With a drum sound, the sandalwood in the bronze incense burner on the stage has burned out, and the literary examination is over!

The palace steward ordered someone to collect the poems of the talented scholars in the hall on the stage and personally deliver them to the county lord behind the screen. Subsequently, he euphemistically ordered everyone in the audience to expel the guests.

"The list of candidates for today's literary examination will be announced in three days! Later, there will be a special person to distribute it, the palace entry voucher and the first round of bounty of fifty taels of silver! Everyone can go back first and wait patiently. ”

After the housekeeper said that, the talented scholars in the inner hall of the palace got up one after another to make a salute, and left the table one after another.

Gu Fan also got up slowly, waved his hand to Jia Ming beside him, and invited: "Brother Jia, where do you live now?"

"Brother Gu and Brother Shang, please, I need to wait here for my friends in the palace, unfortunately I can't go along, Brother Gu will see you in three days!" Jia Ming said slightly apologetically.

"It's okay, since Brother Jia has something, then let's say goodbye, he will meet again in the future, and he will definitely have a good time!" After Gu Fan responded, he pulled Shangguan Jiantang beside him, and left after receiving the bounty with him.

After Gu Fan and Jia Ming said goodbye, they left the Rongwang Mansion, Gu Fan and Shangguan Jiantang walked on the Vermilion Bird Avenue, Gu Fan was like a fan of wealth, counting the silver rewards, for fear that the palace would be short of catties.

Suddenly, Shangguan Jiantang dodged to block Gu Fan's way, her eyes stared at Gu Fan, and she said curiously.

"What did you say in the palace just now, what are the F swords and tanks?"

Shangguan Jiantang was a peerless powerhouse in the world before the Qi Sea Dantian was broken, and he was very sensitive to words related to swords, and when she appeared with a sword that she had never heard of, she was like a cat full of curiosity, but she didn't know that she had misinterpreted Gu Fan's meaning.

Gu Fan looked at Shangguan Jiantang's crooked eyebrows, full of curiosity. immediately provoked Gu Fan's teasing heart, wanting to tease her, a serious way.

"As the world knows, there is a group of peerless powerhouses in the world known as oblique key immortals, and the world has a very high evaluation of them: God does not give birth to me as a keyboard warrior, and the eternal key road is like a long night!"

"Everyone in the world knows a group of peerless powerhouses, but as far as I know, except for the transcendent Dao Ancestor Master and the four saints of the demon race, the human race can be called a peerless powerhouse. It's probably only in the top 10 of the heavenly list!"

Shangguan Jiantang frowned slightly, and said in confusion: "Yet, when I barely ranked tenth on the Heavenly List, I had a general understanding of the martial arts and weapons of the nine people in front of me, but I didn't say anything about the sword?"

Gu Fan liked to see Shangguan Jiantang's cute appearance frowning when he was thinking seriously. She is no longer as cold as an iceberg when she first came into contact, as if she has a bit of fireworks. The cold fairy was pulled down to the earth.

Gu Fan couldn't hold back a smile and continued to Shangguan Jiantang with a serious attitude.

"Don't think about it, that's my distant hometown warriors, they are a group of powerful hermit monks!"

Gu Fan pulled Shangguan Jiantang and left quickly, and after a while, he arrived at the pharmacy where he had grabbed the medicine.

After grabbing the medicine for Shangguan Jiantang, when passing through the 14th Lane in the east, he found a pair of strong cadres and forbidden troops wearing fine armor, patrolling back and forth in the alley, and the sound of armor collision was heard everywhere on the whole alley, which was filled with a heavily guarded atmosphere.

Gu Fan and Shangguan Jiantang's original plan was to hide in the 14th Lane in the east after grabbing the medicine, but these well-equipped Great Cadres Forbidden Army directly disrupted their original plan.

East of Lane 14!

Its name can be known that the fourteen alleys are distributed horizontally and vertically, and it is the most mixed area of the Qiandu, probably because it can hide dirt and dirt, and many ghosts and ghosts or top monks are mixed in it, bringing together the romantic characters from the north and south of the world's great rivers.

The turmoil over the assassination of the Qianhuang has not yet subsided! Therefore, this east-facing 14th Lane is the key place for the Great Qian's forbidden army to investigate! This is still a single point on the surface, and the Prison Heaven Division in the shadows does not know how many elites are mixed in!

After Gu Fan and the two glanced at each other silently, they considered that Shangguan Jiantang's injuries had not healed and needed to recuperate for a long time.

