In fact, Lin Yan and the others came relatively early, so there were not many people present. As time went by, many teachers and students came one after another, and the venue gradually became crowded.
These are all people who have been notified to attend the funeral. Under normal circumstances, as long as the person is currently in the academy and there is no urgent mission, absence is not allowed.
The place where everyone gathered this time was not the usual school building, but in a square, with a huge black stone monument erected in the center of the venue.
This monument is nameless, but the inscriptions on it are famous because all of them are the names of those who died in previous missions.
These names are arranged from top to bottom according to the size of their achievements. On the one hand, they are commendations, and on the other hand, they are for future generations to admire and learn from, and to inherit the will of their predecessors.
The material of this stele is black steel stone. Although it is stone, it is stronger than steel and it is difficult to be damaged by external forces.
The words on this can only be engraved by at least the Houtian realm or above. You must know that a strong man in the Houtian realm would be a powerful person if placed elsewhere, but if he is placed here, he becomes a powerful person.
"Stone Carver". Lin Yan looked up and saw Liu Chuang's name listed, but what made him frown slightly was that judging from Liu Chuang's amazing performance this time, he was only located in the middle of the stone monument. Among them, it was obvious that some problems.
"Is it really because of Xuantian Sect?" Lin Yan thought secretly in his heart. Originally, with Liu Chuang's performance, his name should not only be ranked at the front, but should at least be in the upper reaches. The reason for this result shows that the academy has made a certain degree of compromise in order to worry about the Xuantian Sect. .
Although Lin Yan had a grudge against this kind of thing, he had no good solution. After all, Xuantian Sect is powerful, and the Academy is not a person, but an organization. Everyone in it has their own ideas, and the decisions made have many considerations.
so-called
"Jianghu" is not just about fighting and killing. Humanity and sophistication are also essential. Since you want to negotiate with Xuantian Sect and come up with a plan that satisfies both parties, you cannot offend Xuantian Sect to the death, but you must leave some room for the other party, and the ranking of this stone tablet is a reflection of this. .
Slowly moving his eyes downward, Lin Yan saw Qian Duoduo's name at the bottom of the stone tablet. Although his ranking was not high, he still left his mark in the history of the academy and lived up to his original wish!
A little higher up, Lin Yan also saw the names of Yu Yu and other victims in this mission.
Each of these names seems to be alive, shining brightly under the sunlight! Not long after, Vice President Meng Yifan and a group of academy senior officials arrived and began to investigate these warriors.
"farewell"! Different from folk funeral ceremonies, there are no grand arrangements in the academy, nor are there any meals or banquets for guests, but everything is kept simple!
In fact, the bodies of these sacrificed students had already been taken away by their families for burial, and what was left here was just a name.
Qian Duo's chamber of commerce also had a shop in Chang'an. After getting the news, the chamber of commerce sent people to take away his body.
Since it was a long journey to take him home for burial, he had no choice but to cremate his body, and the visitor brought back the jar containing his ashes.
It is said that because Qian Duoduo did not want his son to inherit his father's business, he insisted on joining the academy, which made the relationship between father and son very unhappy.
Now the white-haired man is giving away the black-haired man. The moment this stubborn father saw his son's remains, his emotions finally broke out, tears burst into his eyes, and the conflicts between father and son melted like ice and snow.
He is proud of his son now! Of course, this is all a story for later! At this moment, Lin Yan stood under this huge stone monument, looking at the names on it that he may or may not recognize, and his emotions were gradually infected.
At this time Meng Yifan spoke:
"Everyone, thank you very much for attending today!"
"The monument in front of you has no name, but the names of heroes are engraved on it. It is the pride of our academy!"
"Today, here, some new names have been added to the monument. You may or may not be familiar with them, but they have all turned their lives into the names on this monument. I dare say, they are A true warrior!" The teachers and students in the square were affected by Meng Yifan's words, and a sad atmosphere quickly spread... Meng Yifan paused and then said:
"Although they have gone, they used their lives to interpret what it means to be a 'literary man'. This is our role model!" After speaking, Meng Yifan took the lead in giving a solemn salute to the tall stone monument.
At this moment, even the academicians who had set their sights higher than before did not dare to slack off at all, and they all saluted solemnly like Meng Yifan.
As for the other teachers and students, they naturally behaved in the same way. No matter how prickly the students were on weekdays, they would not dare to behave inappropriately in such a solemn occasion today.
In an instant, everyone in the venue saluted the stone tablet at the same time. The scene was spectacular and eye-catching! In such a serious atmosphere in the field, a sudden voice rang out at an inappropriate time!
"Hey, it's quite lively with so many people gathered here!" Hearing this, both the students and the teachers in the room looked at each other angrily!
In such a serious atmosphere, on such a solemn occasion, who dared to make such joking remarks?
Under the gaze of everyone, I saw a group of people walking over leisurely! The first person was wearing something that could be regarded as a Taoist robe. The reason why he was wearing this was because he was not wearing the blue-grey robe of an ordinary Taoist priest, nor was it the pure white robe of the Xuantian Sect.
The white robe is dotted with many strange things, including flowers, birds, fish, insects, and rare and exotic animals.
