Chitose words

In the early morning, there was no one in the palace where the disciples of Shentai Palace were being taught.

After the disciples also left one after another, the Nanxu High Priest glanced at the direct disciple sitting below and asked:

"Why aren't you leaving? Is something wrong?"

In fact, the disciples of Shentai Palace also have morning classes in the first month.

Their daily schoolwork is usually taught by several fixed high priests in the Shentai Palace.

For those young disciples who have only just started and are still very young, there are dedicated priests who teach basic subjects such as reading and writing Sanskrit and learning the Four Books and Five Classics.

The older disciples, who have been in the industry for a long time, have to learn the internal skills and mental methods of the Shentai Palace and some ancient scrolls in the treasure house.

Although Cheng Hui has become a young master, he is still under the age of eighteen, so he still needs to get up early in the morning and study early to complete the set studies that older disciples need to study diligently every day.

But in one year, Cheng Hui will be eighteen and can go to school.

After the emperor's pardon is completed, he can completely inherit the position of Shaoshi of Shentai Palace.

When these older disciples, who are somewhat accomplished in martial arts, have morning classes, the high priest of Nanxu will occasionally show up.

The high priest is not condescending to give lectures to these disciples in person, but simply to observe how the next generation of disciples, who have made the fastest progress, have improved in their recent studies.

If we use the words of the goddess back then, it would be that the high priest was simply bored and had nothing to do until he grew mushrooms on his body, so he came out to scare the poor little disciples.

However, it seems that the disciples do not feel this is a threat.

Every time the High Priest of Nanxu comes to the academy in person, the disciples feel as if they have been given a shot of blood, not to mention how enthusiastic they are to learn!

Of course, when the goddess came in person, they were just like this.

——At that time, all of them wanted to show their best side. If any disciple was particularly smart and could get an appreciative look from the goddess, that would be something that the other disciples would be extremely envious of!

However, at this time, today's disciples have finished their morning reading lessons, and most of the high priests and disciples responsible for teaching today have also left.

So in the hall, only the master and disciple, the high priest of Nanxu and Shao Si Cheng Hui, remained motionless and did not leave.

At this moment, Cheng Hui heard the high priest's question, stood up quickly, and bowed to his revered master respectfully.

Then, he reported with some embarrassment:

"Master, this disciple is staying at the end today because he has something to tell the master."

Nanxu glanced at him in surprise.

Cheng Hui has made a lot of progress in the past few years, and the secular affairs inside and outside Shentai Palace have long been left to his apprentice Cheng Hui by Nanxu like a hot potato.

The priest didn't feel guilty at all, and he didn't feel that it was disrespectful for him to "squeeze" a child like this.

In addition, the high priest of Nanxu is a person who does not hesitate to delegate power, so Cheng Hui becomes more and more calm, decent and resolute in his work.

In fact, it was rare that he would be so worried and undecided that he would ask him for advice.

Nanxu frowned and asked, "Is there anything you can't decide on? Tell me."

"Yes."

Cheng Hui hesitated for a moment, thought for a while and then said: "Master, in fact, Master Lu of the Golden Terrace should be teaching the disciples today.

Today's lesson is supposed to teach the disciples the way of swordsmanship and the heart of the sword, so as to help them understand the mysteries of martial arts in the art of small and large Sanskrit sounds. "

A flash of surprise flashed in Nanxu's eyes.

He came to Japan casually and did not pay attention to the list of lecturers in advance. Naturally, he did not know that the "teacher" who was supposed to teach today was Lu Shangque. Even the priest who had just replaced the class did not mention it.

Therefore, if Orange Hui did not report it specifically, I am afraid that the "Golden Terrace" Lu Shangque did not come to teach today, and the Nanxu High Priest would not notice it for a while.

He said: "Oh? Where's Lushangque? He didn't come today?"

Cheng Hui nodded and replied: "Master, Lord Lu has indeed not been here today.

According to the disciples who went to sweep Master Lu's residence in the morning, there was no trace of Master Lu anywhere when they got up in the morning. "

Nanxu frowned upon hearing this.

"Have you ordered the disciples to search both the inner palace and the outer mountain?"

Cheng Hui nodded and responded: "Reporting to Master, I have already searched for the disciples under my sect before. All the disciples said that they have not seen Master Lu today. However, the disciple outside the mountain gate who is responsible for guarding the outer palace gate said that he seemed to have seen Master Lu in the middle of the night last night. leave.

