Outside, the wind and snow are shaking, but inside, it is warm like spring.

Zhuang You ate the spirit fruit, read the Huang Ting Jing in his hand, read a volume, the fruity aroma in his mouth was rich, and there was still a sweetness.

There is no need to go to class these days, and Zhuang You is rarely free, reading, practicing swords, and living a leisurely and pleasant life, but the knock on the door in his ears broke the silence.

Push the door, "Xiaoguo?"

Zhuang You looked at the kernel in his hand, a little embarrassed, scratched his head and said: "Tuoba he doesn't eat, hehe, you can't waste food~~"

Han Xiaoguo smiled, didn't care, poked his little head into the room, a little disappointed, Zhuang You hurriedly said: "Tuoba is not here, he only comes back at night." ”

The boy noticed that the little girl's fur coat was covered with snow, and quickly invited him into the house, and added a piece of charcoal to the fire, and the stove "beeped and beeped", and the room was filled with a warm smell of fireworks.

After making tea for the guests, Zhuang You cut the spirit fruit on a plate, brought it to Han Xiaoguo, and said, "The etiquette is not good, I am sorry to entertain you with your fruit." ”

Han Xiaoguo looked around the clean and simple room, showing the owner's diligence, picked up a piece of pulp and ate it in small bites.

"Zhuang You, I heard that Tuoba Hao slept on the ground at night, is it true?"

Zhuang You didn't expect Han Xiaoguo to suddenly come up with such a sentence, he was stunned, and after a while, he replied: "Tuoba he did sleep on the ground, but I cleaned the ground very cleanly. ”

He knew that Han Xiaoguo had heard the gossip outside, but if this was the case, he couldn't say anything, and he felt a little uncomfortable thinking of the shadows every night.

"Hey, Zhuang You, don't get me wrong, I'm not looking down on Tuoba Hao, I'm just asking, I don't mean anything else......"

The little girl hurriedly defended, her face turned red in a hurry, Zhuang You smiled gently, and said, "It's okay, I know, Tuoba's habits are indeed a little strange." ”

Han Xiaoguo looked depressed, didn't know what to say, and looked at Zhuang You's expression as if it was fake, before he calmed down.

"I came here to apologize, last time the rhubarb was too wild, I couldn't control it, that's why it became like this, fortunately nothing happened. ”

The little girl was very sorry, the clothes in her hand were twisted together, and Zhuang You comforted: "It's okay, Tuoba is fine, by the way, where is your rhubarb?"

"Rhubarb was taken away by my sister!" the little girl looked at her rhubarb with a heart-wrenching expression.

"My husband said that rhubarb was too dangerous and not safe in my hands, so my sister took the rhubarb back. ”

Thinking of the hideous and brutal barbaric demon beasts in the yellow sand that day, Zhuang You nodded with deep sympathy, but seeing Han Xiaoguo so sad Rhubarb's departure, he was comforted.

Unconsciously, the two chatted until noon, and Zhuang You noticed that Han Xiaoguo was very concerned about Tuoba Hao's affairs, and he was a little happy.

"Xiaoguo, you can eat in the cafeteria and try my craft. ”

Zhuang You also misses the smell of firewood, rice, oil and salt in the room, and if he doesn't hold a kitchen knife for a few days, his hands are a little itchy, he is really a chef.

The two walked to the cafeteria in the wind and snow, opened the door, and there was no one, Zhuang You lit a fire, washed his hands, and cut vegetables...... One person also did a good job, Han Xiaoguo next to him saw it with relish, his cheeks were flushed, seeing that Zhuang You was a little too busy, he volunteered to look at the fire, and he almost burned his eyebrows without a cup of tea, so he had to quit stupidly.

Ambiguous and distant village, smoke in the ruins.

On weekdays, Zhuang You cooks a big pot of rice for hundreds of people, although it is not difficult to rely on the strength of cultivation, but now cooking for one person has a sense of meticulous carving.

Han Xiaoguo, who was sitting outside, felt the thick aroma of soup wafting from the kitchen, and couldn't help but get up and poke her head, so Zhuang You didn't let her wait too long, and came over with a smile on the food plate.

Looking at the few dishes in front of him, Han Xiaoguo picked up the spoon first, scooped a mouthful of milky white and white soup, and as soon as he took his mouth, it flowed directly from his throat to his stomach, making people sigh happily, eating the fresh and tender lion head in the soup, Han Xiaoguo shook his head hotly, but he still didn't want to spit it out.

Then I sandwiched the fish meat poured with chopsticks in the red soup, which was sweet and sour, which was very much in line with the taste of the little girl.

