Chapter 478: Academy Crisis

Gongs and drums were clamorous, and the atmosphere was filled with joy.

For a moment, this rustic air seemed completely out of place with this incredibly high-end white marble Square.

But Liu Zheng did not seem to mind.

He even smiled as he took various "wedding candies" from his pockets and handed them out to everyone he saw.

Pei Yanran was so embarrassed that she was almost laughing to the point of tears.

Jie Yu also had one hand covering her face...

Situ Kong still wore a smile on his face.

At this moment, the gazes of the group from Wangbei Academy toward him were undoubtedly complex. There was hostility, admiration, jealousy, and frustration. The group of elders represented by Dean Wang Chao, although feigning indifference, actually felt the shock brought to them by this Prefect Liu of the Longyan Dynasty.

"Why so formal? Come, come, come, wedding candies, wedding candies!"

Seeing that the group would not take the candies, Liu Zheng suddenly became a bit anxious.

He glanced at Wang Chao, seemingly knowing this person was Wang Chao without anyone needing to introduce him. He smiled lightly: "Dean, why must you put on such airs at a time like this?"

These words were soft on the outside but hard on the inside, and hard on the outside but soft on the inside.

It was as if he were saying, I have already given you face by walking all the way up these three thousand-plus steps; surely you wouldn't refuse to take the hint? My five Red Cannons are still set up at the foot of the mountain...

Wang Chao's beard even began to tremble: "Take them, everyone take them!"

"Thank, thank you, Prefect Liu..."

"Prefect Liu is a great talent!"

The individuals of this Academy all had bitter faces; they had never suffered such a great grievance before!

Once all the wedding candies were handed out, Liu Zheng clapped his hands and laughed: "Look, isn't that settled? From now on, we are family; if there's anything, we can discuss it, we can discuss it..."

The people of the Academy looked at one another.

They all felt it was incredibly absurd!

No!

The rhythm shouldn't be like this; everyone realized that ever since this Prefect Liu arrived, the rhythm had simply been following his lead.

However...

What should they do next?

They seemed to have thought of thousands of ways to deal with this Prefect Liu beforehand, but at this moment, they couldn't come up with a single one.

This Prefect Liu's performance on the steps was simply too stunning.

His momentum overwhelmed everything!

Liu Zheng chuckled: "Dean, won't you even offer Liu Zheng a cup of tea?"

"Ah!"

Wang Chao finally reacted and laughed: "Look at this, look at this, please, please, please. Prefect Liu has traveled a long distance, but our Academy only has simple tea and light meals; I hope Prefect Liu will not mind."

Liu Zheng also offered a few polite remarks.

At the same time, he had already begun to size up this Wangbei Academy.

A separate Cave Heaven!

Once again, a separate Cave Heaven; this was his impression of Wangbei Academy. He had thought that the farmland at the foot of the mountain and the existence extending to the left and right of the steps were already a paradise, beautiful beyond compare.

Who could have imagined that the essence of this Academy lay here at the top of the mountain!

A white marble Square was a massive chessboard. Around the Square were various different buildings. Just these buildings alone were enough to make one feel exceptionally surprised. These various architectural styles were actually completely different from the architectural style of the current Longyan Dynasty. Some of the buildings even had a hint of European architectural flavor, as well as the layout of later generations...

Broad and profound!

Liu Zheng's eyes lit up as he looked.

It even encompassed architecture!

Looking again at those around Wang Chao, there were some old men, some middle-aged men, and some young people. What was surprising was that these people gathered around Wang Chao were not ranked by age, and even when Jie Yu walked over, several white-haired old men had to bow to her and call her Fourth Senior Brother.

Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother, they were actually such young people...

It seemed that in this Academy, those who were accomplished were considered teachers, and age was not important.

Among these people.

There was one young man in plain clothes, with brilliant light flashing in his eyes and disheveled hair, who particularly caught Liu Zheng's attention. After Liu Zheng appeared, that gaze was as if he wanted to eat him alive... Looking at the position he stood in, he must be the Third Senior Brother who had just spoken to him about the Mechanism Art!

