Fighter of the Destiny

At first I thought there was nothing to ask, but later I discovered that there were still countless questions that had not been answered. Facing the Pope's eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything in the world, Chen Changsheng was silent for a long time. Although he was young, he was not The representative is ignorant and knows that there are some questions that he cannot raise, such as Xining Town, senior brothers, and the state religion, so he can only ask things that are allowed to be asked.

Like Zhouyuan?

The Pope smiled slightly after hearing his question and said: "There are some very important things in the Zhou Garden. You must make sure to get them, because you represent the palace on this trip."

Chen Changsheng asked directly: "Who will fight with me?"

This may sound a bit arrogant, but in fact it is very practical. In the Zhou Dynasty, who dares to compete with Li Gong? In fact, he already had the answer in his mind, he just needed confirmation.

The Pope said: "The state religion is divided into two factions, the north and the south. Since you are going to Zhouyuan on behalf of Li Palace, then it is natural that the people who dare to fight with you and will fight with you are the southerners."

The Pope did not tell him clearly what important things he must find in Zhou Garden. He only said that when Chen Changsheng saw that thing, he would know that it was what he was looking for. In fact, Chen Changsheng had already guessed what that thing was, but the Pope didn't explain it for some reasons, so it was naturally inconvenient for him to take the initiative to mention it.

Recalling what Luoluo said on the big banyan tree in the afternoon, he knew that his opponents in Zhou Garden were probably those powerful people in the Nether Realm from Saintess Peak, Changsheng Sect, and Huaiyuan.

And that woman.

"Is Xu Yourong sure he will enter Zhou Garden?" he asked.

The Pope seemed to know his mood, and said with a smile: "On the day you entered the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books, news came from the south that Xu Yourong had broken through the secluded realm in a certain small town, and even went straight to the upper realm. In other words, she is now Her realm is exactly the same as yours, it would be very interesting if you and her met in Zhou Garden."

Chen Changsheng was silent, thinking that if the realms were the same, he would definitely not be able to beat her. Because of this fact, he was silent for a long time before continuing to ask: "Where is Mr. Qiu Shan? According to the rumors in the world, he is affectionate and caring for Xu Yourong. If Xu Yourong enters Zhou Garden, he should follow."

He tried his best to keep his tone as calm as possible, but after all, he was a fifteen-year-old boy, and his tone was always a little weird, especially when he said the words "affectionate".

The Pope smelled the faint sour smell floating in the hall, and his smile became brighter, and he said: "So I say this matter is very interesting. Qiu Shanjun successfully gathered stars ten days ago, and he can't enter Zhou Garden, so no matter you and Xu Yourong He can't disturb anything you do in Zhou Garden."

There was a kind of narrow-mindedness and even disgust in these words that was completely inconsistent with the identity of the Pope. Chen Changsheng was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.

Suddenly, he understood the point of the Pope's words, and there was a look of shock on his face.

"Akiyama-kun... did you succeed in gathering stars?"

"When he was snatching the key to Zhouyuan from the powerful demon clan, he was seriously injured, but this caused some good luck. He used this as an opportunity to successfully break through."

Chen Changsheng was silent. If he remembered correctly, Qiu Shanjun should not be twenty years old yet. He had not yet participated in the imperial examination or entered the Tomb of Heavenly Books. However, he had already gathered stars. Xu Yourong was three days younger than him, and he had already reached the true realm of Netherworld before he even entered the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books to observe the stele and gain enlightenment.

He thought silently, this is the real genius.

He cultivates in accordance with his heart and pays attention to tranquility of mind, and he does not have any affection for Xu Yourong, but for some reason, whenever he mentions her and the man named Qiu Shanjun, there is always something awkward. What makes him even more uncomfortable is that even if He has created so many miracles, but Qiu Shanjun always has to keep one step ahead of him.

He won the first place in the imperial examination, Qiu Shanjun got the key to the Zhou Garden, he entered the Heavenly Book Mausoleum to look at the monument and entered the deep and straight realm of the cave. Qiushan Lord succeeded in gathering stars without looking at the Heavenly Book monument, and national events related to his own family. When it comes to cultivating small things, whether it requires external things or does not require external things, no matter how you look at it, the latter is stronger.

"I think you are better than Akiyama-kun."

The Pope seemed to know what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Even if others don't think so, they don't dare to say that you are weaker than Mr. Qiu Shan."

Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "I'm not as good as him."

The Pope said calmly: "You are four years younger than him."

Chen Changsheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed happily.

The Pope continued: "As for Xu Yourong...she is Xu Shiji's daughter after all."

