Prince Long Qing remembered who Ning Que was.
He had lived a brilliant life and rarely had the opportunity to be humiliated. But last time in the Victory House, the Academy student in front of him and his little handmaiden had humiliated him twice in a row. At least in his eyes, it was a humiliation, so he could not forget them.
Because of his disgust, he asked his subordinates to investigate Ning Que. However, the result of the investigation disappointed him. This student from the Academy was indeed a useless person who only knew how to talk. He could not cultivate and could not be his opponent. Since he was not qualified to be his opponent, he thought that there was no need to remember such a person.
Before going up the stairs today, Prince Long Qing had imagined what kind of competitors he might meet. For example, the young monk who obviously came from the Unknown Place, or the young swordsman from the South Jin Kingdom. He even thought that the Academy might have hidden a back-up, but he never thought that the person who broke out of the fog behind him was Ning Que.
He looked at Ning Que's face silently and smiled mysteriously.
Ning Que saw that he had no intention to eat the pastries, so he took back his hand and said with a smile, "Don't be too surprised, it's not an illusion."
At this moment, two pieces of emerald green bamboo floated slowly under the starlight and floated in front of them as if they were alive. The voice of the Academy's Second Brother sounded again from under the tree.
"The hard stone at the end of the mountain path is the top of the mountain. Whoever climbs up first can enter the Second floor of the Academy. But I have to remind you that the short stone steps are more difficult than all the tests you have experienced before. If you force yourself, it is very likely to cause irreversible damage to your body and spirit. "
"Hold the two pieces of green bamboo in your hands. If you feel that you can't hold it, you can pinch it."
Prince Long Qing and Ning Que bowed to the tree and reached out to take the green bamboo pieces from the air. Then they walked forward.
They walked side by side. Prince Long Qing did not show any expression on his face and did not speed up his pace. He let Ning Que walk beside him while chewing the pastries, which meant that he admitted that he was qualified to walk side by side with him.
"Actually, I envy you very much."
Ning Que looked at the Prince's perfect side profile and wiped the pastry crumbs on his hand onto his clothes. He shrugged and said, "You are born into a good family, have good talent, and have a good life. You also have a partner that everyone envies. For someone like me who comes from a terrible background, has terrible talent, and has an extremely bad fate, and only has a little charcoal head by my side, it's really too hard for me to reach your level. "
When the two walked to the bottom of the boulder and stood in front of two steep and narrow paths, Prince Long Qing suddenly turned to look at him and said calmly, "You have surprised me a lot. If I had known this, I wouldn't have waited for you."
After saying this, Prince Long Qing did not hesitate at all. He lifted the front hem of his robe and stepped on the stone path.
Ning Que stared blankly at the entrance of the stone path, and his heart was in turmoil. As someone who had struggled at the bottom of life and death for many years, he knew very well that when a strong and proud person said such words, they would become truly terrifying.
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The last two climbers began to climb the huge boulder at the top of the Academy's Back Mountain, and their figures suddenly disappeared.
Under the big tree at the far end of the meadow, many figures suddenly appeared. They gathered together and pointed at the boulder and whispered to each other. There were men and women, some sitting and some standing, and there were exactly 12 of them.
Some carried a three-stringed zither on their backs, some had a chessboard under their armpits, some had an ancient flute placed in front of their knees, and some held a tightly-wound embroidered cloth frame in one hand and a thin needle in the other.
There was also a strong man standing behind a tree with a heavy iron hammer in his hand. When the others were discussing, the strong man was staring at the strange and tall ancient crown on Second Brother's head. His eyes were filled with eagerness and eagerness to have a try.
Chen Pipi walked out from behind the tree and was shocked by the strong man's eyes. He hurriedly stopped him and said, "Sixth Brother, if you really hit him with the hammer, Second Brother's hat may be flattened, but your head is also very likely to be flattened."
Second Brother, who was sitting cross-legged under the tree, snorted coldly and slowly turned his head.
Sixth Brother put the iron hammer behind his back as fast as he could, and explained with a simple and honest smile, "Senior Brother, you know, I feel itchy if I don't forge iron for a day. I can't stand it anymore after looking at it for a whole day. When I see the hat on your head, it's like seeing the iron ingot by the stove, and I always want to hammer it."
This explanation was truly inexplicable and absurd to the extreme. However, Second Brother nodded, indicating that he accepted this explanation. He waved his hand and indifferently said, "We'll see the result soon."
