Chapter 200 – Tourist (1/2)
Chapter 200 – Tourist
His whole body was clad with old armor, which was covered in dust. He had sat there guarding the mausoleum for hundreds of years.
Chen Changsheng looked at the pavilion from far away and looked at that legendary divine general. He stayed silent.
From time to time, the mountain wind would cause the water from the waterfall to drift into the pavilion, landing on the worn-out armor. The water could not wash off the dust on the armor, but instead it made the armor dirty faster. The person within the armor did not move, and he sat on the rock with his head down. He leaned on his sword as if he was sleeping.
In the past hundreds of years, the number one divine general of the continent, Han Qing had always held the mausoleum guard position. Without a question, it was an extremely great honor. However, no matter if it was storming or snowing, he would guard the mausoleum day and night. He would guard all the way until he became a part of the Mausoleum of Books itself. How lonely was such a lifestyle?
Seeing such a scene, Chen Changsheng very naturally thought up of Jin Yulu. After the gate of the Orthodox Academy was destroyed, Jin Yulu always sat on that bamboo chair, even though it was just an academy gate. However, when compared with this legendary divine general in the pavilion, only their sitting position was different. Afterwards, he thought of that huge war hundreds of years ago, and thought that perhaps Jin Yulu and this person really did know each other.
He did not leave, nor did he walk up. In between a dozen or so of the shallow canals, he stared quietly at the pavilion, and stayed silent for a long time. Afterall, he was still a fifteen year-old teenager, and only felt deeply moved occasionally. The complicated feelings in his heart did not last for too long, and instead felt more respect and surprise.
After an unknown amount of time, he bowed towards the pavilion before turning around and leaving. He continued to walk around the Mausoleum of Books.
The scenery within the Education Palace was actually even more beautiful than the scenery within the Mausoleum of Books, but that kind of beauty always had a fake feeling from being cut off from the rest of the world. Or perhaps it was because those azure skies and pure white clouds were too perfect. So after looking at them for a long time, it was very easy to tire of it, which urged people to keep far away from it.
Luoluo stood on the edge of the hall’s highest railing and looked at those silky, wispy clouds far away. Her pretty face revealed an expression of slight annoyance and said, “Why can’t I go to the Mausoleum of Books?”
Chen Changsheng and Tang Thirty-Six had both entered the Mausoleum of Books. After leaving the royal palace, Jin Yulu had arrived at the Education Palace to see her. After hearing what she had said, he replied in a distressed manner, “Princess, you obviously can enter the Mausoleum of Books. You can go whenever you want, but not now, because you…… don’t have a result for the Grand Examination?”
“Then, why can Zhexiu go in?” Luoluo turned around, and asked.
“Wofu Zhexiu is only a loner.” Jin Yulu looked at her and said with a serious expression, “The Zhou Dynasty focuses mainly on war merit, so ever since the Empress visited the Star Seizer Academy, everybody has been nice to him. However, he is still a loner. People will not be overly cautious with him, but they will also not overly focus their attention on him.”
“I hope Master can help that pitiful child.” Luoluo spoke slightly pitifully. She was even slightly younger than Zhexiu, but as the princess of the Fae race, all the Fae teenagers were children in her eyes. Also, she sympathized with him very deeply because of Zhexiu’s bloodline. She really hoped Chen Changsheng could help him.
Jin Yulu sighed and began saying, “Wofu Zhexiu’s problem is much harder to deal with than yours. If it weren’t for its difficulty, perhaps your mother would have already sent people to take him back to White Emperor City. How could she let him wander the snowy plains for all these years and rely on killing separate members of the Demon race to survive?”
Luoluo knew what Jin Yulu had spoken was the truth. She sighed gently and turned around to ask, “I can’t enter the Mausoleum of Books, but what about the Garden of Zhou?”
Only those who had reached the Ethereal Opening Realm could enter the Garden of Zhou. However, she believed that she could break through within a month, even though she did not enter the Mausoleum of Books to view the tablets.
“Even if princess is able to break through, His Majesty would definitely not allow you to enter the Garden of Zhou.”
Jin Yulu said, “Even if His Majesty gave you permission, the two Saints within the capital would not risk it.”
On the stone steps in front of the Education Board, officials and clergymen were bustling around without stopping. Some were going up, and some were coming down. They seemed like ants that were foraging in all directions. Currently, the sky had already darkened slightly, and the light of the setting sun reached the stone steps. This caused their shadows to elongate drastically. It was as if there was a fire on the stone steps, and the people were walking around within it.