The Gilded Shadows of Orion Ke Chapter 5

Time is still passing day by day, they live in the same courtyard, but they are as strangers as before. It was as if that thunderous spring night and the unhappy conversation under the peach blossom tree had never happened.

But everyone knows this is impossible.

Theoretically speaking, according to Sterling Mu's cultivation, he should apologize to Orion Ke.

For his own preconceptions, for his unbridled words, for his unprovoked malice that arose out of nowhere and ended up being delivered to the bones of a person who had been dead for many years.

But he really... couldn't speak.

After apologizing, he almost acquiesced in the identity of "widow" in A Xue's words, but no one in the world knew better than him that the relationship between Orion Ke and Phoenix Sheng was indeed innocent, and there was no violation of the rules.

After years of cultivation, he has become a villain in this matter. It is rare for Sterling Mu to be called a "bad conduct".

So living under the same roof, he endured all the minor difficulties that would not be known to anyone once the door was closed.

The light and shadow slipped through the fingers, and the peach tree produced small and slightly astringent green fruits.

Linyuan Academy has a heavy curriculum, and the place for scholars has a sense of peace and tranquility like a paradise.

The three levels of the school are not divided by age, but by academic accomplishment. In the great Yu Dynasty, there were many scholars in the world, and everyone expected to be able to gain fame and be inferior to others.

The school is divided into sections based on the three friends of Suihan: pine, bamboo and plum, which symbolize the character of a gentleman. This means that students are encouraged to be rigorous in their studies and study hard. The initial grades will be assigned based on the test scores during admissions, and then the final grades will be determined each year. It will be used as a criterion for students to be promoted.

Only students from Songdan will take the scientific examination, otherwise it will be in vain.

Before Sterling Mu, there was only one exception in Linyuan Academy, and that was Orion Ke.

Ming Ming ranked first in every exam, Ming Ming's articles were applauded even by the emperor, but he just kept doing it day after day, year after year. When asked, he bowed his hands humbly and told lies that a three-year-old could hear. : "Han Ying knows that his talent and learning are low, his ability is shallow, and he has not fully understood the knowledge in the textbooks. He really does not dare to think too highly of himself, undermine his own abilities, and go to Song Duan to study."

But he clearly got an A grade in Song Duan's exam paper.

But if the headmaster asked again, he would smile and say: "My dissolute and undisciplined temper will spoil the study atmosphere and delay the academic progress of the senior students. If sir, you are really not afraid of the scientific examination next year, all the candidates in the school will It’s not like I can’t go if my name is lost in Sun Mountain.”

Chief: ...

I was so angry that I wanted to beat someone up.

All said and done, there was no way around it. Orion Ke's rank, like his residence, had become "unnatural" under the tacit approval of the rules of Linyuan Academy.

But when Sterling Mu entered school and Caspian Li called him senior, Orion Ke subconsciously thought that he should be Song Duan's student. In fact, this is not the case. No matter how outstanding this talent is, he only came to Zhu Duan in the beginning. If it were not arranged by the headmaster, it would probably be his own choice.

It doesn't matter which way he chooses, Orion Ke won't worry about it. It is a blessing and an interesting thing if someone can surpass him in knowledge, but he actually doesn't know how long this interest will last.

A roommate moved into the courtyard, and he just regarded it as normal. After all, in Young Master Ke's understanding, most of the students who came to this school came to serve as officials in the imperial examination, and the remaining half were also young masters from aristocratic families. , come here to learn knowledge before taking the shortcut of father and brother into officialdom.

There is no other person in the whole school who can live a life like him.

Therefore, Sterling Mu will definitely be promoted to Song Duan by the end of this year at the latest to prepare for the imperial examination the following year. At that time, he will naturally move to the dormitory group of Matsudan students.

The relationship between them only lasted for about a year. The reason was that Sterling Mu knew each other and was quiet. Orion Ke didn't think about any discord and just lived normally. But now it's difficult.

Even Caspian Li was keenly aware that when he mentioned Sterling Mu in front of Orion Ke again, Master Ke's attitude changed slightly.

