Chapter 108 Why can’t I suck it out?
Li Chu understood instantly.
"Master, what you mean is that you want me to take the last place and replace Wang Longqi, so that the curse can be transferred to me?"
"That's right." Yu Qian'an nodded and smiled: "From the day the koi recognized its master, your destiny has been bound to Yue'er."
"To be on the safe side, the evil spirit has retained a lot of luck that is definitely far beyond that of an ordinary person. But... no matter what, it can never exceed the seven-colored koi."
"As I said before, luck is like water. No matter how much water the evil spirit has, how can it be more than Yue'er's vast ocean?"
"And you are closely connected to the moon, and her waters are always available to infuse you."
"In this way, not only will the evil spirit not be able to absorb any luck from you, but it may even suffer backlash."
"The disaster of Zhengqi Academy will naturally be resolved."
With just a few words, Yu Qian'an resolved the stubborn problem that had plagued Zhengqi Academy for nearly a hundred years.
But he was not complacent, just had a faint smile on his face, as if it was just a trivial matter.
The master's demeanor rose even higher in silence, almost reaching the sky.
Li Chu asked: "If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to just let Yue'er join the Zhengqi Academy? Why do you have to use me as a go-between?"
Yu Qian'an glared, "How can that be possible! After all, witchcraft is something that is rare and strange. I can't guarantee if there are any hidden dangers. Yue'er is like my own granddaughter, how can I let her take such a risk?"
Li Chu was stunned when he heard this.
So that's how it is.
He suddenly remembered the question Qin Weng asked him yesterday.
The only future successor of Deyun Temple?
Now he is a little bit lacking in confidence...
but.
This is not the time to worry about who is closer.
Li Chu pondered for a moment and said:
"But...Zhengqi Academy may not necessarily cooperate with our plan..."
"If Wang Longqi proposed to replace someone else to bear the disaster in his place, the academy would inevitably think that he was looking for another scapegoat."
"Since the academy doesn't want to choose the poor boy, they will never agree to rashly change him. Otherwise, the disaster will be transferred to the poor boy sooner or later. They will definitely have this consideration."
"If the existence of evil spirits cannot be proven, it may be regarded as a fabricated excuse..."
"Hmm..." Yu Qian'an frowned.
Then he looked up at the sky, as if recalling something, and murmured, "Zhengqi Academy..."
Li Chu seemed to have thought of something and was a little surprised.
“Is it possible that…”
After a moment, Yu Qian'an looked at him again with bright eyes.
"I remember now. I wrote a letter. You should take it to Zhengqi Academy and give it to a female teacher named Hua. Her name... seems to be Qingzhu. Right. She may have a high status in Zhengqi Academy now. She should be able to help you."
"If she refuses to see you, you can recite a couple of lines of poetry to her..."
…
Mr. Qingzhu is a legendary figure in Zhengqi Academy.
She has a beautiful face, profound knowledge, noble character and is respected by everyone.
When dealing with people, he often does not smile, is cold and stern, and makes students feel afraid.
In short, she is the ice goddess in the eyes of many students in the college.
Moreover, she came from a famous cultivation family in Hangzhou Prefecture and was one of the few cultivators among the teachers in the academy.
Although she never reveals her cultivation, her youthful appearance shows that she is quite extraordinary.
From teachers to students, there were countless people who admired Ms. Qingzhu, but few dared to speak loudly in front of her.
At noon, Wang Longqi brought Li Chu to Mr. Qingzhu's study.
He was a little nervous and said, "Although I haven't been here for a long time, I know one thing: in the academy... it's better to offend the dean than to offend Mr. Qingzhu. I also heard that when Mr. Qingzhu is in the study, you must not disturb her..."
Li Chu said: "This is a matter concerning your life, and the cooperation of the academy's senior management is required."
Wang Longqi looked at Li Chu worriedly again and said, "Will it really work? Let you take the blame for me... If something happens to you, then I... might as well die."
Li Chu smiled slightly: "What my master said is certainly not wrong, go knock on the door."
Wang Longqi walked forward hesitantly and knocked on the door of the study.
Bang bang.
"Who?"
A cold voice sounded in the study.
"Student Wang Longqi wants to see Mr. Qingzhu for something."
There was a pause, footsteps were heard, and the door opened.
This Mr. Qingzhu is indeed as the legend says. Although he is not young, he still has fair skin, handsome looks and a slim figure.
