The distance from Li Palace to the Imperial Palace wasn't far.
It was just that with Chen Chang Sheng's current status, entering Li Palace was relatively easy, but entering the Imperial Palace was somewhat troublesome, especially in a situation where he didn't report in advance. In the end, Xue Xing Chuan was alerted.
"Principal Chen, why are you entering the Imperial Palace so late at night?"
"I want to see Luo Luo."
Xue Xing Chuan's question was very casual, Chen Chang Sheng's response was even more casual, and the heavily guarded Imperial Palace opened its gates.
Chen Chang Sheng followed a eunuch into the depths of the Imperial Palace. After a while, he came to his senses and didn't understand why Xue Xing Chuan was so easy to talk to. He didn't know that it was because Xue Xing Chuan had once waited for the Divine Empress to return from the secret door in the palace wall. Xue Xing Chuan thought that the Divine Empress had specifically gone to see this youngster.
Similarly, looking at Chen Chang Sheng's back, Xue Xing Chuan also didn't understand why this youngster was so calm and natural in front of him. He was the Divine Empress's Divine General, his younger brother Xue He's left arm was cut off by Chen Chang Sheng's sword in the wilderness, but after Chen Chang Sheng returned to the Capital and met him several times, not only did Chen Chang Sheng not feel sorry, he didn't even feel wary.
Luo Luo had a good time in the Imperial Palace. Although the palace walls isolated the bustling world, compared to the Green Leaf World, the sky and sun here were both real, just a little boring. So when she knew that Chen Chang Sheng had come to see her, she was very happy. The master and disciple talked for a long time in the quiet garden, talking about happy things.
The topic only revolved around the great banyan tree and the lake, only talking about the rapid improvement of the food quality in Orthodox Academy, Xuan Yuan Po's appetite was getting more and more exaggerated, Tang Thirty Six's dark circles were getting heavier, Su Mo Yu's expression was quite ugly after receiving his aunt's letter, and Zhe Xiu's expression was still the same, like a dead person.
Chen Chang Sheng also talked about the dozen or so talented freshmen in Orthodox Academy, saying that if they were lucky, they should be able to pass the preliminary exam, and maybe even get into the lower half of the top three in the Grand Examination.
Luo Luo listened very happily, but compared to before, she spoke a lot less. Most of the time, she just opened her bright eyes and looked at Chen Chang Sheng.
Chen Chang Sheng thought back to the Shuang 'er he saw in the Xu Mansion and thought it was a natural change for a little girl after growing up, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
Time passed quickly as they chatted, and neither of them noticed that it was already late at night. That was until Guardian Li, who was hiding in the bushes, felt that something was wrong and coughed twice. Only then did Chen Chang Sheng remember the main reason why he came to see Luo Luo tonight. He held her hand and walked to the wall, using his body to block off all possible prying eyes, he took out something and stuffed it into her hand.
Luoluo was shocked. She looked at the stone bead in her palm. She didn't understand why Mister Bai would give her this.
"I'm not sure if telling you the truth is good or bad for your cultivation, so I won't say it for now. But in short … this is a good thing."
Chen Chang Sheng looked at her and said, "You must not lose it. When you have nothing to do, hold it in your hands and feel it. It's best not to let others see it."
Luoluo earnestly said, "I definitely won't lose the gift that Teacher gave me."
When Jin Yu Lu saw Chen Chang Sheng off, he looked at him, wanting to say something but hesitating.
Chen Chang Sheng didn't understand and asked, "Uncle Jin, what's wrong?"
Jin Yu Lu sighed in his heart. In the end, he didn't say it out loud. He asked, "What were you talking about with Her Highness in the corner?"
Chen Chang Sheng said, "Nothing much. I gave her a small toy."
Jin Yu Lu used to be an official in the White Emperor City. He farmed for a living, but seeing his silk robe full of copper coins, he knew his personality. He asked with interest, "Is it very valuable? Does it belong to the Tang family? "
In his view, Chen Chang Sheng was extremely poor. In the past, he depended on Princess Luo Luo and Tang Thirty Six to help him. How could he have anything good? It should be a gift from the Tang family.
Chen Chang Sheng shook his head and said, "I picked it up before. It's not worth much."
Hearing that it was picked up and not worth much, Jin Yu Lu instantly lost interest. Thinking about what was going to happen next, he couldn't help but get even more annoyed.
"Her Highness gave you so many good things. Have you never thought about giving her something in return?"
A person like Chen Chang Sheng couldn't understand the meaning behind these words. He said honestly, "This is the best thing I have."
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… …
By the time he returned to the Orthodox Academy, it was already very late at night.
In the past, Chen Chang Sheng would have long since fallen asleep, but he didn't today.
He first went to the Hundred Herb Garden, then to the library, and then to his room.
Standing in front of the window and looking at the stars in the lake, he thought of the night sky cut apart by the black eaves of the Li Palace.
Going to the Pavilion of Ascending Mist was arranged by his master. The box that Wang Zhi Ce hid in the wall was also told to him by his master. But the switch on the box had never been touched, which meant that no one had opened the box. This also meant that his master probably didn't know the contents of Wang Zhi Ce's notebook. He also didn't know that Wang Zhi Ce had mentioned his name in it — Daoist Ji.
From Wang Zhi Ce's notebook, it could be seen that Daoist Ji was already very famous in the era of Emperor Taizong. He could freely enter the Imperial Palace and the mansions of the nobles and ministers. Then when did he take over the position of Principal of the Orthodox Academy, and how did he freely switch between these two identities?
Chen Chang Sheng's gaze rested on the book by his hand. It was a record of the major events of the Orthodox Academy. Previously, he had found in this book the date his master took over the position of Principal of the Orthodox Academy and a few major events that had occurred before and after, but he still couldn't understand how his master had been able to conceal it from all living beings in the world. Crucially, how had he been able to conceal it from the Pope? It must be known that they were fellow disciples of the same sect, and it was rumored that in the coup of the Orthodox Academy, his master had died at the hands of the Pope … was there some secret behind all this?
There were many parts of the entire matter that he couldn't understand. For instance, the Pope's change had been too sudden, so sudden that even Daoist Siyuan and Linghai Zhizhu, whom he had single-handedly raised, had broken off relations with him. Why? He had once asked the Pope and the answer he had obtained was an extremely powerful reason, but it had still completely dispelled the doubts in his mind.
Could the fate of all living beings in the world really affect the choice of a Saint?
Even after thinking for a very long time, he still could not understand. Moreover, this matter involved his master and senior, so he had no way of communicating with Tang Thirty-Six and Luoluo. He somewhat helplessly shook his head and stuffed the book into the deepest part of the bookshelf. He walked back to the side of the window and borrowed the starry sky to calm his mind. He closed his eyes and began to meditate. With a slight movement of his spiritual sense, it landed on the black stone pearl.
The cold wind brushed against his face and he immediately became clear-headed. He had appeared in the Garden of Zhou, and he was still standing at the very top of the mausoleum.
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