As early as five years ago, when she heard the news of her brother's death, she was determined to become an imperial priest like her brother, and she spread her courage and integrity to herself in the most remote and dangerous places of the empire.

She looked up slightly at the ordinary-looking old man, but she felt that he could hold his whole life if he let it go.

"What is the Night Watch?" she asked.

"We have a lot of special existences in Qingluan Academy. Luo Houyuan looked at Ai Qilan, he knew that Fang Cai's words were too abrupt for this girl from Xiangshui Province, but he believed in his own judgment, because this was a girl who was qualified for recommendation because of his brother's glory, and because of his belief, he traveled 1,200 miles alone to the shore of Lingxia Lake.

The reason why he appeared in front of Ai Qilan was not because Ai Qilan happened to meet Lin Xi here today, but because of the so many carriages that stayed on the shore of Lingxia Lake that day, none of them belonged to this girl from a humble background.

"True courage only comes from inner perseverance. ”

For this handwriting engraved on the top of the stone hall, she has made the best interpretation with her own deeds.

So he looked at Ai Qilan very gently, and patiently and meticulously explained: "For example, me, the outside world calls us people as the guardians of the academy Every few years, our academy will produce one or two Windrangers, one or two Positive Stars, and one or two Eagle Marquis... There are even dark priests. ”

"To put it simply, there is no shortage of geniuses in the academy that gathers the elite of the empire every year, and among these geniuses, some of them will become some particularly top existences after tempering, for example, the Windranger is the most powerful assassin, since Dean Zhang gave this title, the strongest record of the Windranger in our academy is to assassinate a Marshal of the Ancient Tang and Tibetan Kingdoms and retreat with his whole body, and the status of the Marshal of the Ancient Tang and Tibetan Kingdoms is equivalent to the head of the eight divisions of our Yunqin Empire. As for the general star, you can understand it as the most powerful general, the most dazzling and most shocking general star in the battlefield, this kind of person either has a talent in martial arts that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, or a natural swordsman, who is destined to be able to fly swords in the future. ”

"As for the Night's Watch. After a slight pause, he continued to look at Ai Qilan gently and said, "It is the existence of people who specialize in walking outside the academy and secretly guarding the Windrangers and Shoxing stars. Because the assassination of people like Windranger and Zhengjiang Star is destined to be extremely powerful and dangerous, if you want to play a decisive role, as a night watchman, you can only hide your identity most of the time, and watch in the dark, so that the enemy and even people like Windranger and Zhengjiang Star will not know about his existence at all... So as long as this identity is chosen, most of the time, the Night's Watch has nothing to do with the glory of Windranger and Shogun, which are destined to shine. In fact, even the vast majority of people in this academy are unaware of the existence of such a night watchman in our academy. ”

"What kind of existence is the Eagle Marquis and the Dark Priest?" Ai Qilan's body stopped trembling slightly, she looked at Luo Hou Yuan and said, "What about you, teacher, and what kind of existence is the academy guardian?"

"Trust me, you're not fit for anything else. Luo Houyuan looked at Ai Qilan, as if his gaze could see through her heart through the silver silk mask, knowing that she had made a decision. He explained with some relief: "Eagle Hou is the top hidden person, they can laugh happily when they cry blood in their hearts, and they can also kill friends who have been made for more than ten years with their own hands. The Dark Priest is an existence that is recognized by a small number of people in the academy, but most of the academy, even the Yunqin Empire, does not recognize, and even wants to be removed. They kill people who have solid evidence but cannot be executed according to the laws of the Yunqin Empire, they themselves are considered traitors and heretics by the Empire, they are the harshest executioners, but at the same time they are the true sages who preach justice in the dark. Whichever of the two... Your heart is not cold enough, even if you want to become a dark priest who walks in the darkness and adheres to your righteousness, I am afraid that you must first be a bystander, a good night watchman, otherwise with your current vision and temperament, I am afraid that you will fall into the darkness first. As for me... It's just that I've experienced too many things, I'm tired of a lot of things, and I just want to treat this college as a home where I can spend my old age in peace. ”

Listening to Luo Houyuan's words, Ai Qilan's heart seemed to open up a completely different world, the Dark Priest... Traitor, the impact of this unimaginable word on her was a hundred times more amazing than Lin Xi's step out of a hundred steps, her vest was already wet with cold sweat, but her hands and feet were colder than cold sweat.

"Teacher, since you are tired of the outside, why did you choose me to be the night watchman who walks outside?" but her gaze calmed down.

