Above the Great Dao
Chapter 353 - 177: Disaster Level (Seeking monthly tickets for the September 1st leaderboard!)_2

Chapter 353: Chapter 177: Disaster Level (Seeking monthly tickets for the September 1st leaderboard!)_2

In Gongzhou, all the distinguished officials had died, which probably was a headache for the court.

Half a day later, Hu Feifei returned to Gongzhou with many Scholars from other regions and met with Chen Shi, who was both shocked and overjoyed.

Hu Feifei boasted, "Not a single Scholar is missing! I’m impressive, right?"

Chen Shi admired her greatly and asked, "How did you manage to escape unscathed?"

"You told me to take them and leave immediately, and I did so, running a hundred miles away, and we all survived," Hu Feifei laughed.

Chen Shi was flabbergasted and couldn’t help but say that Miss Hu from the Hu Family was incredibly lucky. If they had left even a quarter of an hour later, they would have been trapped in the city, likely with countless casualties.

"However, coming back is also futile."

Chen Shi frowned and said, "Now that all the officials in the city are dead, and the border army has suffered heavy casualties, even the Academic Officer has been killed. Our examination this autumn is likely in vain."

He sighed. The purpose of his visit to Gongzhou was firstly, the gathering of Independents, and secondly, the big examination in autumn. However, the main focus was the autumn examination.

If he didn’t pass the Scholar examination, returning to his hometown and dealing with his fellow villagers wouldn’t seem justifiable.

Cold Mountain Wanderer stepped forward and said with a smile, "Regarding your autumn examination, I might be able to help."

Chen Shi’s eyes lit up, and he quickly bowed, "May I ask senior, how can you help?"

Cold Mountain Wanderer quickly helped him up and said, "Please, don’t be so formal, it overwhelms me! You are Chen Shi, right? You don’t know this, but I met you ten years ago!"

Wanderer Han Qian chimed in, "Yes, you were with your grandfather. We passed by you, talked to your grandfather, and I even patted your head. Child, we’re not strangers!"

Chen Shi replied embarrassingly, "Two sages, I died for eight years and don’t remember the past."

"Forgetting is good, forgetting is good."

Both breathed a sigh of relief. When they had heard Chen Yin had come to the gathering, worried he might cause trouble, they hastily went over and fiercely threatened Chen Yin a bit. However, old Chen didn’t take their threats seriously as he was looking after his grandson.

Cold Mountain Wanderer smiled and said, "We both originally served as officials in the court, but disliking the conduct there and feeling powerless to change it, we resigned and stopped using our former names. As the poem goes, ’From Cold Mountain, blowing the flute to call back spring, Wanderer Han Qian cries in his sleeve.’ Being disheartened, we each took two characters from this poem as our new names."

Wanderer Han Qian continued, "Though we left the court, we still have some connections there. The examination for Scholars happens every three years. Since you’ve missed this one, you’d have to wait another three years. How many groups of three years does one have in life? We’ll petition the Cabinet, specifically a few senior officials, to weigh the matter and provide you an explanation."

Chen Shi, Hu Feifei, and the others were both shocked and overjoyed, hurriedly expressing their thanks.

Li Tianqing, coming from a prominent family, voiced his doubts, "Would the senior officials in the Cabinet listen?"

The two old wanderers looked at each other and smiled, "They will listen."

Immediately, they wrote a letter, folded it into a paper crane, blew on it, and the paper crane suddenly took flight, transforming into an immortal crane in the air and flying away, much faster than any messenger!

Chen Shi watched with awe, stepping forward, "Sages, could you teach me this art? Even if I fail to become a Scholar, I could use this skill to earn a living."

Cold Mountain Wanderer laughed heartily, "Are you treating this as a means of livelihood? My art is clearly the ’Mind Control.’ From ’Paper to Kite,’ it captures human nature..."

Wanderer Han Qian kicked him, bringing him to his senses, "Why did I say too much? This young man has a whole host of demons in his head. If he learns my technique to kill people, wouldn’t that be my fault?"

"This skill isn’t easy to learn..." Cold Mountain Wanderer mumbled.

Seeing his troubled expression, Chen Shi quickly understood and took out two pieces of silver from his sleeves, saying with a smile, "I understand, this is the tuition." After speaking, he handed it to him.

Cold Mountain Wanderer held the two pieces of silver, looking confused.

Seeing his expression, Chen Shi knew he had given too little and gritted his teeth before taking out another piece of silver, "I haven’t had regular income these days, and I don’t have much money."

Cold Mountain Wanderer, bemused yet amused, accepted the three pieces of silver, saying, "Well then, I’ll teach you."

Li Tianqing saw him agree and also hurriedly reached for his own money. Unfortunately, he didn’t have much left, finding barely two pieces of silver.

Seeing this, Chen Shi helped him out, saying, "Please teach us both this technique."

Cold Mountain Wanderer initially intended to refuse but was kicked by Wanderer Han Qian who whispered, "If he gets upset and dies with a croak, facing those demons alone will be your problem, not mine!"

Cold Mountain Wanderer muttered, "Where’s there a saying that disagreeing leads to death? Ridiculous!"

Despite his words, he still offered a smile, "Fine, while I’m recuperating here in the city, I’ll pass the skill to you."

Chen Shi and Li Tianqing were both shocked and delighted. Li Tianqing grinned, "With this skill, we’ll surely never starve!"

Chen Shi laughed, "I can send love letters to Jin much more conveniently."

Xiao Wangsun glanced sideways at them.

Cold Mountain Wanderer corrected, "This technique differs from a messenger’s. A messenger’s art attaches the spirit to the paper and requires constant vigilance by the practitioner, vulnerable to wind and rain. My technique only ties a strand of spirit and a breath of True Qi, reaching thousands of miles away, unstoppable by storms or wild beasts. This technique seems simple, but it actually consists of three parts—’Mind Control,’ understanding transformation, and..."

Wanderer Han Qian kicked him again, and Cold Mountain Wanderer caught himself, laughing, "I can’t teach the third!"

He inwardly noted the danger.

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