Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Hao Ling Jiu Yao repeated the various losses she had experienced in the illusion. First, she lost her father, King Hao Ling, because her mother, Xi Ling Heng, broke off her friendship with King Hao Ling and took her to live on Chaoyang Peak in Xi Yan State. Then she lost her mother, because her mother went to the battlefield for the country, and the last news she received was that she died for the country.

Later, she took the initiative to give up a good master like Queen Mother of Jade Mountain, lost a way to become self-reliant, and completely entrusted her own safety to others, so she encountered various pursuits and blockades along the way.

Speaking of which, in the eyes of Shi Ying and Jiang Xinxin, Hao Ling Jiuyao was really a model of someone who would endure hardship without any effort, and would look for trouble whenever there was none. However, they did not expect that with just one illusion, Hao Ling Jiuyao could make herself even more embarrassed than Tu Shanjing.

Shi Ying let out a long sigh towards the sky and unhappily pulled Hao Ling Jiuyao out of the illusion. Even though he had agreed with Jiang Xinxin early on that there would be no discrimination in education, he really regretted it when he saw Hao Ling Jiuyao's embarrassed and desperate appearance.

The situation on Jiang Xinxin's side was much better. Although Ye Shiqi was left with a huge psychological trauma, he still had a will to survive. Moreover, if he had not been trapped by the blood relationship, and if he had not met Hao Ling Jiuyao by mistake, he might have been able to overcome it.

As usual, Qingye took Ye Shiqi to familiarize himself with the academy. Since Qingye had decided to specialize in medicine, Ye Shiqi was also infected by his enthusiasm and passion, so the two of them attended classes together, and Jiang Xinxin felt a lot more relaxed.

When everyone was having lunch together at noon, Jiang Xinxin and Shi Ying solemnly introduced everyone, especially the two pseudonyms Ye Shiqi and Wen Xiaoliu.

Jiang Xinxin explained: "Since you have entered Wu Academy, no matter what your previous identities were, and no matter what will happen in the future, as long as you do not violate moral ethics, our two masters will definitely help you with all their strength."

"So, today I'm revealing your identities in public. Firstly, I hope you can be more or less honest with me, and secondly, I want you to not be confined to the past."

Xiang Liu was the first to stand up and express his attitude: "I am Xiang Liu, the military advisor of Chen Rong, and I am also Fang Feng Bei, the illegitimate son of the head of the Fang Feng family. I entered the academy to find a way out for Chen Rong's army."

As he spoke, Xiang Liu looked straight at Tu Shan Jing who called himself Ye Shiqi. Ye Shiqi was still somewhat evasive about his identity, even though he and Xiang Liu had known each other for a long time. After Jiang Xinxin told him about his identity, he was not prepared to continue talking about it. He just forced a smile and said, "Whether I was Tu Shan Jing or someone else in the past, now I am just Ye Shiqi, a disciple of the academy. From now on, I will focus on studying medicine like Senior Brother Qingye, hoping to relieve the pain of the people in the Great Wilderness."

Ye Shiqi is indeed still avoiding his past days as Tu Shanjing, and even more so the fact that he was betrayed by his family, but his resolution at this moment is sincere and without any falsehood. If possible, he would rather be just Ye Shiqi from beginning to end.

Influenced by Ye Shiqi's words, Hao Ling Jiuyao also stood up and said, "I am indeed Hao Ling Jiuyao, the daughter of General Ji of Xiyan Kingdom and King Hao Ling. Due to some accidents in the past, I left Yushan secretly and have been wandering in the wilderness for more than three hundred years."

"But I am not as good as Ye Shiqi after all, let alone Qingye. I don't know what my future will be like, and I don't even know what I can do today. But Master told me that I have a chance to cultivate my spiritual power again, so I hope that I will at least no longer be unable to protect myself."

Everyone at the table was shrewd except Qingye, who was a fool. He was still excited that Ye Shiqi made the same choice as him. He also admired Xiangliu for being famous in the wilderness as a demon at such a young age. He never expected that the greasy and sloppy Sixth Brother was actually the princess of Haoling Kingdom!

Jiang Xinxin and Shi Ying did not teach anything like the equality of all beings. At this time, Qingye still felt that his ability to enter the academy and study with great figures such as Princess Haoling, Military Advisor Chen Rong, and Master Tushan was an honor that his ancestors had accumulated enough blessings to gain.

