Chapter 159 (2/2)
Feeling the eyesight cast by the Prince, Eunuch Lin stood up and smiled to explain, ”His Majesty ordered me to get somebody back from the Academy, and it has nothing to do with you all talked about. I naturally can't represent the royal palace to show any opinion or stance.”
”I'll show my opinion. I firmly object to allow Ning Que to enter the Second floor.”
Yan Se huffed and puffed, ”Even use the a.s.s to think you can still find, how can that guy be stronger than Prince Long Qing? How can he reach the top earlier than Prince Long Qing? There must be some problem... with the Academy.”
Professor Huang He's face darkened, and looking at Yan Se he reb.u.t.ted, ”Uncle Yan, although we have closer relations.h.i.+p, you still have to show evidence.”
Yan Se stared at him and refuted, ”Can the Academy prove it didn't cheat?”
Enraged by his unreasonable words, Huang He angrily said, ”Uncle, are you starting acting shamelessly?
”Yes, so what?” Yan Se teased his wretched triangular eyes and shouted, ”Anyway, Headmaster of Academy is not in Chang'an City now.”
Now that the Headmaster of Academy was not in Chang'an City nor in the Academy, then as the Minister of Offerings of the South School of Haotian, what could make him scared? - As a divine and lofty Divine Talisman Master, he could actually unscrupulously spell his intention. He was really a shameless one aboveboard.
Those bigwigs in the study room were all stunned at Yan Se's impa.s.sioned opposition, and silently figured what had happened to the South School of Haotian which made it strongly support West-Hill Divine Palace today, given the previous dispute on the pavement.
Priest Moli also looked curiously at Yan Se, thinking that
”Last year, this old Taoist had heavily humiliated the Headmaster of Revelation Inst.i.tute when returned to the Divine Hall, and even had a big quarrel with the Great Divine Priest. But today, he should strongly protect it. Maybe it was for the sake of the big talent of Prince Long Qing?”
It was indeed for the sake of a talent, but to their surprise, the talented man who had caused Master Yan Se's strong opposition to this result and who he wanted to cherish was somebody else.
Professor Huang He looked coldly at Yan Se and said, ”Uncle, although you are hig-positioned and respectable, after all it is a matter of the Academy. So No matter how strongly you object it, it will be useless.”
Yan Se angrily craned his neck and scolded.
”The Academy is the world's Academy, so everyone has the right to show their confusion and opinion! It is also the Academy of Tang Empire, so as Tang people, I am more qualified to object it! You said the opposition is useless, but I still have to oppose! Ning Que can't enter the Second floor!”
It wasn't noticed that Lee Yu had secretly walked out of the study room to the pavement in front of the Academy.
An official, who stood behind her and just learned from Her Highness about the result of today's mountaineering, was suddenly stunned with mouth opened and tongue tied. He immediately recalled it was exactly him who had suggested Her Highness that Ning Que was not talented and not worth cultivating, but now all he could feel was regret.
”After this night, countless people will go to explore the unknown background of Ning Que, and that he had escorted Your Highness back to the capital will certainly be exposed.”
In an attempt to make up for the mistakes he had made, the official began to quickly think about tactics, and then he said in a disapproved way, ”Anyway, Ning Que has closer relations.h.i.+p with us, so Your Highness should stay in your study to ensure that he can really enter the Second floor.”
Lee Yu indifferently sneered, ”Those inside are older than me and more experienced than me, but they has neglected the simplest things.” ”The purpose of the Academy to open the Second floor is to enroll students for the Headmaster of Academy. The success of Ning Que means the Headmaster has chosen him as his student. It does not make any sense no matter how long and how fiercely they quarrel.”
Looking up to the mountain behind the Academy, she imagined how excited and happy the lad would be presently at the top of the mountain. Then she recalled her journey back last Spring which was filled with killings and his rejection to her, several tints of blank and confusion revealed between her browns, so she murmured, ”At that time I thought I had already attached enough importance to him and offered sufficient sincerity at a big cost. But up to now do I realize why he should refuse me, after all, but I didn't really see him through.”
Catching the expression of Her Highness, that official figured out where her disappointment came, so he comforted her in a whisper, ”Your Highness treated that little handmaiden well, and I have heard that Ning Que and his little handmaiden are quite intimate, in this sense, He will be grateful to your kindness no matter when and what.”
