North Journey

Three days passed in a flash, and in the anticipation of countless people, the Taoist ceremony finally began.

People who traveled thousands of miles gathered under the high platform early in the morning, and Mingde Academy also suspended classes today, and most of the students of the academy stood together with those who came here deliberately with the mentality of giving it a try .

Chu Ze's figure was not conspicuous among them. He was used to acting in a low-key manner under the fence.However, there are always some people in this world who don't want to see other people's lives in peace. They seem to use other people's misfortune to prove their "greatness".

Mingde Academy uses the eight characters of "introspection, prudence, preservation, and tranquility" as its motto, and teaches students poems and books.Since he was named Chang, he has stricter requirements on etiquette and character.However, after all, the Academy cannot detach itself from the outside world. Just as Chongwen Academy cannot reject princes and nobles, it is also difficult for Mingde Academy to reject those gentry and wealthy businessmen.

Mingde Academy itself does not do production, nor does it have government subsidies. Most of the meals and tuition fees for the teachers and students in the academy depend on the support of wealthy families in Yangzhou.In order for their children and grandchildren to get ahead, many wealthy businessmen poured a lot of money into the academy.There is no threshold for recruiting students in the academy, and there is no distinction between teaching and learning, and the students who can be admitted to Mingde Academy are not ignorant, so the academy will inevitably be a little more tolerant of those descendants of wealthy families in small matters.

It's a pity that this small concession will inevitably give some people the illusion, such as this Mr. Chang Dian.

The Chang family can barely be regarded as a new rich man in Yangzhou, and Chang Dian is the only child in the family.Although he was forced by his father to study sage books for several years with a stick, he was admitted to Mingde Academy, but now he has no father's discipline. The nature is exposed.

But at least he has self-knowledge, knowing that there are some people in his classmates who he can't even provoke his father, so he only picks soft persimmons to start with, and Chu Ze, an orphan who has no father and no mother and lives in the academy, is inevitable. into his eyes.

"Hey, Brother Chu also wants to worship the Immortal Sect?"

In the cold early spring, Chang Dian was dressed in brocade clothes and ink fans, coupled with his rather "burly" figure, which made many students who knew his true nature couldn't help laughing secretly.

Chu Qin'er followed Chu Ze, seeing Chang Dian's exaggerated expression, couldn't help but chuckle.Tsing Yi and plain face, the girl is just in her prime, her smile is like a yellow oriole, her color is like spring water, her hair slightly falls down her cheeks, it is as beautiful and moving as a green lotus out of water.

Being ridiculed, Chang Dian glared fiercely at the snickering classmates next to him, then closed the paper fan, and gave Chu Qin'er a slight salute,

"It's lucky for Yi to smile when the beauty of Nengbo."

——That's right, the reason why Mr. Chang has repeatedly provoked Chu Ze is that besides his leisurely love of making trouble, there is another most important reason, which is beauty/attractiveness.

So even though he knew that he didn't have enough ranks, and was always tricked back by Chu Ze unknowingly, Chang Dian still suffered repeated defeats and fought with a rope to his death.

And expect Chu Ze to show mercy to him because of his infatuation?Chang Dian used his personal experience to prove that for a sister-controller, all those who covet her sister are class enemies.

"Brother Chang, why are you here?"

Chu Ze didn't move his eyebrows, as if he hadn't seen Chang Dian's attempt to tease his sister, but the temperature dropped around him clearly showed his displeasure.

Chang Dian didn't mind that he didn't answer his question, sighed, shook the ink fan, shook it, looked at the direction of the sky pretending to be sad,

"me……"

He pulled the ending into seven turns and eighteen turns, which caused many people around him to prick up their ears.

"I heard that Qiyan Valley and Yinxianzong are all peerless beauties this time..."

He looked in the direction of the high platform with yearning in his eyes.

……

So, it's normal for Chu Ze to hate this suitor of his own sister, right?

The time has come, and the long chiming of the bell heralds the beginning of the grand ceremony.

Although many people look down on Chang Dian's incomprehensibility, but I have to say that with his extra sentence, many people's expectations for the grand ceremony have increased by one point.

On the high platform, Cheng Shanchang had already appeared on it, and after that, there were visitors from one sect, one sect and one valley from the Taoist sect.

The Danya Sect came first, and the Fire Escaping Talisman burst into flames. After the fire, two Taoist priests dressed in Tai Chi gossip robes appeared on the high platform, holding whisks.Although the young one had arrogance in his eyes, he was wearing a golden cassock, which made him appear to be of extraordinary strength.The older one was half a step behind the young man, with lowered eyebrows and lowered eyes, but his back was straight and straight, with the demeanor of a master of Taoism.

Both Yinxianzong and Qiyangu are not ostentatious sects, even if they know that this is an occasion where the three factions are fighting, they can't do such a sensational thing.

The two sides used the technique of controlling the wind at the same time, and landed on the high platform lightly.

Cheng Shanchang was obviously a little frightened by the fire escape talisman. Fortunately, after years of hard work, he had already developed a calm temperament. When he saw the three parties seated, he got up and introduced the identities of the six people to the audience.

"This is the two Taoist priests Changqing and Qingyuan of Yinxianzong...

"The two priests of the Danya School, Baopuzi and Zhifeizi...

"Qiyangu Suyin and Suzhen, two priests..."

