Chapter 342: The Death of the Headmaster of the Heavenly Academy
"What happened?"
"It seems like the earth dragon has turned over..."
"?"
Under the dark night, officials from the Sixianjian stationed in Zhongzhou came at full speed and walked into the square white jade building.
Soon, all the officials who had returned home to rest were summoned back.
Kuang Cheng, who had just returned to Beijing, also came along. His house was destroyed in the battle in Linxianjing, and he was now staying at the home of his good friend Mu Jing.
The six inspectors entered the Sixian Prison together and met the chief inspector He Jingyuan and the deputy inspector Peng Dongyang in the meeting hall.
There was an earth dragon turning over in the northwest of Zhongzhou, causing strong vibrations and cracks. Dongxia County was the worst hit, so they had to arrange for people in the prison to go there to provide disaster relief.
After a period of discussion, the Supervisory Department Director of the Sixianjian was ordered to take on the important task of going to the disaster area.
Taking advantage of the night, the group rode out of the city on horseback, rushing towards the source of the strong vibrations.
At this time in Dongxia County, a long, dark crack had appeared on the ground in the center, stretching endlessly and bottomlessly. Several isolated peaks of the Chunming Mountains that originally stood in the north of the county had all collapsed.
The water level of the Nujiang River flowing through here suddenly rose sharply, and the river water rushed to both sides of the river after breaking the dike.
The terrain in the northwest of Zhongzhou is complex, and there is a huge Qiling Mountain Range between it and the fertile hinterland.
Most of the people living in this half of the state make a living by farming.
The zombie tidal wave that came with the monsters did not actually reach here, but this time the earth dragon turned over, causing countless civilians to die in the collapsed mountains and houses.
The Supervisory Department of the Sixianjian traveled day and night, and it took them more than two days and nights. When they arrived here, they saw countless ruins and wailing everywhere.
"grown ups……"
"Teams one, two, and three, gather local officials and runners to rescue the civilians. Team four, survey the area from the center outward and document the damage. This earth dragon disaster is more severe than we imagined. We must compile the case files and send them back to the prison immediately."
"yes!"
The fact is just as Mu Jing said, the geological disaster in the northwest of Zhongzhou is more serious than they expected when they arrived, and the impact range is also very large.
It even reached Qingzhou and Yunzhou, where the land collapsed for thousands of miles.
The Supervisory Department took immediate action and began to participate in the earthquake relief process with each department performing its duties.
They did not have enough manpower and felt powerless in the face of such a large disaster area.
For this purpose, Sixianjian also went to seek help from the Wan family, a century-old family not far from here.
However, all the noble families in Zhongzhou were competing openly and secretly for the inheritance left behind by the Li family after its demise, and did not respond to the request of the Sixianjian.
But even so, what needs to be done must be done.
So the Sixianjian spent four days and nights sending a survey document back to Shengjing, explaining the disaster situation and the number of casualties that had been investigated so far, and applying to Daxia for disaster relief funds and additional personnel.
However, for several days, no news came back from Shengjing.
Aftershocks are still occurring and refugees are fleeing.
Mu Jing was restless, not understanding why the prison, which always responded quickly, had not received a single word.
So in a state of anxiety, he left everyone in the Supervisory Office to continue their work, while he rode his horse at full speed towards Shengjing. After entering the city, he passed by his home without going in, and went straight to the Sixian Supervisory Office.
Peng Dongyang was in prison, yawning while working at his desk. The dark circles under his eyes showed that he had not slept all day.
Seeing Mu Jing coming back, Peng Dongyang couldn't help but raise his head, his eyes full of bloodshot.
"Deputy Supervisor!"
"Mu Jing, you're back."
Mu Jing looked at him anxiously, "Why has it taken so long to submit the disaster relief case file? Forget about the disaster relief funds and manpower. Our Supervisory Department hasn't even received a summons."
Peng Dongyang stood up, a look of helplessness on his pale face: "It's not that there is no response, it's that something bigger has happened."
"Something bigger? What could be bigger?"
"plague."
"?"
Peng Dongyang looked at him and said, "We just received news the day before yesterday that an epidemic has appeared in the southwest of Youzhou and the north of Qingzhou. It's spreading rapidly. Those infected will cough up blood and die within seven days. Kuang Cheng has already led people there."
