The incense of Tianlang County Shouchengguan is still as prosperous as ever, but there is a young Taoist missing from the Taoist temple.

A handsome young man dressed in white waited in a long queue for nearly an hour before coming to the main shrine, he first bowed three times to the unknown god in front of him with incense, inserted the incense into the incense burner, and bowed to the ground three times.

The pilgrims at the back of the queue saw that the young man was so pious, and thought that it was probably nothing more than seeking fame and marriage, but they didn't know that the young man was worshipping an old man who only had a few faces.

Xing Xie has always wanted to come here to see the Qingyang Dao people, and this trip to the imperial capital Apocalypse happened to pass by Tianlang County, which is a wish.

The young man worshiped the temple and donated a lot of incense money, and then took out a few pieces of osmanthus cake that the little junior brother didn't have time to eat from the baggage, and gave it to the two little Taoist children who had been greedy at the door for a long time.

Zhenzhou is located in the southwest, the water system is not fertile, the small river of Tianlang County was originally a tributary of Chishui, flowing through the territory of Zhenzhou before it was artificially dug and changed to a canal, the canal channel is wide and straight, and a big lake is formed in front of the Dragon General's Mansion.

Although Tianlang County is the capital of a state, there is still no direct passenger ship to Tianqi, and the Yiying ship only needs to stop in Zhanghe County under Tianqi for inspection, and then it can enter the royal city by changing to a horse-drawn carriage with the passage officer.

Some time ago, the Sun Star Evil had already written to the second senior brother in the Apocalypse, and the second senior brother who had always been careful heard that Tianlang County happened to be docked with a large ship "Yunmeng" built by the Ministry of Industry, so he asked someone to send a boarding formalities, and told him that the traffic officer who entered the capital was still handling it, and that he would need to stay a few days less after arriving in Zhanghe County according to the time and day before he could get the documents.

Fortunately, during this time, Xing Xie used his own white light to warm up as soon as he had leisure, although this little rabbit still did not wake up, but his complexion was much better than after the battle of Chaohu.

Now that the New Year is approaching, and it coincides with the triennial spring examination, Yunmeng, who can accommodate thousands of people, received the order of the Ministry of Rites and made a special trip to carry the scholars who went to Beijing to take the exam. How to govern the country and secure the country in peacetime is, of course, a first-class major event, and if you can write a splendid article, you will be able to worship in the Tai Academy in the future, which is equivalent to holding a knocking gold brick in the temple officialdom in the future.

Xing Xie boarded the passenger ship early, pushed the door and entered the wing room arranged by the second senior brother. It is worthy of being a treasure boat built by craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry, with little bump on the water, and the cold winter wax moon room is also like a warm spring. Xing Xie noticed that in addition to the tables, chairs, and the four treasures of the study, even the lamps on the desk were made of special oil, which burned extra brightly, and there was even a small hand stove, which could not only warm people's hands, but also emit bursts of fragrance to help people meditate.

The importance attached to the imperial examination by the imperial court can be seen from this.

Xingevil packed his baggage and took advantage of the sunset to walk around on the deck. There are already a lot of people standing on the deck that can have an unobstructed view of the river view, the surging river has always been the best object used by the literati to sing the chronicles, many scholars lead their own reading children to enjoy the scenery, but also recite a few famous poems through the ages, as if they have crossed a hundred years, and have become the suave and extremely chic poet in their minds.

The so-called touching the scene is probably like this.

The people who took the examination were all local people, and they were already regarded as first-class reading seeds in towns and villages, and there were many well-known scholars among them, who knew each other and greeted each other.

Although Xing Xie likes to study, he is not trying to gain fame, he is about to find a clean place, but unexpectedly, there is an exclamation from behind him. The five senses of the Star Evil, who was already in the upper realm of the Ming Dao, were so keen, he knew that someone had fallen behind him, so he turned around and held that person firmly.

Xingxie's five fingers were slender, and he used just the right amount of softness, but when he held the man's upper arm, the touch of the hand was light and soft, and then he saw that the person behind him was a young woman with a beautiful face, no powder, and a blushing face.

Although the star evil is a helpless move, he still takes a few steps back, gives up a three-foot distance, and solemnly bows to apologize.

The young woman thought that she was unsteady on her feet, and that she would be reprimanded if she bumped into someone by mistake, and she was lamenting that she had caused trouble, but Xing Xie was the one who made the first apology, and the words that had been brewed in her heart were useless, but she was at a loss.

At this time, another handsome man walked quickly behind the woman, the man was a Confucian at a glance, full of bookishness, a few years older than the star evil, he walked to the star evil in three steps and two steps, held up the overlapping hands of the star evil, and said apologetically: "This son is really embarrassed, my sister has a lively temperament, and it is the first time to take this big boat, it is inevitable to be excited, I offended the son before, please bear with me." ”

Xing Xie smiled and looked at the pair of brothers and sisters who obviously did not look like brother and sister, and said, "It's okay. ”

"How can people be so ignorant as you say, but they accidentally slipped while walking. This son is gentle and elegant, and he will not embarrass us. The woman knew that Xing Xie was a good talker, and her words were out of proportion, and the previous repentance had long since disappeared.

