All Heavens: Start by guarding the light at night

Chapter 52 The master cut a few catties of peach blossoms and drank a few jugs of wine
In a pavilion on the mountainside of the academy.

The leader of the South Gate of Haotian Dao, Li Qingshan, the national advisor of the Tang Empire, was playing chess with a monk in a relaxed and elegant manner.

On the chessboard, black and white pieces are criss-crossed, hinting at a murderous intention.

The monk nicknamed Huang Yang now lives in Wanyan Pagoda Temple in Nancheng, Chang'an. According to rumors, this master once traveled to the wilderness to an unknown place to practice supreme Buddhism.

"What happened that night at the Spring Breeze Pavilion that Master Yan Se, master of the Shocking Array, let Wei Pingan go."

"Master Yan Se once said that he saw the token of the academy's teaching."

"Teaching in the academy? Could it be that the academy is also on the prince's side?"

"I don't know, but the current His Majesty was personally selected by the Master."

"I heard that the Master is now in the back mountain. As the Imperial Counselor of the Tang Dynasty, didn't you go and inquire about it?"

Li Qingshan shook his head slightly, stretched out his hand and dropped another blow.

"The academy never interferes in political affairs. Even if I go to the back mountain, I can't see the master."

Master Huang Yang raised his head and looked in the direction of the back mountain, thinking of something in his mind: "I heard that Master is very tall."

"Master, of course it is very tall. The Xiling Temple is very clear about this."

"That's right, this great priest of light is very courageous. Even the powerful temple master in those days can only float in the South China Sea now."

"It's a pity for Chao Xiaoshu. Back then, he had a chance to enter the academy, but now he is so entangled in worldly things that he didn't even step through the threshold of knowing his fate."

"The threshold of knowing fate is so difficult. You and I know very well that what Chao Xiaoshu needs is a step towards the door. As long as he can't see through it, he will never be able to cross it."

"Say, how about I give Chao Xiaoshu some advice so that he can realize his destiny earlier?"

Master Huang Yang nodded, expressing his affirmation. Someone on the path of practitioners can indeed save a lot of detours.

"Hey, our Majesty is very suspicious. If I come forward, it will naturally arouse suspicion. Therefore, Master, you still need to do this matter."

"The poor monk is duty-bound."

This Master Huang Yang met the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty a few years ago. They met each other late and became a confidant, and was canonized as his imperial disciple.

The exams in the academy have already started.

Wei Pingan looked at the contents of the test paper and clenched his fists tightly.

In the spring of that year, the master went on a country tour and came across delicious wine in Peach Mountain, so he looked for a way to climb the mountain to enjoy peaches and drink wine.

As the priest of Xiling, Wei Ping'an didn't know where Taoshan was and what Master was doing when he climbed the mountain.

Cut a pound of peach blossoms and drink a pot of wine. The Master cherishes wine, so he cuts another pound of peach blossoms and drinks only half a pot of wine. Then he cuts another pound and drinks half a pot of wine, and so on.

Drinking and killing people, said so coolly, is worthy of being an academy.

Even if Wei Guangming's Guangming Hall is now independent of Xiling, the Guangming Hall is still a part of Xiling.

Taoshan, in name, is still the commander-in-chief of Taoism and the faith in the hearts of all people in the world.

In the examination room, when many people saw the questions, their faces turned serious.

This matter has long been suppressed by Xiling. No one knows the truth of the matter. The greatness of the Dao Sect has never changed.

The fact that the master has been to Taoshan, most people can see it for the first time from this question.

Go to Peach Mountain to cut peach blossoms?

The world would never dare to think about this matter, even Wei Guangming, the great priest of light, and Liu Bai, the sword sage of the Southern Jin Dynasty, would not dare.

Taoshan in Xiling is a heaven-shattering formation, a formation comparable to Chang'an Shocking God Formation.

Even though Taoshan is not an unknowable place, there are still many existences above the five realms living in it.

