It was Shang Xingzhou's voice.
Don't let the capital see, don't let the world see, don't let him see … what if he saw?
Everyone knew that the unspoken words must have something to do with death.
Chen Chang Sheng didn't say anything. He looked at the night sky in the wind and snow. His eyes were bright and calm.
In his heart, there was a saying that had to do with returning.
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The snowstorm in the night did not become stronger, nor did it become lighter. The countless cavalrymen around the Tradition Academy were still vigilantly facing off against each other.
When Shang Xingzhou returned to the palace, the green-robed Daoists bowed respectfully and left.
He stood in the wind and snow and looked at the young Emperor's silhouette cut by the light in the side window of the main hall. He had a gratified expression.
Everything was worth it in the end.
There was a rustling sound in the snow. It was the sound of boots stepping on the soft snow. Priest Xin came up behind him and said something in a low voice. He seemed especially humble.
After Mei Lisha returned to the sea of stars, the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education never welcomed a new master.
This church had a very special position in the Orthodoxy, and its hidden strength was extremely powerful. Even Mao Qiuyu found it inconvenient to act as its guardian, so he could only temporarily act as its guardian for a few months.
In the eyes of many people, Priest Xin, who was deeply trusted by Mei Lisha and had a close relationship with the Orthodox Academy, was the one most likely to be in charge of the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education. It was just that his seniority was a little lacking.
No one knew that Priest Xin actually had another identity. He was a secret agent of the Department for Purging Officials.
And no one knew that a few days ago, when Zhou Tong was being pursued, the person who had pulled out the zither strings of Zhou Prison's underground array and forced Zhou Tong out was also him.
The reason was very simple. Priest Xin, who had a bright future ahead of him, could not possibly be willing to continue being Zhou Tong's dog. He hoped that Zhou Tong would die.
Of course, if he hadn't received some sort of promise or guarantee, his courage would have come a little later.
"The capital will be fine for now, and the Li Palace will be fine for three years. There's not much meaning in you guarding the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education."
Shang Xingzhou said, "Go to the south for me and see the situation at Holy Maiden Peak and Mount Li. In addition, tell the Longevity Sect to deliver that item I want."
Priest Xin was a bit shocked. He didn't know what the Longevity Sect wanted to give to the venerable daoist, but he didn't say anything. He accepted the order and quickly disappeared into the wind and snow.
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The snow on the surface of the lake had been swept away by the cold wind, revealing a smooth surface of ice. Reflecting the lights in the distance, it looked like a large piece of colored glass.
There were some small dots on top of the glass, which were the footprints she had left behind earlier.
Perhaps it was because seeing the lake frozen into glass, Chen Chang Sheng thought of something very important to her.
"Did you bring the luminous pearls and treasures with you?"
In the underground cavern at the bottom of New North Bridge's well, the stone walls were inlaid with over a thousand incomparably rare Night Pearls, and the ground was piled with mountains of gold and silver.
These were the little Black Dragon's treasures, the greatest source of mental energy that had allowed her to endure for several hundred years.
Chen Chang Sheng clearly knew how important these things were to her, so he reminded her.
"Of course I did."
The little Black Dragon patted its belly, its heroic spirit reaching the clouds. It was like a man who had just drunk eighty bowls of strong wine.
In human form, she was very petite, two heads shorter than Chen Chang Sheng. She looked like a little girl of eleven or twelve, so this action was unavoidably rather comical. Of course, it was also very cute.
Chen Chang Sheng knew that her black clothes were dragon scales. They could not be separated, nor could they store too many things. Moreover, she did not have a spatial artifact, so he couldn't help but be very curious as to where she had hidden those things.
"You really are stupid to death." The little Black Dragon was rather angry. Patting its belly, it said, "I already said it was here."
Only now did Chen Chang Sheng notice that her belly was slightly bulging, just like a gluttonous child.
As it turned out, she had actually swallowed those thousand-some luminous pearls and the unimaginable amount of gold and silver and coral … into her belly.
