The annual exam is extremely important to the Great Chu State.

Here, there is a cumbersome process before the exam can be taken.

The first thing to do is to verify the identity and rule out the possibility of fraud.

And this step begins in the government office, and in the government office, it is the first step to verify the identity.

After avoiding the possibility of others falsifying, the candidates will be taken to another examination room.

There will be a closed exam, which will be three days in total.

In fact, for every candidate, taking the exam for three consecutive days and not being allowed to meet people outside is a lot of pressure, both physically and psychologically.

When Zhou An and Yu Hang came to the mansion, looking at those scholars, they could already feel nervousness from their faces.

"You're not nervous at all." Zhou An asked with a smile.

Yu Hang shook his head: "If it was before, I would be very nervous, but now after seeing everything, I feel relaxed." ”

In fact, the hard power of the exam is the first thing, and the second thing is to look at the on-the-spot performance.

Zhou An suspects that with the current situation in Yuhang, he may not be able to be admitted.

It wasn't long before there was a sound of the door opening at the gate.

Sun Fuling walked out of it and began to preside over the whole process.

The whole process goes according to the established plan.

Zhou An didn't send it much, waited outside for a while, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong with Yu Hang, he left directly.

As for whether you can be admitted, it depends on your ability.

After leaving the mansion and having nothing to do, Zhou An was ready to go back. Continue the liver for a while to fuse the casting method.

For him, the current progress is relatively fast, and he just needs to follow the steps.

But before Zhou An could walk home, he was stopped by someone.

"Master Zhou, Lord Sifu is invited."

A member of the Town Trick Division happened to run into Zhou An, so he came to Zhou An and whispered.

At this time, Zhou An was already unknown to the members of the entire Zhenwei Division.

After all, when Mimo was dealt with, the members of the Zhen Wei Division were also present.

Especially when it comes to cleaning up the aftermath.

The members of the Town Trick Division watched Mi Mo's death, and everyone was very palpitated.

The young man in front of him, who looked kind, was actually secretly a ruthless master.

The current members have long since lost the arrogance they had when they first met, and everyone has lowered their posture.

They know very well that at Zhou An's age, there is still this kind of strength, which is definitely not something in the pool.

Even if you can't make friends, you definitely can't make enemies.

There have been examples before, a certain Jianghu person looked at a small young man, and went up to make trouble and ridicule, but it didn't take many teenagers before the young man overtook him.

And then the charlatan didn't know where to bury it.

In short, no one can't look down on Zhou An now.

Zhou An didn't know what Zheng Sifu was looking for him, it had been a while since Mi Mo was killed, and he felt that there should be some problem with the aftermath, otherwise there was no need to look for himself.

"Let's go."

Since someone invited me, it's okay anyway, so I'll go over and take a look.

The members of the Townsman Division nodded in agreement and led the way ahead.

It didn't take long for the two of them to come to the Town Trick Division.

Zhou An stepped in, looked around, and the surrounding members all looked at him.

But he quickly looked away, as if he didn't dare to look this way.

Zhou An didn't have time to pay attention to these people, and went directly to the second floor.

As soon as I went up, I saw Zheng Sifu waiting there.

"Master Zheng, call me over at this time, is there anything wrong?" Zhou An said hello.

Zheng Sifu said: "Let's go into the room and talk." ”

Zhou An nodded.

The two came into the room.

As soon as he entered the house, Zheng Sifu closed the door with his backhand.

After closing it, he pulled Zhou An to the table next to him and poured Zhou An a cup of tea.

"I know you're usually busy, and if you're okay, I won't call you over, specifically, there's something about Mimo."

Zheng Sifu said.

"Is something wrong with the aftermath?" Zhou An asked.

Zheng Sifu shook his head: "There is nothing wrong with the aftermath, but we have to report it now, so we have to string a confession between the two of us." ”

Hearing this, Zhou An also understood.

Actually, this matter should be counted from the time they killed Mi Mo.

Mi Mo's desire to survive is very heavy, so he has to use eight stunts to survive.

But in the situation at that time, Zhou An really wanted to kill Mi Mo, even if Zheng Sifu wanted to stop it.

