Yu Lian was the first person Ning Que knew from the Back Mountain of the Academy. However, she was a female professor at that time, while he was just an ordinary student who went to the old library every day.
In those memorable days, Ning Que and she sat by the east and west windows respectively. One of them was writing regular script, while the other held a book and meditated. They seldom talked and occasionally nodded to each other.
Later in the Sword Forest, they talked a few words. Later, before Ning Que left the Academy for the Wilderness, she gave him something. Apart from that, there was no more communication.
After all, they had a period of time in the old library, from the time when flowers bloomed to the time when cicadas sang. So they should be able to get along peacefully. However, Ning Que really did not know how to face this Third Sister.
Among the disciples of the Back Mountain of the Academy, Yu Lian was a very special one. She was ranked only after Eldest Brother and Second Brother. However, her state of cultivation was ordinary. She was gentle and quiet, but did not like to communicate with others. It seemed that she was not interested in anything in the world and rarely appeared in front of people.
When people saw her, it seemed that she was always writing Hairpin-style Small Regular Script. She was writing regular script in the old library, when there was a gathering, and when the Headmaster of the Academy opened the gate of the Back Mountain of the Academy to imprison Ning Que, she was still writing regular script in the drafty thatched cottage.
When Ning Que and Prince Long Qing climbed the mountain, everyone gathered at the peak and talked about it. At that moment, she stood alone in the flowers by the cliff, smiling and saying nothing.
For Ning Que, the biggest difficulty in getting along with Third Sister was that he did not know what attitude he should use to get along with her. He could not tell how old she was. She was quiet, elegant, and even a little cold. She wore a loose Academy uniform and had a calm expression on her face, which gave her a very calm temperament. Her delicate and somewhat childish face and small body made people mistake her for a young girl when they saw her.
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"Senior Sister, what book is this?"
"This is a forbidden book."
Hearing Yu Lian's gentle voice, Ning Que raised his head in surprise.
"This book on the Origin of the Aura of Heaven and Earth was written by a Grand Cultivator hundreds of years ago. It once caused a great stir in the cultivation world. Because it went against the teachings of Haotian, it was listed as a forbidden book by the West-Hill Divine Palace and was forbidden to appear in the world. The last time this book appeared was in a large family in the Kingdom of Song. That family was exterminated because they secretly kept this book."
Ning Que's hand, which was holding the old book, slightly stiffened. He did not expect this book to have such an amazing origin. He could not understand it and asked, "Then why does the Academy have this book?"
Yu Lian smiled and said, "Of course, the Academy can't lack books."
Ning Que thought of the huge cave next to the scholar's hut and shrugged his shoulders.
"Senior Sister, what if I can't understand this book?"
Yu Lian said, "According to the Headmaster's order, I'll come to the cliff cave every ten days. Study this book well during these ten days. Write down any questions you have and ask me later."
Only then did Ning Que realize that it was the Headmaster's arrangement.
Yu Lian did not say anything else. She only told him to study hard and went down the mountain.
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For the rest of the day, Ning Que had been reading and studying except for eating.
The more he read, the more he understood why the West-Hill Divine Palace had listed this book as a banned book.
Because the beginning of the book, Origin of Aura of Heaven and Earth, clearly stated the details and the final argument: Since the beginning of the world, all things were born, and the sun was born in the sky, giving all things a shape, state and essence. All things died and were renewed, and the essence in the body was scattered between heaven and earth. It was the aura of Heaven and Earth that cultivators could perceive today, which was the so-called Qi of Heaven and Earth.
Ning Que did not study the origin of this world, but he felt that this argument was quite novel and interesting. Perhaps it was because this argument was too novel that it was strictly banned by the West-Hill Divine Palace. Because this argument believed that the aura of Heaven and Earth came from all things themselves, and was not given by Haotian as mentioned in the doctrine of Haotian. If people really believed this argument, how could Haotian Taoism maintain the cultivators' reverence for Haotian?
After entering the Academy, Ning Que had read many Classics on cultivation in the old library. The first one he read was about the Qi of Heaven and Earth. However, the Origin of Qi of Heaven and Earth in his hand was much more profound and obscure. Therefore, even though he was very interested, he still read very slowly.
From sunrise to sunset, he had been sitting at the entrance of the cave, reading this forbidden book in silence. His mind was immersed in the wisdom of the predecessors, and he had a new understanding of the composition of this world, especially the production, quantity and operation of the aura of Heaven and Earth.
He did not know how this book could help him solve the problem left by the Headmaster of the Academy, and how to complete his seclusion. But since the Headmaster of the Academy had asked him to read this book, he would continue reading it. Because he believed that the Headmaster of the Academy did not trap him in the cliff cave just to make him a professor of the Academy.
Ning Que was reading in the cliff cave, and Sangsang was watching him reading outside the cliff cave. After a long time, he was still interested. Every time he understood a profound explanation, his face would show a happy expression. Sangsang, on the other hand, was bored. Fortunately, she had been used to boredom over the years, so she washed her hair.
The night gradually shrouded Chang 'an City, the wilderness, the drifting clouds, and the cliff.
