When Zhou Tian saw Xu Qingnian kneeling down, he realized that he might have said the wrong thing.
"Xu Qingnian, is this your young master? His words are somewhat similar to yours."
The emperor bowed and took a closer look at the back of Zhou Tian's head, and said with a smile: "Get up, I'm just a little confused. Why do you care so much about the princess of Xiyun Palace?"
Zhou Tian didn't know how to answer and kept his head buried.
Xia Shuning wanted to explain, but then Xu Qingnian blurted out: "Your Majesty, the princess of Xiyun Palace has a marriage contract with my young master, so she will naturally protect her a little, and please forgive me."
When Xu Qingnian said this, he originally wanted to object immediately on Sunday, but he thought that if saying this could make Miss Xia safe, it would be okay, so he didn't explain any more.
When Xia Shuning heard this, she looked at Zhou Tian who was kneeling on the ground out of the corner of her eye and didn't say much.
"Oh? This Xia Nuo really knows how to find a son-in-law."
"Okay, in this case, as the bride-to-be of the academy, I won't make it difficult for her. I asked her to stay this time. I just want to know about Haotian's situation. Since she has been killed by Xu Qingnian, it doesn't matter.
Check it out, go ahead.”
After Zhou Tian and Xu Qingnian thanked each other, they hurriedly walked out of the Yangxin Hall with Xia Shuning.
Xia Shuning, who was still in a daze, muttered in confusion: "When did His Majesty become so concerned about Xiyun Palace? Even if there are people coming in and out of Haotian Pavilion, His Majesty would not be so anxious on weekdays!"
After hearing this, Xu Qingnian whispered: "Now Haotian Pavilion wants to do much more than before. It wants to pacify four continents. This time it comes back, and more importantly, it is to occupy the entire Shang Kingdom. Can your Majesty not be nervous?"
Zhou Tian disagreed. The only thing he wanted to do now was to go to the academy immediately. He had been away from Tianqian Town for so long, and he always wanted to write a letter to his father and Youyou to report that he was safe.
"Old Xu, we have left the palace, how should we go?"
Zhou Tian and the others quickly walked out of the palace and looked at each other at the north gate.
"The academy is just south of the north gate. Because the academy is a symbol of the palace and the royal family, the distance is relatively close. Let's walk quickly and we can get there in two or three hours."
After Xu Qingnian finished speaking, he turned sideways and walked south of the north gate.
Zhou Tian looked at Xu Qingnian's back curiously, frowned and asked: "Old Xu, why don't you use your Brahma cat?"
Xu Qingnian looked at him with disgust: "Are you so lazy? There are rules in the imperial city. You are not allowed to ride any strange beasts to avoid causing chaos in Haotian Pavilion. The strange beasts ridden by Qi cultivators can block the boundaries of any city.
If Haotian Pavilion takes advantage of this loophole, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Even if I want to summon the Brahma Cat, it won't come out in an environment like the Imperial City. Let's go quickly."
Zhou Tian shook his head helplessly and said to himself: "I didn't expect the rules of the academy to be so troublesome."
At this time, a hundred miles south of the palace, beside a waterside pavilion, an old man was stroking his white beard and looking at the sky with a smile.
"This guy doesn't take the academy seriously. He actually dares to talk about the academy behind its back."
A young man with a handsome face, a thin body, and a height of only seven feet frowned.
"Su Xinghe, they must be arriving soon. You and other senior brothers should go and greet them. They are coming here with a lot of travels. You must treat them carefully and don't violate the etiquette of our academy."
It turns out that this is a water pavilion in front of the academy. The scenery is beautiful all year round, and the rare mineral springs nourish the students of the academy.
The old man who spoke was the old master of unknown age. This place was made by him. The four seasons are like spring, with streams, waterside pavilions, and beautiful mountains and beautiful scenery.
The person he was talking to was Su Xinghe, the elder of the academy.
Zhou Tian and the others were galloping quickly, not wasting even a moment on the road, and Xia Shuning's legs and feet were a little awkward.
"I asked you two, can you slow down a little bit? I really can't keep up."
Xia Shuning was panting, covered in sweat, even through his clothes, when he saw her squatting on the ground and waving her hands.
Zhou Tianyu couldn't help shouting.
"Lao Xu, wait a minute. How can you, a Qi King, keep us up? Give us a rest."
After Xu Qingnian heard this, he calmly turned around and looked at them.
"Your physique really needs training. When you get to the academy, the training will be much harder than this. I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it!"
Xu Qingnian sighed and shook his head, looking at the academy just around the corner, and said helplessly: "Okay, we are almost there, so we might as well take a rest."
Then he found a big tree and sat down.
Although the temperature of the weather was suitable, Zhou Tian did not feel tired during the walk. Instead, his body gradually became lighter. Zhou Tian supported Xia Shuning and came to a big tree to sit down slowly.
He slowly closed his eyes.
I originally wanted to concentrate and rest, but I never expected that my head would feel numb, as if someone was being pulled away from my soul, my whole body would tremble, and I would open my eyes again.
Already not surprised at all, he looked at the familiar scenery in front of him and sighed.
"Say Mr. Su, I'm still on my way to the academy, and I don't have any wine in my hand. When I enter the academy, I'll come back to you with the wine, and I'll also ask you some questions about my mother."
After that, he looked at Mr. Su who seemed to be still sleeping soundly in the pavilion.
