Chapter 9 Today's World
Chapter 9 Today's World
"The words 'itchy hands' are a bit too rude."
"Then I'll say it differently next time."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."
After a few simple words, the two had already walked to the door of the bookstore where they first met, ready to complete the deal they had made this morning.
At this moment, Lin Wanyi suddenly asked: "What do you think will happen next?"
While speaking, she never stopped and reached out to push open the door.
Gu Zhuo followed and said, "Take my words out of context, spread rumors secretly, manipulate public opinion, and do everything possible to smear me, so that your name will appear in today's incident and in the hearts of every student in the academy, so as to redeem and dilute the impact I have caused."
This is not only his judgment of the future, but also his promise to Lin Wanyi.
Lin Wanyi understood what he meant and said with a smile: "It seems that you really want to collude with me."
The girl entered the library and went up to the second floor. After removing the restrictions in the building, she took out a wooden box from a secret compartment.
Then she took the wooden box and handed it directly to Gu Zhuo without opening it.
The treasured item in the wooden box is undoubtedly the Tan Ye Talisman.
Lin Wanyi did the whole process very neatly and efficiently.
"The Tan Ye Talisman is in this wooden box."
She said to Gu Zhuo, "I don't understand what you want this talisman for, but since you asked for it, you should know its use, so I won't interfere."
Gu Zhuo said: "Thank you."
Lin Wanyi continued: "I have another question."
Gu Zhuo said: "Please speak."
Lin Wanyi asked: "How far are you from breaking through?"
It sounded casual and nonchalant, but in fact she cared a lot about the answer to this question - no matter who it was, when her name was mentioned with another name for a long time, even if she did not believe in such passionate sayings as lifelong enemies, she would inevitably feel curious. But she did not want to expose this emotion, of course, the reason was pride and arrogance.
Gu Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "Before the summer festival."
Lin Wanyi was silent.
It was not until Gu Zhuo turned around and left, walking out of the study, that the girl came to her senses and walked to the window to watch him go.
She was sure that the four words in the conversation were true, and it was hard not to feel complicated.
Climb up the seven steps and see the three scenes, and all the beautiful scenery of the world will come into view.
The seven stages and three realms described in this simple and clear sentence are the path of cultivation in the human world.
The path of cultivation is long and arduous. For someone like her who was born into an aristocratic family and was identified as having talent at an early age, she would start reading books that explain the principles of cultivation during her enlightenment, and begin to learn basic exercises to make full preparations for future cultivation.
However, even an undoubted genius like Lin Wanyi is still at the second stage of the cultivation path, that is, the Qi refining after marrow cleansing. He can only vaguely glimpse some of the scenery of the first stage, and has not yet found the way to step into it.
Lin Wanyi calmed down slightly.
The girl withdrew her gaze, turned around and prepared to practice seriously, but she couldn't help but think more.
She was wondering what choice Gu Zhuo would make after the summer festival.
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The so-called summer festival is a major examination in which all eligible students in academies, Taoist temples, private schools, and other places with similar responsibilities across the country must take part.
Young talents like Lin Wanyi and Gu Zhuo will choose to join a certain force after the summer festival, such as the current imperial court, a certain sect, or some powerful people in the world who have the quota to select disciples during the summer festival.
This is the rule in the world today.
To be more precise, this is the rule set for the entire world by the sage emperor who sat high in the divine capital and turned the tide a hundred years ago, allowing the thousand-year-old Qin Dynasty to enter its heyday again.
The intention of this rule is very clear, which is to support or suppress the sects in the world by regulating or accepting disciples.
Therefore, before the summer festival, young practitioners could not formally join any sect.
Because it is illegal.
But that doesn't mean the two couldn't connect before then.
The backers behind many academies are often local clans and families. The former need all the funding from the latter, and the latter are naturally looking for students to attend the academies.
As for the current imperial court, as the founder of the summer festival, it can naturally obtain the greatest benefits from this system, such as the number of quotas for accepting disciples, priority in selection, etc.
From this perspective, all the cultivation sects in the world today, without exception, are eating the leftovers given by the imperial court.
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There was a knock on the door, bringing Lin Wanyi back to his senses from his thoughts.
She casually said "please come in", looked up, and was slightly startled.
Because the person who came in was not the old servant of the house, but Gu Zhuo.
She was a little puzzled, then she thought that judging from the style of behavior Gu Zhuo had shown today, he came back so suddenly, it was very likely that an accident had happened outside, and she couldn't help but become alert.
"What happened?"
"fine."
Gu Zhuo looked at her, shook his head and said, "It's just an unreasonable request."
Lin Wanyi was slightly startled, and even more confused, and said, "Please speak."
Gu Zhuo said: "I may need to stay in your house for a few days."
Lin Wanyi fell silent again.
After a while, she thought she understood what Gu Zhuo meant, and asked, "Do you want to use this as an excuse to let Changzhou Academy take advantage of the situation and establish the relationship between you and me, so that the revenge of those old immortals will come faster?"
“But I don’t think it’s necessary.”
She explained earnestly, "First, I believe in your credibility as an ally. Second, I hope that public opinion will not subside in a short period of time until Wangjing is in turmoil. Your stay may shorten this process."
Gu Zhuo shook his head again and said, "It's not because of these reasons."
Lin Wanyi frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Then why are you doing this?"
Gu Zhuo said: "I found that I missed one thing..."
Lin Wanyi couldn't help but interrupt him and said, "Stop beating around the bush and be more direct, okay?"
Gu Zhuo was silent for a moment, then said, "I don't think I have enough money to stay at the inn."
For some reason, his tone was very calm, but it sounded strange, as if he was trying hard to hold back his embarrassment?
Lin Wanyi was stunned.
For a long time afterwards, she didn't know what to say. It was like even if she was asked to think about it three thousand times, she would never guess that the reason behind this was that Gu Zhuo had no money.
Gu Zhuo was very patient in this matter and said, "After I left your house, I looked around the nearby inns and found that many of them were quite good, but there was a common problem: the prices were quite expensive."
During these three years, his food, clothing, and all the resources needed for his practice were provided directly by Changzhou Academy. He did not have to worry about anything, and his life was no different from his previous life.
He has lived this way in his past and present lives, so it is undoubtedly reasonable for him to forget to consider financial issues.
Besides...the inns available nearby are extremely expensive.
Lin Wanyi was speechless and asked helplessly: "Wangjing is so big, isn't there a cheap inn for you to stay in?"
Gu Zhuo nodded, meaning it was natural.
Then, he explained seriously: "Of course, I have also seen cheap inns, but the problem is... cheap inns are really not suitable for living because there is only one bed in the whole room."
Lin Wanyi raised her eyebrows and asked, "Isn't one bed enough for you to sleep in?"
Gu Zhuo was silent for a while, looked at her with complicated eyes, and said, "The whole room is only as big as a bed."
Lin Wanyi stopped talking.
Gu Zhuo paused and added another sentence about the average price of those inns that can accommodate people.
Lin Wanyi thought, is this considered expensive?
Lin Wanyi shook her head and said to Gu Zhuo, "It's fine if you just stay here. I'll pay for the inn for you."
She said this in a very casual and calm manner, showing the grace that a lady from a noble family should have.
At this moment, the door of the library was knocked again.
The person who came this time was indeed the old servant.
The old servant first bowed to Gu Zhuo, then came to Lin Wanyi and handed over the account book for this month.
Lin Wanyi took this month's account book, flipped through it carefully for a while, and then calmly put it aside.
then.
She looked at Gu Zhuo again, smiled brightly, and asked sincerely, "Would you mind forgetting what you just said?"
(End of this chapter)