Early the next morning, before dawn, we all got up and left.

Of course, I also saw some people who were going to Xishan Academy to "watch the fun" on the road. They probably wanted to go and see the second competition, so they worked tirelessly, and some even rushed to the streets at night.

Along the way, I heard more and more rumors about the Xishan Academy’s competition. But what’s interesting is that at noon, when we heard about the first day of the competition, the students of Xishan Academy took the target and 473 arrows. In the afternoon, the number became 743.

Moreover, there are some other "magic skills", and everyone is adding jealousy to their imagination.

After the Shenshi period, our speed gradually slowed down. After all, we had been running for a day and had not had a good rest. So we sat down in a teahouse on the side of the road to have a teahouse. There were also some people in the teahouse who were about to rush to Xishan Academy, so Zhesheng and the others went over to chat with people.

After a while, Zhesheng ran back and said in shock: "They said that students from Xishan Academy can shoot four targets with one arrow!"

All of us were so shocked that our eyes widened.

Chabixing reluctantly swallowed the tea in his mouth and said with a wry smile: "What a mess? What are they doing with this ability? Why are they still doing in the academy?"

I also laughed: "This bull is so bragging. When the teacher was still at Xishan Academy, he also founded the National Academic Conference. At that time, not only were the students from Xichuan, but many talented people in the world came, and they were not praised for this. This time, they only had a competition for a sprint, and they were circulated to pass on them. Where did they get so many stories?"

Qinghan picked up the teapot and gave me and Chabixing some sleep, and then said, "Because the world is in chaos, people's hearts are in chaos."

“…”

Chabixing and I looked back at him: "What does it mean?"

He also took a sip of tea and said, "I heard from the teacher that the erudition conference that year. Although there were many capable people, the world was very stable at that time, and the erudition conference was really just about teaching and discussing the Tao. This is something that ordinary people don't understand and will not pay attention to it, but this time it's different."

“What’s the difference?”

"Outside, we were fighting, and before, we were about to reach Jianmen Pass."

“…”

"Everything in the world will react to dangers. When the mountains are shaking, birds will fly, and when the earth is shaking, the dogs will run. The common people are not ignorant. They will also subconsciously want to find a way to save themselves. The chaos in the world has become like this. Although Xichuan is in a corner, it is impossible to keep it alone and keep it safe. Everyone knows this."

“…”

"At this time, a competition and discussion suddenly appeared in Xishan Academy, and it would definitely not be as simple as just teaching."

“…”

"Everyone wants to find a way out, and also wants to find a powerful force to rely on."

I nodded gently. This is probably the reason why so many hero stories have survived to this day and age. It is not how wonderful those stories are, but when people are helpless, they need the existence of these heroes, even if they only exist in their hearts.

but--

I looked up at him: "Then do you think that Xishan Academy suddenly competed with someone at this time to discuss the truth, right? "

Qinghan smiled and said, "You will know if you go and see it."

Because of his words, I regained my strength. After a while of rest, everyone got on the horses and rushed towards Xishan Academy. As the sun slowly settling westward, we were like Kuafu chasing the sun. The sunlight slowly dyed a bloody color. When our horses were almost exhausted, we finally saw a golden-colored mountain range appeared in front of us.

In the twilight, it seems that the sound of the distant bells can be heard faintly.

Xishan Academy is right in front!

My legs were already worn out so quickly that they were unconscious. Although they were running horses, they were also being pushed away by the skeletons. They were panting. Qinghan strangled the reins with one hand and turned to look at me: "How are you? Can you continue on the road?"

I nodded: "Yes, let's try to get over as early as possible."

I had been expected to arrive at the academy at night, but today I have been speeding for almost a whole day. Now it is just dusk and I see the fog climbing the mountain ahead.

Perhaps, we can still catch up and see this second competition.

The last time we returned to Chengdu from Nian Baoyu, we walked through Tianmu Temple. Due to the urgency of time, we didn’t have time to go to the academy. However, the tranquility of that place has not changed for many years, which made me very linger. But this time, the silence on this road was broken by pedestrians. It was obvious that there were many more people here than in the past.

There are quite a lot of people coming here to watch the fun.

Qinghan also took a breath and raised his hand to the person behind him: "Everyone work harder!"

Everyone responded and followed him and ran forward again.

We walked along this road. In front of us were two high mountains like gates. A mountain road in the middle seemed to extend out like a breath of breath in the crack, giving people a feeling of extreme oppression. When we walked in, our vision gradually became blocked. The sound of horse hooves echoed in the middle of the mountains on both sides, which sounded particularly frightening.

It seems to be like the current Xishan Academy.

It looks peaceful on the surface, but perhaps it is experiencing invisible surging waves.

As I walked, the sky became darker and darker, and when it was almost darker and I couldn't see the road ahead, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves coming from behind. I subconsciously looked back and saw a group of people running over from behind quickly and rushed to the front of us.

They were very fast, but at the moment they passed by, I saw the leader at first sight, and he also looked at us.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! However, he did not stop, but continued to ride his horse forward. After a while, their figures disappeared into the heavy twilight.

Qinghan and I both stopped, and he looked at me and said, "Did you see that person--"

I nodded quickly.

Chabixing also walked over with the reins and said, "That person is—"

I frowned and said, "He is the person next to the master of Miaosanmen. Weirdly, how could he appear here?"

I met him before in Fengxiang City, and then separated. I didn't expect that I would meet again so soon, and it was still in this place.

He, too, wants to go to Xishan Academy to watch the fun?

This is impossible.

So, he appeared in these two places, what is the connection and why?

