There was silence in Beibingmasi Hutong, and the two crabapple trees in the courtyard had already shed all their flowers, but it had received some snow in the past two days, so it seemed like a sea of flowers had reappeared.
Standing under the crabapple tree, Zhou Tong looked at the subordinate who was kneeling in front of him to report, and said with some disgust: "Do you need to talk about such a trivial matter?"
The subordinates were very puzzled, thinking that the battle between Xu Yourong and Chen Changsheng was undoubtedly the last big event of this year, why is the lord so indifferent
"Since life and death are not separated, then it is a trivial matter."
Zhou Tong and Tang Thirty-Six had exactly the same opinion. After saying this, he turned around and entered the room, ignoring this matter any more.
Zhou Tong didn't pay attention to this battle, but many people did.
On the bank of a quiet snow lake somewhere in the north of the city, Tianhai Chengwu watched the snow from the fence. For some reason, he suddenly remembered the lake outside the Chenghu Tower, and his mood became a little bad.
These days when he spoke to Xu Shiji, he was more polite than before, because Xu Yourong became a saint earlier than anyone imagined.
But because he was in a bad mood at this time, or he was also a little nervous, his attitude towards Xu Shiji returned to the past, and was even tougher and more direct.
"If you want to rely on the Li Palace, it depends on whether the other party is willing to let you rely on it. The Pope forcibly terminated the engagement, and the God General's Mansion is ridiculed by the world again. What good will it do you?"
Tianhai Chengwu said: "Since this fight is going to be fought after all, why do those useless efforts in advance?"
Xu Shiji remained silent, expressionless, but actually extremely annoyed.
Tianhai Chengwu smiled slightly and said: "Today we will see how Yourong vents his anger for your father."
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The number of people in the Orthodox Academy is not too many, all of them add up to more than a hundred people.
But when there are so many people walking together on the street, the momentum is a bit shocking, especially when there are thousands of people from Kyoto walking behind, the momentum is even more massive, and it looks a little shocking.
Not far after Huilongguan, you will arrive at Luoshui, or Luoqu, and you can already see the famous bridge not far ahead.
But not everyone was able to pass, except for Chen Changsheng, Tang Sanshiliu and the accompanying students were stopped at the intersection of Eight Willow Street.
From Baliu Street to Sifang Street, the area around Naihe Bridge, which is about several miles away, has been separated.
There was no way to enter, and the people watching the battle could only stand on both sides of the Luoshui River. At this time, many people had already arrived, and they lined up darkly along the tree embankments on both sides of the bank, and there seemed to be no end in sight.
People are discussing the upcoming battle, analyzing who is stronger and who will win.
It is completely different from this time last year. The current Chen Changsheng is no longer what he used to be. He fought Gou Han Shiyu sword at the Ivy Banquet, won the first place in the Great Court Examination, and attracted stars to the capital in the Mausoleum of Books. Many people compared it with Wang Zhice back then, not to mention what happened in the Zhou Garden later, and the battles that took place on the way back to the south. They only said that from early summer to now, the Orthodox Academy has faced countless challenges, and Chen Changsheng did not have one. What is even more shocking is that he defeated six cultivators at the beginning of the star-gathering stage in a row. Only then did people finally realize that the seemingly inconceivable cross-border victory was not an accident to him, but a matter of course. matter.
From being dumbfounded at the beginning to now taking it for granted, even a little numb, Chen Changsheng has already shocked the world too much.
Not to mention the other side of this duel, Xu Yourong is special in the first place. She has the blood of the real phoenix, just like Qiu Shanjun. From the beginning of her cultivation, she has already surpassed the scope of ordinary people's imagination, and in fact has surpassed Out of the range of her peers, she does not need to take the imperial examination, she is eligible to enter the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books at any time. In fact, she has already started studying the Heavenly Books since she was ten years old. To this day, no one knows whether she has ever fought against a cultivator at the initial stage of gathering stars, but many people, including Chen Changsheng, believe without hesitation that she can definitely do this easily. Something extremely difficult to do.
If it is said that Chen Changsheng shocked the world too much this year, then Xu Yourong was the most surprising discovery in the world.
"They are coming!"
Some people on the bank of Luoshui noticed the arrival of Chen Changsheng and the people from the Orthodox Academy, and shouted one after another, and the scene became very noisy and lively.
Some people saluted him respectfully, some people asked loudly what, but no one cheered for him, and there was not a single sentence in the countless words, you must win...
"According to the news from the Four Squares, except for the Orthodox Academy and the Bishop's Office, basically no one bought you to win... Even many priests in Li Palace bought Xu Yourong."
