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Chen Changsheng's walk is very characteristic, but the characteristic is that it is very uncharacteristic. The knees are always raised so high, one step is always so far away, looking straight up, able to look into the distance, and can also notice the front of the body, chest up, not deliberately straight, but naturally has a kind of green pine, black hair is extremely tight, not Comb the bun again, just tie it casually with a cloth towel, it is meticulous. His clothes are also very ordinary, washed until they turn white, they are extremely clean, not even a little stain on the upper of the shoes, very particular. As he walked, the short sword tied around his waist swayed slightly, and that sword was also very ordinary.
He had left the dagger in the inn a few days ago, and today was the first time he brought it with him. The ordinary dagger meant something extraordinary. After talking with the middle-aged woman, if the East Royal God General's Mansion really wanted to continue doing something, this short sword was his preparation. It's just that the dagger is just like his own, ordinary, and extremely difficult to attract attention, not to mention the rumored "Shuangyu", "Liangduan" and "Nilin", even the dagger worn by pedestrians by the roadside. Weapons are difficult to compare, what can help him
Outside the inn, he was not surprised to see the carriage of the East Imperial General's Mansion. Under the sunshine, the slightly dim blood phoenix emblem on the shaft became much clearer, and it even seemed to be burning. The war horse with the noble blood of the unicorn raised its head proudly and looked down at him.
After walking past the carriage, he held onto the hilt of the dagger, but let it go after a while, stopped outside the car window, saluted silently, and then continued to walk towards the rising sun. The curtain was raised, and the middle-aged woman looked at the boy's figure in the morning light with complicated emotions.
Chen Changsheng walked to the north of the city, and the address of the penultimate college on the list was in Baihua Lane. After he walked there for a long time, he was a little surprised to find that this place is so close to the imperial palace. Standing at the entrance of the alley, he could clearly see the majestic royal buildings, and even seemed to be able to smell the history in those palaces.
Walking into the depths of Baihua Lane, the doubts in his heart deepened. There is really an academy hidden so close to the palace? But why is it so deserted? Finally, at the end of the alley, he saw the main entrance of the academy. The stone walls on both sides were covered with ivy, and the sunlight passed through, leaving very faint mottled spots. no name.
Is it here? He wanted to ask someone, but the alley was extremely deserted, not as lively as outside the gates of Tiandaoyuan or Zhaixing Academy. After standing for a long time, no one passed by, only the obviously dilapidated courtyard gate silently accompanied him. Such an incomparably noble place, quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, close to the imperial palace, is now like a ruin that no one cares about.
He walked to the stone wall next to the courtyard gate, stretched out his hand to pull away the dense ivy branches and leaves, and finally saw a word engraved on the wall below. It was the word "Guo". Eroded by countless years of wind and rain, even the surface of the stone wall itself has signs of peeling off.
Thinking of the name of the college on the list, Chen Changsheng was slightly stunned before confirming that it was really here, and couldn't help but feel more confused. The first few academies selected by Master for him were the most famous and outstanding academies in Kyoto and even the entire mainland. Why is this academie so dilapidated and deserted
When he was thinking about these things, he still held the ivy with his hand, and pulled it down again, so he saw the second word, which was the word "teaching", and he didn't have time to express more emotions. , The vines that have not been taken care of for many years, rustled and slid to the ground, startling a lot of smoke and dust.
Chen Changsheng took a few steps back to avoid being stained by ivy dust.
The green vines fell to the ground, and the smoke gradually subsided. Not long after, the stone wall that hadn't seen the light of day for many years finally appeared in front of the world again.
On the mottled stone wall, four characters are engraved.
"National Education College".
There is not much paint on the handwriting that penetrated into the stone, only the accumulated dust, and the dead leaves and rags left by the ivy last year, and even the corners have been damaged by wind and rain. It is difficult to recognize what these words are.
Staring blankly at the stone wall, Chen Changsheng did not speak for a long time, feeling somewhat frustrated and depressed. He who asked wholeheartedly was rarely in such an emotion as he is now. Yes, he really wanted to turn around and leave now—even if he was admitted to such a dilapidated academy, how would it help his life
He looked up at the sky, confirmed that there was still some time, and decided to enter this dilapidated academy first, and if that didn't work, he would go to the last academy on the list.
His hand fell to the door, with a slight force.
Squeak.
After many years, the gate of the Orthodox Academy finally opened again.
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Dong Yushen parked the carriage of the mansion outside Baihua Lane, the proud white horse raised its head slightly, bored. In the carriage, the middle-aged woman's mood was not as calm as it was. Her eyes were filled with perplexity and doubts, and she murmured to herself, "Why did you come here?"
She knew very well that the academy in the depths of Baihua Lane had long since withered, but she just thought that the young man seemed to be very good at bringing surprises to people, so she didn't dare to be negligent. At that moment, a car drove over diagonally from behind and stopped directly in front.
Baihua Lane is very narrow, and can only accommodate a carriage. At this time, the carriage was stopped in front of it unreasonably, and it was naturally difficult for the carriage of the Divine General's Mansion to move forward. The middle-aged woman raised her eyebrows slightly, a little displeased, just thinking that this place is very close to the imperial palace, so she didn't immediately scold the other party to get out of the way.
The cart that suddenly appeared was very small, even a bit crude, with green cloth as the curtain, and the animal pulling the cart in front was also very short, with pure black fur, it seemed to be a donkey. The middle-aged woman was taken aback for a moment, and thought mockingly, it's really pitiful that there are still people using donkey carts in this capital city.