It was as if the robe was used as a drawing board, and the patterns on it looked like a child's graffiti. Looking at this strange guy who suddenly appeared, most people present were confused and didn't understand where this guy came from.
However, judging from the white-robed Taoist priests following him, this person must be closely related to the Xuantian Sect!
And some people who knew his identity became extremely unhappy the moment they saw him appear!
This person’s name is Huayan, and his Taoist name is
"Wuzhi" is an elder of Xuantian Sect and a member of the Elders' House. But what really disgusts those who know him is not his identity, but his behavior.
Different from other Taoist priests of Xuantian Sect, who usually wear white clothes at all times, they are simple and elegant, exuding the aura of an outsider.
He always likes to do some weird things on his clothes and behaves more wildly.
As a Taoist priest, he not only indulges in wine and meat, but also often hangs out in the land of fireworks. This made the Taoists in his sect full of contempt for him, and even some disciples did not want to see him.
The senior leaders of the sect have named and reprimanded him many times, but this person still went his own way, and over time, no one paid attention to him.
But even so, this person's strength is not weak, and he is definitely a good player in the Xuantian Sect at the late stage of the Xiantian realm.
Not only that, he seems to act wildly, but he has a deep mind, and he has almost no mistakes when performing tasks.
Moreover, anyone who meets his opponent will end badly. Not only the body, but also the mind was completely played by this guy until he collapsed and refused to give up. Even among the sect, he was a disgusting and fearful existence!
This person chose such an opportunity to come here. What did he want to do? Meng Yifan narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"Master Huayan, what do you Xuantian Sect mean by this?" Huayan looked around, then pointed a finger at his nose and said in surprise:
"Me? Oh, my Dean Meng, how dare I mean anything!"
"You also know that I have no status in Xuantian Sect, I am just an idler! No, the sect sent me as a representative to express condolences. You see, we all come here dressed in white, so serious enough!" Everyone present They are not fools, so they can naturally tell that although this rhetoric seems to be courteous, it is actually full of ridicule and provocation between the lines.
This is normal. Take the conflict between Liu Chuang and his group and the Xuantian Sect this time. Two elders died on the latter's side. How could they easily swallow this bad breath?
If they came to pay homage to Liu Chuang and the others sincerely, then they would really have been kicked in the head by a donkey, and it would have been kicked in a 360-degree spin by a donkey who knew martial arts!
Because this is simply impossible! Normal people can’t do it, and no one with brains will believe it!
However, Huayan still did this, which means that he must have a plan for this trip! At this time, Meng Yifan's face was extremely gloomy. If he wasn't too scrupulous, he really wanted to slap this yin and yang thing to death with one palm.
Just thinking about the possible consequences of his temporary anger, Meng Yifan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
After all, as the vice president of the academy, he represents the entire academy at this time, not himself, and he cannot act as he pleases!
Meng Yifan waved his sleeves and said:
"Hua Yan, my academy has important matters today, so I can't entertain guests. If you are just here to talk nonsense, then please go back!"
The "expulsion order" has been issued. Huayan narrowed his eyes slightly, then put on the mean smile before and said:
"Dean Meng, it's really Pindao and the others who are being rude today! However, our intention of coming to pay homage is true!" Seeing Meng Yifan's eyes getting colder and colder, Huayan changed the subject and said:
"But apart from that, I really have a little thing to do today!"
"Huang Yuan and his party, the disciples of my sect have such high regard for a student named Lin Yan from your academy. He actually defeated the 'Devil Bones' with his cultivation level in Tongmai Realm. It is really admirable. He is indeed a 'hero born in a boy'." !”
"So, our sect intends to invite little friend Lin Yan to come to the mountain gate to have a chat and open the eyes of those incompetent disciples. I believe Dean Meng will not refuse, right?" Meng Yifan felt aura after hearing this. Suddenly and completely erupted, everyone present was instantly enveloped under an extremely powerful pressure, and the first one to bear the brunt was Hua Yan.
He also didn't expect Meng Yifan to be ready to take action as soon as he disagreed. This was different from what he had imagined before!
At this time, what Meng Yifan was thinking was: The academy had paid the price of five king-level exercises before. He thought that this incident had been temporarily exposed, but who knew that the Xuantian Sect came back with a different excuse? This was the moment. Is my academy made of clay?
Another thing he was confused about was that Xuantian Sect also understood that the gains outweighed the losses in a full-scale conflict with the academy. With Zhou Tuanxi dead, Lin Yan got
Xuantian Sect probably doesn’t know about the matter of “Gengjin Qi”. So both parties agreed to the peace talks, but the academy also paid some price for it.
But Meng Yifan believes that compared to Lin Yan, these costs are worth it! For Lin Yan's safety, when he discussed with the academicians of the academy, he did not tell Lin Yan's specific gains. He only said that he had obtained the treasures in the light pillar of the ruins. This was also to increase the bargaining chip and let these old guys Agree to keep Lin Yan.
However, now Xuantian Sect has gone back on its promise and asked for Lin Yan uncharacteristically. This means that someone leaked the news.
There is a mole in the academy!
