Chapter 353 (1/2)

Chapter 353: Calligraphy, the Calligraphy Addict and the Academ

As a holy place for millions of believers of Haotian, the West-Hill Divine Palace was as much a spiritual place as a rational place. And of all its branches, the Judicial Department was the most rational place. During the journey in the Wilderness, Ye Hongyu went through lots of challenges, because of which her cultivation power was devastated. And it seemed that anyone rational would know that her future was overshadowed. That was why her subordinates who used to respect her very much dared to speak ill of her now, and that was also why she had to take it silently.

Few people knew that on a remote mountain in the south, there was a humble Taoist temple. The stele above the temple gate had its name on it, Zhishou Abbey. However, unlike the West-Hill Divine Palace, this place never cared about the secular world.

In Zhishou Abbey, seven huts were built next to a lake, where the seven Tomes of Arcane were kept. But the ”Ming” Handscroll which was kept in the fourth hut before it was lost, and for that reason, the fourth hut became extremely shabby, with straws on the roof withered sadly. On the contrary, the other six huts were glorious. It seemed that the straws on their roof were made of gold, s.h.i.+ning and stunning under the sun.

On the wooden stool in the first hut lay a Cla.s.sic with a black cover, it was so heavy and thick that it looked almost the same as a natural Black Blood Stone. That was the ”Ri” book.

The sharp contrast of the black cover and the white pages looked very startling.

The ”Ri” book was open, or more likely, it was never closed for thousands of years. The first page was completely empty, with nothing on it. But on the second one there were some words scattered around; the clearest words were the name of the Sage of Sword, Liu Bai, and somewhere not far away from it at the same line, was another name, Jun Mo, and then you could see names like Ye Tang or something else around, in a disordered way.

Wind blew in, turning the pages as if it was an invisible hand. It turned the book to a new page.

The page on show now was empty too as if it was covered by pure snow. But Ning Que's name appeared here earlier when he climbed to the top of the Academy and understood Talisman Taoism on a rainy night, but for some reason, it disappeared later.

Wind was blowing around the pillars in the hut, soon it started turning the pages again. But this time it turned the pages from the back to the front.

The book was turning quickly, so fast that it was hard to see the characters, but occasionally, some names were clear, such as Lyu Qingchen. But most of the time, only a few words like Liu or He could be seen vaguely.

The wind was still turning the pages, and finally, the book was turned to the very front pages, on which lots of names were written. Because of the names, this page looked as if it was a part of a plant with intricate and beautiful patterns all over.

Prince Long Qing's name was written in a corner of the page, however, the name was so light that it seemed that his name could sink into the page and disappear at any moment. At another corner, Tang Xiaotang's name was written in a scratchy way. Mo Shanshan's name took up the center part of the page, written quietly and softly.

There were still many other names, such as w.a.n.g Jinglue or the Monk Guan Hai, making the page a little messy. But at the top edge of the book, there was an empty area, with only one name in the area, it was Ye Hongyu.

The three characters looked so proud and lonely. They were in a very rich and dark color, so much that as if it could fly out of the paper and go with the wind, especially the stroke at the top of the character, which extended out of the paper and stuck into the page in front of it, like a sharp sword.

While at the corner at the bottom right, Ning Que's name could be seen if you look carefully as it was very insignificant.

This morning, Mo Shanshan and Ning Que were at the southern part of Chang'an. On the meadow out of the Academy, Mo Shanshan said softly to Ning Que, ”I will write to you after I come back to my country. But I still can't write your name nicely after trying many times.”

Looking at her eyelashes sparkling in the morning light, Ning Que said, ”You are not leaving right now, why do you say it like you are leaving me forever? We will definitely write to each other, but I also think maybe I can wait after Headmaster of Academy comes back and then go to visit you with Sangsang.”

Mo Shanshan looked down at her shoes, thinking that maybe Ning Que never gave attention to his way of talking. But she could not change him, could she?

They walked on the meadow. Ning Que guided Mo Shanshan around the Academy. After that, they walked past the wetland, the old library, and the thick fog and arrived at the cliff.

Just like Ning Que when he came to the back of the mountain of the Academy for the first time, Mo Shanshan was also deeply impressed by the beautiful scenery at the cliff, the peaceful lake and the waterfall hung in the distance. She stared at this scene, and said, ”This is the real Academy.”

Ning Que replied, ”If you call the Second floor of the Academy the real Academy, then yes.”

Mo Shanshan said softly, ”For cultivators, the holy place, namely the Unknown Place is nowhere to be found, as it is out of the secular world. Although another holy place, the Academy is in the secular world, how many people could actually come here and see it?” ”After meeting you, I first went to the Front Gate of the Devil's Doctrine, then to the back of the mountain. How lucky am I!”

Standing next to her, Ning Que was also enjoying the beautiful scenery. At this time, her words made him proud and delighted. He said, ”You are with me now, and there are still many lucky things waiting for you.”

He was just saying it without giving it much thought, but it was really nice to hear. If they stayed together forever, then they would experience more things together. Mo Shanshan was not used to such sweet words yet, she lowered her head and felt a little shy.

Ning Que was always shameless, he didn't feel shy at all. He led her to the lake and said, ”I will introduce you to my Seventh Sister, as apart from her, other Brothers all enjoy playing hide-and-seek, it is difficult to find them.”