The Eight-Party Alliance ended very early on this day. By the time the banquet hall was dismissed, the fasting ceremony on the third day had not yet been completed.
But no matter the governor of the four directions or the heads of the four major sects, no one chose to go to the altar to take a look.
Meng Jiaoyang, who was the last to leave as the landlord the previous time, was the first to leave this time. Before leaving, he did not even exchange too many greetings with everyone present. He walked in a hurry and looked solemn. The scholar following him looked calm and relaxed, but everyone who knew him well knew that since Meng Jiaoyang came to the throne, no one had seen him without the smile on his lips for a long time.
Then came Wan Qingsi, the head of Xiaoyao Valley, but when she stood up, Yan Siyu, the prefect of Anyang County, also stood up suddenly, so the two parties joined together and left together.
When the headmaster of Cangyan Sword Sect disappeared without saying a word, only Lijun, Guangjun and Tingfeng Pavilion were left in the banquet hall.
Yun Bailou looked away in the direction Yan Siyu left, gently leaned over and said to Roshan Yun Sanshan in front of him, "Father, shall we go too?"
Yun Sanshan glanced sideways at Luochuan, snorted coldly, stood up with the help of the brown-robed woman next to Yun Bailou, and then walked out of the hall with long strides.
But when Yun Bailou passed behind Luo Chuan, he asked, "Brother Luo Chuan, aren't you leaving yet?"
Luo Chuan did not look back, but turned his head slightly to look at Zhong Shuye, the head of the Tingfeng Pavilion who was still about to finish the last cup of tea, and said, "Luo happened to have something to ask the head of Zhong, brother, if there is anything, you can take the first step. "
Yun Sanshan, who had already reached the entrance of the hall, looked back at Yun Bailou and said nothing.
"As for brother, there happens to be nothing important, why not..." Yun Bailou stared at Luo Chuan's side face with amusement on his face, and dragged out the end of the previous sentence. After seeing the changes in the latter, he smiled and said, "That's all, I'll take the first step. If brother Luochuan is free these days, you can come to see me in Guangjun Courtyard. I haven't seen you for many days, so I have some things to say as a brother." I want to tell you."
Luo Chuan turned to look, only to see that Yun Bailou had turned around and walked away after finishing his sentence, leaving only his back, "Brother invites me, I will go."
"Then I'll wait for you," Yun Bailou walked out of the banquet hall, turned back to look at Luochuan, smiled charmingly, and then turned around and left, disappearing at the entrance of the palace.
When only the three of Luochuan and Zhong Shuye, the head of Tingfeng Pavilion, were left in the hall, the latter finally drank the last sip of tea, looked up at Luochuan and asked curiously, "I heard that this spring Lijun and Guang The county has just fought a battle in Anling, and it is said that the casualties on both sides were not small. Prefect Luo is now comparable to the brothers Yun Bailou, which is beyond Zhong's expectation."
Luo Chuan did not expect that the head of Tingfeng Pavilion would be the first to ask about this matter. He shook his head slightly and said, "Before that, this junior had already called Young Master Yun brother. To call such a thing, it is called mouth. It should be a lifelong thing.”
Zhong Shuye smiled and said, "People will always change."
"Yes, the world will change, but we still don't want to become something we don't like," Luo Chuan also smiled slightly.
Zhong Shuye looked into Luo Chuan's eyes, thought for a moment, then lowered his head to refill his tea cup, "Just now, the prefect said that he wanted to ask me something?"
"Exactly," Luo Chuan said seriously, "A few days ago when I was in Licheng, I met a pair of senior brothers and sisters who were walking in the world by chance. It wasn't until I came to Xingcheng to meet again that I realized that the little girl was actually Zhong The daughter of the head of the family told an interesting story about how they once went to Licheng to participate in the civil and military examinations. They learned that the headmaster Zhong once said that if the civil and military examinations became popular in the future, they would bring endless luck. The juniors are now considered to have entered Taoism. I have a different kind of interest when it comes to luck, I wonder if Master Zhong can shed some light on this?"
Zhong Shuye picked up the tea cup and smelled it. His voice was clear and he replied, "The talk of luck dates back to ancient times. It is said that the Nine Saints of the Demon Clan are those who gather great luck. Luck refers only to the luck of heaven and earth. This kind of thing is difficult to understand and unpredictable. It seems to be innate, just like the Nine Saints, and it seems to be acquired the day after tomorrow, such as the Demon King. It is difficult to make a conclusion. When the human race flourishes, about the Qi of heaven and earth. On the matter of luck, human sages have an updated explanation. In addition to retaining the luck of heaven and earth, two items have been added. One is the ancestral qi. This should be understood by the prefect who ascended the throne after inheriting the Luo family's qi. , the other is for people’s luck.”
Zhong Shu took a sip of tea at night and then said, "Originally, the fate of people's hearts is probably the least important thing. Since the big cauldron is still there and the momentum of Jiuding is still majestic, the aspirations of people's hearts are still in Jingzhou, but Now..." He looked at Luochuan with a half-smile, "I heard that the Jiuding in the palace in Zhongjing City was stolen..."
Luo Chuan did not stop at this topic and continued to ask, "So Master Zhong believes that the civil and military examinations will be the first of its kind in the human race to promote talents only, and it is possible to win more people and luck for Li County..." ?!”
Zhong Shuye shook his head, "The Grand Administrator has just said that if Li County's civil and military examinations can become a success in the future, then it will be a matter of course for people to condense their luck."
"In this way, the originally intangible things seem to be tangible," Luo Chuan frowned slightly, "Is it because of the luck in the civil and military examinations that helped Li Jun unite people's hearts, or was it because of Li Jun's civil and military examinations that he won people's hearts and the reverse happened? Gathering luck for Li County?"
"The prefect's understanding is indeed as legendary," Zhong Shuye looked at Luochuan, nodded, and then said, "It can only be said that heaven and earth have their own way, and so does luck. To delve deeper into cause and effect, it is better to follow the way. The way is simple, and many things can be done In the end, isn't it just 'that's all'?"
Luo Chuan thought for a moment, then raised his hand and saluted Zhong Shuye, "Thank you, Master Zhong, for clearing up this junior's doubts."
"It's just some family talk, not to mention solving doubts." Zhong Shuye waved his hand, then looked at Luochuan, and asked directly, "The prefect should also be able to see that Zhong waited until the end today, but he was actually I have a question for the prefect."
Luo Chuan said, "Master Zhong, please ask."
Zhong Shuye nodded and asked, "I heard that last winter, Lijun's army swept through Anling. Afterwards, on the basis of being strong, they asked Youxian Sect to move to Hidden Sword Peak in Fubo Mountains. Is this possible? ?”
Luo Chuan said, "Last winter, Lijun did make a deal with Senior Youxianzi on the basis of being a strong man, and indeed asked the Youxian Sect to move to any place in Lijun except Anling. The final location of Youxian Sect at Hidden Sword Peak was the decision of Senior Xianyouzi himself and had nothing to do with the Li County Prefect’s Palace.”
Zhong Shuye stood up with a wave of his sleeves and saluted Luo Chuan, "In this way, Zhong will have no other questions. The prefect will sit quietly, and Zhong will go first."
Luo Chuan also stood up and returned the salute. When the salute was over, Zhong Shuye had disappeared.
Luochuan looked at the empty seat and murmured, "What's going on?"
Su Yiming, who had already stood up and stood behind Luo Chuan, looked around and answered the question, "Master Taishou, it's time for us to leave."
Luochuan took a deep breath and put a smile on his face again, "Yeah... I'm leaving..."
