"Humph! In my eyes, you are just a child. Not only a child, but also a child who is still young." The old man with white eyebrows and white beard looked like he hated iron.
"But...you don't have to waste your strength, otherwise you will leave soon." The dean no longer behaves calmly in front of others, but really cares about his elders like a child.
"The Great Dark Era is coming. Once the chaos begins, I'm afraid that I will never see Beiling Academy again after I return."
Apart from telling the old man in black what was on his mind, the old man in white never spoke to anyone else.
Now, he expressed his feelings to the dean of Beiling College.
"I already have a premonition."
"Oh? You had a premonition? But with your strength, you shouldn't have noticed it."
It's not that the old man in white looks down on the dean of Beiling Academy, but it's because a mere Emperor Spirit Realm powerhouse is too weak in the eyes of the old man in white.
"You...well, I really don't have that kind of strength. Originally, I just sensed that danger was coming, but I don't know what kind of danger it is."
The dean of Beiling College paused and then said: "Until I met a person, I don't know why, I sensed an opportunity from that person. As I got closer to him, I found that I had a sense of danger.
It’s becoming clearer and clearer.”
"Huanyu, is that a handsome boy?" The old man in white showed a look of surprise in his calm eyes for the first time.
"Feng Chen is handsome?" Seeing the expectant look on the old man's face in white, Beiling Huanyu also suppressed his suicidal thoughts: "Are you talking about a young boy named Yuan Chen?"
"Yuan Chen?" The old man in white suddenly frowned, then counted his fingers and said disappointedly: "They are not the same person. Alas~ I thought there could be cause and effect between you two. What a pity."
"What is the result of your calculation?" Beiling Huanyu was a little curious, who actually made this ancestor pay so much attention to him.
The old man in white said word by word: "Bai! Di! Chen!"
"Bai Dichen?" Beiling Huanyu calmed down and searched carefully in his brain. He seemed to have heard of this name, but it was extremely vague. It seemed that it was just a glimpse. With his strength, he should not forget it.
But it seemed that due to the influence of the secret, he couldn't remember it.
"Don't think about it. I've done the math. You haven't met that person. I can find out even the interesting cause and effect. Forget it, it's not easy for you to meet someone with such great luck." Then the old man in white said.
Turning around, he said: "Thanks to the extraordinary luck of this person, I met the young boy in advance, and also formed a lot of karma."
"Karma? What did you do to that young boy?" Beiling Huanyu said still seeking death, "You didn't accept him as your disciple, right?"
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by, and everyone in Beiling College only heard a shrill scream flying past. Because the sound was distorted, it was impossible to tell that anyone was screaming.
Even if you don't listen carefully, you won't hear anyone talking at all.
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"Here, I met Yuan Chen. Although I have become the prime minister now, I still can't forget his appearance and grace." Nie Zehao worshiped in the ruined temple in the small mountain temple. The stone statues in the ruined temple had long been destroyed.
The dust was swept away, but Nie Zehao did not gild it because he felt that protecting everything here was a sign of respect for the stone statues in the temple.
Of course, it was because every time he entered the ruined temple, he could always feel a faint gaze. This gaze was still very strong at first, but later, as Nie Zehao went to the temple to worship more often, he felt that kind of heart-palpitating gaze.
The vision gradually disappeared.
This made Nie Zehao even more convinced that there were immortals in this small mountain temple, so he planned to retire here when he grew old.
It's just that they didn't tell anyone about this, it was considered a secret in his heart.
Nie Zehao came to the small temple this time because he encountered a difficult matter in the court, which would determine his life or death.
After sending away his men, he stayed alone on the mountain.
He was lying where he was, looking at the thatched roof that still had holes in it. Strangely enough, the originally sunny weather actually started to rain today.
The rain was not heavy, but it dripped on his face through the loopholes. A feeling of coolness arose spontaneously, and he actually fell asleep just like that.
At this moment, the temple door was opened from the outside, and people wearing night clothes crept in. However, after searching for a long time, they could not see Nie Zehao sleeping on the ground.
The night travelers who found nothing were very confused, but they also had a creepy illusion, which made them uncomfortable.
So they left in despair.
In the middle of the night, Nie Zehao woke up leisurely. After waking up, he suddenly had a solution to this problem.
But he was not sure yet, and whispered in a low voice: "Zhou Le should not dare to attack me in an open game. After all, I am now the prime minister, one person is inferior to ten thousand people."
