White Snake Demonstration Walk

Chapter 165
Hangzhou in June is the most beautiful season. Although the location is relatively south, it does not feel the heat of midsummer.

Qiao Chenan was walking on the street, following the route in his memory, and soon came to the courtyard he rented beside the West Lake. The two red gates were closed tightly, with copper rings and plaques. Qiao Chenan pushed the door and entered, and a green ditch appeared in front of him. , The water in the canal is drawn from the West Lake, the waves are rippling, and it is still the same scene as when it left.

It's just that there are some weeds growing in the courtyard, and the doors and windows of the rooms are all closed. It seems that no one has lived in it for a long time. Qiao Chen'an can't help but frowned, and checked each room, but he didn't see Huangfu Xuan. Neat, it doesn't look like an outsider has been here, and whispered to himself: "I don't know where Ah Xuan has gone."

But in his heart he wasn't too worried, although Huangfuxuan was still young, his morals were not low, and there were hundreds of younger brothers under his command, so there shouldn't be any problems.

Qiao Chen'an put on clean clothes, and thought to himself that since Huangfuxuan was not in the house, and he had been away for two months, he might as well go to the academy first, visit the teacher, and then stop by to inquire about the situation in Hangzhou City.Having made up his mind, Qiao Chen'an no longer hesitated, and rushed to Chongwen Academy, but when he arrived, he found that the academy was deserted, with almost no one in sight. Here, what happened in the academy?
"Young master, please stay here..."

When Qiao Chenan was about to leave, he heard someone in the academy calling him. When he turned around, he found an old man with white beard and hair, about sixty years old, looking at him. Qiao Chenan recognized that this old man was in charge of cleaning in the academy. Mr. Li, who was working, couldn't help but feel a slight movement in his heart. He went forward and asked, "Master Li, why is there no one in the academy today? Could something happen?"

The old man Li squinted his eyes and looked at Qiao Chenan carefully for a few times, his brows stretched out suddenly, and he asked in surprise: "You, are you Mr. Qiao Chenan?"

Qiao Chen'an never thought that the other party would recognize him, so he nodded subconsciously and said, "Old man knows me?"

Mr. Li stroked his beard and smiled when he heard the words, and said: "Mr. Qiao, you are the number one talented person in our Hangzhou city, and you are also a member of our Chongwen Academy. How can I not recognize you as an old man..."

Speaking of this, he didn't know what came to mind, his expression changed first, and then he stretched out, grabbed Qiao Chen'an's arm, pulled him to go outside the academy, and said as he walked, "Finally, Mr. Qiao, you are back, this time I Let's see how arrogant those people are..." In the end, Mr. Li thought of something, his expression changed, and he actually burst out laughing.

Qiao Chenan didn't know why, seeing his appearance, he almost thought that the old man next to him was suffering from hysteria, and said, "Old man, why are you dragging me out in such a hurry, please speak clearly..."

Old man Li's strength is not small, he only pulled Qiao Chen'an forward, muttering: "You will know when you arrive, son..."

Along the way, after Qiao Chenan's thorough questioning, he finally figured out what happened from the old man's mouth. It turned out that after the last change in Jingci Temple, the students in the academy were seriously injured, and no one in the academy could find them. With his traces, he thought that he had met an accident and became the food of monsters. After his teacher Wang Lizhi heard the news, he was sad for a long time. Soon after, someone from the capital came to read the imperial edict and The official returned to his original post and was transferred from the academy.

As for the reason why there are no people in the academies, it is not because of any disaster. Hangzhou City is located in Ningzhou, less than a thousand miles away from Lin'an, the imperial capital. That is, several academies in the north of Ningzhou united to exchange knowledge with students from Hangzhou academies.

In fact, such things are very common in the three states of Ningzhou, Yanzhou, and Donghua. After all, there are hundreds of academies in these three states. Therefore, the academies will agree on a time and place every once in a while, and compare their talents in classics and history. In this way, they can not only exchange knowledge, but also take this opportunity to meet many students from other academies. thing.

But Qiao Chen'an smelled something unusual from this incident. As a student of Wang Lizhi, he not only followed him to learn literature, but also knew something about court affairs. As far as he knew, this time he came to Hangzhou There seems to be the figure of the court in the several academies, and he has always been at odds with Wang Lizhi. The reason why Wang Lizhi was demoted to Hangzhou before was also caused by the other party.

Not long after Wang Lizhi returned to Beijing, these academies came here in a hurry, and they should not be treated as normal anyway.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Qiao Chen'an looked forward, and saw that under the high sky, the surface of the lake was as crystal clear as jasper, and the boats were moored by the water, and they returned to the bank of the West Lake unconsciously.

Qiao Chen asked in surprise, "Old man, why did you bring me here?"

Old man Li brought him to the lake, saluted him respectfully, and said: "I have acted recklessly just now, I hope you will not take offense."

As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the largest painting boat not far away, and said, "My lord, please look, everyone is in that boat. I am just an ordinary person, so I won't go with you."

Qiao Chen'an bowed to Mr. Li, looked up at the place where the boat was painted, his gaze was slightly concentrated, as if he had already glimpsed the scene inside, and now that things have come to an end, even if he wants to leave, he can't, let alone there is no need to leave .Since all the students in Hangzhou are here, it is a good time to go to have a look.

Take a step up to the boat.

Not far from here, Xiao Qing had just left from a street stall. When she turned around, she happened to catch a glimpse of Qiao Chen'an's figure. Her eyes were fixed, her beautiful eyes were slightly upside down, and there was a bit of divine light in her eyes, and she said to herself: " Why is this guy here?"

To be honest, she didn't have a good impression of Qiao Chen'an in her heart. After all, when the two met for the first time, she was forced into a very embarrassing situation by the latter, and she was inevitably a little hostile in her heart. Ao You's body has made great progress in his family, but he still has some grudges in his heart.

Originally, based on her savage temperament, she had to take revenge after suffering such a big grievance before, but after what happened later, it was not easy for Xiaoqing to trouble Qiao Chenan again.

"What is this guy doing to paint a boat?"

Xiaoqing stood by the street, her eyes were as bright as jade, and her whole body exuded a heroic spirit. After thinking for a moment, she murmured: "Could it be that I'm going to... this shameless apprentice!"

As she said that, her face turned red, she was really pretty, stomped her showy feet resentfully, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, let's see how I deal with you this time!"

(End of this chapter)