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and said comfortingly: "But you can understand that this is what the people of Kyoto want, not everyone's judgment on your strength."
Chen Changsheng thought to himself, if this was the case, it wouldn't be much consolation.
He asked Tang Thirty-Six: "What about you?"
Tang Thirty-Six said, "I have confidence in you."
This kind of confidence is not blind, and has nothing to do with friendship, but it is suggested to be based on sober cognition.
Tang Thirty-Six knew very well how hard Chen Changsheng prepared in the previous seven days. Looking at the picture of Chen Changsheng calculating and deducing in the room every day, he even felt that no one in this world could be more serious than Chen Changsheng. The so-called heaven rewards hard work, as long as the starry sky is still bright, there is no reason for a serious person like him to fail.
"I suggest you still buy and I lose."
Chen Changsheng patted him on the shoulder, and then, led by the priest, walked towards Eight Willow Street.
Looking at his back, Tang Thirty-Six wanted to say something, but in the end there was nothing. He vaguely felt that his last words seemed to point to something.
Xuanyuan Po looked at him with a dignified expression, and asked puzzledly: "Just now you said that it doesn't matter if you don't distinguish between life and death, why are you starting to worry now?"
"I'm not worried about whether he will lose, but my money." Tang Thirty-Six turned and walked out of the crowd.
Xuanyuan Po was even more puzzled, and shouted: "What are you going to do?"
Tang Thirty-Six didn't look back, and said, "I'll go to Four Square to cancel the bet."
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Eight Willow Street was very quiet, except for the priest who led the way, no one could be seen.
And when they reached the side alley leading to Luoshui River on Eight Willow Street, the priest also stopped in his tracks, and extended his hand to greet Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng nodded, and walked towards the side alley. After a while, he came to the bank of Luoshui. After climbing up the stairs, he came to the bottom of Naihe Bridge.
Naihe Bridge is the largest bridge on the Luoshui River. The bridge deck is very wide and can accommodate more than ten carriages. The bridge body is high but not steep. Compared with other bridges, it is relatively flat. Standing under the bridge and looking over it, you will see I think the bridge deck is more like a square.
Chen Changsheng walked towards the bridge, and arrived at the center of the bridge deck not long after.
There was no one on the Naihe Bridge, and there was no one on the other side of the bridge, and there was no one even within sight, it was very empty and quiet.
Standing on the bridge, looking at the flowing water under the bridge, he remembered something.
The pier of the Naihe Bridge was hit by a cargo ship two years ago, and the court spent a lot of money to re-strengthen it with formations.
That formation is under the bridge.
Similarly, formations are attached to several important water gates in Luoshui, so as to ensure that the water surface will not freeze in the severe winter, and those grain ships and merchant ships from the south can still pass freely. It’s just that many places in Kyoto are under martial law today, especially around the Naihe Bridge, Luoshui, where there are constant boats and spectacular pictures, is very deserted today.
Just like this bridge.
Not a soul, not a ship.
Just as he was thinking about these things, he saw a big ship slowly coming downstream.
That ship is really big, it should be a warship of the Da Zhou Navy, the top row of decks is almost parallel to the bridge deck of Naihe Bridge.
There were a lot of people standing on the big ship, but there were relatively fewer people standing on the top row of decks, and many of them were people he knew.
With the sound of the water swaying gently, the big boat stopped slowly and anchored, about one mile away from the Naihe Bridge.
Chen Changsheng could see very clearly that on the uppermost deck of the big ship, there were several armored generals standing. Xue Xingchuan and Fei Dian were the ones he knew... Xue He had also returned, so naturally Xu Shiji would not be missing. There are also the principals of the Ivy Academy, the most in the middle is the current head of the Tiandao Academy, Zhuang Zhihuan. Some important figures from the imperial court and state religion stood in the front. He saw Mao Qiuyu, the King of Ling Hai and Taoist Si Yuan, the Minister of Rites, Mo Yu and King Chen Liu.
But these big shots are still not the ones at the forefront.
Standing in front of the big ship were three painters from Tianji Pavilion. One of them had watched the battle between Chen Changsheng and Zhou Ziheng. The other two painters had just rushed over from Tianji Pavilion. The practice of the environment. Back then in Xunyang City, when they saw Liu Qing, the Assassin of the Gathering Star Realm, people thought it was inconceivable, so the three painters of the Star Gathering Realm...
Chen Changsheng looked at the people on board.
The people on the boat looked at him on the bridge.
