Li Shuang looked at the small sign in the palm of his hand, tears rolled in his eyes, he hadn't wanted to cry for a long, long time.

Wang Zhihe tilted his head sideways, looking like it was all a trivial matter, but in fact, he was hiding from Li Shuang's half of his face, and his little eyes were swollen and he couldn't open them.

Li Qinggu took Li Shuang's hand and said, "Let's go!" My sister will take you to the academy! ”

When passing by the stone house, the old Taoist is no longer there, through the light curtain, the eyes suddenly open up, the front of the crowd is crowded, many people set up stalls, people wander in the stalls, in the selection of their favorite items.

Li Qinggu introduced: "This is a personal trading market at the foot of the mountain, where many people trade the rare treasures they get when they are on a mission outside. All the items traded here are not authenticated, and the quality depends on the buyer's eyesight and a little luck.

It's best for new students not to buy things here, because you don't have enough experience to identify them. There are regular shops on the mountain, where the price is clearly marked, and the quality is guaranteed, but the cost is slightly higher! ”

Li Shuang looked at the people around him curiously, he felt like he was rushing to a large market in the countryside, but the things on it were different.

Li Qinggu took Li Shuang up the stone steps of the mountain road, and introduced Qingxiang Academy to Li Shuang as he walked.

Legend has it that Qingxiang Academy has a history of more than 30,000 years, and its predecessor was just a small private school opened by a down-and-out scholar, who taught a few Mongolian children to read and write, and sometimes took in some homeless orphans.

The reason why it is said to be a legend is because Qingxiang Academy never records its own history, and what is even more strange is that the ancient forces in the outside world will not record it, as if they are avoiding something.

Qingxiang Academy is located on a huge mountain range, the overall shape of the mountain range is like a crescent moon, there are 72 large and small peaks, and 36 lakes on the mountain.

Qingxiang Academy has more than 10 million students, and the disciplines are roughly divided into two departments: civil and military, most of the scholars in the literature department are here to learn the scriptures and theories, and they will go to the imperial dynasty to gain fame after completing their studies, and whether they will be officials or go to the market in the future, all depend on their personal creation.

Most of the martial arts are cultivators, and there are countless inheritances of all kinds, but Qingxiang Academy is only taught until the late stage of the second realm at most, and the subsequent cultivation is chosen by the individual, you can go to the imperial court to serve the imperial court, you can enter the Flying Snow Sword Sect to continue your practice, you can also enter the major families, various small sects, and even become a casual cultivator, a ranger in the rivers and lakes.

Qingxiang Academy will not restrict the path that students can take in the future, but there is one point, if one day a student uses the ability he has learned in Qingxiang Academy to cause trouble, Qingxiang Academy will issue a killing order to this student, but such cases are rare, unless there are extremely bad incidents, Qingxiang Academy will generally not take care of Yamashita affairs.

In the words of an old lecturer, after all, the people under the mountain are managed by the Great Xia Dynasty, and the academy interferes too much to make people dislike, not to mention, the result is not necessarily good, the academy can assist at the imperial court's edict, but the imperial court must not be excluded from acting alone.

The main peak of Qingxiang Academy is Qingxiang Peak, located in the middle of the mountain range, this peak is mostly used as a venue for large-scale celebrations and sacrificial activities, and this peak has a bounty task, and the academy contribution value is exchanged... and a series of multi-functional office halls.

On the left side facing Qingxiang Peak is Qingyun Peak, which is the place where the literature department learns the knowledge of sages. On the right is the Heroic Bone Peak, which is the place where the martial arts line preaches.

The names of the remaining peaks are sorted from the fourth peak, left odd and right until the seventy-second peak, in fact, the remaining peaks have names, but there are too many students who enter the academy every year, and there are too many names of the peaks, and students are easy to get dizzy, and this number sorting method has gradually spread.

When you hear the name, you probably know the direction and location of the mountain you are going to, and the academy's attitude towards it is natural.

Most of the seowon buildings are halfway up the mountain, and the peaks are connected by chain bridges, and no matter where you stand on the chain bridges, you can see the waterfalls flowing down from several peaks.

The water falls to the bottom and the rainbow spans between the peaks, making the scenery spectacular.

Li Shuang walked on the chain bridge, her face was pale, and her legs were a little disobedient. Wang Zhihe laughed and said, "Little Li Shuang, if you are afraid, close your eyes, and Senior Sister will lead you over." ”

Li Shuang bit her lip tightly and shook her head, those who have no support must be prepared to face all unknown challenges, this time rely on others to lead the way, so what to do next time?