There is nothing new in Linyuan Academy. At most, the news that everyone brings back to the academy from home after their monthly vacations involves the former dynasty and the harem. There are always some secrets that ordinary people cannot hear that will be revealed in Linyuan Academy in various forms. spread among.

Secondly, there are some overt and covert struggles brought about by the school itself.

It’s not about anything else, it’s mostly about knowledge, who is jealous of whom, who wronged whom, who behaves badly, who makes rapid progress...

The one who usually talks more about Ke Hanying is naturally Ke Hanying, but now Sterling Mu comes in and comes out on top in the first exam. It would not be a big deal if he has a good-natured and easy-going personality, but he is cold-hearted and treats everyone equally. Half a point of favoritism.

This is a good thing. A gentleman must be fair and upright.

However, educational resources have always been concentrated at the upper levels. There are students from poor families in the school, but they are only a few dozen, which is definitely not as many as the number of noble sons who have their family elders paving the way from birth.

Everyone is arrogant and arrogant. Orion Ke has the ability, talent, knowledge, background and means, so I have to admire him.

Sterling Mu is just the child of a teacher at best, why should he look down on them?

---They take it for granted that this alienation means looking down upon and disdainful of making friends.

In the past, because he and Orion Ke lived in the same courtyard, they had some concerns, but after several small tricks were used in secret, and Ke Hanying did not stand up for others, the dandies were relieved.

I reported to the Master in class today that he peeked at the storybook, and tomorrow I cut off his bowstring in advance on the coaching field.

People who knew about it immediately knew that Sterling Mu was being targeted. People who didn't know the inside story thought that this senior student was really as indifferent as the rumors said, so much so that he always lived alone without anyone else around him.

According to Caspian Li's temperament, he would disdain to participate in such unflattering little fights, but would happily tell Orion Ke about it as interesting gossip.

But he didn't know whether it was because he always felt that Sterling Mu was a good-looking immortal senior, or because the son of a businessman had a delicate mind after all, and there was an innate hunch that told him that it was better not to sit back and watch with an attitude of gloating, and then tell Orion Ke. listen.

---It seems that once he does this, there will be some unforeseen danger waiting for him in the future.

Caspian Li thought carefully and asked tentatively: "How are you and Senior Brother Mu getting along recently?"

Orion Ke put away her books and paused, then turned around and replied with a half-smile: "What? If Brother Li is really so interested in this senior fellow student, why don't we change to another dormitory?"

He asked gently and in a warm tone, but Caspian Li suddenly felt a chill coming from the soles of his feet. In an instant, fear and panic swept through his body. He waved his hands quickly and said with a smile: "Don't dare, don't dare, how could I mean that?" It's just curiosity."

Orion Ke glanced at him, but before he could speak, Caspian Li added: "If you don't ask again, I won't ask anymore. Brother Ke, just go around me."

He actually didn't say anything, so why did he just stoke a hornet's nest?

A few days ago, weren't you just like him, calling people Immortal Senior Senior Brother?

Change of heart too quickly.

Caspian Li silently cursed in his heart, but he did not dare to say a word in front of Orion Ke. As for the scandalous things that happened in another class across the wall, they would naturally not be told to Orion Ke.

---He was afraid that if Master Ke joined them on a whim, Sterling Mu would really not be able to stay in Linyuan Academy any longer.

He didn't even tell Orion Ke, and no one else would bother themselves by mentioning these things in front of him.

As usual, the conversation was about famous flowers in Yujing and fine wines from the south of the Yangtze River. Except for the name Sterling Mu, the master would occasionally read it, that is, when he returned to the dormitory every day, Orion Ke remembered that there was such a person living next door to him.

Sterling Mu's health was extremely poor.

It was fine when I first moved in. But in recent days, whether it's been raining more during the change of seasons or whether I've finally become acclimatized after traveling long distances, Orion Ke often hears bursts of muffled coughs coming from the west wing at night.

It was dull and depressing, and he had probably restrained himself from making too loud noises to disturb others, but since it was nighttime and the school was quiet, even the slightest noise would be made infinitely loud in the courtyard, making it difficult to sleep.

