novelaction Chapter 44: Book Pavilion 3rd Floor
Chapter 44: Book Pavilion 3rd Floor
"Big brother, is this the Jixia Academy you mentioned?"
Cai Wenji looked up at the magnificent and domineering Jixia Academy, blinked, and asked in a baby voice.
After spending so much time together, Cai Wenji no longer has any guard against Jiang Mingche.
Along the way, Cai Wenji also confided many things from the past to Jiang Mingche.
"That's right, let's go in now." Jiang Mingche nodded with a smile, took Cai Wenji's hand and walked towards the gate of Jixia Academy.
After arriving at the gate of the academy, Jiang Mingche saw Xi Shi who was welcoming visitors from various countries.
"Which empire are you two from?"
Looking at Jiang Mingche, then looking at Cai Wenji who was holding Jiang Mingche's hand, Xi Shi asked with some confusion.
The other empires all had one representative bringing a group of people to participate in Guixu Mengyan's competition. It was rare to see these two people forming a separate team.
"We are from the Tang Dynasty." Jiang Mingche said with a faint smile after looking at Xi Shi.
"Tang Dynasty? Can you let me see the invitation letter from the emperor of Tang Dynasty?" Xi Shi said hesitantly.
Every time the Jixia Academy opens the Guixu Dream Performance, it will send invitations to all the empires in the King's Continent.
People from the empire used invitation letters as tokens of trust to attend the Guixu Dream Performance at the Jixia Academy.
Jiang Mingche didn't waste any time and directly handed the invitation letter that Wu Zetian had given him before leaving to Xi Shi.
"Come with me, I'll take you to the lounge prepared for Datang."
After checking the contents of the invitation letter and confirming that the two people in front of her were indeed from the Tang Dynasty, Xi Shi no longer hesitated and turned around and took the two of them to Jixia Academy. Jiang Mingche followed closely behind, holding Cai Wenji's hand.
Along the way, Xi Shi enthusiastically introduced the various buildings of Jixia Academy to the two of them.
"That's the competition square, where students usually compete with each other..."
“That’s the observatory.”
"That is the Tower of Babel, one of the twelve wonders of the King's Continent. The first place in the Guixu Mengyan competition will be qualified to enter the Tower of Babel. Legend has it that in the Tower of Babel, one can find the answers to the questions one wants to know most in one's heart..."
Cai Wenji kept looking around along the way and was full of curiosity about all the buildings in Jixia.
"According to the rules, you must first meet the Master, Zhuang Zhou, Laozi, and Master Mozi."
"Take us there." Jiang Mingche said with a faint smile.
It just so happened that he also wanted to meet the legendary three sages of Jixia.
Xi Shi nodded and took Jiang Mingche and Cai Wenji directly to the room where the master and the other two were.
Jixia Academy is vast and rich in resources. Along the way, Jiang Mingche has met all kinds of students here.
Since students can continue their studies in Jixia Academy after graduation, there are many middle-aged people over 40 years old here.
"The three sages are right here. You can go in directly."
After Xi Shi brought Jiang Mingche and others to the room where the three sages were, they stopped immediately.
She was only responsible for receiving guests from various countries. When the three sages met guests from various countries, she needed to wait outside the door.
Jiang Mingche nodded and took Cai Wenji directly towards the room.
"It's really strange that they brought a little girl to participate in the Guixu Dream Performance..."
Looking at the two people leaving, Xi Shi murmured in confusion.
She could naturally see that Cai Wenji did not have any fluctuations in her cultivation and was just an ordinary little girl.
After entering the room, Jiang Mingche met the legendary three sages of Jixia in the lobby.
The Master's temples were gray, and he looked like an old man. Zhuang Zhou was riding on Kun, and seemed to be sleeping.
As for Mozi next to him, he was three meters tall, a mechanical giant...
"Jiang Mingche, the regent of the Tang Dynasty, has been ordered to attend the Guixu Dream Performance and meet the three sages..."
After explaining his identity, Jiang Mingche bowed.
"The Regent of the Tang Dynasty? That little girl actually appointed you as the Regent?" After looking at Jiang Mingche, the teacher spoke in surprise.
Wu Zetian was Jiang Ziya's most outstanding disciple, and the Master had heard Jiang Ziya mention her more than once before.
