Leaving New North Bridge, the black rhinoceros pulled the carriage to the Orange Garden.
A subordinate of the Department for Purging Officials knocked on the gate of the Orange Garden. Mo Yu, who was just about to rest, saw Zhou Tong standing in the hall and slightly creased her brow. "You don't need to attend the court conference, but I have to get up early."
Zhou Tong looked at the famous painting on the wall and said, "Previously, His Majesty and I were at New North Bridge."
These words came out of nowhere and were very sudden.
But Mo Yu's expression turned grave. "What do you want to say?"
"I want to say that I'm very afraid."
Zhou Tong calmly said, his pale face devoid of any fear. But for some reason, the Orange Garden, which was protected by an array and should have been as warm as spring, suddenly became much colder.
Mo Yu stared into his eyes and discovered that his pale white eyes were bloodshot, making him seem rather frightening. She asked, "Just what are you afraid of?"
Zhou Tong looked at her and began to chuckle. "Are you not afraid?"
Mo Yu expressionlessly said, "I have no time to accompany Your Excellency in your madness."
Zhou Tong's smile faded and he expressionlessly said, "The entire continent knows what the greatest problem facing the human world is: the imperial throne of the Great Zhou. Even if Her Majesty wants to return the throne to the Imperial Chen clan, she has never been able to make up her mind, because the Tian Hai clan will definitely be executed. Although it is said that the Tian Hai clan is not equal to Her Majesty, Her Majesty is still surnamed Tian Hai. How could she bear to see this? "
Mo Yu creased her brow. "You also said that the entire continent knows of this matter."
Zhou Tong said, "So Her Majesty has always been hesitating. The Tian Hai clan believes that her hesitation is an opportunity. In the eyes of Prince Chen Liu and the princes of the counties, this hesitation is the shadow of death. And there is another reason why Her Majesty has always been hesitant: the Li Palace has never clearly expressed its position."
After a moment of silence, Mo Yu said, "Just what do you want to say?"
Zhou Tong expressionlessly said, "What I want to say is that His Holiness has finally officially expressed his position tonight. He does not agree, the Orthodoxy does not agree, so will Her Majesty continue to hesitate?"
Mo Yu did not respond.
After the Grand Examination, a lot of people knew of the background of Chen Chang Sheng's teacher, which was personally acknowledged by His Holiness – Chen Chang Sheng's teacher was the previous principal of the Tradition Academy, a staunch supporter of the Royal Family. Over ten years ago, he allied with the Royal Family in an attempt to overthrow the Divine Queen's rule.
And tonight, His Holiness had made Chen Chang Sheng the Principal of Orthodox Academy.
The attitude of this decision was very clear.
If the Divine Empress insisted on having the Tianhai clan inherit the throne, the Pope and the Li Palace would no longer stand by her side like they did in the past, and would instead become the Orthodox Academy of the past.
Mo Yu asked, "Do you think … the Empress has already made up her mind?"
After a moment of silence, Zhou Tong said, "His Majesty can voluntarily abdicate in exchange for the continued existence of the Tianhai clan."
"Preposterous!" Mo Yu said angrily, "How can the Empress abdicate? Moreover, if the Imperial Family's promise is trustworthy, why would Your Highness hesitate for so many years? "
"What if His Holiness is the guarantor?" Zhou Tong stared into her eyes and said, "Do you think that even if Prince Chen Liu ascended to the throne, would he dare to disregard the Orthodoxy?"
Mo Yu was slightly startled upon hearing this. She remained silent for a long time before saying, "If that's really the case …"
She suddenly smiled and said, "It's also a good thing."
"The stable succession of the Great Zhou's imperial throne is of course a good thing for the human world. If the Tianhai clan can be preserved, even if it's not as glorious as it is now, it's still not bad. "
Zhou Tong gave her a faint smile and said, "But for the two of us, how is it good?"
Mo Yu calmly said, "The Empress will naturally make arrangements for us."
