The gate of the academy is made of white bricks and stones, with double cornices, covered with gray tiles, and a plaque is hung on the door, on which are written the four big characters of "Longmen Academy" - Gu Xu knows that this plaque was inscribed by Emperor Taizong of the Great Qi Dynasty hundreds of years ago.

On both sides of the gate, there is a couplet, which reads: "Cultivate righteousness and cultivate the world's talents." ”

The gate of the courtyard is not tall, the grass and trees next to it are dense, and there are faint moss marks on the stone steps, which looks pure and elegant.

In normal times, this is a good place to study the Tao quietly.

But today is different.

The crowd of people and the noisy voices have long made the quiet and deep atmosphere disappear.

Gu Xu walked straight into the door.

The gatekeeper of the academy had never seen Gu Xu. However, the moment he saw Gu Xu's appearance and bearing, he vaguely guessed the identity of this young man.

"You are Master Gu of the Exorcism Division?"

"It's me."

"My lord, after passing through the second gate and walking across the 'Chongde Bridge', you will see the 'Siqi Hall'," the gatekeeper bowed, "You should be able to meet the others there." ”

"Thank you." Gu Xu smiled and nodded.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered an important question: "By the way, I would like to ask where the canteen of the academy is?" ”

The janitor was stunned.

He obviously didn't expect that a fairy-like figure like Master Gu would ask such a down-to-earth question.

After two seconds of silence, he responded, "It's in the northernmost part of the academy, near a rockery. ”

…………

At this time, there is still about a quarter of an hour before the official start of the selection.

Gu Xu met the drizzle and everyone's eyes, and walked towards the "Siqi Hall" without hurrying.

In the academy, there are not only lush forests and bamboos, but also rockeries and strange rocks, and streams run through them.

On the way, he saw a familiar face.

The man was in his twenties, wearing a square scarf and a gray and white robe - it was the talisman Jia Xiuguang who was defeated by Shi Xiaohan in the Lantern Festival Ring Competition.

At that time, Jia Xiuguang was still threatening to challenge Gu Xu in public.

But at this moment, when Gu Xu's gaze fell on him, Jia Xiuguang took two steps back, trying to hide in the crowd, his eyes rolling around, as if he wanted to become a transparent person.

Gu Xu smiled faintly and pretended not to recognize him.

After a while, I came to the door of the "Siqi Hall", the most spacious and tallest building of the Longmen Academy.

This room is five rooms wide and three rooms deep, with a single eaves resting on the top of the hill, and is paved with blue-gray tiles.

The door was locked.

There were already two people waiting quietly outside the house.

One of them was tall and thin, with a delicate face and a Confucian temperament. It's just that his demeanor is a little tired, and there are very obvious dark circles on his face.

He was holding the notes in his hand, leaning against the pillar, bowing his head to review, and didn't notice Gu Xu's arrival at all.

The other person is less than one meter four tall, half a head shorter than Shi Xiaohan, but his head is exaggeratedly big. He has asymmetrical eyes and a very uncoordinated nose.

He was pacing up and down the doorway of the house on his short legs, surveying his surroundings with interest.

When Gu Xu was around, he took the initiative to step forward, bowed down and saluted: "In Shenqiu, Jinling, I have seen Lord Gu!" ”

Although Shen Qiu, as a disciple of the gate valve, has a prominent background, he has no official position; And Gu Xu has both an official position and a knighthood. So, at least on the surface, Shen Qiu needs to do enough courtesy.

"Shen Gongzi recognizes me?"

"The people of Luojing say that Master Gu has a beautiful appearance," Shen Qiu raised his head and smiled slightly, "The moment I saw you, I guessed your identity." ”

Shen Qiu's smile may have been sincere.

But on his asymmetrical face, it looked very awkward, and even gave Gu Xu the illusion that he was mocking himself.

In addition, although Shen Qiu was dressed in a low-key and simple manner, in Gu Xu's divine sense, he found that he had dozens of True Yuan Light Points on his body, which proved that he was carrying at least dozens of magic weapons with him.

"It is worthy of being the richest family in the Great Qi Dynasty!" Gu Xu sighed in his heart.

After a moment of silence, Shen Qiu asked again: "Lord Gu, I heard that you once faced off with a 'fierce god' level ghost in Qingzhou Mansion. Is it true? ”

Gu Xu smiled humbly: "It's just that I barely saved my life in front of the 'fierce god'." In the end, it was the saints who intervened to get me out. ”

At this moment, they heard a long voice shouting from someone not far away: "Princess Zhaoning has arrived—"

The three of them looked at each other in unison.

I saw a young woman with a beautiful appearance and a dignified temperament, under the arch of the guards and servants, through the courtyard, across the stone bridge, and towards the "Siqitang".

She was dressed in men's clothes today, and her long hair was wrapped in a headscarf. The complexion is fair, the eyebrows are thick, and the phoenix eyes are blazing.

Although the robe on her body was loose, it still did not cover her full breasts.

is undoubtedly Princess Xiao Wanjun of Zhaoning.

Not long ago, when Gu Xu entered the palace to accept the canonization of the title, he had a relationship with her.

If the princess in court clothes is graceful and charming, then she is a little more sassy and heroic today.

When she appeared, the entire Longmen Academy suddenly fell silent.

The students all stopped their discussion for a moment, looked at her in distraction, and then immediately lowered their heads, lest their gaze offend Her Royal Highness, the bright and touching princess; There are even people who take off their hats and rearrange their headscarves, hoping to make a good impression on the princess - of course, the princess may not be able to see him in the crowd.

After a while, people found out that there was another big man standing next to the princess - Li Zheng, the president of Longmen Academy.

Dean Li always kept a distance half a step behind the princess, and introduced the current situation of the academy to the princess in a respectful tone, including the research of the teachers on the Great Dao and various spells and martial arts, the cultivation realm of the students, and so on.

He said that both the teaching and the students have a spirit of inquiry, but due to the lack of resources, they are often limited.

Princess Zhaoning could naturally hear that Dean Li was begging her for financial resources in a roundabout way.

But she didn't respond.

Because of the recent shortage of the national treasury, she must put her limited resources to good use – such as helping the Qingzhou government to rebuild after the disaster.

At this time, the princess walked to the door of "Siqitang", and saw the three people waiting outside the door, as well as the locked door, so she said to Dean Li beside her: "Did the palace come a little early today?" ”

Dean Li immediately took out the key, stepped forward to open the door, and said, "Not early, not early, just right." ”

Gu Xu, Shen Qiu, and Mo Li, who had been concentrating on revision, also stepped forward and saluted the princess with a fist: "I have seen Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Princess Zhaoning glanced at Mo Li first, then turned to Dean Li and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this young man is your cousin who is proficient in runes, right?" Sure enough, it looks very pedantic. ”

"Your Highness has praised it falsely," Dean Li nodded, his tone was humble, but his heart was secretly happy because of the princess's praise of his cousin, "He has indeed read a lot of miscellaneous books, but it is not as good as the five cars that Her Royal Highness has in her belly." ”

Princess Zhaoning smiled faintly, and then looked at Shen Qiu: "This should be Shen Gongzi, right?" The national teacher once mentioned your name in front of me, saying that your understanding of the Fu Dao is very good. I hope you will behave well today and open the eyes of Hongu. ”

Her gaze was calm and peaceful, and she did not reveal any emotional changes because of Shen Qiu's appearance.

Shen Qiu lowered his head and said modestly: "I just hope that the two brothers next to me will leave me a few thin noodles, so that I don't lose too badly." ”

Finally, her gaze fell on Gu Xu's body.

PS: Strive for another chapter before 12:00 p.m.

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