”These are two different things.”
Lee Yu frowned and shook her head. After a moment of silence, she suddenly said, ”Of course, they become one thing now.”
People on the pavement in front of the Academy were all p.r.i.c.k-eared, wanting to hear what those big shots were talking about inside the room. They also wondered who was the first to reach the peak and who could enter the Second floor of the Academy. Many of them noticed that the princess had left the room at an earlier time and quietly stood not far away, so they couldn't help peeping at her in order to find the truth from her facial expression.
It was not necessary for Situ Yilan to do so because she was quite intimate with Her Highness, so she directly walked to Lee Yuand made a bow, then she nervously looked at her and asked with trembling voice, ”Your Highness, who won?”
Looking at the direction of the study room and listening to the faintly fierce quarrels coming from inside, Lee Yu suddenly tilted her brown suddenly and showed a mysterious trace of a smile. Then she decided to cut the Gordian knot and set it down ahead of schedule.
”He won.”
From the simple words, Situ Yilan naturally seized the meaning that Lee Yu wanted to express even if she didn't mention the name of the winner. She raised his hand to cover the unbelievable exclamation that was about to burst out of her mouth, shock and joy filling her bright eyes.
Yet the exclamation finally failed to be continuingly covered, which finally broke the silence of the night in the Academy. The girl excitedly jumped up and ran to the crowd with a laugh, violently shaking the hands of her girl companion.
At this very moment, everyone knew the final result, even if Situ Yilan didn't say it out. The pavement sank in dead silence.
Zhong Dajun turned bruised, murmuring with his trembling voice, ”how... how... how can it be him?”
Xie Chengyun slightly flickered, gently setting himself free from Jin Wucai's support. He stubbornly stood upright and looked at Situ Yilan with his pale face, asking in a hoa.r.s.e voice, ”You've already know he is hiding his strength? So you have been waiting to have a good laugh at us.”
After that semester exam in summer, Ning Que had been ridiculed, dismissed and neglected by those students in the Academy, and only Situ Yilan and Chu Youxian treated him as usual. Chu Youxian was a dude from a rich family who originally bore a different trait from those Academy students, which didn't worth mentioning. However, Situ Yilan was from a big n.o.ble family, who should be the same kinds of person as Xie Chengyun. On the contrary, she should alreadys treat Ning Que well - Today, when Xie Chengyun and other Academy students were astonished to be speechless, they then carefully recall what had happened that day and would naturally believe Situ Yilan had already known Ning Que was hiding his real power.
Looking at the pale Xie Chengyun and other Academy students who were as stunned as woods, Situ Yilan sneered, ”I do not know what kind of power Ning Que hides, I only know, if it were not for your sneers in the past six months, you won't turn to be biggest joke today.”
In the eyes of all the students, Ning Que used to be a despicable guy and the biggest joke in Academy. However, having witnessed how he had reached the peak, those students were extremely humiliated to find tha her satire was so appropriate. In fact, they themselves were the biggest joke in the world.
With a loud clap, the remaining pastry in Chu Youxian's hand all fell to the floor. He looked blankly at the mountain behind the Academy, and thought in ecstasy, he actually got to know such a great guy. If father knew it, dare he continue to say I made bad friends in the Academy? Dad, you made a big mistake this time!
The pavement was as silent as a grave, where all the students were immersed in deep shame. Some of them lowered their proudly-raised head, and some even became numb and stunned after the mental shock.
At this moment, an angry shout sounded from the study room.
”The cultivation of Ning Que is so poor, and how can we let him enter the Second floor!”
The angry shout barely woke Zhong Dajun up from a huge mental blow. He raised his eyebrows and said quiveringly and quickly, as if he had seized the last sharp knife, ”Listen! Listen! The speaker is Master Yan Se… ”
”He said the cultivation of Ning Que is poor and he can't enter the Second floor. That's Master Yan Se! He is the Divine Talisman Master in legend and the Senior Brother of Master of Nation of our Tang. Even he thinks in this way, then who else can feel sure that Ning Que will definitely enter the Second floor?”
Zhong Dajun turned back to gaze at Situ Yilan and tremblingly said, ”Do you hear that? Things are not what you have thought.”
Inside the study room, Yen Se shouted with a ghastly pale face, ”See, this is the token of our South School of Haotian, and what I have said today represents the att.i.tude of the entire South School of Haotian. I think both the West-Hill Divine Palace and the emperor will show respect to it!”
