Chapter 957 – If There Is a Task, Let the Student Undertake It (1/2)

Chapter 957 – If There Is a Task, Let the Student Undertake It

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

It was very quiet in front of the Imperial City, so the conversation between the official and Xuanyuan Po was heard loud and clear by everyone present.

Orthodox Academy? Xuanyuan Po?

It was still quiet, though the silence this time did not last too long before it was broken by whispered conversations. These whispers grew louder and louder until they became a clamor, splashed with quite a few cries of surprise. Finally, it became the howling of a raging tide.

The crowd remembered a rumor from many years ago.

It was said that an exceptionally gifted youth of the Bear tribe journeyed eighty thousand li to the capital of the Human race, successfully entering Star Seizer Academy, one of the Six Ivy Academies. But he was then crippled by a youth of the Tianhai clan, yet this disaster was his fortune, as he then entered the Orthodox Academy. It was even bandied about that he had become Princess Luoluo's student!

In these two years, this story of almost legendary proportions had been the topic of many a leisurely chat, that bear youth becoming the object of envy for many other demi-human youths. Yet as time passed, the situation changed, and with the final conclusion, this story and the bear youth were gradually forgotten. When someone occasionally remembered this rumor, they would just shake their heads and sigh.

But today, in the Heavenly Selection ceremony, the lower city crowds surged in front of the Imperial City like a tide while he stood at the very front, like a rock. He attracted everyone's attention, telling all the world that he was the bear youth of that story, and he was still representing the Orthodox Academy.

The entire place was roaring with discussion, countless people staring at Xuanyuan Po, wanting to know just what the main character of this rumor looked like. They wanted to know even more just why he had suddenly disappeared several years ago, and, if the rumor was true, didn't he escape from the Orthodox Academy? Why was he fighting for the Orthodox Academy today? What sort of problem might occur if the Pope were to learn of this?

There was a minor turmoil around the Imperial City as several dozen priests entered the plaza. These priests consisted of both demi-humans and humans. The vast majority were dressed in priestly robes of black, a few of them were dressed in Daoist robes of blue, and there was one wearing holy garments of red: the archbishop.

Seeing these solemn and indifferent priests, many people inadvertently lowered their heads into a bow and yielded the way.

Ever since a few days ago, the gates of the Daoist Church of the Western Wastes had been tightly shut. Everyone in White Emperor City understood why, and they had even heard that the archbishop had torn up his invitation to the banquet meant to welcome the prince from the Great Western Continent. Why had these priests and the archbishop abruptly appeared in front of the Imperial City?

The archbishop brought the several dozen priests over to Xuanyuan Po.

This scene coupled with the ending to that rumor made the populace feel both nervous and excited.

What happened next was a complete surprise.

The archbishop did nothing. He simply walked to Xuanyuan Po's side and stood there. The several dozen priests spread apart, cutting off Xuanyuan Po from the crowd, especially from the Red River Beast Guard and the officials. It was clear that they were protecting him.

Immediately after, another turmoil took place as the several stewards from the Tang clan's company, seemingly ordinary yet giving off a most valiant aura, walked in from the outside. After bowing to Xuanyuan Po and the archbishop, they stood behind them.

After a while, the ambassador from the Great Zhou's embassy also arrived. Although he had rather mixed emotions, struggling and hesitant, he still walked over to Xuanyuan Po's group and positioned himself on the other side of Xuanyuan Po.

Xuanyuan Po was of the Bear tribe, but his identity today was a student of the Orthodox Academy.

Whether it was the archbishop, the ambassador, or the stewards of the Tang clan's company, they still did not know how the Li Palace, the Imperial Court, or Wenshui City and the south planned to respond, but at this tense and sensitive moment, they had to make their positions explicitly clear.

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The ending of that rumor was that the stupid and shameless bear youth saw that the Principal of the Orthodox Academy, who was the current Pope, Chen Changsheng, was about to be killed by the Tianhai Divine Empress, the Orthodox Academy about to be destroyed. Thus, he fled.

The appearance of the Great Zhou's ambassador, the stewards of the Tang clan, and especially the Archbishop of the Western Wastes declared to the world that the ending of this rumor was false.