Chapter 117: I am a fish in the river, and I enter the painting road(1/3)
Meng Xiao is from the Meng family.
Moreover, he is the legitimate son of the Meng family, and his father is Meng Liang, Lord of Wuping.
With such a status, it is naturally impossible for him to stay in Jixia Academy for a long time. His future lies in the military.
Gargamel and Luo Yu both saw with their own eyes Bai Mei blocking Jiang Yu'er from entering Jixia, and just now... Bai Mei jumped off the mountain of books.
So, how could Meng Xiao come here just to "watch a show"?
"You don't need to know this question." Meng Xiao glanced at Gargamel.
"Really? Let me take a guess." Gargamel raised his lips: "Is it because Wu Pingjun hasn't made up his mind yet? Bai Mei got a death order, but you got a chance to turn around?"
"The Grand Master never cares about government affairs!" Meng Xiao's eyes became a little sharp.
"Haha, don't be angry." Gargamel laughed: "Or is it another reason, you are not actually here for Jiang Yu'er?"
"What you said is a bit too much!" Meng Xiao looked upward.
"Or, both?"
"boom!"
There was a loud noise.
Gargamel retreated.
Meng Xiao's body was full of murderous aura.
But Luo Yu laughed: "Let's fight, let's fight, Meng Qilang, if I were you I would definitely not tolerate him."
Gargamel immediately waved his hand: "Don't be so impulsive, Qilang Mengjia, don't you want to know what the purpose of my coming here is?"
"What is it?" Meng Xiao restrained his murderous intent.
"Of course it's the same as you!"
"If you don't get out, I'll kill you, believe it or not?"
"Hahaha, I'm going to get out, I'm just going to get out." Gargamel said, and walked up: "I'm going to get out, but don't follow me."
"..." Meng Xiao's fists clenched again.
Gargamel immediately quickened his pace, puffing out smoke from his butt.
Han Huo and Song Yuanping, who were standing not far behind, looked at each other, with a...stupid look in their eyes.
…
Book Mountain, sixth floor.
Jiang Chaoge saw a woman.
This is a woman with extremely elegant manners, wearing a plain long skirt, with long flowing hair hanging around her waist, and a wooden hairpin tied on top of it.
Her eyes are very clear, as if there is spirituality in them, while her eyebrows are extremely long and slender, and her lips are red, as if she had stepped out of a painting.
Of course, there are already some wrinkles at the corners of the woman's eyes, indicating that she is over forty years old, but she is even more charming and elegant.
"My name is Lan Xiangling." The woman looked at Jiang Chaoge.
"Student, I have met Mr. Lan." Jiang Chaoge saluted in a very knowledgeable manner.
"I heard that you often went to Cuiwei Tower when you were in Huai'an County. Why didn't you call me sister?" Lan Xiangling asked doubtfully.
"Mr. Lan probably doesn't like the title of sister, right?"
"It's interesting." Lan Xiangling smiled lightly: "I just don't know. Do you know the fragrance?"
"It seems that this round is a good test?" Jiang Chaoge suddenly realized.
"That's right." Lan Xiangling carefully took out a piece of fragrant wood and placed it on the table.
Jiang Chaoge walked closer and took a gentle sniff.
"How?" Lan Xiangling asked again.
Jiang Chaoge then replied: "Be grateful to the ghosts and gods, purify the mind and body, eliminate impurities, sleep well, make friends in silence, take a break in the world, be tired of many, be satisfied with few, be immortal for a long time, use without hindrance."
There was finally a hint of surprise in Lan Xiangling's eyes: "You actually really understand?"
"Why can't you understand?" Jiang Chaoge asked.
"In that case, you can make a 'Lingxu Incense'." Lan Xiangling said no more.
She waved her sleeves gently on the table in front of her, and plates of various ingredients appeared evenly on the table like divided medicinal ingredients.
Jiang Chaoge nodded and sat at the table.
Fragrance should not only be fragrant and nourish the nose, but also nourish the mind and health, and enlighten the mind. This is the core principle of making incense.
Lingxuxiang is not a particularly difficult test question.
However, not difficult does not mean that it is easy to pass, because if there is a problem with the amount of ingredients used, there will be a difference in taste.
This level tests the ‘proportional’ allocation.
Jiang Chaoge found the formula for Lingxu Incense in Ying Wunan's memory. The main ingredients are cloves, Lingxiang, Jiangzhen, Lingshui...
As for the art of incense, Ying Wunan has studied it deeply. After all, incense is commonly used by nobles, and since he stays in the house all year round, he will naturally prepare it.
"Then I'll start." After Jiang Chaoge finished speaking, he started directly.
Lan Xiangling sat and watched.
What she saw was Jiang Chaoge's method of making incense and every step.
Time passed quickly.
A quarter of an hour later.
The Lingxu incense has been made.
Jiang Chaoge then placed the Lingxu incense in the copper cauldron and lit it carefully.
A faint mist of smoke rises.
Lan Xiangling leaned forward slightly, closed her smart eyes, and smelled it carefully.
Soon, her eyes opened again: "Why is this happening? How did you do it?"
This question was a bit mindless, but Jiang Chaoge understood it and answered directly: "This is a mountain, and there is a cool autumn breeze, so I slightly increased the proportion of cloves so that the aroma can be more concentrated.
If it takes a long time, it will be too strong if lit indoors, but it is perfect for use here!"
"It's a good deal...yes, it's a good deal indeed!" Lan Xiangling nodded heavily.
"Has the student passed?"
"Haha, the fragrance is good and the person is even better. Congratulations to Jiang Jieyuan."
"Thank you, Mr. Lan."
Jiang Chaoge nodded and continued walking upward.
…
"He passed again!"
"Jiang Yu'er passed the sixth floor and is heading to the seventh floor!"
"It's amazing. I heard that only three great scholars have climbed to the seventh level. He actually did it? He has not passed the general examination and is not a Jinshi!"
In the distance, the crowd who saw this scene was in commotion.
The three great scholars who were fighting fiercely under the observation deck also stopped moving.
"Sister Lan, you actually let him pass?!" Gu Miaobi's eyes were full of surprise: "She is the most rigorous person, do you dare to believe it?"
"Believe it or not, he went up, didn't he?" Lin Quping replied.
Fang Xiaojing waved his hand at this time: "Okay, let's not fight... Since he has climbed to the seventh floor, he is naturally not something we can snatch away."
"..." Gu Miaobi and Lin Quping both fell silent.
Yes, now on the seventh floor.
How can they fight again?
…
Jiang Chenshui is currently on the fifth floor.
His eyes were looking up at the man in white who was almost invisible.
Below him, Kong Xilai was playing the piano, but the music was a little messy.
"Kong Xilai was upset, but my heart is still calm!"
Jiang Chenshui gritted his teeth and continued upward.
…
The seventh floor.
To be continued...