The sky is gloomy, and there are only a few travelers who missed the post house on the unbearable road, although it is not too far from Yingchuan, but now this world is not too safe.

At this time, a family in Yingchuan ushered in their happy event, their son was born, this is a child who comes with the wind and rain, and even when he is born, he does not cry or make trouble, like a sign of "disaster", fortunately, the male owner of this family is an old man, and he loves this belated child, so he does not care about this.

Five years later, three years after Xiping

It was early in the morning, the genius was hazy, and the fog was so thick that it was difficult to see in the distance, and it was a small village not far from the county seat.

There is a child in the yard, although he is only five years old, although he seems thinner than children of the same age because of his family background, but the first image of him is the eyes, which are by no means what a child can have, deep and full of traces of time, and occasionally you can see the sharp edge of the knife out of the sheath, his name is Xu Ji, his father asked the village teacher to give him the name, of course, in fact, he has another name, Xu Wenze, this is the name of his previous life.

Although he has shown abnormal maturity and stubbornness since birth, this does not make people suspicious, he also wondered how he, a dead person, could change his identity and come back to life in an instant, but there is no way but to accept him, after all, this life is not his own, he has to be responsible for the two old people in the house, the parents of this life, Xu Ji looked back at his dilapidated house and sighed, then got up and went to light a fire.

Xu Ji's father is a hunter, there is no stable source of life, and he often has to face dangers, so he loves his son very much, Xu Ji's maturity and stability since he was a child let him save many other parents from worrying, of course, there will be some other kinds of troubles, that is, this son seems too cold, and he doesn't even remember that Xu Ji called his father, but in view of Xu Ji's quiet character, he doesn't have much to say.

"Yuanhu, remember to hunt some rabbit meat for me when you go up the mountain today, my kid has been hungry recently." Xu Ji heard such words in the house, although his father didn't know a few big characters, but his name was very imposing, it is said that he was also a ranger who mixed the rivers and lakes, and then he became a hunter when he was old and settled down, and he didn't know how his mother married such a rough man, Xu Ji thought so, and he didn't stop in his hand.

"Okay, I heard that you are planning to go to the county recently?" Xu Yuanhu asked after agreeing honestly. Listening to this voice, isn't this person the guy whose sister married the county lord as a concubine, Xu Ji suddenly thought.

"Yes, my sister said that she can take care of it in the county, and my kid is also a troublemaker, so I can ask him to go to school in the county, I can't let him live here for a lifetime like me."

"Also, it's good to go to school, and it's good to eat in the future."

This is the end of the conversation, Xu Ji couldn't help but have the idea of going to school, he didn't know what era Lu Dao is now not long ago, and his heart was cold, after all, he is not the son of a wealthy family, the troubled times are coming, it is not easy to steal a life, and he is not the material for galloping in the field, and now when he hears this, he can't help but think, Yingchuan has a lot of celebrities, and there are many famous characters in history, even if he can't become one of them, but he can get a familiar face with his foresight, and he can ask them to help him in the future, at least from dying in the scourge of war.

"I want to go to school in the county." When Xu Ji made this request, Xu Yuanhu looked stunned.

"Why did you suddenly have such an idea?"

Xu Ji just looked at Xu Yuanhu stubbornly, his face was unexpectedly firm, this was a look that Xu Yuanhu had never seen, like the firmness of his father when he was a ranger when he was young.

"What's wrong?" Xu Ji's mother came when she heard the sound, and when she saw the big-eyed father and son, she asked out loud.

"Somehow this kid came up with the idea of going to school, and I don't know why."

"Isn't that a good thing? Why is the husband so angry? Mother apparently supported Xu Ji's insistence.

"I don't think it's bad, it's just that you also know what the situation is at home, how can we afford him to go to school in the county? Besides, he is still young and has no one around to take care of him, who knows what trouble will happen? ”

"Husband, what if the two of us are poor? Since the child has lofty aspirations, even if I want to be willing, not to mention that the child knows things from an early age, so why should you worry? ”

Not only because of his mother's persuasion or his father's pretentious posture, Xu Ji was finally able to go to Yingchuan County to study, of course, it was just an opportunity, and Yingchuan Academy was not something that anyone could enter.

After months of preparation, Xu Ji embarked on the journey to Yingchuan, with the sister marrying a concubine of a large family, according to his father, this person is a local hero, has always been righteous, but Xu Ji only knows that the surname of this person is Zhang.

The youngest son of this big family is an interesting person, he likes to be domineering in the township, although it is not to cause trouble to the township, but it is also to dislike everyone, he doesn't know if the township has a big feast to celebrate, this is Xu Ji's idea at this time.

The journey is not long, and it is only five days' work, and the group is not far from Yingchuan County.

Yingchuan, it can really be said that there are many talents, although Xun's eight dragons are not famous because of the party's disaster, but their reputation is outside, this is the gathering place of the wealthy families, Xun does not mention, Zhong's, Chen's are all famous, and Xu Ji will never forget that the ghost Guo Fengxiao is also from this person's outstanding spirit.

