Chapter 87

As he walked to the gate of the courtyard, the sounds outside finally became clear. Someone was shouting, someone was yelling, and someone was knocking on the gate. Fortunately, those voices were not too exaggerated; at least the words sounded polite. The hands that fell on the gate were also restrained, not giving the impression of causing a commotion... However, with so many people outside the gate, the noise was still quite overwhelming.

Tang Sanshiu shook his head to stop Xuanyuan Po from opening the gate. He found a wooden ladder from somewhere, leaned it against the wall beside the gate, and gestured for him to climb up and take a look. Xuanyuan Po obediently climbed up. When he looked over the wall, he saw a sea of people, countless in number, which startled him.

Seeing a head appear over the wall of the National Teaching Academy, the crowd outside was taken aback for a moment, then quickly fell silent. Looking at this scene, Xuanyuan Po felt even more confident that his earlier judgment was correct. He shouted to the people at the front, "Are you here to apply to the National Teaching Academy?"

The people at the front exchanged glances, wondering where this idea came from.

At this moment, another head appeared next to Xuanyuan Po. It was Tang Sanshiu, who couldn't resist his curiosity and had climbed up the ladder. He saw that these people were dressed modestly but not shabbily, and they were clearly quite old, obviously people in charge. Hearing Xuanyuan Po's words, he felt quite embarrassed.

"Can we not be so self-centered? Do you think these people look like students?"

He pushed Xuanyuan Po to the side in annoyance, leaned against the wall, and said indifferently to the people, "What do you want?"

The people started to introduce themselves and explain their intentions, and then the others began to shout, making a chaotic noise that gave Tang Sanshiu a headache. He only vaguely heard some names of mansions and chambers of commerce.

It turned out that these people had come to pay their respects to... Princess Luoluo.

After the Qingteng Banquet last night, the people of the capital learned that the only daughter of the White Emperor actually lived in the capital. Naturally, they came to welcome her. After all, the alliance between the human and demon races meant frequent trade, and even without that, meeting the princess would be a great honor.

Tang Sanshiu understood why these people were so enthusiastic, coming so early in the morning. He had previously said that Xuanyuan Po's thoughts were too naive and self-centered, but when he realized that these people were really here for Princess Luoluo and had no interest in him or the National Teaching Academy, he still felt a bit unhappy.

"If you want to pay respects to the princess, go to the Baicao Garden. Why are you making a fuss at the National Teaching Academy?" His expression grew colder.

"The Baicao Garden is unattended, and it's said that the princess left last night," a steward from a prince's mansion said with a troubled look. The others also confirmed this, adding that the princess was a student at the National Teaching Academy, so if she wasn't at the Baicao Garden, she must be here.

"The princess is not at the National Teaching Academy."

Hearing this, Tang Sanshiu felt surprised. He wondered where the princess had gone if she wasn't at the Baicao Garden. He looked back into the National Teaching Academy from the ladder and saw Chen Changsheng standing under a large banyan tree, looking silently at the Baicao Garden on the other side of the wall, lost in thought.

At this moment, a carriage slowly approached the entrance of Baihua Lane. The people gathered at the gate of the National Teaching Academy bowed and moved aside. Tang Sanshiu saw a middle-aged man on the carriage and realized that it was the deputy head of the Ligon Annex.

The deputy head of the Ligon Annex, a bit of a tongue-twister, but his status was clear. The gate of the National Teaching Academy naturally had to be opened.

Chen Changsheng and the others bowed to the deputy head.

The deputy head took a letter from his chest and handed it to Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng took the letter, his heart sinking. He knew that the bad feeling he had earlier might come true. He gently rubbed the seal and found that the wax was still soft, not fully hardened, indicating that the letter had just been written.

The handwriting on the envelope was elegant, clearly Luoluo's.

Chen Changsheng now understood that Luoluo and her people had moved out of the Baicao Garden last night and quietly left for the Ligon Annex. He didn't open the letter but, after a moment of silence, looked up at the deputy head and asked, "Why?"

"Princess Luoluo's identity was exposed at the Qingteng Banquet last night. It would be inconvenient for her to continue living at the Baicao Garden... even at the National Teaching Academy."

