"Can you pick the lock?" Another fat man in black whispered.

"Won't."

"Then can you do Qinggong?"

The shorter man in black then shook his head: "No way."

"...Then how do we get up there?"

The short man in black repeated stupidly: "Yes, how do you get up there?"

The fat man in black slapped his forehead, looked around, and pointed at the firewood piled under the wall: "Step on them and climb up."

"But..." The short man in black was about to say something but stopped, and seemed to be retreating.

"What are you afraid of? If something happens, you don't have to bear it!"

The two men in black argued under the wall, then pulled each other awkwardly over the outer wall and climbed to the eaves, facing the window of the second-floor guest room.

"No. 11, No. 12, No. 13." The short man in black stretched out his hand and pointed, counting in a low voice: "...This is the room!"

He couldn't help shouting in excitement.

"Shhh... you're looking for death for making such a loud noise! ​​You didn't even look at it and the lights were on!" Another fat man in black wanted to kick him down angrily.

The ID Inn was silent, except for the window on the north side of the second floor that shone with candlelight.

"Is he still asleep?" the short man in black asked.

"It's possible." The fat man in black said.

The two of them chattered for a while, stepping on the roof tiles and carefully coming to the window. The shorter man in black pulled off his mask, and when his fingers were stained with saliva, he started to poke at the window paper.

"What do you want to do?" The fat man in black pulled him and asked in confusion.

"Poke the window paper, that's what's written in novels."

The fat man in black almost went crazy: "I...how can I have a nephew as stupid as you? Isn't there a shadow? That man is not sleeping yet and is endorsing!"

The short man in black said in shock: "Then how do we start?"

"What are you doing! We are not here to kill people."

"But if the old lady finds out... I'm afraid..."

"Even if the old lady finds out, it has nothing to do with us. Besides, are you afraid of the old lady or... look, he moved... is he going to sleep?"

…

The flickering candlelight caused the room to flicker in and out of light.

A person is lying on his side on the bed, with only his graceful back exposed. A twelve or thirteen-year-old boy is sitting at the table, holding a book in his hand and reading it carefully. Silence flows in the room.

This time of year is early spring and the temperature at night is very low.

The person on the bed probably felt cold, and curled up slightly.

This caught the attention of the young man at the table. He put down his book and looked at the bed. Then he shook his head and chuckled. He stood up and walked to the bedside to cover the person on the bed with a quilt.

Maybe this can be considered a blessing?

Li Xianyuan thought to himself and helped Ji Canghai tuck the quilt in. Because he was so close, the light body fragrance hit his nostrils. This was Ji Canghai's scent.

Ji Canghai's curled-up body gradually unstretched, and he slept soundly. The sweet curve at the corner of his lips could not be erased, like a vixen who had eaten honey.

Li Xianyuan returned to the table and sat down, picked up the book and was about to continue reading when some movement attracted his attention.

Zhizhi——

Two mice, one big and one small, came in through the hole in the corner wall. The big mouse looked around, quickly ran to Li Xianyuan's feet, and got into the book basket in front of him to look for food. I don't know if he was not afraid of people or just ignored him.

Li Xianyuan.

"..." Li Xianyuan was speechless. He kicked the book basket over with a slight tip of his toe and pushed the two mice inside.

The noise he made was slightly louder, and the sound of overturning woke up Ji Canghai.

"What's wrong?" Ji Canghai turned over and looked over with sleepy eyes.

"It's just two little mice." Li Xianyuan said calmly.

"Uncle, he, he found us!" Outside the window, a shorter man in black grabbed another man's arm tightly, sweating nervously.

"Keep your voice down, he is just a young man and not a martial artist. How can he be so sharp? Wait a minute."

Ji Canghai closed his eyes again and hummed vaguely: "Oh...then what do you plan to do with me?"

In ancient times, husband was not just called husband by wives, so Li Xianyuan didn't care, and said: "Since they came here secretly, they must be doing something shameful, so there is no need to keep them."

"Do you need Canghai's sword to be quartered or hanged?" Ji Canghai answered vaguely subconsciously.

"There's no need for a big fight, I'll just do it." After Li Xianyuan said that, he stood up.

"He's stood up!" On the roof tiles outside the window, a short man in black pointed at the silhouette of Li Xianyuan standing up, but his words were hard to say.

"Get out, get out, you'll die if you stay any longer." Under the window, a fat man in black with sweat on his face grabbed another man whose face turned pale with fright, and fled in a hurry.

