Inside the inn.
Xu Qingnian and Wang Ru chatted casually for a few minutes before returning to the guest room alone.
The day after tomorrow was the government exams, and Wang Ru could not afford to disturb them, so when he saw that Xu Qingnian had returned, he had nothing to say.
The government exams were just around the corner.
Basically, most of the Confucian students were preparing for the exams.
Many notices had been posted throughout Nan Yu Province, asking everyone to be as quiet as possible, and some of the downtown areas had been closed down for fear of disturbing the Confucian students’ exams.
In the guest room.
Xu Qingnian took a piece of white paper and a brush out of his luggage.
The inn had an ink stone, and after pouring some water, Xu Qingnian began to study the ink.
This man Cheng Lidong was too much of a threat to himself.
He was ambitious, ruthless, and his intelligence was still online, which was what gave Xu Qingnian a headache.
Just by fighting with Wu Yan, he guessed that Wu Yan had given something to himself.
The good thing was that he had already burned the stuff, so Cheng Lidong would definitely not be able to find a clue unless he spoke up.
The stuff was involved in a big way, and Xu Qingnian believed that Cheng Lidong would not deceive himself by what he said before.
We were all smart people, and sometimes telling the truth worked better than telling lies.
But what was involved?
The clue was Ping’an County.
Who could have guessed this?
Xu Qingnian didn’t dwell on what Wu Yan had handed over to him, this was not the point, solving Cheng Lidong was the most important thing at the moment.
The first thing he did was to write a plan on white paper.
The first thing, however, was not Cheng Lidong, but the entry into the rank.
After the government exams were over, he would find time to enter the rank, and there was no reason to do so.
Not very reasonable, but not far-fetched.
So the first thing was to enter the grade, the ninth grade of the martial arts.
The second thing was only Cheng Lidong.
As long as this guy lived, one had to be on guard for one more day, and now that he had completely offended him, I guess this guy would not let himself go.
In other words, the situation at hand would only be one.
It’s either you die or I live.
How to get rid of Cheng Lidong.
This is a question that deserves deep thought.
This guy looks like he should not be corrupt and take bribes, and people with big ambitions do not see this small profit.
The public and private sectors are clearly divided, as can be seen in Ping’an County.
Apart from his pale face, there seems to be no shortcomings.
After thinking carefully for a while, it seems that there is really nothing wrong with this guy Cheng Lidong, and it is very difficult to get him killed.
It was very troublesome.
As a Confucian scholar himself, he must not do things that are against his conscience or moral laws by killing people.
The point is still morality, and whether or not one is conscientious is secondary, after all, one has a grudge against him.
The son said, to repay grudges with straightforwardness, Cheng Lidong wants to screw himself, then he screwed him, there is no problem in this position.
But the biggest moral problem, Confucianism on the position, people looking for their own trouble is the job, their own did make a mistake, and then you do not serve, but also to kill people.
Of course the underlying reason is still …… The reason for this is the fact that you can’t fight.
If you can beat it, Xu Qingnian will find the right reason.
Even if he promoted himself to the ninth grade, he could not beat Cheng Lidong, this guy was an eighth grade martial artist, one grade and one heaven, difficult to cross.
The Hao Rang Qi in his body was also useless, it was not like Cheng Lidong was an evil spirit.
“Uh …… How about letting him cultivate the foreign arts as well?”
Suddenly, a thought surfaced in Xu Qingnian’s mind.
The moment this thought came out, it instantly grew into a huge tree like a sapling sprouting.
If he dared to report himself, he would report back and see if people would believe a scholar or a martial artist.
There is an old saying.
People don’t want to believe a mugger called Zhang Muzhi, they prefer to believe he is called Zhang Muzi.
This was a good plan.
Xu Qingnian had made up his mind.
But how to get this guy to willingly cultivate the supernatural arts?
Take out the supernatural arts and tell the other party, “I’ll tell you the secret if you cultivate the supernatural arts?
He shook his head, Cheng Lidong was not stupid and would not fall for it.
Xu Qingnian frowned.
He couldn’t think of how to get Cheng Lidong to willingly cultivate the supernatural arts.
“You can’t substitute my thoughts, you have to substitute his.”
Xu Qingnian shook his head, he was unable to come up with a solution from his own perspective, he had to put himself in Cheng Lidong’s shoes to come up with a solution.
At that moment Xu Qingnian closed his eyes and began to substitute into Cheng Lidong.
“a*suming I am Cheng Lidong now, the two things I would most like to do are two.”
“Get Xu Qingnian killed, or learn the secret and then get Xu Qingnian killed.”
“Given the current situation, learning the secret is out of the question, so it’s just a matter of getting Xu Qingnian killed, but Fu Jun only allows me to investigate this matter in secret, I can’t touch him in the open, I can only follow him in various ways.”
“But the problem is, even if we follow Xu Qingnian, I’m only afraid that this little B*****d won’t reveal himself.”
“It’s not right to kill him directly, it will bring me trouble and the trail will be completely broken.”
“I have to find enough evidence to make him desperate so that he can be under my control.”
“What evidence, that would make him completely desperate?”
“Despair!”
“Evidence!”
Xu Qingnian’s frown grew tighter and tighter, he had completely subbed in for Cheng Lidong, cursing even himself, subbing so deeply.
Whew.
After a long time, as a gust of wind blew from the window, it blew out the oil lamp.
The room was instantly dim.
Quiet.
Quiet.
A pin drop could be heard.
Xu Qingnian held her breath as thought after thought flashed through her mind.
In the end, Xu Qingnian got up violently.
Because he had thought of a breakthrough.
Doctor Zhao.
This was the only breakthrough.
