Every time the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets issued a proclamation, it would add a brief comment. This time, the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets had probably anticipated that it would attract a lot of discussion. In the end, they also gave an explanation for why Xu You Rong and Chen Chang Sheng had not entered the Proclamation of Golden Distinction. It indicated that this was because the Elder of Heavenly Secrets was looking forward to their journey to the Garden of Zhou.
At this point, the entire continent knew that Chen Changsheng and Xu You Rong wanted to enter the Garden of Zhou.
Starting from last year's Ivy League gathering, news of Chen Chang Sheng and Xu You Rong's engagement had spread throughout the entire world. This story was brimming with all sorts of grievances, love and hatred, childhood sweethearts, counterattacks and waiting, all of these were intertwined and difficult to describe. Now, the male and female leads of this story were finally going to meet in the Garden of Zhou. This naturally attracted the attention of countless people.
As the other main character of this story, Qiu Shan Jun didn't appear, but his junior brother did. Liang Xiao Xiao's gaze towards Chen Chang Sheng became increasingly cold. Because of the time they had spent in the Mausoleum of Books, Qi Jian's opinion of Chen Changsheng had changed. Hearing the discussion, his small face also revealed an expression of indignation.
"Even if he had another fortuitous encounter in the Garden of Zhou, could it be that he could seize first place on the Proclamation of Golden Distinction? Can he be compared to Qiushan Jun? "
"Why not? Although Qiushan Jun has already succeeded in entering Star Condensation, don't forget that Qiushan Jun is four years older than him. "
These discussions didn't mention Chen Chang Sheng's name, but everyone knew they were talking about him.
Ye Xiao Lian followed her senior to stand within the crowd, looking at Chen Chang Sheng's back in front of them, it wasn't like before, her eyes were only filled with loathing and anger, only a little curiosity.
Chen Chang Sheng felt the gazes from all around him, especially the expressions of the southerners, which were obviously a little unfriendly. He felt a lot of pressure and a little confused. In the eyes of the world, he and Xu You Rong may have been childhood sweethearts, may have had a love and hate relationship, but only he knew that none of this was real. He didn't know what Xu You Rong looked like, and he believed that Xu You Rong didn't have any impression of him.
After exiting the south gate of the capital, the procession paused for a moment to rest. Officer Xin walked down from the carriage pulled by the Pegasus at the very front and came to Chen Chang Sheng.
Chen Chang Sheng was a little surprised and asked, "Could it be that the Bishop is leading the team?"
Priest Xin shook his head and said, "The old master's health hasn't been good recently."
Chen Chang Sheng looked at the carriage at the very front and asked curiously, "Which important figure of the Orthodoxy is in that carriage?"
Priest Xin looked at him and said with a smile, "I am here to invite you to board the train."
Chen Chang Sheng stared blankly, only regaining his wits after a long while. Somewhat unsure, he said: "You're saying … that I'll be leading the team to the Garden of Zhou?"
Priest Xin sternly replied, "Yes, His Holiness the Pope has entrusted everything to you."
Chen Chang Sheng thought back to the scene where the priests and teachers from Priest Seminary and Heavenly Academy came to greet him. He was speechless and thought that he might be the last to know.
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After leaving the capital and arriving at Wenshui City, ten-some carriages passed through the city gate, the shafts of these carriages all bearing the insignia of the Li Palace. Several days ago, the Orthodox Church in the city had received the news and made arrangements. The guards at the city gate did not dare to conduct any inspections, so they had long since opened the gate. The two sides of the official road were packed with people who had heard the news and had come to watch.
"Who is Chen Chang Sheng?"
"How many of the Divine Kingdom's Seven Rules are here?"
"Xu Fenghuang left directly from South Stream Temple. She can't be in the group, right?"
