Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 136: Knowledge exchange

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On the second floor of the Fushan Chariot, Yingying flew out of Su Yun's spiritual world along with the Dahuang Bell and landed carefully.

The girl, who was only as tall as a book, folded her wings and flapped them to fly in the carriage. The carriage was a two-story building, and she flew up and down, feeling very excited.

She died one hundred and fifty years ago. At that time, Yuanshuo was not yet so developed. There were no vehicles like the Fushan Chariot and the Zhulong Chariot, nor were there tall buildings outside the window.

The cloud bridge in the sky is like a corridor in a fairy palace. The bridge has eaves to protect against wind and rain. Vehicles drive under the eaves and pedestrians walk on the bridge.

Yingying looked at the scene outside the window with great interest and said, "You won't see these in the books in Wenyuan Pavilion."

Su Yun smiled and said, "Reading thousands of books is like traveling thousands of miles. If you only indulge in the world on paper and ignore the real world, no matter how many books you read, it will lose its fun."

Yingying flew around, looking around, and everything seemed new to her. Suddenly, she leaned on the rear window and exclaimed in surprise, "Su Shizi, come and see! Come on!"

Su Yun stood up and walked to her side, looking behind the car.

There were no other vehicles behind their Fushan Chariot. The short Zuo Songyan, wearing a gray and white robe, followed behind the Fushan Chariot with steady steps.

Although the speed of the Fushan Chariot was very fast, Zuo Songyan was always able to keep up with it. The strange thing was that his steps were neither fast nor slow, but his speed was comparable to that of the Fushan Chariot.

Between the buildings and the Cloud Bridge, figures kept leaping and flying towards this side. Soon, a giant as big as a mountain jumped onto the bridge and came behind Zuo Songyan.

There were command flags fluttering in the sky, the flags rustling and flying against the wind.

The flag flew downwards quickly and landed on the ground, turning into a thin and tall Taoist priest in a dark Taoist robe, who also followed Zuo Songyan.

Five more men and women dressed as Confucian scholars came from nowhere, climbed over the railing of Yun Bridge, and came behind Zuo Songyan.

Su Yun and Yingying saw Monk Tu Ming and Taoist Xianyun also coming over, as well as Doctor Dong carrying a medicine box and the head teachers of the various colleges of Wenchang Academy, all dressed in long robes and well-mannered, joining the team.

There were more and more people behind Zuo Songyan, and the scene became bigger and bigger, which made Su Yun moved.

At this moment, the Fushan chariot arrived at the aerial intersection of the cloud bridge, and there were two intersecting cloud bridges merging into this bridge in front.

After the Fushan chariot passed the fork in the road, Su Yun saw dozens of people in black from the two bridges joining the team behind Zuo Songyan. Those people in black included both men and women, old and young, and they blocked the lanes of the bridges.

There was another fork in the road in the air, and dozens of men, women, young and old gathered in.

Moreover, people continued to come from behind and on both sides of the team and join the queue, making the team even stronger!

Some of them were holding long weapons wrapped in cloth strips, some were wearing swords on their waists, or carrying sword cases on their backs, and some had their spirit worlds blossoming, with their magical powers dancing in the air, looking extraordinarily gorgeous.

Everyone followed Zuo Songyan in silence, and Zuo Songyan followed Su Yun's car and went straight to the Jiuyuan Academy, which was run by the Wen family, one of the seven great families!

The sound of whistles between the buildings in Shuofang City continued to rise and fall. Those were the whistles of government officials.

The Wu family, one of the seven great families, holds the post of county lieutenant, and all the officials obey the orders of Wu Shentong. The people behind Zuo Songyan are actually the bandit leaders of various states and counties in Shuobei. The people who are on the list cannot but make them nervous!

Wu Shentong rushed over upon hearing the news, and stood on a building far away, watching the scene from afar. He raised his hand and said sternly, "Pass on my order, don't act rashly!"

At the same time, the spiritualists in Shuofang City rushed around to deliver the news to the major families and forces in the city, and the city became extremely lively for a while.

Young Master Ye Luo had just returned to the Ye family when he immediately received the tip-off. He could not help but be extremely surprised: "He has taken action? What is he going to do this time?"

He walked back and forth, analyzing the purpose of Su Yun's move. The more he analyzed, the more headache he got. He murmured, "Your wisdom can never be so much greater than mine. If I can't even understand your moves, how can I have the nerve to challenge you? I can definitely see your purpose!"

