Listening to her classmates making fun of Ning Que, Situ Yilan stood up unhappily and pulled Jin Wucai out of the study room. She looked at her seriously and wanted to remind her, but thinking that her companion was gentle and had nothing to do with this matter, she sighed and asked, "Are you going to watch the fun this afternoon?"
Jin Wucai smiled and replied, "You mean Prince Long Qing will enter Chang 'an City?"
"Yes, I have no interest in this kind of man, but I am a little curious after all." Situ Yilan said with a smile.
"Then I will go with you. Go to the Building of Pines and Cranes and ask for a room. We should be able to see the long street."
Situ Yilan looked at her jokingly and said, "Why do you have time today? You don't need to accompany that great scholar? If you really want to see Prince Long Qing and don't want to leave Xie Chengyun alone, you might as well take him with you. "
"Prince Long Qing will enter the city, of course he won't go." Jin Wucai said with a smile, "Young men always have their own pride, not to mention him."
Thinking of Ning Que's experience these days, Situ Yilan said with some disdain, "So what? Should Xie Chengyun be born more proud? "
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Associate Professor Cao Zhifeng went out of the city to welcome the revival of his country. Many students of the Academy were discussing whether they should go to Chang 'an City to watch the fun. Ning Que, who was walking in the rain-shielding corridor, was full of cultivation and didn't even hear his classmates talking about the calligraphy, let alone think of joining the fun.
But thinking that Prince Long Qing had caused such a sensation in Chang 'an City before he arrived, he could not help but feel a little envious and admiring. But there was not too much shock in this kind of envy and admiration.
A bigwig of the Judicial Department of the West-Hill Divine Palace? A genius who was about to step into the Knowing Destiny State? This kind of brilliance might be really shocking to others. However, he had been hanging out with Chen Pipi every day, a guy who had reached the Knowing Destiny State at the age of 16. He really could not see what was so great about this so-called peerless cultivation genius, who was praised by the world. He just had two eyes, a nose and a mouth. It was just that he would make a bigger splash when he jumped into the water because he was too fat and stupid …
When he first entered Chang 'an in the 13th year of the Tianqi era, he met people like Chao Xiaoshu and Chen Pipi. The world before Ning Que's eyes suddenly widened. His vision was different, so his bearing was naturally different. It was difficult for people like Prince Long Qing, who was famous all over the world and shocked the students of the Academy, to arouse too much emotion in him.
Entering the old library, he saluted the female professor respectfully and read the book of Haoran Sword quietly, letting the spring sun gradually tilt and sink outside the west window. When the female professor left at night, the bookshelf gently slid again.
"Prince Long Qing came to Chang 'an today." Ning Que reminded Chen Pipi.
Chen Pipi looked confused. He scratched his head and asked, "Who … is Prince Long Qing?"
Ning Que was surprised and asked, "You don't know Prince Long Qing?"
"Why do I have to know a prince?" Chen Pipi sat down with difficulty and took the small flagon that Ning Que handed to him. He took a sip and said, "Is this person very famous?"
"Quite." Ning Que stared at his eyes and said, "He is the prince of Yan Kingdom and the number two figure in the Judicial Department of West-Hill Divine Palace. He is also regarded as a cultivation genius like you, so there is no reason that you don't know him."
"Judicial Department?" Chen Pipi shrugged and the fat under his cheeks trembled. He replied indifferently, "So what? There are too many idiots who call themselves geniuses in West-Hill. Do I have to know every Tom, Dick, or Harry? "
Ning Que looked at him in confusion and surprise and asked, "Didn't you say that you are the successor of West-Hill Divine Palace? Even if you have left West-Hill for many years, how can you not even know such a person? "
"That is all your blind guess. When did I admit that I am the successor of West-Hill Divine Palace?" Chen Pipi put down the flagon and said angrily, "If you insist on thinking so, then there is only something wrong with your IQ."
"You are not the successor of West-Hill Divine Palace?" Ning Que quickly calmed down and looked at him with a smile. He said, "What a pity, what a pity. I was going to ride on your coattails."
Chen Pipi was shocked and asked, "When did you show enough respect to a genius like me, so that I can judge that you want to ride on my coattails?"
It was just a joke between friends, so no one took it seriously. Ning Que suddenly thought of something and asked confusedly, "Speaking of which, the relationship between Tang Empire and West-Hill is really bad. In the whole world, only these two have the ability and qualification to be each other's opponents. It is not wrong to say that we are hidden enemies. In this case, why does the Academy still accept a guy from West-Hill Divine Palace? Aren't you worried that West-Hill Divine Palace will peep at your secrets? "
"The Academy never recruits students based on their background, but only on their ability and temperament. This is the so-called education without discrimination. The Headmaster of Academy even dares to accept a person like me as an ordinary student, not to mention the number two figure of the Judicial Department of Divine Hall."
