The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#180 - Which flower do you like best?

These past five days, Lu Jing hadn't gone anywhere. Besides sparring with Xia Huai, he spent his time alone in his residence cultivating the Firescale Armor.

And as the saying goes, hard work pays off. He had managed to cultivate the Firescale Armor all the way to the third level.

The flesh and blood all over his body had become firm.

Being stabbed by a sword was too stimulating, Lu Jing didn't dare to try it yet, but if Xia Huai used forty percent of her power to strike his chest with a palm, Lu Jing could withstand it without using his inner force.

Judging from this, an ordinary person could only scratch his skin at most if they tried to cut him.

At least the current Lu Jing wouldn't end up like some witcher, dying inexplicably from a farmer's pitchfork.

Having tasted the benefits, he was determined to cultivate this protective art to the ninth level.

However, Lu Jing didn't continue to seclude himself. He had already heard from Yang Tao that there were less than ten examinees left in the trial realm. Once they all came out, the academy's new student assessment would be completely over.

It was estimated to be a matter of two or three days, so Supervisor Huang shouldn't be so busy for the time being.

Lu Jing planned to inquire about A'mu's matter with him. In addition, he himself had to go out and bring all the herbs he had stored up to the academy.

After finishing his practice, he changed his clothes, refreshed himself, and Lu Jing arrived at the study located on Quzhu Path.

As soon as he entered the small courtyard, he ran into a stranger.

The man looked a little younger than Supervisor Huang, and he was actually wearing court attire, but the court attire was dirty and he didn't know how long it had been since it was washed.

There were also many oil stains, which looked like they had been casually wiped on after eating something.

If the censors saw it, they would probably seize on it and refuse to let go.

However, the court official himself didn't seem to care. He stood in the courtyard with his feet apart, gazing at a crabapple flower, seemingly lost in thought.

He didn't turn his head until he heard footsteps behind him.

"Oh, you're Lu Jing, the one who stayed in the trial realm for more than a month," the court official said.

Lu Jing was a little surprised when he heard this, but he nodded and said, "That's right, I don't know who you are…"

"I'm not from the academy, I'm just here for a stroll, you don't need to mind me," the court official smiled. His eyes were very special.

"But…" the court official suddenly changed the subject, "Since meeting is also fate, why don't you play a little game with me? It won't take up much of your time. Look at this sea of flowers, which flower do you think is the most beautiful?"

Hearing this, Lu Jing followed his gaze and looked at the flowers planted by Supervisor Huang in the yard.

He didn't know what the court official meant, but he still looked carefully for a while before pointing to an osmanthus flower and said, "I like this one the most."

"Is that so?" The court official didn't show much expression on his face, nor did he announce any result, he just nodded and made a gesture. "You're here to find Supervisor Huang, right? You guys talk first, I'll look at the flowers for a while longer."

Lu Jing was about to continue walking forward when he heard this.

The court official remembered something again and said, "Oh, right, congratulations on entering the Tianji List before you turned twenty."

"Thank you, Vice Director Guo," Lu Jing said, "Your spell, Myriad Creations, is also very powerful. That bellflower is lifelike."

The court official showed a surprised expression on his face for the first time.

He wasn't surprised that Lu Jing had guessed his identity, because he hadn't deliberately concealed his identity, and he had even put on his court attire today because of something.

It was normal to guess his identity from his official position.

He wasn't surprised that Lu Jing knew the name of his spell, because he had just taught this spell to Xia Huai before, and he also knew that Xia Huai and Lu Jing had an extraordinary relationship.

He was surprised that Lu Jing could actually discover the bellflower that he had conjured with his spell.

Then he couldn't help but ask again, "Then why didn't you choose it?"

Lu Jing spread his hands, "You asked me which flower I liked, I like this osmanthus flower more."

"Is that so?" Vice Director Guo was stunned, and then he couldn't help but laugh.

"I understand why Old Huang likes you so much, you are very much to his liking, you don't indulge me at all, or flatter me. Alright, you can go."

He waved his hand, and then he began to appreciate his flowers again with his hands behind his back.

After a cup of tea, Lu Jing came out of the study again, bowed to Vice Director Guo in the courtyard, and his figure disappeared into the depths of the bamboo forest.

On the other side, Supervisor Huang, with his square face, also walked out of the house.

Seeing Vice Director Guo wearing court attire, he frowned, "Is that person urging you again?"

"His family's world is about to perish, of course he's anxious," Vice Director Guo said nonchalantly, "He knows that Director Yin is just our mouthpiece, so he simply skipped Director Yin and directly summoned me to the palace, hoping that I could come up with an idea for him."

"Then did you come up with an idea for him?"

"How is that possible? I just used some big words and empty words to perfunctorily deal with it. What does his family's affairs have to do with our Department of Celestial Observation? This is what we agreed upon long ago. He does his thing, we do our thing, and everyone minds their own business."

"Hey, besides, he thinks too highly of me. The Department of Celestial Observation is not the Grand Secretariat, and I, Guo Shouhuai, don't understand governing a country. How can I have the ability to win back the people's hearts that he has lost?"

"The rise and fall of dynasties, the gain and loss of people's hearts, are originally the reincarnation of the heavenly way, and it's useless to be unwilling. There's no reason for one family to be the emperor forever, but…"

Speaking of this, the frivolous look on Guo Shaojian's face disappeared, "This time is indeed a bit different. Although his family's emperor has been sitting long enough, and it's almost time to change people, I previously observed the stars and Chen's dynasty should still have fifty or sixty years of national fortune."

"The current one, although not a wise and benevolent ruler, is not昏庸either, and is quite diligent. Even if the old Chen family were to continue for another hundred years, I wouldn't find it strange."

"As a result, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse in the blink of an eye, and it is collapsing in an irreversible direction. It is indeed a bit unusual," Guo Shouhuai shook his head.

"So this time you let the academy recruit nearly two hundred new students in one breath, isn't it to prepare for the unexpected?" Supervisor Huang said.

"It's no longer just an accident," Guo Shouhuai sighed.

"I had a feeling some time ago, so I went to that secret realm deep in the East Sea."

"You went alone?" Supervisor Huang's square face was stunned at first, and then became angry, "When everyone was students together, you always liked to act willfully, without considering the consequences. Now that you're the Vice Director, you still don't know how to restrain yourself!

"That secret realm in the East Sea is the oldest secret realm, formed more than ten thousand years ago. I don't need to remind you of how dangerous it is inside, right? You, a dignified Vice Director of the Department of Celestial Observation, just went without saying a word, and didn't even notify anyone. What if you die inside? What will the Department of Celestial Observation do without a leader?"