Eldest Brother did not understand what Ning Que meant, but Ning Que had been fooled by him to the point of bitterness and sorrow, which had condensed into malice. He wished he could steal the cudgel on Second Brother's head and knock him out to vent his anger.
He thought to himself, "You and the Headmaster of the Academy are sightseeing outside every day, while the others in the Back Mountain are playing the zither, playing the flute, enjoying the flowers and playing chess. They are living such a happy life, but you throw me, the youngest disciple, into the outside world to suffer in the bitter wind and rain. What's the reason for this?" Now that he thought about it, the Academy changed the real world to the Wilderness, and he had to enter the Front Gate of the Devil's Doctrine to inherit the mantle of Youngest Uncle …
Ning Que shouted with grief and indignation, "This is a trap!"
Eldest Brother said with a smile, "What do you mean by that?"
Ning Que said angrily, "Why can't other Senior Brothers and Sisters do? Why do I have to be the one to enter the human realm?"
Eldest Brother sighed and said sincerely, "You know Beigong and the others. They spend all day in the mountains and forests, obsessed with the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, smithing, and Talisman Taoism. They know nothing about the world and are as naive as children. It's not suitable for them to enter the human realm, unless you want them to be beaten badly and come back crying in less than two days."
"What about Second Brother? He's so strong. "
"Jun Mo, he seems to abide by the ancient etiquette and is very upright, but he's too much of a gentleman. He doesn't know how to deal with the situation and is easily forced to the point of no return. His character is a little bit …"
At this point, Eldest Brother paused for a while and then said with a bitter smile, "He's a little stupid, and he admires Youngest Uncle too much. If he really enters the human realm, he might really set off a bloody storm in Chang 'an."
Ning Que asked again, "What about Chen Pipi? He's the youngest in the Knowing Destiny State. If he were to be paraded on the street, he would immediately frighten all the guys who dare to challenge the Academy. There's no need to do anything. He's much more suitable than me. "
"Twelfth Brother's background is a little special, so it's not suitable for him to represent the Academy." Eldest Brother looked at Ning Que and said, "Youngest Brother, you're different. You have the strongest aura of the human world, so you can't be at ease in the mountain like us. So you're the most suitable for entering the human realm. This is also the Lucky Chance I told you in the Wilderness."
"Don't talk about those useless things."
Ning Que said angrily, "Senior Brother has said so much and I finally understand the main point. But you mean that I have seen too many deaths in my life and have rich fighting experience. My heart has been soaked in dirty water for many years. I am not as naive as other Senior Brothers and Sisters. Instead, I am very insidious. And I am not as honest as Second Brother. I am slippery and shameless. Most importantly, I am not as special as Chen Pipi and have a good backer."
"Although this is the truth, I really don't think so. Moreover, this matter is really not as troublesome as you think." Eldest Brother said honestly, but he did not know that his honesty had hurt Ning Que a second time.
"Junior Martial Uncle has also walked this path before. Back then, he rode that little black donkey into Chang 'an City and defeated thirty-seven powerful cultivators in the world. He caused a lot of trouble. Who has he been afraid of? "
Ning Que was not inspired by these words at all. Compared with the legendary Junior Martial Uncle who had single-handedly destroyed the Devil's Doctrine, he felt that he was not even a hair. How could he have the confidence to cause trouble?
He suddenly thought of an idea and asked, "If the enemy is too strong, will the Academy help me?"
Eldest Brother said seriously, "If the enemy challenges you face to face and challenges you to a duel, the Academy can't afford to lose face."
Ning Que said in shock, "Do I have to fight with the Sage of Sword, Liu Bai, if he comes?"
Eldest Brother comforted him and said, "He can't afford to lose face … I think the people who will come to Chang 'an City to challenge you in the next few years should be some young people. But there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the cultivation sects. Junior Brother, although you have made rapid progress, you entered Taoism late and your state is still a little low. So you need to be careful."
"Senior Brother, you know that my state is low, but you still say so. How can I bear it?"
"The state goes from low to high. Don't worry."
"Why do those people in the Wilderness who heard that I was a disciple of the Second floor of the Academy were scared like quails and did not dare to challenge me? But now that I have entered the human realm, they dare to challenge me?"
"Because that is the Wilderness, not Chang 'an. You can choose not to accept their challenge in the Wilderness, and even their challenge to you can be seen as a provocation to the Academy. But in Chang' an, you have to accept their challenge, because this challenge is no longer a provocation to the Academy, but an opportunity to show the courage and glory of cultivators."
"Why?"
"Because you are a Tang and a student of the Academy."
Ning Que found it hard to adapt to these unreasonable but vaguely magnificent unspoken rules. After thinking for a long time, he asked confusedly, "I have defeated Long Qing. Are there still people who don't know what's good for them to challenge me?"
Eldest Brother said, "But no one believes that you defeated Long Qing with your own strength. And Ye Hongyu's evaluation of you after returning to West-Hill did not seem to be very high."
Ning Que said blankly, "After all, Ye Hongyu is an acquaintance. Why should I tell the truth?"
Then he began to think about how he should deal with a powerful cultivator like the Tao Addict who came to Chang 'an and invited him to a duel. Or in other words, how should he admit defeat in a more elegant manner.
At this moment, Eldest Brother reminded him seriously, "Anyway, you can't lose, because the Headmaster can't afford to lose."
