There was a lot of noise outside the Orthodox Academy, like a big cauldron, the water inside was boiling. Around the pergola set up on the street outside Baihua Lane, there are many shopkeepers who are busy accepting bets from the people. As long as the battle has not started, they can place bets at any time, but I don’t know why, the odds of both sides have changed from yesterday to Nothing has changed today.
Not everyone likes to gamble. There are more people in the capital who simply come to watch the excitement. After all, this is a grand event. Today is very important for him, and similarly, today is also very important for the Orthodox Academy. If last year, Chen Changsheng became the first student of the Orthodox Academy for many years, it was more of a symbolic meaning, then today's battle was the first battle for the Orthodox Academy to truly reappear in the human world.
If this is a story, then the next development must be Chen Changsheng's victory as a matter of course, and the National Education Academy, which has been dilapidated for many years, announces its rebirth to the entire continent. Unfortunately, everyone knows that today's story will not develop like this, because His opponent is a star-gathering powerhouse, and the freshmen's first battle of the Orthodox Academy will most likely usher in a dismal end.
People looked at the closed gate of the Orthodox Academy, and at Zhou Ziheng standing in front of the door with no expression, and they felt a lot of emotion. Everyone knew that the new rules for performing martial arts in various courtyards were the result of the joint efforts of the Tianhai family and the new sect of the Orthodox Church to suppress the Orthodox Church. The methods of the academy and Chen Changsheng, combined with the fact that Zhe Xiu, the legendary wolf boy, is still imprisoned in the Zhou Prison until today, can even see the unattainable figure of the Holy Empress behind this incident.
How could the Holy Empress give the Orthodox Academy any chance to really grow up? If there were no disagreements within the Orthodox Church, or if the Li Palace would have reacted more strongly to this suppression, the Orthodox Academy would not have been forced into such an embarrassing situation. It is a pity that even many people within the Orthodox Church do not want to see the Orthodox Church The college is truly revived—the two archbishops who put forward the new regulations on martial arts performances in the colleges have already announced their position to the entire continent. When the Pope changed his mind, they still stood by the queen's side.
It is touching that the two archbishops of the Holy Church grew into the six giants of the state religion today under the deliberate training of the Pope, and they have become two towering trees. The Empress Dowager had some contact, and now the Pope has changed his position, but he couldn't make everyone in the Li Palace change their stance. After all, the Li Palace and the Empress Empress have been intimate for more than two hundred years, how could they be separated in one day?
Archbishop Merisa died last night, and His Excellency lost his strongest opponent and comrade-in-arms. Moreover, His Excellency must ensure the superficial fairness. Previously, his vision was to help the Orthodox Academy, so no matter how difficult today's battle is and how bleak the outcome may be, it still has to be fought by the Orthodox Academy itself. In the past year, under the care of Li Gong, Chen Changsheng and the Orthodox Academy did not experience much wind and rain, and grew up smoothly and healthily. So today, not to mention it is their turn to shelter Li Gong, at least they have to start with Li Gong. It's been raining in the palace.
Of course, this is not fair. Most of the people on the street think this way. Through the registration list of the Jiaoshu Office, the Four Squares have already confirmed to the whole of Kyoto. The Orthodox Academy now only has five registered students. His Royal Highness Luoluo has a special status and cannot represent the Orthodox Academy to participate in the war. Zhexiu, who is considered by many to be the most powerful, is imprisoned in Zhou Prison. So when the other academies challenge, the Orthodox Academy does not have much choice, or room to maneuver. .
There are no long-established strong masters here, only young people.
The door of the Orthodox Academy was pushed open, and Chen Changsheng came out, followed by Xuanyuan Po and Tang Sanshiliu.
There was a commotion in the street, and then it quickly became quiet.
In the first battle of the Orthodox Academy, of course it was Chen Changsheng, because he was the dean.
He wore a brand new hospital uniform today, with fine stitches and neatly arranged cuffs, making him look very neat. His black hair was tightly tied up, his features were fine and clean, and he looked very clean.
Walking to the gate of the courtyard, he bowed to the inn in Baihua Lane, then he looked at Zhou Ziheng and nodded.
Compared with his sixteen-year-old age, he did seem a bit too calm and calm, but he definitely didn't have any old and turbid air, giving people the feeling like a breath of fresh air.
Just looking at his demeanor, he really looks like a dean.
There were sincere praises from all around.