The female professor of the Academy, Yu Lian, was also at the top of the mountain. She seemed to deliberately keep a distance from the other eleven people, and stood in a flower bed far behind the tree, quietly watching the discussion of her peers with a smile.
The man with an ancient flute on his knee looked at the seemingly shaky giant stone on the cliff edge, but in fact, it had never trembled after thousands of years of wind and rain. He sighed with emotion and said, "Today, Prince Long Qing is still the most powerful. The number two figure of the Judicial Department of the West-Hill Divine Palace is really not to be underestimated. If nothing goes wrong, he may be our Youngest Brother."
Hearing the words "Judicial Department of the West-Hill Divine Palace", everyone under the tree looked at Chen Pipi.
Chen Pipi's chubby face showed a rare embarrassed expression. He waved his hand and explained, "I have never been to the Divine Hall. When I met Ye Hongyu, she had just entered the Judicial Department. But in my opinion, she must be much more powerful than Long Qing. "
"The Tao Addict, one of the Three Addicts in the world, is naturally extraordinary." Senior Sister Embroidery said with a smile.
Second Brother said with a serious expression, "All the famous sects have extraordinary resources. Although their methods are nothing in our eyes, and they are like dust compared to the Academy, they are enough to travel in the world."
Everyone under the tree praised and agreed with him. But in their hearts, they were thinking that if it was Eldest Brother sitting under the tree today, he would definitely not make such a proud and narcissistic comment, and would only honestly comment on the merits and demerits of the West-Hill Taoism.
"I didn't expect that the one who could catch up with Prince Long Qing and take the final exam with him would be Ning Que."
Everyone under the tree looked at Chen Pipi again.
Chen Pipi sighed helplessly and said, "Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, why are you looking at me again?"
Senior Sister Embroidery said with a smile, "Isn't he your friend?"
Chen Pipi touched his head and said confusedly, "I didn't expect that Ning Que could walk to the top of the mountain. Based on my understanding of him, this guy can really bear hardships. His muscles and bones have been polished like a pervert, and he can really cultivate without eating. So the mountain road at the beginning should not have been able to stop him. Moreover, he has read books in the old library for a year, so it is possible for him to pass the wooden door. But even the mountain fog could not stop him. Even I feel that it is really inexplicable. "
Someone asked, "What state is he in now?"
Chen Pipi answered, "The No Doubts State."
There was a light exclamation under the tree. The person who asked the question said unbelievably, "Prince Long Qing is already in the upper Seethrough State, and only one step away from the Knowing Destiny State. It is not surprising that he could walk to the bottom of the stone. But that guy is only in the No Doubts State. How did he come up?"
Second Brother glanced at that person and reprimanded him in a low voice, "Nonsense. Of course he walked up."
In fact, this sentence was really nonsense. But he was Second Brother. When the Headmaster of the Academy and Eldest Brother traveled to other countries, he was respected in the back of the mountain of the Academy. Naturally, none of the Younger Brothers and Sisters under the tree dared to point out this point bravely.
Second Brother slightly raised his eyebrows and unhappily reprimanded, "You have followed the teacher for so many years, but you still can't understand this kind of thing! How can there be a completely definite rule in the world? If all the rules are predestined, then why do we still cultivate and seek for it? If all the rules can't be changed, then why do we still eat and drink? Why not jump down from the other side of the cliff? "
Everyone under the tree suddenly felt a sense of awe. They knew that Senior Brother was formally teaching them, so they listened attentively.
"Although Ning Que is only in the No Doubts State, who told you that no Doubts State can't reach the top of the mountain? If only people like Long Qing who have entered the upper Seethrough State and only one step away from the Knowing Destiny State can reach the top of the mountain and enter the Second floor, then why do we need to take the test? "
Second Brother indifferently said, "No Doubts State can't climb the mountain? I have told you before that Eldest Senior Brother stayed below the No Doubts State for 17 years. He went up and down the mountain countless times. When did he roll down halfway? "
Someone hesitated and said, "Senior Brother, although what you said is right, isn't it too flattering to compare Ning Que with Eldest Brother?"
Second Brother looked at the giant stone on the cliff and indifferently said, "If Ning Que can succeed today, then he will be the second guy who can finish the whole journey of the back of the mountain under the No Doubts State after Eldest Brother."
