It's still early, and Bai Jiu still has some things to do.

Because I stayed in Tangling for a few days and experienced a lot of things, I didn't have time to rest or wash up carefully when I came back all the way.

There were wooden buckets in the room, Bai Jiu filled several buckets of hot water and piled them together, and after the water in the large bucket was full, he took a serious bath, and then changed into clean clothes.

Because he is in Qingfeng Courtyard, he is wearing a hospital uniform, and the bamboo leaves in Tsing Yi are still scholars, and he looks very refreshing.

In the small courtyard in the bamboo forest, Dean Mei has been waiting for him.

The light in the courtyard is very light, I don't know if it's because of the bamboo forest, or because of the scenery in the courtyard.

Now that the spring plum has also fallen, there are still a few places on the ground that are red, but they are gradually eclipsed, and the plum tree is only left with a bare trunk, feeling a little cold and monotonous. If you want to see the plum blossoms again, you have to wait for the next winter, even if the first ones bloom, at the coldest time.

Bai Jiu walked into the courtyard in silence.

The old man lay in a rocking chair, groggy and looked like he was about to fall asleep.

Looking at this old man, Bai Jiu didn't know what kind of mentality he should hold, was it calm? Is it gratitude? Or is it guilty?

From the time he entered Qingfeng Academy, from the time his excellent results were known to the world, his surname was Bai, from the Chen family in Xiliang County, he was very good, it was not simple, and it was also very problematic.

There are many reasons why the Bai family in Nanyang County was exterminated, and the biggest one is related to the world. Now it seems that the imperial court's extermination of everyone in the Bai family is actually to prevent people like Bai Jiu from living, but he survived after all.

Seifuin is a side academy, far from being able to compete with the imperial court and Yew Garden. Those people found out about Bai Jiu, so they wanted him to die. What's more, even if they don't have to check, they can let an unknown scholar sink at the bottom of the Qishui River. But now that nearly a year has passed, a lot of things have happened, many of them are related to Bai Jiu, but he is still fine.

Seifu-in admission first? First in the literary examination? Listen to the excellent performance of the night party? These names are really big, but they are not enough to make the people suspect Bai Jiu's death, and many things can be classified as accidents.

Until the position of the Qianlong test was in hand, until he climbed Zhushan Mountain for a day and a night, Bai Jiu's death really became a problem.

And before that? Someone is carrying everything for Bai Jiu. He came to Yong'an City alone, and naturally he was helpless. But he was lucky enough to be admitted to Qingfeng Academy, and since then Qingfeng Academy has become his backer, no matter how big his problem is, this academy still protects him from death.

And the dean of this academy is the old man in the rocking chair.

Dean Mei opened his eyes, his eyes were not as cloudy as the old man, but very clear and vast, as if the sea was hidden, calm and magnificent, no one knew when there would be waves.

"The ancestors have a saying, not to be happy with things, not to be sad with themselves. However, if a person is not a sage, how can he not have such emotions. ”

Dean Mei's expression was very kind, and her voice was very gentle. didn't complain about anything by name, but it was like a kind of verbal comfort from the old man to the younger generation.

Bai Jiu didn't know how to describe his mood at this time, he was a little angry, a little powerless, a little guilty, and a little sad......

As the best disciple of Qingfeng Academy, Tang Chun was left in Tangling, and his life and death are unknown. He has been in Qingfeng Temple longer than Bai Jiu, and he is also the first person among the students in Qingfeng Yuan to enter the divine void, which is the pride of Qingfeng Yuan and the pride of the students.

To a large extent, Tang Chun's stay was also for Bai Jiu.

The old man stretched out his hand and pointed to the bamboo chair beside him and said, "Sit down." ”

Bai Jiu stepped forward in silence, and then sat down when he heard the words.

There are many pessimistic things in the world, and being too sad is just too wasteful of emotions, and it should not be what a scholar should be.

The old man looked at Bai Jiu, the gaze in his eyes gradually became kind, and said, "Tell me about your affairs in the Tang Tomb." ”

Bai Jiu said: "The Tang Emperor is in the Tang Tomb. ”

Dean Mei's expression remained unchanged and asked, "He's not dead yet?" ”

Bai Jiu said: "If you want to kill us, you will be suppressed by Senior Tang Chun with poison, and now your life and death are also unknown." ”

Dean Mei said, "Go on. ”

Bai Jiu told Dean Mei all about the experience in the Tang Tomb, starting from entering the Tang Tomb, meeting Renkui Deadpool, and then to the last city, Hua Jin rescued them. It's been a long time, and I've experienced a lot of things and met some people. But Bai Jiu also had some details that he didn't say, such as his conjecture about Tang Ling's teleportation formation, such as the doubt in his heart...

The red light fell from the sky and sprinkled into the courtyard, divided into countless pieces by the low plum trees, mottled and invisible, like plum blossoms.

Dean Mei was silent for a long time, not knowing whether he was looking at the shadows of the dusk on the ground, or closing his eyes and meditating.

Tang Ling, Tang Emperor, immortal medicine, blood of heaven, and the ruins of the Tang Gate, this story spans two dynasties, hundreds of years, connects two worlds, and contains too many secrets in the world.

