Fighter of the Destiny

There was silence in Beibingmasi Hutong. The two crabapple trees in the courtyard had long lost all their flowers, but there had been some snow in the past two days, so it seemed as if the sea of ​​flowers had reappeared.

Zhou Tong stood under the crabapple tree, looking at his subordinates who were kneeling in front of him to report, and said with some disgust: Does such a trivial matter need to be specifically addressed?

The subordinates were puzzled, thinking that the battle between Xu Yourong and Chen Changsheng was undoubtedly the last major event of the year. Why are you so indifferent?

Since there is no distinction between life and death, then it is a trivial matter.

Zhou Tong and Tang Sanliu had exactly the same view. After saying this, he turned around and entered the room, ignoring the matter again.

Zhou Tong didn't pay attention to this battle, but there were many people who paid great attention to it.

On the bank of a quiet snow lake somewhere in the north of the city, Tianhai Chengwu stood by the fence to watch the snow. For some reason, he suddenly remembered the lake outside Chenghu Tower, and his mood became a little bad.

These days, when he speaks to Xu Shiji, he is more polite than before, because Xu Yourong became a saint earlier than everyone imagined.

But because he was in a bad mood or nervous at this time, his attitude towards Xu Shiji returned to the past, even tougher and more direct.

If you want to rely on Li Gong, you have to see if the other party is willing to let you rely on him. The Pope forcibly breaks off the engagement, and the Divine General's Mansion is laughed at by the world again. What good will it do to you?

Tianhai Chengwu said: Since this battle is going to be fought after all, why do you need to do all the useless work in advance?

Xu Shiji was silent and expressionless. In fact, he was extremely annoyed.

Tianhai Chengwu smiled slightly and said, Let's see how Yourong vents his anger on your father today.

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The number of people in the National Education College is not too large, totaling over a hundred people.

But when so many people were walking together on the street, the momentum was a bit shocking, especially when thousands of Kyoto people were walking behind them, the momentum was even greater, and it was a bit shocking to watch.

Not far after Huilongguan, we arrived at Luoshui, or Luoqu. Not far ahead we could see the famous bridge.

But not everyone could pass. Except for Chen Changsheng, Tang Sanliu and the accompanying students were all stopped at the entrance of Baliu Street.

From Baliu Street to Sifang Street, the area around Naihe Bridge, which is about several miles in diameter, has been separated.

There was no way to enter, so the people watching the battle could only stand on both sides of Luoshui. At this time, many people had arrived, and they were lined up in a dark line along the tree embankments on both sides of the river. It seemed that there was no end in sight.

People are discussing the upcoming battle, analyzing who is stronger and who will win.

It’s completely different from last year. The current Chen Changsheng is no longer the same as before. He fought with Gou Han’s Shiyu Sword at the Ivy Banquet, won the first place in the Imperial Examination unbelievably, attracted stars to fall in Kyoto in the Tomb of Heavenly Books, and was Many people compare 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. It is only said that from early summer to now, the National Education Academy has faced countless challenges, and Chen Changsheng has not faced any of them. What was even more shocking was that he defeated six Taoist masters in the first stage of gathering stars in a row. Only then did people finally discover that the seemingly incredible victory over the border was not an accident to him, but a matter of course. matter.

From being dumbfounded at the beginning to taking it for granted and even being a little numb now, Chen Changsheng has given the world too many shocks.

Not to mention the other side of this battle, Xu Yourong is inherently special. Like Qiu Shanjun, she has the blood of the True Phoenix. From the beginning of her cultivation, she has gone beyond what ordinary people can imagine, and in fact, she has exceeded the realm of ordinary people. Being within the scope of her peers, she does not need to take the imperial examination. She is eligible to enter the Tomb of Heavenly Books at any time. In fact, she has already started studying the Heavenly Book since she was ten years old. To this day, no one knows whether she has ever fought against a Taoist master in the first stage of gathering stars, but many people, including Chen Changsheng, believe without hesitation that she can definitely do this easily. According to traditional concepts, Something extremely difficult to do.

If Chen Changsheng gave the world too many shocks this year, then Xu Yourong was the most surprising discovery in the world.

They're coming!

Some people on the shore of Luoshui noticed the arrival of Chen Changsheng and the people from the National Education Academy, and they shouted one after another, and the scene became noisy and lively.

