60, Sparrow (2)

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Chu Ning really wanted to say that just changing his face and voice is actually not of much use, this figure and demeanor can still be seen to be you. But she had already learned from the previous lessons, and nodded her head like a timer: "Sister Gui's wonderful hand rejuvenation, such a dress, Chongguang Gongzi is really outstanding, I must be able to sweep thousands of troops with this face alone, so that the four examiners cry and shout and beg you to give Lingque Tai a chance." ”

The two pieces of wood behind Ji Chongguang shook with a pestle, and if he didn't use words correctly, he would die. Ji Chongguang touched his scarred face that had been transformed by Gui Mei, and subconsciously twisted his fingers: "Hmm...... If I hadn't really been blind, I'm afraid I would have thought you were blind at this time, and your ability to open your eyes and speak nonsense was born or practiced? ”

Chu Ning looked at him left and right: "The shell of the whirling turtle, is it still easy to eat?" ”

Ji Chongguang seemed to be in a good mood today, ignored Chu Ning's question, stretched out a hand and asked, "Is there anything else?" Give me one. ”

"What?" Chu Ning was stunned.

She got Ji Chongguang's crisp reply: "Cake." ”

Chu Ning hurriedly took one out of his body and handed it over. I saw Ji Chongguang calmly press the middle of the dough cake with his thumb, and slowly pulled out a hole, and the movements of his hands, with the dignity and elegance that came out of his bones, as if he were mending a precious antique, quickly turned the cake into a ring.

Ji Chongguang threw the "cake ring" to Gui Mei and asked her to deal with it. Gui Mei took out a thin and small sword from the carriage, a small pot that looked like a copper tripod, a bag of shuttle hidden weapons, a bottle of Nine Revolutions Soul Rejuvenation Pill, and a bag of bruising ointment...... And he tied a dozen or so things, large and small, to the ring with silk threads.

Chu Ning was so embarrassed that he wanted to cry, the ring that the big cake took out was overwhelmed at all, okay? Ji Chongguang looked very satisfied, and when he took it from Gui Mei, he specially asked Chu Ning: "They said that the parts can be replaced, right?" ”

…… You can't tie so much to a big pie, why don't you just drive the carriage in?

Ji Chongguang didn't wait for him to answer, he stretched out his arms slowly, and Gui Mei stepped forward to change his robe for him. The long-sleeved floor-length aristocratic deep coat was taken off, leaving only a convenient short coat.

He separated the crowd and walked in, and did not shy away from giving some money to the person in front of the queue in public to occupy his place. Wave-like boos rang out from the crowd. When the civil official recorded his spiritual weapon, the boo was even louder, and he casually reported a pseudonym, but no one recognized him, but what kind of Qiankun Ruyi circle he brought, even the bone-setting ointment was hung up, but it really didn't violate the rules.

The civil official in charge of recording saw two such righteous and unrestrained goods one after another in one day, and one reached the peak more than the other, so angry that he almost died of gout, beating his chest and shouting bitterly: "The atmosphere is corrupted by you people!" ”

After this day, in the small shop at the foot of the mountain, the price of the hard flatbread like a stone rose day by day, and it was sold to a house for a flatbread.

After this year, the explanation of the selection rules of Lingque Tai has gradually become a science that integrates many advanced knowledge such as law, evidence, and literature, and people who are familiar with the interpretation of the rules are also respected and admired like Meng and Qing, which is a later story.

The day on which the election officially begins is an auspicious day determined by repeated divination. The ceremonial officer in charge of divination had told the king in advance that this day would be sunny and cloudless, which was not only suitable for the selection of the first choice, but also very suitable for the royal nobles to go to watch the ceremony.

But in the morning, it was raining in Lindu, the road was muddy and difficult to walk, and the road to Lingquetai was blocked by large and small cars, and the scheduled time was half a day late.

These ceremonial officials who divinate the royal family are actually similar to the blind people who tell fortunes on the street, all relying on a mouth, talking about dead ghosts, seeing that King Qi's face is not very good, he stepped forward to excuse himself, saying that the weather will also have a sense of personnel, today should have been a sunny day, presumably the people who participated in the selection this year, full of aura, which attracted rain.

After the lengthy sacrificial ceremony, it was almost evening, and the ceremonial officials retreated, and only then did the envoy representing the king of Qi announce the rules for this year's election. Candidates must first answer a paper halfway up the mountain, after the examiner confirms that they are qualified, they can continue to go up the mountain, pass through the labyrinth of countless fierce beasts, and then get the pre-prepared token at the top of the mountain, of course, the number of tokens is far less than the person who participated in the selection, and the person who got the token was then divided by the examiner to face each other, and after layers of competition, the candidate who passed the assessment was determined. Each link has a time limit, and those that cannot be completed on time will be eliminated directly.

