Even if it is a bottomless abyss, it is impossible to never climb out. The reason why Xu Shiji made such a cruel and firm judgment on Chen Changsheng's fate was because he knew very well that above the abyss of the Orthodox Academy, there were two shackles that no one could break through—the Holy Empress and the Pope.
Even though His Excellency the Pope is merciful and loving, the hatred fades away after many years. When he thinks of the fellowship with the dean of the Orthodox Academy, he can’t bear the fact that the Orthodox Academy has really become history, and is willing to close his eyes and ignore it. Then the Holy Queen Where is the empress? Back then, the Orthodox Academy was the most important source of strength for the old royal family against her. How could she allow the Orthodox Academy to shine again
Everyone knows that the word forgiveness has never been included in the dictionary of the Holy Empress. The countless children of the royal family who fell in a pool of blood and the Lord Zhou Tong who can stop babies crying at night are proof. National Education Academy wants to gain new students? Unless the Holy Empress abdicates or dies, will the Holy Empress abdicate? Can someone kill her? No, then the abyss must always be the abyss.
Chen Changsheng returned to the inn, took a moment to wash up as usual, then washed his clothes and shoes and socks, rubbed his wet hair with a white towel until it was barely dry, put on fresh and clean clothes, and held a Pot of very light green tea, went to sit on the bamboo chair under the tree in the courtyard, and started to look at the stars.
As a person who cherishes time the most, although the stars in the sky are beautiful and charming, he only allows himself to look at them a few times. After regaining some spiritual power from the eternal position of those stars, he took out the Pope from his arms. After reading the letter of recommendation signed by the adults, I began to think about the things I encountered today.
After standing in the corridor of the Bishop's office for a long time, he remembered the letter of recommendation, and then he really understood what the Pope's signature meant. The reaction of the priest Xin was too obvious, which brought him A lot of convenience inevitably brings a lot of questions.
Why did that Granny Ning give this letter of recommendation to herself? If he just wants to shut up, or even hand over the marriage contract, he believes that these big men with unimaginable power will have countless ways, but only this way is difficult to understand. This letter of recommendation... seems to be trying to make up for something owe.
What does the other party want to make up for? Keep silent about the marriage contract? Or is the Orthodox Academy really not a good place to go? He remembered clearly that Granny Ning said at that time that this was the best choice for everyone, except for him. What's wrong with the Orthodox Academy
He knows the glorious history of the Orthodox Academy, but the big event that the Orthodox Academy turned into a ghost garden happened more than ten years ago, it is too close to now, and the Holy Queen is in power, so naturally there is no way to record those events in the book. , he can only make some guesses based on Cleric Xin's reaction - Clerk Xin is condescending, but obviously still wants to keep a distance from himself. The letter of recommendation from the Pope did not fully play its role, which shows the problem of the Orthodox Academy , and even to some extent can offset the power of the Pope.
After thinking about it, he didn't understand it, so he decided not to waste any more time guessing. Even if there were any problems, he didn't care too much. What he wanted was not what those big shots didn't want to give. He doesn't want this marriage, he just wants to get the qualification to directly participate in the imperial examination, and at the same time, he needs to read a lot of books.
There are many books in the sixth courtyard of the Ivy League, and the master did not lie to him about this.
Waking up at 5 o'clock in the morning, he washed and prepared meals according to the same schedule every day for the past 14 years, and spent some more time packing his luggage, moved to the carriage that he called last night, and left with the rising sun on his right shoulder. After living in the inn for several days, he headed towards the Orthodox Academy near the Imperial Palace in the north of the city.
He did not return the room at the inn, because he was not short of money, and because he knew that he would definitely come back again—on the day he came back, he would not stand on the terrace behind the inn and stare at the Tianshu Mausoleum in the distance in a daze, but You must be able to walk into the Mausoleum of Books and see the legendary steles up close.
In the depths of Baihua Lane, unlike the deserted and quiet place in the past ten years or so, there was a lot of noise, and hundreds of handywomen were busy with all kinds of tools. Looking at the stumps of torches planted in the grass, these people have been working since last night and have never rested.
Chen Changsheng moved his luggage to the lakeside, and found that Missionary Xin hadn't shown up, and became more certain of his guess. Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the things that Reverend Xin promised him yesterday. Yesterday, the college looked like a cemetery. Now, as the weeds and vines gradually disappeared, it gradually returned to its original appearance.