Some people saluted him respectfully, and some people asked loudly, but no one cheered for him. Among the countless words, there was not a single sentence that you must win...

The news from the Four Major Squares is that except for the National Education Academy and the Cardinal's Office, basically no one wants to win for you... Even many priests in the Li Palace have bought Xu Yourong.

Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and consoled him: But you can understand that this is the will of the people of Kyoto, and it is not everyone's judgment on your strength.

Chen Changsheng thought to himself, if this was really the case, it wouldn't be much of a consolation.

He asked Tang Sanliu: What about you?

Tang Thirty-Six said: I have confidence in you.

This kind of confidence is not blind, and it has nothing to do with friendship or intimacy. It is suggested to be based on a clear understanding.

Tang Sanshiliu knew very well how serious and hard Chen Changsheng had prepared in the previous seven days. Seeing Chen Changsheng calculating and deducing in the room every day, he even felt that there would never be anyone more serious than Chen Changsheng in the world. As the saying goes, God rewards those who work hard. As long as the stars are still bright, there is no reason for someone as serious as him to fail.

I suggest you bet on me and lose.

Chen Changsheng patted his shoulder, and then, under the leadership of the priest, walked towards Baliu Street.

Looking at his back, Tang Sanliu wanted to say something, but in the end there was nothing. He vaguely felt that his last words seemed to have some meaning.

Xuanyuan Po looked at him with a serious look on his face and asked in confusion: Just now you said it doesn't matter whether you live or die, why are you worried now?

I'm not worried about whether he will lose, I'm worried about my money. Tang Sanliu turned around and walked out of the crowd.

Xuanyuan Po was even more puzzled and shouted, What are you going to do?

Tang Sanliu didn't look back and said, I'll go to Sidafang to cancel my bet.

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Baliu Street was very quiet, and no one could be seen except the priest leading the way.

When they arrived at the side alley leading from Baliu Street to Luoshui River, the priest also stopped and extended his hand to greet Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng nodded and walked towards the side alley. Soon he arrived at the bank of Luoshui. He climbed up the steps and arrived at the bottom of Naihe Bridge.

Naihe Bridge is the largest bridge on Luoshui River. The bridge deck is very wide and can accommodate more than ten horse-drawn carriages. The bridge is very high but not steep. Compared with other bridges, it is relatively flat. Standing under the bridge and looking over it, you will see that It feels like the bridge deck is more like a square.

Chen Changsheng walked towards the bridge and soon arrived at the center of the bridge.

However, there was no one on the bridge, and there was no one on the other side of the bridge. There was no one even anywhere within sight. It was very empty and quiet.

He stood on the bridge, looking at the flowing water under the bridge, and remembered something.

The piers of Naihe Bridge were hit by a cargo ship two years ago. The court spent a lot of money to re-reinforce it with formations.

That formation is under the bridge.

Similarly, several important water gates in Luoshui are also attached with formations to ensure that in the severe cold winter, the water surface will not freeze and the grain ships and merchant ships from the south can still pass freely. It's just that today many places in Kyoto are under martial law, especially around the Naihe Bridge. Luoshui, which usually has a lot of boats and a spectacular scene, 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 large ship slowly coming downstream.

The ship was really big, probably a warship of the Great Zhou Navy. The top row of decks was almost parallel to the deck of the Naihe Bridge.

There were many people standing on the big ship, and the number of people standing on the top row of decks was relatively small. Many of them were people he knew.

The sound of water swayed gently, and the big ship slowly stopped and dropped anchor. It was about a mile away from Naihe Bridge.

Chen Changsheng could clearly see that on the uppermost deck of the ship, there were several godly generals covered in armor. Among the ones he knew were Xue Xingchuan, Fei Dian... Xue He was actually back, so Xu Shiji was naturally not missing. There are also the people in charge of the Ivy League Academy, the middle one is Zhuang Zhihuan, the current president of the Tiandao Academy. Standing further forward were some important figures from the imperial court and the state religion. He saw Mao Qiuyu, King Linghai and Taoist Siyuan, the Minister of Rites, and Mo Yu and King Chenliu.

But these big shots are still not the ones at the forefront.