Chen Pipi sneered and then changed the topic. He looked at Ning Que seriously and said, "The Judicial Department of Divine Hall specializes in suppressing heretics. They are extremely powerful and cruel. The people in it are crazy and crazy. They are not easy to deal with. They dare not do anything in Chang 'an, but outside the Tang Empire, they are people who can stop babies from crying at night. Although you don't have to be afraid of them, you'd better not provoke them."
Ning Que saw that he was serious and nodded seriously to show that he remembered. Then he shook his head and sighed, "I heard that the number one figure of the Judicial Department of Divine Hall is a woman, who is called Tao Addict. People like Prince Long Qing are already very difficult to deal with. I really can't imagine how difficult it is to deal with that woman."
"Not difficult, but very difficult!" Hearing the two words "Tao Addict", Chen Pipi suddenly became excited. He waved his right hand and said, "Ye Hongyu is a pure lunatic. She is not a Tao Addict. In my eyes, Prince Long Qing and the Divine Priest are just some cats and dogs. Even if you offend them, I can still protect you. But if you meet that woman, you must stay away from her, because even I can't wait to hide as far as possible when I meet her. "
Ning Que was stunned by his exaggerated reaction. He recalled that Chen Pipi had shown a strange hatred for women in the message he left. He could not help but think that this had something to do with the number one figure of the Judicial Department of Divine Hall. He immediately thought of the previous discussion in the study room. All the students said that the beautiful Tao Addict was extremely mysterious and no one knew her name. However, at this time, Chen Pipi casually said the beautiful Tao Addict's name, and he seemed to be very familiar with it …
"You said that you are not the heir of the West-Hill Divine Palace …" Ning Que looked at him and said with a faint smile, "Unfortunately, you have exposed yourself. If you still insist on saying that, I will think that there is something wrong with your IQ."
Chen Pipi was stunned and then said with a disdainful smile, "Do you want to make a bet?"
"Time is the only criterion to test the truth." Ning Que said this for the second time since he came to Chang 'an. Then he added seriously, "Making a boring bet around the truth is like a cultivator using his unique ability to mix in the gambling house to earn money from ordinary people. They are both very stupid things."
Chen Pipi was a little confused by these words. He scratched his head and did not say anything for a long time.
Ning Que suddenly frowned and asked, "Today the study room was very lively about Prince Long Qing. I don't understand. Is the Knowing Destiny State … really that great?"
"It is certainly very great for a person to enter the Knowing Destiny State. There are many people who can cultivate, but how many people can enter the Knowing Destiny State? You can't find many powerhouses in the Knowing Destiny State in the whole world. "
Chen Pipi slightly raised his chin and looked very proud, as if he was saying to Ning Que, "Look at me, look at me, look at me, I am such a great Knowing Destiny State master."
Ning Que glanced at him and said with emotion, "So, I am probably misled by you, a rare Knowing Destiny State master who has no style of a master."
Chen Pipi was furious. He gritted his teeth and scolded, "What do you mean? You mean I don't have the style of a master? "
Ning Que laughed and said, "Not only do you not have the style of a master, but the most important thing is your temperament … Do you understand temperament? It has nothing to do with your fat figure or your boring talk. It is purely a feeling. "
Chen Pipi said angrily, "State is state. What does it have to do with temperament and temperament? If I can enter the Knowing Destiny State, then I am in the Knowing Destiny State. Then I can completely ignore the existence of the upper grade of Seethrough State! "
"There is no proof." Ning Que said awkwardly, "You said you are a powerhouse in the Knowing Destiny State. What proof do you have?"
Looking at the evil smile on Chen Pipi's face, Ning Que was shocked and quickly said, "Don't think about beating me to prove that you are strong! You often say that I am a cultivation idiot. Then what can winning against a cultivation idiot prove? "
"How can you prove it?" Chen Pipi innocently spread his hands and asked, "You find a master in the upper grade of Seethrough State and I will bully him?"
"That's a good suggestion." Ning Que said with a smile, "Do you know Cao Zhifeng, the associate professor of the Department of Etiquette? I heard that he is a Psyche Master in the Seethrough State. How about this opponent? "
"Beating the instructor?" Chen Pipi stared at him and said, "Do you want me to be beaten by Second Brother and hung on the wall?"
Ning Que pretended to think seriously for a moment and said, "It is indeed inappropriate to beat the instructor. How about this, Prince Long Qing comes to Chang 'an. Although he is a bigwig in the Judicial Department of the West-Hill Divine Palace, he is just a nobody in your eyes. Coincidentally, he is only one step away from the Destiny State, so he is suitable to be used as proof."
"This proof seems to be really good …"
Chen Pipi frowned and was thinking about how to sneak out of the Back Mountain without Second Brother's knowledge and fight with the prince in Chang 'an. Suddenly, he understood and stared at Ning Que with his soybean-sized eyes. He said with hatred, "Isn't this a bit wrong? Did you get agitated in the study room and deliberately pick a fight? "
"I have never been a person to pick a fight."
