Chapter 57
Yuezhou city is adjacent to Xiangshui and built, the wall of the siege is more than one zhang higher than the Lancang county city, the semicircular city wall is as long as 100 miles, the word "Yuezhou" on the high city gate is solemn and heavy.
The southern suburbs of the city and the source of Xiangshui are endless huge lakes, with vast smoke and waves, and a continuous swamp surrounding the big lake, which is secluded and mysterious, and there is no way for manpower to pass. This is the legendary "Yunmeng Guze", but it is a "forbidden place" for martial arts masters, and non-Douzun powerhouses cannot enter and exit at will.
At the other end of "Yunmeng Guze", it is the area under the jurisdiction of "Yun'an City" in Kyoto of the Huaxu Heavenly Dynasty.
Chen Chucai was dressed in a gorgeous brocade robe, and took out the nameplate of the noble title issued by the Celestial Dynasty, the guards of the city naturally did not dare to make things difficult, and even did not interrogate Feng Qiqi, who was dressed as a scholar, and let the two of them enter the tall gate of Yuezhou City.
A long street is built next to the Xiangshui River, and the lanterns on both sides of the street are strung together, like beads hanging. The figures on the street are like buildings, coming and going, food stalls, restaurants, tea houses, and green buildings are very lively, shouting, selling, and the laughter of sisters and children, one after another. Let the downtown of Yuezhou City be in the hustle and bustle, and there is more extravagance.
Chen Chucai took Feng Qiqi's little hand and wandered all the way on the street, as if watching a picture of the market.
Suddenly, Chen Chucai found that he couldn't pull it at hand, and when he looked back, it turned out that the little girl's feet seemed to be stuck to the ground, and her two eyes had been hooked off by the sugar gourd rack on the back of the old man on the roadside.
Chen Chucai couldn't help but scold, and deliberately scolded: "Hey....... What are you looking at?"
"It's been a long time......... I've never tasted a sweet tooth!"
The little woman's lips moved slightly, and the bitter gourd's face was full of grievances, and then turned into an obvious sneer: "Without the osmanthus cake in Yun'an City, the rock sugar gourd can make do." ”
"Xiao Qi, you can't eat too much sweets, not only bad teeth, but excessive calorie intake is easy to make people gain fat. ”
Chen Chucai said seriously, took out a handful of copper and handed it over, and said with a smile: "If you are fat, you can't get married, don't talk to Young Master Ben in the future." ”
"Phew....... Bad boy, smelly hunter, dog can't spit ivory out of his mouth!"
Feng Qiqi scolded, she didn't care what "calories" were, but she knew that if she wanted to buy a sugar gourd, she had to get copper.
snatched the copper coin from the young man's hand, the little girl shouted at the old man happily, and then pinched two large strings of sugar gourds in her hand, her mouth was naturally full, and she had no time to say anything.
Chen Chucai's newly acquired scholar Xiao Qi, the biggest advantage is that he is familiar with the road conditions in Yuezhou City, after quickly swallowing a few beads of sugar gourd, Xiao Niu'er took the boy to visit a few of the most lively streets, and saw that it was getting dark, and then went to the west gate of the city.
Facing the west gate, a street is the widest street in the city, and "Yuelu Academy" is located at the end of this street, built by mountains and rivers.
After walking a few streets, a river flows through the city into Xiangshui, and walked not far along the stone bridge on the river, Chen Chucai saw an abrupt mountain peak from a distance, with high walls and green tiles on the mountainside, pavilions and pavilions, and continued to the foot of the mountain.
The place name is Yuelu Mountain, there is a literary atmosphere under the peak, creating three thousand years, Confucianism is at its peak.
Over here...... It is the most revered and desirable holy place for all Confucian monks in the Huaxu Heavenly Dynasty - "Yuelu Academy".
At the foot of Yuelu Peak, there are many buildings on the bank of Xiangshui, all of which are small pavilion markets, tea houses and hotels, which provide secular services for the huge academy.
