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Chapter 785: Heaven Moves Forward, a Gentleman Strives for Self-improvement

"Little girl, we understand that you are young and ignorant, but if you are ignorant and talk nonsense, then you are wrong."

"Is that what ordinary people are qualified to be compared with Master Baiyu?"

"Although children may speak without restraint, the Supreme Being cannot be insulted, especially when he is the number one expert in the art of talismans, Master Baiyu. Be careful of what you say."

"What a joke! You're comparing your master to Master Baiyu. Isn't that overestimating yourself? Tell me your master's name, but please don't make a fool of yourself."

"..."

At this moment, the sneers were like a tide, sweeping towards Xiao Ping'an from all directions.

These words made Xiao Ping'an's face full of dissatisfaction. He even couldn't help but want to say his teacher's name. Even Yun Zheng, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but clench his fists after noticing Xiao Ping'an's anger.

But in the end.

Xiao Ping'an grabbed Yun Zheng and made him relax his clenched fists. He then glanced at everyone present and finally spoke:

"My master is naturally the most powerful person in the world. When the time comes, you will know."

Someone nearby couldn't help but laugh, "Little girl, you're embarrassed to say it because your master is unknown and no one would recognize him."

"Of course not." Xiao Ping'an shook his head and said seriously, "My master's name has long been known to the world!"

"Then tell me, how did it become known to the whole world?"

"Yes, if you don't tell us, how can we know who your master is?"

"You're not very old, but you're quite good at bragging. I'm afraid your master is just like you, and he's also very good at bragging, right?"

"Hahaha."

Everyone laughed and laughed.

But this time, Xiao Ping'an just laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" someone asked.

Xiao Pingan replied, "I laughed because I suddenly remembered why everyone in Baiyulou wears these white winter plum blossom clothes when they go out."

Everyone is puzzled.

But Xiao Ping'an said, "You're dressed so conspicuously, are you afraid that others won't know you're from the White Jade Tower and won't be able to borrow the name of the White Jade Master?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Bai Yulou's smile disappeared. They understood what Xiao Ping'an meant.

Sure enough, Xiao Pingan continued to say:

"We are clearly taking the academy's assessment, and we are the ones taking the assessment ourselves. It has nothing to do with the sect, let alone the master. Yet, you keep mentioning that you are from the White Jade Tower, and that there is a White Jade Immortal in your White Jade Tower."

"It's as if the one who came to take the Taihang Academy exam was not you, but that White Jade Master."

"Even when you were chatting with me, you kept bragging about your own sect and the White Jade Master. Do you think you don't have the confidence to compete with me, so you want to use the White Jade Master and the White Jade Tower's background to bully others?"

These words instantly froze the expressions of everyone in Baiyu Tower.

But Xiao Ping'an hadn't finished yet and continued:

"You keep asking me who my master is, so I can tell you directly. But since I'm here to take the test, I shouldn't use my master's name to deceive people. My master once told me something."

"Many people seek protection in this world, some by virtue of family connections, some by the influence of teachers, and some by chance encounters. However, the world is like a turbulent sea, and even with a thousand supports, they are all fleeting. Throughout life, the only eternal support is oneself."

"Heaven moves in good health, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement."

"There are many people in this world who have backgrounds, whether it's through birth, a master, or some background gained through chance encounters. But this world is always a place where the strong will sift the weak. No matter what kind of background you have, it's only temporary. There's only one background that truly lasts a lifetime."

"That's me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the people in Baiyu Tower, who were already unhappy, turned even redder. They wanted to open their mouths to refute, but they felt that they had no way to refute.

"I know you must be dissatisfied and want to know who my master is."

"Of course I can tell you, but not now. I will defeat all of you openly and honestly in this Taihang Academy assessment, and then I will tell you who my master is!"

"Farewell!"

After saying that, Xiao Ping'an didn't stay any longer and pulled Yun Zheng beside him into Tianyu Pavilion.

A group of people were left looking at each other.

Ashamed!

They are disciples of Baiyu Tower. Although they are not as good as Taihang Academy in Confucianism and Taoism, they also follow the Confucian path. In the past, they were considered eloquent wherever they went. But now, in front of Xiao Ping'an, they were all embarrassed to raise their heads.

There wasn't even a chance to refute.

"Damn it! This stinky girl actually humiliated us like this!"

"I think she's from a bad school, has a bad background, and her master is not up to par. That's why she's being so unreasonable and unreasonable. She's just looking for an excuse!"

"Yes, that's right, that's definitely the case!"

"Damn that stinky girl, let's go and settle the score with her!"

"..."

Soon, someone started cursing, feeling ashamed to be silenced by such a little girl. They even started to encourage their companions to cause trouble for Xiao Ping'an. However, before they could act, Ji Qinghan, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly shouted with a cold face:

"enough!"

"Isn't that embarrassing enough?"

Everyone immediately shrank their heads, but just as they were about to retort, they heard Ji Qinghan say in a cold voice:

"Although this little girl is young, what she said makes a lot of sense. We in Baiyulou have always been a quiet society and rarely go out. We have always relied on the status of Baiyulou to seem to have smooth sailing wherever we go. But in fact, many times, we don't rely on our own abilities, but on the abilities of our masters."