The man looked at the woman dotingly, and said softly: "Pingyang, don't be rude." ”

The woman named Pingyang smiled, and snuggled up to the scholar obediently, which made Xing Xie suddenly think of the eccentric little junior sister. Unconsciously, Xing Xie has been away from home for several months, only the fashion is the season of white dew, but now it is the depths of winter, the little junior sister has never been in the courtyard for so long since she was a child, I hope that the teacher or the senior brother can go back as soon as possible, and then everyone will accompany the junior sister to have a lively New Year.

The young Confucian standing in front of the Xing Xie didn't know that the thoughts of the white-clothed young man had drifted thousands of miles away, he looked at the Xing Xie for a moment, and said in surprise: "The son is young, and he is already a lifter?"

Xing Xie came back to his senses, shook his head and smiled: "I haven't won the fame yet, I just happened to pass by and took a boat." ”

The young Confucian breathed a sigh of relief, "Being as young as Childe is lifting people, then I am really embarrassed, and I was taken aback." ”

"Why do you talk like this, people can't be lifted at a young age? You can't read and don't let people go ahead of you. Pingyang grimaced, but the implication was to euphemistically warn Confucianism not to be underestimated.

Star Evil couldn't help but look at the girl twice.

Confucian students will come to their senses, laugh, and salute to the star evil: "In Boxuan, Xiazhanghe County, I apologize to my son." ”

Xing Xie returned the salute and reported his name: "Xing Xie of Xingzhou Chishui City, dare to ask Bo Xuan Gongzi how the boat is traveling?"

"Yunmeng starts from Tianlang County, will pass through Xingzhou, Nuzhou in turn, and finally arrive at Zhanghe County in Murozhou, along the way every time you pass a large county town, there will be many people on the boat, maybe in two days, the star evil son will be able to meet his fellow villagers. ”

Xing Xie looked at the wide river, as if he wanted to see through his eyes, and he could see his hometown town, "Is Xingzhou just moored in Wuyang?"

Bo Xuan nodded and said: "This Yunmeng treasure ship can travel thousands of miles a day, and it will arrive in Wuyang, Xingzhou tomorrow, and it will be anchored for most of the day. Pingyang likes to go out to travel, visit the famous mountains and rivers, I accompanied her out for a walk, crazy for a few months, the Chinese New Year, my father wrote a letter to urge us to go back, and then got on this big boat. ”

"The most famous scenery near Wuyang is probably the Wutou Gorge, which is the place where the three rivers converge in the upper reaches, the peak of the Qingxia Gorge, and the heron singing ape on the mountain, which is a unique quiet landscape. ”

Bo Xuan seems to have already found a place to visit when the passenger ship is berthed, "I heard that there is a small temple in Wutou Gorge, which is quite effective, you might as well go and worship it tomorrow." ”

The star demon was stunned and replied, "I haven't heard of this. ”

"You are from Xingzhou, you are not as good as me as a foreigner, it seems that you really don't listen to things outside the window, and only read sage books. Bo Xuan changed his words, raised his hand and patted Xingxie's shoulder, "Take my brother to see and understand tomorrow." ”

Xing Xie never thought that this Confucian who seemed to be a gentleman was actually a self-acquainted character, and he had no arrangements to travel in the mountains and rivers tomorrow, and besides, the two of them just said a few words, and they called them brothers, which was really a bit abrupt, and they didn't answer for a while.

Pingyang may have been accustomed to Bo Xuan's style of acting, but he just glared at Bo Xuan with disgust, and then said to Xing Xie with a smile: "Don't be strange, my brother likes to travel all over the world, advocates reading thousands of books, traveling thousands of miles, and making good connections along the way, and has a lot of friends. I offended Childe today, but let Childe apologize first, my brother saw in his eyes, both to compensate Childe, and to admire Childe, so I invited Childe to play together tomorrow. ”

"See the virtuous and think together, see the unvirtuous and introspect. "Bo Xuan is sincere.

Xing Xie returned the salute seriously: "Then tomorrow there will be Mr. Lao." ”

It was night, the moon was in the clouds, the evening breeze was rising, and the cold wind on the river in winter was not something that these weak scholars on the deck could bear. The people watching the scenery on both sides of the big ship were almost gone, and the cabin was lit up with lights. The scholars worked together in groups of three or five, looking for a spacious room, pushing cups and changing lamps, chatting about their own life experiences.

Xing Xie stood in front of the boat, his heart was full of watery clear air, he raised his eyes to look at the night sky and the bright moon, only to finally wake up, this trip against the current to go up the waterway for 8,000 miles, there will be no more man-eating tigers and wild boars, no more unkillable demons and monsters, only endless scenery and endless friends.

I was able to stop my running for a while, and my heartstrings that were too tight could be relaxed.

The young man in white is knotted, his originally delicate facial features are becoming softer and softer in the moonlight, and his body exudes a unique aura that makes people close, the so-called hollow valley orchid, nothing more than that.

"Prince Bo Xuan will invite me to play tomorrow, come and don't be rude, I will invite you to dinner today. ”

This time it was Bo Xuan's turn to be caught off guard, and waved his hand one after another, "How does this make ......?"

Xing Xie followed the same example, and said in the tone of Bo Xuan before: "See the virtuous and think together, and see the unvirtuous and introspect yourself." Besides, it's a long way to go, but friends and good food can't be disappointed. ”