I have a little bit of talent

The academy in the capital has a long history and existed long before the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At that time, the world was in chaos and demons were rampant.

As a holy place for Confucianism, the academy sheltered the people within a radius of 100 miles, allowing them to live and work in peace and contentment without being oppressed by the outside world. From time to time, Confucian scholars would go down the mountain to slay demons and monsters and protect the lives of the human race.

Until the time when Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty swept across the world and established the country and its capital, he respected the academy's contributions to mankind over the years and also for the needs of governing the country in the future, so he set the capital in a small town dozens of miles away from the academy. Later, the capital gradually developed and expanded and became today's capital.

Therefore, the academy has an extremely high status, not only because it is a holy place for Confucian practice, but also because countless officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty have come from here over the past thousand years.

Its power is deeply rooted and spread throughout the entire Great Zhou.

If one were to ask, apart from the imperial court, which place in the Great Zhou Kingdom is the most unoffensive, everyone would only think of this academy in the capital!

The academy in the capital is divided into two parts: the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard.

The outer courtyard is where many students study. These students will take the imperial examinations and become officials in the future.

The inner courtyard is where the inner disciples of the academy practice.

All the inner disciples are not allowed to take part in the imperial examinations. This has been the old rule of the academy for many years!

There are three hills in the inner courtyard, and all the inner disciples practice on them. The person in charge of these three hills is called the hill chief.

Although the inner court students could not participate in the imperial examinations, they could obtain the supreme Confucian cultivation method and embark on the path of cultivation. Therefore, countless outer court students were scrambling to enter the inner court, worship the Three Mountains, and obtain the true method. However, only a few could pass the test and enter the inner court in a few years.

Fang Mu's elder brother Fang Zheng was currently an inner sect disciple of the academy, and was a student of Chao Wendao, the head of the First Mountain.

Fang Zheng was in the First Mountain at this time, about to pay a visit to his master.

Ever since receiving the message from his father Fang Lu, Fang Zheng has been busy these past few days, quietly observing the movements of the people in the academy. However, after a few days of observation, he found nothing, so he came to see the dean today, hoping to find out something.

Chao Wendao and Fang Lu were both disciples of the former dean of the academy. They practiced together for many years and had a deep relationship. Otherwise, he would not have allowed Fang Zheng to become his disciple.

Fang Zheng had been practicing and studying in the First Mountain for more than half a year. He knew the distribution of roads and buildings in the mountain like the back of his hand. While strolling leisurely, he arrived at the door of an old bookstore and bowed.

"Teacher, I, Fang Zheng, want to see you,"

"Zheng'er is here, come in."

After getting permission, Fang Zheng pushed the door open and walked in.

The room was a little messy, with only a handsome young man sitting on a chair, holding a book and reading it with great interest.

Seeing Fang Zheng come in, the young man put down the book in his hand and looked at Fang Zheng with a teasing look.

"You are just too rule-abiding. You learned your bad temper from your father."

Although this young man looks young, his voice sounds like that of a middle-aged man. His voice is deep and not as clear as that of other young people.

"The teacher can speak, but the students cannot. This is against etiquette!"

Fang Zheng said in a serious tone.

This young man turned out to be Fang Zheng's teacher, the headmaster of the First Mountain asked!

"I was blinded by greed when I accepted you as my disciple. You and your father, my good senior brother, are exactly the same. Aren't you tired of doing this all day long?"

If Fang Mu heard this, he would definitely agree with it and drink three hundred cups with him.

"I came here to ask you something, Master!"

Fang Zheng bowed again.

He waved his hand towards Wen Dao who had a dark face.

"Don't bow, I know why you came here. I thought you could hold it in for a few more days, but you can't hold it in now!

"Do you think that Senior Brother Fang only sent the message to you and only you, and that I, his junior brother, cannot gain his trust?

"Or do you think you can find some clues in the academy by yourself?

Fang Zheng blushed and felt a little at a loss after hearing Chao Wen's words.

"Okay, okay, I won't joke with you anymore, let's get down to business."

It was rare to see Fang Zheng in this state. Chao Wendao finally stopped teasing and became serious again.

"It is indeed my fault, I hope the teacher will atone for it!"

Fang Zheng bowed again and said:

"This was discovered by my younger brother Fang Mu in the Luoxia Mountains. He is currently investigating this matter in Huaicheng. However, Huaicheng is not the mastermind after all.

"Father learned some news from Yang Jian, which may be related to a technique that can temper and exchange blood..."

"And the only people who can create such a technique are those from the academy, right?"

Chao Wen asked, and took over the topic without waiting for Fang Zheng to finish.

"That kid Fang Mu is out. He has a temper that suits me, and is completely different from you and your son. Why don't you let him become my disciple?

"It's really strange. A decent person in the family has a little non-decent one. It's really interesting."

"teacher!"

Fang Zheng looked at Chao and asked speechlessly.

"Okay, okay, let's get down to business.

"Only the Academy has ever studied the method of exchanging blood for one's own, but the predecessors saw that this method was flawed and put it aside and stored it in the library of the Academy.

"There are indeed not many people who are qualified to enter the inner library. No matter which of these people is doing this evil thing, it is a serious matter and should not be underestimated!"

Chao Wen's series of words were extremely straightforward and exactly what Fang Zheng was thinking.

"Teacher is wise. That's right!"

"Don't flatter me. I was also shocked when I received the message. If your father never lies, I would have thought he was joking with me.

"Well, these few days you keep an eye on those in the outer courtyard, and I'll watch those in the inner courtyard. It will be much easier to observe if we narrow the scope. Be careful not to alert the enemy if you check around randomly in the past few days."

"The teacher really has many ways to do things. The students really admire him."

Fang Zheng had been practicing with Chao Wendao for more than half a year, and most of the time this teacher was very unreliable and his behavior was also a bit unreliable. Today, he finally showed some of the prestige of the first mountain master.

"Admire? You should admire my brother, your father. Among us brothers, who doesn't admire him?

"Of course, others admire his profound cultivation, but I admire his meticulous mind. He can often make others willing to work for him without making a sound. What's more terrifying is that he doesn't even realize it. He is really amazing, amazing!"

He shook his head and asked, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

Fang Zheng was not surprised to see Chao Wendao talking about his father behind his back again. This kind of scene had happened countless times and he had long been used to it.

"Don't disbelieve me. I know exactly when you will come to see me." Seeing Fang Zheng didn't take it seriously, Chao Wendao continued:

"That is to say, since you are his son, he will not harm you. So many people died in those days without knowing why."

Fang Mu's expression remained unchanged, and he looked at Chao leisurely.

"Of course I know that my father has always been very thorough, but the results of his actions are always good, and that is enough."

"You are quite insightful, after all, Fang Mu has just come of age. If he knew that his father had even plotted against him, would he feel resentful?"

A rare gentle smile appeared on Fang Mu's face.

"Even if I knew, I would probably eat more to relieve my boredom."

Chao asked: "?"