Hearing this, there was silence around the big green tree on the top of the mountain. Only Chen Pipi's unreconciled words could be vaguely heard, "Eldest Brother hasn't entered the No Doubts State, but Ning Que entered the No Doubts State three months ago. This is a big difference."
"In fact, it is not bad to let Ning Que be the Youngest Brother." Senior Sister Embroidery looked at Chen Pipi's chubby face like a big white steamed bun and said with a smile, "Although the feeling is not as good as Pipi's, he has dimples on his face and is really cute."
Chen Pipi subconsciously shivered and hurriedly retreated behind Second Brother. He poked his head out and shouted, "Seventh Sister, don't be too optimistic. This last test is not so easy to pass. I bet that Long Qing will climb up first."
Senior Sister Embroidery smiled and exposed his real thoughts, "If Long Qing really climbs up first, won't you be disappointed and cry?"
Chen Pipi chuckled.
"On the long mountain road, we first tested the willpower, then the power of comprehension, and the state. Then we tested the heart in the fog. Finally, we tested the stubborn rock. It's just a choice. It won't be too difficult for Long Qing or Ning Que."
Second Brother slowly said, "Because it is not difficult, it is a test of decisiveness after all. Long Qing has been soaking in the dirty water of the Judicial Department of the Divine Hall for many years, and he can kill women and children without changing his expression. Maybe he can make a choice faster."
A gust of mountain wind blew, and the top of the big green tree rustled, the long grass gradually fell down, and the silver night clouds at the foot of the cliff were disturbed.
Yu Lian, who was standing on the cliff in the distance, looked back at the sea of clouds and slightly frowned.
Under the big green tree, Second Brother suddenly stood up, and his expression suddenly became extremely serious. He quietly looked at the giant stone on the cliff, and after a long silence, he murmured, "What a strong Haoran Sword style … Did the teacher change the last test?"
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"Why is it you again? You've already died twice and come back to life twice. Are you going to die a third time? I really don't understand why you always jump out of my mind. Do you want to remind me not to forget your villagers who were killed by Xia Hou? Or do you want to remind me not to forget how miserable your death was? Don't worry, I really haven't forgotten those things you left behind. "
"But how can Xia Hou be so easy to kill? Hurry up and make way, I have to run faster than Prince Long Qing. When I enter the Second floor of the Academy and become the Headmaster's favorite student, I will learn the most magical skills in the back of the mountain of the Academy. You only need to send me a dream and I will kill whoever you want me to kill. Be good, hurry up and make way. "
"Don't make way? You want to practice the knife skills for me, right? Then can you do it another time? "
Ning Que said as he walked to the gray wall in the rain. Looking at the dying friend under the wall with a strange smile on his face, he sighed helplessly, grabbed a knife from nothingness, and directly cut him and the wall into nothingness.
"Look, it's still the same trick. The people in the back of the mountain of the Academy are also like this. Can't they do something new?"
He did not put the knife back into the sheath, but carried the long-handled podao on his shoulder and walked to the top of the giant stone. Anyway, he might continue to cut people later, such as his father and mother whom he had not seen for a long time, even in his dreams for a long time, or even that girl Sangsang. Anyway, he had now confirmed that these were all fake, so there was no psychological barrier.
Suddenly, his footsteps stopped.
He looked at the two expressionless faces in front of him and said expressionlessly, "You finally came."
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Prince Long Qing was very afraid. Facing this kind of fear, he did not know how to choose.
His most beloved woman had fallen under a cluster of flowering trees. Her eyes that were dripping with tears of blood were not looking at her most beloved begonia flowers, but staring at him in a daze.
But he could not look at her, he had to look at her.
Previously on the mountain path, he had thought proudly that there was no one or anything in this world that could make him feel afraid except for Haotian. However, at this moment, looking at the woman in front of him who was bathed in Holy Divine Light, and looking at the bright red fluffy clothes beside her, he knew that he could not erase the fear he had for this woman from the bottom of his heart.
The whole world was filled with Holy Divine Light, and it was unusually bright. It was so bright that the woman's face could not be seen clearly. Only her fluffy red dress could be seen, and only her fluffy red sleeves could be seen, and only the bright red flowers on her temples could be seen.
