When the incense burnt out, a golden sound sounded, signaling the end of the exam for this round of students. Chen Changsheng walked out of the building with the rest of the students waiting for the test, ignoring the strange eyes looking at him, and followed the guidance to the place where the test results were released on Shiping behind the lake, waiting for the final test results at Twilight.
Most of the other people stayed in front of the building, comparing answers with each other, or complaining about the difficulty of the exam. When he came to the back of the lake, the stone flat was still very quiet, only the young man in Tsing Yi who had shined so brightly was standing there. lakeside. He thought that a genius would inevitably be lonely, so he didn't go forward, but he didn't expect the other party to come over.
"My name is Tang Thirty-Six." The young man in Tsing Yi said.
Chen Changsheng was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to chat, he straightened his clothes, and politely replied, "Er Dong Chen, Chen Changsheng."
Tang Thirty-Six was startled, as if he didn't expect this young man's name to be so vulgar, even a rich man in the country probably wouldn't name his son such a name, after a moment of silence, he said: "This name is rather simple , I can't say bad."
Chen Changsheng thought that you were honest, but your name was also quite strange.
"My name is Chen Changsheng... because I had an illness when I was young, and Master hoped that I could live a long life. What about you? Why are you called Tang Thirty-Six? Are you the thirty-sixth in your family? Why do you have so many people in your family? People? Where is your family? There are so many brothers and sisters, will it be too noisy when you are reciting?"
Tang Thirty-Six was stunned.
It's not very polite to ask the origin of the other person's name face to face. What's more, he has a cold and unapproachable face. He didn't dare to ask in person, but he didn't expect that this young man would ask so casually, with so many topics attached.
In fact, what Chen Changsheng thought was very simple. In the unfamiliar capital of Kyoto, in the Tiandao Temple full of ridicule and indifference, if the other party is obviously a genius, but he took the initiative to come to get close to him, then he should reciprocate more enthusiasm and love. Goodwill, at least should take the initiative to greet and talk about something.
He lived with his master and senior brother since he was a child. The master seldom spoke, and the senior brother didn't speak much, so he didn't know how to conduct greetings, and he seemed a bit awkward. Although he wanted to convey his good intentions to the other party, he was very awkward. It is easy to cause misunderstandings, just like yesterday in the Shenjiang Mansion.
However, what is interesting is that instead of being displeased by this, Tang Sanshiliu felt that Chen Changsheng was very honest and genuine. What Tang Sanshiliu wanted most in his life was to be a real person, and what he encountered in the world was nothing but mediocrity. His generation, or some vain people, suddenly met someone like Chen Changsheng, and he was very satisfied.
"There are indeed many peers in my family, and the endorsements are all in their own homes, so there is no quarrel. The reason why I am called Tang Sanshiliu is not because I am ranked 36th in my family, but because I entered Qingyun for the first time when I was 15 years old last year. Ranked thirty-six on the list, I feel very ashamed, especially compared to that woman and that wolf cub... So I changed my name to Tang Thirty-six to remind myself how unbearable my current realm is. Well, It seems like the questions are all answered. Yes, all are answered."
The above conversation was Chen Changsheng's first communication since he left Xining and came to the bustling capital, and it was also Tang Sanshili's first communication after he left Wenshui and came to the capital. At that time, Chen Changsheng was fourteen years old, and Tang Thirty-six was about to turn sixteen. They were both ignorant and immature in this regard. This communication was undoubtedly jerky, interesting and ridiculous, but many years of history afterwards proved that this This communication was extremely successful. It can even be said that this is the most successful and important communication since the covenant between Emperor Taizong and the patriarch of the Demon Race.
"How many questions did you answer?"
Tang Thirty-Six asked. He was really interested in this answer, because he always felt that although Chen Changsheng was an ordinary person, but... he should not be an ordinary person. It wasn't until he saw that Chen Changsheng's face turned pale that he realized that he had asked this question incorrectly. Those sea-like test questions, even a genius like him, felt a little strenuous. Obviously, Chen Changsheng's mind was exhausted too much. Seriously, depending on the situation, the result should not be too good.
"There are some questions about cultivation that I really can't answer. Divine consciousness, true energy, and gathering stars and burning the sun..."
Chen Changsheng spoke honestly, feeling a little lucky in his heart. He had read the Daoist Canon thoroughly since he was a child, and those seemingly difficult academic questions were not difficult for him. Instead, they were questions about cultivation. He really had no answers. It's just an admissions exam, and there's not much content in that area.
Listening to Tang Thirty-Six, he felt that something was wrong, the only questions he couldn't answer... Could it be that this little fellow answered all the rest of the questions? At this moment, he noticed that on the other side of the lake, a teacher was walking towards somewhere with a thick test paper in his arms. The teacher seemed to be in a turbulent mood, and almost fell when he went up the stone steps. He couldn't help being slightly startled, thinking about Chen Changsheng's previous words, he couldn't help but conjecture that he couldn't believe it, could this little guy really want to shock everyone
"The rest... Are you sure you answered it?"