Zhuang You looked at Han Xiaoguo, who was eating happily, and was also very satisfied.

"Okay, you're actually opening a small stove!"

Following the sound, Yuan Yuanyuan walked in with a smile at the door, rubbing his hands and looking obscene, looking at the okay on the table, he almost flowed out, Zhuang You took out the dishes and chopsticks, "Let's eat together, Brother Yuan." ”

"Hey, that's so embarrassing!" Before he finished speaking, Yuan Yuanyuan had already taken the chopsticks and couldn't wait to eat them, but Han Xiaoguo glared at him, this guy grabbed food too fast, and Yuan Yuanyuan turned a blind eye.

"Zhuang You, your hand squirrel fish is amazing, and this soup, well, not bad......"

Yuan Yuanyuan said vaguely with something in his mouth, and the rice in the bowl was cleaned after a while.

Han Xiaoguo and Yuan Yuanyuan had only finished eating a bowl of rice, but Zhuang You had already eaten the second bowl silently.

"Ah~" sighed happily, the three of them touched their belly and put down their chopsticks, Han Xiaoguo's little belly was round and he was still trying to drink the soup.

Seeing that both of them were looking at her, Han Xiaoguo blushed and said, "The academy only allows students to cook, and there are few of us on the mountain who can cook~"

"It's okay, you can come here to eat later. Zhuang You said.

Han Xiaoguo's eyes lit up, then dimmed again, and he snorted: "Usually my sister cooks, and if I don't eat, it will make my sister sad." ”

Thinking of her sister's appearance when she went crazy, the little girl shuddered and felt that she was really a warm-hearted little padded jacket.

Han Xiaoguo then took his leave, leaving Yuan Yuanyuan and Zhuang You to sit.

"Zhuang You, are you sure about your next antler test?"

"Ahh ”

Looking at Zhuang You, who looked indifferent and seemed to be talking about what had happened, Yuan Yuanyuan smiled and said: "Then I have to see your performance, maybe I can get a bye if I am lucky." ”

"By the way, Brother Yuan, how did you get Shi Lezhi out of power that day?"

As soon as he thought of the scene where Shi Lezhi stepped down in the blink of an eye inexplicably, Zhuang You couldn't help but want to get to the bottom of it.

Yuan Yuanyuan took out the quaint array plate and handed it to Zhuang You, Zhuang You held it with both hands, and looked at it carefully, the array plate was a little shabby, densely engraved with many words, and many mysterious lines, which made people dizzy.

After returning the array plate, Yuan Yuanyuan rubbed the array plate and said with a smile: "This array plate was made by my grandfather, the old man is a feng shui watcher, and he was beaten as a liar by the villagers before." ”

Although Yuan Yuanyuan smiled, Zhuang You could feel something under the smile, "Is the old man okay?"

"The old man is fine, can he still have a pound of wine a day and a roast chicken?"

Zhuang You didn't know about Yuan Yuanyuan's grandfather's past, but as a cultivator, how could he be beaten by ordinary people?

"My grandfather is very weird, he is a wandering Taoist priest, he goes around telling fortunes and asking people to see feng shui, and he rarely uses supernatural powers. ”

I see, Zhuang You nodded, Yuan Yuanyuan touched his bulging belly, and said, "Do you know what is the most accurate for my grandfather?"

"Old man, he can see the dying man!"

Zhuang You didn't understand, what does it mean to see someone who is about to die?

"The so-called dying man will die for a few hours or a few days. Just by this, the old man didn't know how many times he was chased and beaten. ”

Zhuang You hurriedly asked, "Is the old man really accurate?"

"It's not a waste!"

Zhuang You didn't expect that Yuan Yuanyuan's grandfather still had this kind of ability, but he couldn't help but feel a little strange when he looked at Yuan Yuanyuan, whose smile was gone.

"Zhuang You, do you know what despair is?"

Zhuang You's thoughts suddenly drifted to the broken rouge in the town that night, and he was speechless.

"Although my grandfather could see the dying people, he could not change their fate, he could die suddenly or choke on his saliva. The old man can see the future, but he doesn't know where it will go. ”

When Zhuang You thought of this, he felt that this ability was not so much an ability as a curse, and the witch sacrifices that had been successfully predicted in ancient times would be tied to a pillar of fire and burned to death or thrown into the river to drown, this is a kind of fear, something that everyone doesn't want to see, even if it's accurate!

And Yuan Yuanyuan's next sentence made Zhuang You completely shocked,

"Just a few months ago, my grandfather said I was going to die. ”

Under the calm words, there is a fear that dare not touch.

