Chapter 64: The Scholar (II)
Yu Xiu rode a horse, and the scholar carried a wolf corpse and staggered behind him. Don't look at the scholar's appearance, he is weak and white-faced, but his physique and toughness are good, and he has walked for half an hour in a row, and he has never said half a tired word.
When he came to a stream, Yu Xiule stopped his thin horse and said, "Make a fire." ”
When the scholar heard this, he immediately agreed, and hurriedly picked up a pile of dead branches and leaves, then took out the flint from the book and lit the bonfire. He took out another knife, walked to the edge of the stream, and began to clean up the wolf carcass.
Yu Xiu got off the horse and sat upright on a piece of bluestone, thinking in his heart how to get the words out of the scholar's mouth.
"Let's see, it's a big deal to tell the truth, if this person dares to lie to me......" his eyes narrowed slightly.
The book is a good wolf corpse, carrying a piece of meat on the bonfire, looking familiar, obviously in the wild for a long time.
He took out a small peach jar from the book, carefully brushed it on the meat pieces, and slowly a fragrance poured out, making Yu Xiu frown slightly.
"This person really brought spices. Yu Xiu thought that the seasoning in the other party's mouth was at most a little salt or chili, but he didn't expect it to be a special sauce, which smelled a little sweet, and it should have been added with honey.
The scholar suddenly got up, saluted Yu Xiu, and said, "Xiaosheng Ningchen, thank you for saving your life!"
Yu Xiu nodded, and then listened to the other party's words: "Dare to ask Engongzun's surname, so that Ning Chen will remember it." Yu Xiu looked up at him and found that the scholar was looking at him sincerely.
With a little calculation in his heart, Yu Xiu opened his mouth and said: "Poor road is resting, just call it so, and the word 'Engong' does not need to be mentioned." ”
When the scholar heard Yu Xiuken say the debut number, he was slightly happy in his heart, and said tentatively: "'Yixiu Dao Chief', is it feasible to call it like this?"
Seeing Yu Xiu nodding in response, the scholar sat down slowly, wanting to talk to Yu Xian about getting closer. He didn't ask about Yu Xiu's situation, but vigorously explained his situation.
"If it weren't for the appearance of a Daoist leader this time, I'm afraid my life would be difficult to protect. Scholar Ning Chen said with a frightened face.
When Yu Xiu heard it, he casually asked, "The mountain road is difficult, why is there only one here?"
Scholar Ning Chen smiled bitterly and said: "Xiaosheng is not like a retired Taoist leader, he can know about the ghost market, and he still has the blessing of an old Taoist ......."
Yu Xiu listened carefully and found that this person's situation was similar to him, because he had repeatedly failed the imperial examination, and his heart was extremely angry, so he had the idea of asking for immortals.
However, the scholar's luck was better than him, and the Taoist priest he met was kind-hearted, pointed out the scholar, and said the place where the ghost market was located, and asked him to go to the opportunity.
Listening to the angry words in the mouth of scholar Ning Chen, Yu Xiu squinted at his top, and vaguely felt that there was a flash of literary energy, and it was formed, like a white dove.
In the realm of the seven products of the Immortal Dao, the Taoist priest does not need to escape from the Yin God, and can directly use the naked eye to see through the literary qi and blood qi, and Yu Xiu is now only a trace away from reaching the seventh grade, and he can also see it faintly, but it is not complete and clear.
Yu Xiu glanced at it, and thought to himself: "This person has a profound human spirit, and he can already be called a reading seed!"
Most of the scholars in the world are born in the middle of the child, and the name is passed on to several villages, and there is a literary atmosphere, and its atmosphere is like a thread, and the number is different. And after winning the show, the top of the spirit will be condensed and formed, there are white pigeons, green finch, sparrows.
Among them, the sparrows are the lowest, the green finches are general, and the white pigeons are the top, and most of them are outstanding.
The tone is in the shape of a white dove, and there are few things that do not lift people.