It's just that Master Lu rarely leaves Shentai Palace in the past two years. The disciple is worried about whether something big will happen in Zhaoge City, so he doesn't dare to hide it from his master and waits here to report to his master. "

Sure enough, when he heard that Luzhangqueren was not in Shentai Palace, something strange flashed in Nanxu's eyes.

Lushangque left the palace late last night?

that time period.

Could it be that it happened after Lu Shangque came to the High Tower Temple inexplicably and left in despair?

Could it be that he noticed something?

Nanxu was slightly in a trance.

His fingers unconsciously touched the armrest of the sandalwood chair under his palm, and he began to think secretly.

Yesterday, he and A Ci were finishing a pot of "Liang Yi Brew" when they suddenly felt that the Lushang Bird seemed to be approaching the temple.

It's not unusual for them to know that the person coming is a wounded bird.

After all, in the entire Shentai Palace, the martial arts masters who are at the Half-Step Void Realm can only get away with it.

Aci didn't have time to say anything at that time, so she put down the teacup that served the wine, used her magical power of "Return to Buddha Tanxue", and escaped through the window near the cliff at the back of the inner hall of the temple.

Nanxu was also a little puzzled at the time. Maybe Aci was not ready to meet Lu Shangque yet.

But under his previous attempts, even though Aci knew that Lu Shangque had suffered a sharp decline in martial arts due to her disappearance, and was inexplicably seriously injured and had fallen back half a step to the Void Mysterious Realm, it seemed that he had no intention of giving way to Lu Shangque. Bird knows the good news that she is still alive.

Being so cold and inhumane was not like the behavior of his hard-spoken and soft-hearted junior sister in the past.

This also made Nanxu have to wonder at the beginning, could it be that Lu Shangque was involved in the incident when she was trapped in the imperial city and was besieged and killed, so she didn't want to see him?

But after thinking about it again, Nanxu rejected his absurd and uninhibited idea.

Who is Lushangque?

That was a child who was saved by Xie Lin of Shangzhu Kingdom and adopted into the mansion at the age of two or three before he could remember anything.

Although the Xie family called him a slave of the Xie family when he was young, in fact he has been giving elementary school lessons with the Xie family's children.

Not only were the three masters of the Shangzhu Kingdom and the Xie family personally taught him, but when he was eleven years old, he was personally led by the Grand Master Xie of the Shangzhu Kingdom and sent to Zhaoge City to be with the three-year-old nurse. The baby's Tianchen princess Fu Jingci grew up together.

Then, Lu Shangque stayed by Fu Jingci's side for a full fifteen years.

Fifteen years!

We eat and live together and rely on each other.

Even if you raise a wolf, you should raise it to maturity, right?

With such a deep friendship, let alone the young emperor Fu Jingyan who bribed him to deal with Princess Tianchen, even if Xie Lin of Shangzhu Kingdom was reborn, it would be impossible to persuade him to abandon the one he had entrusted with his life and respected as a god. Your Highness!

Therefore, although Nanxu initially reacted to Fu Jingci's avoidance when facing Lu Shangque, and although he had doubts about Lu Shangque for a moment, this idea was quickly abandoned by him again.

If a person like Lian Lu Shangque, who is so determined and uninterested in fame and wealth, would cling to the emperor for the sake of imperial power and wealth, betray his old master, and backstab Fu Jingci, whom he regarded as his brother, wouldn't that mean he could kill her?

There is nothing more heart-wrenching than this!

How could Aci act like a normal person and just sit there and make jokes with him?

Furthermore, no matter how cruel Fu Jingyan was, he would not hate A Ci so much that he would use Lu Shangque to hurt her heart like this.

Even if Lu Shangque was treacherous, he would not treat her like this.

How could he put her into such a desperate situation where she was surrounded by enemies and betrayed by everyone?

However, although I don't know what A Ci is thinking, since she doesn't want Lu Shangque to know that she is still alive at this time, Nanxu will still have to cover up for her.

So, last night in Nanxu, just as he waved his sleeves and used his inner strength to close the window opened by Fu Jingci to cover up the aftermath, Lu Shangqueren was already outside the palace door and pushed open the palace door with one palm.

It all happened by chance.

Nanxu pondered, and he felt that nothing happened last night.

However, Lu Shangque has been autistic in Shentai Palace for nearly two years and refuses to go out. He suddenly left last night. Did he really find something?

suddenly!

Nanxu looked stern, he thought of something.

Cheng Hui saw that he looked wrong and asked in confusion: "Master? What's wrong?"

Nanxu held his forehead and said after a long time:

"It's nothing, but drinking... really made things worse."