Professor Huang He looked at him as if he were looking at an idiot. After a long time of silence, he frowned and asked, ”Uncle, what on earth do you want to do here? Can you directly put out your request, and see if we can make a compromise?”
”Ok... ” Yan Se quickly changed his expression. He smiled and pointed at Huang He, saying, ”That's what you said. If later you can't give me a satisfying result, I won't agree.”
Professor Huang He helplessly looked at the Divine Talisman Master who was perhaps of the highest seniority in the city of Chang'an, unfolded his hands and said, ”You say first.”
After making several coughs Yan Se said, ”As for state and cultivation, Ning Que is quite far behind Prince Long Qing. Yet when it comes to unorthodox ways, he is barely potential and worth cultivating. So I think he is not suitable for the Second floor of the Academy, and he is more suitable to be my disciple. ”
Although he had tried to express the idea as flat and natural as possible, his words still shocked those bigwigs in the study room. Professor Huang He strode ahead with his eyes widely opened, and Priest Moli even stood up surprisedly.
”You say... Ning Que has the potential to become a Divine Talisman Master?” Professor Huang He stared at him and inquired.
His reaction made Yan Se feel regretful about what he did, who secretly complaint to himself that he had held it back for such a long time, and how could he fail to tighten my mouth at such a critical moment? Then he decided to be case-hardened and said with a cold humph, ”Yes, so what? He is first chosen by me. ”
In this world, the successor of Divine Talisman Master was as rare and precious as the feather of a Phoenix in legends. It was of crucial importance for both the Divine Talisman Master and the school the Divine Talisman Master belonged to.
After hearing Yan Se's confirmation, those bigwigs inside could no longer remain calm. Priest Moli first rushed ahead and glared at Yan Se, questioning, ”Uncle! Now that you find a candidate who has the potential to be a Divine Talisman Master, Why not inform the Divine Hall at the first time!”
”Nonsense, If I first inform you, will I still have the chance to get him?” Yan Se stared and answered.
Now it's time for Professor Huang He to show a smile. He then gratefully looked at Yan se and said, ”Uncle, Now that the Academy knows it, do you think we will give Ning Que to you?”
There was a sudden change in Yan Se's face, who pointed at Huang He and furiously growled, ”You, the shameless villain! If it were not for your promise to make an negotiation, I won't tell it to you!”
At the thought of the entrance of a new student to the Second floor of the Academy, and the probability of this new student to grow to a Divine Talisman Master, Professor Huang He felt rather comforted. He then said complacently, ”Indeed we can negotiate. But if all negotiations have a preset result, then why bother to negotiate?”
Yan Se shouted angrily, ”You're shameless!”
Huang He laughed, ”I learn from you, uncle.”
The answer drove Yan se mad, who then furiously shouted, ”Ning Que is the only one I, Yan Se, has found to have good potential during half time of my life. If who dare to loot this disciple from me, we will be at daggers drawn. Even if his bones are broken and body burnt, I will go on sharpen his bones and sprinkle his ashes!”
Huang He shook his head and laughed, ”Uncle, your words are so harsh and cruel. If it were not for the entire Academy behind me, perhaps I will really... feel scared.”
”I, Yan Se, half time of my life... Ning Que... potential... disciple... at daggers drawn... bones broken... sprinkle ash.”
Those words uttered by Yan Se under furious indignation spread out from the study room like a thunder, which then exploded on the pavement in front of the Academy.
The trace of smile Zhong Dajun just squeezed out now froze on his face, which looked funny.
If Ning Que's success to reach the peak and admission to the Second floor of the Academy was the first thunder exploded in the hearts of those Academy students, then the crazy and furious claim of the high-positioned Divine Talisman Master to get Ning Que as his disciple, which meant he would probably become a Divine Talisman Master in the future, could be regarded as the second thunder.
After the thunder-like shout, those students stood foolishly on the pavement as if they were hit by the lightening, not knowing what to say.
Looking at the pale face of Zhong Dajun, Chu Youxian sighed with sympathy, saying, ”If I were you, I would go to fetch a piece of overnight sour tofu in the kitchen to hit myself to death. In this way, wasting fresh tofu will be avoided and the flavor of sour tofu will match the acid words from your dirty mouth.”
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