Chapter 143

Xu Que stepped into the villa, passed through a path shaded by trees, and his eyes suddenly brightened, amazed by the decoration of the villa!

The courtyard before him was very spacious, paved with pebbles, mainly in black and white, paved into patterns, looking from afar as if a giant ink painting had been placed on the ground.

Flowers, plants, and trees were by the walls, full of vitality. Taking a few more steps, entering deeper into the courtyard, there were flying buildings inserted into the sky on both sides, carved railings and jade masonry, hidden between the mountain hollows and tree tips.

The whole courtyard looked elegant and fresh, with an indescribable charm.

"Young Master, please this way!" At the end of the path stood several female bookboys welcoming guests. Seeing Xu Que arrive, they took the initiative to lead the way.

"En, speaking of which, this place of yours is not bad; at first glance, it's where scholars live, very suitable for me!" Xu Que narrowed his eyes with enjoyment, feeling that he had been deeply baptized by culture, and his heart had become even more holy!

The female bookboy smiled politely: "Every flower, every blade of grass, every grain of sand, and every stone here was personally arranged by Lady Ya. Many literati and elegant scholars come here and find their thoughts flowing like a spring, creating countless classic poems. I suppose Young Master feels the same way right now?"

Xu Que nodded in full agreement: "Not bad, not bad, and here, I feel a sense of home, as if I am butterfly swimming, frog swimming, freestyle swimming, or even naked swimming in the ocean of knowledge!"

The bookboy was stunned for a moment, a bit confused—in the ocean of knowledge... what swimming?

Truly unable to figure it out, she was embarrassed to ask more, only feeling that this handsome young master who looked gentle and refined must be a very powerful talent.

"Young Master, please follow me!" The bookboy smiled and continued to lead the way, heading toward a pavilion at the end.

Xu Que nodded, followed, felt the elegant atmosphere all around, and couldn't help but hum a little tune: "My old home, lives in this village, I am from this village, born and raised, don't look at the village not being very big, it has mountains, water, and forests..."

"..." The female bookboy leading the way suddenly paused, almost stumbling and falling.

This... what kind of song is this, why does it sound so out of place?

She gave a bitter smile and turned around: "Young Master, we... we are not a village!"

"I know, I just can't suppress this source of creation. Yo, look, there is a waterfall over there, I have inspiration again..." Xu Que suddenly pointed to a rockery and a small waterfall at the north end of the courtyard, settled his energy in his dantian, and sang loudly: "The great river flows to the east! The stars in the sky participate in the Big Dipper..."

"Young Master, Young Master, stop singing..." The female bookboy was full of anxiety, interrupted Xu Que, and whispered: "Young Master, you cannot make loud noises here. Your inspiration can be saved for the banquet to share with Lady Ya and many elegant scholars."

"Oh? Can I sing at the banquet?" Xu Que's eyes brightened.

"En, after the banquet starts, first the elegant scholars share the poems they have created, then they exchange pointers, exchange couplets, and finally, it is the song and poetry segment!"

"So that's how it is!"

Xu Que nodded and smiled, but laughed uncontrollably in his heart—tsk tsk tsk, I can act cool again!

Soon, under the guidance of the bookboy, Xu Que followed her to the pavilion.

Inside and outside the pavilion, bead curtains cascaded down, and when a breeze blew, they jingled!

Behind the curtains was a large hall, where many scholars had already arrived, all sitting on cushions, talking happily!

As soon as Xu Que appeared, everyone's eyes swept over. Seeing he was a stranger, they didn't pay much attention and continued to talk with their friends.

"Young Master, please make yourself at home!" The female bookboy led him to the door and then retreated.

Xu Que nodded, not caring about everyone's attitude; after all, scholars are often jealous of each other!

After walking into the hall, he found a place to sit down and began to close his eyes to rest.

Before long, more and more scholars came in, and the hall became even livelier.

But those who came later all knew that Xu Que had entered by passing the trial, and the process was not very pleasant, so no one was willing to pay attention to him!

As for those who arrived earlier, they felt Xu Que was a stranger, and the clothes he wore didn't have any academy logo, so naturally, they couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him either.

Xu Que shook his head, scholars are jealous of each other!

It wasn't until a moment later that Lady Ya personally brought two graceful talents, and all the scholars in the hall were stirred.

"The two great talents are here!"

"Young Master Mo, Young Master Zhao, I have long admired your names!"

"It is truly my honor to be able to gather with the two great talents today!"

"I heard a while ago that Young Master Mo published another collection of poems, so I immediately went to buy it. Now I carry it with me, and every time I take it out to read, I benefit a lot!"

Almost all the scholars stood up to welcome the two great talents from Ming Sheng Academy!

Xu Que's mouth twitched.

"Damn! What happened to scholars being jealous of each other? You bunch of trash! You ignored me when you saw this Poetry Immortal, but when these two guys came, you all crowded around to flatter them? You... you are truly a disgrace to scholars!

Fine! You ignore me today, tomorrow I will make you unable to climb high... phew! It should be tomorrow I will make you scramble to memorize my poems.

Today, this Poetry Immortal will strive to come up with 'Li Bai's Hundred Poems with a Cup of Wine', and then let your teachers add them all to the compulsory textbooks, adding the five big words 'and recite the full text' at the end..."

He secretly slandered in his heart, shook his head with disdain, and drank tea by himself in his original seat.

At this time, a figure walked over quickly, extremely excited: "Brother Li, we finally meet again!"

Xu Que glanced at him; the person who came was Tang Liufeng, so he asked faintly and unpleasantly: "Tang Bohu, where did you run off to just now?"

Tang Liufeng was full of bitterness: "Brother Li, I don't have your ambition and courage; I really couldn't stand the scene just now, so I could only run to the opposite bank of the lake to pray for you during the chaos."

"Pray for what? Could it be that I wouldn't be able to pass the trial?" Xu Que raised an eyebrow.

"Uh, hehe... I underestimated Brother Li's talent." Tang Liufeng gave a dry laugh, feeling bitter inside—I was afraid you would be beaten to death, Brother Li!

"Sit down, drink tea!" Xu Que didn't care much; he knew Tang Liufeng was timid by nature and couldn't bear the scene of public anger just now, which was quite normal!

And at this time, the two great talents from Ming Sheng Academy were also welcomed into the hall by everyone.

Lady Ya stood beside the two with a smile, her gaze swept across the crowd for a while, only to find Xu Que sitting on a cushion, not paying any attention to the situation here at all.

The smile at the corners of her mouth became even thicker, and she stepped forward to find Xu Que.

But at this time, Young Master Mo suddenly asked: "Lady Ya, I wonder which one is Li Bai?"

Li Bai?

Everyone present was stunned when they heard this.

Some scholars who arrived earlier didn't know what had happened outside just now, so they didn't know who Li Bai was.

Hearing Young Master Mo, one of the Four Talents, mention him, they were all surprised. To be named by Young Master Mo was truly a great honor!

Lady Ya was also stunned: "Could it be that Young Master Mo knows him?"

Young Master Mo shook his head faintly and smiled: "I don't know him, I just heard outside just now that this Brother Li Bai passed the trial, so I wanted to see what kind of sacred person he is!"

What? Someone passed the trial?

The group of scholars who arrived earlier changed their expressions, extremely shocked.

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