"Listen to you, you are also a talented person, and your talent is not small, why can't you even win a lift?" Yu Xiu said, not caring that he couldn't even win a show.
Hearing this, the scholar's face was bitter and depressed, he smiled bitterly and arched his hand, and said, "Do you still remember Xiaosheng's name?"
Yu Xiu nodded, the word "Ning Chen" is not difficult to remember.
The scholar suddenly muttered: "Ning Chen, Ning Chen, how can the country have a minister, and how can the examiner select a minister for the country......"
When Yu Xiu heard this, he was slightly stunned, knowing that this scholar's name was not obtained well, and he was hated by the examiner.
He suddenly thought of a story he had heard in his previous life, and said in his heart: "Ning Chen, Ning Caichen, if you have one more word, you may be able to enjoy the blessings." ”
The scholar didn't know what Yu Xiu was thinking, and said angrily: "The dignified national imperial examination candidates, the officials in the examination room have repeatedly laughed at me because of my name, and said, 'Change your name and come again'." ”
"If the eldest husband does not change his name, he does not change his surname, if he changes his name for the imperial examination, how can he be worthy of his father and mother......"
The scholar Xu was in a trance, and he scolded officials, the imperial examination, the imperial court, and even the emperor for a while, which was quite bold.
Yu Xiu listened, and his face was speechless for a while.
When the scholar saw his face, he reacted, and hurriedly apologized: "What a ridiculous remark, I hope that the Taoist will forgive me." ”
Yu Xiu waved his hand and sighed lightly: "Nothing to do, there are only you and me here, although you speak out." He paused and revealed: "Poor Dao is also a scholar, and he has also taken the imperial examination. ”
When scholar Ning Chen heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, he looked at Yu Xiu's young face, and said in a brisk tone: "Yixiu Daoist is such a young talent, but he has also switched to the Immortal Dao, which shows that today's Wendao is really rancid and muddy. ”
"It can be seen that it is a wise move for Xiaosheng to abandon the text and seek the Tao. He chuckled.
The two talked carefully again, Yu Xiu's attitude eased, and the scholar Ning Chen spit out more things, allowing Yu Xiu to understand him clearly.
After eating the wolf meat, Yu Xiu turned over and got on his horse and continued to walk along the mountain road, his speed was not fast, just enough for the scholar to keep up.
The scholar hurriedly carried a book on his back and followed closely behind the thin horse, for fear that a fierce beast would suddenly emerge from the deep forest and pounce on him.
Yu Xiu thought about how to get the location of the ghost market from the scholar's mouth, and his heart moved, and he spoke: "Since you and I are on the same road, can you lead the horse for me?"
He sat lazily on his horse with half-squinted eyes, and made a nonchalant appearance.
When the scholar heard this, not only did he not refuse, but showed a slight joy, he grabbed the reins of the thin horse, squeezed it tightly, and said: "It is my honor to lead the horse for the Taoist!"
In the scholar's opinion, this was Yu Xiu's promise to take him on the road, so that he would avoid the risk of encountering wild beasts in the mountains.
Yu Xiu saw his appearance, thought about it a little in his heart, and knew what the other party thought, and admired his wit at the moment.
However, the thin horse was led by the scholar, but he was quite impatient, and snorted at the scholar several times in a row, spraying the scholar's face full of spittle.
The scholar was teased by the thin horse, but there was no anger on his face, but he said in amazement: "The mount of the Taoist Master is really spiritual, if he follows the Taoist Master to practice, he may also have the possibility of becoming an immortal!"
Yu Xiu glanced at this person and knew that this person was patting his horse, "Such a talented person, and willing to flatter, but he can't even pass the exam......"
"Yan Dynasty, sooner or later, it will be over. He shook his head in thought.
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"People say that the heart of the Taoist has seven tricks, which is exquisite, and has the ability to be a pig, and can distinguish loyalty and treachery, know villains, and be far away from ministers...... However, the Yan Dynasty could not tolerate it, so it collapsed. —"Tao Treatise: Spiritual Wisdom"