In the main hall of the Qi Chang Academy sat an old man with gray hair and a slight beard. Beside him was a guard in a corner. The guard was wearing a brown robe and had a faint murderous aura.
There was a square table in the middle of the hall. There was a porcelain jar on the square table. In the jar was a fish with black and white patterns. Its tail fin was much larger than its entire body. Every time its tail trembled slightly, it would swim forward. It was very strange and beautiful.
At this moment, the clothes of the two people in the hall were very different. Chu Yurong was dressed in cotton clothes, and beside her was a scholar dressed in a brocade robe and jade ornaments. At a glance, one could tell that he was a young master of a rich family. The old man said without changing his expression,
"According to all the examiners, the two of you are tied at the bottom. In such a situation, I have always personally examined and selected a person of good conduct to enter the academy. Now, there is a Qiao-tail fish in the fish tank in front of you. It is a rare item and was received as a gift by an examiner. What do the two of you think?”
The old man picked up a cup of tea and saw that the two of them were silent after hesitating for a while. After three cups of tea, he saw that Chu Yurong seemed to have understood something and said,
"You're almost done considering it. Chu Yurong, you go first!
Chu Yurong didn't dare not answer.
" I'm shallow. This fish is rare. It's full of spirituality and freedom. If it were me, it could be considered fate to be able to give me such a pleasant sight. I'll let it return to nature.”
"Although it has life, it has no intelligence. How can it be free? If a friend gave it to me, if I abandoned it, wouldn't it be abandoning my friendship?”Yan Hong immediately retorted.
"A friend can give something in return. If it is sincere, a friend may not have any resentment.”Chu Yurong continued,
"If you have freedom in your heart, you can't bear to be restricted. What I've learned is to cultivate your heart. If you're greedy for external things, your heart will definitely be inclined. Let it go naturally, and you'll be at ease and calm.”
"Hehehe, laughable. Let nature take its course. Fish and prawns cannibalize each other? If he cherishes his life, he will certainly raise him!"
"Is it lucky to raise him? Born in a square inch, there will be death in his life, and his life will be like death.”
"What you said makes sense. I have my own decision. You can all go back first!”The old man interrupted the two of them and seemed to be a little impatient. Chu Yurong could only stand up and bow, then turn around and walk towards the courtyard door.
He had only taken a dozen steps when he realized that Yan Hong had not left. He turned around and saw that Yan Hong had already walked up to the head examiner. He bowed and took out a bag of money from his sleeve.
The old man looked at Yan Hong with a calm expression. Yan Hong did not dare to open the bag carelessly. It was actually a bag of gold. The old man was finally moved. He raised his sleeve and gestured for Yan Hong to put it in.
"This brat actually hasn't left yet!" The guard beside him suddenly asked in surprise.
Yan Hong and the old man were both shocked. They looked at the door and hesitated for a moment. Chu Yurong knew that something was wrong and quickly walked out.
"Young Master Yan, don't worry and go back. I have my own decision about entering the academy.”the old man said indifferently.
"Then I will have to trouble the head examiner. I will take my leave now.”After saying that, Yan Hong turned around and left.
"That kid saw it?" The old man asked.
"They should have seen it. What should we do?”the guard replied.
"You go and keep an eye on him now. You can't let anyone know about this. Once that kid Yan Hong enters the school, he might spread rumors everywhere. If there was a chance, he would immediately make this kid disappear!”The old man said fiercely.
Chu Yurong walked out of the Academy. Seeing that no one was following behind, she walked towards her residence.
Along the way, Chu Yurong's heart was filled with disappointment. He recalled that he had to pay silver during the exam. After that, the person who paid the silver could know the results in advance. But today, it was clearly seen that Yan Hong, who was also pending, bribed the head examiner, and the head examiner accepted it calmly and happily. Chu Yurong understood that there was no hope of entering the school. The academy's actions were difficult for him to accept. His heart was in turmoil. The path in front of him seemed to cover the sky and the sun. He only felt that his future was bleak. Even if he had the ambition of a swan, he would not be able to turn the situation around.
"Ridiculous, what is there to pursue in such an academy!”He took out a jade pendant from his body. It was the jade pendant that the silver-haired old man had given him before he left. Chu Yurong vaguely felt that there was another choice.
Chu Yurong looked up at the street. There was a small alley beside it. From then on, there was less detour. Just as she walked into the alley, a large hand suddenly grabbed Chu Yurong's neck.
"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing something you shouldn't.”
Chu Yurong felt her neck tighten and her stomach hurt. She couldn't help but hold the jade pendant tightly. The cloud carvings on the jade pendant shone with spiritual light. In an instant, a circle of yellow spiritual light spread out from Chu Yurong's body. In an instant, the long-robed man was sent flying into the wall. His chest caved in and his ribs were broken. It seemed that he would not live for long.
Chu Yurong looked at the man in horror. It was the guard standing next to the main examiner. She looked at the jade pendant in her hand and then looked down at the dagger that was still inserted into her abdomen.
"I didn't expect that in order to prevent me from leaking the bribery, he would actually kill me to silence me. Now, the academy's guard has died in front of me, so it's inevitable that I'll be killed. It seems that I can only hurry to Qiyun Temple, perhaps I still have a chance to survive.”
Then, Chu Yurong held the blade and tore his clothes to cover the wound. He endured the pain and walked towards Qiyun Temple in the north of the city.
In front of Qiyun Monastery, there was a faint fragrance, and few people passed by. At this moment, Chu Yurong's clothes were already red. Fortunately, Qiyun Temple was not very far from the Qi Chang Academy. After walking for nearly an hour, Chu Yurong's face was pale. She stepped into the temple and fell unconscious in front of an incense burner...
" You're awake..." Chu Yurong opened her eyes and heard a strange man's hoarse voice.
Chu Yurong lay flat and leaned back. She touched her wound. The dagger was gone and the white cloth was wrapped around her waist. She looked weakly at the Taoist priest with white sideburns.
"You're still very weak because you've lost too much blood.”
After saying that, the Daoist priest took out a pill and fed it to Chu Yurong. The pill quickly melted in her mouth, but the Daoist priest still brought a bowl of water.
"There should be someone who wants to kill you, but you don't have to worry about that. I'll ask you a question now. Where did you get this welcoming token?”The man took out Chu Yurong's jade pendant and asked.
"An old man gave this to me before he left. He said that if I ever come to the Cloud Prefecture, I can use this jade pendant to come to Qiyun Temple.”Chu Yurong knew that the person who saved her was the person in front of her, so she answered truthfully.
The Daoist priest saw that Chu Yurong was only fifteen or sixteen years old, the age where cultivation was at its beginning. When he bandaged her, he also discovered that she had spiritual roots, so he was probably right.
"I won't ask too much about mortal matters. Since you've come with the token, are you willing to become a disciple of the Qiyun Sect…? I'll send you back to the sect tomorrow.”Without waiting for Chu Yurong to answer, the man left the room.
"Qi Yun Sect…"
Chu Yurong felt that after taking the pill, her wound no longer hurt. She was just a little nervous, not knowing what kind of days she would welcome in the future.
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