The people who came to see the excitement couldn't break through the imperial army and the priests from the palace, they could only watch from a distance, not clearly, but felt more and more comfortable that the young headmaster looked at it.
The siege of the Orthodox Academy by the entire capital last spring has long since passed. Archbishop Merisa is dead, and the bloodstains in front of the Patriarch's office are gone. Who remembers that? After the Great Court Examination, Tianshu Mausoleum, and the Zhou Garden, Chen Changsheng has already become the pride of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Kyoto is the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Orthodox Academy is in Kyoto, so the people of Kyoto naturally think it is their pride .
Where there is admiration, there will be discussion and regret. People always feel that today's battle is unfair. The entire continent knows that Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong are the fastest cultivation geniuses ever to enter the upper realm of Tongyou. But that is after all the upper realm of Tongyou. His opponent, Zhou Ziheng, is a real strongman at the initial stage of gathering stars. It is extremely rare to be able to win a cross-border battle, not to mention, if Chen Changsheng wants to win today's battle, he needs to cross a huge gap. How high is that threshold
"Last night, I heard from the knowledgeable guest of Qianji Pavilion that Dean Chen didn't take a step back when facing Master Zhu Luo in Xunyang City. Zhou Ziheng is only in the Star Gathering Realm. Who said he will definitely win?"
"That's right, I've also heard that in Xunyang City, Dean Xiao Chen and that lunatic Xiao Zhang both confronted each other. Although they lost, they didn't suffer much."
There were a lot of discussions among the crowd, and to some surprise, most of them were optimistic about Chen Changsheng, or, it wasn't optimistic, but just a certain emotional tendency.
"Please be clear about it. No matter how high the standard Xiao Chen showed in Xunyang, but at that time he had Su Li and Wang Po by his side, and the situation was chaotic. Now it's one-on-one." Someone laughed and said: "I'm not arguing with you either. You have to really believe it, or you should bet on the Orthodox Academy to win."
The crowd was quiet for a while. Sure enough, people only hoped that Chen Changsheng would win, and they were not really optimistic. In fact, few people bet on the victory of the Orthodox Academy.
"One pays eleven, this is really no way to bet on the Orthodox Academy."
"If it was another practitioner of the upper realm of Tongyou who challenged the star-gathering realm, do you think those guys who are better than thieves would offer odds? What's more, they even set up a special awning and put on such a big formation .In my opinion, the Four Squares should also think that Dean Xiao Chen will lose, but at least they can hold on for a long time."
"Even if Zhou Ziheng is only at the initial stage of Gathering Stars, would it take a long time to defeat an opponent who is a whole lower stage?"
"Don't forget, when Wang Po was in Tongyou Upper Realm, how he hacked his opponent in the initial stage of Gathering Stars into a lunatic."
"Although I also think Dean Xiao Chen is very powerful, I don't think he can catch up with Wang Po back then. Don't forget that Wang Po succeeded in gathering stars in that battle."
"Don't forget that at the beginning of the year, Dean Xiao Chen also succeeded in Tongyou in the last battle of the Great Court Examination."
"It's because I haven't forgotten that I think it's impossible. It's only half a year. How could it happen twice in a row, unless it's a miracle."
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The crowd watching the game were discussing and arguing fiercely, only the amount and number of people betting represented the real opinion.
As analyzed by the public, including the four gambling workshops and many big figures in Kyoto, no one was optimistic about Chen Changsheng. Even in Zhouyuan and Xunyang City, Chen Changsheng had already demonstrated his amazing talent and fighting ability. That's because Chen Changsheng was not the main character in the battle in Xunyang City, and there were no spectators in the battles that took place before Xunyang City.
The top floor of the Chenghu Tower was cleared today, and only one person was eating, because he always felt that the most needed thing to enjoy the lake was not the weather, but the tranquility. It is summer now, the most famous crab feast in Chenghu Building cannot be displayed, but there are still dozens of dishes densely packed on the table, and each dish is probably more expensive than what ordinary people need for a year's life.
Such an extravagant character is naturally not an ordinary person.
On the plate in front of Tianhai Chengwu was a blue lobster from Daxizhou. The shrimp meat was as white as jade, but more tender and tender than jade.
He picked up the chopsticks, but shook his head after a while without moving the chopsticks.
He didn't have much appetite, because the files in his hand and the descriptions of the bloody scenes in the files were really disgusting. These files are about the battle between Chen Changsheng and the god general Xue He, Liang Hongzhuang, and that great hero from the North, Lin Pingyuan. The first two battles were narrated by Xue He and Liang Hongzhuang personally. The last battle, because everyone was killed by Chen Changsheng, is a scene that was inferred from the scene afterwards.
