Chapter 118: Midnight
Huangsha Dao City is still in the night, the panic of last night's ground movement has disappeared, and the street after the exam is noisy like the New Year.
"Xue Qing, Xue Qing. ”
With the sound of greetings outside, Xue Qing and Liu Chunyang walked out.
Pang An said: "Did you go to the checkout with Chunyang?, what about Mr. Qingxia?" Pang An, who had not been drinking alcohol during the exam, blushed under the light.
Xue Qing hummed and followed them: "Mr. will leave first after talking to me, there are still many things to do." ”
Although the gentleman's exam is over, there are still a lot of chores to follow, such as announcing the results, holding a congratulatory ceremony and thank-you banquet, etc., and it will take four or five days to really end.
Lin Xiucai stretched out his hand and nodded, shouting that everyone was going back, but because of that sound, the people around Xue Qing looked over, at this time, the whole city was talking about the results of the gentleman's examination, and many idlers wrote down the results of various subjects, although the government has not yet announced it, the results have almost been discharged, and the most eye-catching is of course the top spot.
Xue Qing, it is certain, there is no doubt about it.
"Xue Qing?"
"That Xue Qing, where can I look?"
"Xie Yuan Gong, Xie Yuan Gong. ”
There were chaotic shouts on the street, and people also poured over, and the candidates from Chang'an Mansion had to huddle together so as not to be blocked by the crowd, and Xue Qing smiled and saluted the inquiries on the street.
"This is a candidate from Chang'an Mansion... All the members of Chang'an Mansion have passed the top 200 this time. ”
"Ah, isn't that as powerful as the Xiliang candidates. ”
"What's the matter, my Da Zhou candidates are much more powerful, why do you have to compare with Xiliang candidates. ”
With the hustle and bustle, the candidates of Chang'an Mansion walked back to the inn from the street like wading through mountains and rivers, looking excited.
"What are you going to do at night? Keep drinking. Zhang Shuangtong and a few other young people greeted.
But there are not many of them, and most of them are already drunk or tired and want to go to sleep.
"What about you, Xue Qing?" Zhang Shuangtong asked, "You haven't drunk, you're not tired, and you want to sleep?"
Xue Qing looked back and smiled: "No, I want to write a letter." ”
Xue Qing is very worried about his widowed mother when he goes out, and he writes letters almost every day, in addition to Xue's mother, he will also send letters to Guo Ziqian, Zhang Liantang, Leting and others, and every time he takes them, the letters sent are thick, and he has been teased by Zhang Shuangtong a few times, and it is not surprising to hear him say this.
"It's never too late to write tomorrow, it's so eager, one night won't make your letter go a long way. Zhang Shuangtong said.
Xue Qing said: "But one morning can be a day's errand." The young man was very calculating.
It's too vulgar, Zhang Shuangtong shook his sleeves and no longer invited him, and said, "Remember to write one to my brother, I don't have to write it." "Call your friends and go.
Xue Qing and Guo Zi'an returned to the room, compared to the noise in the front yard, the lights on the back floor were swaying, the autumn breeze was quiet and peaceful, Xue Qing pushed the door in, but Guo Zi'an followed Liu Chunyang into the next door, the door was open, the two pulled a stool and sat at the door, chatting while ordering small wine and food..... It seems to be a caring teenager who doesn't bother to write letters inside.。
Xue Qing closed the door with his backhand, walked straight to the table in the dim and lit the light, the room was bright, illuminating the two people sitting at the table, and a person squatting on the ground.... The young man was bound with rope and gagged.
"It's hard for you to keep squatting like this. Xue Qing smiled, and nodded to the merchant Kang Nian and the blacksmith, "Brother Xiaokang, uncle blacksmith." ”
The blacksmith was as silent as ever, Kang Nian smiled and said, "This kid has a lot of strength, I almost can't get it alone, let the blacksmith help." He coughed lightly, "Of course it's because I'm hurt." ”
Xue Qing looked at his arm wrapped in wounded cloth and said with concern, "It's okay." "I also suggested that Qi Whoosh take a look.
Kang Nian nodded: "Just come to let him see, I didn't have time to see him in the afternoon, and now I have a night of work." As he spoke, he got up and hesitated, "Be careful alone, this kid..." he looked at the young man squatting on the ground, "It's like a cow..." ”
Xue Qing nodded with a smile: "It's okay." ”
Yes, what can it be, this girl is a ruthless person who killed five black armor guards by herself, Kang Nian smiled, and beckoned the blacksmith to roll out of the back window.