Upon hearing this, Mu Jing's eyes froze instantly.
This earthquake has indeed caused countless casualties, and countless people are trapped in the rubble. Disaster relief is urgent.
However, contagious epidemics do have a higher priority than other disasters.
Because if this kind of disaster is not handled in time, no one can imagine the consequences.
Mu Jing suddenly understood why the Sixianjian was so slow to react to the earthquake relief issue, and couldn't help but clench her fists.
At the same time, Kuang Cheng had already rushed to the official road between Youzhou and Qingzhou with a large number of people.
From a distance, you can see countless figures lying among the farmlands.
At this time, a group of refugees were walking along the official road with their families, outside the drainage ditch on the east side of the road.
Even when they were fleeing, they still did not forget that this official road was built by the immortal master and dared not step on it.
Before they met, the man in plain clothes walking in front suddenly fell to the ground and spit out a mouthful of blood in an instant.
In an instant, the entire fleeing team was in chaos, and countless people began to flee in panic.
"Teams one and two, stop the outflow of refugees. Team three, dig trenches and burn the bodies. The rest of you, follow me."
"yes!"
Following Kuang Cheng's order, teams one and two immediately grabbed the reins, changed direction, blocked the entire official road, and shouted at the refugees to stop immediately.
Kuang Cheng led his men to continue walking inside, and saw more and more people lying down.
Their skin was flushed, they were extremely weak, and they were only half breathing.
As they got closer to Qibao County where the incident occurred, they saw more and more people lying almost densely packed in the city.
"There are signs of a high fever, indicating that an external pathogen has entered the body. It can be fatal within seven days. It can be considered a serious illness among serious illnesses."
Several doctors who came with the team turned pale when they saw the hellish scene in the city.
Kuang Cheng frowned and said, "Go to the government office and clear out the cells. Find some people whose symptoms are not too severe and bring them here. Observe their condition and give them the medicines we brought, especially the elixir originally refined by the Dan Sect's disciples."
"Yes, sir."
All the people in the Sixianjian are well-trained and work very efficiently.
The Qibao County Government Office was quickly cleared out, and the mortals detained there were transferred to another place and replaced by some infected people whose symptoms were not too serious.
According to their symptoms, they were given different medicines available for the plague.
Among them, the elixir made by Dan Zong himself was fed to five people.
This was the medicine fed to the group of refugees that Qingwa was in after the incident at Qiling. Yuanchen then improved the recipe and kept it.
Although the medicinal properties of the elixir imitated by the Sixianjian are not as immediate as those refined by Yuanchen, it is also the best medicine for treating external evil entering the body.
What they didn't expect was that no matter which kind of pill people took, they would eventually die from coughing up blood.
It's useless.
It is not the same epidemic that the people who fled from Qiling contracted.
The doctor who came with them looked terrified: "Sir, what should we do?"
"According to the previous arrangements, the refugees are prohibited from leaving. A separate area will be cleared for shelter. All bodies will be burned on the spot. We will continue to try other drugs to determine the source of the infection."
"clear."
"Be careful..."
The news of Dilong's comeback was known to people in Shengjing very early on, but the reaction was not very big.
However, when the news of the severe epidemic came, it caused an uproar throughout the city.
There was a lot of discussion in the teahouses and taverns. People remembered that after the incident in Qiling, an epidemic broke out and could even infect cultivators. They wondered if it was the same disease.
For several days in a row, the prices of medicinal materials in Shengjing have been rising rapidly.
However, since there were no cases in Shengjing, the activities of chatting and meeting friends did not decrease.
Amidst the chattering sounds, some guests sitting in the teahouse began to feel dry in the mouth and realized that they had not been served tea for a long time.
"Waiter, waiter!"
"Here...here comes the guest."
"Where's the tea? This little ounce of silver, is it just for sitting here?"
"I'll go and urge the guest right away!"
The panicked waiter hurried downstairs and saw that the shopkeeper was no longer at the counter. He had no choice but to lift the curtain and go to the teahouse behind the building.
What surprised the waiter was that the shopkeeper who was not at the counter was now in the backyard, and there were waiters from other teahouses in the backyard, all looking frightened and anxious.
