The old wall of Qingteng Garden has been painted with white ash years ago, and it is still white on the surface, with occasional damage, like a few black dots sprinkled on white paper as an embellishment. The green vines are fully extended, and the old vines and new vines are intertwined, showing different shades of green, which are printed on the white wall, which makes people quite comfortable. It's not a great view, but it's perfect for a walk. The students of Qingteng Garden are used to walking, so they turn a blind eye, and when the big exam is coming, they naturally have no time to care about what is climbing the fence of Qingteng.

The students of Qingmeiyuan, who have always been leisurely, also began to panic, and ran to the Forgetful Pavilion all day long, often catching them in the middle of the night. Sima Jiaoxi would never reprimand them with harsh words, but when they did not do as well as before or were too bad, they would always feel that they were laughing at themselves with their eyes, and it was not easy to give their relatives and friends an errand when they went home, they always had to sharpen their guns in battle.

"Sima Jiaoxi's exam questions won't change this year, right?"

"I heard from the seniors of the previous years, Sima Jiaoxi takes these three tests every year, and it will not change. ”

"Ginseng bamboo, cave view, bucket turn. These three things are really not interesting! Just like us, when we go out and fight with people, we don't necessarily fight. Compared to the other three universities, we have too little practical application. ”

"But no, cultivation should be used for fighting, you should fight and see who is the strongest! Otherwise, what's the use?"

"Alas, don't think about it so much, let's practice well. ”

The students walked into the school in twos and threes, and the fighting spirit they had just mentioned did not last long, and they continued to move forward according to the original trajectory of life. The sunshine outside the window is so beautiful, they still don't understand, sleeping lazily and their mother's breakfast that they don't eat several times, wandering or dozing off at will in the afternoon, like-minded friends, lovers hidden in their hearts, walking to enjoy the lanterns, fresh clothes and angry horses...... In a few years, it will not come again. When they get out of here, they are forced to live and have no time to take care of many things.

The sun is just right, they don't understand it yet.

......

Ning Du looked at Chen Nanping's back, and the details of that day's battle came to mind. He had thought about this battle more than ten times, but there were still uncertainties. If he could, he still hoped that Chen Nanping would be able to appear in the choke casino again as Qing, and the two of them pretended not to know each other and fought again.

"Okay, that's all for today's lesson, I hope you can learn from the past. Ten days later, it's the exam. At that time, all the students of Qingmei Garden will participate, and it is expected that everyone will get a good score in the exam. Not to mention worthy of your parents, you have to be worthy of the time when you will never return. ”

"Yes, Sima Jiaoxi. Most of them replied lazily.

Sima Jiaoxi looked at everyone eagerly, and spoke at length again, and it took a full quarter of an hour to get out of class amid everyone's expectations.

Seeing Chen Nanping get up and leave the school, Ning Du hesitated for a moment, and didn't say that he wanted to fight with him again. Chen Nanping has her own choice, and she doesn't need to force it.

However, what Ning Du didn't know was that Chen Nanping thought the same way.

Chen Nanping didn't know that Ning Du continued to go to the strangulation casino, so she only decided that she would not go again. Of course, she wouldn't interfere with anyone's choice, but she still wanted to fight against Ning Du again.

Ning Du watched Chen Nanping's figure disappear, and got up to find Hu Ran. He has to tell Hu Ran about coming back early this afternoon, and he has something to do.

......

The decline of Yulong Street is not visible from the outside world, but Shun Er knows that this decline has reached a very serious point. Since the death of Jun Jiuye, most of the informants have been lost, and those who are willing to swear to the death have also lost off a cliff. The news that can be collected by Yulong Street is less than half of what it was before, and it can be said that it is in decline. Shun Er used a lot of methods, but it couldn't condense people's hearts. It's not that the second day of the year is useless, but that Jun Jiuye is the soul of Yulong Street.

Shun Er sat in a teahouse, patiently waiting. Hu Ran didn't want to go to the Dengstairs on Yulong Street, so Ning Du asked Xun Er to meet him here.

"Xiao Ningye. When Shun Er saw Ning Du coming up, he immediately bowed.

Ning Du was not used to this kind of greeting gift, but fortunately, Shun Er immediately noticed it, and he said with a smile: "Little Ning Ye sit, let's talk while eating tea." ”

Hu Ran ate all over the long street, still a glutton, stared at the tea on the table early and began to eat.

"I came to you today to ask you two things, the first is - refining. I'm looking for someone who doesn't need to be too advanced but well-rounded, and second, I'm looking for someone who has a deep knowledge of swordsmithing. ”

Xun Er's fingers tapped lightly on the table twice, and said, "Xiao Ningye, I will arrange it for you in three days at the latest." "It's not difficult to find people, but it's not easy to ask for people, so he needs a little time to organize.

"Good. Ning Du looked at Shun Er and asked, "Is there anything wrong with you?"

"Nope. ”

"I'm not here, you represent Yulong Street. Are you all right?" Ning Du's gaze was not yet as keen as that of Jun Jiuye, but he also sensed Shun Er's sorrow.

Shun Er's gaze met Ning Du's gaze, and he was silent for a moment, and said, "There are many people left on Yulong Street. ”

Ning Du's eyes moved slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "What is enough?" He understood that if he wanted to keep people, it was not money that depended, but his prestige, and he needed a faith that could unite people.

"Xiao Ningye, do you have time?" asked Shun Er sincerely. He knew that Ning Du was a disciple of Shang Chonggu, and cultivation was the most important thing for the other party, and Yulong Street could only be regarded as a trivial matter, or even a burden.

"Yes. ”

"I want people from Tsing Yi Lane and the small alley to come and meet you. ”

"You've got it done. ”

"Okay, all right, let you know. ”

Ning Du nodded and asked, "I heard that the Choke Casino has a third floor?"

Shun Er thought for a moment and said, "Yes. Retrospectively, the choke casino was established in the middle of Emperor Wu, and no one knows the specific time. At that time, there was no dragon scale book, and at the peak of the strangulation casino, there were people from the five realms fighting in it, and the pomp was unprecedented. Later, the choke casino suffered a fire that burned for three days and three nights, and it is said that someone fought in it, and the formation protection inside was burned clean. Later, as soon as the dragon scale book came out, the already decaying strangulation casino slowly faded out of people's sight. The current choke casino is just left with the original big frame. After the small alley was taken over, only the first and second floors of the underground were opened. As for the third floor, the small alley cannot be intervened, and it is a place for some specific people. ”

"It's like a teahouse restaurant, it's divided into levels because of people. ”

"That's right. Xun Er glanced at Ning Du and cautiously reminded, "Little Master Ning, there are some things we can't do. To be honest, our Yulong Street is just a fish, and it can't make any big waves. ”

"I understand that the sky is very big, and the Ming Dynasty is also very big. ”

"Yes, our Yulong Street is very small. ”

Ning Du smiled at Shun Er, reassured him, and said, "Hu Ran, let's go." ”

Hu Ran took a few more pastries and followed the young master.

Shun Er looked at Ning Du with some concern, he had already guessed what Ning Du was going to do, so he had to do something. Although Yulong Street is a fish in Tiandu, it has even bitten Dongjin Palace, and it will not be afraid of anyone else.

Ning Du walked down the street, touched the invitation card in his sleeve, and said to himself: "Third floor, who is it?"