The strongest warrior of the Great Qian Dynasty

Xiao Ruoxue sat on one side of the tower, seemingly observing her surroundings, but the worry in her eyes remained.

Li Qingshan nodded and stepped into the tower.

Pushing open the door, an elderly man in a long robe was flipping through a book. He smiled and stood up when he saw Li Qingshan enter.

"This must be Master Li. I am Zhang An, the manager of this Seven Steps Building. I will explain everything about staying at Tiantong Academy to you."

Li Qingshan cupped his hands in greeting, showing no arrogance despite Old Zhang's attitude, and asked with a smile:

"I hope Elder Zhang can enlighten me. I wonder what I can do for the academy after I enter it?"

Li Qingshan's words made Old Zhang's eyes light up, and his attitude improved even more.

Look, this is what a good teacher should be like when he joins the academy!

Instead of asking what the academy can offer him, ask him what he can do for the academy.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sat down with smiles.

After pouring each of them a cup of fragrant tea, Old Zhang smiled and began to recount the various stories about Tiantong Academy.

Simply put, Tiantong Academy, as the largest academy in the entire Lin'an City, serves the imperial court and receives thousands of students, and does not have many rigid rules.

All they had were normal requirements such as loyalty to the court and the pursuit of knowledge.

There will absolutely not be any methods of controlling people similar to those used by cults.

After a long while, and after exchanging some useless pleasantries, Zhang An finally spoke with a serious expression:

"However, what I just said was mostly vague, but since you have never actually joined Tiantong Academy or learned about it, I am giving you this reminder."

This academy is far from what you see; you must be extremely careful.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingshan stood up, bowed to Elder Zhang again, and then said earnestly:

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Zhang. Qingshan will keep it in mind and will provide more explanations for the academy."

Upon hearing this, a slight smile appeared on Zhang A's face, and he waved his hand:

"Go, Master Li. The academy will need your instruction in poetry and literature in the future. I hope that the children of the academy will be able to create even more exquisite poems in the future, which would be a great blessing in the court and in the whole world."

After exchanging a few more polite words, Li Qingshan slowly left.

Watching Master Li depart into the distance, a smile appeared on Zhang An's decaying face, seemingly showing particular satisfaction with Li Qingshan:

"Neither humble nor arrogant, neither proud nor impatient, even though he knew he had become a Tian Tong, the academy's teacher was not in a hurry to get rid of his identity. Instead, he understood his own situation. This alone is truly rare."

Song Shuying slowly walked down the stairs, holding a booklet in her hand, and also sighed:

"I thought that this boy would be arrogant and flustered at this time, even if he was killed or wanted by the Marquis of Changning's mansion, but I did not expect him to be so safe and sound."

He might be a promising scholar, but unfortunately, his social status won't allow the academy to keep him for long!

……

After leaving the Seven Steps Pavilion, Li Qingshan saw the large crowd around him and Xiao Ruoxue sitting on the stone platform, looking slightly dazed.

Xiao Ruoxue had clearly eaten by now, and she no longer looked as haggard as before; instead, she seemed to have regained some of her energy.

Meanwhile, the students surrounding him were scrutinizing the new teacher, Mr. Li.

According to rumors, this Master Li was of humble status but possessed martial arts skills, and most importantly, he had superb poetic talent.

This alone led the academy to break with many traditions and bring in teachers to teach within the academy, which certainly piqued the interest of many.

Behind the students were teachers and tutors, who were scrutinizing Li Qingshan, seemingly trying to see something different about him.

In these people's eyes, besides curiosity about the new teacher, there was more of a sense of jealousy and a desire to compete.

The saying goes, "In literature, there is no first place; in martial arts, there is no second." Li Qingshan didn't have any outstanding works, yet he was exceptionally admitted to the academy, and his reputation was even exaggerated.

Even the Seven Steps Pavilion, which was usually regarded as a sacred place by everyone, was opened for this servant who had just joined the academy.

How could this not make the teachers and instructors present feel angry and jealous?!

but.

Li Qingshan glanced at them briefly before turning his gaze to Xiao Ruoxue.

Li Qingshan was a king of soldiers in his previous life and had already experienced all kinds of psychological challenges. How could he possibly break down now just because of some people's gaze and probing?

Such outrageous behavior was like children playing house in his eyes, and it didn't interest him at all.

"How is it?"

Xiao Ruoxue snapped out of her daze and quickly got up to ask.

In just this short period of time, this young lady from the Marquis's mansion has already figured out far too many things.

After thinking about it for so long, she finally realized that the only person she could rely on now was Li Qingshan.

Otherwise, someone from the Marquis's mansion would have come looking for him long ago, and the strong individuals he had trained would have also stepped forward.

But now that he's been in Tiantong Academy for so long, not only has no one come to pay their respects, but even Tiantong Academy itself is ignoring him. That can only mean—

"Either I've been abandoned, or someone has taken my place."

"Now I have no strength whatsoever, and I have also left the Marquis's mansion. In this world, my only option is to rely on Li Qingshan and quickly recover my strength..."

Thinking of this, Xiao Ruoxue looked at Li Qingshan with a mixture of eagerness and anticipation.

It seems that this eldest princess of the Marquis's mansion has figured out how to completely gain Li Qingshan's support!

The minor official who had been waiting nearby at the beginning then leaned over and whispered:

"Master Li, please follow me!"

Behind him followed several burly, sharp-eyed martial artists, all of whom were at the mid-stage of internal energy cultivation.

It seemed they were preparing to bring Li Qingshan various toiletries, but seeing this, they had no choice but to follow closely behind.

"Master Li, please don't blame us. We were just a little anxious. We have already prepared a place for you to wash up and rest. Please get some rest."

Li Qingshan nodded without saying much, after all, he had come in a bit of a hurry.

Moreover, the Tiantong Academy was very courteous and there was no indication that they were deliberately making things difficult for me.

……

The Changning Marquis's Residence.

At this moment, Qiu Meier was dressed in a white gauze dress, sitting cross-legged on the bed. Behind her was a white lotus that was constantly swaying, as if it was about to bloom, or as if it was brewing some kind of special power.

But in her ears, a truly strange sound rippled:

"My obedient disciple, you have disappointed me greatly. You actually threw away the offerings that were prepared for me... This makes me doubt your loyalty to our White Lotus Pure World Sect."

hum!

The next moment, a strange light enveloped Qiu Meier.