Ning Que lost all his respect for Eldest Brother after hearing that he couldn't afford to lose three times in a row. He said bitterly, "Senior Brother, you seem to have forgotten the most important thing. The problem I mentioned to you by the Wooden Door just now has not been solved. What if others find out that I have joined the Devil? Does the Academy have to admit that we have taken in the remnants of the Devil's Doctrine? "
"This is indeed a problem. Although it is not a big deal to be accused of taking in the remnants of the Devil's Doctrine, it is still troublesome. We have to think of some ways to cover it up."
Eldest Brother thought for a moment and said, "Then you don't have to use Youngest Uncle's Great Spirit."
Ning Que had thought that he could come up with a wonderful idea, but he did not expect such an answer. He could not help but think of the scene of Eldest Brother apologizing for being late behind the Front Gate of the Devil's Doctrine. He thought bitterly that Eldest Brother was indeed an irresponsible guy.
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After the conversation with Eldest Brother, Ning Que found Second Brother and complained about his troubles, hoping to get some sympathy or military support. Unexpectedly, Second Brother not only did not sympathize with him, but sternly said that this was a rare opportunity for cultivation. He even sighed with emotion at the end that if he had not been famous in the world, no one would dare to challenge him, and there would be no enemy worthy of his attack. He wished he could replace Ning Que to enter the human realm.
Hearing Second Brother's words, Ning Que finally understood that the so-called entering the human realm was not the Academy throwing him out to be a watchdog to keep quiet, but it was also a kind of cultivation. However, what he was best at in his life was hunting in the forest and chopping off heads at night, so he was somewhat resistant to this kind of cultivation.
No matter how resistant he was, he had to accept his fate. So he began to seriously think about how to face the battle invitations that might come at any time in the next few years. According to his previous temperament, he could not admit defeat casually because he might be beaten into ashes by the Headmaster of Academy. According to his previous temperament, if he met a strong enemy, he would secretly use some insidious means to cut off the enemy's head at night, but he would be beaten into a pulp by Second Brother. So he found that he really needed help.
Sangsang was naturally the most suitable candidate, but he thought that the process of fighting with those powerful cultivators might be a little dangerous, so he did not want to drag her into it. He also thought that if Spring Breeze Pavilion Old Chao was still in Chang 'an, then he would really have nothing to fear. With their strength and tacit understanding in battle, even a Great Divine Priest from the West-Hill Divine Palace might have a chance to become famous, let alone the Tao Addict.
It was a pity that Chao Xiaoshu was not here.
Fortunately, at least in the recent days, Mo Shanshan was in Chang 'an, and Ning Que wanted to be a good host. So in the following days, he would go to the residence of the Black Ink Garden disciples every day after leaving the Old Brush Pen Shop and take Mo Shanshan to sightsee. Sometimes he would take Cat Girl to a famous restaurant to have a big meal.
Thinking that the two had developed a tacit understanding in the Wilderness, Ning Que did not explain too much to the Calligraphy Addict. However, no explanation often led to problems. In the eyes of those girls from the Great River Kingdom, Mr. Thirteen of the Academy, who would come to report on time every day, obviously had a different feeling for the Hill Master.
Sometimes it was cloudy and snowy in Chang 'an, and sometimes it was sunny in winter. Ning Que and Mo Shanshan traveled side by side. Sometimes they held the same umbrella, and sometimes they looked at the same fish by the moat. When they passed the Spring Breeze Pavilion, he told her the story of the murder on that rainy night. When they climbed the Wanyan Tower, he said that there were many stone statues behind it to see. Sometimes they talked about books and Talisman Taoism. Time passed slowly and peacefully.
Just like this for a few days, Ning Que did not meet any big man jumping out of the street, nor did he see a Taoist Sword flying toward him. The so-called challenge of entering the human realm had no trace at all. He thought that this was right. With the Academy's reputation, which cultivator would be so bored to come and challenge him?
He no longer worried about this matter. That day, Eldest Brother made him vaguely understand the Academy's attitude toward joining the Devil. With a beautiful female Talisman Master accompanying him, he could not help but be in a good mood. He thought that the Academy's title of entering the human realm was quite magnanimous. According to what Eldest Brother said, the Academy had the responsibility to help the Tang Empire advance in an orderly manner. Didn't that mean that after a few years, he could also express his opinion on who would be the Tang Empire's emperor? Thinking of these things, he could not help but feel proud.
On a day when the winter snow was gradually melting, Ning Que held the big black umbrella and waited outside the Ministry of Rites. He and Mo Shanshan had made an appointment to go to the forest of steles to see the calligraphy of the predecessors. However, not long after Mo Shanshan walked out of the Ministry of Rites, a young monk in a thin frock also followed the two of them. He put his palms together and asked politely, "May I ask if you are Mr. Thirteen of the Academy?"
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(My bad brain made a mistake. It's about the relationship between the Academy and the military. But in fact, this mistake happened before, not today. Hua Shanyue should not have studied in the Academy. Because earlier, when Li Yu talked about Ning Que's future, I had already confirmed that after graduating from the Academy, he could not join the military. But later, I forgot about it, so I made more mistakes. There are many things in the outline, including Yilan. So I can only change the rule that after graduating from the Academy, and I will change it when I am free. Sorry, sorry.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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