One evening, Orion Ke went out to go down the mountain, and happened to bump into Sterling Mu coming back from school. The sky was bright, and the fire clouds were slowly gathering, about to spread in the western sky, but the man in front of him was soaked, as if he had been caught in a heavy rain, from head to toe. There is almost no dry place for the feet.

Sterling Mu walked with his eyes lowered. He was clearly in a state of embarrassment, but he seemed to be walking on the Splendid Avenue in brocade and fine clothes. His steps were not even in a hurry, let alone hasty.

Her skin is as white as jade, with a radiant luster under the setting sun, and water droplets are dotted between her eyelashes and hair. She is extremely embarrassed, but has a particularly thrilling beauty.

Sterling Mu was unaware, but every student who walked by him was looking at him unconsciously, with revealing eyes.

Orion Ke frowned unconsciously and walked a little slower. The oncoming person finally noticed him. He raised his eyelashes slightly, and a drop of water fell along the eyelashes and fell into the mountain path.

Orion Ke thought for no reason about the butterfly he wanted to catch but failed to catch in spring.

It also flew towards him in this way, but suddenly left, and got into the flowers, not even a shadow could be seen.

His mind was inexplicably distracted, and he didn't notice that the moment the person opposite him saw him, his footsteps froze for a moment.

Everyone was speechless. Sterling Mu walked past him. Orion Ke looked at the invisible patch of soil on the ground and didn't take the next step for a long time.

The wine in Yanghualou that night was not very good. It had a slightly astringent taste and was a bit bitter in the mouth. Orion Ke drank two glasses and felt uninterested, so she dropped the glass and walked out the door, leaving a group of people behind who looked at each other and didn't know what made the young master unhappy.

Caspian Li was stunned for a long time, poured himself a glass of wine, smacked his lips, and muttered in confusion: "It's the same wine as before..."

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When Orion Ke returned to the hospital, the lights in the west wing had gone out.

He felt a little inexplicably irritable all the way back, but now he calmed down. He even had time to think about how many bathhouses his family had built for the school in the past. Hot water was supplied every day. Even if it was not a holiday, the students You can also go to shower and change clothes.

It won't freeze.

The moment this thought came out, Orion Ke was stunned for a moment and paused slightly, feeling that he might have really drank fake wine.

He didn't want to bother thinking about it anymore, but in the second half of the night, he heard a cough that he couldn't suppress.

The sound was strident, mixed with the sound of someone turning over and getting out of bed unsteadily, and the sound of someone knocking a table or chair crookedly and then carefully straightening it, but then the sound became quieter again.

It was obviously held back forcefully.

Orion Ke didn't even see it, but he could imagine the sick man opposite him coughing half to death. His skin was as white as snow, and it probably turned a sickly pink color due to the intense movements.

He actually didn't want to take care of it, so what if he died of coughing? It has nothing to do with him.

...

But it’s so annoying.

Perhaps it was because Sterling Mu had rudely compared Phoenix Sheng's skull to the deceased who was undergoing autopsy in the yamen that day, or perhaps because his extremely cold appearance always reminded Orion Ke of himself back then. He felt unreasonable when he saw this person. Bored.

Orion Ke turned over on the bed and finally sat up.

He thought that Sterling Mu was so noisy that he couldn't sleep well.

There is nothing wrong with this reason.

He put on a robe, walked to the door of Sterling Mu's room, knocked on the door, and said in a sinister tone: "If my senior is suffering from tuberculosis, it's best to get out of the house and see a doctor as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will have to die tragically in the hospital in the future." I will perform an autopsy on you to prove your innocence, so that no one will say that I poisoned you."

The moonlight was warm and cool. There was a trace of sleepiness in Orion Ke's eyes. He spoke mockingly and yawned lazily: "It's just that I haven't mastered the painting course, so I cut the wrong knife and broke the wrong bones." , Senior brother is afraid that he won’t be able to give birth to a good child even if he is under great pressure.

He was so vicious that he seemed to be cursing him to die now, and he had no idea what was causing his unbalanced heart rate since the evening.