The Shuofang Li family, when the Shuofang Hou received the news, was beside the black iron coffin, burning incense to the ancestor of the Li family. This huge black iron coffin was placed on the tallest building in Shuofang City, and next to it was a magical weapon, the Mo Dao.

The direction the black coffin faces is outside the Great Wall.

"What is Zuo Songyan going to do?" asked Marquis Shuofang, tilting his head.

Beside him, a middle-aged man bowed and said, "I heard that Gu Huaru, the head of the Wenchang Academy, was lured to the frontier and assassinated. Zuo Songyan is a legend in the north, and he will definitely not let Gu Huaru's death go. This time, he will most likely cause trouble because of Gu Huaru's death."

Shuofang Hou looked up at the black clouds above the black coffin, his eyes flickering: "My two children are studying in Wenchang Academy, so much so that the coffin of our ancestor is emitting black smoke, blaming me for betraying my children. However, I think my choice is right. Yuan Jing, be prepared, if the situation gets out of hand, be prepared to mobilize the city defense forces!"

The middle-aged man, Li Yuanjing, bowed and said yes.

In the Tianfang Tower, the immortal residence, Qiu Shuijing came to the window and looked down, only to see that Su Yun's chariot had already arrived next to the Tianfang Tower, with Zuo Songyan and a dark crowd behind him.

"Song Yan also has a childish temperament. Play with him. Should we tell him that Su Yun is not the real envoy?"

Qiu Shuijing hesitated, shook his head, and smiled: "This is more interesting. But then again, Su Yun is becoming more and more like an envoy. If Di Ping is a wise ruler, he should give him the title and power of an envoy next time he meets him! Unfortunately..."

Meanwhile, in the Saint Residence of Shuofang, Saint Xue from Xueqing Mansion also received the news. He could not help but frown and look up at the Cloud Bridge in the sky: "On the first day of school for the four major palaces, is there really such a big commotion?"

He groaned for a moment and whispered, "But since we are allies, we have to support us. Lao Luo, prepare the car."

On the other side, in the center of the Tong family’s immortal residence, a voice was heard saying, “The old immortal is here!”

The old immortal Tong came to Tong Qingyun surrounded by the people of the Tong family, waved his hand, and asked everyone to disperse.

The immortal Tong Lao looked down and saw Su Yunche in front, and behind him were the Shuobei masters led by Zuo Songyan. He couldn't help but sneer and said lightly: "What a big scene. Qingyun..."

Tong Qingyun glanced at him and asked, "Why are you talking to me?"

The old immortal Tong bowed hurriedly and said with an apologetic smile: "Old immortal, I was wrong."

Tong Qingyun looks elegant and easy-going, and is only about thirty years old, while the old immortal looks like he is over a hundred years old, with a Taoist temperament and extraordinary demeanor.

What was unexpected was that the old immortal actually called Tong Qingyun the old immortal!

"Get up and talk."

Tong Qingyun said: "You joined forces with the God King, but failed to keep Saint Xue. I am disappointed."

The old immortal Tong said cautiously: "Old immortal, you don't know that Saint Xue was doomed to die, but the scholar surnamed Su actually had great power in Tianshiyuan. He asked Li Luhai, a water conservancy saint who was good at controlling floods, to open a waterway to help him escape to the new no-man's land. He also asked the owner of Dongling, who protected him, so Saint Xue..."

Tong Qingyun waved his hand, his eyes fell on the Fushan chariot in front of him, and said: "I underestimated him. He is a foreigner, even if he has the emperor's handwritten order, he has to lie down like an insect when he comes to Shuofang! I didn't expect that he could get the best of both worlds, unite the two forces that are impossible to unite, the old boss and the saint, and even win over the Shuofang Marquis! This boy is very shrewd and cunning, and he actually played a few games with me and didn't lose! What a young hero—"

He sighed and continued, "How is Dongdu?"

The old immortal Tong said, "Dongdu has been doing very well in recent years. After the scholars from Shuofang Academy came to Beijing, they were placed in various places as officials. Many of them have also been placed in the military over the years, and they have gained some local military power. In addition, I have many confidants in the court. If the old immortal wants to start a rebellion, I will definitely get a lot of support."

Tong Qingyun tapped the railing with his fingers, his eyes flickering, and said, "Combined with the power from outside the Great Wall and underground, maybe it will be enough..."

