Evil Master and Disciple

Capital, imperial city.

Sage Building.

Ye Feng carried Sanzhier and walked into the Hanlin Academy.

In the past, during the Chinese New Year, court officials would take many days off, and the first grand court meeting would be held after the Lantern Festival.

This year is different from previous years. So many things happened in the capital that the court canceled the holiday. Almost all officials were on duty, including the scholars in the Qingshui Yamen and the Hanlin Academy.

Ye Feng has now become a frequent visitor to the Hanlin Academy. Most of the officials, editors, and clerks in the Hanlin Academy know Ye Feng's identity and that he is a disciple of Dean Qiu.

There was no need to pass on the message and no one stopped him. Ye Feng asked a clerk and learned that Dean Qiu and several sub-saints were in the Sage Building at the moment, so he walked straight over.

Ye Feng came to the seventh floor of the Saint Building. Not only the six sub-saints were there, but also his adoptive father Lu Yunshi.

At this moment, seven old guys were sitting behind a low table drinking tea and chatting. The atmosphere seemed quite relaxed and pleasant, unlike the tension and solemnity of the past few days.

Ye Feng clasped his fists and saluted the sub-saints, then said, "Godfather, you got here before me!"

Lu Yunshi rolled his eyes and said, "I'm also quite puzzled by this. I thought you had already arrived in the Imperial City when you contacted me."

"Hehehe, I had just entered the inner city..."

After a few simple pleasantries, the poet Li Ling said, "Master Ye, did you really get the jade sundial?"

Ye Feng nodded and said, "Well, this time I relied on a lot of connections and used a lot of backdoors. It took me a lot of effort to convince Lingyin to hand over the Jade Dial.

But the price to pay is quite high. This time, Saint Lingyin is borrowing it. After using it, she must return it and give her the real Jade Crown Needle as well."

Tea Sage Lu Henian smiled and said, "The Jade Sundial and Crown are of little use to us Confucians. If we can retrieve the Dragon Vein Formation Diagram left behind by the Confucian Sage, it would be fine to give the Jade Crown Needle to Lingyin."

Ye Feng said, "I was just about to tell you about this. I've been quite interested in astrology lately. I plan to keep the Jade Sundial and Crown with me to study for a while after I retrieve the Dragon Vein Formation Diagram. Teachers, I ask you to keep this a secret for me. Don't tell anyone that you've obtained the Dragon Vein Formation Diagram, or Ling Yin will come to me and ask for the Jade Sundial and Crown."

Dean Qiu said, "A gentleman should be honest. Since you have agreed to exchange the Jade Crown Needle, you must not break your promise."

Ye Feng argued cunningly, "I didn't break my promise. I told Lingyin that after I retrieved the Dragon Vein Formation Diagram, I would hand over the complete set of Jade Sundial and Crown to him, but I didn't say when.

Teacher Qiu, don't worry. I, Ye Feng, am also a man of integrity. After I have played with it for a while, I will return the Jade Sundial Crown to Lingyin."

Everyone looked at each other.

Since Ye Feng said so, and this matter was also led by Ye Feng, they no longer asked about it.

Since the star map on the jade sundial crown is the ecliptic star map, which involves Ye Feng's previous life's world, Ye Feng even feels that in order to find the way home, he will most likely need to use the jade sundial crown.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Ye Feng to return the Jade Sundial Crown to Lingyin immediately after using it.

He is Ye Daba, the leader of the four famous bullies in the Yunhai Sect. What's wrong with him acting like a rogue for once?

Painting Saint Wen Lianggong smiled and said, "Young man Ye, it's up to you to decide when to return the Jade Sundial Crown to Lingyin. We old guys won't tell anyone else.

You look so confident, it seems like you can take out the dragon vein formation map at any time.

I must be very clear in advance that I have only studied painting. The Jade Sundial is a magical instrument for astronomy, and I know nothing about the art of astronomy. The same is true for your other five teachers, including your adoptive father."

Ye Feng shook his head and said, "Mr. Wen, don't worry. I have already consulted a hermit this morning, and he told me that it is not difficult to retrieve the dragon vein formation diagram left by the Confucian sage in the jade sundial crown.

The Confucian sages sealed the dragon vein formation diagram using Confucian techniques, so the key is the Confucian righteousness.

As long as we can infuse the righteous spirit into the Jade Sundial and Crown, we should be able to activate the restrictions placed on the Jade Sundial and Crown by the Confucian Sages."

Everyone was delighted when they heard this.

The chess master Zhuge Xuance said, "What are you waiting for? Hurry and take out the jade sundial and crown."

In full view of everyone, Ye Feng took out the jade sundial and crown from the black silk bracelet and placed it on the low table in front of Dean Qiu.

Ye Feng said: "I have tested it before coming here. This thing is real. After inserting the jade crown needle into the jade sundial, a star map will appear."

There was no need for Ye Feng to explain, everyone knew that the jade sundial that Ye Feng brought back this time must be authentic.

Because at this moment the jade crown needle had not yet been inserted into the jade sundial, the two objects had already reacted, as if they were inductively connected to each other, emitting a silvery-white light like starlight.

Qiu Changlin reached out and picked up the jade crown needle and placed it on the groove of the jade sundial.

The next moment, the jade sundial floated up again, and the ecliptic star map was projected out again.

Ye Feng had seen this scene before in the meditation room of Monk Fayuan in Bailing Temple, so he was not too shocked at this moment.

However, the six sub-saints and Lu Yunshi were seeing this scene for the first time. They were all amazed and shook their heads as they looked at the constantly moving star map reflected on the surrounding walls, roofs and ground.

There are nearly two thousand stars, and each star is a tiny point of light. As they move, they leave a faint tail behind them, just like the tail flame of a comet passing by, which is very mysterious and magical.

Dean Qiu waved his hand slightly, and the light on the seventh floor immediately dissipated.

Since the Sage Building is an almost completely enclosed stone building, the only way in is through a small wooden door on the first floor. The huge seven-story Sage Building does not even have a window.

When the light inside went out, the entire seventh floor fell into darkness.

As a result, the shock that the jade sundial crown brought to everyone was even deeper.

The effect of viewing this picture in bright light and in complete darkness is completely different.

At this moment, countless stars are moving slowly in the dim world, up and down, left and right, front and back, making people feel more intuitively as if they are strolling in the Milky Way.

A group of old men who had never seen the world and an old eunuch were all amazed at the sight.

Ye Feng didn't have any strong feelings in his heart. What had he not seen in his previous life?

Isn’t it just a holographic VR image? It’s nothing strange to Ye Feng.

After a while, when the old men and eunuchs had almost finished their exclamations, Ye Feng said, "This star map already exists within the Jade Sundial Crown. Let's not study it anymore. We would like to ask one of the teachers to help us activate the righteous spirit and see if we can activate the Dragon Vein Formation Diagram left by the Confucian Sage."