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There is an old saying: Remember to check on your parents every morning and evening.
But the Chenhun Pavilion has nothing to do with this word. It is simply because this is where students study. They read from morning till night, so this place is called Chenhun Pavilion.
Luhu Lake is divided into students and disciples. Anyone who catches the eye of the sea beast can come to the Chenhun Pavilion to study through the Sun and Moon Wheel. There are teachers on duty here every day, and you can ask them questions.
This type of people are called students.
Lu Lake holds an assessment every three years. Those who pass can ask for salvation from the various masters in the academy. If a master accepts the request, the two will form a master-disciple relationship similar to that of other sects.
This type is called disciples.
Some people also call Luhu's assessment the Great Literary Examination.
After all, a small literary test will make you an official in the mortal world, while a big literary test will make you a god.
In Cang Xuan, where supernatural powers can confuse the gods, being an immortal is always more desirable than being an official.
Since Xie Fengxue chose this place, he must have made preparations in advance.
He handed two sets of dark blue student uniforms to Changxia and Libai and said, "I've inquired about it. There will be a disciple assessment here in half a month. We can study here for a few days and then go join in the fun."
Changxia took the clothes with a complicated expression. She didn't expect that at her age, she still had to pretend to be a student here.
In fact, it cannot be called impersonation. After all, Luhu advocates teaching without distinction. Even if Master Ya wants to be a student for two days, they will theoretically accept it.
In fact, no one knows whether anyone dares to accept the order to cross the river.
The Chenhun Pavilion has a fixed schedule: classes begin at Chen and end at You. There's a daily roll call, and lateness or absences result in deductions. However, Luxelakes doesn't require specific classes; students can attend any teacher's classroom at will.
Students who have received a student number will have their own dormitory, which costs three spirit stones a month. There is abundant spiritual energy here, so it is better than other places.
If you don't have a spirit stone, you can make do with a tree branch or a cave. However, Luxelakes has its own discipline team, specifically responsible for enforcing proper appearance. Luxelakes doesn't care if your clothes have patches, but it does care if you dress neatly in public.
The saying goes, "The hat must be straight, the buttons must be tied, and the socks and shoes must be tight." If you are caught untidy and sloppy too many times, you will be expelled from Luhu and will not be hired again.
Changxia and his family were particularly luxurious, with their own private caves. This wasn't common in Luxe Lake, but it wasn't uncommon either. After all, with the principle of "education for all," many wealthy families were willing to send their unsuccessful children out to polish their skills.
They were somewhat celebrities, and many people in the four realms knew them. Fortunately, both of them were good at illusion, and no one recognized them for more than ten days. They just thought they were some young lady or young master from some family who came out to make a living.
Everything was peaceful for half a month, but suddenly there was something exciting the day before the exam.
It all started when a female student in the magic class stood up and contradicted the teacher. It wasn't a big deal, as the first to succeed is the first to succeed.
But what she objected to was a little special.
About the Human Emperor Ji Sheng.
The girl was dressed in a blue palace dress, with a single turquoise pearl in her hair, a simple and elegant look. Her temperament was graceful and elegant, as gentle as snow and bright as water.
She stood up with neither arrogance nor servility and said to the teacher, "Just now, when you were discussing the spell of time and space, you bypassed the Ji clan. You clearly used a spell created by the Human Emperor Ji Sheng, but you said it was created by someone unknown. A gentleman doesn't just talk; his words must have a reason. As far as this class is concerned, I don't consider you an adult."
According to the big picture, he is a great man; according to the small picture, he is a small man.
This is almost like pointing at the teacher's nose and scolding him for only caring about his own selfish desires.
The teacher was furious and pointed at the woman for a long time, "You! You! You!"
"Ji Sheng's attack on the Heavens violated the Way of Heaven. Not only did he shatter the Heavenly Ladder, he also brought upon the Cangxuan demonic disaster for hundreds of years. I am ashamed to mention the name of such a shameless and ungrateful person!"
The woman continued, "I'm a humble student, a brief history reader. How come I saw it say the ladder to heaven was broken thousands of years ago? The Emperor simply failed in his search for a way out, but that's better than the Master's inaction, who only knows how to pray to the heavens for mercy."
After saying that, she spread out her palm and a small knife appeared. Everyone was frightened by her action and took a step back, but she grasped the handle of the knife with her backhand and slashed it across her sleeve.
The blue cloth fluttered down to the ground.
The woman's disappointed voice reached everyone's ears: "Before I came here, I didn't expect that the magnificent Lu Lake would be like this."
Li Bai witnessed everything and whispered to Chang Xia, "Senior Sister, what kind of person is the Human Emperor? Why would anyone still speak for him eight hundred years later?"
Changxia remained silent, but in fact she knew Ji Sheng.
Over eight hundred years ago, Cang Xuan was relatively peaceful. When Bie Jingchun had nothing better to do, he liked to take her and Xie Fengxue out for walks. One year, he brought her to the Human Emperor Palace. By then, Xie Fengxue had already been exposed to formations and spells, and she frequently retreated into seclusion, so she didn't come along. Bie Jingchun was secretly discussing something with the current Human Emperor.
He let Changxia go out and play by himself.