The woman was dressed in a red dress, very bright and cute, but also very scary. She smiled and said, "Long Qing, I heard that you want to enter the Second floor of the Academy. Do you think that you can defeat me if you enter the Second floor of the Academy?"
Prince Long Qing bowed respectfully and said, "I don't dare."
More bloody tears flowed from the eyes of the Flower Addict Lu Chenjia, who was lying in the flowers behind him.
"You really don't dare?" The woman who was bathed in Divine Light repeated indifferently.
Prince Long Qing slowly raised his head and looked directly at the pair of gem-like eyes in Divine Light. He was silent for a long time. Just as he was about to make the bravest decision in his life, he saw a silhouette.
That silhouette belonged to a man. That man stood silently behind the woman, as if he would not speak for tens of thousands of years. Divine Light swept past his cheeks, and a gem-like wind blew, as if Haotian was silently praising him.
Prince Long Qing stared at the wooden sword on the man's shoulder, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
He made his decision without hesitation. He turned around and walked to the flower tree. He pulled out the sword from his waist and slowly stabbed it into the chest of his beloved woman.
When the sword entered her chest inch by inch, Lu Chenjia quietly looked at her beloved man, as if she did not feel the slightest pain. Bloody tears no longer flowed from her eyes, and there was no resentment or hatred in her eyes. There was only calmness and pity.
Prince Long Qing slowly lowered his head and looked at his chest. He did not know when a transparent hole had appeared there.
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Of the two faces, one was extremely old, and the other was extremely young.
Ning Que looked at the old steward and then at his childhood playmate. After a long silence, he said, "So I have to kill you all again. No wonder I always felt that something was wrong. Now I understand that it was because you all did not appear."
He took down the long podao from his shoulder and held the hilt with both hands. However, he did not immediately swing it. This was because he realized that the place he was standing on had changed from the narrow stone steps on the giant stone to blackish-yellow soil.
On the Wilderness, countless people looked up at the sky. The boundless darkness was spreading from the sky. People's faces were filled with despair and terror. The world was dark, and only a few rays of light shone from behind the clouds.
Not everyone was looking up at the sky. At least, the old steward and his childhood playmate were not looking at the sky. Instead, they looked at him expressionlessly. No matter where he went, they followed silently, and their gazes always fell on his face.
Ning Que pointed to the sky and said to the old steward, "When I had a dream last time, there seemed to be a door of light there. I don't know why I did not continue with that dream today. Is it because of you all?"
Then he looked down at his childhood playmate who was only half his height and said with a smile, "Last time in that door of light, there was an especially huge, golden dragon head that stretched out. In fact, that scene was very stupid. It was like those turtles we saw under the Wanyan Tower when we were young. The only difference was that those ten thousand turtles put their heads together and became a dragon head. "
The old steward and his childhood playmate still did not have any expression on their faces.
"Since it is a dream, it is naturally fake."
"Since it is fake, it is not a story that has already happened."
"Since it is not a story, of course there is no continuity."
A tall man appeared on the Wilderness. His gray hair casually draped over his shoulders.
This was not the first time Ning Que had seen this tall man. He walked over, wanting to see what the other party looked like. The tall man did not seem to turn his body at all. However, no matter how hard Ning Que tried, he could not see the other party's face.
When he circled around the tall man, the old steward and his childhood playmate were still behind him, circling with him. This scene seemed a little funny, but also a little inexplicably sad.
The tall man pointed to the darkness that was occupying the entire night sky and said, "Look, it is really getting dark."
Ning Que looked up and said, "I see it."
The tall man pointed to the light behind the clouds and said, "But there is still light there. Then between light and darkness, which side will you choose?"
Ning Que answered without hesitation, "Why should I choose?"
The tall man did not answer this question. He grabbed the wine bag from the drunkard beside him and drank it all. Then he took the pig's hind leg from the butcher's back and squatted on the ground to eat. From the side, one could see the oil dripping down his beard.
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"Why do you want to kill your beloved woman?"
"Because only by upholding the right path can one keep his Taoist Heart."
"My words are the right path?"
"Yes, because you represent the will of Haotian."
Prince Long Qing walked in the holy Divine Light and followed the woman in the red dress. In the past long years, he had followed her to kill many people. As those lives died, he became calmer and calmer. He was no longer as calm as he used to be, but he was calm from the bottom of his heart.
The woman in the red dress in the Divine Light suddenly turned around and said calmly, "If Haotian said you should kill me, what would you choose?"
