Cao Yu finally arrived at his destination, and after passing the identity test of the gate guards, he finally stepped into the most noble place in the world - the capital.

After trekking through mountains and rivers and experiencing difficulties, Cao Yu and Ah Jiu were naturally exhausted, so they hurriedly found a clean and comfortable inn to rest.

Cao Yu wanted to write a letter to Ling Xiuer as soon as he arrived at the inn to ensure safety, but when he was chased and killed by the masked man on the way, when he was in a panic, he actually scattered the package containing pen and paper aside.

So Cao Yu said hello to Ah Jiu, took some silver taels, and went to the pen and ink shop in the market to buy paper and pencils.

After taking care of the pen and paper he liked, Cao Yu paid the money happily and turned around and went back to the inn.

Back at the inn, Cao Yu looked around and found that Ah Jiu was not in the room, the tea on the table was bottomed out, and it was already cold, presumably Ah Jiu had been out for some time.

But on the table or other conspicuous places, Ah Jiu did not leave a message about where he was going or what he was going to do.

Cao Yu thought about it, Ah Jiu's real boss was actually the prince in the imperial city, maybe he was going to meet with the prince, so it had nothing to do with him.

Suddenly, Xiao Er at the front desk walked in from the outside, shouting Cao Yu's name, Cao Yu responded, walked out, and asked Xiao Er what was the matter.

Xiao Er at the front desk said that not long after Cao Yu came to the room recently, someone put a letter on the counter and asked you to go to the East Lane Entrance for a meeting.

Cao Yu wondered in his heart, this person may not be a good person, "Have you ever seen the appearance of the messenger?" ”

The second junior at the front desk shook his head and replied, "No, I happened to have abdominal pain and went to the toilet at that time, and when I came back, I saw that the letter was on the counter." ”

It seems that the other party didn't want to let him know what he looked like, so he deliberately pinched the time to come over.

In that case, then he will go to the appointment, and also go to meet this mysterious fellow for a while.

Cao Yu came to the mouth of the east alley and found that it was a deep and narrow alley, so narrow that it could only pass one person at a time.

He walked in cautiously and slowly, and after taking a few steps, he looked back, and after taking a few steps, he felt that the danger of walking to the middle of the alley was too great, if that person took this opportunity to be ruthless, then his chance of survival was almost zero, and the entrance of the alley was also a little remote, and there were fewer people walking in the downtown area.

Thinking of this, Cao Yu turned around and left, but suddenly his eyes went dark, and when he came back to his senses, he already had a dagger stuck in his chest.

A masked man stood in front of him, and when Cao Yu fell, he ripped off his mask, and Cao Yu really didn't expect this person's face, his eyes widened, revealing a trace of consternation.

"Actually, it's you." Holding the dagger on his chest, intermittent words spit out from Cao Yu's mouth.

Li Feng smiled fiercely, his eyes were full of disgust and hatred for Cao Yu, "Cao Yu, you didn't expect it, one day you will die at my hands." It's pathetic, but you deserve it! You don't have any acquaintances in this capital, so killing you is as easy as stepping on an ant.

Dying a person in the capital is like eating, it doesn't matter, you die quietly, no one will know. ”

Cao Yu's face was painful, cold sweat continued to break out on his forehead, and the green tendons on his neck also burst out because of his exertion. He gasped for breath and used his last strength to say, "Since I am dying, tell me, who have you sent?" ”

Li Feng saw that Cao Yu was already on the verge of death, and thought that he would die to understand, so he replied: "The county lord sent me, but even if the county lord doesn't let me come, I will personally kill you one day to vent my hatred." Seeing that Cao Yu had no place to turn back, Li Feng's distorted heart was greatly satisfied, and he actually looked up to the sky and laughed.

Seeing that Li Feng was relaxed, Cao Yu held the dagger hidden in his sleeve in his hand, reversed the dagger while getting up, and pointed the blade of the dagger at Li Feng, and slashed at his shoulder and arm.

Li Feng didn't expect that Cao Yu's sudden return to light had shocked him, and it wasn't until the intense pain in his arm and the bloodstained placket of his clothes that he gradually stained red came into view, that he realized that Cao Yu was pretending to be injured just now.

How is it possible, how is it possible, obviously the knife can be fatal, why can't he die? Although Li Feng had many doubts in his heart, the current emergency situation forced him to flee first.

So he covered his bleeding wounds and ran and crawled out of the East Alley.

Cao Yu was panting against the wall, his mind was chaotic now, and his heart was beating wildly, but he forced himself to calm down and deal with everything with reason.

He took out the jade pendant given by Huang Ping from his arms, the jade pendant had been broken in half, and it was this jade pendant that saved his life just now.

Cao Yu looked at Yu Pei, Huang Ping's appearance flashed in his mind, and his thoughts were thousands, since he met Zhang Ze, all things happened to collide together.

Zhang Ze gave him a dagger to defend himself, and on the way, he met a county order to kill him; The inn met Huang Ping by chance, and now he was saved by the jade pendant sent by Huang Ping.

Cao Yu's eyes were deep, and he finally put away the jade pendant, and said nothing after returning to the inn.

When the second junior at the front desk saw Cao Yu coming back, he didn't ask much.

It wasn't until the evening that Ah Jiu came back, with a package containing dry food for Cao Yu to eat when he came back from the exam, Cao Yu glanced at it, and did not ask Ah Jiu about the specific itinerary of going out.

The imperial examination is divided into three subjects, and one subject is three days, which adds up to three days. You really can't survive without some food.

The next day, Cao Yu counted the things he wanted to bring and set off for the examination room.

When approaching the examination room, Cao Yu suddenly felt a gaze watching him, he turned his head in that direction, and saw a man in gorgeous clothes standing next to Ah Jiu, his face was luxurious, with a majesty and solemnity.

Who this person is, Cao Yu doesn't know, but his approximate identity Cao Yu guessed. He looked up at the door of the examination room, and felt that he was about to enter a political whirlpool.

But only in this way can he get ahead and give Ling Xiuer an ideal life.

Thinking of this, Cao Yu walked in firmly.

On the other side, according to Cao Yu's letter, Ling Xiu'er came to the temple to pray for him on the first day of Cao Yu's entry into the examination room.

She heard Sun say that as long as she was sincere, the Buddha would naturally bless Cao Yu High School. With the passage of time, Ling Xiu'er no longer expects Cao Yu to be the champion in the flowers, she just wants Cao Yu to come back safely and live a small life for the two.

After praying for blessings, on the way back, Ling Xiu'er met the old monk last time again, and she still remembered the old monk's words last time, so this time she quickly asked him what he meant last time.

But the old monk just smiled kindly, touched his white beard, nodded Ling Xiu'er's hand in the air, and motioned her to stretch out her hand.