Mo Chen!

A descendant of the Mohist School, Pei Yanran had already introduced him to him just now.

Looking at this appearance, he was quite similar to the scientific fanatics in Liu Zheng's impression; facing his burning gaze, Liu Zheng also looked at him and smiled.

The crowd walked along like this.

Who knew that at this very moment.

Suddenly, a long laugh rang out from the side of the Square, followed by the sound of dense hoofbeats, and a large man on a tall horse was actually riding over from that side in a swaggering manner. Beside him followed thousands of followers.

As soon as these people appeared, the whole scene was in chaos.

There were fully three thousand people, and they were all fully armed and murderous!

Soon, they surrounded the Square.

Wang Chao's expression changed immediately, and he couldn't help but ask coldly: "Who let these troops come up?"

These Wangbei people were also filled with righteous indignation one by one.

Someone immediately rebuked angrily: "This is the sacred ground of the Academy, you all..."

Before this person could finish speaking, an arrow shot over with a swish. This person's face turned deathly pale, and he was almost decapitated by this arrow. Fortunately, at this moment, a large man beside him snorted coldly, reached out in shock, and actually caught the arrow in his hand!

This person was none other than the Second Senior Brother of this Academy, whose martial prowess was astonishing; he backhanded the arrow and threw it back, and for a moment, it was like lightning and sparks, filled with murderous intent!

"Yo..."

The man over there laughed loudly, stretched out his palm, shattered the incoming arrow with one strike, and sneered: "What, my younger brother died in your Academy, don't you need to give me an explanation for this? Hmm?"

"Sixth Senior Brother, is it you?"

Wang Chao glared at the old man beside him.

By all logic, this Academy was considered a forbidden area, and it was impossible for ordinary people to enter, let alone these thousands of troops. If it was so difficult for Prefect Liu to ascend the mountain, one could imagine that these people had suddenly appeared on the Square because they had come from the back of Gemu Sacred Mountain! And the manager of the back mountain was none other than this Academy's Sixth Senior Brother!

Furthermore...

That Chen Ran from before had been brought to the Academy by this very old man!

"Dean, I..."

Wang Chao said angrily: "You previously said someone from Nanzhao was coming to mediate, and you insisted so much that I agreed to let one person up the mountain. What is the situation today!"

It turned out that this Academy's Sixth Senior Brother was originally from Nanzhao Kingdom, and the deceased Chen Ran was the one he had brought up the mountain. This time, with Chen Ran having died suddenly, Nanzhao Kingdom naturally would not let the matter rest... Speaking of which, it must be mentioned that the Academy itself was located between Nanzhao Kingdom and Liangshan, and several times in history when the Academy faced crises, Nanzhao Kingdom had provided support from behind the scenes. This inevitably led some people in the Academy to be quite close to Nanzhao Kingdom.

This time, upon learning that Prefect Liu was going to ascend the mountain, Chen Ran's older brother, Chen Jin, had led men to kill their way up, wanting to demand an explanation for his younger brother!

At this moment.

The thousands of men Liu Zheng had brought were all stationed at the foot of the mountain, and the Red Cannon was also down there; the sudden appearance of three thousand armored soldiers of Nanzhao Kingdom had instantly seized control of the entire situation!

That Chen Jin laughed heartily, looking down at Liu Zheng from his horse: "You are the Prefect Liu, right?"

"The performance just now was truly stunning."

"It is evident that the world-renowned Prefect Liu has truly remarkable silver-tongued skills."

"But I wonder, now that you are facing my three thousand armored soldiers of Nanzhao, what will you do?"

"You killed my brother in the land of Liangshan, and you think you can just leave like this?"

"Do you treat my Nanzhao Kingdom as nothing!"

The Nanzhao Army over there laughed one after another, arrogantly striking their weapons; the Archer and Blade Infantry were already posturing to attack.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.