Fighter of the Destiny

That girl is Shuang'er, the eldest maid of Xu Mansion.

A year and a half have passed, and she looks more stable and mature, and her eyebrows have become calmer.

Shuang'er looked at the young man behind the lantern... no, I was talking about a young man now. She became more and more nervous for some reason, and her clasped hands became a little clammy.

She wanted to say something, she felt she should say something, before the young lady returned to Kyoto. Because she now discovered that, just like the old lady said, this marriage may really be the best choice for the young lady. However...so many things happened back then, if it were her, she would definitely still hold grudges to this day.

Just when she gritted her teeth and was about to speak, Chen Changsheng came to her, nodded, and continued walking towards the stone gate.

There was no resentment, no hatred, no arrogance, and no gnashing of teeth.

It was very calm, as if he was just a passerby, nodding and saying hello to someone he had met at a certain time and place.

Shuang'er was stunned.

It was during this time that Chen Changsheng walked through the stone archway.

Shuang'er turned around and raised her hand, trying to call him, but in the end she couldn't.

Looking at his leaving figure, she felt a little confused.

She couldn't figure it out. Why did it feel like time hadn't passed for too long, but that boy and the world seemed to have changed a lot?

Leaving Dongyu Shenjiang's Mansion, he walked along the official road and came to a stone bridge.

It was still the same stone bridge. On a scorching summer night, the riverside under the bridge was filled with people enjoying the shade. There were no fallen leaves in the river. He stood at the bridge and looked back, looking back at the cornices of the Eastern God General's Mansion, silently. I don't know that I had a similar emotion to Shuang'er - it's only been a year and a half since I first came to Kyoto and came here to break off the engagement, but why does it feel like a world away?

When he left Xining and came to Kyoto, his main purpose was to take part in the Imperial Examination, win the first place, enter Lingyan Pavilion, and find the secret of changing his life against the will of heaven. Breaking off the engagement was just a matter of course, but it was also a must. Although he has not yet found a way to change his destiny, there is no doubt that his destiny has already undergone drastic changes. But why has the marriage still not been cancelled?

He shook his head and walked towards the stone bridge, determined to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

To untie the bell, the person who tied the bell must be tied, and the same goes for dissolving an engagement. Mrs. Dazai has passed away long ago, and the teacher and his senior brother Yunhe have disappeared without a trace, so they can only find the third party of the marriage certificate.

He went to the palace.

Without any need to inform, the priest guarding the palace respectfully invited him in and accompanied him along the long Shinto road to the deepest part of the palace.

The palace is very quiet at night, and the palace where the pope lives is even more so. The sky separated by black eaves is dotted with stars. After looking at it for a long time, it really looks like a deep well.

At some point, he had taken off the string of stone beads on his wrist.

The sound of rushing water resounded in the quiet hall. He turned around and walked in, saluting the pope who looked like an ordinary old man next to the Qingye basin.

"Uncle Master, what is this for?"

In the past, Chen Changsheng rarely used the word "Master-Uncle" to address the Pope. It was not because of any spiritual mysophobia, but simply because he was not used to it. But so many things happened in the National Education Academy, and when he heard Xu Shiji's somewhat naked words in the Dongyu Divine General's Mansion, he knew that no matter how he shouted, in the eyes of the world, his relationship with the Pope was no longer separable. It's better to get used to it in advance. He is a person who cherishes time very much, and he will do it now that he has decided.

It was like this question had been lingering in his mind for a long time. Now that he could meet the Pope, of course he asked it directly.

The title of Uncle Master and the question itself made the Pope startled for a moment, and then he laughed.

Chen Changsheng asked about the struggle between the old and new factions of the state religion and the silence surrounding Li Gong during the recent period.

"You are young people, and even if things for young people are not trivial, if you do something wrong, or if you say it is not good enough, there is always room for making amends or reasons afterwards."

The Pope put the wooden ladle back into the pool, took the linen cloth handed by Chen Changsheng, wiped his hands gently, and said: "But we old people can't. Young people can be impulsive and hot-blooded, but we must be calm and even Indifferent, in the eyes of everyone, we are all scheming, which is better known as foresight, so we will definitely not act impulsively. There must be some conspiracy hidden behind everything we do, so as long as we act, things will easily become bigger. , and there is no room for it anymore.”

These two paragraphs were actually a bit fragmented, but Chen Changsheng understood them clearly.

This turmoil was originally the beginning of the offensive launched by the Tianhai family and the new sect of the National Religion against the Pope, but they were blocked by the National Religion Academy at the gate. Of course, the Li Palace would remain quiet.

The pope walked back to his chair, motioned for him to sit down, and said, "And this is an opportunity."

This sentence was simpler and more vague, but Chen Changsheng still understood it.