Zhou Tong said, "I will say something disrespectful, but there will come a day when His Majesty travels the sea of stars on a chariot. If that day really comes, where will you and I go?"
Mo Yu said nothing.
Zhou Tong stared into her eyes and continued, "You listened to His Holiness and did many things, so why doesn't the Empress blame you? Because the Empress clearly understands the unease in your heart, just like the fear I spoke of before … the people in the Li Palace have never liked you and me, so you want to ease the relationship between us. "
Mo Yu met his gaze and calmly said, "So what? If that day really comes, you definitely won't be able to continue living. There are far too many people who want you dead, and I … as long as I live, nothing else matters. "
Zhou Tong gave her a faint smile and said, "Is that so? When the time comes, no matter who of the Chen clan becomes emperor, you will either die or become his woman. Are you really willing? Then it doesn't matter to me. "
Mo Yu's expression flickered and she somewhat irritably yelled, "Just what do you want to do?"
Zhou Tong replied, "First of all, we have to at least guarantee that His Majesty won't make a decision so quickly."
Mo Yu thoughtfully said, "You want to break the tacit understanding between the Empress and His Holiness?"
Zhou Tong replied, "I don't dare, I just want to make His Holiness's declaration lose its effect."
Mo Yu shook her head. "You can't kill him, and the Empress will definitely not agree, because he has done meritorious service to the Great Zhou, at least not now."
Zhou Tong expressionlessly said, "I've killed many meritorious ministers and good generals."
Mo Yu stared into his eyes and said, "But he has done a great service."
Going from Meditation to Ethereal Opening was one of the three most difficult hurdles on the path of cultivation. This was because it was the first time a cultivator experienced a test of life and death. The slightest carelessness could lead to qi deviation and confusion, or even death on the spot. The death rate was so high that over the countless years, there were actually many cultivators who could clearly see the threshold of Ethereal Opening, but did not dare to take a single step towards it.
In the Mausoleum of Books, Chen Changsheng had comprehended the seventeen monoliths of the front mausoleum and triggered the phenomenon of starlight, which had indirectly helped several dozen monolith viewers break through. In just a single night, the human world had gained so many young Ethereal Opening cultivators. Even the Ivy Academies and Scholartree Manor, Mount Li's Holy Maiden Peak, could not produce so many Ethereal Opening disciples every year.
And in the future, just how many of these people would be able to reach Star Condensation and become true experts?
Just as Gou Han Shi had said, everyone should thank Chen Changsheng. The various schools and sects should thank him. The Great Zhou and the entire human world should thank him. Tonight, the Pope had directly appointed him as Principal of the Orthodox Academy. There was actually no opposition within the Orthodoxy, and presumably, no one outside the Orthodoxy would dare to oppose it tomorrow. This was because everyone knew that this was a reward for his service.
Zhou Tong was silent for a very long time, then suddenly said, "His Majesty just said that he is a real person."
Mo Yu was slightly startled upon hearing this. She did not think that the Empress would have such a high evaluation of Chen Changsheng.
"Meritorious service, can't be killed, real person, can't be killed, but he still has to do something."
Zhou Tong shook his head and walked out of the Orange Garden, constantly mumbling, just like an old granny with a chatterbox.
Mo Yu looked at his back and felt somewhat uneasy.
In the small building of the Orthodox Academy, that warm bedding really smelled good.
She did not want to not be able to smell it in the future.
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No matter how warm the bedding was, it could not make Chen Changsheng stay for even a moment longer.
At five in the morning, he promptly woke up, opened his eyes, washed his face and rinsed his mouth, then went with Xuan Yuan Po to the Mausoleum of Books.
The soldiers responsible for guarding the Mausoleum of Books, most likely did not know of the Orthodoxy's newest appointment, everything was as usual.
People continued to walk out from the Mausoleum of Books, some were viewers of the monoliths from the previous year, but even more were examinees of this year's Grand Examination, these people were all like Chen Changsheng, preparing to go to the Garden of Zhou. Looking at Chen Chang Sheng who was standing outside the stone gate, people were like the soldiers. They didn't know that he had already become the principal of the Tradition Academy, but they all greeted him very seriously, even if some people's expressions were a bit unnatural.
