Ever since he was picked up by his master by the stream, the sentence Chen Changsheng heard the most was: Your fate is bad. Especially on the night when he was ten years old, after his body overflowed with a strange fragrance, these five words were like a commentary, which remained in his heart forever.
If you want to get rid of a bad fate, there are only two ways, one is to practice to the realm of divine hermitage, which is naturally not in the life wheel—but the divine hermitage only exists in legends, even the person who once Whether or not the Invincible Duo has entered the Hidden God Realm is still a question.
The second method is naturally to change fate against the sky. According to the rumors, at the same time, his master also told him that since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there have only been three successful changes against the sky. do it
Whether it can be done or not, it is something that must be done after all. So if he wants to take part in the Great Court Examination, he must get the first place, so that he will have the opportunity to enter the Lingyan Pavilion where no one is allowed to enter, to see the people in the portraits, and to see what they have left behind.
In Lingyan Pavilion, there are portraits of twenty-four heroes during Taizong's reign, and other famous officials were painted here after their death. What is really important is the first twenty-four portraits. In those twenty-four portraits, there may be hidden evidence and clues that the Great Zhou Dynasty successfully changed its fate for the second time.
Chen Changsheng woke up from his contemplation, turned his gaze back from somewhere in the palace, and looked back at the little girl sitting on the floor.
He likes this child very much, but he can't accept her as a student—the little girl lives in Baicao Garden, and was assassinated by the demons the night before. He was secretly picked up by the empress again, how could such a person be provoked.
And he didn't want to mislead his son.
"I'm going to wash up and have a rest. You go home first, don't follow me."
Chen Changsheng said, deliberately making his tone and expression more indifferent, and left the library before the little girl refused.
He only hoped that the other party could retreat in spite of difficulties. At night, when I returned to the library and saw that the little girl was not there, I finally relaxed and continued to induce starlight to wash my marrow. In the state of meditation, I waited for the dawn without knowing it, and another night passed.
All those stars had entered his body, but he still didn't know this, he only knew that his skin and hair hadn't changed in any way, and his marrow washing hadn't made any progress. However, he was used to this, but when he opened his eyes, he felt a little emptiness in his right arm, and he was not used to it.
He was silent for a while, then left the library and went back to the small building to take a bath.
The hot water in the wooden barrel exudes mist, slowly rises along the ivy on the wall, and is then cut into countless strands like smoke. He soaked in hot water, leaned against the barrel wall, closed his eyes, and felt a little tired. The campus was so quiet in the early morning, he always felt that something was missing.
Just like when I opened my eyes earlier, I found something was missing from my right arm.
Without that clear and pleasant voice, no one clings to his arm clingingly.
In just a few days, he got used to the existence of that little girl. Thinking of this, he felt a little embarrassed, and his face became hot. Only then did he realize that no matter how much he cultivated the Tao and pursued his wishes, he still couldn't completely get rid of the influence of vanity and other emotions.
He put a wet towel on his face, not wanting his slightly hot face to be seen by the morning light.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang on the courtyard wall beside the wooden barrel, smoke and dust arose, and bricks and stones collapsed one after another.
Chen Changsheng took off the towel and looked over in shock, only to see... a big hole faintly appeared on the courtyard wall amidst the smoke and dust.
The smoke and dust gradually receded, and Luoluo walked over from the big hole in the courtyard wall.
She turned her head and saw Chen Changsheng in the wooden barrel, she was very happy, and said, "You didn't miscalculate the location, it's here!"
These words were not addressed to Chen Changsheng, but to the subordinates behind her who were holding mason's tools.
For a while, behind the quiet small building, under the old wall, there was a dense sound of construction.
None of the busy people looked at the barrel, as if they couldn't see the boy in the barrel.
Looking at the construction scene in full swing, Chen Changsheng felt that the water in the barrel was rapidly cooling down, and his body was also cooling down. He was completely speechless in shock, and opened his mouth slightly like a fool, feeling that this scene was so ridiculous, and being in this scene was even more ridiculous.
Not long after, a brand new wooden door appeared between the courtyard walls.
Those people retreated into the Herb Garden like the tide, and once the wooden door was closed, the Orthodox Academy was as quiet as before.
Well, there's one more door, and one more person.
"It's much more convenient to come here every day, and you don't need to take a carriage."
Luoluo put her hands on her waist and looked at the door with satisfaction.
