In the second year of Da Ding.
Ever since Emperor Zhuang ascended to Dong Zhen, Zhuang Country had changed greatly.
The country was prosperous and the people were peaceful. Opening up the waterways had received the full support of Qingjiang Water Prefecture. Repairing the official roads had connected all the major cities into one. As a result, very few of those heretical evil cultivators chose the Zhuang Kingdom as their base of operations.
Outside the borders, forcefully taking away ten cities of Mo Kingdom was equivalent to expanding Zhuang Country by another county.
However, Emperor Zhuang did not establish a fourth county.
It was said that a court official requested for this, but Zhuang Gaoxian asked, "Can a mere ten cities be considered a county?"
His ambition was obvious.
Mo Kingdom frantically sent out large amounts of resources to bribe Qin Kingdom. After receiving the support of Qin Kingdom, the borders were finally peaceful.
More and more citizens of the Zhuang Country gradually realized that the weak Zhuang Country in the past, where everyone could step on it, was gone forever!
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the current Zhuang Country was thriving.
Zhuang Country had three counties. Hualin County was where the capital was located. Daishan County included the newly obtained ten cities and became the largest county in Zhuang Country.
Only Qinghe County did not seem to have changed.
In the entire Qinghe County, the most mysterious and desirable place should be Qingjiang Water Prefecture.
In Zhuang Country, humans and water races had sworn an alliance for hundreds of years and lived harmoniously. Of course, there were some small conflicts, but it did not affect the overall situation. In other words, the overall situation was controlled by those in high positions.
The legendary Qingjiang Water Prefecture used white jade as the stairs, gold as the bricks, and pearls as the decorations. Naturally, it attracted the attention of ordinary people.
However, the Dao Academy of Qinghe Prefecture was the one that made people break their heads to enter. It had become the dream place of many people.
That was because this place represented the level of cultivation, status, and future.
However, the Dao Academy only accepted a limited number of people every year. There were so many cultivators in the thirteen cities of Qinghe County. Who did not work hard to enter the Dao Academy? Those who were successful were the minority.
As Maplewood City had been lost, there were only twelve cities left in Qinghe County. However, the standards of the Dao Academy did not lower. Instead, the number of places was reduced.
Strictly speaking, it was not rare to see those frustrated people wandering outside the Dao Academy.
To Liu Yao, the second-year student of the Dao Academy, the young man standing in front of the archway and looking into the Dao Academy should be one of them.
But there was something different about him.
Liu Yao admitted that his facial features were quite outstanding, but what attracted her attention was not his face. Instead, it was that pair of eyes that were gentle and indifferent, distant and mysterious. When he looked at the county's Daoist Academy, he was still feeling a little emotional.
Liu Yao couldn't tell if that emotion was regret or melancholy.
But it made him very charming.
This was the third day that this person had appeared outside the County Dao Academy. It was the same afternoon, and he was standing in the same position. He was also looking into the County Dao Academy.
What was he looking at?
Liu Yao didn't know.
But she suddenly wanted to go up and ask.
This shouldn't be happening. To Liu Yao, this was very wrong.
Last year, she had managed to squeeze into the County Dao College by being one of the last few places. Every year, a batch of people would be eliminated from the County Dao Academy. She had worked very hard to maintain her current position and not become one of the people eliminated.
When she was in the Chengdao Academy, she was also one of the best and was quite outstanding. However, in the County Dao Academy, the geniuses of the various large cities were competing together. In a moment of absent-mindedness, she had already disappeared into the crowd.
Therefore, she never wasted time. She was so stingy that she had detailed rules about which path to take every day and how much time to spend on the road.
However, she had actually stopped for three consecutive days because of a stranger.
Dao seekers had to be loyal to their hearts. The dean seemed to have said this before.
When Liu Yao thought of this sentence, she heaved a sigh of relief. She had found a reason for herself.
Therefore, she changed her direction and walked out, walking in front of the young man who was quietly looking into the distance.
"Hello," Liu Yao greeted.
The young man retracted his gaze and looked at her. He didn't say anything, only using his gaze to express his inquiry.
As an official student of the County Dao Academy, Liu Yao was used to flattery. At first, she was worried that this young man was no different from those vulgar people and would flatter her in the County Dao Academy. But now, this young man's attitude was too indifferent. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
She had never had such an experience of worrying about gains and losses.
"Uh …"
Liu Yao opened her mouth and wanted to ask something, but she paused for a moment. When the words reached her mouth, she forgot what she wanted to ask.
Only then did she realize that she didn't really have a problem. She just wanted to find a topic.
"What's the matter?" The young man took the initiative to ask.
As if the last gesture of the seal was completed, the Dao technique flowed naturally.
Liu Yao's thoughts became clear.
She said, "There's no point for you to stand here and watch every day. There will be no sympathy or favor. The County Dao Academy won't accept disciples for any reason other than strength. "
"I've been there before." She advised, "A temporary loss is nothing. The County Dao Academy has a quota every year. You should seize the time and cultivate well. You have the confidence to improve by an inch."
She hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I'm a second-year student of the County Dao Academy. If you have any questions about cultivation, you can ask me. "
The meaning of this sentence was too obvious. It almost made her blush. She forcefully used her Dao Essence to control it and calm her violently beating heart.
The young man quietly listened to her and then replied, "It's okay."
His voice was gentle, with a kind of slow indifference and gentleness.
"I'm just looking," he said.
He wasn't dissatisfied with her presumptuousness, nor did he seem close to her because of her good intentions.
He was like before, and he was like now.
It was as if he wouldn't change for anyone or anything.
"Oh." Liu Yao was stunned. "Oh, okay."
But she didn't know what was so good about it.
The young man seemed to want to continue watching, but she was still standing there. So he paused and glanced at her again.
That gaze seemed to say — Is there anything else?
Liu Yao seemed to wake up from a dream and reacted immediately.
"Ah, I, I'll leave first."
"Goodbye." The young man nodded politely.
Liu Yao walked into the Dao Academy in a panic. But after taking two steps, she gritted her teeth and turned back. "Right, I still don't know. What's your name?"
In order to show her sincerity, she first introduced herself. "I'm Liu Yao. Yao as in Mu Tao and Qiong Yao. "
At this time, the young man's gaze had already returned to the distance.
Under the setting sun, looking at him from this angle, he had an indescribable aura of alienation.
At this moment, Liu Yao vaguely felt that he had nothing to do with the world.
Such a person shouldn't care too much about the County Dao Academy's gains and losses. So, what was he looking at?
Time seemed to pass very slowly. Liu Yao's thoughts rose and fell, appearing and disappearing quickly. For a few moments, she thought that she wouldn't be able to get an answer.
But she finally endured the short but exceptionally long silence.
She waited for the young man's answer.
"Nianxiang," he said.
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