Chapter 236 (1/2)
Chapter 236: Slightly Venting by a Thorn Stick
Just as Quni Madi asked about it, everyone became quiet after his remark . Not everyone believed what Ning Que said, but none of them dared to doubt him . People believed in him not because he had a n.o.ble and holy reputation, but because he ranked thirteenth in the Back Mountain of the Academy and had a teacher named the Headmaster of Academy .
To the people of the world, West-Hill Divine Palace naturally was the most sacred and holiest place . While the Academy in the southern suburbs of the Tang capital Chang'an was the n.o.blest place . The reason why the Tang Empire had invincible cavalries in the world, smooth domestic politics, and harmonious people was that the majority of the imperial court and all county magistrates had the Academy education background . The Academy alone was already a n.o.ble majestic place, let alone the Second floor of the Academy .
Those core disciples of the Headmaster of Academy lived on the Second floor and rarely showed up in the secular world, so they gradually became the legendary figures . But when they occasionally appeared, they could belittle princes and dwarfed officials, and even put themselves at the same level with bigwigs of Divine Hall . Who would have the courage to question such a character?
Mo Shanshan once said to her Brothers and Sisters while at a hot spring in the dark blue lake that reputation was the most powerless thing, for the power was the power itself just as the brush and ink were only the writing materials . Therefore, today in the tent, during the debate about the Horse Gang on the meadow, all the people actually tended to believe Black Ink Garden disciples, for Mo Shanshan was famous all over the world . But it was the Divine Hall and Yuelun Kingdom that went against her . So no one wanted to or dared not to believe her .
It was Ning Que who said the same words at this time . Behind him stood two unattainable peaks, the Headmaster of Academy and the Tang Empire . At this moment in the tent, the most powerful speaker was him .
The screams broke out at last, and the people in the tent who were horrified and speechless, looked at Ning Que . There was nothing but an exclamation of suppressed but irrepressible emotion, and then all voices disappeared again, and the tent reverted to its previously silent state, except for the sound of rapid breathing .
As for those who cultivated in all kinds of sects, the name ”Ning Que” was definitely not new to them, although he had only entered the cultivation world with plentiful primordial Qi this spring .
Under the agreement of Judicial Department's Great Divine Priest, Divine Hall had been advertising his name . So all the Haotian followers soon knew of the man named Ning Que who had helped another legendary man to behead a Yuelun Kingdom monk and a Sword Master of the South Jin Kingdom in Spring Breeze Pavilion of
Chang'an City overnight . People all over the world knew of this man named Ning Que who had defeated the dazzling Prince Long Qing as perfect as the son of a G.o.d in a contest on the Second floor of the Academy .
What was even more shocking to the world was that everyone knew that this name ”Ning Que” had appeared on the ”Ri” book of the seven Tomes of Arcane . Although no one had seen that book and many people had their doubts about this, they all believed it was true since the news had spread under West-Hill Divine Palace's agreement .
When Ning Que first entered the Second floor of the Academy, he had become a successor of Divine Talisman Master and even had the qualification to write his name on Tomes of Arcane . With such shocking experiences, how couldn't he make the young cultivators of all sects in the tent shocked, reverent and envious?
Maybe because of the Spring Breeze Pavilion matter and those dead people involved in it, Sword Garret of South Jin Kongdom disciples and the monks of Yuelun Kingdom White Tower Temple showed a bit of hostility besides awe and admiration in their eyes .
In fact, Black Ink Garden disciples were the ones who were most shocked . Cat Girl's face slightly flushed and stared at Ning Que . Her bright eyes were full of joy and incredible expressions . The girls tightly covered their lips so that they did not scream out of shock .
They thought that Ning Que was just an ordinary Academy student and they never expected that he would be a core disciple of the Headmaster of Academy . They could not believe their own ears as they thought of the time when they had met beside a hot spring and had killed enemies side by side in the Wilderness .
After Mo Shanshan heard that name, her gaze became fixated on Ning Que and her hands in her sleeves, that used to hold a brush as steadily as a beautiful mountain, slightly shook . There was still no expression in her dull round cheeks but only a touch of tiredness that suddenly appeared in her eyes and brows . She sent the little saber in her hands back to the Zhuo Zhihua's waist . She sat back in her chair in silence, her wandering eyes bewildered . She did not glance at Ning Que anymore .
Ning Que did not notice the subtle mood changes of the girl at this time . After he sat next to General Shu Cheng, he did not say more but just quietly watched the Revelation Department Priest .
Because he did not look at Quni Madi, the n.o.ble Aunt looked increasingly gloomy .
The Revelation Department Priest did not
not see Quni Madi, either . He looked at the silver hair in front of his eyes and suddenly smiled, and then quickly made a decision . He looked at Ning Que and said, ”Mr . Thirteen, how do we deal with this matter?”
On hearing himself being addressed as”Mr . Thirteen”, Ning Que was slightly startled, for he thought the bigwig of Divine Hall had long been aware of his ident.i.ty at the frontier fortress of North of Yan Kingdom . Suddenly Ning Que remembered something and understood why the bigwig addressed him this way .
Once upon a time, there was a mountain, an Academy in the mountain, a Headmaster in the Academy, and the Headmaster was the tallest one . . . This pa.s.sage might only be a jingle to the earthly people, but an undoubted truth for bigwigs in the cultivation world, especially the people like the Divine Hall Priest who knew a lot of historical secrets .
Of course, the sentence that the Headmaster was the tallest one did not mean he was tall in height, although he was indeed tall . It not only meant his high status in moral, articles and ideological state, but also referred to his high seniority .