Zhou Ziheng stood in place and didn't know how to react.
He originally thought that the Tradition Academy would be the same as the past few days and think of a way to delay and then think of a way to face his challenge – for example, the Tradition Academy might invite Princess Luo Luo to come out from Li Palace. In that case, he could only admit defeat or avoid the battle, but the Tian Hai family had already prepared for this. If the Tradition Academy really let Princess Luo Luo come out, the Tian Hai family would definitely use this opportunity to create a bigger storm – but he didn't think that Chen Chang Sheng would actually agree.
After a moment, he finally came back to his senses and looked at Chen Chang Sheng with a serious expression and asked, "Who will fight for the Tradition Academy?"
Chen Chang Sheng said, "Me."
When he said the word "me", he didn't pause and obviously didn't think about it, it seemed very natural.
Yes, he was the principal of the Tradition Academy. When the Tradition Academy was being challenged, he should obviously face it.
Zhou Ziheng suddenly realized that compared to the Chen Chang Sheng from two days ago, there was something different about him, but he didn't know what exactly was different.
"Very good." He looked at Chen Chang Sheng and asked, "Since the time has been set, then any place is fine?"
Chen Chang Sheng said, "According to the rules of the two Archbishops of the Holy Church, since the time was set by the Tradition Academy, the place should naturally be set by the Temple Seminary."
Zhou Ziheng looked at the dense crowd outside the Hundred Blossom Lane and said expressionlessly, "Since so many people have come, then we might as well set it here."
Chen Chang Sheng nodded to show that he had no objections. Looking at the soy milk and youtiao that Tang Thirty Six bought, he shook his head and said helplessly, "Is eating and drinking really that important?"
Tang Thirty Six said, "Eating and drinking is not life and death, it's higher than life and death."
The gate of the Orthodox Academy closed once more, but it was completely different from the isolation of the last few days. Everyone knew that tomorrow, this tightly shut gate would open once more.
The commotion of the crowd outside the Hundred Blossom Lane continued, so the entire capital was also in an uproar.
The Temple Seminary challenged the Tradition Academy, this would be the first battle of the All-School Martial Exhibition.
It had nothing to do with the profound meaning of the Tradition's new rule for humanity to fight against the demon race. People knew very well that this meant that the Tian Hai family and the new faction of the Tradition had finally begun to make their voice heard to the Li Palace.
It didn't take long for this news to spread throughout the entire capital. Very quickly, many workers arrived with all kinds of construction materials. Not long after, a simple pergola began to take shape. Following that, dozens of carriages arrived outside Hundred Flowers Lane. Many people alighted from the carriages. There were painters, storytellers, merchants, and guest experts from the Four Great Workshops.
Yes, these people who had reacted faster than the Jingdou government all came from Jingdou's famous Four Workshops.
The Four Great Workshops did all kinds of business: restaurants, restaurants, brothels, food, luxury goods, fabrics. However, the most profitable business was always the gambling house.
Every year, the Grand Examination was often the time when the Four Great Markets made the most money. How could they miss out on such a naturally perfect betting event as the All-School Martial Exhibition? In reality, many people suspected that the reason the Li Palace was able to ignore the objections of the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education and pass the proposal of the two Sacred Hall archbishops in such a short amount of time was highly likely because the owners behind the scenes of the Four Great Markets had secretly pushed for it.
Of course, the area outside Hundred Flowers Lane became incomparably lively, but the people of the Four Great Markets did not dare disturb the peace and quiet of the Orthodox Academy. Businessmen were businessmen.
What happened next was somewhat unexpected.
A steward of the Heavenly Fragrance Market actually disregarded the vigilant gazes of the Li Palace priests and the Imperial Guard and leisurely walked to the gate of the Orthodox Academy. Seeing this scene, the crowd was very puzzled. They thought to themselves, just what does this steward want to do? It must be known that the Heavenly Fragrance Market was the weakest of the Four Great Markets and had always been ranked at the bottom. In this year's Grand Examination, dark horses repeatedly appeared. In the end, Chen Chang Sheng inconceivably obtained first upon the First Banner, causing the Heavenly Fragrance Market to suffer even more grievous losses. There was even a rumor that the Heavenly Fragrance Market was highly likely to change hands. Where did this steward get his confidence from?
Something even more unexpected happened. The gate of the Orthodox Academy actually opened and the steward just walked in.
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"You're saying … the Heavenly Fragrance Market is the property of your Tang family?"
Chen Chang Sheng looked at the incomparably humble steward in front of Tang Thirty-Six and asked in surprise, "Why have I never heard of this before?"
Tang Thirty-Six replied, "It was only decided after the Grand Examination."
Chen Chang Sheng said, "I've heard that the Four Great Markets of the Capital all have extremely deep backgrounds. One of them even seems to be the property of the Pavilion of Divine Ordinance. Why would the previous owner of the Heavenly Fragrance Market be willing to act?"
Everyone knew that the Wenshui Tangs were the wealthiest clan in the world. The problem was, the relationship between the Tang family and the Tian Hai family had always been rather bad. In these past few years, the Tian Hai family had always been secretly preventing the Tang family's influence from entering the Capital. If the Heavenly Fragrance Market really did belong to the Tang family, then the Tian Hai family's efforts would all be for naught. Therefore, he didn't quite understand how the Tang family had managed to do it.
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and smiled, but didn't explain.
Chen Chang Sheng felt somewhat baffled.
