Luo River, and the four young boys and girls swam together.
After leaving the city lord's residence, we walked all the way to the Jinchang Arch Bridge in the city.
On the river, there were several pairs of young men and women in gorgeous clothes on several canoes, carrying flowers and wine, floating down the river, which made Baili Dongjun envious.
At this moment, a jet-black horse rushed in from outside the city. The man on the horse was wearing a conical hat with a big "Bai" character on it.
"Sikong Changfeng, Sister Luoxia... look at that person!"
Baili Dongjun was sharp-eyed and pointed at the man in black.
The three looked in the direction of the sound and saw the man dismount from his horse and pull out a golden scroll from his waist. He then used his lightness skills to fly from the shore to the Jinchang Bridge.
He opened the scroll, and the energy in his chest rose:
"Bai Xiao Hall, the Liang Yu list... the results are out!"
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