Zheng Sifu is also a lover, and he directly blocked the door, which means that Mimo will definitely die.

As a result, this matter must be reported now.

After all, it's a big deal, if you don't go through the process, it's not easy to deal with Yunlaifu.

Report it, you must not dare to tell the truth, otherwise the boss knows that they don't even want eight stunts, then they won't be able to eat and walk around at that time.

So at this time, the two must make a confession.

"I really can't hide the matter, so many people are watching, so I also reported it, and I will definitely send someone from the Supervision Department to come over at that time, it is said that this person is still very close to us, so I will stop by to investigate."

Zheng Sifu explained.

Zhou An also understands this matter, after all, he really didn't hide much in order to deal with Mimo's matter, so it's normal that he can't hide it.

If you can hide it like this, it will be too strange.

"Master Zheng, how are you going to come?" Zhou An asked.

Zheng Sifu said: "Actually, it's very simple, let's just say that Mi Mo swore to resist to the death, and she didn't hand over the eight stunts to death, so we killed her, and in the process of fighting, the eight stunts were destroyed, and this matter is over, but there are some details that we have to communicate." ”

The Peerless Casting was destroyed by Zhou An, and now it can be pushed to Mi Mo, after all, Mi Mo is already a dead man.

"Let's discuss." Zhou An said.

Next, the two began to discuss the details, and after discussing for half an hour, Zhou An left the Zhenwei Division.

At this time, it was just noon, and after eating some food outside, Zhou An originally planned to go back.

But on the way, I saw a fish seller next to me.

As he watched the fish swim in the water, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.

This battle, to be honest, seems to be an overwhelming advantage on its side, but in fact, there are still some details that need to be considered.

The most important thing to consider is when you were by the river.

If they can't get out of the river, they'll have to go into the water themselves.

If there is any danger in the water, it is absolutely difficult to deal with.

So Zhou An discovered one of his weaknesses.

Now on land, he has no problem at all, but when it comes to water, the problem comes.

Just like the corpse diggers I met before, he was very strong in the water, but once he was on land, he became a rookie.

His own level, he may not be a rookie in the water, but he will definitely be restrained and will not be able to play his best.

Zhou An felt that he should develop a water-related ability.

"Let's swim."

Here, however, he was not stuck, and quickly thought of the corresponding skills.

Water-related, except for swimming, is rare.

You can't drink water, can you?

"Hmm...... It's still early, so let's go and develop it. ”

After Zhou An figured it out, he didn't stay in Yunlai Mansion for long, he directly identified the direction, and when he got out of Yunlai Mansion, he walked outside.

There are a lot of rivers around Yunlai Mansion, and Zhou An found the nearest one, which is not very far.

……

In a short time, under the speed of Youlongbu, Zhou An arrived at his destination.

This is a small village, and the people of the village make a living by fishing, and there are many fish in the river.

Walking down the other side of the river, until he came to a place where there was no one, Zhou An stopped.

It is a no-man's land, and the river is clear and reflects a burst of light under the sun's rays.

Since there was no one around, Zhou An didn't think much about it, and directly took off his coat and jumped into the river.

At this time, the river water is slightly cold, but the temperature is still good, not too cold.

After jumping into the river, there was a splash, and he tried to pedal it, and found that the river was quite deep.

"Try the easy."

Zhou An waved his arms and swam for a while in the simplest dog planing style.

He's only going to do that.

In a short time, Zhou An swam more than ten meters.

There is resistance in the water, and Zhou An even got up in the process of swimming, took out a long knife from the pink money bag and waved it.

He found that due to the resistance of the water, the speed of his swing of the knife was a little slower, don't underestimate this thread, in the process of the master's moves, these are all chips to turn the tables.

"Keep swimming!"

There is no provocation trigger, it should be a matter of posture.

Zhou An changed from a dog planing style to a freestyle position.

Still no provoncy triggered.

He tried to change several more types, but to no avail.

At this time, almost a pillar of incense had passed, and Zhou An stopped and floated in the water to think.

"I've changed several postures, and it proves that it's not a posture problem, it must be something else."

Zhou An pondered.

He does know how to swim, but he has not studied these things systematically, and he knows some self-taught things.

Now it's a bit difficult to let him find a way here.