"What on earth is going on?"
"I don't know, it's been like this since this morning."
"Hurry, hurry to the water store and ask them to bring water over immediately."
"I've been there, but it's the same at the water shop."
The waiter wanted to tell the customer why he was waiting so anxiously, but when he walked to the shopkeeper's side, he suddenly froze in shock.
I saw that the wooden barrel that had just been pulled up from the well was full of water, but the water was a strange blood color and also emitted a fishy smell.
When he walked to the well and looked down, he saw the whole well was dark red.
The owner of the teahouse immediately informed the owner, who responded by telling the customer to keep the matter secret and claim that the water was polluted. He would return the money and ask the customer to leave.
But the matter could not be concealed, because except for the Nujiang River, Wujiang River and other major surface rivers, and streams in various places, almost all the wells in Qingyuntianxia had an unknown dark red color.
The most crucial thing is that the water conservancy official soon handed a case file to Daxia, which instantly shocked Shengjing.
Because according to their observations, the water levels of those rivers are continuously decreasing, and at this rate they will be close to drying up in less than half a year.
Before the panic could escalate, even more puzzling things continued to happen.
Seven days after the water source turned red, a heavy snow fell on Qingyun.
The sudden chill quickly spread across the surface of Qingyun, freezing the river and covering the ground with frost.
The key point is that Qingyun has just entered autumn and the summer vacation has not yet ended. Such a scene is incomprehensible.
The most crucial thing is that if any of the severe epidemics, water shortages, and widespread cold air continue to develop, it will be a catastrophe.
In the inner courtyard of Tianshu Academy, in the Auspicious Hall.
The drifting snow fell on the eaves, melted by the sun, and then frozen into icicles by the cold air, hanging on the eaves.
You Yingqiu turned her head to look at the cold weather and flying snow outside the hall, and couldn't help but look up at the sky.
In principle, the higher the level of cultivation, the closer one is to the Heavenly Dao. Apart from the Immortal Realm, the perfection of the upper five realms is the closest to the Heavenly Dao. At this moment, she can feel chaos and weakness, on the verge of collapse.
After watching for a long time, she turned her gaze back to the hall.
Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu fell asleep on the tea table because of the magic, while the head teacher was constantly using fairy light to open up Ji You's meridians.
His recovery speed was much faster than expected. He opened his eyes for a moment, but soon fell into unconsciousness again.
As for his master, the aura of old age had already begun to spread all over his body, especially on the day when the earth dragon turned over. He even coughed up blood, as if he had suffered a serious injury.
Since then, there has been little vitality left in him.
After a long time, the treatment was over and the old dean sat on a wooden stool beside the bed, breathing slightly and looking weak.
You Yingqiu brought him a warm towel and wiped the sweat off his face.
Zuo Qiuyang then also came to the Auspicious Palace and reported on the interrogation of the demon, as well as the red and fishy smell of the Qingyun water source and the continuous spread of the virulent epidemic.
However, the old dean was not surprised. He just silently took out a jade token from his arms.
"There's not much time left. I have some things to explain."
“Master…”
The old dean raised his hand to stop them from speaking: "You should all understand that I don't have time. After I die, Yingqiu will take over the position of headmaster of Tianshu Academy."
You Yingqiu's eyes trembled instantly: "Master, I am not qualified yet."
"I can't wait any longer. You must take up this responsibility."
"All of you senior brothers are more qualified than me."
The old dean shook his head and said, "The duty of the Heavenly Academy since ancient times has been to uphold the Way of Heaven. What matters is not your cultivation, but the art of Heavenly Secrets. This matter requires you."
After listening to this, You Yingqiu turned around and looked at Ji You who was lying on the bed: "What about Ji You?"
"What happened to Ji You?"
"Isn't he a night watchman?"
After hearing You Yingqiu's words, Zuo Qiuyang spoke up, "Master, the technique Ji You cultivates is inherited from the Night Watchmen. I've already told Junior Sister You about this. We've searched through many ancient texts and learned that according to the tradition of the Heavenly Academy, the next headmaster must have experienced the Night Watchmen."
The old dean turned to look at Ji You: "He is not a night watchman."
