Fighter of the Destiny

Priest Xin suddenly felt that the plum blossoms in the room were emitting a chill, even though most plum blossoms like the cold. In order to drive away the chill, he forced a smile with some difficulty and continued to talk about the excitement of the Chinese Academy of Education. He especially focused on describing the reaction speed of the four major squares when Chen Changsheng accepted the challenge on behalf of the Chinese Academy of Education. That pergola, as well as the betting silver that is constantly being collected in the four squares.

It seems that there are not as many bets as during the imperial examination. Merisa said with a smile.

Priest Xin didn't understand. Tomorrow's battle between Zhou Ziheng and Chen Changsheng is certainly very eye-catching, but how can it be compared with the Great Imperial Examination? The next moment, he finally remembered something. During the imperial examination, when no one was optimistic about Chen Changsheng, he bet all his wealth on Chen Changsheng - because the bishop was optimistic about Chen Changsheng.

I understand. He smiled at the bishop and said, I'll have someone place the bet for me in a while.

The entire Li Palace now knows that since the National Education Academy embarked on the road of revival, Reverend Xin has become a close confidant of Archbishop Merissa. His attitude is the attitude of the bishop. In this year's imperial examination, Reverend Xin bet all his wealth on Chen Changsheng. As a result, even if the priests at the religious center were not optimistic about Chen Changsheng, they still bet a lot of money on Chen Changsheng.

This is a huge amount of money.

Tianxiangfang lost so miserably in the end, except for the Wenshui Tang family's calm and tough attack, because they had to pay off all the money won by the priests from the palace.

Listening to what Priest Xin said, Merisa laughed and then started coughing. The room echoed with painful coughs. After a long time, he stopped. He took a few breaths tiredly, looked at the sky outside the window, and said regretfully: I wanted to see where Chen Changsheng has reached now, but unfortunately I can't see it anymore.

For Chen Changsheng, tomorrow is the first time since the imperial examination that he will officially show his strength in front of the world. He was observing monuments in the Tomb of Heavenly Books, holding up the sky in the Zhou Garden, carrying Su Li on his back to escape from the Demon Realm Snowfield, and returning south... What he learned and realized during these days will all be revealed tomorrow.

He will present and report the results to those who care about him.

Tomorrow will be a new day for him.

However, for Melisa, there is no tomorrow.

Priest Xin suddenly felt that his legs were a little weak, and he walked to the collapse with great difficulty. Looking at the calm-looking Bishop, he was nervous and speechless. The entire ecclesiastical center was soon immersed in a tense atmosphere, and news spread to all directions in Kyoto.

There were no traces of blood from last autumn on the square in front of the Cardinal's Office, but the row of maple trees were as red as blood, as if the chilling autumn had arrived in advance, and it turned out to be dusk.

No matter which interpretation, it is ominous and sentimental after all.

Now that autumn has arrived, can the dead winter be far behind?

As dusk falls, isn't night just around the corner?

When the night fell and the lights first came on, Chen Changsheng rushed to the ecclesiastical center. He didn't have time to pay attention to the greetings of the priests, and went directly to the deepest room.

The room is still full of plum blossoms, but many of them are no longer in full bloom and show signs of withering.

I'm going to die. Merisa looked at him and said, her voice very gentle, as if she was afraid of scaring the child.

Chen Changsheng thought about life and death countless times, and thought that he could see through life and death many times, such as in front of the black dragon and in Zhou Garden. He even thought that he had understood some of the true meanings of life. For example, people who are most afraid of death are often the least afraid of death, and many times in life, only if you are not afraid of death can you not die, and only if you fight for your life can you continue to live.

But looking at the old bishop at this time, he suddenly realized that his views were still incomplete, because he had never thought that if there is no enemy, or if your enemy is time, then how can you fight against it? How can you remain calm when death comes? He didn't know, so he didn't know what to say at this time.

Merisa looked at him and smiled, but did not continue the topic and asked: How sure are you about tomorrow?

Perhaps because death is imminent and there is too little time, the bishop spoke particularly directly today.

Chen Changsheng was also very direct and said without any hesitation: Ten percent.

Melisha thought he was trying to reassure her, so she smiled and said, I believe you have thought about it many times as to why I am so nice to you.

Chen Changsheng was silent. Of course he had thought about it many times, but he couldn't come to a conclusion. He knew it must be related to something big, but he didn't want to speculate that way.

I'm hiding some things from you, and I'm even deliberately lying to you, but you have to believe in me, the Pope, and your teacher.

Merisa said: Maybe the truth of many things is different from what it seems on the surface, but that's just taking a different path, and the final destination has never changed, just like our arrangements for you, at some point in the future You may feel dissatisfied or even angry at some point, but you have to see what the final result is, and I believe it won’t be bad for you anyway.”

