Chapter 44 (1/2)



44 Chapter 44: escape (1)

The two brothers ran out of the quasi-Saint Academy, but they didn’t dare to take the main road. They turned into the forest from a small path beside the courtyard and ran for a long time before stopping.

Xu Qi ‘an’s breathing was steady, while Xu niannian was holding a pine tree, panting. Because of the strenuous exercise, his white face was flushed.

“What do we do now?” Xu Qi ‘an planned to ask his “methodical” little brother, and probed, ”

“Did I just solve a difficult problem for the Academy?”

He didn’t expect that his words would cause such a terrible phenomenon, and he didn’t know what the aftermath would be, so he followed Xu Erlang and escaped.

Xu niannian panted and tried to calm his heartbeat. He snorted arrogantly.”At most, it’ll be a difficult problem for two hundred years.”

Xu Qi ‘an took off the water bag and handed it over.

Xu Erlang took a sip and continued, ” if it was me who had just entered the Academy, I would suggest that you stay where you are and wait to receive the worship and gratitude of the Academy’s teachers and students.

“But now, I just want to take you away from here.” He threw the water bag back to his cousin and waited for a moment. He saw that his cousin’s expression was normal and there was no doubt.

There was some disappointment and some admiration.

He admired him because his cousin was very smart, unlike his father, who was a crude person. This made the proud Xu niannian feel gratified.

He was disappointed that he couldn’t show off in front of his cousin and create a sense of superiority in terms of intelligence.

That’s right, even if his cousin had composed many amazing poems, even if his cousin had just written such a sentence on the stone tablet that could split the mountains and split the earth … Xu niannian still felt that his IQ was higher.

Without this mentality, I can’t do “if the heavens don’t give birth to me, I’ll wish for a New Year, and I’ll pray for eternity like a long night.”

The two brothers quickly shuttled through the forest and sneaked in the direction of the stable.

Leaving without saying goodbye was the best choice at this moment.

If Xu Qi ‘an remained at the scene, he might be welcomed by the Yun Lu Academy’s deep gratitude and even be revered as a great scholar … Although it was unlikely.

This was a good thing.

The bad side was also very obvious. Yun Lu Academy and the Directorate were fighting for orthodoxy. While Xu Qi ‘an accepted the gratitude of Yun Lu Academy, he would definitely attract the hostility of the scholars from the Directorate.

All the Zhu Zigui in the court were directorates.

A single case of monetary tax could cause endless trouble, and this was even more dangerous and troublesome than a hundred cases of monetary tax.

‘Reminiscing about the past and my thoughts are in line …’ Xu Qi ‘an chuckled,”old times, you’re a real dog.”

Very good. Erlang was not a pedantic scholar. Perhaps this was because he was well-versed in military tactics.

“Rough iron.” Xu niannian retorted and continued, ” as long as we leave, I believe the Academy will not spread the news and will keep it a secret for us.

He didn’t speak anymore. As he hurried on, he was deep in thought, appearing to be reticent.

……

On the field outside the saint’s Academy.

The grey-haired Zhao Shou, who was dressed in linen clothes, suddenly made an unexpected move. He turned around and looked behind the Academy.

A few seconds later, the three great Confucians did the same thing and looked into the distance with grave expressions.

The Grand Princess was puzzled and subconsciously followed their gaze. The sky was clear and there was nothing there.

However, in the next moment, a stream of clear air that was visible to the naked eye soared into the sky and pierced through the clouds. The thick and heavy white clouds floating on Mount Qingyun dispersed in front of everyone’s eyes.

Zhao Shou was the first to disappear. The three great Confucians then used their magical ability to move three feet behind the Academy.

The eldest princess’s willowy brows furrowed slightly. She lifted the hem of her dress and quickly followed behind without losing her bearing.

She was tall and curvaceous, and her charm when she walked was indescribable.

……

In the quasi-Saint Academy, the candle stand was tilted, and the wax was flowing.

In the empty Hall, the air rippled like a spring breeze, highlighting Zhao Shou’s figure. He quickly scanned every corner of the hall and then focused on the cracked inscription of the Cheng clan’s quasi-Saint.