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Du Fa laid on the chair and did not say a word.

Seeing that he was not willing to say more, Shen Yuan decided to not ask anymore.

Originally, his relationship with Du Fa was also not deep. Although they had known each other for many years, but since they were friends as princes, he still did not know which temple Du Fa was a monk at.

Du Fa liked to wander around, but he was trapped in the capital. occasionally thought of how he would come to the capital to look for him. Du Fa had neither money nor living quarters, so he would often stay in his courtyard. The two would drink and chat, and play chess together.

Xie Yuan originally thought that as long as he kept some people outside, he would have peace and quiet. However, just as the Mid-Autumn Festival was over, the Dean of Shouxi School had personally come to invite Du Fa, asking him to give some pointers to the students.

Shouxi School were at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and they have been recruiting rich and powerful people all year round. It can be said that they have both the pride of a scholar and the domineering attitude of an official.

Even though he said that he would give her some pointers, it could be said that he was challenging her. It was only a short while after Shouxi School was decided, a Monk with profound buddhist skills had been praised by His Majesty. He was a teacher in charge of the empire and he was also a fan of temples.

The people from the Shouxi School naturally could not sit still.

Furthermore, even though the Great Zhou was open and open, if an emperor worshipped too much and advocated a sect, it would be a bad omen. As a result, the people in the academy were both people who "wanted to make a mistake" and people who were worried for their country. Both sides spoke to the Principal, and only then did the Old Principal stroke his white beard and come to Shen Yuan's place to look for someone.

Shen Yuan knew that he would not be able to dodge this, the Shouxi School was not the original Shouxi School anymore, and was tainted by the Shangguan Family's Qi, upon going this time, Du Fa would inevitably be tripped by others, thus he poured a cup of tea for the old Principal and spoke: "I hope Principal can take a look at him."

Although Shen Yuan was the Crown Prince's master, he had personal connections with Du Fa. Under such circumstances, if he were to appear and speak up for Du Fa, the other party would only think that the two of them were in the same group. At that time, it would be even more difficult to explain clearly.

Thus, it was most appropriate for the Headmaster to speak. Firstly, Du Fa was invited over by the old Headmaster, so he couldn't let his customers be bullied. Secondly, if one were to say who was the most discerning person in the Shouxi School, it had to be the old Headmaster.

The old dean was already an old man. His hair, beard, and beard were gray, and his face was full of wrinkles. When he came here, he had already known about Shen Yuan's worries. After hearing these words, he pinched his beard and laughed: "Of course, with this old man here, nothing could happen to Master Du Fa, don't worry."

Du Fa who was at the side opened her eyes and looked at him from the chair that he was seated on. As he spoke, he clasped his hands in front of his chest and performed a buddhist salute.

The old Headmaster glanced at him and said, "Master, there is no need to be so courteous."

Just like this, Du Fa followed the old Principal to the Shouxi School.

Originally, they wanted to exchange a few pointers for the students, but when they entered the Shouxi School, not only the students, even the teachers in the academy surrounded Du Fa. Everyone began to talk among themselves, noisily wanting to discuss with him.

Some of them were truly confused when it came to knowledge or their actions, while some others only came to join in on the fun, saying that they had to take care of the old Headmaster, who knew where he had been squeezed into.

Du Fa was extremely annoyed by this group of people. Although he was close to the buddhist arts, he was the most free and unrestrained, or else he would not have been a wandering monk for so many years. Seeing this, he suddenly had a bright idea and jumped onto the chair, and said loudly: "Everyone, listen to me!"

The crowd finally quieted down. I don't know what he's going to say. He, Du Fa, only had one mouth, could it be that he could say that there were so many people in their Shouxi School today? Even if he was truly proficient in Buddhist arts, they could still discuss various theories with him. There was always one thing that the monk wasn't proficient in, which was counting, riding, and painting.

And with so many Shouxi School geniuses gathered, as long as they could find Du Fa's weakness, it would simply be too easy for them to suppress him.

Looking at the black mass of heads below, Du Fa slowly spoke: "I have come to the Ming Ming Dong to do so, but I have seen a young lady who is seven or eight years old who has left a deep impression in my mind."

Seeing the doubtful look on everyone's face, he continued: "That little girl is called Xie Wanqing, she is a child of Marquis Anyang's Mansion. Although she was young, she was fated to be with me. I had a good chat with her. As you all know, Buddhism emphasizes the word 'fate'. When I saw that young lady that day, I felt a sense of déjà vu, but today, I did not feel the slightest hint of buddhism. Sometimes life must always be there, life must never be forced. "See you later."

With that, he flung his sleeves and hurriedly left the academy's gate.

Everyone was tricked by his words, and by the time they reacted, they could only see the corner of his clothes behind the door. If she wanted to chase him, it was already too late. She could only watch as he left, feeling unresigned in her heart, but also not ashamed of Du Fa's actions.

Du Fa himself left, leaving behind his name.

Thus, not only the people inside the Shouxi School, even those who wanted to curry favor with Du Fa, who were stopped outside the door, had heard the news.

As for whether Du Fa was willing to interact with people from the Shouxi School, or if the Shouxi School was relying on bullying people, it was unknown. People loved gossip after their meals and tea break. As a result, countless versions of this matter had already been passed down, and even the tea house's storyteller had brought up this matter.

However, the old Headmaster of the Shouxi School and the Du Fa involved did not explain anything after hearing about this matter. Even the person who was sitting high up in the imperial court was only treated as a joke when he heard the official's report. The chuckle passed.

The title of the Emperor's personal Heavenly Imperial Protector had already spread the name of Du Fa through the streets and alleys, and with the addition of his Shouxi School, Du Fa instantly became a household name.

And Xie Wanqing, who had been praised by Du Fa, had suddenly become very popular.

I can't curry favor with the Heavenly Imperial Protector, but I can curry favor with Xie Wanqing. Everyone was thinking.

But at this time, Xie Wanqing was still worrying about earning money within her Marquis Anyang's Mansion.

He did not have any informants under her, so naturally, his information was kept secret. The news about Du Fa had already spread for a few days, and even when her name was known, she still did not know anything about it. Who would have thought that one day they would be sold by a monk they had only met once? Xie Wanqing had never thought of this in her two lifetimes.