There was absolutely no way that he could be the breakthrough, and there were only two and a half people who knew that he practised the supernatural arts.
One was himself, one was Zhao Dafu, and the other half was Zhou Ling. After all, Zhou Ling had only spoken very obscurely, and it was still uncertain whether he knew.
Moreover, Cheng Lidong did not dare to provoke Zhou Ling.
The only person he could control was Zhao Dafu.
So the only breakthrough was Zhao Dafu.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingnian did not hesitate.
He got up and walked out of the guest room, found Little Er, and asked Little Er to lead the way to the Fu Jun residence.
Xu Qingnian did not know if Cheng Lidong would think of this, but precaution was better than the future, in case Cheng Lidong thought of it and left the South Yu mansion to find Zhao Dafu, it would be troublesome.
Not only was she worried about exposure, but she was also worried that Cheng Lidong was now in a rage and would turn against Zhao Dafu, which would be bad.
Xu Qingnian believed that this guy dared to do it, a word of thorough investigation of the foreign arts, the above would not say anything, after all, the target is just a grooming doctor.
A wild ride.
Xu Qingnian arrived at the House of the Prefect.
“Who is it?”
Outside the Fujun’s residence, eight martial artists were on guard, armed with swords and looking at Xu Qingnian with a fierce look.
However, upon seeing Xu Qingnian’s appearance, his face gentled a little.
“I am Xu Qingnian, a close friend of Li Xin, the son of the Prefect, please go in and inform them that I have something important to ask for Brother Li.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth and announced himself, while taking out a silver ticket and handing it to a few people.
There was no blame for being polite.
Ten taels of silver was a lot of money, but it was important, so it was not a small matter, and it was not his own money anyway.
“Xu Qingnian? Xu Wangu?”
When the other party heard Xu Qingnian announce himself, he revealed a look of surprise, and the next moment his face became even gentler.
“Sir, wait a moment, I will inform you immediately, the silver will be forgotten, make no mistake.”
The seventh-ranked official in front of the Chancellor’s gate, and the magistrate in front of the Prefect’s gate was definitely not an ordinary person.
Knowing Xu Qingnian’s origins, how could he dare to accept the silver coins, he directly opened the door and went inside to inform them.
The rest of them looked at Xu Qingnian from time to time, and if they looked at each other, the latter was bound to smile and flatter.
This is the benefit of fame, ah.
Dilly-dally.
Without too much time pa*sing, Li Xin’s figure quickly appeared in front of Xu Qingnian, barefoot and very excited.
“Brother Qingnian, what’s wrong?”
Visiting late at night, there must be something important, and Li Xin asked directly, full of curiosity.
“Xiandi, do my brother a favour.”
“No matter what, before I leave South Yufu, keep an eye on Cheng Lidong, no matter what, you can’t let him leave, as for the reason, I will explain when the government exams are over.”
Xu Qingnian pulled Li Xin to the side, while his voice was pressed extremely low as he whispered in Li Xin’s ear.
“Okay, understand.”
Li Xin knew how to behave and did not ask more questions, answering simply, but with a resolute attitude.
“Many thanks.”
Xu Qingnian made a salute, and the latter immediately shook his head, thinking that Xu Qingnian was too polite, and then wanted to invite Xu Qingnian inside to rest.
But Xu Qingnian refused.
He politely declined on the grounds that the government examinations were imminent.
The latter also did not force him to stay, and after seeing Xu Qingnian off again, he entered the mansion, but before he entered, he looked at the servant at the door and said.
“You may pretend that you don’t know what brother Xu has asked me for today, these are a small token of appreciation from my lord.”
As he spoke, he took out a silver ticket, five taels of silver, a small token of appreciation indeed.
“We understand.”
Those who served under the government ruler were least short of brains, and would not mess up when instructed.
And at that moment.
Back in the inn again.
Xu Qingnian exhaled a long breath.
It was a great relief.
But there was still a stone weighing down.
Looking at the bright moon outside, Xu Qingnian was in a somewhat complicated mood.
I thought I had broken the game.
I didn’t expect to still be in the middle of it.
But the good thing was that she had the initiative.
After thinking for a while, Xu Qingnian did not forget his business, and he came to his bed, ready to enter the Palace of Literature and inform the handsome man of some good news.
At this time, the moon was sparse.
South Yufu, twenty miles away.
In a big mountain.
An ear-piercing, incomparable low roar rang out.
A giant red and white snake weaved through the mountains and forests.
The giant snake was a ten feet thick, and its body size was even tens of feet, looking extremely ominous.
It was a snake, not a python.
The eastern part of the great mountain.
The giant snake pushed its way across, twisting and turning its body, looking even more terrifying in the moonlight.
Just as it came to the foot of the mountain.
A figure appeared.
“Demon, unbridled.”
An angry roar rang out, and a vast aura surrounded this man, flickering and glowing in the darkness of the night.
This was Liu Fu Zi.
Facing the demon, he was fearless and let out a roar that shook the snake demon into a frightened roar.
A roar.
A sharp hissing sound rang out and the giant snake did not dare to charge, but turned and ran.
When the giant snake turned around.
Liu Fuzi did not move, did not mean to go forward to chase.
There was no other reason.
The great Confucian subdues demons, and Confucians deter demons.
The eighth grade cultivation body, can do is to deter demons.
To put it simply, a demon cannot help a Confucian, but similarly, a Confucian cannot help a demon either.
When they reach the level of a great Confucian, they will have some means, but they are still not as direct as a martial artist or a cultivator.
The southern region.
Chen Fu Zi’s roar rang out.
The northern region.
The roar of Qi Fu Zi also rang out.
Eventually the western region.
The officials and martial artists of the Southern Yufu have long since sharpened their swords.
