The First Lesson

SiTu Yie Lan widen her eyes and stared at the lawn under the sunset like burning wildfire. She stared at the master and maid duo in the road between the lawn started to get furtherandfurther away. She couldnt endure it, while putting her hands on her waist she mumbled, This guy isinteresting.

Ning Que didnt thought were there any meant in doing this stuff. Arguingwith a bunch of kids other than wasting time, it is pointless. Right now he should focus more on the bigger picture. Accordingtolessonarrangement from the academy, Students have a lot of free times. These extra timesshould be use to do some meaningful things, for example; kill some people and earn some money.

An oil paper was lying on the bed, Ning Quelooksat the name on the oil paper before asked, Ready?

While SangSangwas waxing the well grinded blade, sheloweredherheadand answered, The old shirt and the newclothcover are ready, but young master, what hair style do you want to prepare this time?. Sang Sang looked puzzled, Still YueLun(Luna/ Full Moon)nation style?

Ning Que shook his head and said, you can make the choice, this is just such small matter.

SangSanglooked up, she questioned. When do you want to kill?

That guy lives at east of the city, is not far from here, any time can be done.

Ning Que stared at Chen Tong Chengs name on the oil paper, analysed the basic info belowand began to explain, We dont even need to know when to kill. Hepaused,By the time theofficerinvestigatethe case, they cant easily predict our time pattern or extract info from it.

There is no law or pattern in these world, but once we kill a lot of people, naturally there will have a pattern.

SangSangput back the shining blade inside thesheath, she walked to the cornerof the bed and looked at Ning Ques face, her voice sounded serious. This is what master told me when I was still young; no matter how hard you hide it, the officer will find outyourkillingreason from thedeathsby you.

Generals house was filled with death, the villages at Yan border were slaughtered. Ning Que smiled and answered, Even if the royal court finally found out the killers motive is because of therevengeof these two cases, how can they find me?

Maybe they cant find master, but the royal court knows who is your next target, then they canspeciallyprotectthe target, even set bait by using their names. At that time, even if master knows there are imperialguardsaround the target.. will you still go?

Ning Que looking at the maids eyes quietly, he smiled andsuddenlysaid, You rarely thinks so much.

I am not stupid, just lazy to think. SangSangmumbled with a silent voice. Even she herselfdoesntunderstandwhytoday she was willing to consider things she usually thought too troublesome. While herself doesnt quite understand, but Ning Que certainly understand it. His eyes pupils turngentle and warm, looking at her then smiled and said, I promise, after I kill two or three more then I will rest a while, then I will conscientiously study in the academy.

SangSangstarted to smile, hermicroblack face finally shown relaxation, she said, Ya, Academy is such a great place, master can beacquaintswith many gifted scholar with the sameage, you should cherish it.

Ning Que was not used to SangSangbecame offensive suddenly, he cantbearit andturnhis eyes white, watching the roof,. Hisrighthandthat stretched inside the blanket was counting his finger. The so call same age, actually arent I be seven or eight years older than them (ba)?

The second day of the Academys officiallesson. Ning Que and SangSang,this two was once again wake up in the early morning. After brushingteethand takingbreakfast, SangSangstand at the stores door giving goodbye to each other, Ning Que alone board the carriage. The two master and maid now already is worth 2 thousand 2 hundred rich family, although their lifestylestill frugal but they dont mindextravagantlyhire apermanentcarriage.

When the day is dawning, the south gate of ChangAncity open, ten few carriage branded withAcademy logo come out, watching the number of carriages, most of the students dont like come and backtrip,theychoose to stay in the Academy.

Follow the Liu Yin Road southbound rapidly, on the road there are flowers, fields and water shadow, he lifts the window, then watch the steep mountain and the meadow flower sea at the foot of the mountain, although it is second time to view this scene, Ning Queget emotionally again, such beautiful paradise actuallyappearsin the world, appear in thisbustlingand noise ChangAnoutskirt.

Adozenof black carriages climbing on the green meadow field, just a moment we reach the Academys gate, students get off the carriage one after another, they shake hand, bow and talk,in frontthat common looking jade gate is surrounded bythe students who took the same test, they greet to each other, the silent gate suddenly become lively.

All young students wear the Academys green left lapeled robe, males wear black towel scarf, and females use ebony bun as hair pin to tie up their hairs, matches with greenlawn and the jade door, itseemsrefreshing, then match with the vigorous and vibrantteenagersfaces, the morning welcomes the east new students, a scent call youth scatter and spread around.

Ning Que sort out his leftlapeledgreen uniform form up to down, then take up the small bronze mirror that SangSangputin the bag last night, checking his black towel scarf on his head, after he confirm there no mistake only then hegetsoff the carriage.

