I'm only one year old, what the heck is a Overturning System?!-Chapter 428 - 188: Drawing the Sword (Please Subscribe)

Xie Dongan knew that the West Continent Buddha Country was established almost in tandem with the Wei Dynasty.

But there, the major temples held sway over the regions, with even the common folk mostly practicing reverence towards Buddha.

To a certain extent, the people there, compared to those of the Wei Dynasty, exhibited some oddly stunted development.

Like a disabled person with an amputated leg, they spent their days not in labor, but engrossed in worshipping Buddha.

However, when the Buddhist teachings spread to Great Wei, they also sought to apply these old practices to the Wei people, only to be vehemently opposed by Confucian and Taoist scholars.

During the most difficult times, whether in the court or the Martial World, encountering monks meant killing them on sight.

This situation only began to change with the construction of Dakong Temple.

Were it not for hundreds of years ago, the brother of Emperor Wei converting to Buddhism, constructing Dakong Temple, and becoming its first abbot, the Buddhist sect would still not have flourished today.

Thinking this, Xie Dongan sized up the monks below once more, quietly committing their appearances to memory, planning to inquire with the Masters back at Kyoto Academy.

"An, do you think that given the Holy Emperor’s decree for Chen Yuan to marry, will Chen Yuan willingly accept Princess Jin Yu?"

Jiang Ye posed another challenging question.

Xie Dongan glanced at him and asked, somewhat irritated, "Xiao Yezi, have you taken a fancy to Princess Jin Yu?"

"Me? No way!" Jiang Ye blushed and shook his head vehemently,

"I was just thinking, given Chen Yuan’s status as the Absolute Blade Inheritor, he might not be a suitable match for Princess Jin Yu."

"Why worry about something so trifling when it doesn’t concern you? If the Holy Emperor isn’t worried, why put yourself out?"

Xie Dongan poured himself a cup of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

"Instead of pondering such idle matters here, you’re better off going back to the Academy and practicing your martial arts more,"

"Master said, if you don’t perform well at the upcoming event, you’ll be copying the ’Holy Man’s Book’ ten times a day."

"..."

Jiang Ye grimaced and muttered, "Master only mentioned performance; he didn’t say what rank I need to achieve to be considered good."

"With your current cultivation, forget about the top ten; but you could strive for the top twenty," Xie Dongan responded casually upon hearing this.

"Top twenty? Strive for it?" Jiang Ye asked discontentedly, "An, am I really that bad?"

"You are! Far from it!"

Thinking of Chen Yi who outshone everyone and the disciple of the Great Master, Xie Dongan felt a shudder in his heart.

Monsters, all of them!

With one monster, he might still compete for second place, but with two monsters, there wasn’t even a point in trying.

Add the closeted top students of several Martial World’s Masters... Xie Dongan even doubted his own ability to break into the top ten.

Jiang Ye calculated in frustration, "Within the major Academies, I should easily rank within the top ten. Then including the Taoist sect... no hope for the top ten, so top twenty it is."

"Then there’s the Buddhist sect, uh, the reclusive Sects, uh, as well as the Imperial Family and the noble Disciples, uh..."

The more he calculated, the colder Jiang Ye’s heart grew.

To think, at the age of fifteen, with his Fourth Grade Spirit Aperture Realm cultivation, and his mastery of Fist Dao, he was hailed as a Heavenly Pride.

Yet, compared to Chen Yi, Xie Dongan, and his peer group, he couldn’t even make it into the top twenty.

That’s only within the Wei Dynasty; if the scope broadens to the entire Tianyuan Continent, who knows if he could even make it into the top hundred?

In the end, Jiang Ye resigned to his fate and began to guzzle down half a jar of wine.

"Drink slowly, careful not to drink too much and displease the Masters."

"Don’t worry, if there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s holding my liquor. I’m not afraid of anyone!"

Xie Dongan just let him be, sipping wine on his own, occasionally picking up a peanut to accompany his drink.

"Ah, so you’re here, I’ve been looking all over for you."

At that moment, a crisp voice came from outside the door, causing Xie Dongan to frown slightly.

But as soon as he saw a hand part the curtain of the private room, his expression quickly returned to calm, and he stood up to straighten his Confucian robe.

Jiang Ye also stood up and, upon seeing a face as beautiful as jade, brought his hands together in a formal greeting:

"Senior Brother Wang Yang."

"Senior Brother Wang," Xie Dongan said while also doing the proper salutation, "how do you have time to leave the Academy?"

The newcomer, standing at seven-feet tall and garbed in a pure white robe topped with a silk scarf, with a handsome face, was truly a peerless beauty.

It was none other than Wang Yang, the closed-door disciple of the Kyoto Academy Master.

He waved his hand in dismissal, sat down by the window, and looked at them with an amused expression:

"Ever since you two returned to Kyoto Prefecture, you have barely been at the Academy. Have you been avoiding me?"

"Of course not, Senior Brother, you jest ha ha ha." Jiang Ye gave a look to Xie Dongan, tugging at the corners of his mouth.

An, it’s your turn; I can’t handle him.

Xie Dongan ignored him and spoke earnestly, "The Great Master has ordered that no one within the Academy should disturb Senior Brother."

"I knew it must be the Teacher’s instructions," Wang Yang unfurled the fan he held, gently waving it twice, and said with a smile,

"However, you two have been so obedient, Senior Brother is very unhappy and must impose a penalty."

"..."

Xie Dongan and Jiang Ye exchanged helpless glances and respectfully said, "We submit to Senior Brother’s judgment."

There was no helping it.

In Kyoto Academy, propriety was paramount. Not only was Senior Brother Wang Yang a disciple of the Great Master, but he was also one of the few Half-Saint Scholars in the Academy.

Not just the two of them, but even scholars from the court would show him immense respect.

Of course, if it were just that, they wouldn’t have thought too much of it.

But this "Young Master without Equal" Senior Brother Wang Yang was very skilled in a type of harrowing "Battle Technique".

Anyone he decided to target would end up having all their doubts thoroughly addressed, otherwise he would follow them from dawn till dusk.

Even while eating, sleeping, or visiting the restroom, he would unfailingly shadow them.

He had truly caused headaches for everyone in Kyoto Academy, from top to bottom.