Ning Que's evil intention was directly exposed by him, but there was no shame on his face. He said confidently, "You always say that you are a peerless cultivation genius. Now there is another cultivation genius in Chang 'an City, and no one knows you at all. On the contrary, everyone admits that Prince Long Qing is the real genius. Then how can you be considered peerless?"
"If I were you, how could I swallow it? I don't want you to embarrass him in front of everyone, but at least you should tell the God's favored son that the real genius can only be qualified to call himself at your state! "
"Come on." Chen Pipi glared at him and said, "Only now do I believe that the stories you told me before were true. If you hadn't grown up in such a dangerous and filthy environment, how could you have been raised into such a person? You're so young, but your heart is so sinister."
Hearing this, Ning Que laughed and stopped picking a fight. He was really curious about Chen Pipi's state and means. He lowered his voice and suggested, "How about you show it?"
Chen Pipi looked at him as if he was looking at a ghost and said incredulously, "Show the ability of the Knowing Destiny State? Ning Que, we are cultivators who are respected by the world, not monkeys who perform in the streets and alleys. "
"Of course you're not a monkey, and I'm not a performer who whips monkeys. There's no audience in this old library. How can it be reduced to a performer? Show me your realm and take it as pointing the way for me."
The more Chen Pipi refused to show his state, the more curious Ning Que was, so he kept persuading him. When he mentioned the words "guiding the way", it was precisely Chen Pipi's weakness. To this friend of similar age, Chen Pipi clearly had a much higher realm than the other party, but he had never obtained the corresponding sense of pride. The other party had never shown any expression of shock or admiration. It was only at this moment that he finally seemed to admit defeat.
"Not in the old library." After thinking for a moment, Chen Pipi explained very seriously, "The books upstairs are all transcribed by the Academy's previous masters. Every word is a Divine Talisman. If I show my Knowing Destiny State skills in the library, once I cause the Divine Talisman to backfire, not to mention me, even Second Brother can't withstand it."
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Among the five states of cultivation, the Knowing Destiny State was the most mysterious and highest state. Ning Que knew this from Lyu Qingchen on the journey back from the frontier fortress. He was just a beginner in cultivation, and there was a huge gap between him and the Knowing Destiny State. Just like ants would never envy eagles flying high, he had no interest in the Knowing Destiny State. Therefore, although he knew there was a young genius in the Knowing Destiny State beside him, he had never thought of experiencing the magic and mystery of the Knowing Destiny State.
Until today, when he heard that Prince Long Qing had come to Chang 'an City and that his classmates, who usually ignored him, were excitedly talking about the God's favored one, he, who was still a teenager, began to face those distant realms for the first time. Because of envy, jealousy, and of course, a little bit of resentment.
He had no such feelings towards Chen Pipi, who had already entered the Knowing Destiny State, because Chen Pipi was his friend and had saved his life once. However, he had some conflict and disgust towards the talented young man who had always been superior since he was born, just like the son of God. Perhaps it was the outburst of the hatred of the grassroots towards the rich?
Unfortunately, no matter how he persuaded, Chen Pipi still refused to show him the magic skills of the Knowing Destiny State. As the spring night deepened, he thought that Sangsang was still waiting for him at home, so he had to go downstairs resentfully.
Just as he walked past the edge of the wetland and was about to enter the Academy's buildings, he suddenly stopped and stared at the shallow ripples of the water plants under the starlight. Gradually, a strong expression of shock appeared on his face.
The wetland of the Academy was very shallow and very clear. Walking by the lake in the daytime, one could clearly see countless red carps and black shuttles swimming among the water plants. The fish and the grass were very beautiful. If walking by the lake in the middle of the night, when the starlight was shining, one could even see the scales of the fish reflecting the starlight and twinkling in the wetland, weaving an illusory starry sky that was denser and more beautiful than the night sky.
Ning Que went to the old library every day and often left only when the sun was swallowed up by the mountain behind the Academy. Therefore, he was very familiar with the wetland and the beautiful pictures of the fish in the pond during the day and night. However, tonight, he suddenly found that the familiar wetland was a little different from usual.
The starlight reflected by the weeds in the wetland seemed to be a little dimmer than usual. Ning Que fixed his eyes on it and saw that the Koi Carps and Black Shuttles, which were supposed to be swimming happily among the weeds, were suspended in the water for some reason. They were completely motionless and had turned into fish carved from jade of various colors!
