"Of course not." Tang Thirty-Six looked into his eyes and said, "You can lose face, but the Orthodox Academy can't. How will His Holiness speak in front of the Empress in the future? Don't forget, this isn't just your problem, but the problem of the entire Orthodoxy. "
This matter was known by the entire continent, so there was no need to avoid the singers and dancers, but the atmosphere inevitably became oppressive.
Tang Thirty-Six wanted to improve Chen Chang Sheng's mood, so he smiled and said, "And don't you want to strengthen the authority of the husband? Didn't you see how shocked the girls were when you said you were going to admit defeat? "
Su Mo Yu shook his head and said, "These words are inappropriate, regardless of whether His Holiness has annulled their engagement or not, since Chen Chang Sheng has confirmed that he doesn't want to continue with the marriage, then you can't use the words' strengthen the authority of the husband '. This matter involves the Holy Maiden's reputation, inappropriate."
Tang Thirty-Six said disinterestedly, "I'm just joking. Right now, the Orthodox Academy only has you two bookworms, that cold-blooded assassin Zhe Xiu, and that idiot Xuan Yuan Po. I don't even have someone to talk to, how pitiful."
Saying this, he snatched the bowl from Chen Chang Sheng's table and poured out the tea within, replacing it with strong alcohol from Western Pass.
Chen Chang Sheng waved his hand and said, "I said I don't drink."
Su Mo Yu said, "The weather is cold and the night is snow, it's best to return early."
Tang Thirty-Six felt very helpless and said, "I'm just helping him relieve some of his pressure, okay?"
Today, the White Crane had landed by the lake and Xu You Rong had returned to the capital. Chen Chang Sheng had appeared very quiet and seemed to be in a rather heavy mood, which was why he had held this banquet in hopes of letting Chen Chang Sheng vent some of his pressure. Who would have thought that upon arriving at the restaurant, Chen Chang Sheng and Su Mo Yu wouldn't even drink, instead sitting upright and still, clapping their hands and praising the dancers, but this didn't seem like they had come out to play …
Looking at the dancing dancers that were constantly spinning in the hall, he suddenly broke into a smile, indescribably elegant and charming, causing the eyes of the young female singer in his embrace to fill with even more adoration. As he smiled, he slightly bent his finger and threw out a pine nut from the plate on the table.
Without a sound, the pine nut hit the dancer's knee. It wasn't heavy, but the position was too sensitive. Before the dancer could stand still, she fell into Chen Chang Sheng's arms.
Chen Chang Sheng quickly supported her and asked with concern, "Are you alright, Miss?"
The dancer was also a playful person and had seen many things. How could she not know what had happened? She first looked at Tang Thirty-Six with slight annoyance and then looked at Chen Chang Sheng gently. She breathed out and said softly, "I seem to be a bit drunk."
As she spoke, her arms naturally wrapped around Chen Chang Sheng's neck and her entire body leaned into his embrace.
With a soft body in his arms, Chen Chang Sheng didn't feel ecstatic, he only felt a little uncomfortable and awkward.
Just as he was about to politely help the dancer sit next to him, he suddenly felt as if someone was looking at him in the distant snowy night.
That pair of eyes, that pair of eyes … … .that probably didn't exist. It wasn't cold, but it made his heart feel extremely uneasy. Therefore, in the next moment, purely subconsciously, or even instinctively, he quickly raised his hands.
He only wanted to show that he didn't have any improper thoughts towards the dancer. His hands also didn't touch her body, but he didn't realize how funny this action would be in other people's eyes.
The restaurant was first silent for a moment, then everyone burst into laughter. Especially Tang Thirty-Six, he laughed so hard that tears almost flowed out.
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Xu You Rong stood by the window and looked at the scene in the restaurant. When the dancer sat in Chen Chang Sheng's arms, no matter how calm her heart of Dao was, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
Yet in the next moment, she saw Chen Chang Sheng raise his hands high and heard the laughter coming from the other side of the wall. She also smiled, but she forced herself not to laugh.
Mo Yu saw all the changes in her expression and said, "If you want to laugh, laugh. What's there to hold back."
Xu You Rong was still looking at the direction of the restaurant. She saw Chen Chang Sheng's embarrassed expression. Hearing Mo Yu's words, she finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Hahahaha!"
Mo Yu was startled by her laughter. She covered her chest and said, "Are you okay? Why are you laughing like an auntie … … "
Xu You Rong's laughter was a bit bold, or perhaps generous? In short, her laughter wasn't like a sixteen year old girl's. It was more like the auntie who sold youtiao and soy milk at the entrance of the Hundred Blossom Street. More accurately, it was similar to the auntie who played mahjong with her in the small town.
Xu You Rong was a bit embarrassed. She pretended to be calm and said, "Look at him, he's like an idiot."
Mo Yu didn't have the time to look at Chen Chang Sheng. She was already stunned just by looking at her.
She remembered very clearly that when she saw Xu Yourong for the first time, Xu Yourong was only five years old. At that time, she was still a little girl, but she always sat quietly, read, and then cultivated. She was holy and quiet, just like a little saintess.