Prince Long Qing had a natural fear of her, and he was even more afraid of the man with the wooden sword who always stood silently behind her. However, after hearing these words, he only thought silently for a very short period of time, and then he raised the sword in his hand and stabbed.
The tip of the sword pierced through the woman's body, and blood dripped down.
The woman in the red dress looked at him with admiration and said, "Long Qing, now your heart has really become very strong."
Prince Long Qing pointed to the transparent hole in his chest and said expressionlessly, "You see, I have no heart now."
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In the Wilderness, the tall man asked Ning Que with his back turned, "How did you choose before?"
Ning Que answered very seriously, "My body is in the darkness, but my heart is toward the light."
The tall man laughed and swayed back and forth. He raised his sleeve to wipe the corner of his eyes and happily said, "I can't believe that after so many years, I can actually see a wild grass swaying in the wind on the wall."
Ning Que also laughed happily and said, "You see, I said it was not necessary to choose."
The tall man gradually stopped laughing and looked at the rolling clouds in the sky. He suddenly asked, "But what if the sky falls?"
"How can the sky fall?"
"If?"
"Then there will naturally be a tall person … such as you."
"What if the tall person can't stop it?"
"Then you can escape?"
"If the sky falls, where can you escape to?"
"Aren't you just imagining what if? How can there be so many what if in the world? "
"Since it's just imagining, just answer casually. What are you afraid of?"
Ning Que stared at the tall man's back. Although the tall man said he just wanted him to answer casually, he did not know why he felt that he could not answer casually. He looked at the sky that was getting darker and darker and suddenly felt extremely afraid.
The temperature in the Wilderness suddenly dropped, and his clothes were stained with a faint layer of frost.
The tall man sighed and said, "How about we go back to the first choice?"
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Without a heart, there would naturally be no fear. Prince Long Qing replaced the position of the woman in the red dress. Bathed in the holy Divine Light, he walked the world with the great will of Haotian, driving away and destroying the darkness everywhere.
One day, when he walked to the center of a desert made of gold gravel, the man who had stood silently behind the woman in the red dress for countless years finally appeared. The wooden sword behind him trembled slightly in the scorching gold wind.
Prince Long Qing looked at the man and said after a moment of silence, "From the moment I made the first choice, my fate was closely linked with Haotian. Even if you are the most powerful person in the world, you can't defeat Haotian."
A gust of wind rolled up the gold gravel in the desert, and the wooden sword pierced through Prince Long Qing's chest.
Prince Long Qing looked down at the transparent hole in his chest.
The wooden sword that seemed to be able to pierce through everything in the world just passed through the hole in his chest without causing any damage to his body.
A golden flower grew out of the transparent hole in Prince Long Qing's chest and instantly melted the wooden sword.
He raised his head and looked at the man's silhouette that was gradually fading in the gold wind. He said, "You see, this is our truth."
After saying this, he turned around and left.
The most feared enemies in his life had died one by one. Prince Long Qing walked proudly on the desert made of gold gravel. Although he had lost his heart, he was still proud. He knew that from now on in the world of light of Haotian, he would be the most powerful and invincible person. All the darkness would avoid his light when it saw it.
No, all the darkness must be torn apart and annihilated.
No one knew how many years had passed, and all the darkness in the world had been annihilated by him. There were no more enemies around him, no more sins. There was only the purest light, the boundless light that shrouded the surroundings.
At this time, the golden flower on his chest had become very large and almost covered his face. Even though he was in the Tianqi state, he felt that the weight was somewhat unbearable. However, he could no longer remove the golden flower.
Suddenly, a distant voice sounded in the depths of his heart.
He did not know who this voice belonged to, but he knew that what this voice said was true.
"Absolute light is absolute darkness."
Prince Long Qing was silent for a long time, and then he pressed his hand on the huge golden flower on his chest. In a flash, the huge golden flower rapidly shrank and turned into a golden sword.
He roared in pain and struggled to pull the golden sword out of his chest. He looked around blankly.
In a blur, he faintly saw several illusory faces floating in the sky.
It was the man with the wooden sword on his back.
It was the woman in the red dress.
It was the beloved woman who fell under the flower tree.
The three illusory faces looked at him indifferently, as if they wanted to see what choice he would make.
There was light everywhere, and darkness everywhere.