Since the fish were motionless, the starlight naturally did not shine anymore. Therefore, the wetland was much more peaceful and dim than usual. What kind of power could make the fish stay motionless among the water plants like stars hanging in the night sky? This kind of stillness was not death or simple solidification. Through the water waves and grass, one could still feel the aura of life, as if these fish had just left a virtual projection in the water, while their bodies had swum to another world that was connected to the real world during this period of time …
Was this almost miraculous scene a sign of the state of Knowing Destiny?
After a long time, Ning Que slowly came to his senses. He turned his stiff neck with difficulty and looked at the old library behind him, watching the familiar figure disappearing by the window.
With a light snap, a black fish with only a bright red tail happily swam out of the water plants, jumped out of the water, took a bite of the starlight, and then fell back into the pond, completely unaware of what had happened before.
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When returning to Lin 47th Street, Ning Que still remained silent. The magical scene he had seen in the Academy had gone beyond his imagination. Therefore, his mood was extremely complicated at this time. He was shocked and a little confused, but this confusion turned into a faint depression and a strong desire.
His mind was preoccupied with those things, so he didn't notice that Lin 47th Street was rather lively today. Wu Laoer, who ran an antique shop next door, was describing some scene to his neighbors under the big pagoda tree. Wu Laoer's fierce wife, for some reason, had changed her temperament today. She didn't stop her husband from gesticulating, but just covered her mouth and giggled at the side, the thick makeup on her face rustling and falling.
"Tut tut, it seems that the state of Knowing Destiny is really amazing. He didn't know how he did it. Why were the fishes so obediently not moving? It looked like a magic trick from a year ago. Those fish lined up like soldiers and moved forward. But the old library is so far away from the wetland, there is no way to perform magic, right? "
"Lyu Qingchen once told me that the cultivators of Knowing Destiny State could essentially grasp the operating rules of the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and understand the origin of the world. But … isn't the origin of the world particles? It froze those fish, but they were still alive and kicking after they recovered. It looks like a fresh-keeping refrigerator. "
After entering the shop, he closed the door, sat on the round chair, and kept muttering to himself with his hands resting on his cheeks. After a long while, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. After thinking for a long time, he realized that he did not hear Sangsang's voice when he got home today, nor did he drink hot tea immediately. Moreover, if he had said so much in the past, the girl would have started to mutter that the young master had started to talk nonsense again, but she did not do so today …
Ning Que looked up in surprise, and found that Sangsang was sitting at the desk, staring at a point in the sky and giggling. Her hair was a little disheveled, and she looked like the legendary silly girl.
"Uh … Are you bewitched?"
Hearing this, Sangsang suddenly woke up and stood up in a panic. She looked at him and said, "Young master, when did you come back?"
Ning Que said angrily, "Young master, I have been back for an hour! It doesn't matter if I am ignored by those ignorant kids in the Academy, but do I have to enjoy this kind of treatment at home? "
Sangsang's dark face showed shame, and she hurried to pour tea for him.
Ning Que suddenly thought of the hot topic in the Academy today. He raised his eyebrows and looked at the back of the little handmaiden. After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "Did you … also go to watch the fun today?"
Sangsang poured half of the tea that had been brewed, and then poured hot water into it. She brought it to her lips and gently dipped it in the hot water. After finding that the tea was warm to Ning Que's taste, she brought it to him and said shyly, "During the day … there was no business anyway, and sister-in-law Wu kept asking me to watch, so … I went to have a look."
Ning Que gasped and looked at her little face incredulously. He thought that Prince Long Qing was so charming that even Sangsang, a 12-year-old handmaiden, was bewitched like this.
Sangsang misunderstood his look and hurriedly rearranged her fluffy hair. She seriously explained, "Prince Long Qing's carriage did not take the Vermilion Bird Avenue, but the Tongnan Avenue. The street was narrow and there were many people, so it was too crowded and my hair was squeezed. But young master, don't worry, I didn't bring any silver when I went there, so I am not afraid of being stolen."
"Is that what I am worried about?" Ning Que angrily reprimanded.
"Then what are you worried about, young master?" Sangsang opened her willowy eyes and asked curiously.
"Uh …" Ning Que touched his head and wondered what he was worried about and angry about. After thinking for a while, he still could not figure it out, so he did not bother to think about it anymore. He looked up and down at the little girl and teased, "I didn't expect that there would be a day when my Sangsang would be smitten. But let me tell you some bad news, that prince has a fiancée."
Sangsang stared at him and said, "Young master, didn't you say that I can't get married until I'm 16? I'm only 13 and a half now, how could I think about getting married? "
"If you ask me, you won't even mature at 16." Ning Que raised his hand and poked her smooth little forehead. He said, "Look at your idiotic look just now. You're only 13 and a half years old and you're already thinking about love. Don't you feel ashamed?"
"I just followed Aunt Wu to watch the fun." Sangsang slightly lowered her head and explained in a low voice with some lack of confidence. "Prince Long Qing is really good-looking."
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(I can't think of a suitable chapter name, so it is untitled …) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for it. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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