Luo Houyuan smiled and said, "Because of the Windranger selected by the academy, the star... They are all people who truly represent the college and the meaning of Dean Zhang, and if they do not die, the college will not die. ”

"Will you be a night watchman? I can see what you mean, but I must remind you that true strength comes from within, and I have the confidence to train you to be a true night watchman, but you see... Ever since you became a true night watchman, you have been watching in the shadows most of the time, and people are not even aware of your existence, and when you are about to appear, you may have to pay with your own life when real danger comes. Those glory and wealth, even the glory pursued by the students of our academy, and the feats that are remembered in the annals of the empire, may not have a chance with you. Luo Houyuan's smile slowly disappeared, he looked at Ai Qilan and asked very solemnly.

Ai Qilan nodded seriously and said, "I am willing." ”

"Do you want me to protect him, is it possible for him to become a general?" After nodding, Ai Qilan, who had taken a deep breath, looked at the direction Lin Xi left with complicated eyes and asked.

"You're going to protect all of these people, not necessarily him, but for him, it's going to be a star... Maybe it's more than that. The old man's eyes also flashed with a hint of indescribable meaning.

"More than that?" Ai Qilan was once again shocked by the old man's words. The person who was called the worst chosen one in the history of Qingluan Academy, who was accused of being a liar outside this yellow wall, was so valued... Carrying such a mission?

As the sun set, darkness began to envelop the Valley of Trials and the entire Qingluan Academy, but Ai Qilan's heart was bright.

The Yunqin Empire... Or more appropriately, the real Qingluan Academy, from this point on, is destined to have one less loyal priest who spreads faith and justice in the most dangerous and marginal places, but one more night watchman who keeps light and justice in his heart.

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The restaurant in the New Life Hall of the Zhige Department was still full of food as usual, but it was much quieter than usual.

Since the beginning of many courses, he has not shown any characteristics, but has become a "waste material" in the back, not only Qiu Lu, but at least half of the students of the Zhige Department have begun to despise Lin Xi more or less in their hearts, and even resentful, how can a mediocre person like him be qualified to become one of the rare natural choices of Qingluan Academy.

And Lin Xi is still an ordinary dirt bag from Lulin Town. For the vast majority of students who are destined to embark on a career after leaving Qingluan Academy, it is much better to stand next to some people who are destined to shine in the future than to stand next to people who are destined to fall into the dust, but the people who seem to have begun to fall into the dust have returned to their eyes with such a strong posture today, with Qiu Lu's strength, they didn't even have the strength to fight back in front of him, and the knife that slashed Qiu Lu's nose also completely smothered them, until this moment, many people are still thinking silently... Could it be that his waste material is only because of his humility and low profile?

Heavy footsteps sounded at the door, and a somewhat limping Lin Xi appeared at the door of the restaurant, and everyone's eyes subconsciously focused on him.

Lin Xi, who had been stabbed by a black spear in the stone hall, still looked very embarrassed, his face had purple marks, especially after using his unique ability, although his body was only traumatized once, but his will suffered one more time... After two tribulations, especially the first time, he also pushed himself to the limit, and the pain was so painful that he almost suffocated and passed out before stopping. Therefore, these two tortures made his spirit look particularly tired, and his face was unusually pale. However, his figure fell in the eyes of many people, but it was transformed into incomprehension and awe.

The first time they saw him like this, almost everyone thought that he was beaten like this, but at this moment, almost all of them immediately thought that he had become like this by his own cultivation.

Lin Xi didn't look at the rest of his classmates with strange eyes, his reason for dealing with the world is very simple, those who don't like him on weekdays, he naturally doesn't have to deal with it, he just looked at Tang Ke, Li Kaiyun, Bian Linghan and Hua Lianyue who were sitting together waiting for him, smiled, and then when he walked to them and sat down, he said, "How is it, I didn't lose your face, right?"

"Eat yours, Chosen Ones!" Hua Linyue felt that Lin Xi was a little arrogant, so she pretended to be annoyed and pushed a pot of barbecue in front of him.

Li Kaiyun looked at Lin Xi, but there was a bit of real shame in his eyes: "Lin Xi, with a friend like you, how will you call me in the future?"

Lin Xi just grabbed a piece of barbecue meat in his hand, but when he saw Li Kaiyun's expression, he was stunned: "What you said seems to be too profound, I don't understand it." ”

"As your friend, sitting here today, looking at their eyes, I am indeed raising my eyebrows, and my heart is very refreshing. Li Kaiyun, who didn't know that he had been favored by the "Qin Maniac", looked at Lin Xi, his eyes flashed with a strange light: "Today, I do see the glory from you, as your friend, I also bathed in your glory, you are the chosen one of the professors of the academy and practice harder than me... If I don't accomplish anything in the future, will I not disgrace you?"

"Ahem..."Lin Xi almost choked. He patted his chest for a while, and couldn't help but pat his friend, who had the most sincere faith, coughed and smiled bitterly: "Keyun, you are thinking too far. ”