I don't know if it was agreed or what, the disciples of the three factions who came to Mingde Academy this time are all of the younger generation.The Taoist robes of the Yinxian Sect are only blue and white, and they are worn on Shang Shixu and Zhang Weiheng. They are as clear and light as the breeze and moon, the blue sea and blue sky; In terms of appearance, Pei Yushu and Wen Yuyan, one is proud and the other is calm, but each has its own elegance; Qiyangu Jiang Minglan and Jiang Mingzhu are both female crowns, dressed in plain gauze and white, with a picturesque figure and star-like eyes, which makes many One cannot take one's eyes away.

"I heard that there are many female disciples in Qiyan Valley, if you can..."

Although Shang Shixu was sitting on the high platform, with his half-step foundation building cultivation, the discussions below could not escape his ears at all.Calmly remembering those faces, even if some of these people pass the test by chance, they will not have the chance to worship under the Yinxian sect.

His eyes seemed to pass over the place where Chu Ze was inadvertently, and then, a conversation made him a little dumbfounded.

"Hey, Chang Dian, the one who agreed to come from the Yinxianzong is a peerless beauty?"

I don't know which classmate was full of "hope" after listening to Chang Dian's words, but "unfortunately" failed in the end.

While shaking the ink fan, Chang Dian shook his head and sighed.

"Oh, layman... layman..."

His behavior was so cruel that it made one's teeth itch, Chu Ze glanced at the high platform, the corners of his lips curled slightly,

"The peerless beauty mentioned by Chang Dian is probably referring to the Changqing Daoist..."

"what?!"

After hearing Chu Ze's words, Chu Qin'er covered her lips in surprise, obviously she did not expect Chu Ze to make such a joke.However, his eyes still couldn't help but fall on the high platform. Is that young man a disciple of Yinxianzong?No wonder... She thought of something, her cheeks were a little flushed.Originally, it didn't matter whether he was destined to be immortal or not, but now, he had a faint hope for it.

Evergreen...

After reading these two words silently in her heart, Chu Qin'er felt a little hot on her face.

Chu Ze, who was standing beside Chu Qin'er, didn't notice this scene, but Chang Dian, who was facing Chu Qin'er, took all this into his eyes.

He knew that he was fat and had "bad conduct". Girls like Chu Qin'er probably wouldn't fall in love with him, and his father would not allow him to marry an orphan girl without father and mother, but... …withdrawing his gaze, he tapped on the paper fan, and put on the usual silly and naughty smile on his face,

"I didn't expect Brother Run to be a fellow of the same kind. Xiaosheng has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, and he is disrespectful and disrespectful."

Everyone was dumbfounded by his answer, but carefully sizing up the six people on the stage, they had to admit that regardless of gender, that Changqing Taoist priest could definitely be called a "peerless beauty".Then I noticed the eyes of the few female students in the academy. All the male students said one after another that if they grow up like this and go to cultivate immortals, do you want us to live? Quickly tell me, are you cultivating the Northern School or the Southern School?

The Taoist Ceremony is actually not very interesting. After all, the three factions came here to select disciples, so it is impossible to miss the test.

The Immortal Sect has already prepared a small illusion, ten thousand steps to seek immortality, climb alone, and finally decide whether to accept disciples according to the number of steps climbed;

The Danya faction has prepared countless talisman papers and cinnabar, and those who can draw the fire escape talisman according to the original talisman within an hour can be worshiped under their sect;

However, Qi Yangu took out a chessboard, and bluntly said that anyone who can pick up the chess pieces and drop three pieces can enter the valley.

Shang Shixu kept an eye on the situation in his own illusion, and Zhang Weiheng stood beside him, looking at the situation of the other two factions from time to time.

The most people present tried Qiyan Valley, followed by Danya Sect, and the fewest people came to the illusion of Yinxianzong.

Although the three factions do not restrict everyone to participate in the test of one faction, but for the test forms such as Danya faction and Yinxianzong, it is obvious that once they fail, there is not much time to challenge others.

However, after the initial scrambling, something went wrong in Qiyan Valley.

"Brother Changqing, would you like to talk with me?"

Seemingly noticing the gaze cast by Yinxianzong, that Suyin Daoist from Qiyan Valley moved his beautiful eyes slightly, and walked towards Shang Shixu.

Shang Shixu didn't mind her scrutinizing eyes, thought for a while, and nodded.

"Please."

Jiang Minglan took out a chessboard that was the same as the one used for the test, and played black first.When a son falls, the vitality of heaven and earth is attracted by it, and the nineteen vertical and horizontal lines are like star trails all over the sky, attracting people's hearts and minds.Shang Shixu held the white stones, and followed hers without any haste.The black and white chess pieces on both sides shone like stars in the sky on the chessboard. Some people who had tried the chess game before watched all this dumbfounded, and then they didn't dare to make a fuss about any problems with the chessboard.

——Is this how Taoist priests play chess? [not

After ten rounds, Jiang Minglan's speed has slowed down, while Shang Shixu still maintained the original frequency, as indifferent as before.

After 21 pieces, Jiang Minglan picked up a sunspot, put it back into the chess jar, raised her head, her face was pale, but her eyes were shining brightly.

"I heard that Brother Changqing's Taoism is profound, so he is also proficient in fate."