Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 83 – Whenever and wherever possible

Wu Tong suddenly giggled, her red dress bright and eye-catching, her figure charming, instantly dissipating the heavy atmosphere.

Su Yun turned his head and smiled, "A smile from a beauty is the most rare thing, it can charm a city and capture a heart. Senior Sister Xiaoyao, don't be nervous, Jiao Shu is our neighbor. Jiao Shu, this is Chi Xiaoyao, who lives in the uninhabited area of Huilong River."

Jiao Shu'Ao's body wriggled and transformed into a cold-looking black-clothed man, bowing respectfully, "I have offended you."

Chi Xiaoyao, who had transformed from a dragon-shaped creature, turned into a gentle and timid white-clad girl, "I dare not. Although we are neighbors, we are quite far apart, and I have never visited before, so I am a little nervous."

Su Yun stood up and invited her to sit down.

Jiao Shu'Ao sat on the other side.

The four of them each had their own thoughts.

Unknowingly, the carriage arrived at the gate of the Wenchang Academy. It was Su Yun's first time entering the academy through the gate, as he had previously entered at night via the Yun Bridge on the back of a mountain. This time, they did not take the Yun Bridge, but walked on the street, passing through the gate.

The carriage stopped outside the gate, and the four of them got off one after another. At this moment, a gentle voice came, "Su Yun, are you well?"

Su Yun turned around and saw the Holy Prince Bai Yuelou and that Zhou Bo getting off a carriage. Zhou Bo's gaze fell on Su Yun, his face turning cold.

Su Yun walked up and asked, "Did the Holy Prince not come by ox cart this time?"

The Holy Prince Bai Yuelou said apologetically, "After the last lesson, I realized my mistake and dare not come by ox cart again."

Su Yun said with interest, "Where did the Holy Prince go wrong?"

The Holy Prince Bai Yuelou said, "Be humble and cautious, speak and act carefully, examine oneself three times a day..."

"Wrong."

Su Yun stood in front of him, but his gaze fell on Zhou Bo behind him. He said, "I won't ask how many mistakes you've made in front of others, but there is one thing you must do in front of me: take care of your old dog. If your old dog provokes me, I'll hit you. If your old dog provokes me again, I'll kill you. After all..."

He said coldly, "The atmosphere in our academy is not good. I want to kill you anytime, anywhere."

The Holy Prince Bai Yuelou smiled, his eyes rolling around as he chuckled, "You are stronger than me in terms of realm, but I am also about to reach the Spirit realm. At that time, I will practice the Saint's technique and the Shuofang official school. Who is higher and who is lower remains to be seen."

He smiled, "I will return all the insults you have given me."

"So, isn't it better to be a true person? Why pretend to be a gentleman?"

Su Yun laughed and looked around, puzzled, "Why are there so many people in front of the academy today?"Chi Xiaoyao looked around in surprise and said, "Today is the day of the entrance exam, there are never this many people before!"

The entrance to the academy was already full of carriages, and the scholars who got off the carriages were those who took the exam yesterday. These people were all here to apply for the Wen Chang Academy!

Su Yun inquired and found out that the registration for schools would be on the second day of the exam. The exam used to be two days, but there was an accident yesterday, so the scholars came to register for their preferred schools.

Su Yun looked around and saw Hua Hu, Qing Qiuyue, and others with Li Zhuxian and Li Muge. Li Xiaofan was also there, probably accompanying his sister to register. He walked over after feeling relieved.

Li Muge was talking to Li Zhuxian and whispered, "Dad doesn't know that you're applying for Wen Chang Academy. If he finds out, he'll kill me!"

Li Zhuxian nodded repeatedly and giggled, "Dad must think that you influenced me to apply for Wen Chang Academy, so he won't hit me, only you."

"If you apply for Wen Chang Academy, the ancestral tomb won't emit black smoke, but a black cloud with smoke underneath."

Li Muge worriedly said, "The ancestor might jump out of the coffin, and I don't know if Dad can handle it this time. He probably can't..."

Li Zhuxian shook her pigtails and chuckled, "It's not probably, it's definitely. The ancestor is so powerful... Su Yun senior brother is here!"

