In the imperial capital of the capital, in the magnificent palace, the emperor in a dragon robe lazily eats lychees.

"Your Majesty, in recent days, people have posted such notices all over the country, saying that you can become an immortal only by passing the exam." A father-in-law next to the emperor smiled and spoke softly, while respectfully presenting a notice from the outside with both hands.

"Ah, it's delicious." The emperor opened his mouth to eat a lychee and raised his eyelids: "Xuan Shenzhen, investigate this matter thoroughly, the reason is not simple." After that, he picked up the notice and looked at it, and when he saw the seal at the end of the announcement, his eyes became extremely sharp.

Anguo Marquis's Mansion. Anguo Hou Shenzhen held a notice to recruit immortals, his face was clouded, and he didn't know where to start, in a few days, the whole country was posted, and there was a lot of discussion across the country. I'm afraid this is not a wave that one or two people can set off!

But this clueless thing still needs to be investigated.

A guest from the Hou Mansion said: "Master Hou, I heard that in a small town in Yizhou City, there were two people who openly shouted on the street for the Immortal Exam, and said that they would take the exam and return the gold after taking the ranking. ”

Another fat, rugged-looking doorman thought it was funny: "Eh, that's weird, you said, they don't cheat money and don't rebel, what do they want to do?" It won't be a real immortal! When he said the last sentence, he deliberately lowered his voice, made a very exaggerated belief, and then laughed again.

Everyone laughed along, and everyone just took it as a joke.

"Alright, alright, don't laugh, let's discuss how to deal with Your Majesty." Shen Zhen raised his hand to signal everyone, he was helpless, and he didn't believe it.

"If you don't send an order, order the state governments to tear up all the announcements, and then let the officials patrol the streets every day to arrest all the suspicious and unidentified people," the fat doorman took a sip of tea, and continued as if he remembered something: "Especially the two people who appeared in Yizhou City, arrest them and ask them what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd." ”

The beard that was not fat was long, and he touched his beard: "It's not proper!" When His Majesty ascended the throne a few years ago, he said that he would govern benevolently and rule the world with benevolence. We can't do that. ”

"Then what do you say?" The fat man stretched out his hand and picked up the teacup and tasted it slowly.

"We can investigate it secretly, after all, this incident did not cause any serious incident, and it is not a serious matter. His Majesty the Emperor just wanted to find out what was going on, and he didn't get angry because of it. He looked at the crowd, touched his beard, and guessed what everyone thought, "As long as we figure out the reason, when the time comes, whether it is to ask people or whatever, we will be able to rely on it, right?" ”

Shen Zhen also felt good when he heard it and nodded, and he was quite curious about what was going on.

"Then it's decided, the three of us will take a few people to pretend to be performing arts to go to that town to have a look, and after a while, those two strange people, I want to see which way the gods are doing what kind of fame." Shen Zhen also felt that this matter was quite strange, and there was a strange feeling that could not be said, and he always felt that the sky was about to change, and this time it was likely to subvert people's cognition for hundreds of years.

The sun was shining, and there was a large group of people in front of the Hou Mansion, including the wives and housekeepers who were worried about the safety of Shen Houye, and the sons and buddies who wanted to go together to enjoy the mountains and rivers. After a period of farewell, Hou Ye and his party finally hit the road.

Hou Ye was wearing a businessman's outfit at this time, and he really looked like an upstart.

Hou Ye played the role of a showman this time, and began to practice the opponent on the road: "Come, come here, get rolled." ”

The carriage was bumpy all the way, and soon arrived at Yizhou City.

"Yizhou is a good place, and I haven't been home for several years." The beard chief didn't touch his beard this time, and looked up at the two big characters in Yizhou, looking a little lonely.

"Eleven, you can take the time to go home and see where you once lived." Shen Zhen also understands that despite the passage of many years, people still have some feelings.

"When people go to empty buildings, they are afraid that they will be devastated when they pass, and they will be strange and desolate as far as they can see." A few wisps of gray hair were a little sad.

"Hey, okay, Master Pan, don't be crepe, since you're afraid of being devastated, why didn't you go earlier, why didn't you think about it when you were enjoying yourself in the capital?" The fat man was a little impatient.

"General Niu, you-" Pan Shiyi was so angry that he couldn't speak, pointing at General Niu and not knowing what to scold.

Shen Zhen was a little impatient: "Shut up, hurry up and enter the city." "Shen Hou Ye has long been surprised, these two people have been with him for more than ten years, and they are not used to not making noise, although they are in their forties.

A few people were wandering leisurely on the road, when they suddenly saw a little boy and a girl about the age of a young man, two of them carrying a box of melons and laboriously walking and selling. It's a big basket with a lot of watermelons, and it's very heavy to look at. The little boy was tired and sweaty, his expression was painful, but he grinned but refused to let go.

