Painter

Chapter 223 72: Guiding the way
All the students managed to find the Qianyuan Academy early in the morning, but unexpectedly the spirit book sacrifice ended hastily, before the sacrifice on the stage was over, someone whispered a few words to Yuan Shuofu recently, and the sacrificial wine left in a hurry.

The students who took the exam at the viewing platform were ignored, and after a while, finally a person wearing a black scarf came over.

"There are some affairs in the academy, gentlemen, just follow me to another place to wait."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but they couldn't speculate casually. Only Tang Qingchen tentatively asked: "I don't know what happened to the academy, can I help you?"

"I don't know exactly how, you just follow me."

After speaking, the bachelor walked towards the corridor beside the building, and everyone had to follow.Passing through the corridor, the scholar still kept his mouth shut, sent everyone to another pavilion next to Lingshu Pavilion and left.As soon as the bachelor left, everyone waited in the building, speculating endlessly about the matter of Qianyuan Academy.

After three exams in the Gong Yuan, there were only about fifty candidates left, among whom Li Chan had met about a dozen in Xin Yuan Ya Ji, including Tang Qingchen, Jiang Ru, Xie Ningzhi, Yuan Qi from the Tang family. Xuan and so on.Furthermore, there is also Yuan Shuo's eldest disciple, that little dumb Li Guanqi.When Li Chan came to Yujing, although he didn't make many friends, but today, he saw that he knew almost half of the people in this building.

On the east side of the building, the young Taoist priest Kunyangzi Wang Changyue, who had some contact with Li Chan because of the demon in the mirror, also appeared here, and was talking with another young man in brocade clothes. The two seemed quite familiar.Seeing Li Chan, Wang Changyue came up to say hello, and the two exchanged some pleasantries, and Li Chan also learned that the young man was Wang Xiaogong from Jiangning.A few days ago, there was a misunderstanding with Wang Changyue. Li Chan investigated its origin, talked with Bi Jun, and learned that the Wang family of Jiangning was a family member of the Jiyi family of Yu Yuan in ancient times. There was a "Nine Essentials of Yu Shu". .

Everyone waited in the building for almost a quarter of an hour, but no one else came over. Fortunately, there were many books, calligraphy and paintings in the building, and many of them were unique items that were not handed down to the world. At any rate, it also dispelled everyone's impatience.

"It is rumored that when Wei Bozhen was studying at night, when he was in Xingnong, the candles and lamp oil were all exhausted, so he wrote a post asking his servants to buy candles, called "Buying Candle Posts". I thought it was a rumor, but today I saw the real one. It's really amazing skills." Someone looked at the calligraphy on the wall, marveled, and said to his friends: "Brother Wei, you and Wei Bo are really from Lingqiu, have you seen this calligraphy?" He asked again , but seeing that Bai Weizhi didn't respond, he raised his voice slightly: "Brother Wei?"

Bai Weizhi held the ancient books taken from the bookcase, but his mind was not on the books. He looked outside the building through the window panes. The pavilions in this cave are more scattered than the terrain of Xingguofang. Covering the sky like the wings of a horned crane, he could barely hear the human voice from halfway, and he didn't know what happened to Qianyuan Academy.After being called twice, he came back to his senses, and his eyes lit up when he saw the calligraphy on the wall.But it was just a bright look, and he didn't have much thought of enjoying calligraphy and painting at this time. He looked out of the window and vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Li Chan leaned against the door with folded arms and looked around. He had also heard of the supernatural powers of the sun and moon in the pot on Qingque Mountain, and he was able to enter it today.It's no wonder that the Qianyuan Academy was built in the market, but it can hide from the world.He looked in the direction of Lingshu Pavilion through the window again, thoughtfully, at this moment, Bai Weizhi came over: "What you said in Lingshu Pavilion earlier seems to be quite meaningful."

Li Chan smiled and said, "You also feel that something is wrong, that's why you said that."

Bai Weizhi nodded, "Indeed."

"The spiritual book is the treasure of the Qianyuan Academy. If something went wrong, why did it happen to be discovered this morning? Didn't you have any preparations before the sacrifice?" He paused, looked around, "Besides, this apprentice ceremony In the world, there are too many people, and such a 'scandalous matter' should be concealed first, and the matter should be resolved first, why is it that Qianyuan Academy has no intention of concealing it at all today, so you are not afraid of losing your reputation in front of outsiders?"

Bai Weizhi agreed, "I'm afraid the exam will have already started when we enter the academy."