Snap——

"What's wrong..." Ji Canghai heard the noise and struggled to open one eye. He saw Li Xianyuan squatting on the ground, picking up scattered books.

"I let the mouse go." Li Xianyuan put the books back into the basket one by one without looking up.

"My husband is really compassionate... Hehe..." Ji Canghai giggled, hugged the quilt and muttered a few times and fell asleep again.

After arranging the books, Li Xianyuan sat back in his seat and picked up the books on the table again.

He turned his head slightly and looked at the window, his eyes calm.

"The people from the Li family...sent people here in the middle of the night. What are they going to do?"

The current clues are not enough for Li Xianyuan to sort out his thoughts, only some wild and unreliable associations. For example, he is the long-lost young master of the Li family.

You can ignore these things for the time being. The top priority is the Tong Sheng Examination. This will be the basis for your foothold here, and there is no room for failure.

Li Mansion...

…

Chirp——

The bird landed on the eaves and jumped a few times.

In the early morning, a ray of sunshine broke through the sky. The city gradually regained its vitality, breakfast sellers set out their stalls early, and more and more people walked on the street. The waiter yawned and pushed open the door of the inn, moving the sign to the door.

Ji Canghai lazily stretched his waist and rubbed his eyes, completely unaware that the collar of the Taoist robe was wide open. He turned his head slightly and saw Li Xianyuan arranging his hair.

"Aren't you asleep?" Ji Canghai's voice sounded like a lazy kitten just after waking up.

Li Xianyuan stood upright, carefully combing her long hair into Taoist temples through the bronze mirror: "I just slept for a while and got up early."

"What time is it?"

"Chenshi."

Ji Canghai regained his energy and stood up: "Are you going to the examination room? I want to go too!"

"Whatever you want. But before that." Li Xianyuan stopped, walked to the bed, looked down at Ji Canghai, and said calmly: "You're gone."

"ah--"

Snap——

Screams and loud snaps filled the room.

…

On the street, a young man walked in front, followed closely behind by a girl in Taoist robes.

Passers-by couldn't help but look sideways because there was a very clear red palm print on the right side of the young man's face, which was slightly swollen. Some busy ladies were hiding in the corner, pointing and whispering.

"Yes...I'm sorry." Ji Canghai's voice was small and pitiful, and he lowered his head and did not dare to look at Li Xianyuan.

"It doesn't matter." Li Xianyuan's expression remained calm while holding the palm print.

"sorry……"

"It doesn't matter."

"I didn't mean it."

"It doesn't matter..."

The two of them just talked like this, and came to the examination room one after another. Ji Canghai's hand was not heavy, and the palm marks on his cheeks were so faded that they were not visible.

I saw a large group of people standing in the dark open space outside the examination room, all friends and relatives who came to see me off. They were blocked at a distance by soldiers and were not allowed to approach.

There were between one and two hundred people lined up in front of the examination room. They were all taking part in the child examination. They passed the inspection by the soldiers and invigilators at the entrance of the examination room and poured into the examination room compound.

There were many middle-aged people with pale sideburns and old people in their 60s among the team. This made Li Xianyuan think that not everyone was as prophetic as he was and started reading and writing at the age of one. There were many people who had studied hard for decades and achieved nothing.

exist.

The crowd was a bit ready to move, and the calm-tempered Li Xianyuan and the delicate girl Ji Canghai were very conspicuous.

The county examination is not as cumbersome as the government examination, and as long as you finish answering the questions, you can hand in the paper and leave the examination room. The examination starts at chen o'clock and ends at 3:00 noon. Li Xianyuan said a few words to Ji Canghai, then left the dark crowd and lined up in the queue.

For the important county examination, who would come as late as Li Xianyuan? He arrived early and even stood guard at the door before dawn. Therefore, Li Xianyuan deservedly became the last one in the team, which also made him

Become a little more conspicuous.

"Xianyuan—Xianyuan—"

Not long after, Li Xianyuan heard someone calling him in the noisy crowd and couldn't help turning his head to look.

A figure in the crowd jumped up and down, waving his hands to make himself easier to be discovered. Seeing that Li Xianyuan had noticed him, he hurriedly pushed through the crowd in front of him and waved his arms: "Xianyuan is me, Erniu!"

Li Xianyuan was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the team. For a moment, he was still out of line. He immediately left the team and walked toward the crowd.

"That kid...where is he going?" In front of the examination room, the county magistrate in charge of invigilating the examination noticed Li Xianyuan who had left the team.
Chapter completed!