"I can't say for sure... There are two versions of the Taishang Qingxin mantra. It was edited and revised in the year when the state religion was first established. Since then, everyone has been using the edited version, but the date mentioned in the title is 157 It was three years ago, so I didn't know which version to use for the answer, so I had to answer both versions in the end, for fear that the teacher would be displeased and points would be deducted."
Hearing these words, Tang Thirty-Six couldn't help being silent.
He only knew one version of that question, and only answered one version.
After a while, he looked at Chen Changsheng and said, "I always thought that guy and I were the most arrogant figures in the younger generation. Unexpectedly, you are even more arrogant than us."
Chen Changsheng was puzzled, thinking how could he be so arrogant
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The list is posted.
There was no Chen Changsheng's name on it.
Chen Changsheng stood at the bottom of the list, silent for a long time.
The crowd looked at him a little unkindly, with sarcasm and contempt. If Tang Sanshiliu hadn't stood side by side with him, there would probably have been a lot of ugly words at this time.
"I don't understand." Chen Changsheng said.
Tang Thirty-Six didn't understand either. He believed that this young man who made him feel cordial and sincere would not lie. Since he said that he had answered most of the questions, he should have answered them. According to the scores, even if he was not at the top, at least he should be more than enough to be on the list.
Chen Changsheng found the teacher who was in charge of the induction stone assessment at the beginning, and said, "I want to check the test paper."
The teacher sorted out the chores, did not look directly at his calm and persistent gaze, and said: "Since you have obtained the qualifications for the exam by using the rules and regulations, you should know... my Heavenly Dao Academy's exam papers have never been allowed to be rechecked, which means Respect for the Heavenly Dao Academy, if you fail the exam, you fail the exam."
Chen Changsheng watched him in silence for a long time, then turned and left.
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"Although he didn't say anything, I know what he wants to say... Such a little guy who is angry and doesn't speak evil words is really amazing." Tang Sanshiliu watched the boy's figure disappear on the other side of the lake, turned to look at Someone said sarcastically: "It's really amazing that Tiandao Academy dares not accept such a talent."
"You're only two years older than him, and it's funny to say he's a little guy."
The vice president of Tiandaoyuan said: "What's more interesting is, how do you know what he wants to say?"
"He wanted to say, you guys will regret it... The reason I know it is because if I were treated like this by him, I would definitely say that."
"Will Tiandaoyuan regret rejecting an ordinary student?"
"He's no ordinary student, he's a genius like me."
The vice-principal of Tiandaoyuan said after a moment of silence: "I've read the test papers of that young man. He has learned so much without washing his marrow. He can indeed be called a genius, even if he is not much worse than Wang Zhice back then. If it was normal, I would definitely admit him to the hospital and teach him personally, but unfortunately I can't this time."
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and asked, "Why not?"
"Because someone said hello." The vice president said.
"who?"
"God General's Mansion."
"In today's mainland, there is one single husband, five sages, wind and rain from all directions, and countless perverts on the Xiaoyao list, not to mention those guys from the demons hiding in the wilderness. The thirty-eight generals are certainly powerful...but where is the Heavenly Dao Temple? How could they listen? An order from the Divine General's Mansion?"
"Your father entrusted you to me to take care of you, so I will not hide this matter from you, but you must not tell it outside... A mere God General's Mansion naturally cannot affect my Heavenly Dao Academy, but that God General's Mansion is different, because it is The mansion of the Eastern Royal God General, the owner of the mansion is Xu Shiji."
"Xu Shiji... Even if the Holy Empress is favored and powerful, he is only a god general after all."
"But his family has a phoenix..."
The indifference and pride in Tang Thirty-Six's brows was difficult to maintain after hearing the word "Phoenix", it melted instantly, and after a long silence, he murmured: "... that guy Chen Changsheng, how could he provoke that Phoenix? Who the hell is he?"
The vice-principal said calmly: "Don't worry about who it is. He is already fourteen years old after all. Even if he is enlightened again, it will be too late. There are too many geniuses in the world. Even if he has potential, what can he do? He was compared with Wang Zhice earlier. For example, if he really has Wang Zhice's perseverance and opportunity, what does it matter if he is in the Heavenly Dao Academy?"
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Chen Changsheng didn't know that his failure had something to do with the Xu Mansion. He thought that he probably occupied the place of some powerful son in Kyoto, so he was used by others. Although he is new to the world of mortals, he has seen too many intrigues and filthy things in Daoist dramas, so he can only remain silent. Now, what else can he do besides being silent
He left Tiandaoyuan and walked towards the second academy on the list, but he still didn't notice that the carriage with the blood phoenix dark emblem was following him from afar.