Chapter 142 (1/2)
Chapter 142: Two Men from Yan Kingdom
”When Second floor is opened and all goes to silence. Suddenly you get up with a smile and say I can... ”
Situ Yilan watched him and shook her head with a smile and said with a sigh, ”The picture looks good and the story is also wonderful. But unfortunately, you and I are the poor people who can't go for cultivation.”
”I can...” Ning Que thought that even if he said so, probably the girl beside the bar would not believe it. So he gently smiled and turned his head to look at the lively place over the veil. He leisurely said, ”If this time Second floor only recruits one person, then I don't understand why they are still so happy?”
Situ Yilan smiled to say, ”Because Master Xie's popularity is so much better than yours. Even if some people envy him, they won't show it on the faces but cheer for him like Zhong Dajun.”
After a moment of silence, Ning Que suddenly laughed and said, ”All of you have forgotten a person?”
Situ Yilan stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood what he meant. She could not help but feel shocked.
Including her, all students in the Academy had forgotten that Prince Long Qing from Yan Kingdom. Probably in the minds of all students, Prince Long Qing was the bigwig of the Judicial Department of West-Hill Divine Palace and an uncommon cultivation genius in the world. So they subconsciously put this man in a higher position, and never thought to compare him with themselves. Moreover, that Prince, who attracted thousands of young girls when entering Chang'an City, has been living a simple life in Peach Alley and has found an excuse not to partic.i.p.ate in any palace banquets. He really kept an extremely low profile.
”It's known that the purpose of this Prince Long Qing coming to Chang'an City is to take over the crown prince of Yan as a hostage. But his prince ident.i.ty and the inviolable dignity of West-Hill Divine Palace need another reason to justify his presence here. So the rumor that he wants to enter the Second floor of the Academy... might be true.”
Ning Que looked at her and continued. ”If this time Second floor of the Academy really only recruits one student and Prince Long Qing also wants to enter it, then you think who will be his opponent, Xie Chengyun or Linchuan w.a.n.gying?”
”Master Xie is outstanding indeed but can't compete with Prince Long Qing. And w.a.n.gying is still young now...” Situ Yilan gradually digested the shock in her heart and suddenly thought of a possibility. She asked, ”Maybe Prince Long Qing doesn't occupy the enrollment list?”
Ning Que shook his head and said, ”If he does, what should these happy guys do?”
He smiled and seemed to comfort her, ”... But I think Xie Chengyun won't be discouraged if he knows Prince Long Qing will compete for the only quota with him. On the contrary, he might be motivated to have a stronger fighting will.”
Situ Yilan shook her head and said, ”Prince Long Qing is about to enter Knowing Destiny State, but Master Xie has just entered No Doubts State. The difference of their states is too great, so the fighting will won't play a big role.”
Looking at those cla.s.smates who were drinking happily on the terrace, She thought that Prince Long Qing carelessly walked near to make the Academy students ashamed the day after tomorrow when Second floor was opened. She said gloomily, ”Although Master Xie was from South Jin Kingdom not Tang Empire, he has been studying in the Academye for a year after all. If he can enter the Second floor, our Tangs can accept it. But if it is ... ... Prince Long Qing who wins over all the students to become the only one entering the Second floor, the seniorities in the imperial court will certainly become angry and disappointed with our Academy students.”
Prince Long Qing was from Yan Kingdom, with an ident.i.ty as a hostage. However, he was also the bigwig of Judicial Department of West-Hill Divine Palace, a rival for the Tang Empire. If such a person directly won over the young Tang generation with his great strength in Chang'an, he was about to severely slap the face of the Tang Empire.
”I don't understand why the Academy follows this rule this time.” Situ Yilan frowned and looked at the anxiously swimming fish in the lake. She said, ”Does it deliberately help feed that Prince Long Qing's flame?”
Ning Que laughed and comforted her, ”It has not yet started. We don't know how to enter the Second floor of the Academy, either. How can you predict in advance that the only one who can enter Second floor is Prince Long Qing?”
”West-Hill Divine Palace is the old enemy of the Tang Empire. Even on the position of the enemy, I must admit that that Prince Long Qing is absolutely the best figure of the young generation in this world and can hardly find an opponent.”
Situ Yilan said with a low mood, ”It's not shameful to recognize the enemy's power. What really makes me feel distressed is that there is no person of this generation who can actually contend with him even if there are a lot of talents in the Tang Empire.”
”There is.” Ning laughed and said.
Situ Yilan looked at him with a smile and said, ”It's not convincing if you want to talk about yourself.”
”Well,” Ning Que sighed to spread his arms and said, ”You don't have to worry about these things. It's all about the reputation. Even if Prince Long Qing moves his body to make the men shameful and women dizzy, Yan Kingdom still has to pay tribute to the Tangs and West-Hill Divine Palace still doesn't dare to provoke us. So there will be no essential changes.”
”It's about honor and dignity, not reputation. Since you're from the border armies, why don't you look like a soldier at all?”
”What should the Tang soldiers looke like? Just like Hua Shanyue who looked steadily forward with a hilt in hands and walked as a brutal wind? I don't think so. The soldiers guard the homeland and open up new territory. They don't rely on working style but on something else.”
”What else?”
”Discipline, courage and trust.”
”Well, you should know Hua Shanyue, shouldn't you?” Situ Yilan curiously looked at him.
Ning Que thought of the previous eye contact with that Senior Captain of Gushan Commandery. After a moment of silence, he replied with a smile. ”He's the leader of the young generation of Tang military, but I 'm just an ordinary person. We don't know each other, but just met once one year ago. And I remember he disliked me at that time.”
Situ Yilan didn't know those things that had happened on the gra.s.sland journey. She said with a smile, ”I find there seemed to be few people who like you in Chang'an city.”