Chapter 472 – The Storm of Enrolling Students (I) (1/2)

Chapter 472 - The Storm of Enrolling Students (I)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

“Of course it's okay.”

Tang Thirty-Six's face did not contain even a hint of defeat. ”You haven't noticed, although no one has come forward, more and more people are coming to see us.”

Xuanyuan Po, in utter suffering from the heat, panted for breath as he said, ”The entire capital is coming to laugh at us. What's so good about that?”

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng couldn't help but laugh.

”You really are a stupid black bear.” Tang Thirty-Six turned to Chen Changsheng and said, ”Carefully examine the crowd. Aren't quite a few of them a bit younger than the usual crowd of spectators? Aren't their eyes a bit livelier?”

Chen Changsheng looked over at the crowd and discovered that it really was the case. Amongst the crowd coming to see the Orthodox Academy today were quite a few young people.

”They didn't come here just to spectate…” Tang Thirty-Six shot a glance at Xuanyuan Po, then continued, ”And they didn't come to laugh either. They came to see us.”

Chen Changsheng was a little taken aback. ”Are you saying that they really are considering whether or not to apply?”

”Not bad.” Tang Thirty-Six glanced at the nearby tea house, and then he glanced over at those Tianhai clan experts on the perimeter with their faces of scorn. ”Everyone has forgotten one thing. The preparatory examination for next year's Grand Examination is going to be soon, and the Ivy Festival will follow right after. Right now is when the capital is most filled with new students. Successful Purification? Even Meditation Realm wouldn't be asking for too much.”

Chen Changsheng recalled last year when he and Luoluo had been around the location of the preparatory examination for the Grand Examination, just how many young scholars they had seen on the streets. He now understood why Tang Thirty-Six had been able to maintain his confidence.

Those young students that had come from the other counties, and even the south, did not have the backing of their schools, unlike the students of the Six Ivies. As a result, their overall level was quite lacking, but that didn't at all mean that their talent was similarly awful. In truth, every year after the Grand Examination's pre-examination and the Ivy Festival, the Six Ivies would take in many students from the counties and provinces. Moreover, these young students assuredly hoped to enter one of the Six Ivies, learn truly profound cultivation methods, follow a renowned teacher, and obtain the backing of a powerful school.

The Orthodox Academy was also one of the Six Ivies. It presumably also possessed a sort of attractive force to these students from the counties.

”But…why is it that none of them is willing to come forward and apply, or even ask?”

Chen Changsheng asked in confusion as he looked at the young and rather tense face of one of the youths in the crowd.

”Please! Today…no, this entire summer, the Orthodox Academy has been the focus of the entire capital! These pitiful kids from the countryside, how could they have the courage to come forward? They need someone to give them a push.”

”Ah…last year when I came to the capital, I was also a youth from the countryside.”

”The first thing you did upon coming to the capital was to go to the Divine General of the East's estate to end the engagement. Do you think everyone has skin as thick as yours, and as much nerve as you do?”

It was at this time that Tang Thirty-Six noticed the young people in the crowd begin to show struggle and apprehension in their eyes. Even more assured in his mind, he whispered, ”It seems like it's done cooking.”

The area covered by the umbrella was not big enough, and so the ink stones on the tables were heated to a scalding temperature. When Xuanyuan Po went to move one, his fingers were burned to a tender and painful red. Hearing Tang Thirty-Six's words, he thought he was being made fun of. Thinking that this line would soon be followed by some nonsensical line about braised bear palm, Xuanyuan Po clenched his fists and prepared to talk some sense into Tang Thirty-Six. Just then, he was suddenly given a scare.

With a bang, Tang Thirty-Six leaped onto the table.

A gust of wind lifted up the umbrella.

The crowd abruptly grew quiet and all discussion ceased. The crowd looked at the gate of the Orthodox Academy, at Tang Thirty-Six, all thinking to themselves, just what is he up to now? As the sunlight shone upon his body, that gown of his, threaded with gold, was caught up in the breeze. The Wenshui Sword at his waist sparkled with light, but even brighter were the jade ornaments tied to his belt and that gold bracelet on his wrist.

Chen Changsheng looked over and felt like he was about to go blind. He finally understood why Tang Thirty-Six had dressed like this in the morning, and also understood what being a so-called signboard meant!

”I say, everyone here is young, is there any need to be so shy? If you want to, quickly come! Ah, friends, time waits for no one!”

Tang Thirty-Six stood atop the table, looking down at the crowd from up high, calling out to the youths in the crowd with great gusto and enthusiasm.

Chen Changsheng thought this was rather shameless and really wished that he could bore his head into the table. He probably understood now why the Wenshui Tangs were able to become the continent's wealthiest clan.

At first, the crowd was silent, but then it burst into laughter.

After a while, one of the common folk who had come to spectate yelled out from the crowd, ”Hey, big guy! Why would someone want to apply for your Orthodox Academy?”