You Yingqiu and Zuo Qiuyang looked at each other, a hint of doubt flashing in their eyes: "No?"
"He did inherit the legacy from my junior brother, but the Night's Watch has been extinct for a hundred years. The Night's Watch that appears again is no longer the Night's Watch."
"Why is that?"
The old dean stroked his long beard and said, "It's like a prison. The prisoners have already escaped. Why do we need a new night watchman to guard an empty prison?"
You Yingqiu looked at her master: "But he can control the Heavenly Book."
"He is indeed a very special person. So Yingqiu, you should pay more attention to his decisions in the future. Believe that everything he does is right, and stick with him even if he is wrong."
"Master, what you said makes me feel that Junior Sister is not going to take over the Heavenly Academy, but the Headmaster Pavilion."
Zuo Qiuyang couldn't help but speak quickly, trying to ease the solemn atmosphere.
The old dean chuckled softly, then reached out and stroked You Yingqiu's hair. "Zuoqiu is right. In fact, I am a very unqualified master. All four of you brothers have received personal instruction from me, except Yingqiu."
You Yingqiu looked at his master and shook his head: "Master, you have ignored the sect affairs in recent years. I guess you have your own reasons."
"You're a good kid."
"Master...when will you return?"
The old dean looked at the heavy snow outside and said: "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. I like snowy scenes."
Zuo Qiuyang stood up upon hearing the voice and said, "I'll go call all the brothers and sisters over."
"Go ahead."
"yes."
Zuo Qiuyang turned around and hurried out of the hall.
You Yingqiu watched him leave, then looked up at her master. "Yingqiu still has something unclear. I've asked many times before, but Master has always refused to answer, citing the importance of keeping secrets. Today, Yingqiu would like to ask a different question. Please, Master, please explain."
The old dean looked at her and said, "Go ahead."
"Has the night dissipated after the incident with the ruins?"
"Do you think families like the Chu and Li families are the night colors in the legends of the past generations?"
You Yingqiu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
After discussing with Zuo Qiuyang about Ji You being the night watchman of this generation, they, like Ji You, kept thinking about what the night was and why it needed to be guarded by generations.
While observing Ji You's whereabouts, they found that he had been investigating the matter of someone using the ruins to transform into an evil species, so they thought that was Ye Se.
Now that the ruins have been sucked dry by the monsters and the Dao fruits have been snatched away, it seems to her that the night should have dissipated.
The old dean was silent for a while after hearing this. "Whether it's the Chu family or the Li family, it's just an insignificant episode under the night sky. Therefore, your generation's position as the headmaster will be the most difficult."
After hearing this, You Yingqiu raised her head, her eyes trembling: "It's just an interlude..."
"Once you cultivate the art of Heavenly Secrets to the next level, you'll be able to vaguely see it clearly. The reason I didn't tell you this is because you haven't yet penetrated the Heavenly Secrets. Once you know of its existence, you'll be affected by it."
"Disciple, please bear this in mind."
You Yingqiu didn't ask any more questions, but her face turned a little pale.
If it's known, it will be affected, which means it's likely everywhere. What on earth is this thing...
The old dean stood up from the couch at this time, took out a ring from his arms, walked to the unconscious Ji You, put it on his index finger, and then looked at the sky where snowflakes were flying.
As the headmaster of Tianshu Academy, he lived for countless years and outlived many old friends. However, due to karma, he did not dare to leave any bloodline, so he actually did not have much attachment.
Besides, this time he will not really leave this world.
At the same time, Zuo Qiuyang had called out Feishe, Chaihu, and Lu Fengchuan, and relayed to them the conversation just now in the hall.
Upon hearing that the headmaster was going to pass away today and You Yingqiu would take over the position of headmaster, all three of them fell silent.
The news came very suddenly, but they were not completely unprepared.
Because these days, the uncontrollable old age in Master had already foreshadowed today.
However, what they didn't expect was that when they arrived at the Auspicious Palace, fairy light was already dispersing in the sky outside the palace, turning into countless ripples amid the roar.
Their master had already lowered his head on the bamboo couch in the Auspicious Hall.