If he took a step forward, he would walk into the light and continue his killing. However, it was the light …
Prince Long Qing stood in the golden desert, trembling all over. His face twisted in pain, and his whole body was drenched in sweat.
He looked down at his left hand, at the green bamboo piece that seemed like the source of life.
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All of a sudden, a lot of people disappeared from the Wilderness.
Ning Que looked at the familiar face of the old steward in front of him, and then he squatted down to stare at the face of his childhood playmate. After staring for a long time, he suddenly raised his head and shouted at the tall man with dissatisfaction, "I still don't understand why I have to make a choice."
The tall man said to him with his back facing him, "I said it was just a casual discussion. Why are you so serious?"
Ning Que stood up, and the frost on his body rustled down. He said, "I don't choose."
The tall man replied, "Sometimes there are always things that are worth sacrificing. Sacrifice is a choice."
Ning Que shook his head and said, "I didn't do anything wrong. Why should I sacrifice myself?"
The tall man asked in surprise, "Don't you have someone or something that you are willing to sacrifice for?"
Ning Que frowned and thought for a long time, and then replied hesitantly, "I don't think so."
The tall man said, "But you made a choice a long time ago."
Ning Que looked at the old steward and his childhood playmate beside him and said, "That's sacrificing others."
"Sacrificing others is also a choice."
Ning Que admitted, "Yes."
The tall man hung the remaining half of the pig's hind leg on the back of the butcher, and said, "Then you choose again."
The night was still night.
The temperature was still dropping little by little.
Ning Que looked at the approaching darkness in confusion, and then he suddenly looked back at the bright place behind the clouds, feeling the endless pressure coming from it. His body was occupied by an unprecedented fear, and the frost on his clothes gradually condensed into armor.
He didn't know which direction he should choose.
He stood alone between the heaven and the earth, looking so small.
The old steward and his childhood playmate stood in front of him, and their eyes met through the transparent ice.
He clenched the emerald green bamboo in his hand.
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In the front yard of the Academy, everyone was silently waiting for the final result of climbing the mountain. At this moment, no one would use a sarcastic tone to talk about the Academy student named Ning Que, because he had proved himself with facts.
The heavy sound of hooves broke the oppressive silence of the Academy. Yan Se walked down with Sangsang expressionlessly. Those who knew his identity were suddenly shocked and stood up to greet him. The most powerful Minister of Offerings of the South School of Haotian had his own exclusive seat in the West-Hill Divine Palace. His status was far above that of the Deputy Headmaster of the Revelation Institute, Mo Li. No one dared to slight him.
The instructors and students of the Academy soon knew the identity of this wretched old Taoist priest. They looked at the side in surprise and whispered. They didn't understand why this bigwig would suddenly come to the Academy in the middle of the night, and at the critical moment of climbing the Second floor.
No one, including Prince Li Peiyan and Princess Li Yu, knew the purpose of Yan Se's visit. Of course, Yan Se would not be stupid enough to explain the reason to the crowd. After silently greeting those who were worthy of his greeting, he sat in the chair and closed his eyes to rest. His skinny palms brushed the back of the chair from time to time, showing a little bit of nervousness.
Although everyone was curious about the reason of this high and mighty Divine Talisman Master's visit, no one could ask since he did not say. After a short silence, someone began to whisper about the movement on the top of the mountain.
Most people marveled at Ning Que's hidden strength, but they still firmly believed that Prince Long Qing would be the final winner and successfully enter the Second floor of the Academy.
As a Divine Talisman Master, Yan Se's state was so high that he could clearly hear the discussion no matter how low it was. Thinking that Ning Que really wanted to enter the Second floor, and even was only one step away from entering the Second floor, the successor that he had been looking for for half of his life would become a mirage, Yan Se's mood could not help but be extremely bad.
At this moment, Priest Moli said indifferently, "We, the West-Hill, never think that a prince will lose to anyone."
"I know a little about Ning Que. He is indeed good at talking about heresy, but if he wants to enter the Second floor …" Yan Se slammed the table heavily and shouted sternly, "That is absolutely impossible!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. They all thought that the South School of Haotian of the Tang Empire had always been at odds with the West-Hill Divine Palace, and it could even be said that they were at odds with each other. Why would Yan Se stand on the side of the West-Hill Divine Palace tonight before such an important matter? After all, he was the Senior Brother of the Nation Master of the Tang Empire. Could it be that his statement had any important meaning?