Wang Zhihe temporarily arranged Li Shuang in his residence, a small courtyard of about one acre of land, three thatched houses, and two wing rooms.

Wang Zhihe looked a little embarrassed, of course there is a good house in the academy, but he can't afford to live in it, he is very poor, not only is he poor, they are very poor!

His master was a lecturer in the academy, named Han Wenqing, a representative of the few spiritual cultivation schools in the academy, Han Wenqing had accepted a total of six disciples, except for the two who died, there were still four left.

The eldest brother Xu Jiahui is a poor scholar in the literature department, and he went to buy books with a little money.

The third disciple is Li Qinggu, a sword cultivator, the poverty of sword cultivation is notoriously, and the massive cultivation resources required can make the head of an inferior family tighten his belt and live, if he wants to cultivate into a sword immortal, it is enough for the head of an inferior family to eat soil.

The fourth disciple is Wang Zhihe, although he is kind and charitable, but he is still rich in money, it is a pity that his master accepted another sixth disciple, Fang Xianping.

Fang Xianping is an alchemist who is obsessed with creating a set of bio-like metal automatic armor that improves combat ability in all aspects, and in order to realize his dream, he has lent Wang Zhihe to a pauper.

He even went to his master to explain to Han Wenqing the great future of his bio-like metal automatic combat armor, what is comparable to the second body of a human being in the alchemy biology department, what will definitely become the greatest invention in the history of mankind, and what your old man's name will definitely go down in history.

In short, after a period of passionate persuasion, Han Wenqing inexplicably took out his coffin book, and the result... As a result, the first creature-like automatic armor is a joke, and those who need it can't use it, and those who use it don't need it.

From then on, Han Wenqing, who especially likes to drink tea, can only pinch some tea foam into the tea bowl when drinking tea, and every time at this time, he will scold the sixth disciple Fang Xianping.

Once Wang Zhihe even saw that the master had soaked the tea leaves that he had soaked in the sun and prepared to sew pillows again, for this reason, Wang Zhihe really shed a handful of bitter tears for the master.

Since then, Wang Zhihe has formed this desperate team, specializing in receiving the task with the highest bounty, as for the degree of danger, look at his teammate Mo Fansheng, who broke his leg six times a year, and fifteen times in two years......

Wang Zhihe arranged Li Shuang at the residence, and then took the team members to do the task in a hurry, because of Mo Fansheng's leg injury, they had been delayed for a long time.

Li Qinggu temporarily transferred the New Year's meal she ordered to Li Shuang, and told him to eat more, but she paid a lot of money and bought Li Shuang two sets of clothes.

Qingxiang Academy has a ban on mountains and rivers, and the four seasons inside are like spring, Li Shuang is very happy sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard, he is not afraid of the audit in a year, he is afraid that he will not even have the opportunity to try it.

Towards noon, a boy with pigtails landed in front of the gate on a large wooden bird, and he came to the gate with a large wooden box on his back and knocked on the knocker.

Li Shuang opened the door.

"Is it Brother Li Shuang?" The boy asked.

Li Shuang nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

The boy pointed to the big wooden box behind him, "I'm here to bring you food, can I enter the courtyard?" ”

"Come in!" Li Shuang got out of the way.

And told the boy that it would be fine to put it on the stone table in the courtyard.

The boy took down the large wooden box and laid the food inside on the stone table.

"Big brother, can you tell me the story of the mountain? I'm bored in the mountains, don't even want to hear about it! ”

Li Shuang smiled, the children on the mountain want to hear the stories under the mountain, why don't the children under the mountain want to know the legends on the mountain!

Li Shuang did not refuse, he asked the boy to sit down too, and while eating, he selectively said some gonzo that the child liked to hear.

The boy's name is Sweet Wine, the son of a restaurant shopkeeper, lively and active, the kind that can't be idle for a while, in fact, the wooden bird can complete the work of delivering food alone, but Sweet Wine always has to follow, and it is said that it is necessary to serve every customer well, in fact, it is to find someone everywhere to tell him a story!

The sweet wine is cute, the mouth is sweet, and the teachers and students in the academy are still very willing to fulfill a child's small wishes!

Li Shuang's words were painted and colored, and the sweet wine had a pair of big eyes, and when she heard the happy place, she danced for a while.

"Big brother, that kid named Ma Liang can really draw a door with a pen and go wherever he wants?"

Li Shuang smiled and nodded.