Gu Fan lowered his voice and asked softly: "East of Lane 14, it seems that we can't stay for a long time, the security here is too tight, now the residence will be focused on checking, we can go the opposite way and go to the most prosperous and powerful area in Qiandu, how about it?"

Shangguan Jiantang's face was pale, his injuries had not healed, and he nodded.

"That's all it can be!"

Gu Fan's warm palm, holding Shangguan Jiantang's cold little hand, carefully staggered the patrolling forbidden army, and returned to Vermilion Bird Avenue again.

Looking at the Rongwang Mansion, the powerful people around the Emperor are all here! This Vermilion Bird Avenue is a densely populated and prosperous area of the Qiandu magnates.

Gu Fan and the others walked around Suzaku Avenue, asked many passers-by, and finally found the tooth man who rented a house in Yiqiandu.

"Dare to ask the two of you, what type of house do you want?"

Gu Fan thought for a while, and then said, "Located in the middle of Suzaku Avenue, the environment is quiet, it is best to be close to the medical hall." ”

Shangguan Jiantang's eyes showed a look of emotion, and Gu Fan's various requirements were all tailored for her.

The tooth man pondered for a moment, took out the map of Qiandu, pointed to a place at the end of Suzaku Avenue and said: "There is a shop here, which meets the conditions you want, but..."

"It's okay to be straight!"

"But the neighbors next to this shop are not easy to get along with, and the shop has changed many owners one after another!"

"It's okay, you can rent it to me. ”

Gu Fan used the remaining bounty to pay a month's rent to the tooth man, and left with Shangguan Jiantang.

......

The guests in the inner hall of the palace have all dispersed, leaving only Jia Ming, Prince Rong Ke Mo and the county lord behind the screen.

Behind the Nanmu screen, a fat "county lord" wearing a light-colored emerald flower skirt and a maid costume came out. Holding a thick stack of rice paper, she came to the desk in front of Jia Ming and put it down, and bowed to Jia Ming.

"Miss, this is all the poems of all the talents, but Ah Bi doesn't understand, why did Miss let the slave pretend to be you behind the screen, Ah Bi is wide and fat and is ridiculed, I am most afraid that these talented people will chew people's ears and affect the world's evaluation of Miss!"

Jia Ming is really a pseudonym!

This made people never expect that Jia Ming was the same as Shangguan Jiantang, and he was also a woman dressed as a man, disguised as a personable noble son, and participated in his civil and military recruitment.

The prince friend Jia Ming and Gu Fan said was actually herself! She was the only daughter of King Rong Ke Mo, the lord of Mingxia County who was personally named by Emperor Qian-Ke Yixue!

Ke Yixue behind the desk held the teacup in her left hand, and the index and middle fingers of her right hand were interlaced, tapping on it, and her eyes kept looking at the surface of the teacup, as if thinking about something.

Hearing the doubts of his personal maid Ah Bi, he replied indifferently: "Ah Bi! What does the worldly style have to do with me, I recruit relatives, not others!

At this time, King Rong Kemo, who had been sitting firmly on the stage, also slowly walked to the stage. He came to Ke Yixue and sat down, his resolute face gradually softened, and he gently asked his beloved daughter: "Xue'er, today's literary exam, everything is arranged according to your requirements, can you find a favorite candidate?"

"Daddy, Xue'er feels that most people are coming for the power brought by Daddy's name as a glorious king, or for a lifetime of glory! They don't care if I look ugly or if my body is fat or not! If I recruit these people, Xue'er is destined to be unhappy in her life!"

"Alas!" Ke Mo frowned, his face seemed to be a little vicissitudes, and he sighed deeply.

"Daddy, I don't know about it! But now I have won the grace of Your Majesty, and although Your Majesty is upright and middle-aged, he has not made a crown prince! The fifth prince and the third prince have always wanted to win me over and increase the bargaining chips for ascending the throne! I don't want your marriage to be a political bargaining chip!"

"Daddy, Xue'er knows that you think about my lifelong happiness, but my daughter can't just find someone to marry in order to avoid marriage!" Ke Yixue replied helplessly.

Ke Yixue looked at the rice paper on the desk, as if she suddenly thought of something, and said to the maid next to Abi: "That's right! Abi, you help me find the poems of the person sitting next to me just now, his name is Gu Fan, I want to know how his poems are written!"

"Okay, Miss, wait a minute, I'll find it!"

After a while, the fat maid Abi found Gu Fan's answer sheet and spread it out on the desk.

