Qingluan finally played that requiem.

The time has come, and the Glowing Star is ready to return to the sea of stars. Although this glow is a deviation from the original glow, he is indeed a real glow star.

And her sister finally didn't have to die. No matter how you look at it, she is very satisfied with today's result.

So she took out the jade flute and played the requiem.

Mo Tingyu's eyes slowly closed, his body turned into starlight and dispersed, his soul lingered at the last glance of the world, and then returned to the sea of stars.

Su Changan held the sycamore, looked at the night sky, and seemed to see Mo Tingyu's smile. He smiled at him too, smiled from the bottom of his heart, he could feel him, even though he was obviously dead, but he could feel him. He was in the starry sky, watching him.

So, this swordsman who had hidden the knife for ten years and slashed the stars finally closed his eyes forever.

The spies who had been dormant in Nagato finally saw the scenery on the snow--the glowing star had fallen, and Mo listened to the rain and died.

They got the answer they wanted, and they all turned into streamers, bringing the news to the ears of their masters.

Qingluan also looked at the night sky, her mood was not as calm as her face. The moment the man gave up his body and turned into a glow, she could feel her heart tremble inexplicably. She couldn't understand why one person would be willing to die with a smile on the other. But she thanked Mo Tingyu for saving her sister.

Finally, she bowed to Su Chang'an, and said softly, "Take care of her." ”

Then under Su Changan's inexplicable gaze, she turned around and walked into the distance, and finally disappeared into the night.

And Wutong finally opened her eyes, her realm fell from the stars, but she was still the pinnacle powerhouse of this world. She used to be a star, and she has a deeper understanding of the laws and rules of this world. What's more, Mo Tingyu cut off her lifeline, and from then on she was not exposed to cause and effect, and she was not bound by heaven and earth. So now she is not a star, but she is not afraid of the stars.

Wutong stood up with Su Changan's support, she saw Qingluan's back leaving, and saw Yingfu turn into a meteor and disappear into the night sky. She understood what had happened during this time.

"Ah!!!h

"......" Su Changan wanted to comfort her and opened her mouth, but she couldn't say anything after all.

Her screams slowly turned into screams, her body slowly swelling, her clothes torn inch by inch, and fiery red feathers protruded from her body, which soon covered her body.

"Phoenix ......" Su Changan looked at the big fiery red bird in front of him and said in a bit of a daze. At this time, Su Changan reacted, it turned out that his master was a phoenix.

The phoenix looked up to the sky and screamed sadly, like crying and complaining. She fluttered her wings, the wind stirred, and Nagato Town was finally woken up in the middle of the night. House after house was lit and people walked out of the door to look in the direction from which the scream came.

A burst of exclamations resounded in the crowd, where had ordinary people seen such a strange beast. They looked at the big fiery bird with fear in their eyes.

"That's a phoenix!" Someone finally recognized the true face of the firebird.

The exclamations in the crowd were louder.

Taishou was also alarmed, and Gu Xiangting didn't even have time to put on his official uniform, and rushed out wrapped in an overcoat. While he instructed his men to pacify the panicked crowd, he rushed in the direction of the big bird with his son and a few cronies.

Gu Xiangting is not not afraid, but he is the Taishou of Nagato, and he needs to be responsible for his people, so he must confirm what the reason for the sudden appearance of the phoenix is.

Sycamore finally fell silent, and she hovered in mid-air for a while, then turned around and flew away towards the north.

Su Changan hurriedly moved forward, he looked into the air, and shouted with the loudest voice he could: "Master, you have to live well! Master will watch us from the sky!"

"Huh!" the phoenix let out a clear sound without looking back, as if in response.

Su Changan's hanging heart finally let go, and he sat down in the snow as if he had lost all his strength.

After a while, Gu Xiangting arrived with his people.

The phoenix had long since left, and only a child with a knife in his arms was sitting in the snow, and Gu Xiangting looked familiar, but he couldn't name it.

His son Gu Ning recognized Su Changan, and he ran over.

"Su Chang'an, why are you here, what just happened?" Gu Ning's questions were like a series of cannons.

Su Changan ignored him, he just smiled and looked at the night sky and the stars.

Long.

He just said, "I just came here to Phoenix. ”

The days of Nagato Town have to go on, about whether that bird is a phoenix or not, and what is the purpose of coming to Nagato Town. For the people of Nagato Town, it's just an after-dinner conversation.

Gu Xiangting naturally couldn't do this, he handed over this matter to the messenger and quickly handed it to Chang'an. Instead, he received a reply of "no worries". And so it was over.

The war in the north gradually subsided, and Su Changan returned to the second master Su who did not learn all day long, and the only change was that the most conspicuous position in his home was enshrined with a knife hidden in the sheath.

The sun flies, like a white horse passing through a gap.

On this day, Nagato Town is rarely lively.

On this day, Su Changan was already sixteen years old, and the children of the academy who were in the same class as him were also sixteen years old.

And sixteen years old is considered an adult in this Shenzhou continent, since he is an adult, then there will be many problems to face. For example, what are you going to do in the future? What kind of occupation do you want to make a living? Do you want to take a wife and give birth to a few big fat boys?

