Generally speaking, monks in the upper five realms will not easily enter the fragments of the Cave Heaven Paradise, but there are no absolutes.

What's more, among the vast number of Confucian saints in the world, there is a group of sages who "opened up frontiers and expanded territories" to find those ruins floating at the bottom of the long river of time. After salvaging them, they either stabilized them as one of the new cave heaven blessed places, or directly restored them.

It gradually integrated into the territory of Haoran World.

In history, there are not a few Confucian saints who have completely perished in the long river of time because of this, and there are even more countless people who have damaged the foundation of the Tao because of this.

Just these risks and sacrifices.

The world doesn’t know.

After Li Huai went to Sui Cliff Academy to study, although he was bullied badly at first, after the rain, the sky cleared up. Not only did no one in the academy find trouble for him, he also made two new friends, two of his age and one with a genius.

An outstanding Han clan disciple is named Liu Guan.

A great Sui Dynasty nobleman named Ma Lian was born in a generation of hairpins.

Liu Guan, who was born in poverty, was very bold and always had some wild ideas. Ma Lian, who came from the best family background, was timid and could not let go of anything. He became a little follower of the two of them, just following Liu Guan all day long.

Hanging out with Li Huai, because Ma Lian's family is a wealthy family such as the Great Sui Dynasty, and he is married to the Gao family of Geyang. Ma Lian is the eldest grandson, but now he hangs out with Li Huai and Liu Guan, so he is very popular with the Great Sui Dynasty.

He was ostracized by other peers in the academy and ridiculed as a sycophant and a money bag.

After summer came, three children who were classmates in the same dormitory still sneaked out of the dormitory after the college's night ban to go to the lake to cool off. They wanted to be caught by the master, but they were scolded for copying books and punished by standing and eating boards.

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Tonight, Liu Guan took the lead and walked with a swagger, like a gentleman on patrol at night. Li Huai looked around and was more cautious. Ma Lian followed Li Huai cautiously with a grimace and drooped head.

The three of them arrived at the lake smoothly. Liu Guan took off his boots and put his feet into the slightly cool lake water. He felt that there was something wrong with it. He turned to a relieved companion and said, "Ma Lian, it's very hot in summer."

, isn’t your Ma family known as the first Tibetan fan shop in the capital? Go back and take out three handfuls and give one to me and Li Huai so that we can fan ourselves away from the summer heat while doing our homework.”

Ma Lian said with a bitter face: "My grandfather's most precious fans are those. Each one is his darling, and he won't give it to me."

Liu Guan rolled his eyes and said, "Then if I steal a few fans that your grandfather doesn't often play with, if he finds out, how can he beat your grandson to death?"

Ma Lian wanted to cry but had no tears.

Li Huai smoothed things over and said, "Forget it, Ma Lian is timid and can't hide things on his face. If he really wants to go home and steal the fan, his parents will probably spot the flaw as soon as he gets home."

Ma Lian nodded vigorously.

Liu Guan sighed, "It's such a waste of such a good background. I can't do this, and I don't dare to do that. Ma Lian, when you grow up, I can see that you won't make much money, and at most you will just rest on your laurels. Look, your grandfather is

Our Hubu Shangshu in the Sui Dynasty had the title of Bachelor of the Imperial Palace. When your father came, he was only a county magistrate who was sent to other places. Although your uncle was a capital official, he was a Fu Baolang the size of a sesame seed and a mung bean. In the future, it will be your turn to be an official.

I guess I can only be a county magistrate."

Ma Lian sighed and did not say anything back. He did not have the courage to argue with Liu Guan, but also because he felt that Liu Guan was right.

Among the three, the teacher scolded Liu Guan the most, but even a blind person could see that the masters actually had the highest expectations for Liu Guan. He was always struggling, and his academic performance was slightly better than that of Li Huai, who was at the bottom of the list.

Li Huai patted Ma Lian on the shoulder and consoled him: "Being a county magistrate is already very powerful. In my hometown, earlier, the biggest official was a kiln supervisor with an official hat. I don't know how old he is. Now

Only then did we have a county magistrate. Besides, when you are an official, you are friends with me and Liu Guan. When you are a child, Liu Guan and I will definitely still treat you as a friend, but don’t become an official.

Now, don’t you think of us as friends?”

Ma Lian quickly promised: "No, I will treat you as my best friends in my life."

Liu Guan smiled and said: "Who is your best friend between Li Huai and me?"

Ma Lian was speechless, always feeling that no matter how he answered, he would not be able to please him. Although he admired Liu Guan's intelligence and his decisiveness in everything he did like a young adult, deep down in his heart, Ma Lian was still relatively more mature.

He likes to get along with Li Huai, he is easy to talk to, and he will not use words to hurt him, nor will he make him feel ashamed.

After Li Huaixiao put his feet into the water, he gasped, shuddered, and laughed: "I'm second best. I won't compete with Liu Guan for first place. Liu Guan is first in everything anyway."

Liu Guan put his arm around Li Huai's neck and said with a smile, "You sound like you're trying to make me, you kid, can you compete with me?"

Li Huai quickly begged for mercy: "I can't argue with you. Liu Guan, why are you competing with a person who is at the bottom of his studies? Are you embarrassed?"

Ma Lian secretly laughed.

Three children, after all, they are still carefree years.

As a result, a certain master's angry shouts were heard in the distance, and Liu Guan pushed Li Huai and Ma Lian on their shoulders, "You run away first, and I'll hold back that arrogant-nosed Master Han!"

Ma Lian ran away without saying a word, even with bare feet.

Li Huai helped Ma Lian put on his boots and asked, "What should you do?"