Naturally, those half-ruined buildings cannot be repaired in such a short period of time. However, the continuous work of hundreds of people has at least brought back some brilliance to the appearance of those buildings, especially the few small buildings in the forest, which have been cleaned quite cleanly. After the musty smell is eliminated, they should be able to directly living people.
The hundreds of people working hard to clean the academy are all low-level employees of the Tiande Hall of the Orthodox Church. In previous years, they would be responsible for the overall cleaning work of the Tiandaoyuan and other academies. Although I don’t know why they came to clean up the abandoned Orthodox Academy, but let’s do things. Very proficient, even staying up late to clean did not reduce efficiency.
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The daylight moved slowly, and the cleaning work of the small building was basically over. With his luggage on his back, Chen Changsheng walked into the building next to the library under the curious and awe-inspiring eyes of the handymen. There is still a musty smell, although it is much lighter than yesterday, but it can still be smelled clearly. It seems that even if it is exposed to the sun and wind, it may take several days to completely disappear.
He really didn't like the musty smell, so he didn't stop after putting his luggage away, turned around and left the small building, and walked towards the library next to the wall.
According to his request yesterday, the library does not need to be cleaned—the key is in his hand, and no one else can go in and clean it—at this time, the staff of the Temple of Heaven are busy around the main building and several annex buildings, and there is no one around the library. , quiet and silent.
He walked up the stone steps, came to the door, took out the key he got from the Patriarch, and inserted it into the old brass lock. With the insertion of the key, the old micro-green rust marks rolled up slowly like shavings, and then fell to the ground. Finally, there was a sound of "click", as if a stone fell to the ground, just falling into the small hole covered with fine sand Here, it gives people a particularly comfortable feeling.
The key turned lightly, smoothly and silently. Chen Changsheng clearly felt that some springs in the copper lock were activated and then returned to their respective positions. In the deepest part of the lock, the whole process is magical.
He pushed the door open, and what he met was rows of bookshelves. The bookshelves went deep into the shadow of the library without seeing the end, giving people an extremely strong visual stimulation. The bookshelves were densely packed with books, and he felt a lot of joy when he saw this picture. He was even happier when he found that there was not as much dust here as he saw with his eyes yesterday.
The Orthodox College has been abandoned for many years. The desks and chairs in the other buildings were stolen and sold by someone. There is not a single bed board left in the small dormitory building. Priest Xin asked the Episcopal Office to speed up repairs and supplements last night. Because of the lock, the library is well preserved.
Chen Changsheng took the cleaning tools, and briefly cleaned the surrounding area, only to find that the floor was so shiny that it was made of precious oiled sandalwood. The magnificence has reached the extreme, who would have thought that it would last so many years
What to do next
It's time for him to practice.
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Chen Changsheng found the directory from the drawer in the side room of the library, then walked into the long bookshelf, and it didn't take long to find the first book he was looking for.
This book is called "On the Marrow Washing".
The name of this book is very simple, and it is easy to tell at a glance that it is related to marrow washing. Because of its simplicity, it is also very common.
In order to fight against those demons with terrifying strength and extremely powerful fighting talents, the human world is forbidden to keep the basic methods, such as the entry method of marrow washing level, as a secret—of course, each sect naturally has its own more powerful methods—the basic practice method is Like the stele of Tianshu Mausoleum, it appears freely in front of everyone.
This marrow washing theory is a practice method that can be bought in big cities and small towns.
But Chen Changsheng really didn't read it, because in the past fourteen years, the master always told him that there was no need to learn it, and it would not be too late to start when it was time for you to learn. He asked when it was time to learn, but the master never answered him. Until he left Xining this time, he said that he would go down the mountain to the capital, to see the Mausoleum of Books and Lingyan Pavilion...
That day, the master finally said a word to him: Well, you can start practicing now.
He picked up the "On Marrow Cleansing", walked back to the door, sat on the cleaned floor, and opened the first page by the skylight from outside the door.
Logically speaking, at such a moment, he should at least show some excitement or nervousness.
But he didn't.
During the whole process, his expression remained unchanged, very calm, as if he was doing something he had done many times.
If anyone saw this scene, they would never have imagined that this was the first time he had read a book on cultivation.
In the East Imperial General's Mansion and Tiandaoyuan, he said something like this: It's not that I don't know how to practice, it's just that I haven't practiced yet.
He has had countless opportunities to start practicing, but the time has not yet come.
He had been waiting for a long time, and when this day finally came, or because he had waited for too long, he had no strength to be excited, only calmness remained.
He turned to the first page of the book.
I saw eight words written on that page.
"If you read the book a hundred times, you will see its meaning."