Chapter 8 Yuheng Fluctuation
Changmen Town is becoming more and more lively, and the time when the messenger arrives is getting closer and closer.
Su Changan looked at his father who was full of confidence, and his heart was very heavy. When the messenger came, it was the time when the confidence was shattered. If his father beat him hard in front of Quanchangmen Town, Su Changan felt that he should be punished. But he was most afraid of the fact that his father's trust in him was let go, and the despair when the things he had always longed for suddenly disappeared.
He didn't want this, he hoped that his father could be proud of him and could brag about how great his son was at the table. But he couldn't do it, so his father could only sit by and drink while others brag about his son.
Thinking of this, Su Changan was very depressed. He looked at Momo again. At the age of sixteen, she looked even more charming. She stood beside Gu Ning. One was handsome and the other was petite and cute. Before the messenger arrived, everyone's praise was endless. It seemed that they were the center of the world.
It is said that some people see the red flowers, but no one knows the wild grass. And he, Su Chang'an, is the wild grass on the roadside.
Suddenly, bursts of exclamations came from the front, and Su Changan's melancholy was interrupted. He looked up and saw a man wearing black armor riding a tall horse. He knew that the messenger who sent the list was coming.
Changmen Town is in full bloom.
As the prefect, Gu Xiangting naturally had to go up to greet him. He was wearing a light blue official robe, with a jade hairpin on his head and a black hairpin combed in an orderly manner. The spring breeze on his face was warm, and he couldn't hide his smile. His son was about to be the top today. How could such a thing make people unhappy?
"The prefect of Changmen Town, Gu Xiangting, met the master." Gu Xiangting bowed.
Youdao is a seventh-rank official of Chang'an Shutong. Most of the people who came from Chang'an have some backgrounds. Even if they were just a messenger, Gu Xiangting would not dare to neglect them.
"Master Gu is so polite. The young man is just a letter sender and can't afford it." The man immediately said, but his expression was very arrogant. He did not dismount, but looked at everyone condescendingly.
Gu Xiangting frowned slightly. Although he was dissatisfied, he still said respectfully: "For the sake of yourselves, it is better to have a boat trip from Chang'an to Changmen, so it is better to rest in Changmen."
"Forget it." The man waved his hand, "Students are anxious to wait. I will give the results early and rush to the next stop." After saying that, the man took out a yellow scroll from his arms and spread it carefully in his hand.
That is the list of students who are currently listed by the Holy Emperor.
The Changmen Town was silent for a moment, and they all looked at the man nervously, waiting for him to tell the names on the scroll one by one.
Su Tai was also very excited. Although he believed in his son, he couldn't help but feel upset at this time. He patted Su Changan on the shoulder, as if he was encouraging his son, and as if he was encouraging himself.
"You must be there." He whispered to Su Changan.
When Su Changan heard this, he felt even more uncomfortable. He lowered his head and looked at his feet without saying a word.
"There are four students on the list in Changmen Town this time." The man finally started to read the list.
"The fourth place is Lin Ru. He entered the Jin Hundred Courtyard."
As soon as he finished speaking, a cheer came to the crowd. Su Changan knew that he was a student of the Martial Arts Academy. He was tall and big, and he entered the realm of Wendao at a young age. In this path of cultivation, both civil and military affairs were divided into nine realms, namely, gathering spirits, Nine Stars, Fan Chen, Taiyi, Earth Spirit, Heaven Listening, Soul Guarding, Asking the Tao, and Star Death. Although this hearing Tao was the first realm, it was not simple. Su Tai was over forty years old and had only barely gathering spirits, so he could get a centurion in the military camp. From this, he knew that entering the realm was difficult, and ascending to the realm was even more difficult as climbing to heaven.
"The third place is Ji Dao. Enter Honghu Courtyard."
There was another cheer. Although Honghu Academy ranked as the last in the Jinbai Academy, it was at least one hundred. Although there were four or five students in Changmen Town in previous years, most of them were colleges other than 100. This time, it was incredible that it was the top 100. This made people look forward to the achievements of Gu Ning, a talented man in Changmen.
Su Changan lowered his head and glanced at Ji Dao. Although Ji Dao was a literary student, he had a strong back and a bear. In previous years, he often bullied Su Changan because of his own body. In the past two years, everyone has grown older, and Su Changan has also grown up, and it looks like he is almost the same as a child of the same age. Ji Dao did not bully him much, but he was inevitably sarcastic from time to time.
As if he felt Su Chang'an's gaze, Ji Dao was able to give him a glimpse of his eyes. Su Chang'an hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.
"The second place Su Mo is in Hongxiuyuan."
Hongxiu Chang'an College ranked 61st, and it should be the best result of Nagato in decades. But the crowd was not surprised. Instead, everyone looked at the man who was reading the list with breath and concentration, as if waiting for something.
Even Su Mo himself didn't seem to care much about his achievements, but instead grabbed Gu Ning's arm beside him and looked at the man with anticipation.
They were all waiting, waiting for the man to tell them what amazing achievements their Changmen Prince Gu Ning would have.
Su Tai's face turned pale. Although he was very confident in his son, he also knew that he was far from the young master of Gu Tai. Now there was only one place left. Can his child be compared with Gu Ning?