How talented Wu Zetian was, how domineering she was, and so on.
As one of the most prosperous countries in the Continent of Kings, the Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian have always been famous.
In the Master's impression, the Empress of the Tang Dynasty has always been autocratic and has always held all the power of the Tang Dynasty firmly in her own hands. How come she suddenly appointed a regent?
And this regent looks a little too young.
"Are you two the only representatives from the Tang Dynasty this year? That's right, His Majesty only sent the two of us here." The teacher nodded without asking any more questions.
It is the Tang Dynasty’s own business whether it sends a few people to participate in Guixu Meng’s competition.
"There is still half a month until the Guixu Dream Performance begins. You can go wherever you want during this half month. Just remember to return to the academy before the competition begins."
If you are interested, you can also go to the martial arts or magic classroom to audit...
"A guest is a guest. Your Excellency is the regent of the Tang Dynasty. Xi Shi will be responsible for your daily life during this period." The master said thoughtfully.
Although there were many princes and kings from various countries who came to participate in the Guixu Dream Performance, none of them could compare with Jiang Mingche.
The Regent came in person to attend the Guixu Dream Banquet, which in a sense could be said to be the Empress herself.
Since Wu Zetian gave him such face at Jixia Academy, he naturally had to return the favor.
Moreover, Wu Zetian was able to seal even her old friend, the ancient magician Jiang Ziya. You can imagine how terrifying she was.
Just for Wu Zetian's sake, he couldn't neglect Jiang Mingche. After all, the Master didn't know that Wu Zetian was seriously injured because of sealing Jiang Ziya.
In his impression, the Empress of the Tang Dynasty has always been the number one person under the clergy.
As both ancient priests, Confucius and Jiang Ziya were close friends who had known each other for thousands of years. However, due to different philosophies, the two fell out and have not been in contact for hundreds of years.
Although they had lost contact long ago, the Master knew that Jiang Ziya had now been sealed by Wu Zetian.
As for where the seal is, only Wu Zetian herself knows.
"If the Regent is interested, you can also go to the third floor of the library at Jixia Academy to pick out a martial arts book you like."
Zhuang Zhou, who was dozing off on Kun, suddenly opened his eyes and spoke sleepily.
"In that case, thank you three wise men..."
Jiang Mingche was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that the three sages would give him such a big gift just when he arrived at Jixia Academy. The third floor of the Jixia Academy's library is not accessible to everyone.
As far as he knew, there was only one way for all the students of Jixia Academy to enter the third floor of the library, which was to win the annual election, and only the first place winner was eligible.
All the students who had the opportunity to visit the third floor of the library later became famous.
Such as Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Sima Yi of Three Kingdoms, Dongfang Jing of Xuanyong Qin State and so on.
"Xi Shi, come in." Zhuang Zhou called out to the outside of the door in a faint voice.
"Teacher, do you have any instructions?" Xi Shi walked in from outside and asked with some confusion.
"You don't have to do the work of welcoming visitors from various countries. From now on, you will be responsible for taking care of the daily life of the regent."
Zhuang Zhou yawned and spoke lazily, looking as if he could never wake up.
"But..." Xi Shi was stunned for a moment and instinctively wanted to refuse.
After all, Shi Yiguang was a famous genius and beautiful girl in Jixia Academy, and she had countless suitors in Jixia Academy.
What's the point of being a maid? Although Zhuang Zhou's words were euphemistic, that's exactly what he meant.
"After the Guixu Dream Performance is over, I can give you extra credits and help you contact Yuan Ge so that he can sell the figurine to you."
Looking at Xi Shi, Zhuang Zhou smiled faintly and said, Xi Shi was the one he picked up, and he knew this disciple of his very well.
Xi Shi is a real money-grubber who has always wanted to buy figures from Yuan Ge and then sell them at the market.
She would not refuse the conditions she proposed.
"Okay." Sure enough, after only hesitating for three seconds, Xi Shi directly agreed to Zhuang Zhou's request.
Xi Shi grew up in the unowned land of the Southern Wilderness. She lived a life of hunger and starvation. Moreover, living in such a place, she had to face attacks from various demons and robberies from bandits from time to time.