Martial Cultivator

Seeing the girl with two dimples constantly looking around, the monks followed her gaze with some curiosity, wanting to know what the girl was looking for.

She is a saint of Wantian Palace, but she has been living in the academy these days. This incident is a bit surprising, but considering that she was almost assassinated when she entered the city, it was probably for her safety that she was arranged to stay in the academy temporarily. .

But now that the young monks from Wantian Palace have already arrived, what is she looking for?

Somewhere in the center of the pavilion, young people from the Liang Dynasty stood here, silent. Xie Ling glanced here and found that his clan sister hadn't come yet. He looked again and found that Chen Chao hadn't come either. His face became a little cold.

The Ning boy obviously noticed that Xie Nandu and Chen Chao hadn't arrived yet, and said angrily, "Today is such an important day, how could they be late?!"

His voice was not too quiet, so many people around him heard it, which naturally attracted a lot of ridicule.

That's unabashed mockery.

Today is a big day that has been prepared for ten years for the Daliang Dynasty. The young people who are selected to represent the Daliang Dynasty to participate in this Ten Thousand Willows Meeting must take it very seriously, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the emperor. But now Chen Chao and Xie Nandu were both absent and late. Does it mean that these two people took the matter too lightly?

Fortunately for Xie Nandu, she was the dean's disciple after all. Even if she did something bad, those voices would be quieter. However, as a military attaché of the Liang Dynasty and the deputy commander of Zuowei, Chen Chao could not justify being late today.

Someone laughed and said, "This person has always been like this. He dared to be late at the imperial banquet, and now he is like this. It is obvious that he does not take the emperor seriously."

A young monk from the practicing sect very close to the young monks from Daliang Chao spoke. He was someone who had attended the royal banquet that night.

The matter at the royal banquet that night had already been concluded, but he still deliberately ignored it, naturally making use of the topic.

Xie Ling was silent for a moment and said calmly, "The time has not come yet, how can you say they are late?"

This young man who was selected by Xie to participate in the Wanliu Hui had remained silent at the imperial banquet that night, but now at the Wanliu Hui, his attitude had changed.

I think this is related to Chen Chao's visit to the Xie family.

When the Ning boy heard what Xie Ling said, his face became a little stiff. After looking at Xie Ling several times, he stopped talking.

Wang Kuan also said, "That's true. The time hasn't come yet, so they can't be said to be late."

He came from the academy, and his view of Chen Chao had changed a lot after that night. It was reasonable to speak for him now.

Hearing someone here say this, the young monk who had spoken before also fell silent, snorted coldly, and said no more.

No matter what happens today, he must save some face for Daliang Chao. This is what his teacher told him before he went out. Even if he really wants to do something, he must consider these things.

"Maybe there's something delayed."

A young man said so.

Xia Yuan frowned and said, "Even so, it should have been done earlier."

His voice was so low that only a few other people around him could hear it. People sensed his emotions and knew he was a little dissatisfied, but they could also understand why he was so angry.

He has never had a personal grudge against Chen Chao. He was a little dissatisfied with Chen Chao before because of the incident between Chen Chao and the academy. After that, he had some changes at the imperial banquet. However, today's incident made him hate Chen Chao again. There are a few other dissatisfactions.

"It's not a big problem, I'm just a little curious about who will host the Wanliu Meeting today."

Xie Ling looked at the stone platforms and said with emotion, "If His Majesty doesn't come back, is he really the guardian envoy?"

"Maybe it's the dean of Tianyuyuan?"

Someone spoke, it was the young monk from Tianyuyuan.

Tianyuyuan has always dealt with those outside monks. If it is really the dean today, it would make sense.

It's just that the Wanliu Society is dealing with such an important matter. Although the dean of Tianyuyuan is also a big shot, he may not really be able to control the situation. After all, the dean does not seem to be very suitable in terms of reputation and status.

Wang Kuan thought for a while, smiled and said, "Is it possible that he is the dean?"

The dean of Tianyuyuan is also the dean, but the dean without any prefix can only be the dean of the academy.

The academy is located on the bank of Nanhu Lake and is not technically under the jurisdiction of the Liang Dynasty. However, over the years, the academy has had a profound connection with the secular dynasty. It would not be too strange if the dean personally came to preside over it today.

Hearing what Wang Kuan said, the others felt that it made sense.

If it was really the dean, then no one would be able to fault him. The prestige and status of the dean were enough to show that the Liang Dynasty valued Wanliu Hui.

Even taking it too seriously.

"If the dean comes in person, our visit will not be in vain."

Xie Ling smiled and spoke. In his early years, he had wanted to become the dean's disciple. Xie made a lot of efforts for him, but in the end the dean still failed to get his wish, but this did not affect the dean's affection in his heart at all. status.

