Martial Cultivator

The largest city in Daliang Dynasty was called Shendu, which was the capital of Daliang.

There is a lake in the capital city, located in the southeast. It is the largest lake in the city, called South Lake.

On the bank of South Lake, there is an academy.

The academy is just called the academy. It is a holy place in the hearts of scholars all over the world, and it is also the seat of orthodoxy for Confucian monks.

For young people who do not want to go far away to practice in a sect outside the country, nor do they want to practice martial arts and become martial artists, the only option is the academy.

The academy was the highest institution of learning in the Liang Dynasty. It not only trained monks, but also educated scholars in the Liang Dynasty. It offered mathematics subjects and covered numerous mathematical theories.

Every year in the late spring of March, the academy opens its doors to recruit talents, which has always been a grand event in the capital.

In order to get a place for such an academy to take the exam, almost every major family in the city of God would choose to spend a lot of money and use all their connections at this moment. That is often a more interesting thing than opening the academy to recruit talents.

But as early as March this year, something happened that came out of the academy and spread throughout the divine capital, shocking the world.

The academy made an exception and admitted a young girl without taking the exam.

The most important rule of the academy has been abided by since its establishment. It opens its doors for enrollment in March every year. This rule has never changed. If you want to enter the academy, most people can only choose this way. Even His Majesty the Emperor can only do so. You can ask for a place to take the exam, but you can't directly send someone to the academy.

But in fact, apart from taking the exam, there is actually another way, but that way is too difficult, so many people will not regard it as a way.

According to the rules of the academy, all presidents of the academy have three opportunities to admit students into the academy without taking exams.

But in fact, this rule is very boring, because how can someone who is valued by the dean of the academy fail the academy's exam?

Therefore, in the history of the academy, such a thing has not happened several times.

But everyone who entered the academy without passing the exam became a great person.

Therefore, the news about the girl has been spreading wildly in the imperial capital these days, and letters have been sent from various major mansions, and then from Bailu.

But in the end, everyone got the same results. They just knew that the girl came from the Xie family ancestral hall in Bailu and was the most outstanding figure in this generation. She just didn't start practicing before she was sixteen. After she turned sixteen, she was When Bailu arrived in the capital, before the Xie family in the capital could find a way to get a place for the girl to take the exam, the dean had already personally allowed the girl to enter the academy without taking the exam.

And that girl's name is Xie Nandu.

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There is a bamboo building on the east bank of the South Lake, which is the residence of the academy students. Further ahead, there are several independent small courtyards. Most of the students who can live here are special.

Linhu

In the quiet courtyard, there was a girl wearing a blue gown who was studying. She had picturesque eyebrows and black hair, casually hanging on the back of her head without any makeup.

When she raised her head, she could see the lake outside the window.

This should be one of the best places for viewing in the academy. It can be seen that the dean attaches great importance to it as a residence for her, a new student.

There was a wind blowing on the lake, slowly entering the courtyard. The wind chimes under the eaves rang slightly, which was pleasant. The girl raised her head, smelled the wafting fragrance, and asked hurriedly, "How is it?"

In the middle of the yard, there is a stove, with a palm-sized stove on it, and a beautiful maidservant is squatting next to the stove, turning the stove carefully. Listening to the urging of the young lady inside, the maidservant softly responded, "Miss, it's okay." For a while."

As a descendant of the Xie family and a student of the academy, there is no shortage of them.

The girl let out a disappointed look, then smiled and said, "Liu Ye, don't be in a hurry."

The maid's name was Willow Ye, and she was neither the most beautiful nor the smartest, but when the girl was choosing a maid, she only chose her.

Because she said that her baking skills were very good and she learned them from her mother in the countryside when she was a child.

The girl had eaten it once and thought it was good, but it was much worse than what she had eaten in that small county town.

But it's acceptable.

Mainly, that's all.

She couldn't eat in that county town, nor could she see the young man in black shirt.

Suddenly feeling a little irritable, she simply put down the book in her hand and walked out of the room.

Liu Ye quickly moved to bring a bamboo chair and placed it next to the stove.

She sat down slowly, glanced at the fireside, and said nothing.

Liu Ye flipped over and then plucked up the courage to say, "Miss, when I came back yesterday, I heard a lot of people talking about Miss, saying that Miss didn't attend a few classes, saying that Miss..."

She didn't dare to continue talking about the rest.

The girl didn't care, and just said lightly, "I have read those classics for more than ten years, and the gentleman at the ancestral temple has also taught them for more than ten years, so I naturally know them well. If there is any need to listen to them now, if they are willing to talk, they can go I mean, don’t tell me this kind of thing again, I don’t want to hear it.”

It’s not that I don’t dare or I don’t want to, I just don’t want to.