Su Changan naturally felt something strange about Su Tai, but he didn't dare to say more, so he could only lower his head deeper.
"No....." The man who read the list finally spoke.
The people of Changmen Town all held their breathing, fearing that they would miss something if they were not careful.
"No. 1, Gu Ning! Enter Kunlun Academy!"
This time, it was no longer cheers, but exclamations.
Kunlun Academy! It is the top ten colleges in Chang'an Academy. This has never happened in the history of Chang'an.
The cheers in the crowd grew louder and louder, and the people congratulated Gu Xiangting and Gu Ning.
Su Changan closed his eyes and did not dare to look up. He was waiting for his father's scolding and even fist at him.
But he finally didn't wait.
He opened his eyes in confusion. He looked at his father, walked to Guxiangting and congratulated him with a smile, just like those people. But he smiled ugly, as if he was trying his best to endure something.
Su Changan's heart was inexplicably tingling. He looked at the crowd, looked at the excitement of Su Mo, and the residents of Changmen Town with a smile. He seemed to feel that the world was moving away from him. He was like a coal ball, out of place with this brilliant world. He suddenly realized that growing up seemed not a good thing.
"Ahem!" The man immediately coughed lightly, interrupting the excited crowd. They turned to look at him with confusion.
"There's another thing." The man said, rolling off his horse and looking down at everyone in a lofty manner.
He put the scroll in his arms, took out another item. It was a roll of yellow brocade with gold edges on both ends.
It's an imperial edict!
Gu Xiangting felt a little sad. He also saw an imperial edict at a banquet at the Gu family's King Jin. It was awarded by the Holy Emperor to the King of Jin who was over 70 years old. However, he didn't know what was needed for the Holy Emperor's imperial edict in the small Changmen Town. Before he could think too much, he hurriedly bowed his head and knelt down.
The people around him were not sure about this, but when they saw that the prefect was like this, they hurriedly followed suit and knelt down one after another.
Su Changan was also pulled by Su Tai and knelt on the ground, but his heart was so strange that he was nervous. What was the so-called thing?
"In the 86th year of Weide, the Holy Emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty ordered."
"The man in Changmen County is a disciple of the sage, Yaoguang, and the disciple of Tiandao, and Su Chang'an helps his teacher kill evil spirits. His achievements are in the country and virtues are the world. I highly appreciate it. I think of his young age and named him a demon. His father Su Tai, who proclaimed him a lord, was loyal to him, and he kept his integrity and friendship. He was granted a thousand households for half a lifetime, and rewarded him with a hundred acres of land and a hundred taels of gold. I admire this."
The town suddenly became quiet, which was a kind of death-like silence that could be heard by the needle.
Su Taidi's eyes widened and he stared at the man who read the imperial edict in a daze. His mind turned blank. He believed in his son very much and thought he would have a future. But the content of the imperial edict was too much beyond his expected future.
Su Changan was also surprised. After that night, he inquired about the story of Mo Tingyu and the saint of the demon clan. This was not a secret matter, but Changmen was located in a remote place and few people knew about it. But that night, Mo Tingyu did not kill Wutong, but saved her. Where did the killing of evil spirits start? Moreover, what puzzled Su Changan the most was that in his opinion that those who knew were only himself, his master's wife, and the woman in white. How did the Holy Emperor in Chang'an City know? He and his master's wife definitely wouldn't tell it, so it must be the woman in white.
Looking at the cold and cold, she unexpectedly thought it was a long-tongued woman. Su Changan thought to himself.
The people in Changmen Town were even more surprised. Who is Su Changan? Although he can't compare with those playboys who bully men and domine women and fish countryside. But he is famous for his ignorance and is often pointed at his nose and scolded by his teacher in the academy. The voice can be heard in Changmen Town. Such a person is Mo Tingyu's apprentice and Yaoguang's apprentice. Maybe he doesn't know who Mo Tingyu is here, but Yaoguang, as a star who protects the human race for nearly a hundred years, has died ten years ago, but now he hears his name.
"What's wrong? Haven't you accepted the order?" The man saw that he had announced the imperial edict for a while, but no one came to receive the order. He looked at Gu Xiangting kneeling beside him with a strange look and asked in a low voice. "Prince Gu, isn't Baron Su from your town?"
Gu Xiangting is worthy of being the prefect and has seen some of the world. He came to his senses and had no time to think about it. He said to Su Tai, who was still in a daze, "Su Qianhu, please accept the order with your son."
Only then did Su Tai wake up and hurriedly pulled his son forward to take the imperial edict respectfully, and shouted long live, before the ceremony was finished.
Everyone stood up, but the streets were still silent.
"And." The man recognized who was the master, and showed a charming smile on his face, without the arrogance he had just now. "The uncle of the Lord, Lord Yuheng, asked me to bring you a message to the students who went to Kyoto to practice. The gate of Tianlanyuan will always be open to you."
Some people who were present had a breath of cold breath again. Who is Yuheng? Senior Brother Yaoguang, the longest-lived star in the human race, is said to be over 200 years old. Where is Tianlan Academy? It is the first-class academy. When the Holy Emperor wanted to send the prince to Tianlan Academy, he was rejected by Yuheng.
Chapter completed!