Just as he was thinking this, there was a sound of footsteps not far away.

He found that the fishermen upstream had come here at some point and started bathing in the river.

The fishermen also found Zhou An, and they didn't take it seriously, after all, it was not a big deal for someone to bathe in the river.

"Plop!"

As a fisherman jumped into the water, they began to swim in the water.

At this time, Zhou An turned his attention to it by the way.

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

These people are quite professional, so you can learn from them yourself.

Zhou An observed carefully, and soon found that the problem was wrong.

Just now he felt that his posture was very correct, but in fact, there were many problems.

When waving your arms and treading water, these movements seem to be in place, but in fact, they are not in place in many places.

Zhou An didn't go up to bother, just observed silently.

After a while, he began to try his hand at swimming the way a fisherman would swim, and he practiced on his own.

The problem was so big that I almost choked on water.

If he weren't a person in the industry himself, this problem would have had little impact on him, and he would probably be choked up.

After learning for a while, I gradually became proficient.

Maintaining this posture, Zhou An swam over again.

This time, he tried his best to correct his movements, and soon, a puff of smoke appeared in front of his eyes.

The smoke then writhed, and finally turned into a line of text.

[Swimming Lv.1: 1/10000]

"It's finally here!" Zhou An breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as proficiency is developed, it will be easy to do later.

Zhou An is a liver emperor.

And there is a person living in the liver.

He was looking forward to what would happen after he took this skill to the third level.

With new skills, Zhou An naturally did not let go, and he swam happily in the water.

In fact, according to normal speaking, if you soak in water like this, there will be problems after soaking for a long time.

But who told him to have Qi in his body?

No matter how much you soak, soaking here all day is no problem for Zhou An.

Time passed gradually, and in the blink of an eye, it was already night.

Zhou An saw that the sun was about to set, and he didn't plan to continue practicing like this.

The proficiency has increased by nearly half, and the proficiency of the first level has risen very quickly, but Zhou An does not plan to come to the river again in the future.

There is the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, digging a pool in that house, it is a breeze.

When the time comes, you can fuse the liver casting method and swim with the liver, which is simply a double win.

When he came out of the water, the Qi in his body flowed for a while, and his clothes were dried out a lot.

Zhou An put on his coat and rushed towards Yunlai Mansion.

……

It didn't take long to get back to Yunlaifu from here.

When Zhou An returned to the house, he happened to meet Qi Shuo, who was anxiously waiting outside the door.

"What's wrong?" Zhou An asked.

When Qi Shuo saw Zhou An, he finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought that Brother Zhou didn't say goodbye because our Hengtong Chamber of Commerce didn't entertain him well." ”

He really didn't have anything to do, but when he came back today, he saw that Zhou An was not there, and he didn't come back so late, thinking that Zhou An had left.

even thought that they did not entertain well, which caused Zhou An's dissatisfaction.

There is no way, now he can stand out from the crowd, all because of Zhou An's contributions, so Qi Shuo is extremely careful.

Zhou An smiled: "No, but I have something to do, and I want Brother Qi to do me a favor." ”

Qi Shuo nodded and said, "What's the matter, Brother Zhou, just say that as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it." ”

Zhou An said that he wanted to dig a pool.

The yard at the back is so large that it can be dug out in half.

Qi Shuo was stunned, completely unable to understand what Zhou An wanted to do.

But he also knew that there was no need to ask about these things, because he just had to do them.

Smart people never ask what to do, and if they do, they will make the other person disgusted with themselves.

Qi Shuo said that he will do his best to complete the project tomorrow.

Now that it's okay, Zhou An returned to his room.

In the evening, he didn't plan to knock on the iron with a clang, and rested early.

……

Following.

Before he could get up, he heard a commotion outside the door.

Zhou An got dressed and went out, and saw that Qi Shuo had already commanded the workers and started construction in the yard.

More than a dozen workers will be able to construct it, and it is estimated that it can be done in half a day.

"Brother Zhou, it's noisy during construction, why don't you go out for a walk?" Qi Shuo didn't see Zhou An coming out, and said with a smile.

Zhou An nodded.

In this environment, it is not convenient for liver proficiency.

