Ji Zhibai got off the armored carriage. His heart was in turmoil. He looked at the door of the Left Prime Minister's residence. As usual, he knocked on the door knocker and said, "Student is here to greet teacher."
Normally, the gatekeeper would run over and call him master Ji. But today, no one opened the door for a long time. Finally, an impatient voice came from inside.
"Who is it?"
Ji Zhibai frowned. He knocked on the door knocker and said loudly, "Student Ji Zhibai greets teacher!"
"Wait a minute!"
After a while, the door creaked open. A middle-aged man's head appeared. He said impatiently, "Who is it? Oh? So it's Master Ji. Look at me, I'm old and confused. It's so late. What are you doing? "
Ji Zhibai clenched his fists. His eyes were burning with humiliation and anger. He wanted to punch the gatekeeper in the nose. As the Left Prime Minister's favorite student, he was Jingguo's top scholar. He had never been looked down upon by a gatekeeper.
Ji Zhibai did not argue with the gatekeeper. Instead, he cupped his hands and said, "I want to greet teacher."
The gatekeeper sighed and said, "Master has been very busy recently. It's late. Master Ji, why don't you go back first? We'll talk tomorrow."
Ji Zhibai felt anger in his head. He almost turned around and left. But he suppressed his anger. He took out a piece of silver from his pouch and gave it to the gatekeeper. He squeezed out an ugly smile and said, "Please make an exception. I have something important to discuss with you."
The gatekeeper put the silver in his mouth and bit it. He smiled and said, "Since Master Ji has said so, I won't stop you. Please go ahead."
"Thank you."
Ji Zhibai entered the door. He suppressed the anger in his heart and walked slowly to the Left Prime Minister's study. Along the way. His emotions were fluctuating. He kept guessing how his teacher would react when he saw him.
Along the way, he met many servants and maids of the Left Prime Minister's residence. They were all respectful in front of him. But there was something in their eyes. Before Ji Zhibai walked far, they whispered to each other.
"Oh, of course, I still want to be his concubine. I tried to be nice to him, but he ignored me. Now? I don't even care about him! "
"It's a pity. He originally had the chance to become the Prime Minister. "
"Him? Who else in Jingguo could compare with Fang Xusheng except for Old Master? He's trying to hit a rock with an egg, so he can't blame anyone else! "
"A few days ago, the butler even forbade us from talking about Ji Zhibai. These days, he's been too lazy to care."
"One cannot become an official. A Grand Scholar whose literary courage was shattered, could he still be considered a scholar? Just wait for your retirement … "
Ji Zhibai felt a stabbing pain in his head, and his heart was filled with endless sorrow. He had held himself back in Ning An County, and he had also held himself back on the road. However, when faced with the contempt of these servants, he almost lost control of his emotions. However, he was still the nation's top scholar. His eyes were red as he walked out of the study.
The light in the study was on. Ji Zhibai was about to knock on the door when it opened automatically. A gentle voice came from inside.
"I've said it before. You don't have to knock when you enter the Liu residence. That gatekeeper will be beaten to death tomorrow. "
Ji Zhibai could no longer hold it in. Large drops of tears rolled down from his eyes.
"Teacher, I'm useless!" Ji Zhibai stepped into the study and saw Mount Liu's kind face. He looked at the white hair that had grown over the past year, and his tears fell like a curtain. Then, he knelt down heavily.
Mount Liu got up and quickly helped Ji Zhibai up. He placed his hands on Ji Zhibai's shoulders and looked him up and down. He nodded with a kind smile and said, "Yes, you've suffered a lot. However, you're still Mount Liu's most outstanding student!"
"Teacher …" Ji Zhibai's tears flowed like a flood. Then, he cried like a child.
Mount Liu gently patted Ji Zhibai's back. His eyes were slightly red, but they quickly dissipated.