In the next few years, he wouldn't have to worry about not having enough money to use, but did he have to make her spit it out every time he used it?
Chen Chang Sheng felt that this was rather unclean, and then he very naturally realized that there was another way besides spitting it out. He instantly felt uneasy.
"Don't let your imagination run wild!" The little Black Dragon very quickly reacted and roared, "If you dare let your imagination run wild again, I'll swallow you in one gulp."
Chen Chang Sheng thought to himself, if you really do swallow me, you'll still have to spit it out in the end, or something like that. His complexion grew even more unsightly.
The little Black Dragon still very quickly understood. Her complexion was even more unsightly than his as she slowly raised her fist.
This fist was very delicate. In the snowstorm, it seemed like a lonely plum blossom, truly pitiful.
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Boom! A peal of thunder boomed through the Orthodox Academy. The ground quaked and the snow on the great banyan tree rustled down.
Several cracks appeared on the surface of the lake, and where the cracks intersected was the surface of the water. In the floating shards of ice, one could faintly make out a person.
She grabbed that person and carried him back to the library.
Due to the need to protect the books, the lamps and candles in the library were all specially made, so their temperature was relatively low. No matter how many lamps there were, no matter how long they were, it was still very difficult to dry the soaked clothes.
Chen Chang Sheng sat amidst several dozen lamps, the cold water of the lake incessantly flowing onto the pitch-black floor.
To be thrown into the frozen lake with a single punch, his entire body soaked and the cold biting into his bones — no matter how one looked at it, this was a very sorrowful matter, one very worthy of anger.
He did not feel these emotions, because his body that had undergone perfect Purification could endure this sort of heavy blow. After reaching perfect Star Condensation, the ordinary cold and heat of the world were simply incapable of assaulting his body and mind.
Of course, the primary reason was that she was currently acting rather strangely.
Based on her personality, the black-clothed girl that should have been proud of herself was now sitting across from him, her head lowered in dejection, even faintly sorrowful.
"What's wrong?"
"My strength has decreased."
"Perhaps … it's because I just escaped and still haven't gotten used to it?"
"No."
She looked at the chain tied to her ankle and said, "If I can't cut this chain, I'll never be able to defeat your master."
Chen Chang Sheng finally understood that this was what she was worried about and comforted her, "Even if you cut this chain, you still won't be able to defeat him."
She was very angry, yelling, "Are you trying to comfort someone?"
Chen Chang Sheng earnestly replied, "Yes, because this is an objective fact. When I was a child, a Golden Dragon wanted to eat me, but it was driven away by my master."
In the Dragon race, the Golden Dragon and the Black Frost Dragons were the noblest and most powerful. Countless years ago, when the Golden Dragon race left the continent, the Black Frost Dragons reigned supreme. The Golden Dragon he spoke of, according to Senior Yu Ren's later description, was probably a member of the Golden Dragon race, and it was highly likely to have been a member of the true Imperial clan.
That Golden Dragon was naturally countless times stronger than the current Black Dragon, but it was still not a match for his master.
In his view, there was truly no need for the little Black Dragon to be sad over not being able to defeat his master.
Who would be sad over not being able to chase after the sun?
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Who would?
Of course, it was those brave, or perhaps crazy, sun-chasers.
Her gaze fell on the dagger at his waist.
The first time she saw this dagger, she had sensed a vast, familiar Qi that was worthy of reverence or vigilance.
Later on, when she heard Chen Chang Sheng speak of the events of the past, she confirmed that this dagger was the third whisker of the Golden Dragon.
To be able to defeat a member of the Golden Dragon Imperial clan and even take its most precious third whisker and use it as a weapon, just how powerful and confident must that person be?
From that moment on, she knew that Chen Chang Sheng's master was a very frightening human.
If possible, she naturally would not make an enemy of this human, but …
From today onwards, I am your Protector.
That powerful human wants to kill you, so I naturally have to think of a way to defeat him and then kill him.
So I'm a little sad.
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