Chapter Seventy-One: Examinations
The girl whispered in his ear, "Don't worry...... Just take an exam later. As long as you can pass, you will naturally be rewarded with great blessings......"
only heard a light laugh, Zhou Shize subconsciously looked back, but found that the girl who led him had disappeared, and in such a short time, there were a few more men who were brought over behind him, and the road when he came was already covered by a thick smoke, and he could no longer see clearly.
I don't know if it was the smoke factor, but his mood did not have the slightest impatience and uneasiness, but looked around in a daze, standing still.
And in the dark, there are many demons and monsters who are staring at the human souls in this temple with pairs of colorful eyes, suppressing a little greed.
These were originally quite good delicacies for the monsters, but now no one dares to act rashly, because these "scholars" are the leaders who want them.
There are more and more people in the temple, after all, the monsters don't know any fame, as long as they look like a cultural person, they will be caught more pleasing to the eye, and they don't care about it at all.
Half an hour later, when a full silver moon climbed overhead, I saw a white-haired old man walking slowly out of the back of the temple hall on crutches.
He looked up at the many scholars in front of him, nodded with a little satisfaction, and said, "Since you are all here, let's start today's exam." I hope you can do your best, show your talents, and don't be afraid of it. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a violent tumbling of the dense fog around him, which quickly dispersed. At the same time, a soft glimmer began to fill his body, allowing everyone to see everything in front of them.
I saw that the scene at this moment had changed, and it had become a wide field, with a small table in front of everyone, on which were placed pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and the test questions this time.
None of the people present were surprised and strange, but sat down cross-legged as a matter of course and began to answer the questions.
Zhou Shize vaguely felt that something was wrong in his heart, but he couldn't say it. Seeing that everyone around him had already sat down, he was the only one standing alone, and it was inevitable that he would be abrupt, so he also sat down, and his eyes fell on the test question.
The test is not a strange thing, but a decent imperial examination question, and the difficulty is moderate.
After all, he used to be the champion above 10,000 people, and even later participated in the questions, so he was naturally handy for these questions, but he didn't rush to do the questions, but looked around thoughtfully.
In the distance, a thick green mist like a barrier envelops the square. At a glance, there were hundreds of people seated in the banquet. Strangely, he saw half-grown children and old men, who felt a little out of place in the examination room.
Naturally, there were a few familiar but long-lost faces, which made him even more convinced that he was just having a bizarre dream.
"I'm afraid I'm thinking about it day and night......" He laughed to himself, didn't think much about it, but focused on the problem and began to think about how to solve it.
He has always liked to delve into knowledge, which gives him a sense of accomplishment. It's just that after becoming an official, he was busy with some trivial things every day, which made him lose his only fun.
He was glad to be able to regain this pleasure in his dreams.
From time to time, there were dark shadows overhead, and it was the invigilators patrolling. Although the monsters have done something at this time to make these Terrans unable to fully sober up and will only follow the guidance of their hearts, they are also worried about whether there will be some people who like to cheat and cheat by nature, and it still takes a little thought.
He was very quick to do the question, and he had already completed the last question when he was nearly halfway to the allotted time.
It's just that when he looked at the title, he felt a little strange.
"Do you think humans can coexist peacefully with youkai?"
This question is completely different from the style of the previous ones, very vernacular and very straightforward, more like the author of the paper out of selfishness to add such a seemingly inconspicuous little question at the end.
But this is a strange question.
As we all know, demons and ghosts choose people to devour, treacherous and cunning, of course, everyone gets and is punished, how can the two coexist peacefully?!
Zhou Shize wanted to follow the guidance of his heart to write the word "unable", but when he put down the pen, his mind subconsciously recalled the little fox he rescued at that time, and the fact that it sent food to his home.
……
"Xianggong...... Xianggong ......"
The wife's call rang in his ears.
Zhou Shize woke up suddenly, and just raised his head, he felt a pain in his neck and even his whole body, as if he had experienced some long-distance travel.
And only then did he realize that the sky was already bright, and he had fallen asleep on the table last night, and it was the dossier that was pillowed.
"Xianggong, don't be too tired, take good care of your body, where are these things more important than your own body?" His wife stroked the red marks on the side of his cheek with some distress and admonished.
"Lady, I understand."
Zhou Shize held her palm with his backhand, nodded and smiled, "It's just that I didn't know why I was too sleepy last night, and I ...... suddenly."
Before the words fell, he suddenly remembered the strange dream last night, and he couldn't help but be shocked!
The green mist, the strange monsters, and the strange exams are so terrifying when I think about them now!
Even though I knew that it was just a dream, my heart was still full of fear, and the terrifying monsters seemed to be close in front of me, and they could easily swallow him alive with one mouth.
But when I was in a dream, I wasn't afraid at all, I was so calm and calm.
Oh, and the fox!
"Xianggong, what's wrong?" His wife, noticing his stiffness, asked suspiciously.
"It's nothing...... he shook his head, but his eyes were a little strange, "It's just that I had a nightmare last night, I dreamed that the little fox we saved turned into a goblin, saying that I wanted to repay the favor......"
There was nothing to hide from this strange dream, and he had the right to tell her a strange story to relieve her boredom.
It's just that he didn't expect his wife to focus completely differently from him after listening to it.
"Is it difficult to be a public servant, just like those literati and scholars, do you hope that a fox spirit will transform into a beautiful woman to repay your kindness?" She looked at him curiously.
Zhou Shize hurriedly shook his head: "How could it be." I'm completely single-minded about you, and I never look at other women. ”
He almost swore by God.
"No...... Xianggong, I'm serious. His wife stared at him and said earnestly word by word, "My body can't leave a bloodline for the Zhou family, and it is already a great blessing that my husband is willing to marry me." But the problem of this heir must be solved after all, otherwise how can you and I go down to see the ancestors of the Zhou family? ”
In fact, she had already mentioned the matter of taking concubines a long time ago, but Zhou Shize was always unwilling.
He was content with her, and he didn't want to contaminate other women at all.
He only felt that this strange dream he had hurt him, and kept reminding himself in his heart that if he dreamed of that vixen again tonight, he would beat and scold her and drive her away, and he would definitely not leave this thought!