Shen Herong and the others returned to Chang 'an.
Mr. Dark Cloud took the captives from Li Jie and told them, "It's a rare opportunity for His Majesty to instruct you in person. You need to seize it."
Li Jie, Zhuo Zui, Yun Xing, and the demon beast said in unison, "Yes, sir."
For the three of them, this time was naturally a meritorious service.
However, Mr. Dark Cloud wouldn't reward them anymore, and they didn't dare to have such extravagant hopes.
This was because Zhang Dongyun had increased their cultivation and allowed them to experience the mysteries of a higher cultivation level. To them, this was already the greatest reward.
Although the time was limited, it was enough for them to benefit a lot.
If they had a chance to reach a higher level, today would be the biggest opportunity.
After the two men and the demon beast said goodbye to Mr. Dark Cloud, they didn't dare to waste time and immediately cultivated in Chang 'an.
Flying Snake and Yun Xing had experience before, so they knew that time was limited.
Zhuo Zui, who was the general manager of the Zhou Territory, and Li Jie, who was the deputy general manager of the Tang Territory, also didn't dare to return immediately. Instead, they raced against time in Chang 'an.
Fortunately, with their current status in Chang 'an, there was no lack of places in the city suitable for closed-door cultivation.
Shen Herong calmly watched them leave. Mr. Dark Cloud, who was beside him, saw that there was no one else, so he lowered his head and said, "Miss Twelve, you're back."
"Well, I have something to discuss with my big brother," Shen Herong said.
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded. "His Majesty is in the Daming Palace."
Shen Herong glanced at Li Yeyu and said, "Get the results as soon as possible and send them to the Daming Palace."
"Miss, don't worry." Mr. Dark Cloud smiled.
"Thank you." Shen Herong nodded, then flew up and headed for the Daming Palace.
In the main hall, Zhang Dongyun turned into the appearance of the former Evil Emperor and sat quietly in the hall, watching the girl who looked only 11 or 12 years old come in.
"Big brother."
"You're back?" Zhang Dongyun's tone was calm.
Shen Herong nodded. "Although I didn't go to the Nine Peaks Academy and the Tai Qing Palace, I still managed to find out some relevant information."
"It's a pity that you couldn't revisit your old haunts, right?" Zhang Dongyun asked directly.
Shen Herong's expression was as usual. "Now is not the time for little sister to go back, so there is no regret."
Putting aside the fact that Liao Ping had already fallen into Zhang Dongyun's hands, Shen Herong already knew that Liao Ping had asked about Zhang Zhonghang's whereabouts when they were fighting.
The overly arrogant blue-clothed scholar who had gone around challenging the great scholars of the Eastern Border had disappeared in the Eastern Border. He had most likely fallen into the hands of his elder brother.
As for her relationship with the Nine Peaks Academy, even if Zhang Dongyun did not know all the information, he must have known.
He might even know quite a lot.
But the more incomplete it was, the easier it was for people to have wild and fanciful thoughts.
Therefore, even if Li Yeyu and the others did not come this time, she was prepared to return from the Central Plains and talk to her elder brother.
Zhang Dongyun looked at her calmly. "Then, when is the time right?"
"Originally, according to my plan, it should be about the day when I become a Great Grandmaster again."
Shen Herong laughed self-deprecatingly. "Grandfather and the others did not waste their time all these years. The Nine Peaks Academy now has three Great Grandmasters."
As she spoke, the smile on her face gradually disappeared. "Moreover, little sister's fragment of the Immortals is also in their hands."
With the support of the system, Zhang Dongyun could determine whether the other party was telling the truth or not.
Shen Herong's answer confirmed many of his guesses.
"You plan to deal with it yourself?" Zhang Dongyun asked.
Above the ninth level of the Confucian school, one was known as the Confucian school's literary master, also known as the Confucian school's grandmaster.
Above the third level of the Confucian school's literary master, or above the twelfth level of the Confucian school of cultivation, one could be called a Great Grandmaster.
Great Grandmaster was not the official name of the realm. It was more of a customary title and reputation.
"Little sister doesn't want to treat Big Brother, Eleventh Brother, and Eighth Sister as outsiders."
Shen Herong sighed softly. "It's really a little difficult to talk about it. If I tell you, you will laugh at me."
Zhang Dongyun suddenly raised his hand.
A ray of light extended from his fingertip and fell on Shen Herong's forehead.
Shen Herong was slightly stunned, but did not dodge. "Little sister hid it from you first. Big Brother, I'm sorry to disappoint you."
"Not only you, Eleventh Brother also has it," Zhang Dongyun said.
Shen Herong heard this and could not help but be even more stunned.
"That day, I told Eleventh Brother that after the incident more than 30 years ago, I will not allow anyone to betray me," Zhang Dongyun said slowly, "but I will not allow you to lose contact with me again."
Shen Herong gently touched his forehead. "Little sister also doesn't want to be separated from you again."
"Why would I stop you from doing things? But if we are separated by the ends of the earth, what's the use of just having a sign? "
Zhang Dongyun said, "I'm giving you this in the hope that when necessary, Big Brother can lend you a hand and move forward side by side."
With that, he raised his hand.
Shen Herong suddenly felt his literary talent gathering and rising.
A book flashing with light appeared above his head.
Zhang Dongyun had actually directly raised him to the tenth realm of the Confucian School and made him a Confucian Grandmaster.
"Even if we are separated by the ends of the earth …"
Zhang Dongyun waved his hand. "We are together."
