Chen Chang Sheng’s intention of coming to the capital wasn’t for the marriage to the girl named Xu You Rong. It had no connection with General Mansion, the Royal Palace, or other names that had no relation with him. He didn’t want anything to do with these places either. The only thing he desired were books, xiuxing, and the championship of the Great Trail.
Before the Great Trail was the Semi Trial, and it will be open next month. He didn’t know how to xiuxing and didn’t reach Purification yet. He would have no chance to pass and obtain the permission to enter the Great Trail. How then will he obtain the championship? Because of this, he had to enter one of the six academies on the list.
Those six academies were the oldest and best academies in the history of the capital. Since there were ivies growing outside of the walls of these academies, they were referred to as the Ivy League – only the students of the Ivy League were able to enter the Great Trial without going through the Semi Trail.
Now, he finally became a student of one of the Ivy League. It seemed that his wish was fulfilled, but…..there was too much ivy growing on the walls of this academy.
This was the road his master and senior planned for him before Chen Chang Sheng left Xi Ning Village.
But it was clear that they didn’t know that the once glorious and historical Classical Teaching was now in ruins.
Chen Chang Sheng stood around the lake and watched the academy which was not much different from a graveyard. He couldn’t resist but to question his future.
After a long time, he woke up in a breeze of spring. After breathing deeply five times and pushing out the last bit of discomfort in his body, he folded the thin paper neatly and stored it within his shirt. Chen Chang Sheng followed the old path in the grassfield and walked towards the depths of the academy.
(TL Note Bing: I just wonder who the person being nice to him is in the chapter O.o The one that didn’t want him to die and the words that the MC just ignored… Any guesses guys? I take my pick to be Xu You Rong.)