On the clouds, the giant crane flew south, flying 80 million miles away, to the eastern Tang Dynasty.

Under the Nine Heavens, north of the Tang Dynasty, there is an endless mountain range that is only reckless...

Name "Xianxing"

As its name suggests, there seems to be an immortal dwelling in Xianxing Mountain.

The mountains that stretch for thousands of miles give birth to an immortal dojo that is hundreds of miles up and down, wrapped in silver, and the incense smoke is swirling between the platforms and pavilions. A towering palace stands in the center of the dojo.

This palace is so high that it is three or four thousand zhang to say the least. Rises from the ground and disappears into the clouds. The white jade brick wall, the silver branches are used as beams and columns, and the pearls and gems decorate the building, which is extremely luxurious and magnificent...

And at this time,

Between the clouds and mist, on the top floor of the palace, three zhang silver veils blocked most of the sight in the house.

An old man faces south, facing the churning white clouds, looking into the distance by the railing...

The old man is very old, around nineties, or even older. The eyebrows are energetic and profound, wearing a silver robe, silver hair, silver beard, silver eyebrows, and holding a silver dragon dust. With the demeanor of the distant view of the clouds, and the towering palace of this style, from a distance, it is like a heavenly immortal hidden in the world, and the fairy spirit is overwhelming.

The old man had been standing here for a long time, and his whiskered index finger had been hesitating up and down, as if he was thinking about something...

"Is this a fall..."

The cold wind whispered, and the chill was like ice.

A female voice without a trace of emotion came from behind the silver veil in the room, cold and cold.

The icy chill seemed to interrupt the old man's thoughts. He slowly put down the palm of his beard, and his mouth opened slightly: "I have been pregnant for more than ten years before I have a son." Now, how many chances can he win?"

"What about you?" the woman's voice was pale and colorless, like a corpse speaking.

"Hehe..."

Retracting his gaze from afar, the old man smiled faintly and did not answer. The withered veteran, carrying a white sleeved robe, pulled it behind him, and slowly walked down the stairs...

"Since the deceased is visited by the descendants, then you can go and entertain one or two on my behalf. ”

"By the way, let's see if the things left over from the past are still there..."

"Don't, it's rude. ”

The old man walked very slowly, and his words were very slow, like a breeze blowing in his ears and not cold.

But it can also make people feel a biting coldness.

That's, killing intent.

The wind rises and blows on the willow bank.

The crane traveled thousands of miles and flew into the bank of the Dongtu Shui River...

Here, the name is "Yueyang".

80 million miles of the Tang Dynasty, the supreme city, is none other than Chang'an, Kyoto. The city is elegant, and Yingshui Yueyang is the one who will not give in.

Yueyang is not big, only about 3,000 miles. It is bordered by the Yingshui River in the east and the high-rise buildings in Yueyang in the north. Throughout the ages, it has attracted countless literati and visitors to stop and linger.

In addition to the good landscape, Yueyang City also has a good school.

Among the top 100 universities in Dongtu, Yueyang accounted for thirteen. Therefore, in addition to the literati, the most people in Yueyang City are the students of the academy.

Of course, since there are the most students, there will inevitably be more losers.

In this world where the strong are respected, there are not a few wealthy squires and tyrants. If there is no capable person in the family to inherit the lineage, it will not take a few years to end up in the middle of the family. Therefore, as long as the family has a little savings, the gentry will send the children of the clan to the school.

It's just that this Kyoto residence is not easy, if the family has no power and power, if the children of the clan go to Kyoto, they will be oppressed**, that is a common thing. Therefore, the wealthy gentry who had no power and no power retreated to the next best thing, spending a lot of money to send their children to various schools in Yueyang. That's where the rhetoric comes in...

"Yueyang Academy, rich in the world"

correct

In the east of Yueyang City, on the most prosperous Dongmen Street, there is such a school.

Name "Seven Stars"

Seven Stars is a courtyard, also called Seven Star Courtyard. A radius of more than seven miles, there are seven courtyard gates, evenly divided into seven courtyards, each courtyard wing room 76 wings and a pavilion, seven courtyards around the center of 177 zhang high-rise building, into the stars holding the moon.

As early as half a month ago, Xia Xun and a few people had already come here by crane.

After landing, Xia Xun, Watermelon, and Big Fat lived in the three wings of Kaiyang Courtyard. However, Xiahou and Mo Xian's bedroom is on the tall building in the center.

The name of the building is "West Building".

All the teachings, teachers, and wise men in the Seven Star Courtyard live in it. However, there will always be only fourteen seven-star disciples on the west floor.

Without it,

Just because, there is a small spiritual vein under the west building. At the beginning of the period, the west building was built by the mysterious chief dean in order to gather the aura in the veins. Later, it gradually became the center of practice of the Seven Star Academy.