After Sangsang finished cooking, Ning Que ate a few mouthfuls and began to read again. Sangsang saw the flickering light of the torch. She thought for a while and walked into the hut. After searching for a long time, she found an oil lamp and passed it into the cave.
Under the dim light of the oil lamp, Ning Que held the book and continued to read it attentively. The experience of his previous life made him somewhat resistant to learning knowledge. However, it was also the experience of his previous life that told him that if he wanted to learn the knowledge in the book as soon as possible and be able to use it, he had to maintain absolute concentration.
Ning Que read until late at night, when the oil in the lamp was about to run out. He did not rush to sleep, but closed his eyes to review today's reading in his mind.
Because he slept too late, Ning Que was still very tired when he was awakened by the sound of bellows outside the cliff cave the next morning. He could not help but feel annoyed and wondered where the sound came from.
He rubbed his eyes, put on a thin coat, and walked to the entrance of the cliff cave. He looked at the fat man who was supporting his waist and looking at the scenery outside the cliff, panting and pretending to be pretentious. His expression suddenly changed.
The sound that woke him up was Chen Pipi's panting when he climbed the stone path. However, he did not expect that a person's panting could be as loud as thunder.
"Do you have to be so tired?" He said helplessly.
Hearing his voice, Chen Pipi did not turn around. He held his round waist and looked at the precipice in front of him, the drifting clouds between the cliffs, and Chang 'an City in the distance under the morning light. He panted and said in a hoarse voice like a scholar, "Oh, I once climbed to the top to see …"
"Stop!"
Ning Que stopped his sigh by driving a donkey.
Chen Pipi turned to look at him and shook his head repeatedly. He criticized, "That's not elegant. Although Youngest Uncle did ride a donkey back then, why do such an indecent thing in such a wonderful view?"
Ning Que looked at him and said angrily, "You know I'm not in a good mood. Don't pollute my ears with those sour words. Be careful, or I'll kick you down the mountain."
Chen Pipi thought of the precipice that was so close to him when he went up the mountain, and his legs became weak again. He patted his chest with lingering fear and said, "This precipice is too steep. I almost lost my life when I climbed up. Thinking that you are going to stay here for eight to ten years, I really can't feel good."
Ning Que sneered and said, "That's because you're too fat."
This sentence hit the nail on the head. Chen Pipi did not know how to fight back.
He looked at the cliff cave and suddenly his eyes brightened. He exclaimed, "So this is where Youngest Uncle used to live. I didn't visit it because of the steep mountain road. Today is the first time I see it. This cliff cave is not ordinary. It's very historic. It's a great honor to live in it. I envy you."
A stone whizzed through the air from the cave and almost hit Chen Pipi's foot. It bounced a few times on the cliff platform and fell into the sea of clouds on the cliff, never to be found again.
Chen Pipi was shocked. He pointed at the cliff cave and shouted, "You're going to kill me!"
Ning Que continued to search in the cave for a long time, but he couldn't find a second stone. He angrily rushed to the entrance of the cave and shouted, "You shameless thing! Why don't you live in such a historic cave? I'll give all the honor to you! Come in! Come in! "
Chen Pipi sneered and said, "Come out if you can."
Ning Que said shamelessly, "Come in if you can."
Sangsang had been standing beside the cliff cave and watching the Senior Brother and Junior Brother quarreling. She finally couldn't help saying, "I think you're both very capable."
Ning Que and Chen Pipi looked at her at the same time.
Chen Pipi hesitated for a moment and asked seriously, "Are you telling the truth or sarcasm?"
Sangsang looked at him and said nothing.
Chen Pipi had always thought that he was a peerless genius. However, he had been to the Old Brush Pen Shop several times and played chess with Sangsang. At least in front of Sangsang, he didn't have such confidence anymore. Correspondingly, he valued Sangsang's evaluation or praise of him very much.
Sangsang's silence hurt his self-esteem to a certain extent.
He looked at Ning Que in the cliff cave and said mockingly, "Only a monkey locked in an iron cage would throw stones at people because it's too boring. I forgive you."
Ning Que said, "Whatever you say. Hit me if you can."
Chen Pipi took something out of his arms and threw it directly into the cave.
It happened so suddenly that Ning Que was almost hit in the face. Fortunately, his body reacted quickly. He turned sideways and reached out his right hand to catch the thing.
It was a wrinkled book. There was no name on the cover, but there were many sweat stains.
Ning Que thought that the sweat stains might be from the fat man and felt a little disgusted.
"What book is this?"
He resisted the nausea and looked at Chen Pipi outside the cave.
Chen Pipi said, "No name."
"Then what does this book talk about?"
"The no-boundary spirit of the Academy."
Ning Que didn't understand and asked, "What's that?"
Chen Pipi thought that he was teasing him again and said angrily, "This book talks about the no-boundary spirit of the Academy! If you don't understand it, I'll tell the teacher! "
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(I'm tired … but there's still the fourth chapter! But it might not be finished until five or six o 'clock in the morning. Let's read it tomorrow. Good, good.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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