Dading two years.
Since Emperor Zhuang came to Dongzhen, the country of Zhuang has been greatly different.
The country is peaceful and the people are safe within the territory. Dredging the waterway has received full support from the Qingjiang Water Administration. The official roads were overhauled to completely connect the major cities. Those evil cultivators who were traveling around the country rarely chose Zhuang Country as their final destination.
Outside the country, ten cities of Mo Country were forcibly taken away, almost adding another county to Zhuang Country.
But Emperor Zhuang did not take advantage of the situation and establish a fourth county.
It is said that a court official reported this matter, but Zhuang Gaoxian asked in front of the court: "Can a mere ten cities be turned into a county?"
The ambition is obvious.
Mo State hurriedly sent a large amount of resources to bribe Qin State. After receiving the support of Qiang Qin, the border was settled in peace.
More and more people in Zhuang State are gradually realizing that the days when Zhuang State was weak in the past, and it seemed that all parties could step on it, are gone forever!
Today's Zhuang State, it is not an exaggeration to say that the entire country is prosperous.
There are three counties in the Zhuang Kingdom, Hualin County is the capital, and Daishan County has taken advantage of the opportunity to include the newly acquired ten cities, becoming the largest county in the Zhuang Kingdom.
Only Qinghe County seems to have remained unchanged.
The most mysterious and desirable place in the entire Qinghe County should be the Qingjiang Water Mansion.
In the Zhuang Kingdom, the human race and the water race have sworn an alliance for hundreds of years and get along harmoniously. Of course there are some small frictions, but they do not affect the overall situation. In other words, the overall situation is firmly controlled by people in high positions.
The legendary Qingjiang Water Mansion has white jade as its steps, gold as its bricks, embellished with pearls and rare treasures everywhere, which naturally attracts ordinary people to yearn for it.
But to say that it is the Qinghe County Daoyuan that really makes people squeeze in and becomes a lifelong dream for many people.
Because this place represents the level of cultivation, status, and the future.
However, the number of places that the county academy recruits every year is extremely limited. How many monks in the thirteen cities of Qinghe County would not squeeze their heads and work hard to get to the county academy? After all, the successful ones are in the minority.
Because Maplewood City has been lost, there are now only twelve cities left in Qinghe County. However, the standards of the county Taoist Academy have not been lowered, but the number of places has been reduced accordingly.
Strictly speaking, it is not uncommon for frustrated people to wander outside the county court.
According to Liu Yao, a second-year student in the County Courtyard, the young man standing in front of the archway and looking into the County Courtyard should be one of them.
But there's something different about him.
Liu Yao admitted that his facial features were quite outstanding, but it was not his face that attracted her attention. But that pair of eyes, gentle and indifferent, yet distant and mysterious. When he looked at the County Courtyard, he still felt a little faint with emotion.
Liu Yao couldn't tell whether that emotion was regret or melancholy.
But it makes him very charming.
It was already the third day that this person appeared outside the County Courtyard, also in the afternoon, standing in the same position, looking into the County Courtyard in the same way.
What is he looking at?
Liu Yao didn't know.
But she suddenly wanted to go forward and ask.
This shouldn't be the case. This is very inappropriate for Liu Yao.
Last year, she was stuck in the last few spots and squeezed into the county college. The County Court eliminates a group of people every year. She worked very hard to keep her current position and not become one of the eliminated people.
When she was in the Chengdaoyuan, she was also among the best, quite outstanding. But in the County Daoyuan, geniuses from all major cities competed together, and she was lost to everyone in a moment of confusion.
So she never wastes time. She was so stingy that she made detailed regulations on which route to take every day and how much time to spend on the road.
However, she stopped walking for three consecutive days because of a stranger.
Seekers must be true to their hearts. The dean seemed to have said this at some point.
When Liu Yao thought of this sentence, she breathed a sigh of relief. Found a reason for myself.
So she changed direction and walked out, walking up to the young man who was watching quietly.
"Hello." Liu Yao greeted.
The young man withdrew his gaze and looked at her without saying a word, only using his eyes to express inquiry.
As an official student of the County Dao Academy, Liu Yao is used to flattery. At first, she would worry that this young man was no different from those vulgar people, and he would flatter her in the County Daoyuan. But now this young man's attitude was too indifferent, and she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
She has never had such an experience of worrying about gains and losses.
"Well……"
Liu Yao opened her mouth, wanting to ask something, but paused for a moment. The words came to my mouth and I forgot what to ask.
She then realized that there wasn't really anything wrong with her. She just wanted something to talk about.
"What's the matter?" the young man asked proactively.
As if the seal had completed the last gesture, the Taoist skills naturally flowed out.
Liu Yao's thoughts suddenly became clear.
She said: "It's meaningless for you to stand here and watch every day. There will be no sympathy or favor. The County Academy will not admit disciples for any reason other than strength."
"I am someone who has been here before." She advised: "A temporary failure is nothing. There are quotas for the County Taoist Academy every year. You should seize the time to practice hard. If you make an inch further, you will be sure to make an inch further."
She hesitated for a moment, then said it: "I am a second-year student in the county college. If you have any questions about practice, you can ask me."
The intention of this sentence was so obvious that it almost made her blush. She forced herself to use Dao Yuan to control it, so that she could calm down her violently beating heart.
The young man listened to her quietly and then replied: "It doesn't matter."
His voice was gentle, with a slow indifference and gentleness.
"I'm just looking," he said.
There was no dissatisfaction because of her presumption, nor did he appear to be close to her because of her kindness.
How it was before, how it is now.
He doesn't seem to change for anyone or anything.
"Oh." Liu Yao was stunned for a moment: "Oh, okay."
But she didn't know what was good.
The young man seemed to intend to continue looking, but she was still standing here. So he paused and looked at her again.
The look in his eyes was like - are you okay?
Liu Yao seemed to wake up from a dream and reacted immediately.
"Ah, I, I'm leaving first."
"Goodbye." The young man nodded politely.
Liu Yao walked into the Taoist temple in a panic, but after taking two steps, she gritted her teeth and turned back: "By the way, I don't know yet, what's your name?"
In order to show her sincerity, she first introduced herself: "My name is Liu Yao. Yao from Mu Tao Qiong Yao."
At that time, the young man's eyes had turned far away again.
Looking at him from this angle under the setting sun, he has an alienating temperament that is difficult to describe in detail.
At this moment, Liu Yao felt in a daze that he had nothing to do with the whole world.
Such a person should not care too much about the gains and losses of the County Daoyuan. So, what is he looking at?
Time seemed to go very slowly, and thoughts in Liu Yao's mind kept coming and going, rising and falling rapidly. For a few moments, she thought she wouldn't get an answer.
But finally there was a brief but extremely long silence.
She waited for the young man's answer.
"Nian Xiang." He said.
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