Yan Se did not expect that his sincere words would cause so many people to speculate. He angrily pulled his beard under his chin and refused to express any more opinions. Li Peiyan looked at the old Taoist beside him and frowned. Could it be that my brother in the palace knew that Ning Que had appeared in the opening of the Second floor today, so he specially sent Yan Se to express his attitude?
At this moment, another horse carriage drove in, and the person who walked out of the carriage caused another round of discussion.
Li Yu looked at the kind-looking chief eunuch and asked with a frown, "Old Lin, what are you doing here?"
The deputy chief eunuch of the Tang Imperial Palace smiled humbly and said, "Your Highness, I am here on His Majesty's orders."
Li Yu waved him forward and asked in a low voice, "What is going on?"
Eunuch Lin lowered his eyes and said softly, "His Majesty wants to see someone, so he asked me to wait here."
"Who does my father want to see?" Li Yu asked in surprise.
Eunuch Lin smiled and said, "A student of the Academy."
After saying this, Eunuch Lin saw Yan Se sitting beside him and his expression suddenly turned cold. He said, "Master Yan, why are you here?"
Yan Se glared at him and said, "Do I need to report to you where I am going?"
Eunuch Lin said with a fake smile, "I am just a eunuch. How can I control where a Divine Talisman Master goes? But His Majesty wants me to bring you a message. His Majesty said that the Imperial Preceptor had cheated him of a few hundred taels of silver at the Fragrance Workshop more than ten years ago. Now, the Imperial Preceptor dares to hide the talent that His Majesty appreciates. His Majesty is waiting for an explanation from the South Gate. "
Hearing this, Yan Se was stunned and fell into deep thought. He was shocked. Could it be that His Majesty also knew about Ning Que's ability and wanted to steal his disciple from him? What should he do? Now that he might have to compete with the Academy for Ning Que's disciple, he was already in a difficult position. Did he have to compete with the Emperor of Tang? Younger Brother said that he could do whatever he wanted, but did that include His Majesty?
Everyone in the field intentionally or unintentionally looked at the two bigwigs who suddenly arrived. Yan Se was the Divine Talisman Master, but Eunuch Lin was His Majesty's most trusted chief eunuch. What did he mean by coming here with His Majesty's decree?
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Sangsang followed Yan Se into the Academy. No one noticed her at all. She left the front yard and walked quietly along the alley between the buildings of the Academy to the back.
She walked through the wetland, the old Academy with all the lights out, the dense forest, and the rarely visited meadow. She looked at the scenery of the Academy and compared it with Ning Que's usual narration. She felt calm and warm.
Finally, she walked into the forest of swords. She held the smooth trunk, raised her head and squinted at the top of the forest with a few strings of sparse leaves hanging at a very high place. Then she chose a slightly clean place to sit down, holding the big black umbrella in her arms, and looked up at the top of the mountain.
The clouds and mist between the mountains were still extremely thick, and it was impossible to see through the top of the mountain. But Sangsang leaned against the trunk and held the big black umbrella quietly. She knew that her young master was at the top of the mountain and was going through the most critical test.
All of a sudden, a gust of wind blew in from the outside of the Sword Forest, bringing with it countless grass and gravel, which hit the trunk and even lifted the hard bark. Sangsang hid behind the tree in horror and opened the big black umbrella to cover her thin body.
Outside the old and dirty Big Black Umbrella, the wind was raging around the sword forest. The gravel hit the surface of the umbrella like arrows, making loud banging sounds. It was like the sound of war drums, stirring up one's emotions, but also extremely tragic.
In the gust of wind, more than a dozen trees in the sword forest were uprooted and flew into the deep night sky with mud.
Like a dozen awe-inspiring swords stabbing into the night sky.
It splashed with jet-black blood.
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On the Wanyan Tower in Chang 'an.
Nation Master Li Qingshan looked at Monk Huang Yang and laughed. "A monk came from the west today …"
Monk Huang Yang said with a smile, "The enlightenment of the Love Monk doesn't make you so happy. You seem to be in a very good mood today. Can you tell me why? "
Li Qingshan stood up, flicked his sleeves and said with emotion, "After tonight, there will be one more young genius in our South School of Haotian. More than ten years later, there will be one more Divine Talisman Master in our South School. Do you think it's worth being happy about?"