There was silence and no one answered her.
She looked back, and saw Chen Changsheng, like a frozen quail, holding the barrel with both hands, looking amused.
Luo Luo said seriously: "Sir, please continue and leave me alone."
Suddenly, Chen Changsheng's expression became extremely serious, with infinite terror in his eyes.
He looked at the blue sky behind her, and said with a trembling voice, "Dragon?!"
Luoluo was taken aback. Looking back, she saw that the sky was porcelain blue, and there was no dragon there.
At this moment, there was the sound of splashing water behind her.
She turned around and looked, only to see Chen Changsheng put on his coat extremely quickly, pulled out the bucket, and ran towards the woods. Like a lost dog.
Looking at this scene, Luoluo couldn't help laughing out loud, waved her hands at his back, and shouted: "Sir, you will always come back!"
Chen Changsheng's figure disappeared at the edge of the forest.
The smile on Luoluo's face gradually faded away, she looked a little sad, and sighed softly: "Sir, why didn't you accept me?"
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Chen Changsheng was drenched all over, his black hair was loose, and he didn't even have shoes on his feet. No one can help.
Although the inn outside the Tianshu Mausoleum is still there, it is too far to walk from the north of the city. He does not want to be arrested by the soldiers of the City Patrol Division for being disheveled and obstructing the view of the imperial city. I had no choice but to go to the relatively nearby Tiandao Temple.
He successfully attracted the eyes and ridicule of the students of Tiandao Academy, and he could only act as if he couldn't see or hear him, until he finally found Tang Sanshiliu's residence, and he kicked the door in without hesitation. Said solemnly: "I owe you a favor for borrowing a set of clean clothes."
Looking at his appearance, Tang Thirty-Six was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed loudly. It's just that the time gap before and after was a bit far away, making him seem a little dull, or reacting too slowly, but these laughter, to Chen Changsheng, Still so harsh.
"Rare guest... Really rare guest... What's wrong with you?"
"Although I never want to wear other people's clothes, I can't help it now, so please hurry up."
Chen Changsheng's tone was very serious.
Tang Thirty-six could feel that if he slowed down, this guy might really get angry, so he forced back a smile, got up and found him a clean suit, and threw two towels over by the way: "Take your hair and feet Wipe it off, don't worry, it's all new towels."
"Thanks."
Chen Changsheng tidied himself up as quickly as possible, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief. After looking around, he realized that this guy really deserved to be the thirty-sixth genius on the Qingyun list, and he was actually in a place like Tiandaoyuan. He can also have his own small building. Just looking at the waste paper balls all over the floor, the leftover meals from eating someday, and the debris piled up everywhere on the tables, chairs and beds, he found that although the small building is large, it is not A place where you can sit.
"Sit down." Tang Thirty-Six didn't feel his pain at all.
"Where to sit?" Chen Changsheng asked seriously.
Only then did Tang Thirty-Six realize that this guy had some eccentricities, so he got up helplessly, and said, "Let's go, let's eat."
Walking along the road of Tiandaoyuan, Chen Changsheng once again attracted a lot of attention, but this time it was not because of his distressed appearance, but because he walked side by side with Tang Thirty-Six. The students of Tiandao Academy were very surprised, wondering who is this young man who can talk and laugh with Tang Thirty-Six who is known for his arrogance and indifference
Sitting down in an extremely elegant dining room outside Tiandaoyuan, Tang Thirty-Six suddenly thought of something, frowned, looked at him and said seriously: "I went to the inn once, and saw the note you left... you Did you really enter the Orthodox Academy?"
Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "What are you doing these days?"
In fact, he wanted to ask Tang Thirty-Six why he didn't look for him even though he knew he had entered the Orthodox Academy. You should know that he was the only person he knew in the capital. Loneliness is also good.
It's just that with his temperament, it's really hard to ask directly.
Hearing that he had admitted to the Orthodox Academy, Tang Thirty-Six's expression became a little dignified, but when he changed the subject, he thought that this guy didn't want to talk about his own sadness, so he replied: "The Ivy Banquet is about to start, I will Although you are not afraid of anyone, you must always be prepared.”
Chen Changsheng thought to himself what is the Ivy Banquet
Tang Thirty-Six said again: "Speaking of which, how did you get into what you are today? During the imperial examination, I just wanted to be in the top three of the first ranking, so I couldn't bear it every day. Since your goal is the first ranking, why don't you take the first place?" Are you in the mood for a water fight? Or... did something happen to you?"