Chen Changsheng was silent. Since Xu Shiji was the Holy Queen's dog, Xu Yourong would naturally side with the Holy Queen and the Southerners. In other words, he would stand opposite to the state religion.

He thought of a very scary question: "Does the Holy Queen know my origin?"

The Pope nodded and said: "Mo Yu has long sent people to Xining Town to verify your origin. After all, this matter cannot be kept secret forever. I will make it clear to the Queen after the imperial examination."

Chen Changsheng was silent for a moment and then asked: "Will the empress..."

"No." The Pope looked at him and said with a smile: "If I don't want to be torn apart, then I won't, at least on the surface, I won't do anything to you, because that would be tantamount to completely pushing my departure from the palace to her enemies. No one wants to face such a situation, even if she is the Queen of Tianhai."

What is confidence and confidence? This is.

"Things in Zhou Garden are naturally important, but don't forget that the real enemy is still in the north. This time the key to Zhou Garden falls into our hands, but the demons will definitely not be willing to give up like this. If Black Robe is still alive , he will definitely do something, whether you are in or out of Zhou Garden, as long as you have not returned to Kyoto, you must be cautious enough."

"Thank you sage for your guidance." Chen Changsheng said.

The Pope said: "Do you still want to call me a saint?"

Chen Changsheng said somewhat unaccustomedly: "Yes, uncle."

The Pope smiled with satisfaction.

Before the conversation ended, Chen Changsheng made a request.

The Pope once said before that on the last night of the Ivy Banquet, he was asked by Mo Yu to bring Chen Changsheng into Tong Palace, so he should know very well what is under the cold pool.

"I want to see that black dragon." Chen Changsheng looked at the Pope and said sincerely.

The Pope did not expect that the only request he made to himself was this. He smiled and asked: "It sounds like you have faced that black dragon?"

Chen Changsheng told the story of his meeting with the black dragon at the bottom of the pond, but he omitted many details. He also did not mention that he almost died of spontaneous combustion while sitting there for a photo. He only said that he had promised the other party that if the other party was willing to let him go. If you leave, you will find time to see him. This is the so-called promise.

"Although it is an evil dragon, a promise is a promise." The Pope seemed to be very satisfied with his behavior of honoring his promise, and said: "Wang Zhice deceived and imprisoned it at the bottom of the pond, which was indeed unkind."

Chen Changsheng asked: "Then how can I see it?"

"The well in Beixinqiao has been opened."

After saying this, the Pope took out a wooden sign from his arms and handed it to him.

Chen Changsheng took the sign and saw four words written in Chinese on the sign: National Education College.

"This is..." Chen Changsheng looked at the wooden sign and was a little confused.

The Pope smiled and said, "This is the school badge of the Chinese Academy of Education."

Chen Changsheng still didn't understand.

The Pope said: "Only the dean of the Chinese Academy of Education is qualified to hold this sign."

Chen Changsheng still didn't understand, or he vaguely understood, but couldn't believe it.

The Pope looked at him and smiled and said: "When we meet formally for the first time, as a master uncle, I always give him a greeting gift. It would be too stingy to only dig the well of Beixinqiao. How about this brand?"

Chen Changsheng didn't know what this sign was like, what kind of material it was made of, and how old it was. He only knew that this sign suddenly became very heavy.

"I came to Kyoto from Xining and entered the National Education Academy by mistake. Now that I think about it, this is not a sign. The National Education Academy was destroyed in the hands of your master, so it should be reborn in your hands."

The Pope looked at him and said with emotion.

Only then did Chen Changsheng know that from the moment he took over this brand, he had become the latest dean of the Chinese Academy of Education, but... what was the identity of the dean of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Education? Although the National Education College has declined like a cemetery in the past ten years, it is one of the six Ivy colleges in Kyoto. In the past, it was the oldest college alongside Tiandao College. In the afternoon, he heard Luo Luo say However, last month the Archbishop of the Holy Church passed away due to illness, and Mao Qiuyu, the dean of Tiandaoyuan, was promoted to one of the six giants of the state religion...

He is only a fifteen-year-old boy, but he actually wants to be the dean of the Chinese Academy of Education? He suddenly felt that the courtyard sign in his hand was not only heavy, but also became hot to the touch.

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Not far out of the palace, he heard coughing coming from the side of the road. Chen Changsheng looked around and saw that it was the Bishop Meili Sha of the Cardinal Office. He quickly stepped forward to salute.

Meili Sha looked at him and smiled, motioned for them to go together, and said slowly: "Is everything clear now?"

