The gate of the academy is made of white bricks and stones, with double-layer 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 knows, what is the name of this plaque? It was personally inscribed by Emperor Taizong of the Daqi Dynasty a hundred years ago.
On both sides of the gate, there is a couplet, which reads: "Nurture the righteousness of the universe and educate the world's talents."
The courtyard gate is not tall, with dense vegetation and stone steps beside it. There are faint traces of moss on it, making it look clean and elegant.
On normal days, this is really a good place for quietly studying Taoism.
But today is different.
The crowds of people and the noisy voices have long since made the peaceful and deep atmosphere disappear.
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 door and walk through the 'Chongde "You can see the 'Siqitang' by crossing the bridge," the gatekeeper bowed and said, "You should be able to see other people there."
"Thank you," Gu Xu smiled and nodded.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered an important question: "By the way, I would like to ask where the academy's dining hall is?"
The gatekeeper was stunned.
He obviously didn't expect that a person like Mr. Gu, who looked like a god, would ask such a down-to-earth question.
After two seconds of silence, he responded: "It is at the northernmost edge of the academy, near a rockery."
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The distance at this time There is still about a quarter of an hour before the selection officially begins.
Gu Xu faced the drizzle and everyone's gaze and walked towards "Siqi Hall" unhurriedly.
In the academy, there are lush forests and bamboos, rockeries and 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 wandering around, as if he was extremely hopeful that he would be there. 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 was locked tightly at this time.
There were already two people waiting quietly outside the house.
One of them is tall and thin, with a faceDelicate and elegant, with 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 on 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'm in Jinling, Shen Qiu, and I've met Mr. Gu!"
Although Shen Qiu is a son of a wealthy family, , has a distinguished background but no official title; while Gu Xu has 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?"
"People in Luojing say that Mr. Gu is handsome and handsome." Shen Qiu raised his head and smiled slightly, "I'm watching. The moment I saw you, 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 - this proved that he was carrying at least dozens of pieces of light with him. magic weapon.
"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 not far away A long voice shouted: "Princess Zhaoning has arrived——"
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 towards the "Siqitang".
She was dressed in men's clothing today, with her long hair wrapped in a scarf. 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 title of knighthood, he had a chance encounter with her.
If the princess in palace attire is 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.Next; some people even took off their hats and rearranged their headscarves, just hoping 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 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 Taoism and various magic and martial arts, and the students The realm of practice and so on.
He said that both teachers and students have a spirit of exploration for the truth, but are 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 did not 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 am. Did you come a little early today?"
Dean Li immediately took out the key, stepped forward to open the door, and said: "Not early, not early, just right."
Gu Xu, Shen Qiu and Mo Li, who had been concentrating on their review, also stepped forward, clasped their fists and saluted the princess: "I have met Her Royal Highness."
Princess Zhaoning first glanced at Mo Li, then turned her head He said to Dean Li: "If I guess correctly, this young man is your cousin who is proficient in Talismanism, right? He really looks very scholarly at first glance."
"Your Highness, you are ridiculous. Thank you," Dean Li nodded with a humble tone, but his heart was secretly happy because of the princess's praise of his cousin, "He has indeed read a lot of miscellaneous books, but it is not as good as Her Royal Highness carrying five cars."
Princess Zhaoning smiled faintly, and then looked at Shen Qiu: "This should be Mr. Shen, right? The Imperial Master once mentioned your name in front of me, saying that you have a very good understanding of Talisman Dao. I hope You behave well today and let me open my eyes."
Her eyes were calm and peaceful, and she did not show any emotional changes because of Shen Qiu's appearance.
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."
In the end, she His eyes fell on Gu Xu.
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