"The truth is, I'm still alive and I don't regret what I did today. That's enough." Chu Xiu replied.
Zhang Liang stared at Chu Xiu and asked, "Have you ever been afraid?"
Chu Xiu thought for a while, glanced at the master who was supporting him, and nodded: "The moment I saw my master lying on the ground, I was afraid for a moment."
"Come here with Pindao and hold you back?" The wine Taoist complained, feeling a little depressed.
Chu Xiu consoled him: "You can teach me. This alone makes you much better than other seniors."
Everyone: "..."
They were all speechless for a while.
"This kid may not be as crazy as me, but he must be more shameless than me." Zhang Liang thought to himself.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
No one answered Qianhuang's 'why'.
Qianhuang grimaced for a while, clenched his fists, and answered this question in his mind:
Why?
Because Zhuque Academy has Dean Feng!
"I'm not willing to give in." Qianhuang exuded a strong evil spirit, and finally gritted his teeth and spit out two words, "Zhi Ge."
As soon as he finished speaking, a tyrannical sword intent came over the palace.
Emperor Qian's face stiffened again.
provocative.
This is definitely a provocation!
"I've heard for a long time that this third gentleman is extremely arrogant." Left Prime Minister Tian Tinghe said softly.
"Crazy? How can anyone in Chang'an City be crazier than me?" Emperor Qian gritted his teeth, his heart going crazy with hatred.
I feel more and more that the existence of Zhuque Academy is too annoying.
Prince Ji's Mansion, east.
The word "Zhi Ge" reached Li Xianyuan's ears.
Li Xianyuan was very calm.
The moment Mr. Third Zhang Liang appeared, he knew that His Majesty the Emperor's plan would fail.
"I don't know whether I should say you are lucky or unlucky." Li Xianyuan looked at Chu Xiu, "This time, you are indeed safe. But you have to remember that you are not alone.
If you kill His Majesty's legitimate son, His Royal Highness Prince Ji, then His Majesty can naturally kill the people around you as well. "
"Are you assuming that the academy does not exist, or do you assume that I do not exist?" Zhang Liang said coldly.
Li Xianyuan turned around on his horse and led a group of Longyuan Guards and Shadow Guards away.
Chu Xiu and the wine master all looked at Xia Qingshan.
Xia Qingshan's face was ashen and he remained silent.
"What did you say you were here for?" the wine connoisseur said leisurely, "Not only did you not help, you also made yourself embarrassed."
Xia Qingshan sneered: "At least I have been standing, unlike someone who was beaten until he lay on the ground."
"You are wrong." The wine Taoist said with a smile, "Pindao lay down on his own, and Pindao is still capable of fighting."
"Uncle-in-law, Mr. Third is there," Chu Xiu reminded.
Xia Qingshan's heart moved and he looked at Zhang Liang eagerly.
Zhang Liang waved his hand, "Don't worry, if the Daqian royal family dares to deal with you again, I will slaughter their entire royal family."
"Then thank you, Mr. Third." A grateful smile appeared on Xia Qingshan's face, and his eyes began to wander on Meng Tiangang, the white-bearded old man, and Mo Baicao.
Multiple backers and multiple roads.
Something happened here.
"Go and take your assessment." Zhang Liang looked at Chu Xiu and said meaningfully, "Perform well, and there may be unexpected surprises in the future."
"Okay." Chu Xiu nodded, and then followed Master Jiu Taoist, Meng Tiangang, Mo Baicao, the white-bearded old man, and Xia Qingshan.
"Don't say any polite words, just ask your uncle to give us a pot of Wangyou wine." Meng Tiangang said with a smile.
"Okay." Chu Xiu nodded.
Xia Qingshan looks slantingly.
"Uncle, help me entertain all the seniors." Chu Xiu looked at Xia Qingshan and said with a smile.
Xia Qingshan snorted secretly and nodded.
Chu Xiu and Pei Yuxian left together.
"One day the roc rises with the wind and soars ninety thousand miles."
The wine connoisseur looked at Chu Xiu's back and chanted softly.
"Do you still understand poetry?" Xia Qingshan was surprised. He had known this uncle for more than twenty years, but he never knew that he could also write poems.
The wine Taoist smiled proudly, "Of course, in addition to the Taoist Taoist title of 'Wine Taoist', Pindao also has a 'Poetry Taoist'."
"..."
…
On Suzaku Street.
Pei Yuxian held up the Qianji Umbrella and walked side by side with Chu Xiu.
"Let me thank you on Zuo Chong's behalf," Pei Yuxian said softly.
Chu Xiu sighed softly: "I thought Zuo Chong was a combination of Wu Song and Lin Chong, but I didn't expect that he would eventually become Qiao Feng."
"Wu Song, Lin Chong? Qiao Feng? Who are they?" Pei Yuxian was confused.
Chu Xiu said: "Your brother-in-law should have his own plans, but he no longer cares about your life or death. Don't pay attention to him in the future."
Pei Yuxian was silent.
Before deciding to marry Prince Ji Li Yuanhua, she had a long conversation with Li Xianyuan.
"Practice hard in the future." Chu Xiu whispered, not knowing whether he was telling Pei Yuxian or himself, "In this world, only if you are strong enough can you act according to your own will."
"..."
The two of them walked together without saying much.
When he arrived at the gate of Zhuque Academy, Pei Yuxian put away the Thousand Chances Umbrella and looked at Chu Xiu, "The poems you wrote are indeed very good, but I like his poems better."
After saying that, he walked into Zhuque Academy.
Chu Xiu smiled and followed Pei Yuxian.
He also wants to enter Zhuque Academy.
Arrive at the foot of Houshan Mountain.
