"Great Shift of the Universe? That name certainly sounds grand. Thanks, Brother. I'll take it back and study it carefully!"
After Xiao Ruofeng left, Gu Hui carried on as usual—playing the qin, blowing the flute, reading, practicing calligraphy. He looked like an utterly idle man.
Time passed slowly. The Academy's grand examination was close at hand, and Xiao Ruofeng had been rather busy. At the very least, Gu Hui had not seen him for several days.
Gu Hui sat in the tea room and took a sip of strong tea. Its fragrance curled through the elegantly appointed room.
With nothing to do, why not go watch the Academy's grand examination? Gu Hui set down his porcelain cup, summoned a shadow guard, and said, "The Academy's grand examination is about to begin."
"Prince Jingyu has arrived!"
The vast Thousand Gold Terrace fell silent in an instant, and everyone dropped to their knees in unison.
At a glance, Gu Hui spotted the exceptionally friendly pair of brothers, Baili Dongjun and Ye Dingzhi.
Prince Jingyu? Why had he never heard Seventh Brother mention that Prince Jingyu would be attending the Academy's grand examination?
Though Liu Yue was filled with questions, as chief examiner, he had no choice but to descend from the upper floor of the Thousand Gold Terrace and bow before Gu Hui.
"Prince Jingyu."
Liu Yue silently studied the man before him. Gu Hui was rather handsome. Perhaps because they shared the same mother, he resembled Xiao Ruofeng by seventy or eighty percent, especially around the brows.
Unlike Xiao Ruofeng, who carried the solemn aura of someone tempered by battlefield slaughter, Gu Hui possessed a touch more gentleness and refinement. He seemed more like someone from the Academy, more like a scholar well versed in poetry and books.
Gu Hui gave