Chapter 502 – Understanding Only After Separation (1/2)

Chapter 502 - Understanding Only After Separation

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The great banyan tree had already shed many of its leaves. Standing atop its branches and looking into the distance, whether one was gazing at the Li Palace or the Mausoleum of Books, they were all extremely clear, as if they were right before the eyes.

”I truly did not expect it.” Chen Changsheng turned to Luoluo by his side and was quiet for a very long time, then repeated, ”I did not expect it.”

”Back then, my coming to the capital was truthfully Queen Mother's idea. She wanted to see if His Holiness the Pope or the Divine Empress would be able to help resolve the problems with my meridians. If not, I would be unable to cultivate in the techniques of the White Emperor clan, and thus be unable to inherit the throne. I might even have had to marry some person I didn't want to marry. But Queen Mother definitely could not have imagined that the Pope and the Divine Empress were unable to resolve my problems, but instead it was Teacher.”

Luoluo raised her head and gazed at Chen Changsheng's face in admiration. ”Teacher, you truly are extraordinary.”

”It's only because I enjoyed considering the problems of meridians ever since I was a child…”

Chen Changsheng recalled that he had already explained this last year, so fell silent.

He really hadn't expected that Luoluo would leave, even though her departure was a matter of course—she had come to the capital to learn or have her illness checked. Now, she knew how to cultivate in human techniques and could see the possibility of succeeding to the hegemony of the White Emperor, and her illness had been cured. So it was only natural that she should return to White Emperor City. She was the Princess of the Red River and millions upon millions of her subjects were awaiting her care.

But all this had happened far too quickly. There had been no sign, and whenever he met her in the Imperial Palace or Li Palace, she had never mentioned it.

Fine, these were all excuses. So what if it was sudden? He still would be unwilling to part, because he truly was unwilling.

In the rich twilight, both the lake and trees of the Orthodox Academy seemed to be afire. Luoluo began to make her way out of the Orthodox Academy, then suddenly stopped. She turned around and snuggled lightly into his chest.

Chen Changsheng knew what she was feeling, because he was feeling the same, and used his hands to rub her head. In these almost two years, he and she would often sit side by side, or hold hands, or she would bury her head in his chest. He was used to it and so didn't think much of it. Moreover, in his eyes, she was a little girl, like a younger sister or a daughter…

”Teacher, there's something I've always been deceiving you about.”

Luoluo raised her head to look at him, her eyelashes blinking. ”In truth, I'm not twelve years old. I'm the same age as Teacher.”

Chen Changsheng was stupefied, at a complete loss for words. As for his hands, he was even more at a loss as to where to put them, feeling that putting them anywhere was wrong.

”You…how can you deceive others?”

”Teacher, you're stupid to not be able to see, but you still want to blame me lah…” Luoluo opened her eyes wide and seriously stared at him.

Chen Changsheng had no words to reply.

Laughter akin to silver bells rang throughout the Orthodox Academy.

Lahlahlahlah.

Luoluo left, returning to White Emperor City to confront the challenges she had to face.

Yet her laughter continued to echo around the great banyan tree and lake of the Orthodox Academy for many years.

Even after many years, whenever the students of the Orthodox Academy mentioned the legendary demi-human princess, the vice principal that they had never seen before, they would give endless rueful sighs. At the same time, Tang Thirty-Six would be filled with countless complaints. Back then when he had been recruiting new students, how had he said it?

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Luoluo left, but the people coming and going from the Orthodox Academy actually increased in number.

The priests of the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education would come to give lessons, Priest Xin would come over when he wasn't busy, and Mao Qiuyu would occasionally visit the tea house outside the Orthodox Academy to sit for a while.

The person who visited the Orthodox Academy the most was Prince Chen Liu. Time could change many things, including one's opinion of others, because time was the only test of one's true mindset. In the course of their interactions, no matter if it was Chen Changsheng, Xuanyuan Po, or even the cold and indifferent Zhexiu, they all felt the heartfelt desire to protect the Orthodox Academy from this young prince. As a result, the two sides began to grow more familiar with each other.

But time could not change all things. For instance, the rocks in a latrine would always be stinky and hard. Tang Thirty-Six still did not like Prince Chen Liu, not even wanting to put up a pretense. Every time Prince Chen Liu visited the Orthodox Academy, he would speak a few taunts and jeers and then leave. Today saw the same scene. Regardless of how much Prince Chen Liu had trained himself, even he couldn't help but reveal an awkward expression.

Chen Changsheng felt rather embarrassed and said a few words of apology in place of Tang Thirty-Six. He then went off to look for him, wanting to ask just why he was acting like this. However, when he found Tang Thirty-Six in the depths of the Orthodox Academy's forest, he forgot to ask. This was because, in the end, this matter was not very important, and also because Tang Thirty-Six was currently doing something very strange.