Yingchuan Academy, located in Yangzhai, the seat of Yingchuan County, is also the destination of Xu Ji's trip.

It was almost dusk when he hurried to Yingchuan Academy, after all, Xu Ji had no relatives and no reason in this vast Yingchuan, he had nowhere to go except here, he was only five and a half years old this year, even if he was still in good spirits, his thin body was obviously unbearable for the torture of the road.

The famous Yingchuan Academy, no tall walls, no gilded plaques, no brass beast-faced door knockers, low walls painted snow white, a wooden door that is obviously old and old is opened, and there is a black lacquer red wooden plaque hanging above the main entrance, with four big words written on it: Yingchuan Academy, signed: Mr. Shui Jing. The font is strong and powerful, red and black reflect each other, red as blood, black as the night sky, perfectly combined, calm and dignified.

Xu Ji raised his head and stared at the payment, sighed deeply, read it silently, and then coldly curved the corners of his mouth: "Water mirror? Hmph, those who sell their fame and reputation don't necessarily have any ability other than handing over a few students. ”

The voice of this was very small, it was almost dusk at this time, Xu Ji never expected that someone would appear here at this time, and a child walked out of the gate of the academy, looking at the age of not much different from himself, surprisingly delicate, his eyes were extremely smart, and he said: "You are really interesting, you look like a dusty servant and you know that you are studying here, and before you enter the door, you will insult the master of the academy, if this matter is known, you will not be able to enter this school?" ”

Xu Ji was really shocked into a cold sweat, after all, he came thousands of miles away, and he was so ashamed to speak so loudly for a while, this kid said really well, he just had to say it gently, and he didn't need to check it, he was afraid that he would have to go to prison first if he couldn't even see the door of the academy, this Sima Hui was a celebrity after all, and there were many people who wanted to hug his thighs, even if this guy had the capacity to tolerate people, these sycophants would take his life first.

Before these thoughts were finished, the child on the steps spoke again: "You are lucky, I don't like this old man either, he nagged all day long, don't worry, I won't chew the root of my tongue." Eh, where did you come from, who is your surname, and did you ever have a word? ”

Xu Ji was stunned for a moment by the cannon-style question, and then replied: "Then thank you, but I am not disrespectful to Mr. Shuijing, but I only have doubts when I hear his name and don't see him." My surname is Xu Mingji, I don't have a word yet, and I am a native of Yingchuan. Who are you? ”

"You're really interesting, you said I wouldn't chew the root of your tongue, but you still explained it. Listen, my surname is Guo Mingjia, the word is filial piety, Yingchuan Yangzhai people, and I have been studying for half a year. ”

Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao? It's him? Is it really him? Xu Ji was stunned, this is the future that Cao Cao Chibi will cry like a lonely ape crying blood after the defeat: "Guo Fengxiao is here, don't let the lonely come here." "Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao?

Of course, this is not to surprise him, what is more interesting is that this kid is now showing a detached temperament, such as not liking the nagging of the water mirror, at this time Sima Hui has been famous for a long time, and most of the other students dare not have a trace of disrespect, only he dares to speak out whether he likes it or not, and this kind of outspoken character is probably not unrelated to Cao Cao's direct advice later. Xu Ji speculated.

Just as Xu Ji was indulging in his own thoughts, Guo Jia on the opposite side had already walked over, looked Xu Ji up and down with a provincial gaze for a while, and then spoke: "I'm afraid you're late, the academy is long gone, the old scholars have gone back to make a fuss, and the rest are some rigid so-called seniors, most of you will only make it difficult for you to go in now, and you will never let you enter the academy." ”

Xu Ji lowered his head and thought about it, and replied: "Then I have to be troubled, since I have studied for thousands of miles, wouldn't it be in vain not to go in and have a look?" What's more, I may not be stumped by these wine bags and rice bags that only drop the book bag verbally! ”

Guo Jia laughed and said, "Do you think that Yingchuan Academy is just a few wine bags and rice bags?" Even if it's not Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, it's still inside, and the academy has a reputation outside, so is it really a net collection of waste? You're too crazy, I advise you not to go today for your own good, tomorrow I see Mr. You have a chance, if you go in at this time, hum, I'm afraid that the people here can make you ashamed to be born in the world with only the art of tongue argument. ”

"Persuade me? You and I have never known each other, and today we are just meeting in Pingshui, but I don't know why I want to persuade me? ”

"You have an appetite for me, there are countless knowledgeable people here, but there are very few people in temperament, all of them have smoothed the edges and corners of these sages, and talking to these people is really boring, but you, as soon as you meet, you dare to say that Mr. Shuijing is not, and whether you have real talent or not, I want to make you a friend just because of your temperament."

"Fengxiao, I'll call you that, you know that people's hearts have always been fickle, and when you see me, you are not just a face, so you arbitrarily judge how I am, which is child's play. Let's talk about knowledge, I may not lose to you. Xu Ji showed his pride, speaking of knowledge, it is indeed inferior to the prodigy in front of him, but what he has seen and heard in the past thirty years in his previous life is by no means known to a five-year-old child, even if he is extremely smart, life experience cannot be learned from books!