Way Of Choices Chapter 187 – The Beautiful Lady Of The Xu Clan, General Zhous Old Garden (2/2)
The present lists and name cards were all in the Orthodox Academy's storeroom, and for a time, no one came to disturb the peace of the Orthodox Acaderadually reached its zenith did the news that had been circulating about the city of Chang'an for half a day finally reach the Orthodox Acade Dynasty, which the Zhou Dynasty of this book is partially based on)
An entireonly its skeleton and two long tusks hanging over the fire, a rather grueso the flecks of uished fire, its sizzle rousing the stunned Tang Thirty-Six froe to do? To actually have both the north and south of the Orthodoxy, the Great Zhou Imperial Court, and White Emperor City all issue commendations? Before you've even had a chance to feel the warmth of your first rank of the first banner, it's already been pushed down”
He looked towards Chen Changsheng in sy was silent, his expression indicating that he knew of this matter beforehand In astonish explained, ”I learned of it last night in the Divine General of the East's estate”
”Then why didn't you tell us last night?”
”I forgot”
All was quiet in the gatehouse of the Orthodox Academy, the only sound the drip of oil on the ashes of the fire
”Not appearing in public for almost half a year was actually because he was undercover, following the organization Black Robe had left in the human world to track down the whereabouts of the Garden of Zhou This sort of ability and achievement is truly extraordinary”
Jin Yulu returned to the rooave an account of the information that he had just received from the Li Palace The inside story he had naturally containedthe capital, and he appeared greatlyThirty-Six stood at Chen Changsheng's side, so he naturally felt a little unco Qiushan Jun, without any outside help, had contended against those extre de the Garden of Zhou first One could only ierous battles he had experienced, the trials of life and death The Grand Exaly fierce but actually strictly anization?” Chen Changsheng asked as he glanced at Jin Yulu
Jin Yulu nodded, at which point Chen Changsheng finally understood that this matter was actually related to the assassination attempt on Luoluo The dechuan had probably been a anization
”Just what is the Garden of Zhou?”
This was the greatest question occupying the minds of all three youths of the Orthodox Acaderown up in the countryside, and the Daoist Canon did not contain any records regarding it, and while Tang Thirty-Six was the descendant of a noble clan, not even he had ever heard of the Garden of Zhou In his randfather had never oncethe past with the little Tang Thirty-Six seated on his lap
”The Education Palace, the Green Leaf World, is His Holiness the Pope's ht of that nanified, even somewhat reverential ”The Garden of Zhou is Zhou Dufu's miniature world”
Zhou Dufu was the supreme expert of the continent over the past one thousand years
Whether it was in the Human race, the De in forbidden areas or treacherous forests, he reigned supreo, he had drifted into the distance, after which no more neas heard of him Many people believed he had died and one to another world In short, he had left and never returned, leaving behind only a miniature world
That miniature world was the Garden of Zhou
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1 The term I translate as 'General Zhou' is '周郎' '郎' is a word that canman', but can also refer to a variety of official titles in ancient China '周郎', however, was a nicknadoms Period He presumably received this nickname because Sun Ce conferred upon him the title of '建威中郎将', which can be translated as 'General of the Household who Establishes Might', hence the translation as 'General Zhou'↩