Ze Tian Ji

Chapter 500 – I Will Gift You the Best There Is

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The distance between the Li Palace and the Imperial Palace was not at all great.

It was just that with Chen Changsheng’s current status, to enter the Li Palace was quite easy while entering the Imperial Palace was rather troublesome. This was especially the case given that he had not sent out advance notice. Ultimately, he still managed to startle Xue Xingchuan.

”What business does Principal Chen have in the palace so late at night?”

”I want to go and see Luoluo.”

Xue Xingchuan had asked very casually and Chen Changsheng had responded even more casually. Thus, the heavily-guarded Imperial Palace opened its gates.

Chen Changsheng followed a eunuch into the depths of the palace. Only after some time had passed did he come to his senses and grow puzzled as to why he had been so easy-going with Xue Xingchuan. He didn’t know that it was because of that time when Xue Xingchuan had stood on the other side of the secret door in the walls of the palace waiting for the Divine Empress’s return. At that time, Xue Xingchuan believed that the Divine Empress had gone especially to see this youth.

Similarly, as Xue Xingchuan watched Chen Changsheng’s back, he was very confused as to why this youth could be so calm and natural in front of him. He was a Divine General of the Divine Empress, and his younger brother’s left arm had been severed by Chen Changsheng’s sword in the wilderness. Yet after Chen Changsheng had returned to the capital, they had met several times, yet Chen Changsheng had never showed any sign of wariness, much less apology.

Luoluo’s life in the Imperial Palace was rather excellent. Although the walls of the palace still cut off the hustle and bustle of the secular world, when compared to the Green Leaf World, at least this place’s sky and sun were all real. She was just rather bored. So when she learned that Chen Changsheng had come to see her, she became very happy. In the quiet garden, the teacher and student talked for a very long time, speaking of nothing but joyous things.

The topics of conversation centered around the great banyan tree and the lake, discussing how the quality of the Orthodox Academy’s meals had improved by leaps and bounds, how the amount of food Xuanyuan Po was eating was growing ever more absurd, how the dark circles under Tang Thirty-Six’s eyes were getting ever more severe, how unsightly Su Moyu’s complexion was upon receiving a letter from his aunt, and how Zhexiu’s face was still the same as ever, like that of a dead person.

Chen Changsheng also talked about the ten-odd students amongst the new students of the Orthodox Academy whose talent was relatively exceptional. He talked about how if their luck was good, they should be able to pass the preparatory examination, and maybe even get into the lower ranks of the three banners of the Grand Examination.

Luoluo was quite happy listening to all of this, but she spoke much less than she had in the past. She spent the majority of the time with her bright eyes wide open, fixed on Chen Changsheng.

Thinking of his encounter with Shuang’er back at the Xu Estate, Chen Changsheng believed it to simply be a natural change in girls as they grew up, so he didn’t pay it much regard.

Time swiftly passed as they talked, so much so that the two failed to realize that it was already deep into the night. Finally, Guardian Li, who had been ensconced in a thicket the entire time, felt this all to be somewhat improper and coughed twice. Chen Changsheng recalled his primary purpose for coming to visit Luoluo tonight. Taking her hands, he walked her to the wall and used his own body to obstruct any prying eyes, then felt for a certain object and stuffed it in Luoluo’s hands.

Luoluo was rather shocked. Looking at the stone pearl in her palm, she was quite perplexed as to why her teacher had given her this object.

”I’m not certain whether it will be good or bad for your cultivation if I tell you the truth of the matter, so I won’t talk about it for the moment, but in short…this is a very good item.”

Chen Changsheng stared at her and said, ”You absolutely cannot lose it. Whenever you’re not busy, you should hold it in your hands to feel it. It’s best to not let anyone else see.”

Luoluo solemnly replied, ”I absolutely won’t lose a present that Teacher has given me.”

As Jin Yulu sent Chen Changsheng off, he looked at him as if wanting to say something.