However, in addition to this road of layer-by-layer selection, a "shortcut" was also given this year.

Dongqi is near the sea, and there is a hidden passage dug underground in the Lingque Terrace, which can lead to the bottom of the East China Sea. Legend has it that there is a huge two-headed python at the bottom of the East China Sea, and whoever can take the eggs of this python can directly pass the assessment.

The candidate crowd listened and shook their heads again and again, what kind of shortcut is this to pass the assessment, it is clearly a shortcut to death. Legend has it that one of the python's eyes is the size of a child's head, and with a casual sweep of its tail, it can set off a huge wave. Thank God it doesn't come out to eat people, who would dare to provoke it?

Nine long bells heralded the official start of the election, and the crowd of people flocked to the place where the answer sheet was stored halfway up the mountainside, as long as they still wanted to save a life, whether they could choose it or not, they would not choose to provoke the big snake.

Chu Ning stood still and didn't move, she estimated her actual situation, the kind of paper that was collectively studied by a dozen or so old scholars who added up to thousands of years old must be full of boring questions such as "On the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of using grinding and percussion methods to make sticks", not to mention that whether it can be passed depends on the mood of the examiner. At least two of the four examiners were in a bad mood when they saw her, and she had better stop boring herself.

When the group of people climbed halfway up the mountain like ants, Chu Ning slowly bypassed the mountain behind Lingque Terrace, and in the dense forest, the entrance to the secret passage to the East China Sea was hidden.

She pushed aside the tall grass and was about to lean in, when suddenly a figure appeared behind the grass, one arm leaning diagonally, lying idly on a large rock.

Chu Ning's first reaction was, it's too bad, it's estimated that I'm going to grab the snake egg here. She had planned to do the same, waiting at the exit of this secret passage, waiting for someone to take the python's eggs, knocking people unconscious with a stick, holding the eggs and running away. Thousands of people had no choice but to participate in the selection, but no one except her had the courage to try this "shortcut", so this plan had to be abandoned.

The man got up from the big rock, straightened his sleeves, and wore a lean short coat on him, and wore a sense of elegance. He stretched out a hand to Chu Ning and pointed to the deep dark entrance: "Let's go in together?" ”

Chu Ning was just about to say the word "no", but he grabbed his wrist and dragged him in.

"Childe Chongguang," Chu Ning strengthened his courage and cheek, "you always appear in my path like this, I will think that you may have been impressed by my beauty and wisdom, and have some evil intentions against me." ”

After a short silence, the two were already in the secret passage, and Ji Chongguang's voice echoed with a buzz: "How is that possible?" Inside the East China Sea is a large two-headed snake, and it is easier to subdue it when two people go together. ”

Chu Ning was so shocked by the short silence that his soul almost couldn't return to his place, and he was really afraid that he would come down like this, and it would be embarrassing. In fact, Ji Chongguang, although he has a bad stomach inside, he always looks serious and serious on the outside, which makes people unable to distinguish which sentence is true and which sentence is false. This kind of upright posture, even if he makes any rude moves, people can't directly reprimand them angrily, but they have to reflect on whether their thoughts are too impure to misunderstand what others mean.

The secret passage was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers, Ji Chongguang's hand moved from Chu Ning's wrist to his fingertips, pinched her fingers to his lips, and blew a shrill whistle. The palm of the hand was warm, and the breath that came out of the mouth was also hot, which was completely different from the cold person when they met several times on weekdays, a strange shiver spread from his fingertips all over his body, Chu Ning subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but was pinched more tightly by Ji Chongguang.

"There are still not enough things hanging on that cake, I forgot to bring my whistle, borrow your finger to use it," Ji Chongguang explained word by word, solemnly, "This secret passage is not a straight passage, there are many forks in the road, and there is a whistle echo, you can judge where there is a road to go." ”

Chu Ning gave up struggling, and just asked, "Can't you use your own fingers?" ”

Ji Chongguang replied, "My fingers have to be used to pull you, if you lose your ......" He always stopped at this fateful place, and he couldn't finish his words in one breath. Chu Ning was feeling a little uncomfortable at some point, so Ji Chongguang took a long breath and continued: "I still have to go back to you, it's so troublesome." ”

The whistle echoed left and right in the secret passage like a chirping birdsong, and Ji Chongguang's footsteps were almost as steady and fast as usual, and only when there were a few forks in the road, would he stop and think.

After walking in the dark for an unknown amount of time, Chu Ning suddenly felt a little strange. The passage was quiet, except for the sound of whistles and the sound of Suosuo's footsteps. She listened intently for a moment, and finally knew where the strange feeling was coming from, the footsteps in the secret passage, not only the two of them, but also the footsteps of a third person, mixed in very lightly.