The old immortal Tong became more respectful and bowed, saying, "Please, old immortal, remember my contributions and pass on the Dragon Heart to me! In the past few years in Dongdu, I feel that my heart function is declining. Although I am not old, my heart is not as good as before. My heart is aging, and I estimate that it will not last for a few more years. Please, old immortal, pass it on to me..."

Tong Qingyun said calmly: "You have already mastered the eight chapters of tendons, veins, bones, qi, blood, fluids, organs, and viscera. I have allowed you to live for several decades longer, but you are still not satisfied? But don't worry, if you make great contributions again this time, it is not impossible for me to pass on all the Fourteen Chapters of the True Dragon to you."

The old immortal Tong burst into tears of gratitude and said, "This time, Su Shangshi..."

“Wait and see.”

Tong Qingyun said: "I want to see what else he plans to do!"

He looked at the Fushan chariot that Su Yun was riding on, his eyes were deep, and he whispered: "Emperor Ping, do you think the envoy you sent can fight me? Although he made good moves in the previous few moves, how can he beat me? Even if it is you, hehe..."

Jiuyuan Academy.

The teachers in the academy had already received the news and were in a state of panic. They quickly informed the Minister of the Court, Wen Lifang. Wen Lifang immediately took out the palace treasure, the Great Wilderness Bronze Mirror, and said, "Go and report to the government! Ask the Marquis of Shuofang to send someone! Also, tell the Lin, Zhou, Lu, Tian, Wu, Tong and other noble families!"

After she made all the arrangements, she did not bother to attend classes. She immediately gathered the teachers of the academy and a group of experts from the Wen family and rushed to the gate of the Jiuyuan Academy.

Not long after, the chariot carrying the mountain arrived slowly and stopped in front of the gate of Jiuyuan Academy.

In the car, Su Yun paid the fare. The door opened with a creaking sound. Su Yun walked out of the car with his head lowered and slowly went downstairs.

The driver waited until he got off the carriage, then quickly threw the reins, and the mountain beast rushed forward like a wild horse and escaped from the Jiuyuan Academy.

The driver shook the reins frantically, secretly regretting in his heart: "I knew that business at Wenchang Academy would be difficult, like a den of dragons and tigers, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult..."

One can imagine how much pressure he was under along the way.

In front of the gate of Jiuyuan Academy, Su Yun looked up at the gate, and saw two rows of teachers from Jiuyuan Academy standing on both sides of the gate. Wen Lifang and a group of masters of the Wen family stood in the back, as if facing a formidable enemy.

In addition to them, there were many Jiuyuan scholars standing in the back and watching.

Su Yun walked forward and smiled.

Wen Lifang had a bronze mirror hanging high above her head, watching Zuo Songyan and the others walking towards her. Then her eyes moved to Su Yun. The beautiful woman trembled and smiled, "Scholar Su, what a grand show. You got first place in the exam, which is a cause for celebration. But this time, he brought so many people to Jiuyuan with a ferocious look. Are you planning to tear down my Jiuyuan?"

Su Yun bowed and said respectfully, "What are you talking about, Mr. Wen? I have heard of the great name of Jiuyuan Academy for a long time, and I came here to ask for teachings from Jiuyuan Academy."

He straightened his back and said, "I am a humble scholar named Su Yun. I would like to represent Wenchang Academy to discuss knowledge with the spiritualists from the various academies of Jiuyuan Academy, to exchange knowledge between the two academies and to compare the superiority. Would you not welcome me, Wen Pushe?"

Wen Lifang's face trembled a few more times, his eyes fell on Zuo Songyan, and he said with a smile: "Just coming here to exchange ideas, do you need such a big show?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "It's the first day of school, so there are a lot of people. If Wen Pushe doesn't welcome us into Jiuyuan Academy, then we can ask for advice outside the mountain gate. If he welcomes us, then we can go into the various academies of Jiuyuan Academy to ask for advice."

Wen Lifang smiled widely and laughed, "Zuo Pushe and Su Shizi have come from afar to learn from you. We naturally welcome them to Jiuyuan Academy! Please—"

Zuo Songyan was also stunned. He looked around. Monk Tu Ming and Taoist Xianyun also looked confused. Tu Ming said, "Pusher, is the envoy tired of demolishing the Wenchang Academy? Are you going to demolish the Jiuyuan Academy? Pusher Wen actually dared him to challenge the various colleges..."

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