Lü Fengchuan walked over with a look of astonishment and looked at You Yingqiu: "Why... why is there no immortal light to guide me?"
You Yingqiu looked at her master and said softly, "I don't know either."
"Could it be that Master didn't ascend?"
"Master has a long lifespan, possesses countless secrets of the universe, and possesses profound cultivation. Perhaps he used methods unknown to us."
Fisher looked at the lifeless old man from behind and couldn't help but whisper.
Then the five of them fell silent for a while and stayed in the hall for a long time.
The headmaster of Tianshu Academy passed away quietly and the news had not yet spread to the public. What people were paying attention to was that the weather, which had been getting colder and colder, was gradually warming up, and the snow in September was gradually stopping.
What’s even more amazing is that the old owner of Shengjing Teahouse discovered that the originally scarlet well water began to become gradually clear, and the fishy smell also quietly dissipated.
So the teahouse reopened and offered half-price meals for several days, attracting old customers back.
During this process, all departments of Daxia were extremely busy.
They are busy with disaster relief, disease prevention and control, and water level monitoring.
Not long after, a letter from the Nujiang River water conservancy official was sent to Shengjing again from the basin area, and was reported to the Emperor of Daxia by the Sixianjian, saying that the water level of the Nujiang River had returned to its original level.
As for the restless earth dragon, it gradually began to calm down and the aftermath faded away.
The most important thing is that there was good news from the epidemic area, saying that a seriously ill patient had recovered on his own.
At this time, in the distant sky, a broken figure passed through Dongxia County, Qibao County, and Nujiang River, and finally hung in the void, smelling the aroma of wine and looking at the sky, staring for a long time.
"So it turns out that in these fleeting hundred years, you shared half of your life with the Heavenly Dao, which allowed it to survive until this point. No wonder you ignored the affairs of the sect and dared not get involved in anyone else's karma."
"But when it comes to being able to drink, you're much smarter than me."
“…”
The sudden natural disaster ended suddenly, and the news of the death of the headmaster of Tianshu Academy slowly began to spread.
This incident did cause quite a stir and sparked discussions all over the world.
He was an unrivaled expert who had been in charge of the Heavenly Academy for over three hundred years. He had been admired by people for countless days and nights. His ascension to heaven was too sudden for many people.
In addition to the ascension of the old dean, the power change in Tianshu Academy naturally became the focus of attention of people all over the world. Because it is well known that Tianshu Academy has no personal disciples, many people are curious about who will be the next headmaster.
It was not until a bright morning after the beginning of autumn that the news of You Yingqiu's succession to the head of Tianshu Academy spread far and wide, shocking the world.
Correspondingly, the You family of Liangzhou became famous instantly because of it, and even the process of dividing up the inheritance of the extinct families was affected.
Afterwards, Qingyun finally settled down a little. Even though the fighting among the aristocratic families and the internal strife among the immortal sects continued, the people at the bottom finally had some chance to recuperate.
They knew very little about the truth of this world. Many people still didn't know what was causing the surging tide of corpses, the sudden darkness, or the thunder-like explosions everywhere. They just wanted a peaceful life.
But such a big thing has happened to the human race, and countless important figures have passed away one after another, which will not only cause internal troubles.
On the northern city wall, a general defending the city who was drinking liquor to keep warm suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at countless figures emerging from the Hundred Thousand Mountains. All of them were as tall and strong as mountains, riding wild beasts and roaring towards them.
In fact, the Zhenbei Army had seen this scene countless times, so there was no need to be too surprised.
But the problem is that in addition to the Ten Thousand Mountains, there are also countless people pouring towards the north in the vast snow-covered areas.
In an instant, the city defender blew the horn, awakening the long night.
Countless soldiers of the Zhenbei Army immediately put on their armor and held swords, climbed up the city wall, and looked at the rapidly gathering armies of the two tribes, their faces pale.
The demons and barbarians formed an alliance and attacked.
The number of people on this scale far exceeded the scale of any battle in the past thousand years, which made them feel a chill in their hearts.
However, with the protection of the Northern Border Formation, they still feel confident.
But when they looked around the entire formation, their faces turned even paler.
Because in the westernmost part of the sight, the mysterious light of the formation there did not rise.
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(End of this chapter)
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