Even the dean of Seifu-in Temple couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. There are many books in Seifu-in, and in addition to the records in the books, as the dean, he naturally knows many hidden secrets in this world.

Dean Mei sighed, there seemed to be a hidden memory in his expression, and then it dissipated in vain, turning into helplessness.

"It's hard to imagine that my Qingfeng Academy has accepted so many interesting students in recent years."

Bai Jiu was stunned for a moment, thinking that this sentence was to talk about himself and Tang Chun again, and he didn't know how to reply.

Dean Mei asked, "How is your body?" ”

Bai Jiu was not silent, nor did he hesitate, and said directly: "There seems to be something, Emperor Tang said that it is the blood of the Heavenly Dao." ”

Dean Mei was not surprised, nor calm, but said, "When you go to Zhushan, Lord Wensheng will give you a solution, don't worry too much." ”

Dusk has come, the sun is setting, the clouds are burning red, but they are gradually dimming and dimming, like an old man in the twilight.

Dean Mei asked, "When are you going to go to Zhushan?" ”

Bai Jiu said: "Mr. San said, I still have one thing missing. ”

Dean Mei chuckled when he heard this, and said, "The words of the sage have their own heavenly truth, and I think it is also the choice that Lord Wen deliberately left for you. ”

Bai Jiu said: "The disciple is stupid, and he still doesn't understand the meaning to this day. ”

The old man said with a smile: "Reading is like chanting, and the truth is like a Zen machine, in this regard, my Confucianism and Buddhism should be the same, and sometimes enlightenment is in that instant." ”

Out of the small courtyard, Bai Jiu was in the bamboo forest, the sky was dim, and the bamboo forest blocked the already faint light, gradually darkening.

He glanced at the color of the sky, remembered the city in the Tang Tombs, and suddenly said, "It's like a siege." ”

Vice Dean Mo walked past him, and Bai Jiu leaned over and saluted.

In just a few days, the middle-aged man's temples were all white, and the top of his head seemed to be a little white, and he looked haggard, as if he was many years old.

If a person is not a saint, how can he give up the misery of the world, not to mention that this is Seifu-in, not the Temple of Nothing.

.............

And when it was dark, men came from the south and entered the city.

The man was dressed in brocade, but when he came, it was dusk, and the gates of the city were closed.

The night walk in brocade clothes is actually to not attract attention, but this is Yong'an City, which is often counterproductive.

The general defending the city stopped him and asked where he came from.

The middle-aged man smiled kindly, did not speak, but showed the jade plaque on his waist.

There's a word on it.

King.

Night was approaching, but Bai Jiu did not return to the room, but went to the library building.

In the first class of Seifuin, the teachers said that the library would be closed at night, and the mental pressure in the building would be several times greater than during the day, and there would be a manager.

In Bai Jiu's opinion, the system set up at that time should be because of the fairy sword upstairs, and the instructors explained that they were afraid that something would happen at night. Now that the fairy sword is gone, the system is still this system, the academy has no intention of changing, and the students still abide by it.

As the dusk dissipated, the students came out of the library one after another.

When Bai Jiu walked out of the forest, there were very few students staying here, and he did not walk directly into the library, but turned his back to the crowd and looked at the lake in front of the library.

The light on the lake is very dim, but it can still reflect a lot of things, Bai Jiu unexpectedly found that this lake can reflect the entire library building, and some angles can also see the scenery next to the building, or even beyond.

Fish swim in the water, as if flying in the dark sky.

He remembered the first time he came to the library, when the teacher was talking, and there were many people gathered downstairs. And Ouyang Luo stood in this position, quietly looking at the water.

He asked: What are you looking at?

She said: Look at you~

...........

As the night grew darker, no one cared about the man standing by the lake, perhaps because there were always people here. After all, it is common for people to read books.

There were very few people, and there was no teacher to guard the door, so Bai Jiu walked in.

There was very little mental pressure on the first floor, because this was the first floor, and because the door to the library was not closed.

Bai Jiu didn't stop, walked up the stairs, and went all the way up.

After the third floor of the library building is the dividing point, the fourth floor is only the god lack to enter, the fifth floor is only the pure view to enter, and the last floor was originally the place where the fairy sword is stored, but now it is empty.

The library really stores books, there are only the first four floors, and the only fourth floor that only the gods can enter, and what is stored is also some legends that can be believed or not. In the fifth layer, there are many precious magic weapons.

Many people say that there are a lot of good swords there, after all, Seifuin Temple is enshrined as a academy, and it is the way of a gentleman, and the sword is a gentleman among weapons.

Bai Jiu didn't believe this sentence, but this problem was mentioned in the conversation with Hanajin that day, and there were really many good swords in the fifth floor of Qingfeng Temple.

Tang Chun also said that if you have outstanding performance during school, you can be rewarded. If you leave school and enter the pure realm, you can also come back and choose for yourself.

It's just that whether it's good or bad depends on your own eyesight.

For example, the pride of the contemporary Qingfeng Academy, Qingyun Bang Qingfeng Liu Xun, his sword name is Ruoshui, which is from the library building.