When did she ever see her like this?
"You can't … … really like that guy, right?"
Mo Yu was very surprised and also very worried.
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The banquet in the restaurant ended after this bout of laughter. Chen Chang Sheng's group of three climbed over the wall and returned to the Orthodox Academy.
Just as they entered the house, the door to the side opened. They looked over and were shocked to see Zhexiu standing there, leaning on his walking stick.
"You're finally in the mood to walk a few steps today?" Tang Thirty-Six teased.
Zhexiu ignored him. He looked at Chen Chang Sheng and said, "She was here."
"Who?" Chen Chang Sheng was somewhat confused.
"Xu You Rong."
After saying this name, Zhexiu closed the door. It seemed like he was preparing to go back to sleep.
The three of them were very surprised to hear this name. Looking at the tightly shut door, they knew that it would probably be very difficult for them to sleep tonight.
Tang Thirty-Six walked back to the house and furrowed his brow as he looked around. Then he turned to Chen Chang Sheng and said apologetically, "She might have seen us drinking wine just now. I'm sorry."
Chen Chang Sheng covered his face and said, "I said I didn't want to go, but you just had to pull me along."
Tang Thirty-Six felt depressed at his appearance and said, "You're not planning on marrying her, and she doesn't necessarily want to marry you. What are you afraid of her for?"
Only now did Chen Chang Sheng react. He thought to himself, that's right. He felt that his act of covering his face just now was rather shameful. He forced himself to remain calm and said, "That's right, so what if she saw?"
Tang Thirty-Six sneered, "Why are you pretending to be a man? If you have the ability, then put your hands on the girls."
"I'm obsessed with cleanliness." Chen Chang Sheng looked at him and Su Mo Yu and seriously explained, "It's not that I think those girls are dirty, it's just that I can't get over that mental barrier."
Tang Thirty-Six unhappily said, "Of course we know. It's not that you think they're dirty, you think everyone is dirty."
Su Mo Yu had been very quiet this entire time. Now, he suddenly asked, "Why did the Holy Maiden come to the Orthodox Academy?"
"That's right." Tang Thirty-Six no longer continued his ridicule. Looking at Chen Chang Sheng, he seriously said, "Was she so angry that she snuck over and prepared to stab you to death?"
After a pause, he sighed, "Then she really would be murdering her husband."
His words didn't seem like ridicule, but in reality, the ridicule was even thicker.
Su Mo Yu seemed to have the pearl of wisdom in his grasp, but in reality, he was still wooden. "As I just said, since the engagement is no longer valid, Chen Chang Sheng cannot regard the Holy Maiden as his fiancée. Then even if she really did want to stab Chen Chang Sheng to death, it wouldn't be considered murdering her husband. It could only be said that she intended to kill him."
In reality, Chen Chang Sheng had already asked the sect to forcefully annul that engagement, but for various reasons, he had never announced it to the public.
Su Mo Yu looked at Tang Thirty-Six and sincerely said, "And she's still the Holy Maiden. You should treat her with some respect."
Tang Thirty-Six arched his brows. "Besides being better at fighting than me, I don't see any reason to respect her."
Just then, Zhexiu's voice came from the door.
"I've always respected Xu You Rong, so you should also respect her."
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Matters developed much faster than imagined. On the morning of the next day, disciples from the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green and South Stream Temple paid a visit to the Orthodox Academy.
When he thought about how Xu You Rong had once come, perhaps even entered his room, Chen Chang Sheng's mood became rather strange. As a result, the quality of his sleep last night was uncharacteristically poor. When he appeared in front of the three disciples from the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green and South Stream Temple, his eyes were rather dark and he seemed rather weak. The senior sister from South Stream Temple recalled the row of restaurants she had seen before entering the academy and began to speculate. She couldn't help but look at him with some contempt.
Chen Chang Sheng and Zhexiu had once met this senior sister from the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green in the Garden of Zhou, so they could be considered friends. She gave a somewhat embarrassed laugh, but without any idle chatter, she directly handed over the letter.
Ever since the Orthodoxy began the All-School Martial Exhibition, the Orthodox Academy had received countless similar letters, but when Chen Chang Sheng took this letter, he still felt it to be rather heavy.
The letter was a common challenge, but the person was very special. It was Xu You Rong.
The battle that the entire continent had been anticipating for a very long time had finally arrived.
Chen Chang Sheng opened the letter and earnestly read through it. From the handwriting, he determined that it was probably not Xu You Rong's own handwriting. There was also nothing special in the letter. The most important thing was the date and location.
The date was seven days from now.
The location was on the Bridge of Helplessness.
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(Please do not be anxious, because this has nothing to do with the progression of the plot, only with the speed of writing. The plot cannot be moved, so maintaining the rhythm is ultimately the most important. I am only worried that it will affect the mood of the students taking the college entrance examination. In order to prevent everyone from thinking too much about the future and increasing their anxiety, I report to everyone that Chen Xu will still be in a few days. Nothing major will happen. Chen Xu's victory will not be a tragedy. Spoiler over. Everyone can peacefully enter the examination grounds tomorrow and have fun for these two days.)
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