Of course, this is only for ordinary people. The children of Nagato Academy don't have to worry about this, and Su Changan doesn't need it either. Although his status is not as prominent as that of other classmates, the house is also dilapidated, not as good as their high-ranking mansions. But his father is also a centurion in the army, as long as he Su Changan doesn't want to live a life of poverty and luxury. He still has the ability to use his father's position to find him an idle position in the barracks, at least he doesn't have to worry about his livelihood.

But as the saying goes, if people have no long-term concerns, they must have near-term worries. The children of the academy have things they worry about.

Every three years, the imperial court would select qualified people from among the children between the ages of sixteen and eighteen from all over the country and send them to various colleges and universities for training. The main object of selection is the academy and martial arts hall in various places, this kind of screening only talks about talent, not looking at the background, it can be said that it is an opportunity for ordinary people to carp to jump into the dragon gate. Therefore, whether it is a wealthy family or an ordinary person, as long as there are children in the family who practice martial arts or study, they attach great importance to the election every three years.

At the beginning of this selection, the governors sent from Chang'an City would go to various places, and they would preside over the martial arts or literary examinations for the children who met the requirements, and then they would send the results to Kyoto. Kyoto will make a final selection within 10 days, and the children who meet the requirements will be assigned to each college. Finally, a messenger was sent to send the news to various places to inform the students who had won the list.

And today is the day when the messenger comes to Nagato.

At this time, there was only half a pillar of incense before the time when the messenger came—the messenger from Chang'an was always very punctual, not far from the agreed time.

The college in Nagato Town was already surrounded by students and parents who came to wait for the list, and of course, there were also ordinary people watching the excitement. In a place like Changmen, even if a child can enter the most low-end academy in Chang'an City to study or practice martial arts, it is a great event.

No, the messenger has not yet arrived, and the people of Nagato Town have already started to talk about it.

"You think we can send a few children to Kyoto this time?"

"It should be about the same as in previous years, only three or five. ”

"I think our Taishou son's son should be indispensable, I heard that he is the top three in the literary examination and the second in the martial arts examination, I'm afraid that such a result can enter the top academy in Chang'an City, right?"

"Yes, Gu Gongzi is worthy of being the king of Jin, to say that it is really different. I see that his childhood sweetheart Su Mo is not bad, I heard that the literary examination is also the top three, and the martial arts examination is also the first. ”

"That's right, it's really a bunch of golden boys and girls!"

The more you talk about the people, the more lively they become, as if they are happier than their own children who have won the list, which shows that the ancient phase pavilion is very popular in Changmen Town.

But Su Changan, who was also waiting for the list, was not too happy.

His literary examination is naturally miserable, but the results of the martial arts examination also make it difficult for him to speak. Speaking of Second Master Su, he was not a piece of study material, and he was naturally prepared for such results, so it stands to reason that he should not be so depressed.

This is bad because two days before the exam, his father Su Tai suddenly came back from the barracks, his face was flushed, and he looked like he had drunk a lot of wine. In the end, in Su Changan's ghost-like eyes, he took out a bag of broken silver.

Su Changan counted, a total of thirty-eight taels.

At that time, he silently calculated in his heart that his father had been a centurion for a total of eight years, and his monthly military salary was one tael of silver and five hundred cents. Excluding the expenses of the academy and Su Changan, there are about 600 Wen left, and 38 taels is what his father saved by not eating or drinking for more than five years. And five years ago, it was the time when Su Tai decided to send Su Changan to Nagato Academy.

Su Changan suddenly felt something rolling in his throat at that time, and he wanted to speak but couldn't say anything. Su Tai took out this money and gave it to Su Changan at this time, how could Su Changan not understand what it meant.

"Your mother took me by the hand when she left, asked me to take care of you, and asked me to make you promising. When Lao Tzu pondered, how can you be promising? If you go to study in the academy in Chang'an, you will be promising, so Lao Tzu sent you to the academy. I know you don't like to study, but it costs money to practice martial arts, and the food is so cheap. When you go to Chang'an for four years, you have to eat well, and you have to buy a few new clothes during the New Year's holidays, and you can't let you throw Lao Tzu's face to Chang'an, you say no. These also cost money. ”

When he said these words, Su Changan obviously felt that his father was very drunk. He didn't wait for Su Changan to answer at all, and said to himself.

"Lao Tzu doesn't have any skills, and he can't make a lot of money. But I've calculated, since the day you entered the academy, I ate in the army, drank inferior wine, and by the time you made the list, the money you saved was almost enough for your expenses in Chang'an. But it's also tight, and if you practice martial arts, the money won't be enough. ”

"But now it's okay, the big exam is coming, you have won the list and gone to Chang'an, and my old Su family is also glorious, and I will be worthy of your dead mother!" After saying these words, Su Tai burped, turned his head and fell asleep - just like every parent, he never doubts how smart his child is. So he is very confident that he will come out of his own kind whether he studies or practices martial arts. So he slept happily with the strength of wine and confidence in Su Changan for no reason.

Su Changan couldn't be happy, looking at the heavy thirty-eight taels of silver and Su Tai, who was already sleeping in bed, he regretted for the first time that he didn't study hard.

But that's how many things are in the world, and by the time you know you regret it, it's already too late.