If the offensive of the Tianhai Family and the New Sect of the National Religion could be controlled to a certain extent, it would be a very precious opportunity for the National Religion Academy and him.

Just as his consciousness was washed in the ocean of sword intent and became purer and tougher, his sword also became more stable and powerful in these battles.

"Only in this way can you mature as quickly as possible." The Pope looked at him and said kindly.

Chen Changsheng only understood part of this conclusion. When he discussed it with Tang Sanliu, he couldn't be sure about this point. Why did His Majesty the Pope choose this way to let him grow up? He seemed too anxious. In Tang Sanliu's words, It's almost like forcing the seedlings to grow.

Looking at his expression, the Pope was a little surprised and said: "I thought you were not very interested in these things and would need some time to figure it out, or you would come to me earlier."

"There are many things that I'm not interested in, and I still have to learn them. Since you can't avoid them...this is what Tang Tang said to me." Chen Changsheng said.

Tang Thirty-Six told him that since you want to become the Pope, you must learn these seemingly boring things and have your own team, such as the National Education Academy.

The reason why he could understand the Pope's previous words was because Tang Sanliu had done similar analysis in advance.

Now it seemed that Tang Sanliu's calculations were correct.

"You are a very good friend." The Pope said with some emotion: "When his grandfather and I met, he was about your age, but later because of some things, his grandfather and I had different ideas. Naturally, There was no way to maintain the original friendship, he returned to Wenshui, I entered the palace, and so many years passed in a blink of an eye."

Watching Mo Yu talking to Tang Sanshiliu at the National Education Academy a few days ago, Chen Changsheng was aware of the so-called upper class society, but he still didn't expect that the Pope had ever been so close to Mr. Tang.

"Since you didn't come a few days ago, I thought you wouldn't come in the near future. Why did you suddenly come tonight?" the Pope asked.

The National Education Academy has survived the most difficult stage, and it did not ask for help from the palace at that time, and it makes even less sense now.

"I went to the Dongyu Divine General's Mansion." Chen Changsheng said: "I want to break off the engagement, but they have been delaying it, so I want to ask my uncle for help to dissolve the marriage directly."

The Pope noticed that the expression between his brows and eyes was actually very serious, and asked with a slight expression: "Do you know what this marriage means?"

If it had been in the past, of course Chen Changsheng would have believed the story told by his master - Xu Yourong's grandfather was worshiping the mountain on behalf of the late emperor, and was seriously injured by a sneak attack by a demon general. Even the imperial doctor could not cure him. It happened that his master, Taoist Ji, was passing by the place. Thanks to the wonderful rejuvenation, Dazai entered into this engagement, but now he naturally knew that there must be a hidden secret behind this engagement.

Because the master is not only a Ji Taoist, but also the dean of Shang, and the strongest enemy of the Holy Queen.

"Whatever this engagement means, it has nothing to do with me."

If an ordinary young man said such words to his elders, it would often have a very strong childish and ridiculous connotation, full of a passionate feeling that makes people hide their noses, but in fact it is just selfish and presumptuous. But when this sentence came out of Chen Changsheng's mouth, there were no such problems. He seemed very calm and convincing. The difference was that the former often didn't know what responsibility was at all, while he had learned it after many years of experience. After thinking carefully, I determined that this was not my responsibility.

Life and death are your own business, marriage is your own business, whether you have children is your own business, and how you raise your children is your own business. Chen Changsheng has not sorted out these things, he just does it naturally, or because he has always cultivated to be in harmony with his mind, and the above four points are the minimum requirements for being in harmony with his mind.

The Pope looked at him and asked again: "Will you regret it in the future?"

A deep meaning flashed in the depths of the old man's eyes, which were as vast as the sea of ​​stars.

Chen Changsheng didn't notice it and said, "No."

The Pope looked at him quietly and said, "Okay."

Before Chen Changsheng left, he asked, "Can I not fight?"

This was naturally what everyone was looking forward to...the battle between him and Xu Yourong. According to the information Tang Thirty-Six inquired about, it is said that the Thirteenth Division of Qingzhen has begun to prepare a letter of challenge, and the person who will write it is a bachelor from the imperial court. Chen Changsheng didn't want to fight with Xu Yourong in the first place. Today he went to Dongyu Divine General's Mansion and felt even more sympathy for the woman he had never met. Now that he had received the Pope's approval to terminate the engagement, he felt that there was no reason to fight. This one.

"What we cultivate is to follow your heart. As long as you want it, of course you can. Even if the other party wants it, you can avoid it."

The Pope picked up the wooden ladle from the pool, continued to water the pot of green leaves, and said slowly: "You just have to be able to confirm that the choice is indeed going according to your heart."

Chen Changsheng looked at the Pope's back and finally understood a little more this time, knowing that this sentence had a deeper meaning.