The middle-aged woman hadn't gotten angry yet, but the white horse couldn't help it anymore. How could it allow a little black donkey to stop in front of it with unicorn blood? It raised its head angrily, and wanted to scream and threaten. At this moment, the livestock in front of the blue cloth cart slowly turned its head and took a look at it.
It wasn't a black donkey, it was a dark black sheep with smooth hair like silk satin, obviously not ordinary.
The most unimaginable thing is its eyes, which are so deep and indifferent, like some gods on the clouds.
If the white horse is noble because of unicorn blood, then the nobility of this black sheep comes entirely from its own bearing. In front of it, the white horse is completely like an irritable and naughty child, but it is the one who is not seen in the palace. Dust-stained, high-ranking royal family.
The black sheep turned to look at the white horse.
The white horse was about to neigh furiously. Looking at the cold and indifferent eyes of the black sheep, it became quiet for a moment. There was infinite fear in the eyes, and its front hooves suddenly weakened. It could no longer support its heavy body. It bent its knees and fell heavily to the ground. He trembled all over and did not dare to get up, as if he was doing a courtier's salute to that black sheep.
The middle-aged woman rushed out of the carriage, looked at the white horse kneeling on the ground, she was shocked and speechless, thinking that this horse is the only son of the Lord General's mount, it has always been arrogant and domineering, when did it become so cowardly? When she turned her head to look at the black sheep, she suddenly remembered something, and when she looked at the blue cloth car again, her eyes became extremely frightened.
She bent her knees and squatted down at the fastest speed, saluted to the green cloth car, her face was pale, and she didn't dare to speak at all.
An old voice came from the blue cloth car.
"I want to go in first, does Granny Hua have any objections?"
Hearing this voice, the middle-aged woman felt a little relieved. It turned out that it was not the girl who came, but the mother-in-law next to the girl. As for why the mother-in-law knew her surname Hua, she was often referred to as mother-in-law in the Divine General's Mansion. She didn't need to think about it at all, because it was taken for granted that the other party knew everything.
There is also a mother-in-law in the green cloth car, but compared with her mother-in-law of the general's mansion, that mother-in-law must be the most famous mother-in-law in the entire capital, even Zhou Tong, who makes all the royal family, ministers and generals frightened. My lord, I have to smile a little bit at this mother-in-law, what is she
"What did the mother-in-law say, the servant girl didn't recognize it before, and her thoughts are disrespectful, I hope the mother-in-law will forgive me."
The middle-aged woman said with a trembling voice, she hadn't said anything before, so she couldn't help but feel a little lucky at this time, but even so, she didn't dare to hide the malice that had appeared in her mind, because according to the rumors, the black sheep Before, any concealment was courting death, and she knew that only in this way could the mother-in-law be satisfied.
If it wasn't for the fact that Dong Yu Shen Jiang's mansion had always been close to that girl, she would not even dare to explain at this time, and would just break her right arm as an apology.
The mother-in-law in the green cloth car asked, "Are you here to see that boy?"
The middle-aged woman didn't dare to raise her head, she respectfully replied yes, and only then did she confirm that the girl in the palace had indeed known about this all along.
The mother-in-law said: "From today onwards, you don't need to read it."
The middle-aged woman was a little surprised, lowered her head and asked with a trembling voice: "Please show me, mother-in-law."
There was no emotion in the mother-in-law's voice: "Do I need to explain to you what I do?"
The middle-aged woman touched her forehead to the ground and dared not speak any more.
The black sheep glanced at her, turned around and pulled the green cloth cart to the depths of Baihua Lane.
It was not until a long time later that the middle-aged woman dared to raise her head, her face still pale.
The mother-in-law in the green cloth car really doesn't need to explain to others, even if the other party is the mansion of the general.
Because she is the mother-in-law next to Miss Mo Yu.
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The buildings in the college can still vaguely see the grand scene of the year, but they are all dilapidated and unpopular.
Chen Changsheng stood by the lake, looking at the wild grass growing under his feet, silent. The reason why he decided to come in to take a look was because he remembered that he had seen records about this national education academy in Daozang. Being able to use "National Religion" as a prefix means that this academy has a long history. It was once extremely powerful and has cultivated countless great people. It's just... why is it like this now
The lake is light and silent, the buildings are old, and there is no one here.
He has a lot of doubts, but he doesn't know who to ask.
At this moment, a voice sounded from behind.
He looked back and saw a black sheep.
It was a dark sheep, which gave people a somewhat weird feeling.
Most people would subconsciously be a little scared when they saw such a black sheep in such a dead environment, or at least avoid it, but Chen Changsheng didn't. He liked the black sheep very much. Because this black sheep is clean, just like him. He picked some grass from the lake, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe off the dew on the grass, and handed it to the black sheep.
Hei Yang looked at him quietly, tilted his head, looked a little confused, as if he didn't know what he wanted to do.
No one has ever fed this black sheep to graze.
Neither the king of Chenliu nor the crown prince dared to feed it grass.
Everyone in the palace knew that it only ate fruits picked by Miss Mo Yu herself.
"Eat, no dew, no diarrhea."
Chen Changsheng looked at the black sheep, shook the grass in his hand, and said seriously.
Heiyang understood what the boy meant, and his eyes changed slightly, as if he saw a fool.
Chen Changsheng didn't understand, he still held the green grass in his hand.
Heiyang was a little annoyed, but for some reason, he felt that the boy's aura made him happy.
It hesitated for a while, and finally took a step forward, tentatively moved forward, lowered its head slightly, rolled a few pieces of grass from Chen Changsheng's hand, and slowly began to chew.
Under the tree not far away, an old woman holding a boxwood stick was watching this scene, the wrinkles on her face trembled slightly, like grass blown by the wind.
Even when the prince was smothered to death by the former queen, she was never so shocked.