"Which car is Chen Chang Sheng in? Could it be the first one? Oh, look at the wings of that Pegasus, it's snow-white … it's about the same as our family's bed gauze. "
The crowd passionately discussed, pointing at the carriages in the group. That beautiful and mystical white Pegasus was naturally the focus of everyone's gazes. When the crowd knew that Chen Chang Sheng was in the first carriage, they surged forward. The street immediately became noisy, and people could even be heard shouting his name.
A young Daoist from Xi Ning Village, well-versed in the Daoist Canon, obtained first place upon the first banner of the Grand Examination, comprehended all seventeen monoliths of the front mausoleum in a single day, and became the principal of the Orthodox Academy.
No matter how one looked at it, this was a legend. He was a legend.
Countless gazes fell on that carriage, burning with incomparable fervor, as if they wanted to burn through the curtains.
Although he had the experience of being paraded through the streets of the capital after the Grand Examination, Chen Chang Sheng was still somewhat unused to this sort of treatment. He only felt that his face was boiling hot.
On the other hand, Zhexiu, who sat across from him, remained expressionless. He was not affected in the slightest by the voices and the burning gazes coming from outside the carriage.
The group heading for the Garden of Zhou went directly to Wenshui City's cathedral. Priest Xin led his subordinates to take care of the specific matters. As the principal of the Orthodox Academy, Chen Chang Sheng was nominally the leader of the group, so he did not need to do these things. In other words, he had the same significance as the door gods pasted on the door.
The cathedral had already prepared rooms ahead of time, and the cultivators from the various schools and sects moved in. In recent years, the Mount Li Sword Sect's reputation had been too resounding, so Qi Jian and Liang Xiaoxiao moved into the east courtyard. The two girls from Holy Maiden Peak lived next to them. Chen Chang Sheng naturally lived the best. The bishop of Wenshui City warmly invited him into the main hall, and Zhexiu obediently followed.
After a simple cleaning, before he even had time to rest, a priest came to report that someone had come to visit Principal Chen.
Chen Chang Sheng stared blankly, then guessed who it was. He hurriedly changed into a set of clean clothes and walked to the front of the hall.
A man that looked like a steward stood in front of the hall. He was dressed in simple clothes, but the jade pendant tied to his waist was definitely not an ordinary object.
Seeing Chen Chang Sheng, the steward bowed in greeting, seeming extremely respectful.
Seeing this scene, the local priests of Wenshui City were all very shocked.
The Wenshui Tangs had always been arrogant. Even the Tianhai clan and the Qiushan clan did not think much of them. This steward usually did not even give face to the bishop, so why was he acting so humble now? It must be known that the principal of the Orthodox Academy was only an empty position. His rank only had effect within the Orthodoxy. Even if Chen Chang Sheng was on good terms with the sole grandson of the Tang clan, he would not have such a great deal of face.
Chen Chang Sheng apologized to the Tang clan steward, "Logically, as a junior, I should at least pay a visit to the Old Master. It's just that this trip to the Garden of Zhou is urgent, and His Holiness has given me the responsibility of leading the group, so it's inconvenient for me to leave. I ask the steward to pay my respects to the Old Master."
Saying this, he took out a small case that he had prepared in the capital and handed it over.
This case contained medicine. In the beginning, he and Tang Thirty Six stole countless herbs and strange fruits from the Hundred Herb Garden. In addition, Luo Luo sent over the local products of the Red River, which were rarely seen in the human world. The priests of the Li Palace refined them into quite a few pills. Other than taking some when breaking into the Ethereal Opening Realm, there were still a lot left. They weren't very effective in helping with cultivation, but they were best used to strengthen the body and prolong life.
The steward took the small case and repeatedly expressed his thanks. Then he also took out a small case from his bosom and respectfully offered it up with both hands. He said that it was a greeting gift from the Tang Old Master to Principal Chen, and then he took his leave.
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Returning to the quiet room in the main hall, Chen Chang Sheng placed the case on the table and opened it. Inside the case was a round metal ball. This metal ball was about the size of a fist and seemed extremely heavy. Its surface was extremely smooth, but there were a few scale-like lines that divided the metal ball into three parts.
