The Sword Master God's Journey to Face Slapping

"Master, we have arrived at the Hanlin Academy."

The carriage with the Xie Mansion logo engraved on the corner suddenly stopped from a slightly shaking state, making Xie Zhan, who was a little dazed and didn't know what year it was, as if he was still immersed in a dream, suddenly shocked, and his mind seemed to be a little clearer, waking him up from the gentle and immersive dream like water.

The steady report of the long-term attendant sounded in his ears, which made Xie Zhan wake up all of a sudden, and returned from the dream to the real life again. The soul that had been floating from nowhere returned to his body, and he clearly realized what state he was in and what situation he was in.

At this time, everything had been settled, there was no more grief, no more tragedy of the Xie family, everything was calm, and all the problems had been solved. At this time, he was sitting in the carriage, outside the gate of the Hanlin Academy, and it was about to be time for duty.

Sitting in the carriage, Xie Zhan was a little dazed, as if he was still a little bit unresponsive. Too many things happened during the time when his body was occupied by the benefactor who replaced him to complete the task. Xie Zhan, who had just returned to his body, was a little slow to react and failed to figure out everything.

But Xie Zhan also knew that it was not appropriate to continue sitting in the carriage, so after calming down, he temporarily suppressed all the complicated and chaotic things that had happened during this period of time, and stopped thinking about it. Instead, he used strong self-control to temporarily stop caring about it and calm himself down.

Lifting the curtain of the carriage, Xie Zhan half-bent over and came out of the carriage. He looked up at the strange yet familiar gate of the Hanlin Academy, which seemed to be a world away. He couldn't help but fall silent. With a little bit of astonishment, he waved his hand slightly, indicating that the long-servant could take the carriage of the Xie Mansion and leave first. Xie Zhan strode into the Hanlin Academy.

After talking with colleagues who seemed to have not seen each other for a long time, Xie Zhan went into the library full of ink fragrance and old smell alone, under the pretext of going to the classics room to copy an ancient book. He wanted to sort out what happened in the past period of time in the classics room.

The collection in the library is all ancient books that Daning has collected tirelessly over the past hundred years. Many of them are very precious and rare, and even ancient books that have been lost long ago. Even though the Xie family is a century-old family, there are many books here that the Xie family has not collected.

However, Xie Zhan, who always wanted to stay in this library and concentrate on reading ancient books and immerse himself in books, did not have this mood today. He went to the library today not to read these rare ancient books, but just to seek a solitary space to carefully recall what happened in the past period of time.

The golden sunlight projected in from the window, shining on the desk next to the window, rendering a warm and bright. Xie Zhan sat in front of a large and simple desk, on which were neatly placed pens, ink, paper, and the ancient books he had selected for copying.

The ink had been ground and the white paper had been spread out, but Xie Zhan did not open the ancient book to start copying. Instead, he sat in front of the desk, wandering in the sky, as if he was in a trance, letting the ink he had just ground by hand gradually dry up.

Chen Lansheng did not become the top scholar in the imperial examination, nor was he chosen as Xie Tian's husband, nor did he run away with a woman in the wedding hall on the day of the wedding, abandoning Xie Tian in public and leaving her in the ridicule of the crowd and various meaningful discussions.

Without the second blow brought by Chen Lansheng, without this failed wedding, Xie Tian naturally did not feel sad, depressed, sad and painful because of this incident, nor was she ridiculed and mocked for it, and finally died of depression at such a young age.

And Chen Lansheng's end really made Xie Zhan feel happy. It turns out that he was able to become the top scholar in the imperial examination because of the help of the monster who eloped with him. It turns out that he achieved his success by cheating, a despicable means.

When the truth was revealed, Chen Lansheng was just a despicable villain with no talent or virtue. He was deprived of his fame, ordered his descendants for three generations not to take the imperial examination, and exiled for three thousand miles. It was really a case of evil being punished. Even with Xie Zhan's cultivation, he would applaud and say "you deserve it".

Moreover, Chen Lansheng, who was about to embark on a long road of exile, would not have thought that he only had three months left to live. In the last three months of his life, he would be immersed in the illusion, experience the seven emotions and eight sufferings of the world, and taste many painful and sad tastes.

It is unknown whether Chen Lansheng knew that the person who had given him the illusion poison, which allowed him to live only for another three months, or even made him suffer and collapse in the last three months of his life, was not someone else, but his "lover" Xueying. I wonder how Chen Lansheng would feel in the underworld, dying at the hands of the person he loved so much.

Chen Lansheng had a hard time, and the same was true for the Qishan monsters related to him. They were all captured and sent to the Tianshi Dao Sect, and even planted slave marks by the benefactor who helped him realize his wish. He could take the lives of these monsters with just a thought.

Having fallen to this point, even if the monsters possessed many extraordinary abilities that were incomprehensible and unattainable, it seemed that these Qishan monsters would not be able to make any waves, and it would be impossible for the entire Xie family to be wiped out.

