The legend of the immortal master going down to destroy the corpse monster has long been spread in Yuelan Town, and as soon as Shi Yuanji returned to the inn, Xiao Er shouted: "This is the immortal master, he has been staying with us for two days." ”

After hearing this, the surrounding guests stood up and saluted him, and for a while Shi Yuanji could only hurriedly return the salute. He hurriedly went to ask Xiao Er, "Where are the three guests who came with me now?"

"They are gone, leaving a letter and a baggage before leaving, and leave them in your room. ”

Shi Yuanji didn't care about greeting the guests of the inn, and went back to the room directly. Sure enough, there was a letter and a burden on the bed, Shi Yuanji opened the envelope, and saw that the letter read:

Brother Yuanji

See the words like meeting.

I heard that Yuanji's brother subdued the corpse demon in Changxi Temple, and Nayu never saw it with her own eyes, which was very regrettable. I wanted to talk to my brother face to face, but I never thought that there was a messenger from my country in Feng Ho to find me, and I was taken to the imperial capital by the emperor's decree of the Yu Dynasty, so I had no choice but to say goodbye. I can't repay my brother's great kindness for saving his life, so I left five hundred taels of gold to express my gratitude. I hope to meet my brother in Feng Ho as soon as possible.

The mountains are high and the water is long, and there will be a period later.

Long Nayu.

Regarding the parting of the three demons of Long Nayu, Shi Yuanji was not surprised. Long Nayu is a princess, and she is responsible for restoring the country, and for the court of the Yu Dynasty, it is necessary to know their whereabouts. I am just a grass people, and sooner or later I will have to separate from them.

The baggage contained a heavy amount of gold, and Shi Yuanji saw that these gold were of different shapes, including broken gold and official ingots. He remembered that during this period of time, they had made a lot of money by selling all the goods in the car along the way. But there were both copper coins and broken silver, which were converted into gold, that is, more than 100 taels, and it was obviously 500 taels from the court messenger who asked for official ingots.

"It's hard for you. Shi Yuanji smiled and looked at the letter written by Nayu. "Then good luck to you. ”

He went downstairs, had a hearty meal, and prepared to continue his journey tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Shi Yuanji rode on his horse. Rao left early, but it still caused a commotion, and the townspeople of Yuelan Town saw that he was leaving, and they sent him off one after another. He had no choice but to keep rushing out of town while continuing to look at the townspeople. It took half an hour to get out of the border of Yuelan Town.

Ever since Shi Yuanji left the city, there was someone who had been following him. This person is also riding a horse, neither in a hurry nor slowly, as if Shi Yuanji has a tail

"Someone is following me?" Shi Yuanji silently took out a feather cone from the human seed bag, and was on guard in his heart.

The man drove his horse to Shi Yuanji's side and greeted him in a friendly manner.

"Shi Gongzi, hello, under Jiang Renyun. ”

Shi Yuanji looked sideways and saw a man with a beautiful face clasping his fists and saluting. The man looked about his age, and there was a philistine air in his eyes that did not match his age. Shi Yuanji couldn't say why that kind of temperament was so strong, but it always made him uncomfortable.

"Do we know each other? I don't remember seeing you. Shi Yuanji said warily.

"Of course Shi Gongzi doesn't know me, but I know you. Jiang Renyun said with a smile. "Yesterday, I went to Changxi Temple to play, and I was watching you show your might, and then I met you. ”

"I also heard from the people in the government that Shi Gongzi is going to Chengyun Pavilion to enroll, and I happen to be going to take the entrance exam, so I want to have a companion with you, which can be regarded as getting acquainted with you and taking care of you. ”

No wonder I felt disgusted when I saw him, it turned out to be a sleek man with long sleeves and good at dancing, Shi Yuanji thought to himself. But fortunately, this kind of person will not be like a bandit and hurt people, nor will he play intrigues like Ding Yunzhi, but he can go along.

"Well, I haven't been to the imperial capital - Feng Ho, and it's good to have someone with you. He casually agreed.

Jiang Renyun was young after all, and he couldn't wait to get straight to the point: "I don't know how Gongzi came up with the idea of joining Chengyun Pavilion?

What a sleek person, as soon as he came up, he inquired about my background, Shi Yuan Jixin said. "I didn't have a place to live, but I heard that I had money to study in Chengyun Pavilion and a place to live, so I came. ”

"As for the roots, I am an orphan, I was raised by the master, and when the master is gone, I will be homeless, how can I have any roots?"

