Tianji Pavilion will add short comments every time it releases a list. This time, Tianji Pavilion probably expected to attract a lot of discussions in the world. At the end, it also explained that Xu Yourong and Chen Changsheng did not enter the gold list, indicating that this It was because old man Tianji was very much looking forward to their trip to the garden.
At this point, the entire continent knew that Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong were going to enter the Zhou Garden.
Since the Ivy Banquet last year, the engagement between Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong has spread throughout the world. This story is full of all kinds of grievances, childhood sweethearts, counterattacks and waiting. They were finally going to meet each other in the Zhou Garden, which naturally attracted the attention of countless people.
As another protagonist of this story, Mr. Qiushan did not appear, but his younger brother was present. Liang Xiaoxiao looked at Chen Changsheng with colder eyes. Because of those days in the Mausoleum of Books, Qi Jian's perception of Chen Changsheng has changed. Hearing the discussion now, a look of indignation appeared on his little face.
"Even if he has another adventure in the Zhou Garden, can he win the top spot on the gold point list? Can he be compared with Qiushan Jun?"
"Why not? Although Qiu Shanjun has already succeeded in gathering stars, don't forget that Qiu Shanjun is four years older than him."
Chen Changsheng's name was not mentioned in these discussions, but everyone knew it was him.
Ye Xiaolian followed her senior sister and stood in the crowd, looking at the back of Chen Changsheng in front of her, not like before, only disgust and anger in her eyes, just a little curious.
Chen Changsheng felt the gazes from all around him, especially those from the south, who obviously looked a bit unfriendly, felt a lot of pressure, and felt a little bit lost. In the eyes of the world, he and Xu Yourong might be childhood sweethearts, they might have a love-hate relationship, but he was the only one He knew that none of this was true, he didn't know what Xu Yourong looked like, and believed that Xu Yourong didn't have any impression of him either.
Going out of the south gate of Kyoto, the team paused for a while. Reverend Xin got out of the front cart pulled by Tianma and came to Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng was a little surprised, and asked, "Could it be that His Excellency the Bishop is leading the team?"
Priest Xin shook his head and said, "My lord has been in poor health recently."
Chen Changsheng looked at the chariot at the front, and asked curiously, "Which important person from the state religion is in that chariot?"
Priest Xin looked at him and said with a smile, "I'm just here to ask you to get on the bus."
Chen Changsheng was stunned, and he came to his senses after a long while. He was a bit afraid to confirm, and said, "You mean... I will lead the team to Zhou Garden this time?"
Priest Xin said seriously: "Yes, His Excellency the Pope has entrusted everything to you."
Chen Changsheng thought about the scene of those priests and teachers from the Zongsi Institute and Tiandao Temple coming to greet him, and thought silently that he might be the last to know.
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Leaving the capital and coming to Wenshui City, more than a dozen chariots passed through the city gate one after another. The shafts of these chariots all had the emblem of the Li Palace. A few days ago, the church hall in the city received news and made arrangements. The guards at the city gate Who dared to conduct interrogation, opened the city gate early, and the sides of the official road were crowded with people who came to watch after hearing the news.
"Who is Chen Changsheng?"
"How many of the Seven Laws of the Kingdom of God have come?"
"Xu Fenghuang walked directly from Nanxi Zhai, so he wouldn't be in the team, would he?"
"Which car is Chen Changsheng in? Could it be the first one? Oh, look, the horse's wings are as white as that day... It's about the same as our bed gauze."
The people were discussing enthusiastically and pointing at the chariots in the procession. The beautiful and magical white Pegasus was naturally the focus of everyone's attention. When people knew that Chen Changsheng was in the first carriage, they rushed forward even more. The street suddenly became noisy and chaotic, and they even heard someone shouting his name loudly.
A young Taoist priest from Xining Town, who studied Taoism thoroughly, won the first place in the imperial examination, visited the seventeen steles of the former mausoleum in Tianshu Mausoleum in one day, and became the dean of the National Education College.
No matter from which point of view, this is a legend, and he is a legend.
Countless eyes fell on the car, burning so hot that it seemed to burn the window screens.
Although he had the experience of parading in the streets of Kyoto after the imperial examination, Chen Changsheng was still not used to this kind of treatment, and felt his face was extremely hot.
On the other hand, Zhe Xiu, who was sitting opposite him, remained expressionless, unaffected by the voices from outside the car and those hot gazes.
The team going to Zhouyuan went directly to the church hall in Wenshui City. Priest Xin led his subordinate priests to take care of some specific affairs. Chen Changsheng, the dean of the Orthodox Academy, was supposed to be the leader of the trip, so what? These things need to be done. In other words, he has the same meaning as the door god pasted on the door.
The church hall has already prepared rooms in advance, and practitioners from various college sects moved in in batches. The Mountain Sword Sect has become too famous in recent years. Next door to them, Chen Changsheng naturally lived the best. The Bishop of Wenshui City warmly invited him into the main hall, and Zhe Xiu followed him honestly.
After simple cleaning and tidying up, before he had time to rest, a priest came to report that someone had come to visit Dean Chen.
Chen Changsheng was startled, guessing who was coming, he quickly changed into clean clothes, and walked to the front of the hall.
A man in charge was standing in front of the hall. He was dressed plainly, but the jade ring tied around his waist was nothing special.
