Chapter 693: Ascension (Part 1) (2/2)

Ning Que said, ”Even if Haotian were not interested in it, how could we deal with Haotian Taoism?”

”If you cannot even deal with an enemy in the world, how could you fight Haotian?”

The Headmaster said smilingly, ”What's more, I'm not necessarily going to lose.”

The smile gradually disappeared from the Headmaster's face. He looked at Sangsang glowing above the Sishui River and suddenly said, ”I knew it was you in the carriage when we were in the Wilderness. I found you when you found me. Have you ever thought what I was doing over these days?”

Sangsang kept a poker face, as if she did not hear the question. Rays of light became increasingly dense that they were gradually forming a stream.

”I brought you the best roast lamb leg in the world, the most exquisite eighteen dishes in the Kingdom of Song, and the most delicious instant-boiled mutton on the gra.s.slands. I also took you to eat variable platyfish and drink oyster soup. I took you to see the Snow-capped Peak and boated on the sea. I also agreed on your marriage with Ning Que.”

”I took you to eat all kinds of fine food and to see all the good sceneries in the world. I let you enjoy the greatest happiness as a human being. I even helped you experience a deeper feeling.”

The Headmaster looked at Sangsang and said, ”Human beings are n.o.bodies in your eyes. But now you are married with a n.o.body and feel his happiness. Have you ever thought of staying in this world since you have fully enjoyed the happiness of this world? You spared no effort to find me over these years and desired to invite me to fight in Heaven. However, have you ever thought that I really wanted to invite you to visit me in this world?”

In the infinite light, Sangsang, who was with an ice-like expression, could be faintly seen slightly frowning with her finely arched eyebrows. It seemed that the Headmaster's words did pose some kind of threat to her.

The Headmaster smiled lightly.

However, the frown disappeared in a moment and her eyebrows became flat as a mirror. The light from her grew stronger, which was entwined with the Headmaster, reflected in the calm water of the Sishui River, and then became a light beam casting into the sky by the refraction.

A light door gradually appeared at the place where the light beam ended in the sky.

The door was opening and the bright Heaven was faintly visible behind the door.

”The moon in your dream... should be the one in the 'Ming' handscroll from the Tomes of the Arcane. It's really beautiful.”

The Headmaster turned to look at Ning Que and said. Then he lifted Ning Que from the meadow and threw him to the north with a wave of his arm.

The Headmaster flew up and left the Sishui River for the light door in the sky.

He had returned to some places before the sentence ”We respectfully celebrate the Headmaster's ascension” resounded throughout the world.

He went back to the State of Lu and fell silent in a hilly region.

He returned to Tang and walked a few steps in the palace.

Then he went back to the Academy in the south of Chang'an.

The meadow was green, the flowers in bloom, and the trees lush. It was extremely beautiful before the Academy.

He walked along the stone path to the Academy with hands clasped behind back. Students in the foreyard he met along the way did not know him, but still bowed to show their etiquette. This was because the Academy asked all students to respect the elderly.

The Headmaster was satisfied.

The Headmaster went into a room in the front courtyard and chatted with Huang He for a while. Then he questioned the female professor about how she could get married in the future when she wore the blue cloth gown for such a long time.

Then he left the front yard, walked through the alley and across the wetland, pa.s.sed by the old library and took a look at the Sword Forest in the distance.

Yu Lian, as usual, was writing regular script in small characters by the window of the old library.

Suddenly, a drop of ink fell from the tip of the writing brush, thus staining the golden flower paper.

She rested the brush on the ink-slab gently after a short silence and then knelt before the window.

The Headmaster walked into the Academy mountain's back.

Mu You was embroidering in the lake pavilion when she saw the Headmaster in pleased surprise. ”You are finally back,” she said, ”did you bring Sangsang back with you? The food these days has been awful.”

Beigong Weiyang came out of the jungle with a flute in hand. He complained, ”You haven't listened to my music for six years. How could you be partial as a teacher?”

The waterwheel by the stream was still running. The clangs of forging iron came continuously from the blacksmith's room. It could occasionally be heard from the jungle at the back of the mountain that one could not retract a false move in a chess game. A wild flower was cut and sent to a mouth to chew it. The little white wolf suffered from the peck of the big white goose. It ran away with its tail between its legs to look for Tang Xiaotang.

Eldest Brother and Second Brother went out of their small yards and followed the Headmaster in silence to the back of the mountain. They walked to the steep stone path and came to the precipice.

The Headmaster stood by the cliff.

Eldest Brother and Second Brother knelt behind him.

He looked at Chang'an in the distance and smiled.

By the Sishui River.

The Headmaster took to the skies as his black garments danced in the air.

Sangsang followed him to leave as countless bright golden flowers emerged from her body and fell to the world.

The clouds in the sky were radiant with extraordinary splendour.

We respectfully celebrate the Headmaster's ascension.

This voice was reverberated throught the world.

The Headmaster's tall figure gradually disappeared in the light.

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