The deputy head looked at the gate of the National Teaching Academy and said, "You saw the scene earlier."

"We can keep the gate closed," Chen Changsheng said.

"The biggest issue is safety. I only learned last night that the princess was once attacked by a demon race strongman at the National Teaching Academy... Now that the entire continent knows she is in the capital, both the demon race and other hidden dangers will target her."

"But she is a student at the National Teaching Academy."

"I understand your concern. Do you think the Ligon Annex would compete with the National Teaching Academy for her?"

The deputy head looked at him coldly and said, "We must prioritize the big picture. We must ensure the princess's safety. She is still a student at the National Teaching Academy, but she will temporarily reside at the Ligon Annex. You don't need to worry."

Xuanyuan Po, feeling indignant, asked, "Is the Ligon Annex safer than the National Teaching Academy?"

Chen Changsheng and Tang Sanshiu patted his shoulder to comfort him and didn't want him to continue.

The Ligon Annex and the Ligon are adjacent, part of the same complex. Moreover, Luoluo going to the Ligon Annex for studies was just an external statement; she would actually live in the Ligon.

The Pope resides in the Ligon. It is naturally safer than the National Teaching Academy and the Baicao Garden.

Apart from the imperial palace of the Great Zhou, there is no safer place in the capital.

From this perspective, Luoluo's move from the Baicao Garden and the National Teaching Academy to the Ligon was well-founded and beyond dispute.

The deputy head of the Ligon Annex finally said the most important thing.

"This is the Pope's will."

The deputy head left, and Luoluo and her people had moved out last night.

Chen Changsheng climbed up the banyan tree and looked toward the Baicao Garden. The area was quiet, very different from the lively scene of the past few months.

He opened the letter left by Luoluo, read it silently, and then fell into a long silence.

"Study hard," he said silently to the little girl in his heart.

The bottom of the letter was damp, probably because Luoluo had finally shed tears at the end, unable to bear the parting.

Chen Changsheng also felt a pang of sadness, his eyes slightly moist.

Why did you leave so suddenly? I still had some questions to ask you.

He felt a void in his heart, wondering if this was the feeling of melancholy described in books.

He stood on the banyan tree, looking at the streets around the National Teaching Academy, and saw that the people who had come to pay respects to Luoluo had also left, leaving the area quiet.

No matter how many things happened, as long as she wasn't there, the National Teaching Academy would still be a forgotten place.

Luoluo was the only female student at the National Teaching Academy and the biggest support and backing.

The National Teaching Academy could survive until now, and Chen Changsheng could live peacefully until now, all because of her.

The deputy head of the Ligon Annex had told him not to worry, but how could he not worry?

Luoluo's safety was the most important thing in the human world, a very strong reason. However, a demon race expert from the Yeshi clan had already attempted an assassination a few months ago. If it was really for safety, why didn't the Pope move her to the Ligon then?

Why did he make Luoluo leave the National Teaching Academy the night after the Qingteng Banquet?

Why was it so urgent? What did this mean? Chen Changsheng understood, and Tang Sanshiu also understood. Only Xuanyuan Po was still in a daze, still immersed in the pain of no longer being able to serve the princess up close.

Luoluo was the National Teaching Academy's signboard and talisman. If the big shots wanted to break the National Teaching Academy, they would have to find a way to make her leave first.

Her departure was the first step in breaking the academy.

A dampness lingered in the autumn forest, and a gentle breeze blew.

A storm was coming.

"Are you prepared mentally?"

Tang Sanshiu shouted up to him in the tree.

Chen Changsheng looked at the streets of the capital and shouted, "No."

Tang Sanshiu was taken aback and shouted, "If you're not prepared, why are you shouting so loudly? How silly."

Chen Changsheng still shouted to the entire capital, "If I shout louder, maybe someone will hear and come to help us."

Tang Sanshiu shouted, "You're dreaming so beautifully."

In the afternoon, it really rained in the capital. The autumn rain was light, not bringing much cold. The buildings of the National Teaching Academy were wet, the wild grass by the wall dripped with water, looking dejected, and the broken statues seemed to be crying. The vitality that had just returned seemed to have disappeared.

After the rain stopped, the National Teaching Academy faced its first trouble.

(The next chapter will be updated before 12:30 PM)

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