Shen Zhen looked at them pitifully and was also a little moved. "Child, put it down," Shen Zhen shouted at the boy and walked over at the same time, "Child, what's your name?" ”

The boy put on an old hat, was a little frightened in the face of strangers, and timidly: "My name is Long Bridge." ”

"What about your parents?" Shen Zhen turned his head to look at the girl, "Why did you come out to sell melons, such a big basket, how did you bring it up." ”

"My mother is sick and needs money, so I have to mention it if I can't lift it." The little boy returned.

"I see." Shen Zhen took out some silver from his arms, "Go and treat your mother." ”

Long Bridge was just about to pick it up, but was stopped by the girl next to him: "Don't take it." The sudden angry shouting made Shen Zhen and the three of them also startled.

General Niu was not happy after recovering from his senses: "Alas, I said, this girl, what kind of play are you?" looked at Wen Wen quietly, and suddenly came to this time with quite a lot of strength. ”

Shen Zhen also wondered: "Why? ”

"Daddy said that you can't take other people's things casually, eat people with soft hands, and take people with short mouths." The girl's momentum made several people also stunned, and they looked at each other.

"Girl, that's a soft hand and a short mouth, have you ever eaten someone? If you eat people, you will be soft. ”

Pan Shiyi touched his beard and laughed.

A few people also laughed, and when a few people were happy, a black shadow suddenly popped out, snatched the silver in Shen Zhen's hand and ran wildly.

Several people looked at each other, not knowing what was happening.

"Look at it, chase it." Shen Zhen said angrily to the two people who were still stunned, "What a waste, I always rely on ...... at critical times" Before he finished speaking, Long Bridge suddenly chased after him, looking at the small figure running forward hard, Shen Zhen wanted to laugh a little, who can you catch up.

Shen Zhen turned his head to look at the girl, "You're his sister, what's your name?" ”

"Maple Red."

"Good name, stop and sit on the shore of the maple forest at night, the frost leaves are red in February, the person who named you must have given it according to this poem." Shen Zhen was triumphant about his cleverness.

"No, it was my father who saw the maple tree in the yard and named me that." Maple Red is a merciless blow.

"Oh, haha, I see." Shen Zhen had no choice but to smile to hide his embarrassment.

On a street next to Taean Province, the crowd is bustling, some selling walnuts, and some caravans, which is very lively. This was a lively and good atmosphere, but it was broken by an uninvited guest - a dirty, tattered young man ran desperately, and the two people behind him, one fat and one thin, chased desperately, and the young man panicked, causing people to turn their backs everywhere they went. When they saw anything, they picked it up and smashed it back, and the people chasing behind them also dodged while running to avoid being hit.

Long Bridge looked at the few people who were far away, so tired and out of breath that he couldn't catch up.

However, looking at the direction in which the thief is running, it seems that you can take a shortcut from the trail. Long Bridge has been running here since he was a child, and he knows by heart where there is an alley and how many trees there are in the alley.

In an alley, the young man stopped to gasp for breath, saw that there was no one behind him, and gradually relaxed. Leaning against the wall and wanting to rest, who knew that as soon as he put down his hanging heart, before he could count how much silver, a little boy stood in front of him and stretched out his hand.

The young man was obviously a little shocked and puzzled, and the little boy urged, "Bring it!" ”

The young people didn't want to deal with it, so they got up and left.

"Hey, you stop." The little boy hurried after him.

As soon as he grabbed the young man's arm, he shook him away, but the little boy was not discouraged, and still grabbed again and again, and finally the young man got impatient, kicked the boy to the ground, and walked away.

Only the little boy was left clutching his stomach and rolling on the ground in pain.

Fortunately, General Niu and Pan Shiyi arrived in time.

In the medical hall, an old doctor of the fairy wind bone was the pulse of Changqiao, "It's no big problem, let's take a few medicines." ”

"Doctor Xie." Shen Zhen took the medicine, walked out, and looked at General Niu, "You are not as good as a child." ”

General Niu felt a little aggrieved, "How can you blame me, I am not familiar with life when I first came here, how do I know where there is a path, and this can still blame me......"

Before he finished speaking, General Niu saw Shen Zhen's solemn expression, staring not far away, knowing that there was a situation, and he didn't dare to say any more, for fear of disturbing Hou Ye's observation.

In the distance were Xuanyuan and Ruoshui, one of them was bouncing and the other was quiet and introverted, both holding a string of rock sugar gourds. Although the woman looks lively and active, she feels quite simple, but in Shen Zhen's eyes, under the girl's giggling appearance, she is a little stable and old-fashioned, and it is not that she has never seen the world.

"It seems that the person we are looking for doesn't have to go through the trouble of finding it." The corners of Shen Zhen's mouth lifted slightly.

Pan Shiyi and General Niu looked over, and their eyes gradually became sharper.