"Clouds want clothes, flowers want to look, and the spring breeze blows Revlon. If it weren't for the jade mountain, it would meet Yaotai under the moon. "The poems are hearty and vigorous, flowing water, the pen is vigorous, and the pen is like a dragon and snake, which makes people fall into its artistic conception.

"Good poem! Good word! Good artistic conception! Not to mention this poem and this artistic conception, this character has everyone's demeanor, which is enough to rank first in this literary examination!" Prince Rong Ke Mo stroked his beard and praised happily.

Ke Yixue was also stunned for a while, she was surprised that Gu Fan could perfectly match the couplets she had carefully prepared, but she didn't expect his poetry to be so profound.

"Cher, I saw that you just kept talking to him. But I will order someone to tie him up!"

Ke Yixue's eyes suddenly flashed, and she said shyly: "Daddy, don't mess around! I have my own measure, you can help me prepare the arrangement in three days with peace of mind!"

Ke Yixue heard that her father wanted to take someone, a trace of panic flashed in her heart, she didn't know what she was thinking, but the slight waves revealed in her eyes said everything.

Does this start with talent and like?

......

Gu Fan and the others finally found this shop at the end of Suzaku Avenue.

On the left side of this shop is an armory shop called the Divine Soldier Pavilion, and on the right is a medical hall called Anji Fang. But the doors were closed, as if business was bad and closed.

When Gu Fan entered his shop, it was covered with a thick layer of dark ash, and the smell of corrosion was everywhere.

Because of the fact that Shangguan Jiantang's injury had not healed, Gu Fan had no choice but to tidy up and down the two-story shop and go out to the street to buy some toiletries.

After a busy half a day, the small shop has a new look!

Gu Fan looked at the place where he had first arrived in Qiandu, and planned to use the first floor as a study and the second floor as a living room. Although Gu Fan is an insignificant border pawn, he also has the feelings of a literati in his heart.

Imagine that the first floor is full of poems plagiarized by reality, and the chessboard and tea table are arranged in the center, but you can play chess while drinking tea, isn't it beautiful!

But Gu Fan waited until everything was cleaned up, but he was in a daze with a blank plaque.

I don't know when, Shangguan Jiantang came to Gu Fan's side, and with a slender jade hand, he poked Gu Fan, who was stunned, and asked.

"Why are you in a daze?"

Gu Fan grabbed his hair and said entangledly, "I don't know what to call this study!"

Shangguan Jiantang was stunned, and then couldn't help but laugh a little and said: "You are a border pawn, but you open a study in Qiandu! It's already a bit amazing, why are you so obsessed with your name?"

Gu Fan said with a straight face: "That's not good! The plaque of the study is the face of the study, and it is also my face! In case I am on the list of heavens in the future, the name of this study will not become my troubles and be talked about by the world!"

"Ascend to the Heavenly List! I barely ranked tenth on the Heavenly List when I was at my peak, not to mention that you and I are both shattered Qi Sea Dantian, and we can't store true qi at all! It is difficult for me to break through the mortal realm for the rest of my life, and my innate cultivation is just like an idiot's dream!" Shangguan Jiantang became more and more sad, and his eyes were a little darker.

Shangguan Jiantang, since the Qi Sea Dantian was shattered, she felt that her whole person was depressed. The skill is lost, there is no use value, and he was expelled from the division of the Sword Pavilion, the world is so big, how can he be safe!

Even if she met Gu Fan, who was also shattered by the Qi Sea Dantian, and got temporary comfort, she felt that she was just stealing her life! All the negative emotions in her heart exploded! Out of control!

Gu Fan seemed to feel Shangguan Jiantang's out-of-control emotions, turned around and met her dim eyes with his blazing eyes, gently grabbed Shangguan Jiantang's shoulders, and said gently.

"Dreams must be there, otherwise what's the difference between them and salted fish! And I don't believe that I will be trapped by a small mortal realm! Although you and I are sick in the Qi Sea Dantian, but what does it matter! There are so many ways to repair in the world, although it is as difficult as ascending to the sky, it may not be impossible!"

Gu Fan kept looking at Shangguan Jiantang, wanting to use his own experience to arouse her will, and said.

"The reason why I saved you was because I seemed to see myself who was shattered by the Qi Sea Dantian back then, and I thought about dying without doing anything, and I didn't want to live in the world, but life is still there, and my obsession has not dissipated, so what is there to be afraid of!"

Gu Fan looked closely at Shangguan Jiantang's eyes, and suddenly spoke again.

"Do you want to know why my dantian is broken?"