The guard hurriedly followed the deputy dean, with anxious expressions on his face. He didn't know that those few people were really noble people, and they actually made the deputy dean pay so much attention to them. If he had known this, he would have taken it seriously and would not have taken it lightly.
Open your mouth to send it off.
Standing not far from the academy gate, looking at the empty academy gate, the guard's heart sank.
The vice-dean hurriedly chased after him.
Where is the person? He shouldn’t be gone, right?
"Senior Brother Li." A voice called. Li Siyuan followed the sound and met Jiang Ningxuan's gaze.
"Little junior sister, it is indeed you." Li Siyuan said happily and strode over.
"Senior Brother Li." Jiang Ningxuan smiled, her eyebrows curved.
When the guards of Baihe Academy heard what Jiang Ningxuan and Li Siyuan said, their faces were full of surprise.
"Little junior sister, when did you come back? Where have you been all these years? Master, he misses you very much." Li Siyuan asked a series of questions, leaving Jiang Ningxuan without a chance to interrupt.
Jiang Ningxuan looked helpless.
Li Siyuan said: "By the way, Junior Sister hasn't seen Master yet since she came back. If he knows that you are back to see him, he will definitely be very happy. I will take you there."
Jiang Ningxuan looked at the person in front of her. She had originally planned to see her master. If the guards hadn't stopped her, she would have already seen her master.
The guard apologized repeatedly.
Jiang Ningxuan smiled and said: "It's okay, you did the right thing. Baihe Academy is a holy place for students to study. No one should wander in without permission."
A place where learning should be conducted should be less impetuous, not to mention that it is Baihe Academy, the leader of literati in the world, so it is normal for the rules to be stricter.
The guard looked at Jiang Ningxuan gratefully and felt that he was worthy of being Mr. Dean's disciple. He was indeed different and broad-minded.
Li Siyuan led the way, Jiang Ningxuan, Duanmuwen and Qiqi followed behind him, and they walked towards the small courtyard where the dean lived in seclusion.
Baihe Academy is very large, occupying an entire hilltop. In addition to the academy in the front yard, which is used for teaching students, there is also a place for students to rest in the back, and further away, there is a small courtyard for gentlemen.
At the top of the mountain, there is a separate small courtyard. Outside the courtyard is a jungle, and among the bamboo bushes, there are houses.
"Master has been very strong these years and has been teaching Junior Brother Xiuyun. Since Junior Brother left the academy and went to Kyoto, Master has been unable to go out in seclusion." Li Siyuan said.
When Jiang Xiuyun was mentioned, Li Siyuan's eyes were full of approval. That junior fellow apprentice was also a monster. He was very knowledgeable at a young age, and few people in the huge Baihe Academy could compete with him.
When his brother was praised, Jiang Ningxuan was even happier than when he was praised, and his eyes were full of smiles.
Li Siyuan fell into memories, thinking about how every time he went to his master's courtyard in the past few years and saw the progress of his junior brother, he had endless things to say in his heart.
One of the two people was willing to listen, and the other liked to talk. The journey was very lively and they got along very harmoniously.
Unknowingly, several people had reached the door of the small courtyard on the top of the mountain.
"Sir." The little boy guarding the door was probably only twelve or thirteen years old. He saw Li Siyuan coming with a group of people from a distance, and he obediently stepped forward to salute and say hello.
"Is Master here?" Li Siyuan asked. The old man sometimes went to the waterfall in the mountain stream to take a nap in the afternoon, euphemistically saying that he could understand nature and cultivate his mind.
"It's a coincidence that you're here, sir. Master has just come back not long ago," the little boy said.
Li Siyuan looked at Jiang Ningxuan and said, "Let's go, little junior sister, master will be very happy to see you."
Jiang Ningxuan pursed her lips and smiled. Her expression seemed calm, but her steps were a little slower than before.
I feel even more timid when I'm close to my hometown.
Outside the house door, there are several clumps of green bamboo.
In the bamboo house, there is a set of bamboo tables, chairs and tea sets.
"Master, look who is here." Li Siyuan's voice sounded outside the house, with a bit of joy.
When people in the room heard the noise, the old man did not come out, so he asked the eldest disciple to go in: "Bring someone in to talk."
Li Siyuan agreed, and behind him Jiang Ningxuan had already stepped in.
Inside the house, the old dean was making tea.
The ceramic teapot, the blue and white porcelain tea cups, and the whole set of tea sets are small and exquisite.
A rough hand held the handle of the teapot, and the tea was poured out bit by bit, pouring down, just into the teacup below, and the quiet fragrance of tea filled the room.
"Master, my unfilial disciple Jiang Ningxuan is back." Jiang Ningxuan shouted emotionally.
The hand was still very steady, the tea cup was full, and the tea was still pouring into it.
"Master." Jiang Ningxuan shouted again.
After blinking and confirming that the person in front of him was indeed his young apprentice whom he had not seen for six years, Bai Wenxuan put down the teapot in his hand and threw it on the table with a clanking sound, causing the tea to splash out.
His eyes, which were always slightly squinted, widened as he looked at Jiang Ningxuan who suddenly appeared in front of him: "Girl Ningxuan."
"Yeah." Jiang Ningxuan agreed.
"Stinky girl, you still know how to come back?" The gentle voice became stern, "I've been away for so many years and you still don't know how to come back to see Master."
Jiang Ningxuan was convinced that she had been wronged and explained: "Master, it's not that my disciple doesn't want to come to visit you, it's that the master's rules are very strict and the disciple is not allowed to go down the mountain until he has completed his studies."
When Bai Wenxuan heard this, he felt a little better, but he was still a little angry.
"Master, my disciple has never forgotten your teachings. I am not going to come to the academy to visit the master immediately after coming down from the mountain." Jiang Ningxuan said.
Bai Wenxuan learned that he was the first person visited by Jiang Ningxuan, and the remaining five points of anger were suddenly reduced by three points.
Jiang Ningxuan presented the gifts she had brought to her master, including several hundred-year-old ginseng plants and brewed spiritual wine, which Yaofeng disciples refined to replenish the body.
In a short time, the table was filled with things. The old man, who had only a little resentment left, now looked at his young apprentice with more and more satisfied eyes.
"Okay, Master knows that you are filial, but you can't leave everything to Master. You also have to keep some for yourself, and your parents, who haven't seen you in these years, must miss you terribly. You also have to go home to see you.
Look." Bai Wenxuan said.
Jiang Ningxuan said: "These things are all prepared for the master. Ningxuan knows the share of the parents."
Bai Wenxuan smiled so much that there were a few more wrinkles on his face.
Jiang Ningxuan looked at Li Siyuan and said, "Senior Brother Li, these are yours."
Li Siyuan stretched out his hand to take it and said with a smile: "Senior brother, I won't be polite to you anymore. Today, senior brother has also benefited from master and his master."
"Haha!" Bai Wenxuan laughed.
Bai Wenxuan said: "Girl Ningxuan, who are the two young heroes behind you?"
Jiang Ningxuan explained: "They are all disciples of Kunlun, Duanmu Wen, and Qiqi."
Duanmu Wen and Qi Qi came forward to greet him and respectfully said hello.