Wang Kuan also lamented, "I have been in the academy for so long.

I haven't seen the dean in years. If I could see him today, it would be a relief. "

Although the dean is the dean of the academy, it is not easy for ordinary students to meet the dean in the academy.

Or maybe they wouldn't recognize the dean even if they saw him.

After all, in the perception of many people, the dean should be an old man with white hair...

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A carriage slowly stopped far away by the lake. The driver was Weng Quan, a guard from the left guard. He quickly jumped off the carriage and shouted toward the inside, "Deputy commander, the carriage in front is not allowed to enter."

Chen Chao stuck his head out, walked out of the carriage, and lifted the curtain, and then Xie Nandu walked out.

After glancing at the front, Chen Chao said a little unhappily, "The dean has reached this juncture and wants to find you for something. Could it be that he has a literary test topic that he wants to reveal to you?"

Today, he woke up early and came to the academy to wait for Xie Nandu to come with him. However, he did not expect that just before leaving, the dean would meet with Xie Nandu. As for what was said, Chen Chao did not know, but this delay , it indeed took a lot of time, and it was inevitable that they would arrive late.

Xie Nandu glanced at the sky and said, "It's not too late, why are you anxious?"

Chen Chao frowned and said, "Even if it's not too late, it should be earlier. If I go by now, countless eyes may fall on me. That feeling is really not good."

The first important thing about killing monsters is to hide deeper than the monster. It is always better to hide in the dark.

Xie Nandu said, "The things you have done have already destined you to be exposed to the eyes of countless people. Where can you hide?"

"That's not the kind of exposure you have now. When you get there, countless eyes will fall on you. I don't believe you can still be so calm."

Chen Chao was a little confused, and he and Xie Nandu kept walking that way, feeling a little unsure.

Xie Nandu said calmly, "After the literary test, there will be countless people watching. If you are nervous because of this and forget a lot of things, wouldn't you be at a disadvantage?"

In fact, the Wanliu Society's charter also contains the idea of ​​testing the character of these young people.

Chen Chao nodded.

Xie Nandu suddenly said, "After you come to Shendu, it is better to calm down when you are in Tianqing County."

Chen Chao thought for a while and said, "After all, I have lived there for more than two years and I am familiar with the surroundings. However, Shendu is too big and I am a little confused."

"Can not go back."

Xie Nandu looked at him and only said these few words.

Chen Chao also understood and nodded slightly.

The two of them soon arrived at the lakeside, and as expected,

, as soon as they appeared on the lakeside, the two attracted the attention of countless people.

Countless eyes fell on the two of them, and the two of them were already influential figures in the city of God.

One is a close disciple of the dean. This status alone is not comparable to that of ordinary people. As for the other, he has done too many things in God these days and has a greater reputation.

Zhu Xia looked at the two people by the lake, her eyes sparkling with brilliance, and she lay on the railing, smiling and waving to them.

The young people in Liang Dynasty had different expressions.

I don’t know what I’m thinking.

Someone asked, "Is that young man in black shirt Chen Chao?"

That was a monk from outside the country. He had heard of Chen Chao's name a long time ago, but he had never seen him.

"Yes, that young man is Chen Chao who killed Yan Ruoshui, Guo Xi and others."

Someone responded.

"A vulgar warrior actually dares to do this. If I meet him at the Wanliu Society, I will definitely let him know what regret is."

"It's a pity that you can't kill people at the Wanliu Conference. Otherwise, it would be a good thing to kill this person here, so that these vulgar warriors from Daliang Chao can know how can we bully foreign monks?"

"It's not a big deal. There will be a day when he leaves the capital of the gods. Just kill him when the time comes."

"I heard that this man once made such wild claims that he wanted to win the first place. It's really ridiculous."

"It's just a frog in the well."

The voices in the pavilion came and went, full of ridicule.

He Yi stood in the middle of the crowd, listening to these words and thinking about the conversation with the young man in black at the royal banquet that day, and remained silent.

After that night, his Taoist heart was damaged. Although he was more open-minded after that, he also knew that it would be difficult for him to achieve good results in the Wanliu Conference.

Being on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, but losing to someone outside the Hidden Dragon Ranking, this was a shadow that could not be erased from his heart.

It's just that he himself has no hope, but he can't help but feel that Chen Chao may have other possibilities.

The scarred boy left too many other impressions on him.

Just as He Yi was thinking, there was a sudden exclamation from the crowd.

At this moment, Chen Chao and Xie Nandu had arrived at the pavilion, as well as the young monks attending the Wanliu Society and the dignitaries and monks watching the ceremony.

The only person who didn't arrive was the person who presided over the Wanliu Club.

Until now, a person appeared by the lake.

Looking at that person, many people were a little surprised.

No one expected that the person presiding over the Wanliu Club today would be him.