I don't know what was confirmed, Tianhai Chengwu's mood improved a lot, he picked up the chopsticks again, took the shrimp meat into his lips, and chewed slowly, only feeling sweet in the mouth.
"Without Su Li now, how can you win?"
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In the entire capital, no one was optimistic about Chen Changsheng.
The bishop who is optimistic about Chen Changsheng is now sleeping peacefully in the plum blossom.
There was a sense of mourning in the Episcopal Office, but many priests looked in the direction of the Orthodox Academy.
Sitting beside the plum blossoms, Luoluo performed her responsibilities on behalf of the Orthodox Academy. Suddenly, hearing a voice from a distance, she walked to the window, looked towards the Orthodox Academy, and clenched her hands slightly into fists.
Mister will definitely win.
Even if everyone is not optimistic about Chen Changsheng, she still believes that Chen Changsheng can win the final victory, there is no reason.
At some point, Mo Yu came to the Orthodox Academy.
She didn't go to watch the battle in front of the courtyard of the Orthodox Academy. There are already many big shots there, and Xue Xingchuan is in that teahouse, so there is no need for her to go there.
For some reason, she appeared in Chen Changsheng's room.
She didn't sleep, she sat by the window, looking at the lush forest in the Orthodox College, she didn't know what she was thinking.
Suddenly, there was a bang from the direction of the front yard.
Her pupils narrowed slightly, and she looked towards the source of the sound.
The first battle of the Orthodox Academy began without warning.
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Zhou Zi drew his sword horizontally.
Chen Changsheng drew out his sword.
Each drew a sword.
The priest from Li Palace who was in charge of recording the situation at the scene couldn't take his eyes off it.
Dozens of painters and storytellers watched nervously.
Thousands of people in Kyoto fell silent.
All over Kyoto, more people are waiting to hear the latest situation of this battle and see the latest pictures.
The only ones that can do this are the Four Great Squares.
The painter with profound attainments and vision began to write the pen the moment Zhou Ziheng and Chen Changsheng drew their swords.
Especially the painter from Tianji Pavilion, who has the cultivation of the star-gathering realm. I saw him scribbled a few strokes, and a picture was vivid on the paper. Although it was scribbled, he had perfectly captured the two The trajectory and spirit of the sword.
After a while, this painting was spread to all parts of Kyoto through the magic weapon.
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This is a sketch, extremely sloppy and simple, if you don't know what it is drawn, you may even think it is the nonsense work of a child who has just learned to write.
The room was quiet, and the students of Tiandao Academy gathered around the table, with countless doubts in their hearts, but they didn't dare to ask questions, and didn't dare to disturb the person at the table watching the painting.
No student of Tiandao Academy dared to approach that person, because of awe, love, and because that person was Senior Brother Guan Bai.
If Zhuang Huanyu, who committed suicide a few days ago, was the pride of Tiandaoyuan in the past two years, then Guan Bai was the pride of Tiandaoyuan in the past ten years. Just like those other people on the Xiaoyao List, Guan Bai also has his own title: Daming Guan Bai.
Over the years, it was he who kept the reputation of Tiandaoyuan alive.
Guan Bai's eyebrows and eyes are like swords, and he is slightly weathered. It is obvious that he has just returned from a long distance.
After his gaze fell on the scribbled and simple paper, it became sharper, as if it were a real sword.
His fingers moved lightly along the lines on the paper in the air, making a hissing sound, and the edges of his fingers seemed to have a sword intent piercing through the air.
After an unknown amount of time, he withdrew his fingers and eyes, looked towards the direction of the Foreign Education College through the window, and said with a complicated expression, "Good sword."
Finally, some students couldn't help asking: "Brother, who will win?"
As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted countless eyes from the students, and the eyes were full of blame. The battle between Chen Changsheng and Zhou Ziheng had just begun, and this picture only showed the first sword of both sides, how could one judge who would win and who would lose based on this, this question would disturb senior brother Guan Bai's sword watching in vain, how stupid.
However, to the surprise of these Tiandao Academy students, Guan Bai actually made a judgment.
He looked at the few lines on the paper, the congealed ink and the thread in the dry brush, and suddenly a sword light lit up in his eyes.
Then he said: "Chen Changsheng won."
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