Chapter 16: A Black Sheep

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Chen Changsheng walks very distinctively, the characteristic is that he is very featureless, the knees are always so high, the step is always so far, he can look far away, he can also notice the front of him, his chest is straight, and he does not deliberately stand upright, but he naturally has a kind of green pine strength, the black hair is tied very tightly, and he no longer combs his hair, but he is meticulous when he ties it with a cloth towel at will. His clothes were also very ordinary, washed until white, extremely clean, even the upper of his shoes did not have a single stain, he was very exquisite, and as he walked, the short sword tied to his waist swayed slightly, and the sword was also very ordinary.

He had been leaving the short sword in the inn for the past few days, and today was the first time he had brought it with him, and the ordinary short sword represented the meaning of not ordinary. After talking to the middle-aged woman, if the Eastern Imperial God General's Mansion really wanted to continue to do something, this short sword was his preparation, but that short sword was just like his person, ordinary and ordinary, and it was extremely difficult to attract attention, not to mention the rumored "frost remains", "two breaks", "reverse scales", and even the weapons on the waists of pedestrians on the road were difficult to compare, what could they help him?

Outside the inn, he was not surprised to see the carriage of the Eastern Imperial Divine General's Mansion, under the light of the morning sun, the slightly dim blood phoenix emblem on the wheel became much clearer, and even seemed to be burning, the war horse with the noble blood of a unicorn, raised his head proudly, looking at him condescendingly.

Walking past the carriage, he grasped the hilt of his dagger, released it after a moment, stopped outside the window, saluted in silence, and then continued onward, facing the rising sun. The curtain was lifted, and the middle-aged woman looked at the figure of the young man in the morning light, and her emotions were a little complicated.

Chen Changsheng walked to the north of the city, the address of the penultimate college on the list was in Baihua Lane, after he walked for a long time, he was a little surprised to find that this place was so close to the imperial palace, standing at the mouth of the alley, he could clearly see the majestic royal buildings, and even seemed to be able to smell the history in those palaces.

Walking into the depths of Baihua Alley, the doubts in his heart became deeper and deeper, so close to the palace, there was really a hidden academy? Why could it be so deserted? Finally, at the end of the alley, he saw the main entrance of the academy, the stone walls on both sides were covered with green vines, and the sunlight passed through and left a very faint mottle, without a name.

He wanted to ask someone, but the alley was extremely deserted, not at all as lively as outside the gate of the Heavenly Dao Academy or the Star Picking Academy, and no one passed by after standing for a long time, only the obviously dilapidated courtyard gate silently accompanied him.

He walked to the stone wall next to the courtyard gate, stretched out his hand to pull away the dense green vine branches and leaves, and finally saw a word engraved on the wall below, which was a "country" character, the once bright lacquer in the profound handwriting, has long been eroded by countless years of wind and rain faded, that is, the surface of the stone wall itself has also had signs of peeling.

Thinking about the name of this academy on the list, Chen Changsheng was slightly stunned, only to confirm that it was really here, and couldn't help but feel more confused, the first few colleges that Master selected for himself were the most famous and excellent colleges in Kyoto and even the entire continent, why did this academy fall into such a dilapidated and deserted state?

When he thought about these things, his hand was still holding the green vine, and he pulled it down, so he saw the second word, which was a "teaching" word, he didn't have time to do more emotion, with his action, the green vine, which had been unattended for many years, slipped to the ground, startling a lot of smoke and dust.

Chen Changsheng took a few steps back to avoid being stained with the green vine dust.

The green vines fell to the ground, the smoke and dust gradually cleared, and after a while, the stone wall that had not seen the light of day for many years finally appeared in front of the world again.

On the mottled stone wall, four words are engraved.

"Anglican Academy"

There is not much lacquer on the deep stone handwriting, only the accumulated dust, and the dead leaves left by the green vine last year, and even the corners have been damaged by the wind and rain, if you don't look carefully, it is even difficult to recognize what these words are.

Looking at the stone wall in a daze, Chen Changsheng didn't speak for a long time, and he was frustrated and depressed. Single-mindedly asking, he rarely has such emotions as now. Yes, he really wants to turn around and leave now - even if such a dilapidated academy is admitted, how can it help his life?

He looked up at the sky, confirmed that there was still some time, and decided to go into this dilapidated academy to take a look first, and if not, then go to the last academy on the list.

His hand fell to the door, straining slightly.

Squeak.

After many years, the doors of the Anglican College have finally opened again.

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The carriage of the East Imperial God General's Mansion was parked outside Baihua Alley, and the proud white horse held its head slightly high, bored. In the carriage, the middle-aged woman's mood was not as calm as it was, her eyes were full of confusion and doubt, and she muttered to herself, "Why did you come here?"

She knew very well that the academy in the depths of Baihua Lane had long been withered, but thinking that the young man seemed to be very good at causing accidents to people, she didn't dare to slack off, so she tapped her fingers on the window lattice and motioned for the white horse-drawn carriage to enter, but at this moment, a car drove from behind diagonally and stopped directly in front.

Baihua Lane is very narrow, only allowing one carriage to move forward, at this time was stopped in front by the car very unreasonably, the carriage of the Shenjiang Mansion is naturally difficult to move forward, the middle-aged woman raised her eyebrows slightly, a little displeased, just thinking that this place is very close to the palace, so she did not immediately reprimand the other party to get out of the way.

The car that suddenly appeared was very short, even a little simple, green cloth for curtains, and the livestock pulling the cart in front of it was also very short, with pure black fur, it seemed to be a donkey, the middle-aged woman was stunned at first, and thought slightly mockingly, there are still people in this Kyoto city who use donkey carts, it is really pitiful.