Looking at Shi Yuanji's wry smile, Jiang Renyun was quite puzzled, and he asked, "Shi Gongzi, are you serious? Just because you have summoned that cloud of fire that covers the sky and the sun, your strength cannot be underestimated. Looking at the entire Dongsheng Shenzhou, there is no rival in the younger generation. ”

"This strength can only be cultivated by the Eight Pillars of Hanoi Nation, you are really not a child of the Eight Pillars Country?"

Shi Yuan Jixin said: "It seems that my evaluation of him is still higher, he is not a long-sleeved guy who is good at dancing, just a speculator who likes to climb the dragon and the phoenix, and the means are not very clever." ”

He asked rhetorically, "I said, this brother, do you have any misunderstanding about the nobles?"

Jiang Renyun was stunned by what he said, and he looked at Shi Yuanji in dismay.

"If I really want to be a child of the Eight Pillars National Clan, directly hire a group of guards, or bring a group of domestic minions, and let them kill the corpse demon, isn't the credit still mine?

"When those noble children go out, which one is not a high-headed horse hugging each other? Like me, dressed in coarse cloth and riding a horse, I don't look like a rich man. ”

"Of course, there are indeed some people who are not very good at making themselves alone. Speaking of this, he thought of Gui Kun and Hu Xueling. "But people are aristocrats after all, and even if they don't have that much pomp, you can't reach them if you want to, let alone talk to me like you do now. ”

Jiang Renyun's face turned blue and red for a while when Shi Yuanji said it, so he had to smile awkwardly: "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years! If Shi Gongzi doesn't mind, how about we go to the imperial capital together?"

Shi Yuanji is not interested in this fleshy sycophant, but it doesn't matter if someone is a companion, after all, it will take ten days to get to the imperial capital.

"Well, I haven't been far away much anyway, so it's better to have someone as your company. He said boredly.

Jiang Renyun saw that Shi Yuanji did not reject him, and a boulder fell to the ground in his heart. He thought that this was the son-in-law of which family came out to travel, but he didn't expect that he was also a poor man like him. However, Shi Yuanji's ability is real, if he can be a friend, he will also earn it.

It's not that I haven't done my homework, and I've thought about various routines for talking to Shi Yuanji before. It's just that at that time, he was treated as a rich child, and now as long as these routines are reversed, Jiang Renyunxin said.

"Brother Shi, do you know the process of the Chengyun Pavilion exam?" Jiang Renyun thought for a moment, and even changed his name for Shi Yuanji.

"I really don't know, please tell me. Shi Yuanji said.

Jiang Renyun saw that Shi Yuanji was interested, so he chattered: "My grandfather was enrolled in Chengyun Pavilion, and he still knows a little about the examination process. Before this exam, you must first go to Shangshu Province to report, let the household department record the real body, and if there is a literary explanation, you can also hand it in. At this time, you will be eligible for the exam, and then go to the Ministry of Rites to get the fish talisman, the fish talisman has the subject to be examined, and you can take the exam according to the date above. ”

Shi Yuanji listened carefully, and had doubts in his heart: "Wait, do you mean that they have the final say on what subjects to test? What if you are not good at the subjects you want to test?"

"Brother Shi, you are too naïve. Jiang Renyun said mysteriously. "What kind of subjects are examined, which is determined by the roots, do you think you can choose by yourself?"

"Chengyun Pavilion is divided into upper and lower courts, the upper courtyard teaches the laws of scripture and history, and those who can become big officials when they come out are all children of wealthy families, and they can't get in if they have money. The lower courtyard is arithmetic, pharmacopoeia, mechanics and the like, and this is where people like us go. ”

"Spells are the only subject that covers both the upper and lower houses, and with your skills, I'm afraid there will be no one in this class who is your opponent. It's a pity, who told you that you weren't a gentleman? I guess you're going to be admitted to the lower court by then. ”

Originally, he entered the Chengyun Pavilion to gain power, but now he can only enter the lower courtyard. That Ding Yunzhi can let Li Yao, the head of a town, be a thug for him, how powerful is he in the court? Even if he enters the Chengyun Pavilion, can he beat him?

I knew that I should have blown up Ding Yunzhi's head that day, and I would have to wander the world anyway, what is the difference, Shi Yuanji regretted it.

Jiang Renyun couldn't help but feel proud when he saw Shi Yuanji's thoughtful appearance, thinking that his own insight had convinced him: "Brother Shi doesn't have to be worried, even if he enters the lower courtyard, if he succeeds in his studies, he can be favored by a certain big person, and he will still be able to soar when the time comes!"

After saying this, it dispelled Shi Yuanji's retreat. He has Zhang Donglou's literary explanation, coupled with the invincible spells among his peers, even if he just enters the lower courtyard, he will have enough means to recapture Jinwuguan in a dignified manner in the future.