"Now this little girl is even trying to challenge us, but instead of defeating her fairly, you're thinking of settling scores. If you really do that, where will our Baiyulou's reputation be? Where will Master Baiyu Zhenren's face be?"

This time.

No one dared to mention punishing Xiao Ping An anymore, but they still felt a little aggrieved.

"But Senior Sister Ji, this little girl obviously said that on purpose. Are we just going to remain indifferent to her scolding?"

"Of course not." Ji Qinghan glanced at Xiao Ping'an as she left. "She just said that she wanted to defeat us in the academy assessment. Since we don't want to admit that we only rely on our master's reputation, we should be fair and square and defeat her in this assessment!"

what?

Everyone looked strange and couldn't help asking:

"Senior Sister, you don't really think that little girl can beat us in the academy exam, do you?"

"Yeah, there are so many of us, and that little girl is only two people. She just got lucky with Tianli Pavilion and got a full score."

"We are nine points ahead of her. Even though we participated in the Tianyu Pavilion assessment one more time than she did, this nine-point gap is not something that can be easily bridged."

"Stupid!" Before everyone finished speaking, Ji Qinghan over there had already shaken his head:

"Do you really think that the gap between them and us is so big that it's hard to catch up?"

"You are wrong."

"I think that this time Gu Ping'an might really catch up with us."

what?

Everyone was puzzled, but Ji Qinghan did not explain. He just turned around and followed Xiao Ping'an's direction back to Tianyu Pavilion, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

The moment she saw Xiao Ping'an, she extended an olive branch to him and even planned to accept him as a disciple on his behalf.

There is some truth to that.

This little girl, or rather the jade pendant on her chest...

Very extraordinary!

The others didn't understand Ji Qinghan's idea, but since their senior sister had followed Gu Ping'an, there was no reason for them to stay there. For a moment, the people who had just finished the Tianyu Pavilion assessment and were about to leave, went back into the Tianyu Pavilion in a mighty manner.

And in the distance.

Yuchi Chunlei, who witnessed this scene, frowned, with a puzzled look in her eyes:

"The world is like a vast sea, washing away gravel. Even if you have a thousand things to rely on, they are all fleeting..."

"strangeness……"

"How come these words are exactly the same as what Junior Brother said back then?"

She was a person who would fall asleep while listening to her master's lectures, but she still remembered some of the words that Gu Xiu had said in the past. One of them was what Xiao Ping'an had just said.

After pondering for a while, Yuchi Chunlei suddenly seemed to think of something:

"Could it be..."

"so……"

"Are we very compatible?"

"How else could someone who doesn't even know my junior brother say something he once said?"

"Hurrah!"

"So, doesn't that mean we really have a chance of winning first place this time?"

Thinking of this, Yuchi Chunlei, who had just been worried about Xiao Ping'an's potential loss of stability due to the fierce competition, now felt relieved and hurriedly followed the crowd into the examination venue of Tianyu Pavilion.

As soon as I walked in, I heard a loud voice:

"As one of the six pavilions of the Taihang Academy, our Tianyu Pavilion is based on the concept of imperial calligraphy, one of the six arts. Therefore, the assessment content will naturally be related to imperial calligraphy."

"Our assessment is very simple. Tianyu Pavilion has a Taihang steed. It was once the mount of a saint from our Taihang Holy Land. It followed the saint on his expeditions, but suffered a Dao injury that caused its spirit and soul to dissipate, leaving only a trace of its spirit and instincts within its body. After the saint returned to the true self, the Taihang steed has been in our Tianyu Pavilion ever since."

"It has lost its intelligence, but it retains a trace of instinct. It only accepts riders from those who possess righteous spirit and whom it sincerely admires. An ordinary person who wants to control it needs to possess exceptional control skills. Your test is to ride that Taihang steed for a quarter of an hour to pass. The longer you hold out, the higher your final score will be."

"have you understood?"

Yuchi Chunlei glanced sideways and saw, as expected, in the open area over there, a particularly domineering-looking horse was lazily eating grass on the side, with a lot of blood flowing around it.

"This horse has an extremely violent temper. The bloodstains on the ground are all left by the injuries suffered by those who tried to ride it by force. So you all need to act according to your ability. If you try to show off, you may die under the hooves of this horse." As the voice of the Confucian scholar from Tianyu Pavilion came, the Confucian scholars who participated in the assessment swallowed their saliva violently.

Even Yuchi Chunlei was a little scared.

The aura of this horse is extremely strong, even stronger than hers. She wants to ride it forcefully without hurting the horse, and she even has to persist.

This is very difficult, very difficult!

This discovery made Yuchi Chunlei, who was originally planning to hand over the magic weapon, stop and wait to see what happened.

If she loses this level, she will definitely have no hope of getting first place, and naturally she will not be worthy of a top-grade magic weapon.

only……

Faced with this difficult problem, Xiao Ping'an, who had just finished listening to the rules, smiled and patted Yun Zheng's shoulder:

"Junior brother."

"It's your turn next."

"Give them this group of people..."

“A little shock!”