"I really don't have to worry about this, but the secret assassination requires me to recruit people with lofty ideals. However, if I recruit troops, I may be labeled as a rebel. In this way, I will lose more than I gain, and it will alienate my relationship with the monarch."
"If I only summon powerful monks to protect the law, as long as the number is small, there should be no such situation. This is really a good method."
He couldn't wait to leave. This kind of thing must be done as soon as possible.
"Thank you, Immortal." I don't know when he started to treat the stone statue as a human being.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, his behavior seemed like a joke.
He had never knelt before a stone statue. It wasn't that he didn't want to kneel, but that he simply couldn't. This incident only confirmed his suspicion.
Perhaps the beautiful young man who suddenly appeared was the stone statue in front of him, so he stopped kneeling and chatted with the stone statue normally.
This matter has been well hidden and has not been discovered by others at all, but there is no airtight wall in the world.
This matter was soon noticed by others, and of course it was not a cultivator who could notice it.
He was a woodcutter. He had seen Nie Zehao go to this small temple more than once. After all, it was abnormal for Nie Zehao to go to the small temple whenever he had troubles and not be discovered.
Of course, he didn't know Nie Zehao. After all, how could he, a woodcutter, know about the Prime Minister? If it hadn't been for an accident, he wouldn't have met the Prime Minister.
What a noble person the Prime Minister is, and how did he appear in this small place.
The small temple is very remote. This time, the woodcutter came here deliberately to guard it. He had seen the Prime Minister preaching before and wanted to make sure again, but this time he actually saw it.
This is the Prime Minister, who actually appears here.
By chance, he met Ye Xingren, and then he was caught unexpectedly. Originally, Night Xingren planned to kill him directly, but he said he had important information.
This woodcutter is called Chai San. He is the smartest and most ambitious among the ten brothers. He does not want to be just a woodcutter at all.
He wants to go further and become an official no matter what.
But he didn't have any background and didn't want to learn, so in the end he could only have such crooked thoughts.
Not to mention, after meeting Zhou Le and he explained what he said, Zhou Le readily accepted his request.
His request was too easy to satisfy. It was just an official position, so he could give it if he wanted to.
Seeing that the other party agreed so easily, Chai San suddenly felt that he was at a huge loss, and then smiled and said: "Sir, my information is so precious. If you think it is important, you can reward the common people with some more gold and silver."
Zhou Le glanced at Chai San impatiently and said calmly: "Okay, tell my housekeeper what you want, and don't tell me anymore."
After Chai San resigned, he went to find the so-called butler, but he didn't expect that in the end, his legs were broken.
He didn't get any official position or gold or silver. All he got in the end was his disability.
He cried, he never expected such a result.
Yes, there is nothing that can be accomplished overnight, and there is no such thing as getting something for nothing.
Chai San was miserable, and so was Nie Zehao.
Zhou Le spoke ill of Nie Zehao in front of the emperor. Nie Zehao wanted to refute, but what Zhou Le said was true. He had indeed been to the small temple, and he was indeed recruiting strong men.
Emperor Long Yan was furious and demoted Nie Zehao directly and asked him to leave Baidi City to become an official.
In fact, in the past, the emperor would not have dared to touch Nie Zehao because the Little Overlord and the Little Witch of Baidi City were there. But now that they are no longer around, the emperor has nothing to fear.
Before leaving, Nie Zehao went up the mountain again. This time, he got extremely drunk and acted like a drunk in front of the stone statue. This relegation was a huge blow to him.
But what can the cold stone statue bring him?
"I believe in you, and this is how you repay me?" Nie Zehao overturned the fruits and melons he offered, and then stumbled out of the Cao Temple.
No one can stop power and profit, and will eventually sink into it.
In fact, from beginning to end, the stone statue never gave him any hints, everything was just his own voice.
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Time changes, and things in the world are impermanent.
Nie Zehao fainted in front of the Cao Temple. At this time, he dreamed of his family, and his family members were asking him why he didn't go home to see him.
The land of his hometown is calling him.
In an instant, he understood. He thought he was not lost, but he was actually lost.
Officialdom is like a battlefield, and he has already been stained with blood on the battlefield.
Suddenly he burst into laughter and slowly walked down the mountain.
If he can't keep his true feelings, why should he be an official? He might as well retire as soon as possible.
Never once did he feel like a man. He actually scolded the emperor in front of him for appointing treacherous ministers.
At this time, Nie Zehao was truly awake. (To be continued)