"You kid, you have been here so many times. Don't you know that once you enter into meditation or concentration, you will come to the dreamland? If you still do this, do you think I care about your coming?"
Mr. Su stretched out from the bench, raised his arms and turned his head to look at Zhou Tian with disgust.
"Then why don't you let me leave quickly? Lao Xu said that the academy is close at hand, and he might be leaving soon. I don't want Lao Xu to know that I have been here, otherwise he will chatter endlessly, and you will never get a moment of peace.
.”
Listening to Zhou Tian's playful words, Mr. Su lowered his head unconsciously.
He said to himself: "I really don't know if I should tell you about your father..."
"What? Mr. Su, what did you say?"
Zhou Tian seemed to hear something.
Mr. Su then thought about it and decided not to tell him. Now he was going to the academy to study. If he wanted to ask his mother something, it would not be too late.
"It's nothing. I just want to complain when I see you. This time when you enter the academy, you must humbly ask for advice. The old master's cultivation is unparalleled. Most Qi practitioners are divided by realm, but the old master has already transcended these categories."
"As long as you can imitate one ten thousandth of the Master, you can shake the world."
Zhou Tian curled his lips after hearing the tone of his voice.
"Haha, good fellow, Mr. Su said that Master is probably a god, even one ten thousandth. Could it be that among so many disciples in the academy, none of them has reached one ten thousandth?"
He didn't believe what Mr. Su said at all and said sarcastically.
"Master is awesome, everyone in the world knows it, but it's not as good as you said, so doesn't he become a god?"
Seeing his unruly look, Mr. Su smiled.
Then he rushed in front of him with a quick step, and with the same movement, he lightly flicked Zhou Tian's eyebrows, and instantly returned to reality.
Buzz!
"ah!"
Xia Shuning screamed, almost frightening Zhou Tian's soul. "What? What's wrong, Miss Xia?"
Xu Qingnian also turned his head and looked at the two of them.
"You, there was an inexplicable light and rhyme behind you just now, as if you were possessed by something..."
After Xu Qingnian heard this, he thought to himself: It seems that the young master is indeed up to something fishy. Last time, he saw a ray of light disappearing and appearing behind him.
"What? Guangyun?"
Zhou Tian looked at Xia Shuning in surprise, and his heart sank: Could it be that Guangyun appeared when he just came back from the dream?
He couldn't see it himself, but based on Xia Shuning's reaction, he should be inseparable.
So I immediately dropped the topic.
"Ah, the sun must be too dazzling. Let's leave as soon as possible. Didn't Lao Xu say that the academy is very close at hand?"
Then, he hurriedly stood up and walked to Xu Qingnian's side.
Xu Qingnian didn't say much, patted his butt and continued walking forward.
"Old Xu!"
A sudden shout interrupted Xu Qingnian's meditation.
Looking back, I saw that it was General Luman.
"Lu Man? What are you doing?"
Xu Qingnian was a little confused. He had seen him near the city gate not long ago, but now he met him here again.
Lu Man looked nervous and walked up to Xu Qingnian in a few steps. Then he whispered in a low voice: "According to the intelligence, Xiyun Palace is very dangerous and may become a base for His Excellency Haotian."
Lu Man's words made Xu Qingnian doubtful. He turned around and looked at Zhou Tian and the others, especially Xia Shuning, the princess of Xiyun Palace.
He responded softly: "Although the city lord of Xiyun Palace is a generation of women, she can still be regarded as a barrier to the imperial city. How dare Haotian Pavilion be so rampant? Lu Man, did you hear something wrong?"
After saying that, Lu Man didn't stay for even a moment and hurriedly walked behind him.
"Believe it or not…"
When he passed by Zhou Tian, the weirdness emanating from Lu Man made Zhou Tian feel very uncomfortable.
"Lao Xu, that person just now?"
Xu Qingnian stared behind Lu Man and took a deep breath when he saw him walking away.
"It's okay, let's go. Do you see the mist-shrouded place ahead?"
Xu Qingnian turned his head and looked forward, pointing with his finger to the valley not far ahead, under the swirling clouds.
Xia Shuning banged her knees with her fists. She was already exhausted. When she heard that the academy was approaching, she felt no longer tired at all.
Looking carefully into the distance, it really looks like a fairyland.
"It's finally here. Ever since I came out of Tianqian Town, I have been looking forward to arriving at the academy as soon as possible. Now that I am here, I feel relieved."
Zhou Tian looked at Xia Shuning's profile with tender eyes and said, "Let's go quickly."
So the two of them ran forward as fast as lightning. Xu Qingnian couldn't help but feel excited when he saw how happy they were. However, what did Lu Man mean by what he just said made him murmur in his heart.
Zhou Tian and Xia Shuning ran all the way, their physical fatigue forgotten.
Suddenly they stopped, and a stone monument as tall as one person appeared in front of them.
There is a sentence engraved on the stone tablet: "Those who learn Qi collect the source of all things; those who cultivate Qi refine the source of all things."
The signature is exactly the word "Master".
After seeing it, I stepped in without having time to think too much.
After stepping over the stone monument with one foot, a refreshing breeze blew over his face. Zhou Tian took a deep breath and felt that the wind seemed to be sweet.
"Go sword!"
Before Zhou Tian could react, a long sword suddenly flew towards him...