Chapter 48 – On Top of the Tree (2/2)
Chen Chang Sheng was silent. Looking at his expression, Luo Luo realized something as well.
Disappearing after resignation. No one knew if he returned to his home village or he hid in the wild to xiuxing. It was impossible to find out in such a short time either.
It wasn’t a resignation from his job, it was a leaving from this world.
Perhaps in the mansion of the professor an extra white rope was found. In the River Luo perhaps the ashes already sank to the very bottom and mixed with the mud.
A big character like him died silently like this.
Chen Chang Sheng felt a breeze around his neck and he peaked at Luo Luo with complicated look.
It was a plot, a plot to ruin the Tradition Academy.
The professor of Heavenly Academy asked the little monster to help him. No matter how the Tradition Academy respond, there will be problems…..because he is the nephew of the Divine Queen. If he won, then the Tradition Academy would be destroyed. If he lost, the Tradition Academy would face the wrath from the palace.
But no one expected that the ending of this plot was the professor facing the wrath of the palace and died. The young boy and girl in the Tradition Academy didn’t need to be responsible for anything, Why? because Luo Luo is powerful, because Luo Luo’s background is way more powerful…….in conclusion, Luo Luo is way too powerful.
Chen Chang Sheng looked at her and sighed, “It seems, that you are more amazing than I expected.”
Luo Luo felt a little embarrassed, “Master, you are the person who’s truly amazing.”
Chen Chang Sheng scratched his head and said, “Is it really fine for us to compliment each other like this?”
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Chen Chang Sheng always thought that if a person lives for a few hundred years, time passes quick and should be valued. If there are only few decades, then he should treat time with even more respect. If there is nothing to do, then one should continue to read and xiuxing. Only until dusk did he and Luo Luo put down their books and began to eat their dinner. Afterwards they started to walk around the lake in the Tradition Academy.
Walking may seem to waste time, but he didn’t mind, because he knew it would benefit his body.
The two walked to the other side of the lake and arrived at the bottom of a big tree. Chen Chang Sheng got childish for once and proposed to climb to the top of it and view some scenes. Luo Luo always listened to him, talk less of a fun thing like this. Of course she accepted the proposal.
Moments later, these two climbed to the middle part of the big tree and stood on a thick branch. It was around ten or more yards away from the ground. They could see into the distant streets, and barely they could see the shape of the Li Palace.
Under the setting sun, the view of the capital was nice.
They could see the entire Hundred Blossom Street out of the Tradition Academy. It was quiet as usual but he and Luo Luo knew that the Hundred Blossom Street was different from before. In the shadow and under the roofs in the streets, countless eyes were staring into the inside of the school.
“Master, I’m sorry.”
Luo Luo said lightly, she believed that it was because of her that Chen Chang Sheng was pulled into this mess. She also knew that he valued time and the quiet life of xiuxing. Her apology was true and sincere.
“The one that should apologize should be me.”
Chen Chang Sheng said, “If I didn’t write your name on the list that day, then you wouldn’t be a student of the Tradition Academy, then how would you encounter this trouble? although you are not afraid of these troubles, but troubles are still troubles.”
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Time doesn’t bend to the will of a human, or else the time around Chen Chang Sheng would be unmovable as a giant boulder.
A few days later, the second night of the Ivy Festival arrived as expected.
Looking at the invitation letter on the floor, he was surprised. No matter the words of Xu Shi Ji that night or the warning from Officer Xin previously, speaking logically this year’s Ivy Festival are different from the previous year’s. Besides, after the first night’s bloody battle he thought the second night would be delayed.
Luo Luo asked, “Master, are we really not participating?”
Chen Chang Sheng shook his head and said, “We are not going.”
Ivy Festival is an event created by the academies of the capital, it wouldn’t affect them to participate in the Great Trial next year. The reason Chen Chang Sheng joined the first night was to understand the rules of the Great Trial and as well as knowing what kind of person was Xu Shi Ji. Now he has reached both of his goals, why else should he go?
Plus in the second night of the Ivy Festival, countless people would pay attention to the Tradition Academy and stare at him and Luo Luo. He’s not used to such attention.
Luo Luo never thought that he wouldn’t go just like he said. She was confused and sad, “If we went, perhaps we could actually obtain a high ranking.”
The rest of Ivy Festival consisted of intellectual exam and arena. They are similar to the Great Trial in that they would announce the result in ranking. In addition, they wouldn’t end so hastily like the first night. If Luo Luo participated in the arena and Chen Chang Sheng in the intellectual exam, perhaps the Tradition Academy could actually regain a small portion of its former glory.
Chen Chang Sheng said, “It’s meaningless.”
Luo Luo looked at him and said praisingly, “Master is treating fame and glory as dirt. I respect you so much.”
Chen Chang Sheng said honestly, “I’m mainly avoiding troubles.”
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Heavenly Academy was probably very lively in the second night of the Ivy Festival. The Tradition Academy was quiet as usual and the Hundred Blossom Street finally obtained true peace. The people who watched over the Tradition Academy for days finally left due to the Ivy Festival.
After every night’s dinner, they would take a walk around the lake. Although the view of the lake and the shadow of the forest are beautiful, but after seeing them many time they grew out of it. After climbing the big tree many times it became meaningless as well. Seeing the amount of disturbing people in the Hundred Blossom Street grew short, Luo Luo wanted to capture this precious chance. She used every technique known to little girls and finally dragged Chen Chang Sheng out of the library. The two walked out of the school door and walked into the Hundred Blossom Street and started shopping.
Not far away from the Hundred Blossom Street was the famous night market. Under the ruling of the Divine Queen the capital prospered greatly. The wealth of the world flown to the capital and the night markets were grand as well. People are walking side by side and the food on the streets attracted the bypassers.
Chen Chang Sheng bought Luo Luo a cotton candy. Luo Luo was surprised and happily accepted it – paying respect to her master and treating him three meals a day are things that she’s supposed to do. The master buying her a snack is a nature thing for him to do as well.
She held the cotton candy and licked it carefully. She worried that that if she wasn’t careful there would be only a wooden stick left and her master would be scared.
Her action was cute.
Standing in front of a shop selling baked shellfish, she curiously looked at the shellfishes that were still moving and asked Chen Chang Sheng if they are edible. Suddenly, she saw a large figure washing dishes in the corner of the shop. Her eyebrows wrinkled.
Her action was serious.
Of course, still cute.