Chen Changsheng didn't quite understand the meaning of this passage, but he understood what the Bishop meant - these two meanings are different - as long as the result is good, then the process and means in the middle are not important. This is what Melisa wants to say. But is it about the mind or the behavior? Chen Changsheng looked at Meili Sha's old face and didn't want to think about this question anymore. He thought it was very cruel for an old man who was about to leave this world to continue asking questions, and he could feel that this old man was I really want to do well for myself.

In the eyes of the world, no matter whether it was the Ivy Banquet or the Imperial Examination, Chen Changsheng was able to win the final victory and become famous in Kyoto. The person he and the National Education Academy needed to thank most was Archbishop Melisha. Before the Pope personally placed the crown of thorns on Chen Changsheng, Meili Sha was the only person in the world who supported him and was the great supporter of the National Education Academy. Of course, he was very close to Chen Changsheng. Only Chen Changsheng himself knew that in fact, he and Archbishop Melisha had never met each other even a few times. From Xining to Kyoto, everything happened too fast, time flowed too fast, and he and the Chinese Academy of Education were caught off guard. We have come to this day, and the other person is about to die.

We didn't get along very often, and there was a gap of hundreds of years, so we couldn't really talk about knowing each other, but he could feel that Archbishop Merissa was really kind to him, and very...pityful, as if he knew the biggest secret in his life, so he looked at There was always an apology in his eyes, and all emotions were mutual. Now looking at him who was about to die, Chen Changsheng didn't know what he could do to help. He felt a little helpless and felt so sorry that his eyes became wet.

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Meili Sha asked Chen Changsheng to leave and asked Reverend Xin to go into the room and take down a book from the bookshelf to read.

During the last period of his life, he was still reading a book, which was a Taoist scripture with an old cover.

He read for a long time, then closed the page, looked out the window at the night and murmured: Dean Shang is really an amazing person.

Priest Xin didn't understand why the bishop would think of the former dean of the Chinese Academy of Education at this time, even though the Chen Changsheng he had just met was that person's student.

Interesting. Meilisha tapped the Taoist scripture twice with his skinny fingers and said, I am very curious about how the life of the next pope in Tao Zangli will be recorded in the future.

Priest Xin didn't understand, and he didn't want the bishop to worry about the state affairs behind him at this time, so he asked, Who do you think will win in the battle tomorrow?

This was a diversion from the topic, and he was really curious. It had nothing to do with his wealth, but he really didn't understand.

During the imperial examination, Chen Changsheng's victory could be said to be a miracle.

He broke through the realm on the spot and used the last move of Lishan Sword to force Gou Hanshi to give up the battle, and then he won the first place.

Tomorrow his opponent will be Zhou Ziheng in the Star Gathering Realm. There is no way he can break through the Star Gathering Realm on the spot like he did in the Great Imperial Examination. Miracle means extremely rare. If a miracle happens twice in just half a year, it’s not a miracle, it’s impossible. No matter how he looked at it, Priest Xin could not tell that Chen Changsheng understood the possibility of defeating Zhou Ziheng. He wanted to know whether the bishop really thought that Chen Changsheng would win, or whether he just wanted to give the boy some confidence at the last moment of his life. , and finally escorted him for a while.

The petals are gradually falling off, but the plum branches are still strong. Even if the shape is distorted, even if the indoor temperature drops suddenly and there is a bitter cold, there is no sign of breaking.

Meili Sha looked at the pot of plum blossoms on the table, smiled and said, I'm still optimistic about Chen Changsheng.

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Chen Changsheng was sitting in the main hall, and Luo Luo was sitting next to him. He didn't speak, but just held his hand. The priests stood far away and did not come up to disturb them. People like Zhou Ziheng may sometimes forget the fact that this young man is already the dean of the National Education College, but people here cannot forget, and the current atmosphere is a bit depressing.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Changsheng raised his head and found that the hall was unusually quiet, and the priests did not know where they had gone.

An old man in linen robes stood quietly in front of the mural in the main hall. It was His Majesty the Pope.

The mural was very large, but it only showed a plum tree.

The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Whether it is the state religion, Nanxi Zhai, or Lishan Sword Sect, they all share this view when it comes to educating the next generation.

Chen Changsheng stood up and walked over, bowed respectfully, and then asked a question that had troubled him for a long time.

Perhaps it was because tonight was special, or because Melisa had spoken very directly before, so he asked very directly.

Why did you suddenly change your mind?

The views here naturally refer to the Pope’s views on the Holy Queen, his views on the royal family, and his views on the world.

Chen Changsheng looked deep into the hall and said, Of course it can't be because of me, and I don't think it should be because of him.

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(I still favor Bayern Munich.)