Zhexiu walked to the table and glanced at it. His expression subtly changed, and then he fell silent for a very long time.
Chen Chang Sheng looked at him and asked, "What's wrong? You seem very surprised. "
Zhexiu looked at him and asked, "Just what is your relationship with Tang Thirty-Six?"
Confused, Chen Chang Sheng replied, "The two of us are friends."
Yes, Tang Thirty-Six was the first friend he had made after entering the capital.
"If you're just friends, why would the Tang clan give this treasure to you?" Zhexiu expressionlessly said.
Chen Chang Sheng extended his hand and took out the seemingly ordinary metal ball from the case. He carefully examined it, but he did not see anything special about it.
"What is this thing?"
Zhexiu walked in front of him and looked at the metal ball. His usually emotionless eyes now showed a strange emotion.
The defensive arrays of the various kingdoms of the human world were all designed and manufactured by the Tang clan. The best weapons and armaments were also all designed and manufactured by the Tang clan. The armor of the thirty-eight Divine Generals of the continent was also all designed and manufactured by the Tang clan. Even White Emperor City, which was surrounded by the Red River, was said to have been personally designed and constructed by the ancestors of the Tang clan.
This clan that had existed by the banks of the Wenshui River for one thousand generations was so rich that even the Divine Empress was somewhat fearful of it, unable to act against it.
The treasure of the Wenshui Tangs was naturally no ordinary treasure.
Zhexiu said, "Of those divine artifacts on the Tier of Legendary Weapons, at least seventeen of them came from the Tang clan. Even now, the Tang clan can still make a few extraordinary weapons. Although those rare ores have already dried up and cannot compare to those divine weapons on the Tier of Legendary Weapons, they still surpass them in terms of exquisite design. The majority of the divine artifacts on the Tier of Legendary Weapons are now hidden away by those sects and academies, just like how the Frost God Spear has always been enshrined in the Great Zhou Imperial Palace. What the experts of the present age want the most are the weapons produced by the Tang clan, so even a madman like Xiao Zhang would not dare to offend the Tang clan. "
Chen Chang Sheng suddenly felt that the metal ball in his hand had become heavy.
Zhexiu continued, "If I'm not wrong, the metal ball in your hand should be the Yellow Paper Umbrella."
Chen Chang Sheng repeated in surprise, "Yellow Paper Umbrella?"
He vaguely remembered that he had heard this name before.
"Correct. Back then, that Junior Martial Uncle Su of the Mount Li Sword Sect ordered a magical artifact from the Tang clan. The Tang clan made some modifications to his original design, and in the end, it took them thirty years to successfully create it. That magical artifact is the metal ball in your hand right now. Its name is the Yellow Paper Umbrella."
"The martial granduncle that Gou Hanshi and the others often mentioned? … Since it's a magical artifact that was ordered by that legendary expert, why is it still in the Tang clan? "
"Because in the end, that Junior Martial Uncle Su did not come to take it."
"Why?"
"Because … he could not afford it."
The room was silent.
Chen Chang Sheng felt that the metal ball in his hand had become much heavier, and his voice became tense, "This thing … is it very expensive?"
Zhexiu said, "The Yellow Paper Umbrella was named by the Old Master Tang himself."
Chen Chang Sheng made a sound of surprise, indicating that he did not understand what this meant.
"Yellow paper is paper money." Zhexiu looked at him and said.
Chen Chang Sheng understood. Paper money was different from the banknotes in the world. The denomination could be casually written.
If the number on the paper money was turned into real money, how much money would that be?
Besides the Tang clan, was there anyone else in the world that could take out so much money?
It was no wonder that the legendary Junior Martial Uncle of Mount Li, who had personally designed this magical artifact, had no choice but to reluctantly give it up.
This Yellow Paper Umbrella caused everyone in the world to be short of money.
But now, it had fallen into his hands.
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