As he spoke, Shen Herong's cultivation returned to its original ninth realm.
To her, a Confucian Grandmaster was naturally nothing.
When her boss had raised the Purple Sun and Gu Hechuan, she had been beside him and had seen everything. Of course, she knew that Zhang Dongyun had this ability.
But at this moment, her thoughts were still surging slightly. However, in the end, only one sentence came out of her mouth.
"Thank you, Big Brother."
"There's no need to be so polite between you and me," Zhang Dongyun said.
Shen Herong let out a long breath. "Yes …"
She walked to the chair next to her, turned around, and jumped back to sit on the high chair.
"More than 30 years ago, after the Immortals, I was forced to reincarnate because of my serious injuries."
Shen Herong's eyes showed a look of reminiscence. "Some of the arrangements I made previously were in the Shen family, so I didn't have to painstakingly choose my reincarnation and was directly reborn in the Shen family."
"You want to compensate the Shen family?" Zhang Dongyun asked.
Shen Herong nodded lightly. "Although the Shen family didn't suffer a catastrophe because of me, we were isolated by all parties during those years, so the development of the Shen family was difficult.
I returned to the Shen family and concealed my identity, hoping that my parents, grandfather, and other clansmen could have a better development and future. "
Zhang Dongyun listened quietly and didn't interrupt.
Shen Herong recounted the events of the past.
"Later, grandfather thought that the disciples of the Shen family alone lacked a source of fresh water, so he opened the Shen family Academy in the Mirror Lake Nine Peaks to attract talents from all over the world.
You may already know that I was called Shen Qian in that life. As a junior of the Shen family, I also entered the Nine Peaks Academy. "
"The overall improvement of the Shen family's library, the elimination of the weeds, and the earliest teaching materials of the Nine Peaks Academy were all in your charge, right?"
Zhang Dongyun asked. "The liberal arts and sciences of the Nine Peaks Academy, in addition to the Shen family's own school, also have the shadow of the Saint Yan Mansion's shadow."
Shen Herong wasn't modest. He nodded. "It was my sister's doing, but now it seems that grandfather and the others have a lot of reservations. Compared to my sister's time, the new students of the Nine Peaks Academy rarely came into contact with the Shen family's school."
Zhang Dongyun said, "If it weren't for that, Shen Tianxian and the others wouldn't have been able to progress to their current level."
Shen Herong said, "I don't dare to take all the credit. It's also related to the fragment of the Immortals. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to make the Nine Peaks Academy catch up with the ancient foundation of the Saint Yan Mansion in just a dozen years."
Zhang Dongyun looked at him. "A man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. Your second reincarnation must also have something to do with the fragment of the Immortals."
Shen Herong sighed. "I've embarrassed myself in front of you, brother."
Zhang Dongyun put his hands together in front of him. His ring finger and little finger were interlocked, and the tips of his middle finger, index finger, and thumb were facing each other.
"Although you've been hunting eagles for many years, but in the end, you were pecked in the eye by a sparrow. I don't mean to laugh at you."
Slowly, he said, "On the contrary, I'm very gratified."
Hearing this, Shen Herong sighed again. "The Immortals, we entered together. By chance, we obtained the Immortals' Fragment. Naturally, it belongs to us. Even if someone can make the decision alone, it should be the big brother, not the little sister."
Zhang Dongyun seemed to suddenly change the topic. "What about your parents?"
Shen Herong's eyes were solemn. "When I left the Nine Peaks Academy, my parents passed away."
"Then there's no need to talk about it anymore."
Zhang Dongyun said, "If you want to deal with it yourself, I naturally trust you. But if they don't know what's good for them, then I'll do it for you."
Shen Herong shook his head. "Of course, I won't treat you as an outsider. It's just that I was stupid and misunderstood you. I'm really ashamed."
Zhang Dongyun looked at him and suddenly smiled. "You're not stupid. You're just soft-hearted towards others. You can come out of the Shen family again and prepare a backup plan for your second reincarnation. Instead of saying you're stupid, it's better to say that you helped them for the last time."
Shen Herong was silent for a moment. Then he shook his head and laughed. "Maybe, you're right."
Although she looked relaxed, Zhang Dongyun clearly felt that the person in front of him was clearly showing coldness in her heart.
The betrayal of Yang Li and others in the Immortals, and then the matter of the Shen family and the Nine Peaks Academy.
Shen Herong's last few concerns were broken one after another.
The day she returned to the Great Grandmaster, the Nine Peaks Academy and the Shen family would inevitably become history.
Well, if the Nine Peaks Academy and the Shen family could hold on until then …
"There's something I need to apologize to you."
Shen Herong said at this time, "I've been away from the city for a long time and have just come back. I heard that there is a larger scale of cultural and educational popularization inside and outside Chang 'an. I want to devote myself to it, but before that, I want to practice in seclusion for a while."
"Of course." Zhang Dongyun waved his hand.
"Thank you, brother."
The petite girl jumped down from the chair. Then she said goodbye to Zhang Dongyun and went out of the hall.
Zhang Dongyun watched her leave. His eyes passed through the building and looked in the direction of the Central Land in the west.
At this moment, in the Nine Peaks Academy in the Central Land, Shen Hao, the Peak Master of the Third Peak, looked very serious and gloomy.
Not only Qian Haofeng, but also Li Yeyu, who came to get him, had completely lost contact with him.
They went to the Eastern Border just to inquire about the situation in Chang 'an.
Now, had he accidentally been discovered?
But could they not even send back a message?
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