When the west building was completed, the chief dean divided the spiritual veins into fifteen paths, one leading to the main building, and the remaining fourteen connecting the fourteen wings in the building, and at the same time made a rule that the wings were only allowed to be used by the best fourteen Heavenly Realm students in the courtyard for cultivation, and those who broke the realm had to leave, and no one in the courtyard could be an exception.

"Looking for my brother..."

"I remember a long time ago, my dad got drunk. Hu Chui said that he was the chief disciple of Yueyang Guan back then, and that's all he said, right?"

"At that time, I thought he was blowing nonsense, but the stone tablet in the West Building really had his name. Isn't that a big disciple?"

Yueyang is close to the water and mountains, so the wind at night is particularly refreshing. The three of Xia Xun, who had eaten dinner, sat on the stone bench in the Kaiyang courtyard to enjoy the shade, and the one who spoke was the sturdy doll, Xia Da Fat.

Soon after arriving in Yueyang, he ran outside every day to hang out, and within a few days, he met a group of baby friends. Then, naturally, it was a round of nonsense. As a result, the more it blew, the more nonsense it became, and even today it was blowing up, and he took someone to secretly break into Fanxi Building, but he was caught and almost whipped. Fortunately, in the end, it was Lu Laodao who came forward and calmed things down...

"Duh!"

Xia Xun angrily tapped his fingers on the fat forehead.

"When I was in the village, why couldn't I see you so skinny?"

"This title was left by your father, and it has nothing to do with you. If you want this name, you should work hard to cultivate on your own, and when you grow up, you will get it yourself."

The big fat naughtily brushed Xia Xun's finger away and jumped up: "Cut, I'm not rare." ”

"My father is a big disciple, so he has to nest in the ravine. I don't want it!"

Xia Xun shook his head helplessly, pulled him back to the stone bench with one hand, and held down:

"Then you have to practice harder, otherwise one day the Dao Master will be unhappy and will take you back. When the time comes, look at your mother, don't open you flowers..."

As soon as these words came out, it was like ice and snow. The fat man couldn't help but tremble, and suddenly softened his body.

"Don't keep scaring me with the village and my mother, can't I listen to you?"

Xia Xun tapped the big fat forehead with his finger again:

"I'm not trying to scare you. ”

"That's how your mother chattered with me when she left. ”

"So, when the time comes, you and Watermelon will have to obediently follow Dean Tianshu to learn and practice. Don't be lazy with me!"

The big fat nodded slightly, touched the door of his head that was knocked a little painfully, and muttered:

"Practice, practice hemp, why do you keep knocking on my head. ”

“......”

As he spoke, Big Fat suddenly became agitated, as if he had thought of something. "By the way, looking for brother..."

"Then isn't the mentor of this Heavenly Council bad? Brother Xiahou seems to be the one who majored in this courtyard. My mother said, Brother Xiahou is a sissy old ruffian, and his strength is not as big as me. ”

"Forehead ......"

Xia Xun almost didn't laugh when he was asked:

"Not really. Xiahou is a little special, he needs the bloodline inheritance to be fully awakened to have such a strong force as you. ”

"But, don't underestimate Xiahou... Otherwise, you wouldn't be chased and beaten by him in the village every day."

"Where is it, it's just that I didn't call my mother to make a move. Da Fat was said to be a sore spot, and after muttering a few words, he quickly changed the topic and said, "Oh... Oh... By the way, Brother Xun, you just didn't tell us what kind of Xiuli you chose?"

"This..."

Scraping the bridge of his nose, Xia Xun looked a little embarrassed.

As for the problem of big fat, he actually began to think about it from the day he escaped from the village. However, now that his flesh and blood and soul have been firmly blocked by the sky and the sun, if he wants to practice, it is simply a fool's dream.

Just like what Lu Laodao said on the back of the crane that day. Now, apart from being a mentor who teaches and educates, it seems that he really has no choice. It's just that he actually knows very well that his attainments in debating wisdom and strategy should be much higher than that of Lu Laodao. So, even if he went, it would be just a waste of time.

However, at this moment, for him, this time is really precious, and there is no room for waste.

Because, he's always been afraid that something that will eventually come will come too soon...

"I'm supposed to fix nothing. ”

“......”

The breeze sweeps away the fallen leaves, and the sun and the moon pass over the hills.

days.

With the sunrise and sunset several rotations,

The whole city is like a frying pan in the slow roasting of firewood, constantly heating up.

In the south, east, west, and northwest, there is an endless stream of four city gates, welcoming visitors from all over the world day and night.

Red skins, green clothes, colorful, large bags and small bags, and countless outsiders have successively filled the inns and restaurants in Yueyang City.

And counting...

It continued until, on the fifth day, there was a ray of dawn.

"Hama Bang Bang..."

The sky was slightly hazy, the autumn wind rose, and there was some coldness.