"I can't wait to enter the school." Li Chan flipped his wrist, and the green scorpion money slid around his fingers like a butterfly. "The exam will start before I wake up early in the morning." Said, He turned and walked out of the building.

Bai Weizhi just wanted to ask Li Chan where he was going, but realized that if the exam had already started, he and Li Chan would not only be classmates, but also compete in the same field, so he swallowed the words back and stayed where he was for a while, also went out.

There are three rooms in this pavilion, front and back, and doors open on both sides. The departure of Li Chan and Bai Weizhi did not attract too many people's attention, and they were not the first two to leave.

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On the west side of Qianyuan Academy, a cloud platform is facing the market below, and the wooden ladder on the side of the platform is surrounded by clouds, like a mountain plank road.An old man was sitting by the terrace, fiddling with the things in his hands. It was the one Li Chan asked for directions when he entered the palace, but the Tao Xun in his hand turned into a copper pot.

The old man rubbed the spout of the pot with his fingers, then suddenly raised his head, nodded and said, "You are the first one here, as expected."

The visitor was short in stature, with mediocre features, and a little childish in his ignorance. He bowed to the old man, palms facing each other, and gestured to the old man for directions.

The old man smiled and waved, "Come here." When Li Guanqi approached, he brushed the railing, as if to remove dust, but the clouds and mist under the steps lightened a little, revealing the city of Yujing, which was full of horses and horses.

"The spiritual book you are looking for is in it, but tell me first, what did you see when you looked at Yujing City?"

After the old man asked the question, Li Guanqi looked down, thought for a moment, drew a square with his right hand, and made a move gesture with his left hand.

"Yujingfang City is dotted with stars." The old man didn't comment, nodded, and rubbed the copper pot lid with his finger, and with a light flick, the pot lid turned slightly, "Go."

Li Guanqi bowed again after hearing the words, passed by the old man, and walked down the steps.

The old man watched Li Guanqi step into the clouds below, and there was the sound of footsteps beside him. He saw that he was a handsome young man with picturesque features and a smile on his face.Seeing the old man, the young man smiled and said, "Your junior, Yuan Qixuan, please show me the way."

The old man looked at Yuan Qixuan, "Are you here with him?"

Yuan Qixuan respectfully said: "As a closed disciple of the great sacrificial wine, Li Guanqi should know more than us. I saw him leave, so I followed."

"He came a step earlier, so it's not like Yuan Jijiu revealed anything, that's all..." The old man waved at Yuan Qixuan without much explanation.

Yuan Qixuan stepped forward knowingly, and after the old man asked the question, he said seriously: "I see that all the people below are good believers."

"You young man..." The old man shook his head and laughed, turned the lid of the pot again, and waved his hand, "Go, go."

"Thank you." Yuan Qixuan thanked him, smiled slightly, and walked down the steps beside the old man.

Seeing Yuan Qixuan's figure disappear, the old man chuckled and spit out the word "slippery", then continued to lean against the railing, playing with the copper pot while closing his eyes to rest his mind.

After waiting for almost half a quarter of an hour, there was finally another sound of footsteps coming from the front. The old man raised his eyes and couldn't help but let out a soft "Huh".

Li Chan saw the old man asking for directions when he entered the school again, and said with a smile: "Old man, this junior is here to ask for directions again."

The old man had never looked directly at Li Chan before, but at this moment, he kept staring at Li Chan, "Oh? The spring exam for Qianyuan Academy is not over yet, where are you going?"

Li Chan said: "I heard that the spirit book of the Qianyuan Academy was stolen, but the copper coins are all drawn with the blood of green scorpions. There should be no similar arrangements on the treasures of the Academy. Although the juniors have not entered the palace, they still want to do something , I just asked a few times and found this place."

The old man was a little absent-minded, and his attention was still on Li Chan's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he waved to Li Chan, "Come here."

When Li Chan got to the railing, the old man asked the same question again: "Look at Yujing City, what do you see?"

Li Chan overlooked the city of Yujing below, and after a moment, replied: "The appearance of all living beings."

The old man's brows trembled, but he remained calm. He flipped the lid of the pot and pointed to the side: "Go this way."

Li Chan looked at the steps going down, thanked the old man, and strode away.

The old man looked at the place where Li Chan's back disappeared for a long time, and murmured: "Dan Qing eyes, seeing all living beings..." There were some sweat stains on the copper pot he had rubbed with his fingers, "Is there such a coincidence?"

(End of this chapter)