The middle-aged woman was not yet angry, but the white horse could not help it, how could she, with its unicorn blood, allow a little black donkey to stop in front of him?

It wasn't a black donkey, it was a black sheep with a black body, its hair was as smooth as silk, and it was obviously not ordinary.

The most unimaginable thing is that its eyes are so deep and cold, like some divine object on the clouds.

If the white horse is noble because of the unicorn blood, then the nobility of this black sheep comes entirely from its own bearing, in front of it, the white horse is completely like an angry and irritable naughty child, and it is the dusty and high royal family in the palace.

The black sheep turned to look at the white horse.

The white horse was about to roar angrily, looking at the black sheep's indifferent eyes, he was instantly quiet, infinite fear welled up in his eyes, his front hooves suddenly weakened, and he could no longer support his heavy body, he bent down on his knees, fell heavily to the ground, trembling and did not dare to get up, as if he was a courtesy to the black sheep.

The middle-aged woman swept out of the carriage and looked at the white horse kneeling on the ground, shocked and speechless, thinking that this horse was the only son of the god's general, and had always been arrogant and domineering, when had she become so cowardly? When she turned her head to look at the black sheep, she suddenly remembered something, and when she looked at the green cloth cart again, her eyes became extremely frightened.

She squatted down on her knees as fast as she could, saluted the green cloth cart, her face was pale, and she didn't dare to speak at all.

An old voice came from the green cloth cart.

"I want to go in first, does Granny Hua have any opinions?"

Hearing this voice, the middle-aged woman felt a little calmer, and it turned out that it was not the girl, but the mother-in-law beside the girl. As for the mother-in-law's surname Hua, she is often called a mother-in-law in the Divine General's Mansion, she doesn't need to think about it at all, because the other party knows that everything is a matter of course.

There is also a mother-in-law in the green cloth car, but compared with her mother-in-law of the Divine General's Mansion, that mother-in-law must be the most famous mother-in-law in the entire Kyoto City, even Lord Zhou Tong, who makes all the royal family, ministers, and gods frightened, has to squeeze out a little smile at this mother-in-law, what is she?

"Where did the mother-in-law say, the slave maid did not recognize it before, and her mind was disrespectful, I hope that the mother-in-law will forgive me. ”

The middle-aged woman's voice trembled slightly, she didn't say anything before, and she couldn't help but feel a little lucky at this time, but even so, she didn't dare to hide the malice that had appeared in her heart, because it was rumored that before the black sheep, any concealment was looking for death, and she knew that only in this way could she satisfy the mother-in-law.

If it weren't for the fact that the Eastern Imperial God General's Mansion had always been close to that girl, she wouldn't even dare to explain at this time, and would only break her right arm as an atonement.

The mother-in-law in the green cloth car asked, "You came to see the young man?"

The middle-aged woman didn't dare to raise her head, and replied respectfully, only then did she confirm that the girl in the palace had indeed known about this matter all along.

The mother-in-law said, "I don't need to watch it from today. ”

The middle-aged woman was a little surprised, lowered her head and asked in a trembling voice, "Please show your mother-in-law." ”

The mother-in-law's voice was devoid of any emotion: "Do I need to explain to you what I do?"

The middle-aged woman touched the ground with her forehead and did not dare to say more.

The black sheep glanced at her, turned around and pulled the green cloth cart and walked towards the depths of Baihua Lane.

It wasn't until much later that the middle-aged woman dared to raise her head, her face still pale.

The mother-in-law in the green cloth car really doesn't need to explain to anyone, even if the other party is a god general.

Because she is the mother-in-law next to Miss Mo Yan.

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The buildings in the academy can still vaguely see the grand scene of the year, but they are all dilapidated and unpopular.

Chen Changsheng stood by the lake, looking at the wild grass growing under his feet, silent. The reason why he had decided to come in and have a look was because he remembered that he had seen a record of this Anglican college in the Daozang. Being able to use the state religion as a prefix, this academy naturally has a long history, was once extremely powerful, and has cultivated countless amazing characters, but it is just ...... Why has it become like this now?

The lake is soft, silent, the buildings are old, and there is no one here.

He had a lot of doubts, but he didn't know who to ask.

At that moment, a voice sounded from behind.

He looked back and saw a black sheep.

It was a black sheep, giving it a somewhat eerie feeling.

Ordinary people in such a dead and silent environment, when they see such a black sheep, they will subconsciously be a little scared, or at least they will avoid it, but Chen Changsheng did not. He liked the black sheep very much. Because this black sheep is clean, just like him. He plucked some grass from the lake, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the dew from the grass, and handed it to the black sheep.

The black sheep looked at him quietly, tilting his head, looking a little confused, as if he didn't know what he wanted to do.

No one has ever fed this black sheep grazing.

Whether it was the king of Chen Liujun or the crown prince, they didn't dare to feed it grass.

Everyone in the palace knew that it only ate the fruits picked by Miss Mo Yan.

"Eat, no dew, no diarrhea. ”

Chen Changsheng looked at the black sheep, shook the grass in his hand, and said seriously.

The black sheep understood what this young man meant, and his eyes changed slightly, as if he had seen a ****.

Where did Chen Changsheng understand, he still held the grass in his hand.

The black sheep was a little bored, but for some reason, he felt that the boy's aura made him a little happy.

It hesitated for a while, and finally took a step forward, tentatively moving forward, bowing its head slightly, rolling a few grasses from Chen Changsheng's hand, and slowly began to chew.

Not far from the tree, an old woman with a boxwood cane was watching this scene, and the wrinkles on her face trembled slightly, like grass blown by the wind.

Even when the crown prince was killed by the former queen, she was not so shocked.