It was at that time that I met Ji Sheng. He was still just a teenager who liked fighting crickets and catching grasshoppers. He even opened a gambling game in the palace and acted as the banker to win money from those stupid young masters and ladies of high-ranking officials.
Changxia noticed him because he discovered that he was cheating. The unique magical fluctuations of time and space were lingering around the gambling table. When more people bought big, he would turn the time back a little and change the dice to small. When more people bought small, he would change it to big, and thus won a lot of money.
The Ji family is proficient in time and space spells, which seems to be a gift in their blood. Although their lifespan is the same as that of ordinary people, they can make rapid progress in learning these two spells. Many practitioners will never be able to reach the insights and cultivation of an ordinary Ji family member in their entire life.
Ji Sheng was a rare genius even in the Ji family, and he used his talent to cheat and make money.
Changxia didn't think it was a big deal; after all, she often asked Bie Jingchun to peel apples for her, using his unparalleled swordsmanship. She wanted to test out the tricks she had practiced for hundreds of years.
There were only three people on the top of Zangfeng Mountain. None of them wanted to do the washing dishes, cooking, or sweeping, so they started rolling dice and playing cards to decide.
In order to avoid housework, they tried every possible method, from stealing cards, hiding cards, changing dice in the mortal world to all kinds of spells and numerology in the world of immortal cultivation.
Changxia used to lose all the time, but later he started to win. He won less at first, but slowly he could win and lose half of the games with the other two.
She had never shown this skill in front of others. It was rare to see someone with such unique and superb cheating skills. Chang Xia was a little tempted and immediately threw down a spirit stone and said, "I'll bet with you."
Ji Sheng's eyes lit up.
In the end, Changxia won.
After all, she is a centuries-old old woman with hundreds of years of experience in gambling. It is unacceptable for her to lose to a child.
Ji Sheng was not convinced and said, "Come back tomorrow and we'll gamble again."
They spent the whole summer like this.
When Bie Jingchun finally finished her business and was about to take Changxia away the night before, Ji Sheng suddenly found her, holding a dice cup in his hand, his eyes shining.
"Let's have one last go. This time, bet a little bigger. If you lose, you have to do something for the other person."
Chang Xia asked: "How do we bet?"
Ji Sheng said: "No cheating, no spiritual power, just seal the five senses, just shake, just compare the size."
Changxia agreed. She took out her dice cup and they shook it at the same time. Ji Sheng rolled a nine and Changxia rolled a five. The four dice were placed side by side on the table. Ji Sheng looked at the dice cup for a long time, so long that Changxia had to shake it in front of him before his eyes finally moved.
He whispered, "Remember, you owe me something."
Changxia felt that Ji Sheng's temperament seemed to have changed.
Later, Ji Sheng began to resemble the Ji Sheng described in the book. For decades, Chang Xia often heard about his deeds in various places. He used his mortal lifespan to create one miracle after another. But until Ji Sheng's conquest of the heavens failed, Chang Xia never saw him again. She never fulfilled the promise she had made him.
These memories flashed through Changxia's mind for only a moment. When she came to her senses, the woman in blue had already walked out of the school. No one, including the teacher, dared to make a sound.
After a long time, the teacher picked up the book again and continued teaching as if nothing had happened.
After class, Xie Fengxue took out a pile of classics from his storage bag and gave them to Li Bai. He said in a gentle voice, "If you want to understand someone, don't listen to what others say, discover it yourself."
Changxia took a quick look and found that those were historical books about Ji Sheng. Some of them had long been listed as banned books and destroyed. He didn't know how Xie Fengxue got them.
Li Bai collected the book, and they began to discuss what to eat today. Luxelakes was a place with high expectations and low standards. It could accommodate beggars with nothing to learn from, and it could also accommodate the lavish spending demands of wealthy children. As long as one was willing to spend, the chefs there were no worse than most in Yunting.
Changxia and Xie Fengxue have never been stingy with Li Bai, so naturally they chose the best private room.
The servant led them in, but there was already someone sitting there.
That person is the girl in blue.
Chang Xia frowned and said to the attendant, "There's someone here, let's move to another room."
The woman in blue stood up and bowed to her.
"Don't blame me, Immortal. I acted on my own initiative."
Changxia lowered his eyes, the etiquette of the East.
In fact, she had already had a vague feeling about this in class; after all, Ji Sheng's followers were mostly from the Eastern Territory. This woman, even her simple attire couldn't conceal her elegance. She wasn't very old, but her ability to act appropriately was entirely due to her guidance, a grace that could only be cultivated through thousands of years of aristocratic family experience.
"I don't remember any acquaintance between me and the girl."
"My elders always taught me that friendships are built through interaction, and before that, you need to be thick-skinned and let others get to know you." The girl blinked, her previously dignified and gentle image suddenly becoming lively and playful. "Xi Lizhu, from the Xi family of the Eastern Territory."
Chang Xia was stunned for a rare moment, but before Xi Lizhu noticed, she had regained her composure and continued to ask calmly, "Who is Xi Du to you?"
Xi Lizhu thought this was a connection, so she replied briskly, "He's my grandfather."
Changxia looked up at the sky and thought to himself that it was indeed so.
Xi Lizhu: "Immortal?"
Chang Xia turned around and gave her an ambiguous smile: "If we follow your grandfather's generation, you should call me great aunt."
Xilizhu: Um...ah?
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