Taoist Si Yuan said: "Although I always thought it was nonsense, he is the dean of the Orthodox Academy after all. I just hope that when he loses later, it won't be too ugly."
Mao Qiuyu said calmly beside him, "It's too early to talk about the outcome before the start."
The king of Ling Hai said expressionlessly from the side: "The victory and defeat have been decided."
In the eyes of these powerhouses who are at the peak of the star gathering and are only one step away from the sacred realm, any details before or during the battle are enough to affect the final outcome.
The King of Ling Hai thought that since Chen Changsheng had arrived first, he would definitely lose—it was still early for the appointment, and he arrived so long in advance, or it meant that he was not calm enough. Moreover, he was standing alone on the Naihe Bridge at this time, even if he wanted to meditate, it would be difficult to do so.
Because he is waiting, and waiting means being passive. These time fragments on the bridge need to be filled with thinking, but before the war, thinking too much is never a good thing.
"Not necessarily good, not necessarily bad."
Mao Qiuyu looked in the direction of Naihe Bridge, and said calmly: "You can be impetuous, or you can be calm and calm. Adapt to the environment first, after all, it depends on the person's heart."
This sentence makes a lot of sense.
In fact, each has its own reasons, but because of different positions and inclinations, the reasons and words naturally contradict each other. In the same way, we can also see the standpoint of the people present at this time from the reasoning and words they hold.
"I don't know how to practice, but from Dean Chen's past, when it comes to calmness and patience, there is no need to question it."
The speaker is the Minister of Rites.
Many people cast slightly surprised glances, even King Chen Liu glanced sideways at the senior official. It wasn't until this time that people realized that this Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites actually had a heart for the old royal family!
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In the Orthodox Academy, Zhe Xiu looked at the gray sky outside the window, and was silent for a long time, then finally stood up, picked up the crutches on the wall, and walked out.
Just as he walked out of the small building, he suddenly felt a slight chill on his face. He reached out to touch it and found that it was a piece of snow that was about to melt.
He looked up at the sky, only to realize that it had started snowing again.
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"It's snowing," said someone on board.
The falling snowflakes caused the people on the big boat to move slightly, and then fell silent again.
People looked at Chen Changsheng on the bridge and thought that if the snow fell even harder, it would disturb his state of mind at this time.
Looking at the falling snow, would Xu Yourong come earlier, or would he deliberately come later
The snowflakes gradually turned into flakes.
It didn't take long for Chen Changsheng's body to turn white.
People on both sides of the Luoshui River held up umbrellas one after another. Tens of thousands of umbrellas were opened at the same time, and the picture looked a bit spectacular.
Chen Changsheng couldn't see this scene, he could only see the snow falling in front of him.
He had stood quietly on the bridge for a long time, but just as the king of Ling Hai judged, his heart still couldn't completely calm down.
Because he is very nervous at this time.
To be fair, he was nervous all the time.
From the moment he saw the white crane landing on the lakeside of the Orthodox Academy, he became nervous. He has been nervous for so many days, and he is still the same now.
He is not used to this kind of nervous emotion, and he knows that this kind of emotion is not good for his health, and it will even affect his performance in battle.
So, he gradually became a little anxious.
The source of tension and anxiety was naturally because of this battle, but more importantly, it was because the opponent in this battle was her.
From Xining Town to Kyoto, too many things happened, and the source of everything was her, and now, he was finally going to meet her.
In the past few days, apart from deduction and calculation, he would inevitably think about what he should say after meeting her.
He didn't figure it out.
If you can't think of it, you don't want to.
At this moment, he finally made a decision.
He no longer looked at the big ship and the people on board, because that was a worldly matter, too complicated.
He also no longer looked at the snow falling from the sky, because the snow moved without a trace and was elusive.
He looked down to the water under the bridge.
Luoshui in deep winter is calm, but the water is constantly flowing below the surface.
Movement and stillness are unified in this canal, which is the unity of movement and stillness.
He looked under the bridge, pouring all his thoughts into the flowing water, gradually calming down, until everything was forgotten, and it was about to become empty.
At this moment, Xu Yourong came.
She came from the long street, as if she was walking with the wind and snow, she came quietly, without any movement.
The wind and snow is a very natural thing, and her arrival is also a very natural thing, and she came under the Naihe Bridge without disturbing anyone.
At this moment, Chen Changsheng watched the scenery of the flowing water from the bridge.
She looked at the viewer on the bridge.
White cranes flew from afar, dancing snow particles, and landed on the black eaves of a residential house behind the bridge.
This is a beautiful scene.
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