There were only two people left in the room, Xue Qing looked at the young man squatting on the ground, and said, "Do you still recognize me?" We met outside the city gate this afternoon. ”
Huang Ju just didn't say a word, and his body was constantly tense and loosened.... The kid himself was trying to break free of the rope, Xue Qing smiled and reached out to untie the rope on his body.... Kang Nian's technique is very exquisite, but it is not very difficult for her, when the rope is slightly loosened, Huang Ju suddenly feels like a spring about to bounce up, unstoppable.... Xue Qing's hand pressed his shoulder, and the young man's tense figure instantly fell back to the ground.
Huang Ju finally raised his head and looked at the young scholar who was shorter and thinner than himself under the lamp, and his eyes showed a little surprise under his messy hair.
Xue Qing said: "Don't be afraid, I invited you to ask you a few words." ”
The surprise in Huang Ju's eyes dissipated, and he regained his indifference, there are many surprising things and people in this world, but what does it have to do with him, he lowered his head and remained motionless, feeling the hand on his shoulder patting gently, and then he wanted to take it away.... Take it away... Huang Ju's body suddenly tensed again, just waiting for the finger to leave his shoulder and smash out like a stone.....
The fingers are finally gone.
Huang Ju didn't smash it out like a stone, because there was a sound like a stone above his head.
“.. Do you still insist on learning how to kill with me?"
Huang Ju raised his head, only this handsome young man was looking at him in front of him, and there was no one else, but this voice.... He stared at the teenager, could it...
Xue Qing smiled at him, raised his sleeve to cover his mouth, then put down his palm and held something that looked like a small stone and handed it to him, ".. There's a little trick. "This one can change the voice." As soon as he put his hand away, he put his sleeve in his mouth again, and then looked at Huang Ju and smiled, "After all, this kind of thing is not good for people to kill people and set fires." ”
This was the voice of the man that night again.
Huang Juluo stood up, clenched his hands, couldn't say anything he wanted to say, just looked at him hard.... That's what he is.
Xue Qing stretched out his hand and stroked his face, his eyes crooked and smiled: "No, except for the voice, it doesn't look like this, and there are small means for this." ”
Huang Ju lowered his head, hearing the rubbing of his clothes, the young man spoke, he raised his eyes and saw that the young man was already sitting in front of the bookcase, and there was a chair opposite the bookcase.
Xue Qing pointed: "Sit down and talk." ”
Huang Ju walked over with his head down, looking at the clean and beautiful chair..... Sitting on a chair, I haven't sat on it for a long time, I can't remember....
"You can squat up. ”
The young man said, Huang Ju looked over and saw that there was not the slightest pity and ridicule on his face, but his eyes were bright and a little happy.
"There is a person who likes to squat, and he also squats in a chair, and he said that if you sit normally, your reasoning ability will drop by 40 percent, which is very powerful. ”
I didn't understand the words again, and sure enough, like the people that night, Huang Ju didn't speak, and really stepped on the chair and squatted up.
Xue Qing looked at him behind the bookcase and smiled, unabashedly happy, she reached out and picked up the pen and dipped it in ink on the spread of paper.
The two lamps shone on the young man who was writing, describing concentration, and it was a little funny to hold the pen in the thick hand wrapped in the cloth, but the pen did not stagnate, and she quickly wrote a few words, and she picked it up and handed it over.
"Are you still literate?" she asked, looking at Huang Ju.
Huang Ju turned his head slightly and looked at her hand, the ink on the paper was clear and flying, he retracted his gaze and lowered his head, holding his knees and looking at the toes squatting on the chair.
"Liantang. He said.
Xue Qing nodded and exclaimed: "You enlightened very early." "Take back the letter and put it on the table to look at it," these two words are not easy to learn. ”
Huang Ju was silent.
Xue Qing put down the pen and held his hand, looked at him, and said, "I still said what I said this afternoon, Huang Ju, do you want to read?" Or maybe the kid didn't intend to speak, she continued, "You saved my life, you asked me to learn how to kill, I agreed, but to do this, I have to get you out first." ”
So what I said that I wanted him to help that night was actually for him? Huang Ju looked at Xue Qing.
Xue Qing smiled at him, stretched out a hand, and said, "We have cooperated very happily and completed it smoothly, which is really gratifying." ”
The young man in front of him was able to crouch on the chair as she suggested, but he did not raise his hand to high-five her.
Xue Qing withdrew his hand with a smile, high-fived himself, held it and smiled, and said, "Now that you are free, you have many choices, I will ask again, do you really want to learn to kill?"
Huang Ju looked at her messy hair and dirty face, indifferent.
"When we are in a difficult situation, we often need a belief to support, saying that it is a belief can also be said to be an obsession, and obsession is not necessarily the right choice. Xue Qingdao, his voice was a little stunned, "You have also seen your little friends, life like them will be very good, or you can also follow me to study, write articles and take the imperial examination like me, and your life will be like what you should have live..."
Huang Judao: "It's different. Interrupted her, looking at her, "Never, it won't be the same." ”
Xue Qing was slightly astringent and lowered his eyes.