Chapter 241 The Princess Arrives
The gate of the academy is made of white bricks and stones, with double-layered cornices and covered with gray tiles. There is a plaque hanging high on the door, with the four characters "Longmen Academy" written on it - Gu Xu knew that this plaque was personally inscribed by Emperor Taizong of the Daqi Dynasty hundreds of years ago.
On both sides of the gate, there is a couplet, which reads: "Nourish the righteousness of the universe and educate the talents of the world."
The courtyard gate is not tall, with dense vegetation beside it, and stone steps with The light moss marks look clean and elegant.
On normal days, this is really a good place for studying Taoism quietly.
But today is different.
The crowds of people and the noisy voices have long since destroyed the peaceful and deep atmosphere.
Gu Xu walked straight into the door.
The academy gatekeeper has never seen Gu Xu. However, the moment he saw Gu Xu's appearance and demeanor, he vaguely guessed the identity of this young man.
“Are you Mr. Gu from the Exorcism Department?”
"It's me."
"Sir, go through the second gate and walk across the 'Chongde Bridge', and you will see the 'Siqi Hall'," the gatekeeper bowed and said, "You should be able to I’ll see other people there.”
“Thank you.” Gu Xu smiled and nodded.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered an important question: "By the way, where is the canteen in the academy?"
The gatekeeper was stunned.
He obviously didn't expect that a person like Mr. Gu, who looked like a fairy, would ask such a down-to-earth question.
After two seconds of silence, he responded: "It is at the northernmost edge of the academy, close to a rockery."
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At this time, the distance selection officially began time, there is still about a quarter of an hour left.
Facing the drizzle and everyone's gaze, Gu Xu walked towards "Siqi Hall" unhurriedly.
In the academy, there are lush forests and bamboos, rockeries and strange rocks, and streams flowing through them.
On the way, he saw a familiar face.
The man was in his twenties, wearing a scarf and a gray and white robe - it was the Talisman Master Jia Xiuguang who was defeated by Shi Xiaohan in the Lantern Festival Arena.
At that time, Jia Xiuguang was still threatening to challenge Gu Xu in public.
But at this moment, when Gu Xu’s eyes fell on him, Jia Xiuguang took two steps back, trying to hide among the crowd, his eyes darting around, as if he desperately hoped that he would change. Become a transparent person.
Gu Xu smiled faintly and pretended not to recognize him.
After a while, we arrived at the door of the "Siqi Hall", the most spacious and tallest building in Longmen Academy.
This house is five rooms wide and three rooms deep. It has a single eave on the top of the mountain and is paved with blue-gray tiles.
The door of the house was locked tightly at this time.
There are already two people waiting quietly outside the house.
One of them was tall and thin, with a delicate face and the temperament of a Confucian scholar. But he looked a little tired, and there were very obvious dark circles on his face.
He was holding notes in his hand, leaning against the pillar, lowering his head to review, and didn't even notice Gu Xu's arrival.
The other man was less than 1.4 meters tall, half a head shorter than Shi Xiaohan, but his head was exaggeratedly big. He has a pair of asymmetrical eyes and a very uncoordinated nose.
He was walking back and forth at the door of the house with his short legs, looking at the things around him with interest.
When Gu Xu came, he took the initiative to step forward, bowed and saluted: "I have met Mr. Gu in Shenqiu, Jinling!"
Although Shen Qiu was a member of a wealthy family and had a distinguished background, he did not hold an official position; while Gu Xu had both an official position and a title. Therefore, at least on the surface, Shen Qiu needs to be polite.
"Young Master Shen, do you recognize me?"
"The people in Luojing say that Mr. Gu is very handsome and beautiful." Shen Qiu raised his head and smiled slightly, "When I see you In an instant, I guessed your identity." Perhaps Shen Qiu's smile was sincere.
But his asymmetrical face looked very awkward, and even gave Gu Xu the illusion that he was mocking himself.