However, the three thousand miles of Yueyang City was boiling.

The sound of firecrackers and shouting everywhere began. Countless fast horses shuttled back and forth in the streets and alleys of the city, and between the towering buildings in the east. The small vendors who carry burdens and practice stalls are crowded with almost all the prosperous streets and alleys. In the whole Yueyang City, there are crowds of people everywhere, and that one is called very lively.

Without it, because everyone knows that today is a good day to ask for business.

Because, today is a big day for more than 300 large and small courtyards in Yueyang City, and the unified examination!

However, when it comes to begging for business and making money. Well, there is one place that has to be mentioned.

North of the city, Yueyang Tower.

A place heaped with gold.

At this moment, countless gold owners are standing or sitting in Yueyang Tower, in large and small wings, restless. They have little appetite for the delicacies and wines at the banquet. Yes, just countless pairs of eyes, looking at the galloping horses in the distance, and listening to the sounds downstairs with their ears...

are waiting.

Wait for those fast horses to gallop into the stable downstairs in Yueyang and report a good news.

"Newspaper! Chengxi Wentian Pavilion has admitted thirty-two outer disciples without examination in advance. There is a flute light smoke, Fang Dazhong ......"

"Newspaper! Baihemen in the north of the city, nineteen outer disciples were exempted from the examination in advance. There are Lin Xiaobao, Guo Haijie ......"

"Newspaper! Gentleman's Gate in the north of the city ......"

"Newspaper!

“......”

Whenever the messenger arrives and shouts "Who's family and whoever worships someone in a certain courtyard, a certain house, and someone's door", these people will feel a little more at ease. Immediately afterwards, he shouted out the word "reward!" happily and asked his subordinates to hand over a few rewards of money.

Therefore, there are many, many more messengers of fast horses to and from the city today than in the past.

After all, if you have money, you don't make money, and you don't make hemp in vain.

It's just that not all of these busy messengers are running around for rewards. The vast majority of these messengers received no silver but only money, and had a strict order of reporting. They are not called messengers, but spies, and they are always sent by only a few employers.

Jianghu people call it "eagle dog".

As for the employers of these eagle dogs, that's a big deal...

For example, at this moment, in the largest wing room upstairs in Yueyang, the seven people who were sitting at random.

These seven people were dressed in different clothes, but judging from the brocade robes and jade robes they wore on their bodies, and the gold and silver accessories, it was not difficult to judge that they must be rich and noble families on the prominent side. And even bigger...

"There's someone from the north..."

A middle-aged man dressed as a master stood up slightly and glanced at the rest of the room: "Aren't you going to decorate it?"

"It's too small to turn over the wind and waves, Ann. I don't think it has anything to do with that. The speaker was enchanting, his bulging chest rose and fell with his breath, and he shook his snow-white calves. She is a bewitching beautiful woman.

"Maybe it's been twenty years, but with that person's means, even if he makes some weird moves, it's reasonable," a middle-aged scholar man, shaking his head and fanning his fan, answered.

"Let's take a look at it again, figure out what he's coming for..."

"After all, it's better for us to interfere less in the game of the rivers and lakes. ”

A huge figure, standing in front of the window in the backlight, could not see his face clearly, and could only hear words.

"You seem scared, don't you?"

"Who isn't afraid?"

Cheng

Today's Seven Star Courtyard is just as lively.

Dongmen Street, Qixing Courtyard Gate, a crowd that can't see the end at a glance, from the courtyard gate all the way out hundreds of zhang away, bustling, noisy. In the courtyard, the seven courtyards come and go for candidates and their elders, in and out. At first glance, it's easy to mistake people for thinking that you're in the wet market...

Early this morning, Lu Laodao led the two of Da Fat and Watermelon to visit various courtyards.

Although the two of them have a lot of connections with the Seven Star Academy, it is inevitable that they will be exempted from the exam. However, a disciple still has to do the etiquette in place. After all, the days when they stay here in the future will not be short.

Since the two dolls left, Xia Xun, who had nothing to do, wandered around the courtyard examination room.

Wandering...

After more than half a month, most of the tutors in the Seven Star Courtyard recognized this polite young man, and they also knew that he had some Taoism with Lu Laodao. Therefore, on this idle road, there are few people who come up to block and inquire.

Only then did he, a "little hillbilly", see some new things in the city.

"That's it..."

"Awesome, awesome..."

Looking at the invigilators with natural expressions, from time to time he handed a small note to a candidate who was holding a pen and burying his head. From time to time, I knocked on the rolling paper somewhere to remind me. What's more, they even handed over a written roll of paper directly for people to copy it.

Xia Xun was really a little embarrassed and dumbfounded.

According to what Lu Laodao said a few days ago, it is:

"If people have silver, if I don't take it, others will have to rob it..."