Liu Guan glared and said: "Hurry up and leave, the three of us will be taken away together. Tomorrow will be even worse and the punishment will be heavier!"

Li Huai hurriedly put on his boots and ran more steadily than Ma Lian. After all, he came all the way from Longquan County of Dali to Da Sui Academy.

In the end, it was Liu Guan who took on the wrath of Old Master Han who was on night patrol. If Liu Guan had not answered the question correctly during the coursework, Old Master Han would have made Liu Guan stand by the lake for a whole night.

When Liu Guan returned to the school, Li Huai opened the door and asked, "How was it?"

Liu Guan stretched out his right hand, snapped his fingers, and said proudly: "There is no problem in the world that I, Liu Guan, cannot solve."

Li Huai was very observant and asked: "Aren't you left-handed?"

Liu Guan immediately cursed, sat at the table, spread his palms, and it turned out that the palm of his left hand was red and swollen. He said angrily: "Old drunkard Han must be angry in his heart. Either the price of drinks in the capital has increased, or it's his two unscrupulous descendants.

He got into trouble again and deliberately took out his anger on me, so he was beaten particularly hard with the ruler today."

Liu Guan is a big-hearted guy who can fall asleep easily. When Li Huai and Ma Lian were anxious and worried about suffering tomorrow, Liu Guan was already fast asleep.

Liu Guan slept on the outermost side of the bed, Li Huai's quilt was closest to the wall, and Ma Lian was in the middle.

Li Huai was not sleepy, so he sat against the wall under the moonlight, holding a painted puppet in his hand, and muttered something.

Ma Lian asked softly: "Li Huai, why don't you play with Li Baoping recently?"

Li Huai said casually: "I have been afraid of her since I was a child. Besides, I always find a girl to play with. If people misunderstand that I like Li Baoping, then I will be beaten to death by Li Baoping."

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Ma Lian groaned, a little disappointed.

He thought the girl in the red cotton jacket was really pretty.

If he could see her from afar in the academy one day, he would be happy all day long.

Ma Lian was silent for a long time, while Li Huai was still shaking the painted puppet, pretending to be the commander-in-chief of the army, having fun.

Ma Lian knew that Li Huai's little green bamboo box contained a lot of Li Huai's favorite things.

Ma Lian suddenly asked: "Li Huai, that Chen Pingan you often talk about, you have been in the academy for almost three years, why does he never come to see you?"

Li Huai stopped what he was doing and was lost in thought. Finally he smiled and said, "He is busy."

Ma Lian found that Li Huai quickly lay down on the mat and placed the painted puppet next to his head. In the past, Li Huai could do it for half an hour, but today was an exception.

Li Huai actually stared at the moonlight outside the window with his eyes wide open.

A green bamboo bookcase, a pair of straw sandals, and a jade hairpin with a Sophora japonica seal carved on it, made of black jade.

These three things are the rarest things for Li Huai.

Li Baoping and Lin Shouyi also each had one hairpin, which Chen Pingan gave to them together at that time, but Li Huai felt that theirs were not as good as his own.

There is also a copy of "Duoshui Cliff" purchased from Hongzhu Town, which was paid for by Chen Ping'an.

Then there is the painted puppet that Li Huai often plays and shows off. It and the delicate yellow wooden box were obtained by sharing the spoils from Wei Bo, the landlord of Qidun Mountain. The puppet is the number one general under Li Huai's command.

At that time, Li Huai wanted to give it to Chen Pingan, but Chen Pingan didn't want it and just asked Li Huai to put it away properly.

Then he sandwiched it inside the book "Broken Water Cliff".

There is also a set of lifelike clay figurines, presented to the Fengxue Temple in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. They are not as "tall and majestic" as the painted puppets. There are five clay figurines, only half a finger high. There are knight-errant swordsmen, whisk Taoists, armored generals, and crane-riding ones.

The women, as well as the gong and drum watchmen, all gave Li Huai nicknames and the title of a certain general.

The Wei Jianxian who was flying around at the time also said some things. Li Huai had long forgotten about the Yin Yang family, Mohist puppetry and Taoist talisman? Sect or something, or some seventh or eighth level Qi practitioner. At that time, he was only thinking about having fun.

, how can I listen to these messy things. Later, when I introduced the clay figurines to two friends, I wanted to brag about the value of these five little guys, but I racked my brains and failed to brag, so I finally remembered this one, Li Huai

I didn't ask Li Baoping or Lin Shouyi who had good memories, I just thought that since Chen Pingan had agreed to come to the academy to see them, I would ask him again when he came. Anyway, Chen Pingan remembered everything.

On a piece of paper, there is written the character "Qi" that Mr. Qi asked them to copy.

But Chen Pingan seemed to have forgotten them.

At first, I would write letters and send picture scrolls to Li Baoping, but later it seemed that I no longer even had letters.

Compared to the petty fights between Li Huai and two peers.

Lin Shouyi is already recognized as the proud son of the Cliff Academy.

He was a man of learning and practice, and was highly regarded by many masters in the academy.

Early on, I traveled around the mountains and rivers of Sui Dynasty with an old immortal who was proficient in thunder magic. I spent almost half the time in the academy and outside.

The last person to receive such treatment was the youngest sage of Guanhu Academy in the Sui Dynasty, and he was praised as a gentleman by the deputy head of Guanhu Academy.

As he grew older, Lin Shouyi changed from a handsome young man to a handsome nobleman. More and more women admired Lin Shouyi inside and outside the academy. Many young women from the first-class families in the capital of the Sui Dynasty would come here specifically.

The academy was built on Xiaodong Mountain just to watch Lin Shouyi from a distance.

Lin Shouyi gradually developed a transcendental aura that seemed to be getting further and further away from the human world.
To be continued...