Standing at the front of the 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 arrived from Tianji Pavilion. They were both from Juxing. The cultivation level of the environment. Back in Xunyang City, people found it incredible when they saw Liu Qing, the assassin in the Star Converging Realm. Then three painters in the Star Converging Realm...

Chen Changsheng looked at the people on the boat.

The people on the boat looked at him on the bridge.

Taoist Siyuan said: Although I always think this is nonsense, he is the dean of the National Education Academy after all. I just hope that when he loses later, it won't be too ugly.

Mao Qiuyu said calmly from the side: It's too early to say the outcome before it starts.

The King of Linghai said expressionlessly from the side: The winner has been decided.

In the eyes of these powerful men who are at the pinnacle of star gathering and only one step away from the sacred realm, any detail before or during the battle is enough to affect the final outcome.

The King of Linghai believed that since Chen Changsheng arrived first, he would definitely lose - it was still early for the battle, and that he arrived so long in advance may mean that his heart 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 was waiting, and waiting meant being passive. These fragments of time on the bridge needed to be filled with thinking. However, before the war, thinking too much is never a good thing.

It's not necessarily good, it's not necessarily bad either.

Mao Qiuyu looked in the direction of Naihe Bridge and said calmly: You can be restless or restless. You need to adapt to the environment first. After all, it depends on people's character.

This sentence makes sense.

In fact, each has its own truth, but because of different positions and different tendencies, the principles they hold and what they say naturally conflict with each other. Similarly, you can also tell the position of the people present at this time from the principles they hold and the words they say.

I don't know anything about spiritual practice, but judging from Dean Chen's past experience, 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, and even King Chen Liu glanced sideways at the senior official. Only then did people know that the Minister of Rites actually loved the old royal family!

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In the National Education Academy, Zhe Xiu looked at the gray sky outside the window and was silent for a long time. Finally he stood up, picked up the crutch on the wall, and walked out.

Just as he walked out of the small building, he suddenly felt a slight chill on his face. When he reached out and touched it, he found that it was a piece of snow that was about to melt.

He looked up at the sky and realized that it had started to snow again.

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It's snowing, someone on the boat said.

The falling snowflakes made the people on the big ship move slightly, and then became silent again.

People looked at Chen Changsheng on the bridge and thought that if the snow fell 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 a little white.

People on both sides of the Luoshui River opened their umbrellas one after another. Tens of thousands of umbrellas opened at the same time, and the scene looked quite spectacular.

Chen Changsheng couldn't see this scene, he could only see the snow falling in front of him.

He had been standing quietly on the bridge for a long time, but just as the King of Linghai had judged, his heart still could not completely calm down.

Because he was very nervous at this time.

To be precise, he was nervous all the time.

From the moment he saw the white crane landing on the lakeside of the National Education Academy, he became nervous. He has been nervous for so many days, and he still remains so now.

He is not used to this kind of nervous emotion, and he knows that this kind of emotion is not good for the body, and will affect his performance in battle.

Therefore, he gradually became a little anxious.

The source of tension and anxiety is naturally because of this battle, but more importantly because the opponent in this battle is 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, while making calculations, he would inevitably think about what he should say when he actually met her.

He didn't figure it out.

If you can't think of it, don't think about it.

At this moment, he finally made a decision.

He no longer looked at the big ship and the people on it, because it was worldly affairs and too complicated.

He no longer looked at the snow falling from the sky, because the snow moved without trace and was elusive.

He looked toward the water under the bridge.

The Luoshui River in late winter is calm, but the water below is constantly flowing.

Movement and stillness are unified in this canal. This is the unity of movement and stillness.

He looked under the bridge, pouring all his thoughts into the water, gradually calming down, until everything was forgotten and it was almost empty.

At this moment, Xu Yourong arrived.

She walked from the long street, as if walking with the wind and snow, coming quietly and without any movement.

The wind and snow were a natural thing, and her arrival was also a natural thing. She arrived under the Naihe Bridge without disturbing anyone.

At this moment, Chen Changsheng was on the bridge looking at the scenery of flowing water.

She looked at the man on the bridge looking at the scenery.

White cranes flew from afar, dancing with snow particles, and landed on the black eaves of a house behind the bridge.

This is a beautiful scene.

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(There will be another chapter tonight.)