Just by glancing at that person in the crowd, Chen Changsheng's eyes felt a stabbing pain. Only when the wind blew past and the curtain fell, cutting off his vision did he no longer feel this pain.
What a powerful sword intent — Chen Changsheng had seen many experts in the last few months. In the Garden of Zhou, he had become one with ten thousand swords and traveled with Su Li. His sensitivity to sword intent had long since surpassed that of a normal person. He could sense that although that person's sword intent was inferior to that of an important figure of the Divine Domain like Zhu Luo, it was still extremely frightening. Even more frightening was that this person's sword intent contained a strand of killing intent, and that killing intent was completely unmasked and aimed at him.
"Who is that person?" he asked.
Tang Thirty-Six had noticed his previous strangeness. Raising a corner of the curtain, he very naturally discovered the figure of that man. His expression instantly turned grave as he said, "He is Guan Bai."
Chen Changsheng had heard of this name before. After a moment of silence, he asked, "That Guan Bai of the Heavenly Dao Academy?"
"Correct." Tang Thirty-Six let down the curtain and turned his head to say, "After finishing his studies in the Heavenly Dao Academy, he was always traveling. I didn't expect him to suddenly return to the capital. You should be well aware why he returned."
Chen Changsheng asked, "He had a very good relationship with Zhuang Huanyu?"
Tang Thirty-Six replied, "Zhuang Huanyu was not willing to accept his father's care. After entering the capital, Principal Zhuang entrusted Guan Bai with the care of him for a year. The two could be said to be brothers."
Chen Changsheng was silent. Right now, everyone believed that Zhuang Huanyu had been forced to his death by him. If Guan Bai really did regard Zhuang Huanyu as a brother, then it was only natural that he would come to take revenge.
"He probably won't use the name of the Ivy All-School Martial Exhibition to challenge you." Tang Thirty-Six looked at his expression and said, "After all, he's an expert of the Proclamation of Liberation. He won't be as shameless as Zhou Ziheng."
Chen Changsheng asked, "Then what method do you think he will use?"
Tang Thirty-Six replied, "If my calculations are correct, he will give you one year."
Chen Changsheng did not understand the meaning of these words.
Tang Thirty-Six explained, "Next year will be the Boiling Stone Summit. At that time, if he kills you on the spot, His Holiness won't be able to do anything. Even if he has to give an explanation afterwards, he will at most return his life to the Li Palace."
Chen Chang Sheng didn't know what to say. The sword spirit he felt before already told him that Tang Thirty Six's guess was very likely true.
Tang Thirty Six sympathized with him. Anyone who was sworn by a ranker of the Proclamation of Liberation to die under his sword at the cost of his own life would have a hard time, and this could last for a year.
He couldn't imagine how he would get through this year if something like this happened to him.
But he didn't know that Chen Chang Sheng was already very experienced in withstanding this kind of pressure and facing this kind of shadow. Therefore, it only took a moment for his expression to return to normal.
Tang Thirty Six saw the change in his expression and was a bit surprised. He was worried that he was pretending to be calm, so he changed the topic.
"Let's not talk about this anymore." He looked at Chen Changsheng and asked very seriously, "Just now, you said to Zhou Ziheng that there were at least five people who could defeat him while in the Ethereal Opening Realm. Which five?"
Many people had heard the conversation just now, and this was what everyone was most interested in.
"I know, definitely not me." Meeting Chen Changsheng's gaze, Tang Thirty Six said very indifferently, "So you don't need to care about my feelings."
Chen Changsheng didn't think for too long, directly saying, "Qiushan Jun, Xu You Rong, Lady Chujian, Gou Hanshi, Nanke."
It was very obvious that he had considered this question many times before.
In his view, besides himself, these five people all had the ability to defeat the Star Condensation Zhou Ziheng while in the Ethereal Opening Realm.
"Qiushan Jun, Xu You Rong, and Gou Hanshi should have the ability. I've only heard a few rumors about that Demon Princess before. A few days ago, I heard you say that she beat you black and blue in the Garden of Zhou, making you feel like you were better off dead. It seems that if she wanted to deal with Zhou Ziheng, it would naturally be very easy, but … who is Lady Chujian? How come I've never heard of her? "
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him curiously and asked.
Regarding the story of the Plains of the Unsetting Sun, Chen Changsheng had only told Luoluo all the details. He had never mentioned that genius elf girl to Tang Thirty Six.
Now that he heard Tang Thirty Six's question, he didn't know how to answer. When he thought about the unknown fate of that girl, he grew even more silent.
Tang Thirty Six could see that his current mood was rather strange, so he didn't continue asking. Thinking that he would find some time in the future to ask, he asked, "Where are we going right now?"
Chen Changsheng replied, "To receive someone."
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As the crowd watched the carriage gradually drive away, they all began to discuss. They all wanted to know just where the youths of the Orthodox Academy were in such a hurry to go after completing that shocking battle of surpassing cultivation levels.
The people responsible for the construction of the Four Great Markets went up to ask if they should begin tearing down the pergola, but they received a negative answer.
The Celestial Pole Market was the strongest of the Four Great Markets and had the deepest background. Everyone's gazes fell on their chief steward.
The chief steward glanced at the nearby steward of the Heavenly Fragrance Market and said, "There are still many matches to be held. This … broken pergola, we naturally have to keep it for now."
No one had any objections, because everyone had thought it through.
The Orthodoxy's new rules had already been issued. Starting tomorrow, there would be many more people coming to challenge the Orthodox Academy.
Chen Changsheng's victory today did not signify the end. On the contrary, this was only the beginning.
There were many things in the world that were like this. Whether it was life or work, how could it be so easy to come to an end? The vast majority of the time, it was boring, dull, and repetitive.
For example, the two officials of the Department for Purging Officials in the carriage at the end of the street had just finished recording and preliminary analysis of today's battle. Now, they still had to continue their work.
Just after the Orthodox Academy's carriage left, this carriage also slowly began to move, following from a distance.
The two carriages traveled through the streets of the capital, one in front and one behind.
Along the way, countless pieces of information from the spies and eyes of the Department for Purging Officials spread throughout the capital were transmitted to the carriage in the back.
The two officials of the Department for Purging Officials were also very curious as to where the Orthodox Academy's carriage in front was going. Of course, besides curiosity, they also needed to know its whereabouts and goal.
The Orthodox Academy's carriage did not take any detours, nor did it have any intention of concealing its tracks, so the tracking proceeded very smoothly.
But the expressions of the two officials in the carriage in the back grew more and more solemn, the shock in their eyes growing deeper and deeper.
No matter how they looked at it, they felt that this route was very familiar.
Because every morning when they woke up, they would follow this route to work.
If the Orthodox Academy's carriage continued forward, it would arrive at a certain place.
That place was called the Zhou Mansion, also known as Zhou Prison.
Of course, that place also had a relatively more official name: the yamen of the Great Zhou Dynasty's Department for Purging Officials.
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(His mental state is at its lowest. For some inexplicable reason, perhaps because he wants to save a manuscript, he's anxious.)
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