Chen Changsheng was silent for a moment and then said: "It's almost clear."

Meilisha looked at the stars in the night sky and said after a moment of silence, "You know I'm very old, right?"

Before Chen Changsheng had time to answer, Meili Sha continued to say calmly: "In the current state religion, only myself and the Pope are the oldest. Being old is a good thing and you can see many things, but being old is also a very bad thing. Things, because I will remember too many things, so living like this is a bit hard.”

"I can still clearly remember those things that happened in the National Education Academy to this day. But what is a bit strange is that I have somewhat forgotten what happened at the National Education Academy more than ten years ago."

Merisa coughed twice and continued: "I have a very good relationship with your teacher, so I was the first to discover your identity. I didn't actually know what the Pope meant at the time, so I let you know after a while. He knows, and of course, your teacher’s caution is understandable.”

Chen Changsheng still can't fully understand this matter, so he remains silent. The palace is very quiet under the night. Walking on the stone path between the halls, the brilliant lights beside the shrine in the distance are faintly visible.

There was a question that he did not dare to ask directly in front of the Pope. At this time, he finally couldn't suppress the worry in his heart and said uneasily: "I am a little worried about Master..."

"Mo Yu sent people to Xining Town a long time ago, but you don't have to worry. Back then, all the powerful men of the Great Zhou Dynasty besieged the National Education Academy, and the empress and the Pope personally took action, so your teacher could survive, let alone now."

Chen Changsheng looked at the old man's squinted eyes and said seriously: "Thank you for taking care of me this year."

Merisa squinted her eyes and smiled like an old fox: "Living in Kyoto is actually very easy, because it is very difficult to want to die here. The people living here have old memories and miss them all."

Chen Changsheng carefully understood what this sentence meant.

Meili Sha looked at him and said: "But it won't be like this anymore after leaving Kyoto, especially outside my country, there are all dangers and winds, so I can only take care of myself."

Chen Changsheng thought about what the Pope had said before, and said with some uneasiness: "Black Robe...is it really still alive? What conspiracy will the demons arrange to open Zhou Garden?"

Meili Sha said: "Since the key to Zhou Garden is in the hands of humans, the demons will not be able to seize the opportunity no matter how unwilling they are, so there is no need to worry too much. On the contrary, don't forget that some people in my great Zhou are certainly far less resourceful than the black robes." , but they are far more ruthless, shameless and despicable. You should be wary of such people."

Chen Changsheng knew that he was talking about Zhou Tong.

Arriving at the Shinto in front of the main hall, Meili Sha stopped and said, "I'll send you here."

Chen Changsheng saluted respectfully and said, "After returning from Zhouyuan, I will come to see you again."

Merisa shook her head and said, "Too low."

Chen Changsheng was slightly startled, wondering what these two words meant.

"You bow too low."

Melisa looked at him and smiled and said: "You are now the dean of the National Religious College. The only people who are qualified to receive your full salute are the Pope and the Holy Queen. Other than that, you don't need to salute anyone."

Only then did Chen Changsheng remember that his identity had changed.

The Archbishop of the Cardinal Office is now on the same level as him.

Deep in the quiet palace, a distant and bright bell suddenly sounded. The sound of the bell does not represent a signal to return home, but a very formal edict of state religion. The contents of this edict spread throughout the palaces faster than the night wind, heading to all counties and countries on the mainland.

"From today on, you don't need to bow your head anymore."

Merisa looked at him and said with a smile, then turned and left.

Chen Changsheng stood beside the Shinto, a little dazed, without any real feeling.

Two bishops were waiting on the Shinto to send him out of the palace. If they were calm and polite when they sent him into the palace before, they were more respectful now.

The order of the state religion is very clear and strict, and the class distinctions in the palace have always been strict. Now he is not a new student at the College of Chinese Education, but the dean of the College, so he will naturally enjoy a different look of awe.

High-hanging lamps illuminate the straight Shinto.

Chen Changsheng was escorted by two bishops and walked out of the palace along the Shinto.

The priests they met along the way took refuge on both sides of the Shinto.

When I entered the palace before, I encountered a similar scene.

It's just that at that time, the priests only needed to look at each other after giving way, but this could not be done at this time, because the previous courtesy was now rude, and they needed to salute Chen Changsheng.

Wherever the young man passed, hundreds of priests came to pay their respects, with humble expressions and rising voices.

"I've met Dean Chen."

"Meet Dean Chen."

"Hello, Dean Chen."

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(Suddenly thinking of the old dog, I was silent for a long time. This chapter is four thousand words long. That’s it for today. See you tomorrow.)