"Victory and defeat are common in war. Back then, I was also punished by the previous Emperor. I was almost unable to recover from the setback. Didn't I survive? It's not your problem. It's that Fang Yun is too monstrous. It's not an exaggeration to say that he's the number one genius in a thousand years. If I had met him back then, I would have been defeated. What's the big deal about losing to Xusheng? "
"Yes …"
Mount Liu persuaded him. His voice contained the power to calm people's hearts. In just a moment, it allowed Ji Zhibai to vent the negative emotions in his heart and pull himself together.
"Teacher, I've already joined the Juwen Pavilion …" Ji Zhibai told him what had happened.
Mount Liu laughed involuntarily and said, "I wanted to tell you in a few days. Since the young duke has come, I'll tell you in advance. It's suitable for you to go to Ba Kong Mountain and make a comeback!"
"Yes!" Ji Zhibai pulled himself together. Although he looked dispirited, he was far more excited than when he had entered.
Mount Liu smiled and said, "However, you have to leave after nine months."
Ji Zhibai couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and asked in a low voice, "Teacher, can you tell me a thing or two? What kind of people are dealing with Fang Yun?"
Mount Liu pondered for a moment and said, "If it were anyone else, I wouldn't say a word. Since it's you, I'll tell you a little. It's two Half-saint!"
"What!" Ji Zhibai cried out involuntarily. At first, he was wild with joy, but then his smile disappeared. "Teacher, that's impossible! If a foreign Half-saint dares to kill his way into Ning 'an City, it'll definitely force Notre-Dame's true bodies to take action. If they activate the full power of Spring and Autumn, I'm afraid it'll directly sweep up billions of grassland barbarians! Even if Half-saint Lang Lu is from the ancestral god's tribe, he'll definitely die. "
Mount Liu smiled and didn't say anything. He sat back in his seat and looked at the bright moon outside the window.
Ji Zhibai revealed a puzzled expression. After thinking for a long time, he came to a realization and said, "I understand …" After saying that, he looked at the full moon outside the window like Mount Liu.
Thousands of miles apart.
In the backyard of Ning 'an City, Fang Yun and his family were admiring the moon.
Ao Huang, Nunu, Inkstone Turtle, Mo Nu, Wu Die, and Xiao Liuxing were running around the yard as if they were having a good time.
"It's a little cold. If you're cold, go back to the house." Fang Yun said to Yang Yuhuan.
Yang Yuhuan smiled and said, "Thanks to you and Ao Huang, I've never run out of nourishing food. I haven't gotten sick for many days, so it's okay to be blown by the autumn wind. You, on the other hand, have to take care of your body. You only go to bed at dawn every day. "
"I'm fine. I'm full of talent. Even if I don't sleep all year round, I'll be fine."
"Ji Zhibai's matter is settled. You should be able to pass the court examination peacefully. Once the court examination is over, you'll be the top scorer." Yang Yuhuan said.
"I hope I'll be safe." Fang Yun smiled and looked up at the full moon in the sky. A hint of worry flashed through his eyes.
Yang Yuhuan was focused on Fang Yun. She vaguely sensed that Fang Yun seemed to be worried. She whispered, "Will they stop you?"
"It's better to be safe than sorry. There's nothing wrong with being careful." Fang Yundao said.
"That's true."
Fang Yun looked at the full moon in the sky and thought of the Mid-Autumn Festival last year. Now that the Holy Ground was broken and the Comet Corridor was destroyed, no one could enter the Holy Ground and the Comet Corridor anymore.
"I wonder how Niu Shan and Quu Xi are doing." Fang Yun thought.
Under the same sky, under the same full moon.
Hundreds of thousands of naturalized barbarians lived in Wu Guo's Nu Zhi Tribe. If one ignored their faces and only listened to their accents, they were no different from the people of Wu Guo.
Every full moon was the time for some barbarian sects to pay their respects. The Moon God Sect valued this day the most.
The Moon God Sect used to be an ordinary sect in the Nu Zhi Tribe. After Niu Shan was blessed by the gods, the Moon God Sect grew rapidly. They now had more than thirty thousand members and became the number one sect in the Nu Zhi Tribe.
After paying his respects to the Moon God, the powerful Niu Shan looked at the full moon and muttered to himself.
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