Chu Xiu raised his eyes, looked at the white mist in front of him, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and strode in.
This is the second time he has stepped into this white mist and the second time he has climbed the mountain.
Stepping out of the white mist, you will see a small turquoise lake.
On the east side of the lake, an old man with white hair was fishing.
On the bluestone where the white-haired old man sat, in addition to a fishing basket, there was also a suit of clothes and a fishing rod.
"It's different from the scene in the morning." Chu Xiu chuckled and walked over.
"Old sir, are these clothes prepared for juniors?" Chu Xiu came behind the white-haired old man and asked in a warm voice. Before fighting against the chief eunuch Xu Nuo Xu, he had been stripped of his clothes, and the scholar's robe on his body had long been torn into pieces.
"My surname is Xie." The white-haired old man said.
"Thank you, senior." Chu Xiu greeted again.
The white-haired old man smiled and said, "You're welcome."
Chu Xiu paused and felt like complaining: Are you still playing homophonic jokes with me?
Instead of changing clothes immediately, he picked up the fishing rod, sat next to Senior Xie, and started fishing.
"No bait?" the white-haired old man asked.
Chu Xiu smiled and said: "I just did something big today, and my mood has not calmed down yet. I just want to fish, not the fish to take the bait."
"Are you afraid?" the white-haired old man asked.
Chu Xiu thought for a while and said truthfully: "Before killing, I had no fear and just wanted to calm down my anger. After killing, I found someone helping me to defend against the enemy, and I was worried that they would be injured or killed because of me."
The white-haired old man said: "Your heart is very valuable."
Chu Xiu smiled, "Unfortunately, I'm not strong enough."
"This is how life is." The white-haired old man said softly, "When you are young, you are high-spirited, but you don't have enough strength to support everything you want to do; when you get older, you have strength, identity, and status, but you don't If you lose your spirit, you will be trapped in the words pros and cons."
"The world is safe and sound, and I can live up to the Tathagata and live up to you." Chu Xiu said softly.
"Tathagata? Do you want to become a monk?" The white-haired old man glanced sideways at Chu Xiu.
Chu Xiu shook his head, "I just thought of this poem."
The white-haired old man said: "You are really good at reciting poems and composing poems."
Chu Xiu said modestly: "General."
I added in my mind: "The main thing is that the nine-year compulsory education teaches well."
"As far as I know, in the next final test, the first level is the literary test." The white-haired old man smiled, his eyes a little more meaningful.
"Literary examination?" Chu Xiu was surprised.
The white-haired old man explained: "There are three levels in this final exam: literary exam, martial arts exam, and technical exam."
"The literary test, the martial arts test... juniors can vaguely understand it. What does this technical test refer to?" Chu Xiu was curious.
"Except for civil and martial arts, whatever you are good at can be used in the technical test." The white-haired old man said.
Chu Xiu suddenly realized.
The technical test tests interests and hobbies.
"Aside from civil and military arts, what I'm best at is probably brewing wine and playing the piano." Chu Xiu said with a smile.
The white-haired old man smiled and said: "Your opponent is very strong, but you must prepare carefully."
"Okay, thank you for your advice, senior." Chu Xiu nodded and thanked him.
The white-haired old man said: "This test is about your heart. It's not that the faster you climb the mountain, the better. The scenery along the way is actually very beautiful."
Chu Xiu blinked, "Junior has a question for senior."
"Ask." The white-haired old man said.
"Is the process or the result important?" Chu Xiu asked.
The white-haired old man lifted the fishing rod, but there was nothing on the hook, "Like this fishing, some people like the process of fishing, while others like the joyful feeling of catching a fish.
What you like is important. "
Chu Xiu thought for a while and smiled: "Most people probably like both the process of fishing and the joy of catching fish."
"The poem you just said is quite good." The white-haired old man said with a smile.
Chu Xiu was startled and then smiled.
I thought to myself that I probably like fishing, catching fish, and eating fish.
The fishing time seemed to pass quickly, and the sky darkened in an instant, and the moon reflected in the lake.
"It's time for you to go," the white-haired old man said.
Chu Xiu stood up and closed his pole, put on the clothes prepared for him by the white-haired old man, and bowed to the white-haired old man.
"Thank you, senior, for your teachings." Chu Xiu thanked him sincerely.
"If you want to get the best of both worlds, you have to win the next final test." The white-haired old man said softly.
Chu Xiu smiled and said: "Wang Quan Yixiao once asked me, have I ever been defeated? I didn't answer his question at that time."
"Junior has never been defeated."
"And I don't plan to lose in the future."
After speaking, Chu Xiu walked forward along the shore of the small lake.
"At least in Wendao, you do still have a chance to win." The white-haired old man looked at the moonlight in the lake and suddenly looked forward to it.
If this kid wins...
Thinking of this, the white-haired old man laughed and became happy.
Walking out of the small lake basin and walking up a small stream, stone steps appear in front of you.
Chu Xiu climbed up the stone steps and looked at the night view in the mountains.
Passing through the mist-shrouded mountainside, I heard the roar of bears and the roar of apes, and saw a white deer as big as a horse.
Looking up, he could see the top of the mountain. Chu Xiu felt inexplicably better. He didn't know whether it was because of seeing the top of the mountain or because of the beautiful scenery on the way up the mountain.
On the top of the mountain, a bonfire was lit.
A group of candidates who have climbed to the top of the mountain are barbecuing delicious food here.
"It's so lively."
Seeing familiar people and smelling the smell of barbecue and fine wine made Chu Xiu feel even better.
When we reached the top of the mountain, the entire mountain seemed to become quiet in an instant.
All the candidates looked at Chu Xiu.
