Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 149

Chapter 149: The Genius You Xiaocheng
At the same time, in the tall star-gazing tower, the grand preceptor suddenly opened his eyes. Sitting cross-legged in the center of the star-gazing platform, he looked up at the sky and saw black thunderclouds approaching the imperial capital city from the far north.

He frowned slightly, raised his hand, and calculated with his long and slender fingers. After a few seconds, his frown deepened, and he whispered, with a hint of worry in his voice, “The fate of this world has changed. The calamity is coming.”

After predicting the future, the grand preceptor fell into deep thoughts. After thinking for a long time, he stood up from his seat and walked out of the star-gazing platform. When he came out of the Star-gazing Tower, the apprentices saw him from a distance.

The apprentices quickly stopped what they were doing, stood aside, clasped their hands, and lowered their heads. When the grand preceptor walked past them, no one dared say anything. After he left the Star Pavilion, the apprentices breathed a sigh of relief.

A new apprentice looked at his senior brother and asked curiously, “Shi Xiong, who is that young master? Why do you all look so afraid of him?”

When an apprentice heard his question, he quickly covered the new apprentice’s mouth and whispered, looking left and right, “Shh! Be careful with your words. Don’t you know who he is?”

The new apprentice shook his head as an answer since his senior brother was still covering his mouth.

Seeing that his junior brother was still covering his mouth, the apprentice withdrew his hand and said, “Shi Di, that person just now is the master of this place— the famous You Tai Shi. If you meet him again in the future, remember not to look directly at him.”

The new apprentice asked curiously, “Why?”

The apprentice looked at his new junior brother and said, “Shi Di, the moment you look into You Tai Shi’s eyes, your past, present, and future will all be seen by him. Do you want someone to pry into your life and secrets?”

As soon as he said this, the new apprentice looked at him doubtfully and asked” “But he looks very young. How come he became a Tai Shi at such a young age?”

The apprentice sighed, thinking that ignorant people are blessed, and said, “You Tai Shi is born with heaven-defying talent and comes from the mysterious ancient You Clan. He is the first genius born after three thousand years.”

Seeing the shock and awe on his junior brother’s face, the apprentice continued, “At the age of sixteen, he became the leader of the You Clan and was named Tai Shi by Emperor Yong’an. Since he became Tai Shi, he has never knelt down or bowed at Emperor Yong’an, who placed him in such a special position.”

Hearing this, the new apprentice asked curiously, “If You Tai Shi takes office at the age of sixteen, then… how old is he this year?”

The apprentice looked at his junior brother’s curious look and said, “You Tai Shi is twenty-two years old this year.”

After answering that question, he gently knocked the new apprentice on the head and said, “Stop asking about You Tai Shi. Hurry up and go to the classroom, or you will be punished by the teacher again.”

The new apprentice covered his head and said in disappointment, “Yes, Shi Xiong.”

While the apprentices continued to do their daily tasks, You Xiaocheng had already boarded the horse carriage. When the coachman lowered the door curtain, he heard You Xiaocheng’s emotionless voice, “Go to the imperial palace.”

“Yes, Tai Shi.” The coachman said and flicked his riding crop.

As the carriage wheels turned, You Xiaocheng lifted the window curtains and looked up at the sky. Seeing that the sky was getting darker by the second, he said, “Drive faster.”

The coachman received the order and whipped the horse again, urging the horse to speed up, “Jia!”

Drak~! Drak~! Drak~!

As the horses ran faster and faster, the sound of wooden wheels grinding against the hard ground echoed in the surroundings. Pedestrians saw the carriage driving so fast and quickly ducked aside. Just when someone wanted to scold the coachman, he saw the insignia on the carriage and swallowed his words.

The distance between the Star Pavilion and the Imperial Palace is not too far. The coachman drove very fast, and it took only ten minutes for the horse carriage to reach the Wu Men Gate. When the soldiers saw the insignia of the Star Pavilion on the carriage, they opened the minor gate for them without saying a word.

After the minor gate of Wu Men Gate opened, the coachman drove the horse carriage directly into the imperial palace. When the horse carriage passed the second wall, the soldiers closed the minor gate.

Normally, no one could enter the palace in a carriage. However, out of emergency considerations, Emperor Yong’an granted You Xiaocheng the privilege to enter the imperial palace directly on horseback or in a carriage to save time.

After driving for another fifteen minutes, the coachman stopped the horse carriage in front of the inner gate of Wu Men Gate and said, “Tai Shi, we have arrived.”

After hearing this, You Xiaocheng opened his eyes and got out of the carriage. Stepping on the small stairs, he calmly got down from the carriage. As soon as the soles of his feet touched the ground, a young eunuch came to greet him.

The young eunuch clasped his hands, bowed deeply, and said politely, “Tai Shi, His Majesty is waiting for your arrival.”

You Xiaocheng nodded to the young eunuch and said, “Please lead the way, Gong Gong.”

The young eunuch made an invitation gesture and said, “Tai Shi, please come this way.”

With the young eunuch leading the way, they walked for more than thirty minutes before arriving at Yang Xin Palace.

Seeing that the young eunuch did not take him to Junshi Xianhe Hall but to Emperor Yong’an’s Yang Xin Palace instead, You Xiaocheng knew that Emperor Yong’an didn’t want anyone to know about his visit today. The young eunuch led him through countless corners and corridors while he was thinking.