However, Xiangliu, Ye Shiqi and Haoling Jiuyao felt that they were extremely honored to be admitted to the academy. It was also their luck to be a fellow student with Qingye, who seemed ordinary but was actually open-minded.

The following days seemed much more dull. Everyone had a goal to move forward. Even though Hao Ling Jiuyao still felt confused from time to time, she could not give up the matter of regaining her spiritual power, which also took up most of her time and energy. It was a rare moment of relaxation for her to take time off to go back to Qingshui Town and get together with Lao Mu and the others.

At this time, Qingye would invite Ye Shiqi to stay at his home temporarily. The two people who devoted themselves to medical skills would either diagnose people for free or go around the surrounding mountains to collect herbs. They would also invite Hao Ling Jiuyao to go out with them. Over time, Hao Ling Jiuyao got used to such a life and even indulged in it, enjoying themselves.

Xiangliu spent most of his time on the affairs of Chen Rongjun. Because Chen Rongjun was not yet self-sufficient, no matter how they changed their base, they were always quickly discovered. Even with Ye Shiqi's help in removing many obstacles, Chen Rongjun's whereabouts were still inevitably leaked.

However, this problem is not difficult to solve. There are many mountains around Mount Buzhou. Although Chen Rong’s army still has more than 10,000 people, they will not be very conspicuous after they are dispersed.

Xiangliu was worried from the beginning that being too dispersed would make it easier for people to defeat them one by one, but Jiang Xinxin said, "Everything has a good side and a bad side. We just need to grasp the good side and try our best to avoid the bad side. Anyway, you have learned how to teleport now. When the time comes, just set up the teleportation array at a specific location, and the problem will be solved, right?"

Xiang Liu agreed with this. After returning, he conducted a careful investigation with Hong Jiang and finally dispersed the more than 10,000 soldiers into three mountain ranges. On weekdays, they trained and farmed at the same time. Even at the reminder of Jiang Xinxin, they gradually arranged for people to go down the mountain and prepare for their integration into ordinary people in the future.

However, precisely because Chen Rong’s army had a promising future, Hong Jiang became even more unwilling to let Xiyan Kingdom achieve the final victory and unify the Great Wilderness.

As one of the most outstanding generals of Chenrong Kingdom, he certainly has his own judgment on the situation in the Great Wilderness. Moreover, Jiang Xinxin specially taught him the topography of the Great Wilderness and the current situation of Haoling Kingdom and Xiyan Kingdom in the course for Xiangliu.

Precisely because he knew a lot about Haoling Kingdom and Xiyan Kingdom, Hong Jiang became more and more certain that the person who would unify the Great Wilderness in the future would probably be born in Xiyan Kingdom, so he was very reluctant to see that day come.

“Shaohao lost so many brothers and sisters in his early years, and he also got together with the princess of Xiyan Kingdom, which is how he succeeded in ascending to the throne. Now, I don’t know what’s wrong with that old guy’s brain. He actually abandons his own bloodline and turns to train a grandson of Xiyan Kingdom who has nothing to do with him!” Hong Jiang despised Shaohao and even felt sorry for him.

Xiang Liu also couldn't understand the train of thought of King Hao Ling, but he had learned not to make things difficult for himself. "Why don't we look among the descendants of the Chen Rong royal family? What if we can find someone better than that damn Zi Xuan?"

Hong Jiang was furious, "Are you mocking your godfather?!"

"Who do you think that old fellow Shaohao is?"

"Do you think that Xiyan Prince is a good person?"

It was neither this nor that. Xiangliu was thinking about the mushrooms in the mountains, so he quickly found an excuse to slip away.

Hong Jiang, however, only felt that he had a bright future ahead of him. The only consolation at the moment was that they had gotten in touch with the academy through Xiang Liu. In the future, these remnant troops would not all follow him to die, and he could always allow some of them to live a normal life.

Thinking of this, Hong Jiang couldn't help but spit at Chen Rongyi again. It was he who had surrendered to the King of Xiyan and sent his wife and daughter to Xiyan as hostages.

"Strictly speaking, the only direct descendant of Chen Rong is a little girl named Chen Rong Xinyue..."