You don't have to rush for a while, get the pool right first, and then you can do both of them and the effect will be better.

After going out, Zhou An ate some noodles in front of the roadside stall by the way.

Yu Hang's side should have moved into the examination room yesterday, and it will be considered an exam from today.

Three days is not a long time, but for the candidates, it is like a year.

There was no way to visit, and Zhou An was also idle, so he wandered around in this Yunlai mansion.

I walked around until it was almost noon, and I was really hungry.

"Eat something, go back and see if it's ready, and you can liver proficiency again in the afternoon."

Zhou Anxin thought.

This kind of life without liver proficiency is very boring.

The Liver Emperor has no proficiency, is it still called a liver?

Now that Qi Shuo has given him a lot of money, there is no need to treat himself badly at noon.

Zhou An went to Menghua Building as usual, sat in the private room on the second floor, and ordered a table of dishes.

He didn't waste anything, and he could eat what he ordered.

After eating this table of dishes, Zhou Anxin was satisfied and planned to go out.

But at this time, when he happened to come down from the second floor, he saw that the first floor was already full of people.

Downstairs on the first floor, in the corner, at the moment, there are three floors inside and three floors outside, and there are a lot of people.

At this time, how can it cause so many abnormal reactions?

Zhou An was very strange.

But he didn't think much about it, let alone look at it more, he still had something to do, so he planned to go back directly.

But just as he was about to go back, the voices of the people talking suddenly sounded.

"What is this man's belly made of?"

"She's here, and there's more than a dozen dishes coming out, right?"

"Not only that, you don't see that this is already the second round, and it's too fast."

"The little girl's family, how can you eat it so much?"

The voice of the conversation, with surprise and amazement.

Zhou An heard it clearly.

Eat?

Little girl?

Can you eat something special?

Zhou An put three question marks on himself in his heart.

He always felt that this situation seemed familiar.

It's like this kind of thing has happened before.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou An specially stayed, stood outside and looked inside.

When he couldn't see it, he even stood on a stool and looked inside.

It didn't matter, he immediately saw what was going on inside.

An ordinary-looking girl dressed in gray was pulling the rice in the bowl, and while pulling it, she also held the vegetables and sent them to her mouth.

From time to time, he still muttered.

"Delicious! It's so delicious! This roast chicken is so delicious! ”

"This one is delicious, too!"

"This one is even better, wow!"

The Gray Lady's mouth never stopped, and the dishes on the table decreased at a rate visible to the naked eye.

When Zhou An saw this scene, he first stared calmly, then rubbed his eyes vigorously, and quickly determined that he was not mistaken.

"Well, I opened it the right way, which means that she did come."

The Greygirl was still eating, but she felt a look at her that made her very uncomfortable.

She subconsciously slowed down and looked in the direction of her gaze.

The next moment, the girl in gray was directly stunned on the spot, and the chopsticks in her hand fell on the table, making a click.

In the other hand, there is also half a roast chicken.

Zhou An made a look, meaning to talk about it later.

The girl in gray understood, and continued to bow her head and pick up the food, but this time she ate more gentlely.

When the people saw that the pace of eating had slowed down, they also felt that there was nothing to look forward to, and gradually left.

When the people left, the gray lady was still eating.

Zhou An walked over and sat opposite: "Why are you here, Ye Shuang?" ”

The girl in gray in front of her was Ye Shuang, who had changed her form.

When he was in Anding County, Ye Shuang went out to cheat and eat and drink in this state.

Zhou An really didn't expect to meet Ye Shuang here, or in this kind of scene.

Ye Shuang wiped her mouth, looked left and right, was a little weak-hearted, shrugged her head, and looked very cowardly.

"I'm here for business, and then I'll stop by for a bite to eat."

Zhou An grinned and said, "I see that you are here to eat and do some work by the way, right?" ”

Speaking of this, Ye Shuang was even more weak-hearted, but she still said with a hard mouth.

"It's not!"

Zhou An said speechlessly: "You swallow what is in your mouth first, this will appear more sincere." ”

This girl has no experience in the rivers and lakes, and she is very greedy, in fact, if you really want to say that she met here, it is not strange, but Zhou An is very curious about what official business it is.