The admission exam yesterday, other thanXieChen Yun three people (gang), counting himthe big black horse that tame the big black horse is most obvious, the students chattering at the gate notice him, they do not evade him duetojealousy, instead welcome himenthusiastically, it is other conversationabout each other,self-introducingkind of conversation.

The bell sounds quietly form the Academy, students stop chatter,the sun gaze from above, the morning wind blows the side of the green uniform, thescarf and hair bun vibrateviciously, but some students show a few sadness.

Ning Que at the most backward intentionally slow his footstep, rise his head in the sunny exposure, viewing this scene, his heart slightly moves, but notacceleratehis speed, instead attentively look at thethreesimplestonepillarat thefront door, and the floor on thestairs thoseunusualAcademysstructure.

Yesterday His Majesty arrive at Academy, require to show respect to the king and prepare for the exam, but he did not scrutinize seriouslyThe Academy give people such rich unusual impression, the halfofthe bigmountainishidden by the cloud which place at the backand give people suchintenseoppression, but whyuntilthis morning, he didnotfindanything special?

A few years ago, Ning Que do not know about the Academy, he onlyknowhow todifferentiate the smellofmonsters pee,calculate thearrowsprojectile, until Ma general from Wei city register for him, he started to gatherknowledgeabout Academy, like those glorious history,numerousvirtuous andfamouspeople.

Dont know why, heinsiststhat the Academy shouldnt seem normal, shouldnt be justan educational institutionfor the Da Tang empire, it should be carrying a larger purposeTo have suchimage,probablybecause of info heard from the trip.

A random dropout student form Academy is bigsword master, theelderlyLu QingChenandthe princess said that the Academy is anextremallyrespected place, but why students here is similar from me, and doesnt seemextraordinary?

Hetoucheshis black scarf, and mumble to himself.

At thismoment,he is already walking alone toward the front door, through the pillar, far awayfromthe main building, towards a roadway which the sun ray has not spill here, not much farin frontof the roadway is a lively room, he can faintly hear excitedstudentsdiscussing, but this roadway is very silent.

The silent roadway suddenlysoundsa voice.

There is no special place in the world, even the palace, HaoTianGod Temple, thoseunknowableplaces are the same, then what is particular about Academy?

Hearing this voice, Ning Que do not change his expression, but the right hand in thesleeveis tighten strongly, prepare to take the big blackumbrellaat the back, hehasa hard to survive environment sincehis childhood, this lethim able to judge the threat of any sudden change.

A studentappearsinstantly at the front of the roadway.

The scholarhasa pair straight eye browand bigeyes, seem simple and amiable, wearing an old robe which seems to be too thick to wear in spring, wearing a broken grass shoes, weatherthe old robe or the broken shoes both arefull with dust, it is like havent been wash for years, but the guy seemunusuallyclean.

From body to heart, extremely clean.

The scholars right handholdinga book, a wooden scoop tie at the waist. Ning Que watching in betweenthe book and the scoop up and down twice, finallystopat the book, Ning Quesright hand in the sleeve relax slowly.

This is Academy, noone in the world dare to do anything stupid here, even this scholar is full with dust, but give me a clean like a child impression, regardless who meet him, their conscious would like to trust him, seem like what hesaysor what he does is logicto be trust.

Ning Quesmuscleareloosening,oppositelyhis emotion isgetting tension, because he found that himself believe in a scholar who appear suddenly, since youth he is been strugglingin life and deathsituation, hedecidesnever to trust anyone, thisirresistibletrust came from nothing, is veryterrifying.

He cant even have a hostility toward the scholar, what hefearsmore is, he has a very clean feeling, even hetakeshis big black umbrella from his back, hecanteven make a threat to the scholar.

The scholar with the cotton robe smile gently, looking at the top of theclothbag located at Ning Ques back, seem like he canguesswhat is in it, heclapsgently at his wooden scoop and ask: You have a great umbrella, want to exchange?

How this guyknowsthe cloth bag at my back contain an umbrella, or a big black umbrella? Ning Que feel his tongue dry up, he cant even say a word, after a long silent, he firmlyshakeshis head.

The scholarfeelsa little sad and sigh, holding his book and walk pass him, hedidnteven like back on Ning Que, hewalks out throughremote side door.

At the outside of the side door,a lonely cow carriagestoppedthere.

The scholarwalksto thecar front,hesalutesto thecoachmanvery earnestly, then hesiton theshaft and the whip.

In the wagon, there isanunusual old man sound with an intense liquor scent flow out: He dont want to exchange?

The scholar smile and shake his head, then he waves his whip, the cow carriagestartto move slowly.

Apocalypse thirteen years spring, the masterbringshiseldestapprentice start a world trip again.

Wonder how many liquor hegoing todrink on the trip this time.

Cut how manyplumflowerson how many mountains.