In terms of quantity, in Haotian's world, Taoist sects that believe in Haotian are naturally the most. Buddhism, Demon Sect, and even academies combined can't compare to a fraction of Taoist sects.

Drinking wine and cutting peach blossoms are among the exam questions.

I am also asking, do you have awe of Xiling and Haotian?

If you have reverence, then you will not be able to pass this question.

Everyone knows that if one pound is cut, there will be a mountain full of peach blossoms.

One pot, plus half pot, plus half pot of half pot, plus half pot of half pot, half pot... is infinitely close to two pots of wine.

Of course, you can also pretend that you don't understand and write out the answer at will.

However, it is obvious that this is the question, and what is being asked is the position. From now on, whether to continue to believe in Taoism and Taoshan.

Beside Wei Ping'an, Li Yu noticed Wei Ping'an's tightly clenched hands, and his eyes also noticed the test questions of the candidates.

Cut the peach blossoms in Peach Mountain and go to Peach Mountain to drink.

For a priest from Xiling, it was indeed a humiliation, a naked humiliation.

No matter how much they don't like Taoshan, their Guangming Palace used to belong to Taoshan.

How did Chen Pipi pass this kind of exam back then?
For those in the know, this is not a question, but a choice, whether to stand on the side of Taoshan or the side of the academy.

At the same time, this question is also asking how do you view the relationship between the academy and Taoshan.

While many people were hesitant, some people had already begun to answer the questions, showing their unwavering loyalty to the academy.

Similarly, in another examination room, Ning Que dipped his pen in ink and wrote his answer on the paper.

"Master drank two jugs of wine and cut off all the peach blossoms in the mountain."

After the literary test in the morning, after the mathematics subject, there will be book and etiquette subjects.

This made Ning Que, who had made a living by killing horse thieves and hunting on the border since childhood, dumbfounded. He had no clue about calligraphy and etiquette.

So, he changed a pen, practiced his calligraphy very seriously, and filled the two test papers from beginning to end.

As for the relationship between the answer and the question, it is not within the scope of consideration.

He extravagantly hopes for a beautiful and neat test paper, so that the professors of the academy can give some sympathetic marks.

Especially small script with hairpin flowers in one hand, it will definitely make people mistakenly think that the owner of this test paper is a beautiful official lady who is infatuated with books, so they will give some points for hard work.

After the exam was over, Ning Que walked out of the exam room in a low mood, and ate the lunch prepared by the academy with his friend Chu Youxian who had just met.

Wei Pingan and the princess came to a deserted meadow.

"Ping An, are you angry because of the academy issue?"

"No, I was just thinking about how tall the Master is."

"Master must be higher than the second floor."

Wei Pingan nodded, and looked up at the ancient tree not far away, which happened to be the height of the second-floor building.

When the line of sight is slightly raised, the sun shines down and falls on the ground.

The second floor represents the unknowable place, higher than the second floor is higher than the unknowable place.

Li Yu was right, it was indeed quite high.

Come to think of it, in this world, apart from Haotian, no one can threaten Master.

The Academy, as the Master's manifestation in the secular world, should naturally be a little prouder.

On the other side of the meadow, two teachers seemed not to notice Wei Pingan and Li Yu, talking to each other.

"This year's entrance exam is given by Mr. Big. He has a gentle temper, so it won't be too difficult. How can he stump a large number of students like Mr. Second did last year."

"That's all for Rituals and Books. This question in Mathematics is purely for rewarding points. Everyone knows that Master is an old man who is addicted to alcohol. Half of a pot is then half continued and half is turned into a drop. Does Master still want to use the wine with a sword?" Split in half?"

"There are still people who can't understand such a simple question. I really don't know how those people's brains work."

"Actually, I'm curious, how many bottles of wine did Master drink that year? How many kilograms of peach blossoms were chopped off."

"Don't say it was me. I heard from the grapevine that the Master drank seven bottles of wine that spring and stripped off all the peach blossoms in the mountain."

(End of this chapter)