Seeing Chen Changsheng, the steward bowed down, showing great respect.
Seeing this scene, the local priests in Wenshui City were very surprised.
The Wenshui Tang family has always been arrogant, even the Tianhai family and the Qiushan family don't think much of it, this chief executive rarely even gives face to the bishop, why is he acting so humble at this time? You must know that the dean of the Orthodox Academy is just a vacant position, and his rank only works within the Orthodox Church. Even if Chen Changsheng had a good relationship with the only grandson of the Tang family, he wouldn't have such a big face.
Chen Changsheng apologized to the steward of the Tang family and said: "Accordingly, as a junior, I should visit the old man anyway, but the time for this visit to the garden is urgent, and the Pope asked me to lead the team, so it is inconvenient to leave , and please ask the steward to greet the old lady on my behalf."
After saying this, he took out a small box that he had prepared in Kyoto and handed it over.
There are medicines in this box. At the beginning, he and Tang Thirty-Six stole countless medicinal herbs and rare fruits from the Herb Garden, together with the Honghe specialties that Luoluo sent over, which were rarely seen in the human world, they were refined by the priests of the Li Palace to make many pills. I took some of it when I was in Tongyou, and there is still a lot left. It is not effective to use it to help practice, but it is best to use it to strengthen the body and prolong life.
The steward took the small box, thanked him repeatedly, then took out a small box from his bosom, and offered it with both hands with a humble expression, saying that it was a greeting gift from Mrs. Tang to Dean Chen, and then left.
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Back in the quiet room of the main hall, Chen Changsheng put the box on the table and opened it, only to see a round metal ball inside the box. This metal ball is about the size of a fist, and it looks extremely heavy. The surface is very smooth, but there are some scale-like lines that divide the metal ball into three parts.
Zhexiu walked to the table and took a look, his expression changed slightly, and then he was silent for a long time.
Chen Changsheng looked at him and asked, "What's the matter? You look surprised."
Zhexiu looked at him and said, "What is your relationship with Tang Thirty-Six?"
Chen Changsheng was puzzled and said, "He and I are friends."
Yes, Tang Thirty-Six was the first friend he met after entering the capital.
"If it's just a friend, why would the Tang family give you this treasure?" Zhexiu said expressionlessly.
Chen Changsheng reached out and took out the seemingly ordinary metal ball from the box, looked it over carefully, but didn't see anything special about it.
"What is this?"
Zhexiu walked up to him, looked at the metal ball, and there were some strange emotions in his eyes that had never been emotionally fluctuating.
The city defense formations of all countries in the human world are designed and manufactured by the Tang family. The best weapons and ordnance are also designed and manufactured by the Tang family. The armors of the thirty-eight generals in the mainland are all designed and manufactured by the Tang family. The famous Baidi City is said to have been designed and supervised by the ancestors of the Tang family.
This family, which has been passed down for thousands of generations by the Wenshui River, is so rich that even the Empress Dowager is a little afraid, so she can't do anything.
The treasure of the Tang family in Wenshui is certainly not an ordinary treasure.
Zhexiu said: "At least 17 of the artifacts on the Hundred Weapons List are from the Tang family. Now the Tang family can still produce some extraordinary weapons, although because those rare ores have been exhausted, they cannot match the hundred weapons of the past. The magic weapons on the list are still more exquisite in design. Most of the magic weapons on the hundred weapons list are now hidden by those sect academies, just like the Shuangyu magic gun has been enshrined in the Great Zhou Palace. Of course, what the strong want most is the weapons produced by the Tang family, so even a crazy guy like Xiao Zhang would not dare to offend the Tang family."
Chen Changsheng suddenly felt that the metal ball in his palm became heavy.
Zhexiu continued: "If I'm not mistaken, the metal ball in your hand should be the yellow paper umbrella."
Chen Changsheng repeated slightly, "Yellow paper umbrella?"
He vaguely remembered where he had heard the name before.
"That's right. Back then, Junior Master Su of the Lishan Sword Sect ordered a magic weapon from the Tang family. The Tang family made some modifications to his original design, and finally it took thirty years to make it successfully. The magic weapon The utensil is the metal ball you are holding now, and its name is the yellow paper umbrella."
"That master uncle that Gou Hanshi and the others often mentioned?...Since it is a magic weapon ordered by that legendary strongman, why is it still in the Tang family?"
"Because that little uncle Su didn't come to pick it up in the end."
"Why?"
"Because...he can't afford the money."
The room was silent.
Chen Changsheng felt the metal ball in his palm become heavier again, and his voice became tense: "This thing... is expensive?"
Zhexiu said, "The yellow paper umbrella is the name given by Mrs. Tang himself."
Chen Changsheng beeped, expressing that he did not understand what this meant.
"Yellow paper is paper money." Zhexiu looked at him and said.
Chen Changsheng figured it out. Paper money is different from the banknotes that circulate in the world, and the denomination can be written at will.
If the number on the paper money becomes real, how much should it be
Besides the Tang family, is there anyone else who can spend so much money
It's no wonder that the legendary Li Shan Junior Martial Uncle, who obviously designed this magic weapon himself, had to reluctantly give it up in the end.
This yellow paper umbrella makes everyone in the world feel ashamed.
Now it is in his hands.