There is a quiet radiance in his eyes that has been accumulated over the years, and his faint scholarly temperament is very attractive.
But her expression was so cold, as if she was keeping people at a distance.
Seeing that it was indeed Wang Longqi, she glanced at Li Chu again before she said softly, "Come in."
If it were another student, he might have been expelled.
After a while.
In the elegant study, Mr. Qingzhu had already heard the purpose of their visit.
"You want the academy to hold an additional entrance exam so that you can be admitted as the last-placed student?"
"Yes, I don't have to actually enroll, but I have to be assigned to the Zhengqi Academy." Li Chu nodded.
Mr. Qingzhu frowned.
"I can only say that your ideas are very naive."
"The curse of the last place is nothing more than a strange legend spread among students..."
"And all that nonsense about witchcraft and evil spirits... I've never heard of it."
"Besides, even if I believe you, the academy will not change the rules easily. Once the rules are broken, it will be difficult to maintain order in the future."
After saying that, she looked Li Chu up and down again.
"My little Taoist priest, maybe you really want to exorcise demons and save people. But I advise you that the world is very big, don't take risks with your life easily."
When Li Chu came, he had already anticipated that things would not go smoothly.
He took a step forward and asked, "Looking for scapegoats every year, is that the righteousness of the Righteous Academy?"
Mr. Qingzhu was silent for a long time.
Then he said: "You haven't experienced it... We have done everything we can..."
"You have never done what I am going to do." Li Chu's voice was not loud, but very firm.
Mr. Qingzhu shook his head and said, "I can't help you. You can try to find someone else."
Li Chu took out his trump card and said, "I have a letter here. After reading it, Mr. Qingzhu might want to help us."
Mr. Qingzhu snorted coldly.
"No need. Even the current emperor's edict cannot scare me."
Li Chu recited two lines of poetry on the spot.
"I don't know where the breeze comes from, but I know it comes from the falling bamboo shadows."
Ms. Qingzhu's face suddenly changed. She stood up suddenly and looked at Li Chu with frowned eyebrows: "Where did you know these two lines of poetry?"
"From my master, the one who wrote this letter." Li Chu replied calmly.
As he spoke, he placed a thin letter on the table.
Mr. Qingzhu opened the envelope with trembling hands, held it to his chest, opened his eyes wide, and looked at it carefully.
It took her a long time to read just a few hundred words.
Then, her shoulders trembled slightly, and tears actually fell.
Wang Longqi was frightened by her appearance and dared not breathe for a moment. Not only him, but any teacher or student in the academy would be frightened if they came at this time.
In the past twenty years, no one has ever seen Mr. Qingzhu show a trace of tenderness, let alone shed tears.
Some faint handwriting could be seen through the wet areas of the letter paper.
Li Chu saw a few sentences clearly.
…
"I don't know where the breeze comes from, but I know it comes from the falling bamboo shadows."
"I traveled 80,000 miles in the world and fell in love with an ancient locust tree in the south of the Yangtze River."
…
"Qingzhu, how do you remember me? With a smile or in silence?"
…
After a long time, Mr. Qingzhu wiped the tears from his face.
He looked up at Li Chu, and his eyes surprisingly became much gentler.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. So you are Chu Lang's apprentice. You should have told me earlier. Since he was the one who told me about the evil spirit, he must be right."
Li Chu smiled but did not comment.
Am I Chu Lang's apprentice?
Maybe.
After he calmed down, Hua Qingzhu stood up again and said, "Come on, I'll take you two to find the headmaster."
…
I don't know whether it is day or night.
I don’t know whether it is the human world or hell.
In a vast and unknown place.
There was a figure as black as iron.
It sits cross-legged on a high round platform.
The round platform is engraved with complex and profound inscriptions, which are ancient, mysterious, and blood-red.
It is not alive, but it breathes.
With every breath, a faint golden line drifted in from a distant place.
Into its nose.
breathe……
"call out--"
breathe……
"call out--"
breathe……
“Shh…shhh…hmm?”
Suddenly, the golden line broke!
It stops abruptly just when it's feeling comfortable.
strangeness.
It started sucking again...
"call out……"
Inhale hard.
"call out……"
Still doesn't work.
It began to feel confused and puzzled.
"What's wrong?"
"Why……"
“Why can’t I suck it out?”
It's late, sorry.
(End of this chapter)
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