Gou Han Shi escorted Qi Jian and Liang Xiaoxiao out, only then did Chen Changsheng know that Tang Thirty-Six was still in a state of mental travel after breaking through, so he could only turn around and leave, although it was a little regretful.
That night, after Zhexiu finished the acupuncture, he went to the library to meditate, while Chen Changsheng and Xuan Yuan Po began to clean up the kitchen – Tang Thirty-Six would not leave the Mausoleum of Books at half past one hour, they might also have to stay in the Garden of Zhou for a hundred days, the kitchen had not been used for a long time, there were many things that needed to be cleaned and put away.
"It's not like I can go, I'm really useless."
Xuan Yuan Po's back was facing him, he sat by the basin, washing the pot, and said in a muffled voice.
The Garden of Zhou could only be entered by cultivators of the Ethereal Opening realm.
Chen Changsheng looked at the back of the Yao youngster, remembered the scene when he saw him at the night market last year, and comforted him: "It's okay, I just need some time."
Yes, Xuan Yuan Po's bloodline talent was actually very outstanding, otherwise he would not have become the focus of Star Seizer Academy, but on the first night of the Ivy Festival, he was injured by Tian Hai Ya Er too heavily, his entire right arm was completely crippled. Although it gradually recovered under Chen Changsheng's treatment, he still needed to cultivate again, but as long as he had enough time, he would definitely recover to his original state. In addition to Chen Changsheng's research on the meridians of the Yao race and the cultivation methods of humans, he would definitely welcome an extremely powerful explosion.
Immediately after, Chen Changsheng very naturally thought of Tian Hai Ya Er, that little monster that once made many people feel nervous. He couldn't help but shake his head, he could never get rid of that feeling of disgust. Just like how many women were never able to eliminate their fear of mice, whether they were experienced and knowledgeable or had stayed in the boudoir for a long time, even Star Condensation female experts had heard rumors of mice frightening them to the point of shrieking in fear.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the corner of the kitchen. Then, a few squeaks sounded, the sound was very weak, if Xuan Yuan Po and Chen Changsheng weren't cultivators, they probably wouldn't have been able to hear it clearly.
"Eh? I just cleaned it the day before yesterday, there's actually a mouse again? "
Xuan Yuan Po stood up, wiped his wet hands on his clothes, took out a half burnt piece of firewood from the stove, and walked towards the corner.
In the corner of the pile of junk, something faintly moved.
"It's pretty big!"
Xuan Yuan Po widened his eyes, tightly gripped the burnt piece of firewood, and used all the strength in his body to smash it down.
Chen Changsheng thought to himself, why is there a need to use so much strength, even if the big mouse is beaten to death, the ground would still have several cracks … suddenly, he felt that something was wrong, he felt that the previous sound was rather familiar, he opened his mouth and extended his hand, wanting to stop Xuan Yuan Po's actions, but how could he make it in time?
With a muffled sound, all the junk was smashed into powder, the front half of the burnt firewood suddenly disappeared, under the terrifying impact, dust flew everywhere.
The dust gradually settled, Xuan Yuan Po stared at the black thin and long creature that was still bouncing on the ground, he was very surprised, he loudly said, "What is this thing? It's not dead yet! "
The black creature flew up and arrived in front of Xuan Yuan Po's eyes.
Xuan Yuan Po thought it should be a snake, or a limbless lizard. But … how could it fly?
With a crisp pa sound, the black creature swung its tail and slapped his face.
Xuan Yuan Po was stunned, looking at the scene in front of him, his mouth opened wider and wider, his tongue became more and more clumsy, he panicked and shouted, "Dragon … Dragon … Dragon … Dragon … Dragon!"
Then, he directly fainted.
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(The three words "big mouse" have a lot of meaning to me, this is probably the first time in my life that I've slept so early. I really can't remember, see you tomorrow, I'm going to sleep.)
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