"At the Orthodox Academy... I really can't stay any longer."
Chen Changsheng thought about what had happened in the past few days, and thought that he could always see that little girl no matter when he opened or closed his eyes, when he was taking a bath or when he was studying, so he couldn't help feeling a little downcast. For him, this is really an extremely difficult emotion.
Tang Thirty-Six thought it was because he was studying in the Orthodox Academy, and he had suffered endless indifference, contempt and humiliation, so he couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic. He reached out and patted his shoulder, and said, "It's really impossible, just come out from there, I... write a letter, let You go to Wenshui to study."
Chen Changsheng sighed.
Seeing his frowning look, Tang Thirty-Six was a little displeased. He thought to himself that you were so calm and calm when you were ruthlessly eliminated by Tiandao Academy and Zhaixing Academy, otherwise I wouldn't value you, why do you do so now? like? Could it be that the Orthodox Academy is really a cursed place
"Drink some wine and get some sleep."
He asked the boss to bring two jugs of extremely strong wine, and pushed one jug in front of Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng looked at the wine jug, a little curious, and said honestly, "I've never drank it."
Tang Thirty-Six patted the clay seal open for him, and said, "If you've drank today, you've drank."
Chen Changsheng had something on his mind, and Tang Thirty-Six actually had something on his mind, and to be honest, the two teenagers really didn't know each other very well, and they didn't know much about each other, so naturally they had nothing to talk about, so they had to drink in silence with a wine bowl Now, this is the so-called boring wine.
Boozing is the easiest way to get intoxicated, especially for a guy like Chen Changsheng who is new to drinking.
Of course, Tang Thirty-Six's drinking capacity was not much better.
"A genius like me, how can I have the time to attend the Ivy Banquet, but those idiot students from Kyoto dare to doubt my master's strength..."
Tang Thirty-Six looked at the students outside the fence wearing the uniforms of the Heavenly Dao Institute, and said with a sneer, "This time I will definitely hit those people in the face!"
Chen Changsheng held the wine bowl in both hands, narrowed his eyes slightly, obviously drunk, and asked inarticulately, "Ivy Banquet...what is it?...Can...can there be any...delicious food?...Is there any wine?"
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There are six oldest and most respected academies in Kyoto, including Tiandaoyuan, Zhaixing Academy, and Zongsi Institute.
The vicissitudes of history are all reflected in the green vines outside the gates of these six colleges, so these six colleges are called the Sixth College of the Ivy League. Only the students of the Sixth College of the Ivy League can directly participate in the Imperial College without taking the preparatory exam. From this, one can imagine the status of these six colleges.
The preparatory exams for the Dachao Examination are usually held in summer. The Sixth Court of Ivy League doesn’t need to take the preparatory exams, but they don’t want students to miss a chance to hone themselves, so when the results of the preparatory exams for the Dachao Examination are announced, the Sixth Court will invite those who passed the preparatory exams. The students who took the exam, together with the students of the Sixth Academy, participated in a grand banquet.
Because of the participation of students from the Sixth Academy of the Ivy League, this banquet was much more intense than the preparatory exam. History has also proved that the ranking obtained from this banquet is basically very close to the final ranking of the Great Court Examination, so it is gradually regarded as the wind vane of the Great Court Examination.
Of course, the ranking here definitely does not include those students who are still in the south and those geniuses who are not easy to sell.
This banquet is the Ivy Banquet.
With Tang Sanshiliu's temperament, he didn't even bother to attend the Ivy Banquet. However, his relationship with the vice-president of Tiandao Academy was deliberately exposed a few days ago, and he endured some gossip, and several young strongmen from the Sixth Academy of Ivy League who were also on the Qingyun list showed disdain for this attitude, so he decided to participate.
For this reason, he retreated and practiced bitterly in the Heavenly Dao Academy. Even though he knew that Chen Changsheng had gone to the Orthodox Academy, he didn't have time to see it.
Chen Changsheng put down the wine bowl, covered his lips with his hand, hiccupped, apologized a little embarrassedly, and said, "I wish you success."
Since the Ivy Banquet is a contest between those so-called geniuses, it naturally has nothing to do with him.
He thought so, but he forgot that the Orthodox Academy he was studying in was also one of the six Ivy Academys.
Of course, the whole world seems to have forgotten this.