Ye Shuang's eyes narrowed, looking like I was very fierce, and said: "I am from the Supervision Department, I must have something important to come over, Zhou An, I came here to investigate you this time." ”

Zhou An: "......"

Good guy, as soon as this sentence came out, Zhou An instantly understood.

Not long ago, I talked to Zheng Sifu, and Zheng Sifu said that there was a supervision department nearby, and he stopped by to investigate this matter.

Isn't that the one in front of you?

was released by her teacher to be free-range, shopping east and west, I really can't figure out her route.

"What about Mimo?" Zhou An asked.

Ye Shuang nodded and said, "Yes, you guys are making a bit of a big deal about this, eight stunts, that thing is very precious." ”

Zhou An raised his eyebrows: "Then what are you going to do with it?" ”

Ye Shuang stretched out his white left hand, snapped his fingers and said: "It depends on the specific situation, if it is really destroyed without a way, for the sake of other people, it is nothing, as long as it is not intentional." ”

Zhou An fell into deep thought.

When he communicated the details with Zheng Sifu, he investigated the spells of the Supervision Division.

Spells can verify the truth of what others say, but in fact, destroying that huge iron sword is indeed a last resort, which can be corroborated by this matter.

And it's all true.

As long as the Supervision Department is moved to another place, not to mention the matter of Mi Mo's survival.

If you don't talk about it, then there will naturally be no truth or falsehood.

"Zhou An." Ye Shuang moved the stool to the front and said very seriously: "You didn't do anything bad, did you?" ”

Zhou An shook his head and said, "You still don't know me, can I do bad things?" ”

"That's not for sure." Ye Shuang said: "You were still going to kill me at that time. ”

The corners of Zhou An's mouth twitched: "Little girl, dare to take revenge, but I took you to eat a lot of delicious food, and you can't even stuff your mouth?" ”

This little girl is still on this threat.

Ye Shuang opened her mouth wide, pointed to her mouth and said, "My mouth is very big, and I can't stuff it." ”

Zhou An was full of black lines, and she couldn't tell whether this little girl was driving or not.

But he understood the meaning.

"There are still a lot of special delicacies in Yunlai Mansion, and I will take you to eat when the time comes."

Ye Shuang immediately came to the spirit: "A word is a certainty!" ”

Zhou An nodded, indicating that he would never break his promise.

Ye Shuang took a few more bites and ate all the food on the table.

"Then let's go, it's better to hit the day than to choose a day, let's hurry over."

"Together?"

"Of course it's together, anyway, it's on the way."

Ye Shuang stood up, took out the pink money bag, and paid.

Zhou An thought about it, it was indeed a stopper, so he didn't say much, and walked out of the restaurant with Ye Shuang.

After the two of them left, they walked towards the town of Secrets.

However, when approaching the town of Tricks, Ye Shuang took Zhou An into a small alley, underwent a gorgeous transformation, and returned to a cold and deserted appearance.

And also blinked in front of Zhou An.

At this moment, Ye Shuang has long since recovered to that peerless appearance, and the combination of coldness and playfulness not only does not violate the harmony, but also has a strong sense of impact.

Even Zhou An can't help but have a sense of gap.

Ye Shuang stuck out her tongue and covered her veil, as if she was brewing her cold temperament, and after a while, she raised her white palm.

"Let's go, Gongzi Zhou."

Zhou An said helplessly: "The change in your personality is so fast, I can't even react, I'll start performing now, right?" ”

Ye Shuang nodded coldly.

Zhou An didn't have any ink, and went out of the alley with Ye Shuang.

In a short time, they arrived at the Town Trick Division.

Ye Shuang still had that cold expression, and in the shortest words, he expressed his intention, and was taken to the second floor by the members of the Town Trick Division.

Zheng Sifu had already received the news and was ready at the moment, but when he saw Zhou An and Ye Shuang coming together, the whole person was stunned.

"Mr. Ye, you and Zhou An are ......"

Who doesn't know the name of the ninth apprentice of the national teacher?

This youngest apprentice, everyone knows her cold character.

It's like an iceberg that makes people retreat.

But what Zheng Sifu never expected was that Ye Shuang would come over with Zhou An.