The steward looked at Chen Chang Sheng, his expression also rather strange. He thought, if the Wenshui Tangs hadn't placed such a heavy bet on you in the Grand Examination, how could the Heavenly Fragrance Market have lost to the point of being forced to change hands? He naturally didn't dare to say these words out loud. He looked at Tang Thirty-Six and asked, "Young master, according to the rules of the family, the money in the market cannot be touched. I can only bet all of your personal savings."
Tang Thirty-Six calculated the amount and thought, even if he won, it still wouldn't be enough to buy Clear Lake Restaurant. He turned to Chen Chang Sheng and Xuan Yuan Po and said, "How much money do you have, give it all to me."
He was borrowing money from others, so he naturally didn't need to write any IOUs. As for what he was borrowing money for, he didn't feel like explaining. He was borrowing money from others because he thought highly of them.
Regrettably, these two schoolmates of his in the Orthodox Academy truly made him look down upon them in this aspect.
Xuan Yuan Po rummaged through his drawers and found seventy or so taels of silver.
Chen Chang Sheng was even more miserable. He rummaged through his entire body, but couldn't find even a piece of paper.
Tang Thirty-Six was very sympathetic towards Xuan Yuan Po, but he was extremely angry towards Chen Chang Sheng. "Where are the silver notes I gave you? Where are the treasures Princess Luo Luo gave you? After the Grand Examination, the Orthodox Academy received so many gifts, where did they go? "
Chen Chang Sheng was a little embarrassed. He said, "Those … they were all left in the Garden of Zhou."
Tang Thirty-Six was very clear on how much wealth Chen Chang Sheng had before he went to the Garden of Zhou. Not to mention the boxes of silver notes, the treasures Luo Luo gave him made him a little envious, but in the end … he actually lost them! Thinking about the destruction of the Garden of Zhou and the loss of those treasures, Tang Thirty-Six felt even more pained. He looked at Chen Chang Sheng and said angrily, "What a waste."
Chen Chang Sheng thought about the boxes and books in the depths of the lake in the Garden of Zhou and also felt very regretful. He thought to himself that he had to find a way to get them back. In the past two days, he tried a few more times, but after his divine sense passed through the ocean of sword intent, it still couldn't pass through the illusion of the black monolith. It seemed like finding the way back to the Garden of Zhou would be a very long process.
Xuan Yuan Po suddenly thought of a problem. He looked at the manager of the Heavenly Fragrance Market who was counting the silver and asked Tang Thirty-Six, "You want money to gamble?"
Tang Thirty-Six said, "What else? Don't tell me you're going to prostitute? "
Xuan Yuan Po shook his head and said, "My race said that humans are the most cunning. I can't gamble with you. I might as well keep the money and start a small business."
As he spoke, he prepared to retrieve his silver taels.
"What a stupid bear." Tang Thirty-Six said unhappily, "In just two days, one silver will become eleven silver. What kind of business is more worth doing than this?"
Xuan Yuan Po stopped and said with some surprise, "How could it be so much?"
The Demi-human race did not like gambling with humans, but that did not mean they did not gamble. Even the most simple and honest bear youth would at least understand something like odds.
Tang Thirty-Six said, "The odds that the Four Great Market just calculated, the highest is one to eleven, and the lowest is one to nine."
Xuan Yuan Po suddenly felt that something was wrong. He asked with some uncertainty, "Does that mean we'll win?"
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him like he was looking at an idiot. "Zhou Ziheng is at the Star Condensation Realm and Chen Chang Sheng is at the Ethereal Opening Realm. Do you think that the Four Great Market will give Zhou Ziheng a odds of one to eleven?"
Xuan Yuan Po was shocked and yelled, "You actually want to use my money to bet on Chen Chang Sheng!"
It must be known that apart from the subsidy from the Education Board, the rest of the money was the hard-earned money he had washed dishes at the night market. How could he be willing to let this money go to waste?
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and sneered, "You have to understand, if you don't bet on him, he will use his status as principal to make things difficult for you and then report you to Her Highness, Luo Luo, what will you do?"
Xuan Yuan Po heard these words and felt helpless, feeling quite pained.
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The plum blossoms that filled the room were still blooming. It was as if the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter really existed between the simple walls.
Regrettably, human life could not possess such a beautiful and mystical scene. Once one came to the cold winter, they could no longer return to spring.
Mei Li Sha's illness was already very serious. The affairs of the Education Board had all been handed over to his subordinates, and some of them had been handed over to Mao Qiu Yu.
In reality, he was very clear that he was not sick, he was just old.
If it was an illness, it could be cured, let alone the one who was sick was him. As long as he was willing, all the teachers and students of the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green would come and perform the Sacred Light technique for him.
No one could cure old age, not the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green, not the Holy Maiden, not even the Pope.
When one was old and about to return to the sea of stars, at times like these, different people would have different reactions.
Mei Li Sha had been in the Orthodoxy studying scriptures and presiding over educational affairs. He had been alone for several hundred years, at times like these, what he liked the most was lively.
Especially lively related to Chen Chang Sheng and the Orthodox Academy.
After hearing Priest Xin's account of what had happened this morning, the wrinkles on Mei Li Sha's face smoothed out. He smiled and said, "How lively."
As he spoke of how lively, a smile appeared on his aged face. Even those age spots seemed to have faded a little, but Priest Xin could hear a hint of loneliness in his words.
This made him feel very uneasy.
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(The next chapter is before twelve.)
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