Zhuang You looked at Yuan Yuanyuan, who was sitting in front of him, knowing that things had changed, and before he could speak, the other party had already answered,

"Grandpa has exhausted his cultivation, and when he sees a glimmer of heaven, he also sees my way of life. ”

"So I came to White Deer Academy, and unfortunately, I'm not dead yet. ”

Yuan Yuanyuan suddenly had a hippie smile again, looking heartless, as if the cloud of death had never shrouded his head.

Helping Zhuang You clean up the mess, the two said goodbye in the wind and snow, and watched their chic backs disappear into the evergreen bamboo forest, Zhuang You also turned away.

By asking the traveling priest, he can measure life and death. Don't be afraid of tomorrow's worries, but ask for peace today.

On the Yuxiu Peak in the distance, a little girl was bouncing in the snow, smiling, but when she saw a tall figure not far away, the corners of her mouth drooped.

"Where have you been?"

"I went to the main peak and played for a while. ”

Looking at Han Xiaoguo's stomach and the oil on his mouth, the voice sounded again: "Why don't you come back for dinner?"

Han Xiaoguo bit her lip and didn't dare to speak, the figure in front of her gradually became clear in the wind and snow, it was a woman with a veil on her face.

"Sister, I was wrong......"

And Zhuang You, who returned to the house, read the book, and after a while, he heard the noise of people outside, how could there be so many people outside on this snowy day?

Going out, a group of people were full of voices, "The list is released~" The loud voice made every student's eyes brighten, and the pace also accelerated.

The results of the Ding Zike antler test are out.

Everyone rushed to the place where the rankings were released, and it seemed that if they went slower, the rankings would drop somewhat.

Zhuang You is also looking forward to his results, and when he arrived at the release of the list, the familiar faces of Yuan Yuanyuan, Shi Lezhi, Wang Xiaoli, and Dugucun had already arrived.

"Zhuang You, I just knew. Yuan Yuanyuan approached with a smile and stood side by side with Zhuang You.

In the wind and snow, the sentient beings watched with anticipation as the senior brother who released the list took this pile of paper and walked to the wooden sign where the announcement was posted on weekdays, and pasted the yellow paper after a while.

The first one was a hundred students from behind, and everyone approached with wide eyes, and after a while, someone wailed: "It's over, one hundred and seventy-three." ”

Ranked last.

Rows of black names swept by, and the students who saw their names showed frustration, eager to beat their chests, and those who didn't see the names breathed a sigh of relief temporarily, and then looked forward to it again.

And Zhuang You also looked at the list nervously, until he saw Tuoba's name.

One hundred and seventy, Zhuang You was a little disappointed, but the three students behind Tuoba Hao were stupid, and even Tuoba Hao, who slept every day in class, couldn't pass the test, this, alas!

The second piece of paper was also pasted, and it was fifty to one hundred.

"Brother Tiger Fu, you are fifty-four. A teenager like Wang Xiaoli shouted happily, Wang Xiaoli looked at the top of the heads of a circle of people around him, and said in his heart, I am so tall that I still need your help to see, and shouted out!

Sure enough, Dugu Cun mocked: "Reckless"

Wang Xiaoli was so powerful that he glared at Dugucun: "Who are you talking about?"

"Whoever says yes is whoever says. ”

"You!"

The people next to him hurriedly pulled Wang Xiaoli away, so as not to fight and affect the people next to him.

The most anticipated list was posted.

Fang Zijun, Zhou Longcheng, and Shi Lezhi are all in the middle of it, while Yuan Yuanyuan is ranked tenth.

Yuan Yuanyuan was already very satisfied with the tenth place, and the people next to him were itching with their teeth.

And Dugu Cun saw that he was in third place, his brows furrowed, staring at the two dazzling names in front of him.

In everyone's eyes, there are two names.

Han Xiaoguo is the chief, and Zhuang You is second.

Everyone said hello to Zhuang You, and the young man thanked him one by one, and his heart was full of excitement, but it was strange that he didn't see Han Xiaoguo.

"I didn't expect you to be a pen in addition to cooking deliciously. Yuan Yuanyuan patted Zhuang You on the shoulder and smiled.

"It's just a literary test, and the martial arts test also accounts for points, and next time no one will have a bye!"

Dugu Cun's voice came, entering Zhuang You's ears, and Zhuang You looked at Dugu Cun with an indifferent face.

"Then you'd better not run into me. ”

The young man smiled, his waist was slightly bent, his tone was gentle and respectful, and the whole person was so humble and polite, just the words that came out of his mouth,

Sharp as a sword!