Chen Chucai inquired all the way and learned that there was still more than a month before the academy entrance examination, and all the students who applied for the examination were waiting at the outer gate inn set up by Fengxia Academy, so they searched along the market.
An inn sits north and faces south, and the scene in front of it is similar to the largest hotel that the boy has ever seen in Lancang County, and of course it is even more imposing. In front of the open gate, two sturdy men were not dressed as Confucians, but stood solemnly on both sides, like door gods, so that passers-by did not dare to come forward.
"Two eldest brothers, Chen Shisan of Lancang County has come to apply for the academy, and there is a letter to be delivered to Elder Nie Fuzi. ”
Chen Chucai bowed his hand to the two men, and then took out the letter of recommendation written by Hua Fuzi and presented it respectfully.
Among the two, the more burly one was like a human bear, looking up and down at the young man with an indifferent face, and when he saw the fire paint on the envelope, his expression immediately changed, his eyes were surprised, and he said: "Please follow me into the courtyard to settle down first, Master Nie is one of the six elders of the academy, and he must go to the peak to pass the gift, and then pass you to see him." ”
Following Dahan through the gate of the inn, Chen Chucai pulled Feng Qiqi into a small courtyard, where five or six rooms were side by side, half of which were covered by several big trees, and the whole courtyard looked compact and quiet.
The exclusive inn of the academy is really full of culture, several rooms are very spacious, the windows are bright and clean, and the tiled bricks in the courtyard are also spotless, which seems to be able to shine a human figure.
Chen Chucai naturally felt novel, and couldn't help but praise: "Yuelu Academy really lives up to its reputation, just this guest house under the mountain is extraordinary!"
The big man smiled and said, "Little brother praises it, one day you can enter the sixth courtyard on the peak, and you can see the long and long atmosphere of the Academy." ”
Chen Chucai saw that the man was straight, so he naturally climbed up the pole and bowed his hand: "Dare to ask the eldest brother Gao's surname, which courtyard does he belong to?"
The burly man replied: "A certain Nie Feiqi is a disciple of the outer door of the "Galloping Peak" Archery Academy, and he went down the mountain to take care of the inn to earn some meritorious points. If the little brother can enter the academy smoothly, it is not an exaggeration to call me a senior brother. ”
The young man took a closer look at Nie Feiqi, and could see that his burly body was full of blood and qi, and the top of his head faintly contained a trace of Haoran Qi, which turned out to be a martial arts refining, Confucianism and Taoism cultivation material, but he also felt strange.
"Hahaha...... Another companion who applied for the exam is here, Guo Gangde has seen Senior Brother Nie!"
A shout sounded, and the small courtyard that shook echoed endlessly.
At the stone table in the courtyard, there were two young people, both seventeen or eighteen years old, with a big voice and a square face, big eyes and thick eyebrows, and a stocky and tall figure. Another delicate short and thin boy saluted slightly, but did not squeak.
On the other side of the courtyard, there was a white-clothed man who was nearly twenty years old sitting at the stone table, but he looked arrogant, and he was also disdainful of the middle-aged man and Chen Chucai who came in, holding a folding fan and looking at the sky from the corner of his eye.
"This is the inn 16 - courtyard, the accommodation is all students, Guo Gangde is rough by nature, Huang Zicheng is weak-minded, and he is still easy to get along with. That son is Lu Chan, the nephew of Lu Xiangye of the Heavenly Dynasty, and he is very arrogant, don't mess with him if you have nothing to do. ”
Nie Feiqi was rough in life, but his mind was still delicate, and when he saw Chen Chucai looking around, he reminded him softly.
The young man nodded to himself, but Feng Qiqi snorted and muttered: "Yun'an City Xiangye Mansion, isn't it amazing? ”
Chen Chucai pulled the little girl's wrist and signaled her not to say more, but the whisper still did not escape the tip of the white-clothed man's ear, his eyes cast a sharp glance, and then smiled disdainfully, without saying anything.
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