She waved excitedly at Su Yun.

Li Muge stood next to her and whispered, "Su Yun junior brother is definitely a bull demon or a hippopotamus. The tail of a demon is not easy to transform into a human body part, so it's hard to change. Just touch his butt to see if he's a demon..."

Li Zhuxian's eyes sparkled and she exclaimed, "Brother, he's here! I'm going to touch his butt!"

Li Muge was taken aback and quickly grabbed her, "Men and women shouldn't touch each other in public!"

"We can do it when no one is around."

"I'll touch him when no one is around!"

Li Muge was exasperated and scolded her, and Su Yun walked over. The siblings then changed the topic.

A few little foxes came over, and Su Yun bent down and asked them about their situation. It turned out that it was too chaotic last night, and Li Zhuxian was worried that Wen Chang Academy was too far away, so she went to Li's house and stayed there for the night.

"Li's house is so big!"

Li Xiaofan struggled to gesture, "It's this big!"Hua Hu whispered, "The Li family is on the top floor, three to four hundred zhang above the ground. The dome is made of glass, with various colors around it, some transparent and some opaque. The temperature can be adjusted, and it's like spring all year round. Standing there, you can see the whole city."

Qing Qiuyue murmured, "Under the dome is the palace, with pavilions, rockeries, hot springs, gardens, small bridges, and lakes. You have to ride beasts to get there for meals."

Hu Buping muttered, "If I marry a bamboo fairy, I won't have to struggle anymore..."

Li Xiaofan nodded in agreement, and their little fox brains were filled with unrealistic fantasies.

Su Yun didn't expect the Li family's business to be so big, but Li Muge was actually poor, earning every penny himself, with only his clothes being luxurious.

Su Yun asked Hua Hu for some money - before they came to Shuofang City, Su Yun had saved about twenty Qinghong coins from each person as a backup.

He handed the money to Chi Xiaoyao. When she saw it was a Qinghong coin, she was shocked and said, "This is a lot of money, I can't make change!"

Su Yun turned to Hua Hu, and Hua Hu whispered, "We don't have small change, only Qinghong coins left."

Su Yun smiled, "Senior Sister saved my life by shooting a student from Shuofang Academy with an arrow last night. I haven't thanked you yet."

Chi Xiaoyao glanced at him and said with a smile, "I don't charge for saving people. How about I treat you to a meal?"

Qing Qiuyue leaned over, her eyes shining, "And me! Take me with you!"

Hu Buping and Li Xiaofan also squeezed over, "And us!"

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Hua Hu also wanted to join in, but she was a bit older and reserved, so she had to brush up against the three little guys to show her presence.

"Registration is simple, just register at the mountain gate. Whether you can pass the exam or not depends on the results. In the past, no one wanted to take the exam at Wenchang Academy. As long as you registered and had some achievements, you could pass.

But this year is different. There are six or seven times more students applying for Wenchang Academy than last year. Whether you can pass the exam is uncertain!

"If you can't pass the exam at Wenchang, you'll have to go to Jiu Yuan or Shuofang."

Some students whispered, "Last year, Shuofang Academy was still ranked first, but this year it's said to be third, behind Wenchang and Moxia."

"I heard Moxia is also very good. Seventeen of the top twenty students are from Moxia. Therefore, Moxia is recognized as the first this year!"

...Master Tu Ming looked at the scene with a smile and said to Zuo Songyan, "For over 20 years, I have been trying to expand the academy without success. I didn't expect it to happen this time. Su Yun's energy is truly remarkable!"

Zuo Songyan nodded and stroked his beard with pride. "That's because of my good judgment, and of course, this kid has some energy too."

Master Tu Ming smiled and folded his hands together. "Indeed, indeed. Your judgment is also good. You have found a treasure for our Wen Chang Academy. I will increase your salary!"

Zuo Songyan laughed heartily and shifted his gaze from Su Yun to Wu Tong and then to the Holy Prince Bai Yuelou. "Although our school has all kinds of lunatics, hypocrites, and murderous demons, it is still a good school. We need to keep the demons and hypocrites and not get rid of them. I have great use for them."

