Ning Que did not know that he had become the hero in the novel and was about to face the challenges of countless supporting roles. He would either win or lose, and finally decide whether he was the hero or not, like Long Qing, who was supposed to be the hero but ended up as a side character.
After returning to Chang 'an from the Wilderness, he had been thinking about an important problem. If he could not solve that problem, he would not even dare to cultivate in the back of the mountain of the Academy, let alone fight with others.
In order to solve this important problem, early the next morning, or to be exact, when it was still dark, he used the waist token of the visiting professor of the Imperial Center Administration to leave Chang 'an. He came to the mountain road behind the old library of the Academy and waited quietly.
At the moment when the morning light appeared in the east, the clouds on the mountain road gradually dispersed. Eldest Brother, who was wearing an old coat and straw sandals, slowly walked out. He was surprised to see Ning Que, who was leaning against the tree and yawning.
Ning Que bowed and asked, "Senior Brother, where are you going today?"
Eldest Brother smiled and said, "I have been traveling with my teacher for the past two years and did not know that the imperial court had dredged a large lake under the Yanming Mountain in the south of Chang 'an. I went there yesterday. The air in the lake was fresh and the water under the ice was clear. There were also fishermen breaking the ice to catch fish. I like it very much, so I am going to see it again today."
Ning Que had a lot of experience in dealing with Eldest Brother's speaking speed and verbosity. His ears could automatically filter out the nonsense about scenery and mood, and capture the only useful words. However, he did not find any key point in Eldest Brother's words. He said angrily, "Senior Brother, I have a question to ask you."
Eldest Brother was slightly startled and asked, "Is it very troublesome? I still want to see the lake. How about another day? "
Ning Que said firmly, "Not another day. It can only be today."
"Is it long?"
"It can be long or short."
"Youngest Brother, if it is a riddle, then it is not interesting."
"Eldest Brother, am I such a boring person?"
After a short conversation, Eldest Brother and Youngest Brother began to climb the long mountain road.
"This important question is … I wanted to ask you when we were roasting potatoes by the bonfire in the Wilderness, but you said not to. You will ask the Headmaster of the Academy when you return, but the Headmaster of the Academy has not returned."
"Why do I feel that this sentence is also a riddle?"
Ning Que stopped in front of the winter trees that had stabbed him all over. After a long silence, he looked at Eldest Brother and nodded. He said as calmly as possible, "I have inherited Youngest Uncle's mantle at the Front Gate of the Devil's Doctrine. In Lotus's words, I have joined the Devil, and I am sure that there is something wrong with my body."
A gust of winter wind blew past. Eldest Brother looked at a gingko leaf on the mountain path, which was twisting in the wind. After a long silence, he withdrew his gaze and nodded at him. He smiled and said, "I know."
Ning Que looked at his eyes nervously and waited for what would happen next. However, Eldest Brother did not do or say anything. He just smiled and shook his head, and then continued to walk up the mountain path.
"You knew I was possessed by the Devil … and then what?" Ning Que looked at his Senior Brother's back and shouted in confusion.
The Eldest brother said in. "Eldest to know," to Brother said. "I know."
"Eldest" to catch "to" to Ning to "Uncle". Ning. " "Academy" "Eldest" Academy to say., Ning Emperor "Academy" to "Ning" to "Ning" to "to" Eldest "Academy to sure Que." Ning "in" Academy "in" by "Academy". " Ning Que chased up and asked angrily, "Senior Brother, did you hear that?
What are the rules of the Academy? " The Eldest Brother sighed and said, "The Back Cliff was used by the Headmaster to imprison Youngest Uncle. You haven't caused as much trouble as he did. You're not guilty enough, so you're not qualified to be imprisoned there."
Ning Que was stunned and asked, "Then what should we do?"
Eldest Brother looked at him and said seriously, "Wait for the Headmaster to come back."
Ning Que asked, "What if the Headmaster never comes back?"
Eldest Brother patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then we will pretend that we don't know, okay?"
At this time, the two of them had already walked to the wooden door and walked past the stone that was deeply rooted in the mountain. Ning Que seriously thought for a long time, but still could not understand what Eldest Brother's attitude was. He could not understand why Eldest Brother did not react as he expected to such an important matter.
The wooden door that could block cultivators below the Seethrough realm opened without any wind in front of the two people.
Eldest Brother took out a silk handkerchief and slowly wiped a small bronze mirror clean. Then he put it back into his sleeve.
"I heard that you went to the House of Red Sleeves to see Aunt Jian yesterday."
"Yes."
"She is also a woman with a hard life."
Ning Que saw the small bronze mirror, but he did not know what Eldest Brother had done with it.
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The two finally reached the highest peak of the Back Mountain of the Academy. Ning Que stood on the edge of the cliff and looked at the sea of clouds under his feet. He felt the cold wind blowing on his face and recalled the scenery of that night. He could not help but feel slightly shaken.
Eldest Brother stood beside him and looked at the sea of clouds and the winter sun. He said slowly, "The trip to the Wilderness is a trial. You performed well and can officially represent the Academy to enter the human realm. I think you'd better be mentally prepared."
This was the third time Ning Que heard about entering the human realm in the past two days. He looked at Eldest Brother uneasily. Although he did not understand what entering the human realm meant, he vaguely felt that it was a very troublesome thing.
"Senior Brother, what is entering the human realm?"
"Entering the human realm means returning to the human realm."
