Chapter 656 – Perhaps She Always Knew (2/2)

Ze Tian Ji Mao Ni 51990K 2022-07-22

Mu Jiushi gazed up at the peak of the Mausoleum of Books and gave an awkward laugh. ”Empress, I only came to serve as a witness. Empress shouldn't be angry at me.”

The Tianhai Divine Empress mocked, ”If it weren't for that fact it might seem too ugly, even the demons might have sent someone over tonight.”

No one replied to these words, not the Pope who was coming through the darkness or Daoist Ji who had just entered Luoyang.

Because just as she had said, this was truly a shameless affair.

The Tianhai Divine Empress was well aware that on this continent, this sort of shameless affair had occurred many times, and a similar sight had also occurred before.

But she was very sure that she would not suffer the same uninteresting end as that man.

”The supreme experts under the starry sky are still beneath the starry sky, while We have stepped beyond the starry sky.”

Chen Changsheng heard her voice but still did not understand, and he could not be bothered to consider these words.

He was still alive. It seemed that his changing of fate had already succeeded, and he could live like this for the foreseeable future. This was a matter very worthy of being happy about, but for some reason, there was not the slightest joy in his heart—he had lost interest in all things. Even this grand and majestic battle sure to be chronicled in the annals of history stirred no interest in him. His mind was blank.

But when he gazed at the occasional black plume of smoke or bright flame rising from the streets of the capital, he was still somewhat concerned.

He didn't know what sort of state the Orthodox Academy was in, just how…those friends who truly cared about him were currently doing.

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The Imperial Guard and the Orthodoxy cavalry had both withdrawn, and were now probably fighting at some other place in the capital.

There was only silence before the gates of the Orthodox Academy. There were fallen leaves in Hundred Flowers Lane, but not a single person.

After Tang Thirty-Six left, he never returned. Zhexiu clearly understood that the reason did not lie with the person himself.

Thus, Zhexiu also left the Orthodox Academy, vanishing into the darkness.

None of the teachers or students could sleep. They stood in front of the library with apprehensive expressions. Some students even proposed that they should go out to look for the principal and the others.

”No matter what happens, no one is allowed to leave.”

Su Moyu gravely warned, ”Anyone who dares to take a single step out tonight will be expelled on the spot!”

Hearing this, the somewhat agitated and uneasy students gradually became silent.

Su Moyu ordered several teachers to keep the peace, walked to the academy gate, and said to Ye Xiaolian, ”Tonight, I've greatly troubled my junior sisters.”

The sword array of South Stream Temple was sufficient to intimidate any faction that wished to use the present chaos to harm the Orthodox Academy.

After Su Moyu finished arranging a few matters, he walked out of the academy gate and gazed out into the dark streets. As he listened to the distant sounds of fighting, his heart felt very heavy.

Chen Changsheng, Tang Thirty-Six, Zhexiu, and Xuanyuan Po had all left. At present, only he was left at the Orthodox Academy.

He absolutely had to ensure the Orthodox Academy's safety, and this was also the only thing that he could do.

Ye Xiaolian walked to his side, also looking into the darkness, her elegant and beautiful face covered in concern.

The South Stream Temple disciples were protecting the Orthodox Academy on the Holy Maiden's orders, but after the Holy Maiden went to the Imperial Palace, she never returned. With the capital in chaos tonight, was the Holy Maiden still safe?

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After the bamboo carriage left the capital, it went south. It wasn't long before it was already a thousand–odd li away.

Perhaps because it was somewhat tired, or perhaps because it felt things to be overly boring and dull, the Black Goat stopped at the banks of the Tangwang River.

The starlight falling upon the clear waters of the Tangwang River was cut by the night breeze into countless silver leaves. Shining into the window, they drew countless beautiful silver patterns on the walls of the carriage compartment.

This starlight fell upon Xu Yourong's and Mo Yu's two beautiful faces, yet it seemed to dim them, perfectly matching their current moods.

The ebony hairpin in Xu Yourong's hair made it impossible for her to move, only allowing her to speak.

She gazed at Mo Yu and said in a soft voice, ”Perhaps you have guessed at something.”

The palace dress on Mo Yu's body slightly shook, because her body was trembling.

She turned to Xu Yourong, seeming particularly feeble and helpless. She was not at all like the merciless and decisive Grand Lady Mo of the Imperial Court, but like a girl that had suddenly been abandoned.

”What…do you want to say?”

They were the two smartest women in the world. The further they got from the capital, the more composed their minds became, the more numerous their conjectures. Seeming to have received proof from each other's attitudes, they both felt dread in their hearts.

Whether it was the hairpin in Xu Yourong's hair, the Black Goat vacantly gazing in the direction of the capital at the banks of the Tangwang River, or their very own presence here, it was all evidence.

If the Divine Empress was truly confident of her complete control over the capital tonight, why had she made them leave?

Her face somewhat pale, Xu Yourong said, ”Let's go back.”

After a long period of silence, Mo Yu finally rejected her view, saying, ”This is the Empress's decree. We will continue south.”

When she spoke, her expression was very calm, but her voice was shaking as if she was on the verge of crying.