Chapter 57: The Holy Maiden of Sito
334 years in the Daye calendar.
Daye is all right. General Zuo's son Wang Zheng was not assassinated on Xuanwu Street, so the situation in Daye was not as turbulent as some undercurrent forces imagined, making matters worse. The news of General Qi Leyi's new battle report stationed in the Gongga Mountains in the west reached Daye, and the most exciting thing was not the victory in several local skirmishes, but the successful interception and sniping of several Dixuan Realm cultivators who tried to forcibly break through the Gongga barrier and enter the border of Daye.
It's just that the fishermen in the outer sea east of the kingdom are not having a good time, and the outer sea border is adjacent to Kashima, and there are many incidents of Kashima Shinto Sai practitioners violating the realm, such things happen every year, but after all, the Shinto fasting of the Kashima country in the open sea is very strong, and Daye is beyond the reach of the whip.
A lot of things have happened, such as the enrollment of Autumn Dao College this year is going well, as always, there are dark horses, there are revelations, and Shanglin City, which is also a little restless. The Second Courtyard of the Holy Deacon of the Xituo Temple arrived in Daye at the end of spring this year, and as soon as Bu arrived in the country, he was treated as a state guest. This is the event that is sufficient to compile the national credentials. At present, it is also the hottest topic in the enrollment of Wang Du except Autumn Dao College.
In the brightly lit Qichun Hou Mansion in early summer, Yang Ze was sitting in the family banquet, and there were Qi Chun Hou Ye, the third room of the Hou Mansion, and Liu Qian, Xue Ran and others, the young generation leaders in the house.
The status of Yang Ze's family in the Hou Mansion has been significantly improved, and in the past, the banquet of the Marquis of Qi Chun would have been attended only by Yang Hongyuan. Yang Ze usually eats with Cheng Ying in his room.
Now every time there is dinner in the Hou Mansion, Yang Ye, the Marquis of Qichun, asks Yang Zecheng Ying to come to the table by name. This time, Liu Qian, Xue Ran and other juniors were able to gather at the same table with the old marquis, and it was also a banquet for Yang Ye to make a special trip to convene the young people in the house. For the next Autumn Road College enrollment test. However, everyone knows that in fact, Hou Ye was excited because Yang Ze was excited by Li Daming, the bishop of Qiudao Academy, who personally sent a place for exemption from the examination.
Uncle Yang Weiming said earnestly, "Liu Qian and Xue Ran, you are the two people who are most likely to be admitted to the Autumn Dao Academy in the Hou Mansion this year, and you will have to deal with it with all your strength in the next big exam." ”
The two also took the exam last year, but last year, the Autumn Dao Academy only recruited five people, so they didn't take the exam. This year, it is reported that the limit has been relaxed to 25 people, and the two have a great chance.
Liu Qian and Xue Ran nodded solemnly. Especially Liu Qian, when he sees it now, he has lost the glorious and flashy special surname in the mansion in the past, probably because of Shangguan Yan's lesson and the shock brought to him by Yang Ze, the change during this time is extremely rapid, and he is much calmer.
Yang Weiming looked at Yang Ze again, as a scholar of His Majesty's close ministers, he smiled a little smugly, "First Yang Que and Yang Wenyuan, and now Yang Ze, heh, my Yang Mansion is now in the Autumn Dao Academy, and it can be determined that there are three people." All three sons went in. This is a fortunate thing for the Hou Mansion. ”
Yang Ye's gray beard was a strand and nodded, "It is indeed a blessing in life to wait for the next life." ”
Everyone could see that Yang Ye was in a rare mood. Even the second uncle, Yang Yuanzheng, who was slightly prejudiced against Yang Ze at the beginning, said, "Yang Ze, your talent now is indeed better than that of your eldest brother back then. But don't be spoiled and slack, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. Not only are you exempted from entering the Autumn Dao Academy now, but you may be more likely to enter the three major academies of the Tang United Empire. That kind of situation, compared to now, is earth-shattering, and the status is different!"
Yang Yuanzheng was born as a general, and the pride and prejudice against Yang Ze in the past made people feel bored. At this time, he has not changed from his previous unkind tone to Yang Ze. So even this affirmation of Yang Ze and some expectations sounded a little stiff. But it still makes the people around him feel comfortable and imaginative.
"The three major cultivation institutes!?" The mention of this name was like mentioning Yang Ze's agreement to enter the hospital without examination, and the people around him showed a look of yearning and longing. Although Daye's Autumn Dao Academy is a practice resort for Daye's cultivators, there is no doubt that in the entire Tang Dynasty United Empire, it can only be regarded as a second-class cultivation academy.
The so-called first-class cultivation monasteries, where they really have a recognized status on the Kushan continent, there are three places in the Tang Dynasty United Empire. These three are all first-class cultivation academies, although they may not be as transcendent as the Xituo Palace, but they are the places that those who are more powerful and powerful in the United Empire above the territory of the Great Ye Kingdom yearn for.
Since it is so high in the territory of the United Empire. Naturally, if you want to enter, it is even more difficult. Even if the Great Ye Autumn Dao Academy could successfully nominate an outstanding cultivator to enter the United Empire's Academy, it would be an incomparably glorious thing. It is also a very good thing for Da Ye. Just imagine a powerful cultivator who had come out of the Imperial Academy, who was also from the Great Ye Kingdom, what kind of help he could provide to the Great Ye Kingdom. With such a strong person around, I am afraid that some cultivators from enemy countries like Wanjin and Liushuang near Daye will have to weigh the will and strength of these people who help Daye before they want to do something shocking.