Ning Que asked confusedly, "Cultivators go through a lot of hardships to be born into the human realm. Why do they enter the human realm?"
Eldest Brother smiled and said, "Because cultivators also need to eat."
This reason was very strong, because there was nothing more important than eating in this world. However, Ning Que still could not understand the logic behind it. With the ability of cultivators, how could they not be able to make a living? Moreover, what did cultivators need to eat have anything to do with the Academy? What did it have to do with the Academy entering the human realm?
Eldest Brother looked at the sea of clouds beneath his feet and said, "Cultivation is a very extravagant thing. Regardless of whether it is the creation of natal items or other things, they all require a lot of resources. Take your Primordial Thirteen Arrows as an example. The bow and arrows need special iron and refined steel, which requires extremely precious ores. Why didn't anyone in the cultivation world create similar bows and arrows in the past? On one hand, it is because they lack the wonderful ideas in your mind and the admirable practical spirit of Fourth Brother and Sixth Brother. More importantly, they are not like our Academy, which has the mines of the entire Tang Empire for us to use. You have to know that your bow and arrows can only be made a few times. "
Ning Que knew that the materials needed to make the Primordial Thirteen Arrows were very special and rare. However, when the bow and arrows were made, it was Fourth Brother and Sixth Brother who were responsible for the specific planning. He did not know that such a bow and arrows needed the resources of the entire Tang Empire. He could not help but be stunned.
He suddenly asked, "Are the other Unknown Places also entering the human realm? I think Tang and Ye Su seem to be wandering in the human realm and have nothing to do with the human realm. "
"The Xuankong Temple is supported by many Buddhist temples. The Zhishou Abbey has the West-Hill Divine Palace in the human realm. The West-Hill Divine Palace is supported by the believers of the world. Most of the world's resources are in the hands of Haotian Taoism."
"And there is only one Academy in the world. This Academy is in the southern suburbs of Chang 'an, on the land under our feet. It can continue to exist because it is supported by the entire Tang Empire."
"It is said that the Academy is the only holy land that connects the two worlds. In fact, apart from the fact that the Headmaster likes to be close to the human realm, the most important reason is that we can only survive if we appear in the human realm."
A gust of strong wind blew through the mountains, blowing away the drifting clouds in front of the cliff, revealing the fertile farmland covered in snow below. Indistinctly, the outlines of a few villages could be seen. It was indeed a beautiful world.
Eldest Brother pointed to that place and said with emotion, "Look at the great rivers and mountains. We cultivators don't produce, but we consume things that ordinary people can't imagine in a lifetime. In fact, we are supported by the most ordinary farmers and miners in these villages, so we should do something for them. "
Ning Que looked at the distant human realm below the cliff and asked absentmindedly, "Then what should we do for them?"
"Don't worry, Younger Brother. The so-called entry into the human realm is just to maintain the connection between the Academy and the human realm. It is not a very troublesome thing. You just need to remember that we have to protect the order and peace of the Tang Empire, so we have to remember the principle that the law of the Tang Empire comes first. Then, we have to represent the Tang Empire and the Academy in the process of this world. You have already taken the first step in the Wilderness. Then, when someone comes to challenge you, you need to protect the dignity of the Tang Empire and the Academy."
"How?"
"To put it simply, you have to defeat everyone who dares to challenge you."
Ning Que was shocked and said, "So simple and violent?"
Eldest Brother said, "The Tao Addict has returned to the West-Hill. She told people that you are the person with the most similar cultivation philosophy to her. As far as I know, the little girl has always believed that the purpose of cultivation is to fight. Younger Brother, do you also think so?"
After thinking about it, Ning Que was sure that Ye Hongyu was right. He was that kind of person.
Eldest Brother said, "Then isn't fighting the most simple and violent thing in the world?"
Ning Que looked at the gradually closing cloud eyebrows in front of the cliff and frowned. He said, "I always feel that something is wrong. Do I have to fight with anyone who comes to challenge me?"
Eldest Brother sighed and said, "It is indeed not appropriate. Unfortunately, the Academy is very different from the Zhishou Abbey and the Xuankong Temple. No one knows where the Zhishou Abbey and the Xuankong Temple are, but all the cultivators in the world know where the Academy is. Therefore, we can't travel around the world freely like Ye Su and Tang. We can only wait here passively."
"Wait a minute. Why do I feel that something is wrong?" Ning Que said, "Eldest Brother, you always play outside with the Headmaster. I have never seen anyone enter the back of the mountain. Then where did those who wanted to challenge the Academy go?"
Eldest Brother explained seriously, "They were all killed by Youngest Uncle."
Ning Que was stunned for a long time. He asked, "What about the years after Youngest Uncle?"
"Youngest Uncle's prestige is still there, and each generation is the previous generation."
"Do you mean that I am the Youngest Uncle of this generation?"
"Because you have inherited Youngest Uncle's mantle."
Ning Que shook his head and asked with some uncertainty, "Do you mean that the so-called people who enter the human realm are the thugs that the Academy uses to keep the peace? If anyone dares to cause trouble in Chang 'an, I have to kill him? "
"Younger Brother, you can understand it this way. But 'thug' is a little inappropriate. It is probably similar to the Front Gate Protector of the Buddhism Sect that Lotus used to be. You have to know that it is really an enviable thing to inherit Youngest Uncle's mantle."
After a moment of silence, Ning Que said seriously, "Bluff. Eldest Brother, continue bluffing."
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