Master Tu Ming's eyes flickered, and he smiled. "I understand."

Su Yun and the others completed their registration and were directly admitted to the academy. They each received a jade plaque symbolizing their identity as students of Wen Chang Academy.

This jade plaque was also a spiritual weapon, but its function was different from that of the jade plaque of Tian Dao Academy. When Qi and blood flowed into it, the jade plaque's power would be activated, and books would appear in their spiritual world, floating in front of their souls.

These books were classified into different categories, such as "physics," "medicine," "music," "anatomy," "Confucianism," "Buddhism," "architecture," and so on, with a wide variety of topics.

Su Yun tried waving his soul, and the books on medicine immediately flipped open. When he stopped his hand, the pages also stopped. When he flipped his hand forward, the pages also flipped forward, and when he flipped his hand backward, the pages also flipped backward.

Su Yun raised his hand, and the words in the book flew out of the book and arranged themselves in the air in front of him.

There were also illustrations in the books. The medicine book contained pictures of flowers, plants, and trees that could also fly out of the book and float in the air, even from different angles.

As for the physics book, it was even more magical, depicting various divine beasts and statues that could be picked out of the book and observed in the air.

During class, the teacher in the hall would explain on the stage, and the students below could let their souls read the books and learn the content more conveniently and easily.

Of course, compared to the Tian Dao Token, the Wen Chang Token was still inferior.

The Tian Dao Token was the gateway to enter Tian Dao Academy, while the Wen Chang Token was like a small library.

"It's great to be able to go to school."

Su Yun felt a little sour in his heart. He couldn't see these things when he was studying in the countryside. Now, he could finally touch them."If only the Wenchang Order could be bigger, we could put down more books."

He thought to himself, "I wonder if there is a place in the Heavenly Academy where they also collect books? If there is, then I can go directly to the Heavenly Academy to learn, without needing to study at the Wenchang Academy."

At this time, Master Tu Ming walked over and asked, "Su Shizi, do you want to stay at the school?"

Li Muge hurriedly waved at Su Yun, indicating that he should not agree.

Master Tu Ming glanced at him and smiled, "Muge, have you rented a house yet? If not, why not stay at the school?"

Li Muge's face turned pale and he quickly pulled Li Zhuxian and left.

Li Zhuxian was puzzled and asked, "Brother, why don't we stay at the school?"

Li Muge whispered, "The academy is dangerous, if we're not careful we could die!"

Master Tu Ming sighed and said, "What an unlucky guy. Xiaoyao, do you want to stay at the school? There's a good house available in the academy."

Chi Xiaoyao shuddered and walked away.

Su Yun felt uneasy and was about to refuse, but Master Tu Ming smiled and said, "If Su Shizi stays outside the school, it will be inconvenient for the academy to take care of you."

Su Yun had no choice but to agree and said, "Thank you, Master. When should we move in?"

Master Tu Ming raised his hand and a beast carriage rushed over and stopped in front of them. He smiled and said, "Now."

Su Yun got on the beast carriage, and Hua Hu, Qing Qiuyue, and others followed suit.

Master Tu Ming smiled and said, "Su Shizi, let's talk on the second floor."

Su Yun and the others followed him to the second floor, and the beast carriage headed towards the academy.

Master Tu Ming asked mysteriously, "The magistrate asked me to ask the envoy if he's going to act tonight?"

Su Yun replied, "Yes!"

"Is it to investigate a big case?"

Master Tu Ming became inexplicably excited and rubbed his hands together, saying, "Whenever the envoy needs me, just speak up! I'm willing to commit murder and arson for him!"

Su Yun couldn't help but feel suspicious, "Is Master Tu Ming really a monk? I'm just a fake envoy investigating a case, but he's more excited than me. And shouldn't it be 'willing to go through fire and water' instead of 'willing to commit murder and arson'?"

Reminder: It's Chinese New Year and the pandemic is severe, please don't visit relatives and friends. Isn't staying home and enjoying pork delicious? Hasn't "Zhaizhu" updated? Isn't "Lin Yuan Xing" a good read?