There is no doubt that Yang Ze is now expected by everyone to enter the Imperial Cultivation Academy in the future.
Of course, everything is allowed to be conceived, cranky, and dreamed. Everyone knew that Yang Ze could enter the Autumn Dao Academy without taking the exam, but almost everyone knew that this did not mean that he could touch the heels of the Imperial Academy, which was one of the most difficult things in the world. It is more difficult than climbing to the top of a snow-capped mountain that has been sealed for thousands of years. It is more ethereal than the cultivators of Daye's weak navy who repelled Kashima Shinto Sai and disturbed the kingdom's sea realm. But at such a party, there is always a need for some festive topics and introductions to boost the atmosphere and give Yang Ze a good expectation, which is not impossible, like a kind of compensation. He had been thrown in a corner like a bleak weathered rock, ignored for too long.
Yang Ze smiled slightly, in fact, he was not interested in the cultivation academy in his heart. Because the Great Grandmaster's memory fragment told him that if he followed some guidance from the memory fragment to improve himself, he might be far stronger than joining any academy. This is the reason why the monastery always produces strong people, but it can never produce a great master.
While everyone was looking at each other, someone introduced the topic, talking about the monstrous storm that set off the royal capital today, and said, "It turns out that among the envoys of the Xituo Hall this time, except for the vice president of the deacon's house in the temple and the holy official of Jiamu. There are even saints from the Church of the Sacrament!"
On the table of the Marquis of Qichun's Mansion, it immediately exploded as if it couldn't hold back and exploded.
"I've heard about this today."
"The Son of Dezhao Tianzi immediately raised the reception scale again. The whole king was caught off guard. ”
Qichun Marquis Yang Ye shook his head and muttered, "The Holy Maiden actually didn't stay in the Xituo Palace, the most important thing is that the Xituo envoy and his party passed through the United Empire, and many forces arrived in Daye, but they didn't show a little news on the way. But before leaving, it was revealed that the holy woman was also among the envoys. This matter caused huge waves, and the countries of power that the Holy Envoy and his party had passed through before all sent letters when they learned of this. The saint revealed her identity in Daye, and now there are many people who are angry with us."
It's just that when the uncles and elders in the mansion were eagerly discussing this matter during the banquet, they didn't notice that Yang Ze was short silent and stunned during the banquet.
"The Holy Maiden"
Hearing Yang Ze's muttering, Xue Ran glanced at him obliquely, and said with a smug voice, "The Holy Maiden is the daughter of the current hall master of Xituo, and she is a sixth-grade cultivator of the Heavenly Xuan Realm at a young age. It is hotly discussed as the next generation heir of the West Tuo Temple. She is the most famous beauty in the land north of the Kushan continent. Xue Ran winked at Yang Ze and continued with a smile, "You used to only spend a lot of time drinking in the royal capital, and you were ignorant of these things that were more open-minded on the periphery, and of course you didn't know about the Xituo Holy Maiden admired by countless outside forces and people. Therefore, it is impossible to imagine the madness of people at this moment when they know that she is in the envoy of Xituo and appears in our Daye. ”
Yang Ze shrugged, "I'm not as nymphomaniac as you, so naturally I won't ask around about these things." The Holy Maiden of Situo is a woman, you are also a woman, hearing that others are so good, you should have some envious, jealous and hateful expressions, how can you have such a picture of wanting to pursue others?"
Xue Ran looked at Yang Ze with bright eyes, and joked with a smile, "If I were a man, I would definitely pursue her at the first time, and I couldn't be like you, and others might not be too lazy to look at you." ”
Liu Qian approached Yang Ze's right shoulder and said, since Shangguan Yan's incident, Liu Qian met him in the mansion again, and he would take the initiative to talk to Yang Ze, and his demeanor was no longer vain, and he was more calm and humble. The distance between him and Yang Ze has been reduced a lot, "Speaking of pursuit, I know that among the local people of Xituo, there are also some people who pursue the Holy Maiden and those who are qualified to pursue her. At least the Holy Envoy of Camus, who is currently serving as an associate of the Deacon's House of Sito, is the saint's long-time suitor. They get along day and night in the Holy Land of Xituo, and they are also recognized as characters who are very likely to be favored by the Holy Maiden and inherit the Xituo Temple together. This has made many people on the periphery stumbling."
"Now I know that Gamuel and the Holy Maiden are in the kingdom of Daye. It has aroused the jealousy and fanaticism of many people. Liu Qian muttered. Because of the existence of the saint, many young people who admired her were like thorns in the back of Camus. And many women who have seen the plump and handsome face of Camus have formed an invisible resistance to the saint. Both of them have the surnames of some young leaders, so it is reasonable that they will set off such a big craze.
Seeing Yang Ze stunned, Xue Ran and Liu Qian finally calmed down a little, thinking that Yang Ze's recent limelight had completely stolen everyone in the mansion, and even in the royal capital, Shanglin was like a whirlwind. Now throw out the two young benchmarks at the right time, and the huge existence of the high-minded people at least let him not be too proud and impetuous. Understand the truth that there are people outside of people.
Who knew that Yang Ze was silent for a long time before he asked, "Is the Holy Maiden of Xituo called Ji Ling'er?"
(To be continued)