In addition, although Shen Qiu was dressed in low-key and simple clothes, Gu Xu's spiritual perception revealed that he had dozens of light spots of true energy on his body - which proved that he was carrying at least dozens of magic weapons with him.
“As expected of the richest family in the Da Qi Dynasty!” Gu Xu sighed in his heart.
After a moment of silence, Shen Qiu asked again: "Master Gu, I heard that you once faced off against a 'fierce god' level ghost in Qingzhou Mansion. Is it true?"
Gu Xu smiled humbly: "I just barely managed to save my life in front of the 'fierce god'. In the end, it was the saints who took action to rescue me."
At this moment, they heard someone's protracted voice not far away. He shouted: "Princess Zhaoning is here——"
The three of them looked at each other.
I saw a young woman with beautiful appearance and dignified temperament, escorted by guards and servants, walking through the courtyard, crossing the stone bridge, and walking toward the "Siqi Hall".
She was dressed in men's clothing today, with her long hair wrapped in a headscarf. She has fair complexion, thick eyebrows and bright eyes.
Although the robe she wore was loose in style, it still could not cover her plump breasts.
It is undoubtedly Princess Zhaoning Xiao Wanjun.
Not long ago, when Gu Xu entered the palace to accept the knighthood, he had a chance encounter with her.
If the princess in palace attire that day was graceful and charming, then today she has a bit more heroic spirit.
When she appeared, the entire Longmen Academy suddenly became quiet.
The students temporarily stopped the discussion, looked at her absentmindedly, and then immediately lowered their heads, for fear that their eyes would offend the beautiful princess; some even took off their hats and rearranged their headscarves, He just hopes to leave a good impression on the princess - of course, the princess may not be able to see him in the crowd.
After a while, people discovered that there was another big shot standing next to the princess - Li Zheng, the dean of Longmen Academy.
Dean Li is usually a very majestic and aura person, and the students are trembling in front of him.
But today, his light seemed to be completely overshadowed by the princess.
He always kept half a step behind the princess, and introduced the current situation of the academy to the princess in a respectful tone, including the teachers' research on the avenue and various magic and martial arts, and the students' spiritual realm. etc.
He said that both teachers and students have a spirit of exploration of the avenue, but it is often limited due to insufficient resources.
Princess Zhaoning could naturally tell that Dean Li was asking her for funding resources in a roundabout way.
But she didn't respond.
Due to the recent tightness of the national treasury, she must use limited resources on the cutting edge - such as helping Qingzhou Prefecture in post-disaster reconstruction.
At this time, the princess walked to the door of "Siqi Hall" and saw the three people waiting outside the door and the locked door, so she said to Dean Li beside her: "I Did you come a little early today?"
Dean Li immediately took out the key, stepped forward to open the door, and said repeatedly: "It's not early, it's not early, it's just right."
Gu Xu. , Shen Qiu and Mo Li, who had been concentrating on his review, also stepped forward, cupped their fists and saluted the princess: "I have met Her Royal Highness."
Princess Zhaoning glanced at Mo Li first, then turned to Dean Li and said, "If I guess correctly, this young man is your cousin who is proficient in Talismans, right? Sure enough, he is very knowledgeable at first glance. "
"Your Highness is so complimentary," Dean Li nodded, with a humble tone, but he was secretly happy because of the princess's praise of his cousin, "He has indeed read a lot of miscellaneous books, but It’s not as good as Her Majesty carrying five cars.”
Princess Zhaoning smiled slightly, then looked at Shen Qiu: “Are you Mr. Shen from Jinling? The Imperial Master once mentioned your name in front of me. He said that your understanding of Talisman is very good. I hope you will perform well today and open my eyes."
Her eyes were calm and peaceful, and she did not show any emotion because of Shen Qiu's appearance. change.
Shen Qiu lowered his head and said modestly: "I just hope that the two brothers next to me will save some time for me and don't let me lose too miserably."
Finally, her eyes fell on Gu Xu.
PS: Try to code another chapter before 12:00 pm.
(End of this chapter)