Chapter 82 (1/2)

Jiang Ye Chapter 82 Old

TL: Noveltoreadcom

ED: TheJum

The third bell rang, accompanied by students that ca in dor the special o back to Chang An, rushed toward the garden’stheir celebration party with friends in city; an followed the quiet roadway beside the classroorounds

Looking up the sign board, knowing the directions are old, and thinking about this ’s first class of the first lecturer’s introduction earnestly, Ning Que couldn’t stifle the curiosity Waving at Chu You Xian to say goodbye, he then follows the croard the alley

The Academy’s structure didn’t seem to have a pattern: a fealls at East, a few corridors at West, randoives an unassu Within the flat-eaved roo corridors hide nu in all directions—if there are no signboards, no one will knohere to go

Ning Que’s face shows unusual happiness, but in his bone, he doesn’t really like to blend in the crowd Walking a few steps faster to avoid people, he slipped quietly into the side-alley alone, the noon sun overhead The flat eaves along the side of the ally forht shoulder, causing his shoulder to feel somehow heavy

Just quietly walking like this, wondering how long he needed to go to finally walk out of the ally, suddenly a light spread wide ”What fresh view”, Ning Que lifted his scarf (which blown by the wind) onto his neck, watching a wet forest in front, and watching the lush water pine bamboo: only then does he know that there are such beautiful views in Academy

The pool is fully stretched with reeds, now that there is no chilly autumn wind to dye theh in the fresh spring wind, seeentle wind blows froain by the green poles and blue water, feeling to him fresh, cool, and pleasant

Ning Que walked on the stone path-side by the wet land, watching the fish in the water shadows, hearing hooting sound of unknown insect by the forest side, the string tightened for more 10 years around heart, like it had been moisturized by the wet breath, like it had been kneaded by the damp and chilly forest, slowly relaxed and softened Occasionally there are students that walk by, then nodded his head politely to show regards, but he does not quicken his footsteps

The stone path beneath hadn’t been polished, and so it had not been s out fro the wet land, then continuing into the forest, roughly a few thousand rocks puzzle together to for stone path, and ended in front of an old three-floored wooden building, between the green forest at the mountain’s foot

This three-floored wooden building see any beautiful color or heavy paint, and not having cornices or horned corners, but just sihtly painted wood shouldn’t be co the trace of rain and stor just howhad stood here, but it didn’t show the slightest sign of rot

Ning Que looked up at the top part of the wood building where ritten three horizontal words for ”old”, and he couldn’t help but wonder, ”the lecturers in this Academy, aren’t they a bit too lazy to name a hidden place ‘Old’ just because it is old?”

“I know you are all curious why this building is named Old: actually the reason is si stores the book collection of the Acadehts, once you’ve thought this thing, it jumps out of your brain into words recorded on paper, and it is no longer fresh—just an old thing—and so any book is an old book”

Downstairs is already surrounded with people, in front of the closed wood door athe origins of the name Old

“Now you are students of the Academy, so remember that in the Academy we never pity paper on principle, and never ko to a book on a desk A book is only a book, it is just a tool, and it is not sacred: only our thoughts are fresh, so in order to remind you of this, that is why it is called Old”

Students nodded and accepted, but didn’t see in these two si Que faintly understands a bit, but wasn’t sure if his own explanation is completely correct

“Let ed lecturer and administrator of old continued to say, “In total there are two lecturers and four administrators: our duty is to serve the teachers and students, so night or day you can cos that you need to remember”

“First, Old has the vastest collection of books in the world, because unlike the other hundred-people organizations responsible for books in other countries, your senior also spend a lot ofis large, so when you are readinganything on the book, there’s no need to care overmuch about it, just don’t use it as toilet paper