All of us were stunned. After a while, I suddenly came to my senses and immediately asked, "Did you see Master Ye in that group of people just now? Did Master Ye come?"

Qinghan shook his head.

I didn't see that the young man was the leader, and that group of people were dominated by Mali. If Master Ye was there, we probably wouldn't be able to see him.

I was suddenly a little discouraged, but Qinghan said, "But it's good that he's here. At least after the academy matter is resolved, you can find Master Ye directly from him, which will be less trouble."

I nodded and said, "Then go quickly."

We walked for a while and finally arrived at the foot of the West Mountain.

At this time, the sun was about to set, and the rays of light emitted by the sunset behind the mountain seemed to have blocked the mountain with a layer of gold, giving it a particularly dazzling feeling. When I looked up and saw the western mountain, some memories suddenly came alive in my heart.

Xishan Academy is the largest academy in Shu and a holy place for scholars in the hearts of Shu people. I don’t know how many years this academy has been built. In my childhood memory, it seems that every few years, the Yan family will spend a sum of money to renovate and expand the academy. Therefore, the scale of the academy is getting bigger and bigger, with hundreds of students saying it is a academy. In my vague concept, it seems to be more like a palace of wisdom.

However, this palace of wisdom is somewhat different from academies in other places.

Because academies are places where people teach and educate people, they naturally have to have a wide door to show their vastness. I have seen many academies with mountain-based locations, and the same is true. However, the gates of Xishan Academy are very narrow. Even the road to the mountain is not the common open road leading directly to the mountain gate. Instead, a small mountain path circles around the mountain from the foot of the mountain. The path is not wide, so it can only accommodate three or four people walking side by side. Moreover, there is a red wall that is ten feet high on the inside of the mountain path, which covers the scenery inside. From a distance, the mountain is like a huge long skirt, and the red wall is like a red skirt edge.

I rode on the horse and stared at the mountain blankly.

Chabixing had already turned over and got off the horse, and walked forward with the reins. Several students immediately ran out of the mountain gate. When they saw him, they almost rushed over happily: "Senior Brother Cha!"

"Senior Brother Cha, you are finally back!"

"We've been thinking about you all the time. You've been away for a long time!"

Several students were young, one with a childish look on his face. It seemed that he had just entered the academy. However, facing this third senior brother, they were very intimate. They couldn't even be polite and rushed up to hug him. It seemed that the previous rumors were correct. Chabixing was indeed a special existence in Xishan Academy.

Several of them hugged each other and laughed and made a fuss. After they had enough intimacy, someone said, "Senior Brother Cha, why are you back?"

Chabixing smiled and rubbed their hair, saying, "Why, I haven't come back, are you guys doing it hard for the master brother? He broke a few rulers in a month? Let's see if your butt is swollen?"

As he said that, he was about to lift someone's clothes, and a few students hurriedly avoided them.

One of them, who looked a little older, smiled and said, "Senior Brother Cha, stop making trouble, something really happened."

Chabixing then took a little more seriousness and said, "I know, the academy is surrounded."

"So you know, too."

"Of course, if it weren't for this, we wouldn't have to ride a horse all day today. We were so anxious. Tsk, my legs were almost my own."

Speaking of this, the students noticed us behind him. Several of them saw Qinghan first, were stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Liu...Senior Brother Liu?"

Qinghan also turned over and dismounted, and several students immediately came over and saluted him respectfully. Qinghan raised his hand: "No need to be polite."

Several students said, "I didn't expect Senior Brother Liu to come back this time."

Qinghan didn't say much, just nodded at them, then turned around, I bumped on the horse's back all day, but my legs really didn't look like my own, and I couldn't even do the movement of dismounting. He hurried over and held my hand and helped me turn over little by little.

A student immediately recognized me: "Miss?"

I think it was probably what I met when I was traveling to the West Mountains back then, but I didn’t have a deep impression of them, so I just smiled simply: “It’s so late, why are you still here?”

The older student immediately said: "There are many people coming to the academy recently, and there are many people at the foot of the mountain. The second senior brother asked us to patrol every day, and there were still people going out to guard several mountain gates at night."

"oh……"

Nan Zhenyi was cautious.

I asked, "Then, have you seen the people who came just now?"

They looked at each other and the student immediately said, "We just handed over the shift. The person who came before is probably already up the mountain."

Qinghan and Chabixing looked at each other, and Chabixing said, "Go up first."

After saying that, he asked a few students to help us lead the horse away, and let the people we brought follow us. A group of people walked up the mountain. The oldest student accompanied us up the mountain, and the rest were still guarding the mountain gate.

As we walked up, the sunlight disappeared bit by bit, but Chabixing and others walked ahead, talking nonstop, without even looking at the road, obviously they were very familiar with this mountain trail.

But for me, it is too far away, so far away that it is a little strange.

The red wall was probably just painted not long ago, and the crimson color was as bright as blood. The plants and trees on one side of the mountain path were also trimmed in time. Although they were prosperous, they did not grow wildly to prevent people from walking. However, it was obvious that there were many trampled stone slabs on the mountain path. It was obvious that the number of people coming and going was suddenly increased recently, and they were a little overwhelmed.

Chabixing asked the student: "Is the second competition over?"

The student shook his head and said, "Not yet."

"not yet?"

All three of us were stunned for a moment. It should have been the competition since the morning. Until now, the sun has set and it has not been finished yet.

Chabixing said: "Where is comparing?"

"Just in front, Lu Mingtai."

"Who is comparing?"

"Jolin."
Chapter completed!