How did these two meet?

Why did they come together?

It's really puzzling!

Zhou An coughed to hide his embarrassment: "Didn't Zhang Sixian tell Master Zheng about these things?" ”

Zheng Sifu shook his head and said that he didn't say anything.

At that time, Chen County ordered that file to be submitted as a secret letter.

Many details are not stated, after all, there are some ugly things involved in this matter.

Although they talked to the people, the details were still not exposed, and Zheng Sifu had no way of knowing.

Zhou An suddenly realized and said the matter again, but it was only roughly said.

Zheng Sifu finally understood, and his expression when he looked at Zhou An changed.

"This guy even has someone from the Supervision Division, and he is also the ninth apprentice of the national teacher, looking at the two of them coming together, the relationship between these two is very good!"

Of course, thinking so, Zheng Sifu did not slack off, and immediately sat down and watched the tea.

"Let's get down to business."

Ye Shuang did not drink tea, but spoke directly to the subject.

After all, this is also a big thing, involving the casting of the Peerless Domain, so Ye Shuang did not slack off.

Soon, the inquiry began.

One question and one answer.

Zhou An and Zheng Sifu guided, and did not let the topic deviate to the matter of Mi Mo's survival.

In a short time, the whole Q&A was over.

Ye Shuang cast a spell, and after confirming that it was true, he recorded it in detail, indicating that there was no problem.

The whole process is simple.

When all the processes were completed, Zheng Sifu naturally wanted to be a landlord and invite Ye Shuang to eat something like that.

Ye Shuang directly refused, saying that he had a place to go.

Zhou An didn't stay, so he left directly, and Ye Shuang also left.

In the end, there was only one Zheng Sifu left, and Zheng Sifu still felt a little dazed, and didn't understand why this matter passed so easily.

"Could it be that there are people in the DPRK who are easy to do?"

He can only boil down the crux of the matter to this.

But the matter was over, so he didn't think much about it and continued to do his own thing.

After leaving the town of Weisi, Zhou An was taken to a small alley by Ye Shuang.

When the two were in Anding County, they also got along for a while, and Zhou An naturally understood Ye Shuang's temper, and he knew very well that there were still things to ask.

"If there's anything, just ask." Zhou An said.

Ye Shuang did not change back to the appearance of the girl in gray, turned around, stared at Zhou An with eyes as beautiful as stars and moons.

"Zhou An, I know that you are guiding me, I want to ask, are you ...... rejected Mimo's survival, and survived on the condition of peerless casting. ”

Zhou An raised his eyebrows: "How did you guess?" ”

The words have already been said to this point, and Zhou An naturally did not hide it in the slightest.

There's no need to hide it.

Ye Shuang was silent and said: "I know that I don't have much experience, but I'm really not stupid. ”

If he was really a fool, he would not be accepted as an apprentice by the national teacher.

Zhou An sighed: "What are you going to do?" ”

"It's a good kill, but this matter can't be known by anyone." Ye Shuang lowered his head and said.

"You don't plan to ......" Zhou An was interrupted before he finished speaking.

"The Peerless Forge can appear, but it must be in the hands of a solid person, not at this time."

Ye Shuang raised his head and said firmly: "The teacher said that the world has been chaotic for a long time, and it is as stable as it is now, and it can't be chaotic anymore." ”

"And I believe in you, you won't do bad things, although you are sometimes ruthless, but you have never done anything to ordinary people, and even got along with them."

"I believe in you."

Zhou An was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and patted Ye Shuang's shoulder: "Don't worry, what I just said is not half hidden." ”

Ye Shuang snorted.

Suddenly, she reached out and patted the clothes on her body, and soon turned into the appearance of a gray girl again.

"Let's go."

Zhou An said suspiciously: "Where to go?" ”

"Go to where you live, I'm going to stay here for two or three days, and you can take me out to eat." Ye Shuang looked like a matter of course.

Zhou An: "......"

Good fellow, it turned out to be waiting for him here.

Seeing Ye Shuang jumping out of the alley, Zhou An had no choice but to follow behind by the moonlight.

The protagonist who does not know the amphibious operation of land, sea and air is not a good protagonist

(End of chapter)