Liu Ye said oh and was about to confess.

The girl shook her head.

Just as Liu Ye was about to speak, there was suddenly some noise outside the courtyard door.

"I am in Nanxing, Huang Zhi. I have admired the girl for a long time and want to meet her."

Liu Ye raised her head, opened her mouth, and whispered, "It's him again."

Since entering the academy, many academy students have actually come here to express their admiration for the Xie family in the divine capital. Most of them came because of their status as Xie family's children in Xie Nandu, and some of them may have come here. It's true, this Huang Zhi is the most diligent person here.

The girl didn't say anything, just looked at the stove.

"Girl, we are classmates. If nothing else, it's okay to at least study the articles of saints together, right?"

Outside the door, a young man dressed as a scholar was lingering outside the door, glancing inside the door from time to time.

But the courtyard door never opened.

In the courtyard.

Liu Ye couldn't help but ask, "Miss, since you don't want to see him, why don't you tell him directly? You should let him scream here."

The girl lay back, closed her eyes, and said calmly, "When I went out to meet him, he must have a lot to say, and I don't want to hear it."

Still don’t want to.

Liu Ye tentatively asked, "Then next time I will tell my family and ask them to send someone to stop me?"

The girl still shook her head.

Liu Ye was a little discouraged and muttered, "Miss, what on earth are you thinking about? You have to tell me. I have to guess all day long. How can this slave's brain be so useful to you, miss?"

The girl said nothing.

But soon, the girl opened her eyes.

She raised her head.

A wooden bird flew in from outside the courtyard. It was made by the Ministry of Industry. It was engraved with formations and was extremely fast. It was initially used to deliver military reports from the court, but over the years it has been used among the people. This wooden bird is used for It is not easy to be intercepted on the way to send a message, but the cost is not cheap. It is difficult for ordinary people to be willing to spend such an expense.

Liu Ye quickly stood up, went to catch the wooden bird, then took out the letter inside, glanced at the envelope, and then said with some surprise, "Miss, it's from Weizhou Prefecture."

The girl stood up, with a smile on her face, and asked, "Where's the signature?"

"Chen Chao."

"Come and give it to me."

The girl took the letter and heard the sound outside the door. She frowned and said, "Go and drive him away."

As she spoke, the girl walked towards the house.

Liu Ye was startled, but quickly nodded and walked towards the courtyard gate.

After waiting for a while, Huang Zhi reluctantly left, and there was no more noise.

The girl sat in front of the window.

Take out the letter paper inside and put it on the table.

Hmm...the handwriting is pretty good, although not as good as mine.

The girl smiled and began to read the letter seriously.

Soon, her expression turned serious.

She originally thought that this letter was written by Chen Chao asking for some elixir, but she did not expect that the letter did not mention such a thing at all, but a bigger matter.

"The people I killed were several Qi Refiners. One was named Guo Xi, who came from Sanxi Mansion. The other was named Yan Ruoshui, who came from Nantian Sect. I don't remember the other two. Anyway, they were all from the Southern Qi Refiner lineage. …”

"Those people are nothing special. They are no match for me. When I killed them, they were not injured. But if I kill the younger ones, the people behind them will definitely come to trouble me. I can't handle it, so I have to trouble you." Help."

"I have saved you more than once. Now I ask you to help, you will definitely not be in trouble. I know I saw you right. You are just like me, a kind-hearted person, so thank you. You are so smart, and So beautiful and so kind..."

Seeing this, the corners of the girl's mouth turned up slightly, as if she was remembering those previous times.

After coming back to her senses, she continued reading.

"They are looking for ore on the surface, but their real purpose is not. But I can only tell you the specific reason in person. Anyway, there must be a reason for me to kill them. I am still a child and I don't want to die, so you must help I……"

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The girl read the letter quietly until she read the last word. Her brows relaxed for a moment, but then she frowned again. After enduring it for a moment, she couldn't help but say, "You can really cause trouble."

She rubbed her forehead, put down the letter, and let out a long breath.

There were some footsteps outside the door.

"Miss, it's baked!"

Liu Ye walked in holding a steaming cup with excitement on her face.

"Put it over there."

The girl's mind was not on this at the moment, and she was a little absent-minded.

Willow Ye didn't know why her lady didn't even eat her favorite food right now, but she thought it must be the reason for that letter.

She hated the person who wrote the letter for no reason. If she saw him, she would definitely beat him up.

Willow Leaf thought dullly.

"Let's go home."

The girl stood up and walked outside the house.

Willow Ye was surprised again.

The young lady has never been back home since she entered the academy. I heard that there are several young masters in the family who don’t like the young lady very much, so the young lady doesn’t want to be there. But if that’s the case, why do she have to go home again today? Already?