Chapter 523 – A Date After Dusk (2/2)
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”What do you need?”
”Help me see what clothes would be more appropriate.” Chen Changsheng pointed at the wardrobe at those clean and tidy shirts that still looked brand-new after a year. He added, ”Mm…it's also not too formal an occasion, I just don't want to seem lacking in manners.”
Tang Thirty-Six looked at the ten-odd plain sets of clothing in the wardrobe and said rather helplessly, ”Just who do you think can tell the difference between these clothes?”
Just as Xu Yourong had felt when she visited the Orthodox Academy in the night, Chen Changsheng's clothes were always of this type, always this plain. Besides being clean, there was nothing special about them.
Chen Changsheng saw that this was true. After considering his options for a moment, he asked, ”What if you let me borrow some of your clothes?”
”Has the Moon of the demons really run over to the capital?”
Tang Thirty-Six looked like he had just heard something inconceivable. He stared into Chen Changsheng's eyes for a very long time. Finally, in a voice filled with disbelief, he said, ”To a normal person, a celebratory feast at the Li Palace is naturally important, but you can enter the Li Palace whenever you want. Is there any need to place such importance on it?”
Chen Changsheng stared blankly at him. It was only at this point that he remembered that there was a feast being held at the Li Palace tonight…the battle on the Bridge of Helplessness had received the attention of the world. As the Principal of the Orthodox Academy and also tacitly recognized as the successor to the Orthodoxy, since he had obtained victory over Xu Yourong, who represented the Tianhai Divine Empress and the southern sects, his attendance at this feast was naturally unavoidable.
”In a little while, I have to go out to do something…you and Su Moyu go in my place to the Li Palace. I might have to trouble you to explain to His Holiness.”
Tang Thirty-Six was incredibly shocked, thinking, just what's more important than tonight? His Holiness is extremely likely to use this feast to announce a few things.
”What are you going to do?”
”I really can't tell you.”
Tang Thirty-Six no longer pursued the topic. Walking to the window, he held his hands behind his back and looked out at the ice-covered lake. Very casually, he asked, ”Where should the academy's carriage go to pick you up?”
These two were far too familiar with each other. Chen Changsheng knew very well what Tang Thirty-Six was up to, but he knew that if he asked, Tang Thirty-Six would just reply that cold nights and icy roads aren't good to walk on.
”I'm not going to tell you the location, and don't you think about following me either.”
He looked at Tang Thirty-Six's back and said, ”This is my matter, let me handle it.”
Without turning around, Tang Thirty-Six asked, ”And you're sure you can handle it properly?”
Chen Changsheng answered, ”I'm not sure, but I hope I can.”
Saying this, he changed into a plain long gown that he wore the most often, glanced at the bamboo dragonfly on the bookshelf, and exited the room.
Standing by the window, Tang Thirty-Six watched as Chen Changsheng walked out of the house and walked into the wintry forest by the lake. After a while, he saw him jump over the wall and then vanish from sight. He couldn't help but crease his brow, thinking, acting with such prudence and keeping your tracks so hidden, just what are you going to do?
Walking through the cold and snowy forest then jumping over the wall, he put on a bamboo hat and merged with the crowd. He began walking in the direction of the gloomy sun in the snowy clouds. He didn't need to walk too long before arriving at a very ordinary alley in the west of the city. The alley was very short but its location was excellent. Nearby was the Li Palace, so this alley contained many restaurants and taverns.
This was the Fortune Peace Road that was written on the slip of paper.
Chen Changsheng stood at the entrance to the alley. He lowered his head to take a look at himself. After confirming that everything was very proper, he relaxed a little.
He wore a very ordinary set of clothes, but they were washed very clean. Back at the Orthodox Academy, he had also washed himself very clean.
On the Bridge of Helplessness, her finger had left a drop of blood on his forehead, but just like he had confirmed after leaving the Garden of Zhou, his blood currently had no scent. After bathing himself three times in succession, there was even less scent left behind. Only the fresh, clean, and faint scent of soap could be smelled on his body.
His black hair was bound very tightly. It was somewhat damp and not completely dry. In the cold wind emerging from the alley, the surface of his hair had been covered by a thin layer of frost.
This was just like his current mood.