Monk Huang Yang put his palms together and sincerely praised, "It's really delightful."
Suddenly, Li Qingshan raised his eyebrows like a sword and walked quickly to the edge of the tower. Looking at the quiet night sky in the south, his right hand hanging outside his sleeve trembled and his fingertips kept flexing and stretching to calculate.
Monk Huang Yang walked to his side and looked there in confusion. He said, "Why did the opening of the Second floor make such a big noise?"
Li Qingshan's body suddenly became stiff and he said with a gloomy expression, "We can't get it … Headmaster, it's really several floors high."
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The fierce wind that swept through the Academy's Sword Forest was limited to a very small area and miraculously did not affect the surrounding environment. Except for Second Brother at the top of the mountain and Divine Talisman Master Yan Se in the front yard, only Nation Master Li Qingshan and Monk Huang Yang, who had entered the upper state of Knowing Destiny, could sense it.
The common people in Chang 'an City had no idea about it. At this time, it was deep in the night and most people had fallen asleep. A few bloodstains gradually appeared on the gray wall of Lin 47th Street. The sewage in the sewer of Spring Breeze Pavilion that had just been repaired suddenly had a blood-red luster. In the backyard of the lakeside house and the blacksmith shop in the Eastern City, in the broken stone lion outside the former General's Mansion and in the woodshed of Grand Secretary Zeng Jing's Mansion, those bloodstains gradually appeared and then quickly disappeared.
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In front of the boundless pressure of light, Prince Long Qing crushed the emerald green bamboo and then looked up expressionlessly. He found that he was still standing on the top of the back mountain of the Academy, standing under the giant rock by the cliff edge. He had never taken a step on the stone path.
The night wind blew at his clothes, quickly dispersing the sweat. He was silent for a long time, then took a few steps back towards the lawn. Then, he raised his head again to look at the top of the boulder on the edge of the cliff. There was no trace of anyone there.
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In the cold Wilderness, Ning Que seemed to feel something.
"You all know that this choice is not difficult for me."
He said loudly to the tall man, to the steward in front of him and to his childhood playmate, to the light and darkness in the sky.
When he spoke, the icicles hanging on his lips cracked and fell.
He blinked and the transparent ice that blocked his sight cracked inch by inch.
He raised his right hand and more frost armors fell off his clothes.
Then he threw away the emerald green bamboo in his hand and held the long knife again, waving it down with force.
After many years, he once again killed the old steward and his childhood playmate in front of him.
"My umbrella is black."
"Her face is black."
"Ever since I was a child, everything I did was black."
"But it doesn't mean that I think I'm wrong."
"Since I'm not wrong, I don't need to admit it or atone for it."
Ning Que looked at the increasingly bright light behind the clouds and felt the increasingly powerful pressure. He said, "Even if you think I'm wrong, I don't care. Because what do your thoughts have to do with me?"
He fiercely spat on his feet and carried the long knife on his shoulder. He resolutely walked toward the darkness on the other side of the Wilderness.
The tall man looked at his back and said nothing.
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Walking into the darkness was like walking into the starlight.
Ning Que stood on the giant rock by the cliff edge, standing at the highest point of the back mountain of the Academy. He calmly looked at the scenery in front of him. The starlight from the stars in the night sky fell on the slowly flowing clouds under his feet, making the surroundings as bright as daytime.
Although it was still late at night.
He glanced at Prince Long Qing who stood under the rock in the distance and said nothing. He turned back and continued to silently look at the ten-thousand-year-old starlight and cliff in front of him. The moment of starlight and flowing clouds were intoxicated in the mountain breeze of the spring night.
Only by climbing to the top could one see such beautiful scenery.
"This world is flat."
He looked up and saw the edge of the world under the stars. He could faintly see the peak of the mountain breaking through the clouds. He did not know whether it was Min Mountain or some other mountain.
After seventeen years of wandering and meeting each other in life and death, he finally came to this moment. How could he not think about it?
In an instant, Ning Que thought of many things in the past. He thought of the years that he had repeated on the mountain road. However, all these feelings finally gathered into the most sincere and simple sentence when he finally said it.
Looking at the indescribable scenery, Ning Que laughed.
He laughed so hard that his body trembled. He laughed so hard that tears and snot flowed down his face.
Then he wiped away his tears and snot and said seriously, "It's so damn beautiful."
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