Chapter 460 – He Stands Amidst the Flowers (1/2)
Chapter 460 - He Stands Amidst the Flowers
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The Li Palace priest surnamed Lu said rather helplessly, ”They're all just here to watch, and it's not like we can drive them too far away.”
The awning on the street did not contain any important figures besides the stewards of the Four Great Markets, but the common folk of the capital that had arrived to see the spectacle were already numerous.
It was clearly only six in the morning, and it was even raining! Tang Thirty-Six felt extremely helpless, and also very furious. He thought to himself, isn't it just fighting? Just what's so good about watching that? Is it worth it to get out of bed so early?
The crowd gradually parted and then slowly became quiet. A middle-aged man wearing a black teaching gown expressionlessly strode onto the scene.
Tang Thirty-Six tore open the letter and gave it a few glances. He confirmed that today's challenger was actually a lecturer from the Li Palace Academy.
His sword-like eyebrows slightly creased. It wasn't because his opponent was an expert at the peak of Ethereal Opening, but rather because the perplexity in his mind was growing ever deeper and he felt that this situation was getting ever stranger.
Besides Star Seizer Academy, the other five Ivy Academies were all under the direct jurisdiction of the Orthodoxy. Could it be that within the Orthodoxy, there were really so many people…who dared to go against the will of the Pope?
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The door to the library was pushed open, the breeze bringing a few drops of rain inside with it, as well as Tang Thirty-Six.
”I can't understand this matter,” he declared to Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, ”In the present Orthodoxy, there are many people, including many priests of the Li Palace, who experienced the chaos of the Orthodox Academy back then. They killed many of the experts who had devoted themselves to the Imperial clan, but many of their hands are also stained with the blood of the students and teachers of the Orthodox Academy. It's simply impossible for them to accept the Imperial clan’s return to power and the reappearance of the Orthodox Academy. It actually has nothing to do with going against the will of His Holiness.”
After a brief pause, he continued, ”His Eminence said it very well. His Holiness has turned too quickly. Even those loyal to him find themselves unable to turn with him for the moment.”
Tang Thirty-Six fell into thought, then mused, ”That's reasonable, but I still feel that something's not right.”
Chen Changsheng was more concerned about more practical things. He inquired, ”What level is that lecturer from the Li Palace Academy?”
Tang Thirty-Six answered, ”He's not Star Condensation, but the peak of Ethereal Opening. He's very old. With one glance, you can tell that he's got some desperate technique stashed away.”
Chen Changsheng fell silent at these words. He thought, this sort of opponent seems inferior to Zhou Ziheng, but his experience in battle is far greater than Zhou Ziheng's. He's not that easy an opponent to deal with.
He asked, ”What time did you arrange the match with the opponent for?”
Tang Thirty-Six was a little taken aback, asking, ”What do you mean, ‘what time’?”
Chen Changsheng was similarly taken aback, clarifying, ”When will we be fighting with that lecturer from the Li Palace Academy?”
Tang Thirty-Six finally understood what he meant and very casually replied, ”The fight's already finished.”
Chen Changsheng didn't hear it clearly, so he asked, ”Finished?”
”Yes, it's finished.”
”Eh…” This was completely beyond Chen Changsheng's expectations. For a moment, he was at a loss for what to say.
Xuanyuan Po found it impossible to continue calmly studying as he looked over in shock.
Even for Zhexiu laying on the ground, he couldn't help but perk his ears.
”Who fought?” The answer was obvious, but Chen Changsheng still didn't quite believe it.
Tang Thirty-Six felt that he was quite the idiot and said, ”It was me, of course!”
Xuanyuan Po was so simple and honest, he had really believed that Princess Luoluo must have returned. Hearing this admission, he inadvertently let slip the question, ”You…could you beat him?”
That lecturer from the Li Palace Academy was at the peak of Ethereal Opening. Tang Thirty-Six had just entered the upper level of Ethereal Opening in the Mausoleum of Books, so how could he possibly be a match for that lecturer?
”Just what does that mean? Chen Changsheng can surpass cultivation levels to defeat Star Condensation, but I can't even take care of some rotten old man?”
Tang Thirty-Six sneered, ”Seeing my free and easy bearing like a jade tree in the wind, my appearance so confident and carefree that not even rain could stick on me, all of you should also know just who won.”
The library was completely silent.