"Wow... I'm going to tell my dad about this method, and then he will go down the mountain to find the ragged aunts, so that my mother won't find out and be beaten! ”

Li Shuang wiped the sweat from her forehead, thinking to herself that you are so filial, won't you be hung up and beaten by your mother!

Tianjiu'er also told Li Shuang some things about the academy, and the little guy ran around every day to know a lot, and even told Li Shuang which brothers and sisters liked to talk mouth-to-mouth in the woods.

Li Shuang hurriedly asked him to stop, this child is so cute, he won't be beaten to death one day!

Tianjiu'er was puzzled: "Many brothers and sisters, you like to hear me talk about this, don't you like to listen to it, big brother?" ”

Li Shuang rubbed her forehead, "I like to hear something else, such as... For example, how can I make money? "Now Li Shuang has ten gold coins left to him by Li Qinggu, but he doesn't want to use them, he wants to make money to support himself.

"Oh, that's a lot, first, of course, it's to do bounty tasks, but it's too dangerous for big brother to do now, and second, to do miscellaneous tasks, although the money given is not as high as doing bounty tasks, but it's safe.

For example, the brothers and sisters who go to do tasks outside take care of their flowers and plants, or pets, or medicine fields, etc., many, many more, the big brother can go directly to the Qingxiangfeng task hall to see, where there is a big wall of tasks!

If the big brother encounters any difficulties while doing the task, he can ask Dabao for help. ”

"Who is Dabao?" Li Shuang asked.

"Haha... Dabao is a stupid girl, he is a god created by alchemists, although he is a god, he can't fight, he only has a very powerful ability to calculate and reason, this is what my father told me, I don't understand,

But I heard that he used to be bullied by his brothers and sisters, and every time he cried and went to the dean's grandfather to call the shots, asking the dean's grandfather to spank them ten times.

But those brothers and sisters were spanked and laughed happily at Dabao, which made Dabao cry even more sadly, and the dean's grandfather had no choice but to say that whoever bullied Dabao again in the future would punish him with ten crystal coins, so few people bullied Dabao anymore. ”

"Where can I find Dabao?" Li Shuang asked.

"It's okay to shout at the sky, that stupid girl is stupid, but his ears are very smart."

"What does he look like?" Li Shuang asked with a strange expression.

"As tall as me, with two pigtails, a chubby face like a big bun, often with a deflated mouth, and a special fond of stinky beauty!"

Li Shuang pointed to the door, "Isn't it like her!" ”

Sweet wine turned her head, and her whole little face suddenly froze.

At the door stood a little girl, seven or eight years old, with two pigtails, a red head rope, a pair of big watery eyes, a chubby little face and a small mouth, as if she had been greatly wronged.

Dressed in a small red floral dress, he carried a small pink cotton satchel on his back. Wearing a pair of small embroidered shoes, the toes constantly touch each other, looking timid.

Sweet Wine jumped up from the stone bench and ran to the girl and begged: "Little Ancestor, I was wrong, you must not go to the dean's grandfather again, I have been fined eleven times, one hundred and ten crystal coins!" One more punishment, my dad will really beat me to death! ”

Li Shuang also hurriedly stepped forward to relieve Tianjiu'er and said, "Are you a big treasure?" ”

The girl nodded.

"What a pretty little girl, is there anything you are doing here?" Li Shuang asked.

"You have the breath of a god on you, I'll come and take a look!" Dabao replied.

Tianjiu'er took advantage of Dabao's inattention and ran away secretly, and waved to Li Shuang after running away, and Li Shuang nodded quietly in response.

"What kind of divine breath?"

"I can't say that the god didn't tell you that he should have his thoughts, and as long as it doesn't hurt you, I have no right to interfere with his cause and effect." Dabao said.

Li Shuang thought about it, and the most likely person she met was the woman who invited herself to eat scallion oil noodles?

"Can't you say anything?"

Dabao nodded, and while talking to Li Shuang, he kept staring at Li Shuang's eyes.

Li Shuang felt that the divine woman would not harm herself, and besides, Dabao had also confirmed this, so there was no need to worry about anything.

"Alright, I'm leaving." Dabao disappeared after speaking.

Li Shuang returned to the courtyard, cleaned the tableware on the stone table, and put it in the big wooden box.

Then I went to the side room and took a shower with Bubbles, changed into clean clothes, and lay down on the bed to rest.

This year and eight months of hard work, Li Shuang was physically and mentally exhausted, and now he finally entered the academy, the moment he relaxed, Li Shuang really couldn't hold on, and he would go to find a miscellaneous task tomorrow morning, and he would have a good night's sleep today.