All the enemies who had hurt the Xie family had received their due retribution, and they would never have the opportunity to murder the Xie family again. When Xie Zhan woke up and sorted out the things one by one, he came to this realization. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time he was extremely grateful to the benefactor who made all this happen for him.

It's just... something seems a little wrong?

Xie Zhan sat blankly in front of the desk under the golden sunlight, wearing a warm veil. His handsome face looked even more distinct in the sunlight, as if he was a banished immortal, unlike ordinary people - but the face of a banished immortal was very confused.

After some serious recollection and thinking, Xie Zhan soon found that not all things were solved. Although his sister did not marry Chen Lansheng, this problem was solved, but there was still something a hundred times more serious than this that was not solved!

His sister, Xie Tian, ​​actually wanted to become a Taoist priest! And most importantly, during the time when the benefactor helped him fulfill his wish, he had promised Xie Tian that no matter what she chose, whether it was to worship Tianxuan Zhenren as a Taoist priest, or to stay at home and never marry, he would support her.

Xie Zhan was of course willing to agree to any request from his sister. He hoped that his sister would be happy, carefree, and never be maliciously hurt by others. This was exactly what Xie Zhan wished, and he was willing to pay a lot for it. But Xie Tian wanted to become a Taoist priest... He seemed unable to accept and approve it so easily.

Taoist priests are outsiders, and Xie Zhan would never want his only sister to become a Taoist priest. Not to mention that Xie Tian wanted to worship Taoism, which was related to monsters and Taoism. As a Confucian student, no matter how magical Xie Zhan's experience was, he still instinctively rejected it.

But "he" had promised to support him. Although this was not Xie Zhan's original intention, he said it in Xie Zhan's identity. If he regretted it, what would Xie Tian think? Would he think that his brother was a man who did not keep his word, and would he be disappointed in his brother because of this?

But if he told Xie Tian everything truthfully, and told her that Xie Zhan during that period of time was not Xie Zhan, but a benefactor who came to help him realize his wish, let alone whether Xie Tian would believe such a bizarre thing, Xie Zhan himself was actually unwilling to tell the truth.

Xie Tian has always been smart and intelligent. She can draw inferences from everything she encounters. If Xie Zhan tells her the truth, it is inevitable that she will figure out something - Xie Zhan does not want Xie Tian to know what price he paid to reverse everything.

So for now, it seems inevitable to fulfill his promise to help Xie Tian persuade his parents to agree to Xie Tian's joining the Taoist sect - even if Xie Zhan may not petition, but "he" has already promised, and since he does not want to be the person who breaks the contract in Xie Tian's mind, nor does he want to tell her the truth, he can only pinch his nose and agree to this matter.

I always feel a little aggrieved. Xie Zhan raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, smiling a little helplessly. Although the benefactor did help him solve many problems and saved his life, the troubles he left behind were not small, which gave Xie Zhan a headache.

Of course, Xie Zhan had to admit that he compromised and planned to support Xie Tian's joining the Taoist sect. A large part of the reason was because he knew that Xie Tian really yearned for the Taoist sect and really wanted to learn those magical Taoist methods from the bottom of his heart and enter that bizarre world.

When Xie Tian was very willing, what else could Xie Zhan say? Of course, he could only support and help her, otherwise what else could he do? Xie Zhan asked himself that he should not be able to not compromise on Xie Tian's request.

During the day's duty, Xie Zhan just spent the time in the library. In addition to carefully sorting out what had happened during this period of time and having a clear mind, Xie Zhan was seriously thinking about how to persuade his parents to agree to Xie Tian's worship of Taoism.

(So you have transitioned from considering whether to support Xie Tian to thinking about how to help her achieve her wish?)

After leaving the government office, Xie Zhan just returned to the mansion. After passing through the moon gate leading to the backyard, he saw Xie Tian coming to greet him: "Brother, you are back!" As soon as he got home, he was greeted by his sister. Xie Zhan felt very relieved. At that moment, he really felt that it was not a big problem to persuade his parents under pressure later.

Xie Tian walked to Xie Zhan's side, with a truly happy smile on her beautiful face. Although it was not graceful enough, it was more real and moving: "Brother, we haven't finished what we said this morning. Well, you still haven't answered me. How did you subdue the monster? Didn't you say that you are a Confucian disciple and don't learn Taoism?"

"But Xueying and the others said that you caught them with your own hands, and she said that you are very powerful and they have no power to fight back. Brother, where did you learn such skills? Why don't you tell me, what are you hiding from me?"

"Besides Xueying and the others, have you really never seen other monsters? Have you never subdued other ghosts? Well, can you give me the Taoism you subdued Xueying in the future? And..." Xie Tian chattered, his expression became more and more lively, and he kept talking about more and more things.

Xie Zhan: …………