A small fire was lit in the broken temple with a leaking roof. Two poor scholars in poor clothes sat next to the fire, constantly adding hard wood to it, hoping that the fire would be bigger.

Under the broken statue not far away, there are two worn-out book boxes piled up. At the top of the book boxes, there are two road flags to go to Beijing to take the exam.

There were two swords under his feet, probably the poor scholar took him to the road to defend himself.

As Xu Chong slowly walked into the ruined temple under the escort of four woodcutters.

In an instant, the two poor scholars immediately turned back vigilantly, and one of them even took up the sword unconsciously.

"It turned out to be two poor scholars!"

Xu Chong noticed their alert, so he smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm also a bystander."

Hearing this, the two scholars looked at him and their faces calmed down a lot.

After that, there was no communication between the two sides.

Xu Chong found a corner to sit in the dilapidated temple.

Before a moment, a woodcutter came in with a pile of firewood.

As the fire burned, Xu Chong felt much warmer in an instant, but his stomach was so hungry that he was rumbled.

I reached out and touched my luggage. The four steamed buns I brought out today had already eaten up.

He was a little depressed, why did his appetite become so big now?

All day long, I am always hungry and always want to eat.

You know, when he was on Earth in his previous life, he didn't have such a big appetite at all.

I took the bamboo tube I carried with me and took a few sips of water, hoping to relieve my hunger and make myself more comfortable.

I was bored, and he looked at the scholar and found the road flag on the book box. He suddenly realized it.

No wonder two poor scholars dare to go on a journey together, they turned out to be candidates who came to Beijing.

Based on my understanding of this world, the Tang Dynasty attached great importance to candidates. As long as the road flag is planted, there will generally be no bandits and refugees who will be beaten to them.

If anyone is careful about the candidates, the court will immediately send people to suppress the bandits and hunt them down. No matter how much the price they pay, they will kill those blind people.

Because robbing candidates is a thankless thing.

The poor candidate is alone and has no money on his body.

Rich candidates often have experts to protect around them, so the candidates in the Tang Dynasty would run around so unscrupulously.

At this moment, the sky outside was completely dark.

Outside the ruined temple, night birds screamed strangely, giving people a gloomy and thrilling atmosphere.

Two poor scholars gathered next to the fire, shivered unconsciously, and then began to whisper.

Because they were relatively close, Xu Chong could clearly hear the conversation between the two.

"Before entering the mountain, I heard people passing by saying that the ruined temple was caused by fox demons, and they appeared in the middle of the night, specifically confusing people's minds and then absorbing essence..."

"Fox...Fox Demon, Brother Zhang, don't scare me."

"We should not stay here for a long time, we must find another place to stay overnight."

"Where is there any safe place to spend the night in this wilderness?"

"There is at the foot of the mountain! I have heard people say that a great scholar in the previous dynasty resigned and returned home, he built a house in the nearby Taohua Valley."

"Brother Zhang said, was it the one who took office as the bachelor of Hanlin Academy?"

"That's right! Lord Bai is kind and charitable, and is compassionate. He will help the passers-by. Mr. Bai is even more righteous and has an immortal master to guard the house. The demons and evil spirits in the mountains and forests dare not approach. If we rush there, we will definitely be protected."

"Since that's the case, Brother Zhang, let's go there quickly. If it's midnight, the demon fox appears, we can't even leave..."

With the words, the two of them had already started packing up and were about to leave.

Seeing this scene, Xu Chong felt aroused in his heart and said to himself: "The great scholar Bai Gong they just mentioned just now lives in seclusion at the nearby mountain. He is kind and generous and helps him in trouble. Now I am so hungry that I roar. I should be fine when I go there to ask for food, right?"

While thinking, the two poor scholars walked to the gate of the ruined temple with their bookcases on their backs.

Suddenly, the scholar surnamed Zhang looked back at Xu Chong and others and said, "There is a fox demon here. It is the most dangerous in the middle of the night. Do you want to go with us?"

"I?"

Xu Chong hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, "Okay, then I'll be there for the two young masters to lead the way!"

After saying that, he put out the fire, sat on a rattan chair, and walked out of the ruined temple under the carrying of four woodcutters.

Originally, when he heard that there were fox demons appearing near the ruined temple, he didn't really want to leave the ruined temple.

After all, you can also obtain merit points by subduing demons.

But after thinking about it carefully, I had no experience in fighting monsters and monsters before, and those monsters were mysterious and weird. Who knows if the "axe soldiers" I transformed into can kill them?

If the fox demon is immune to physical attacks, wouldn’t he be very dangerous?

After careful consideration, he decided to take a break and follow the two scholars to the Baigong house where he lived in seclusion at the foot of the mountain to seek shelter and fill his stomach.

It was dark in the night and there was no five fingers in the mountains and forests.

The two scholars were walking dim lanterns and leading the way ahead. It was probably because of their fear. When they went down the mountain, they walked very fast, fearing that they would be dragged away by the fox demon.

Xu Chong sat on a rattan chair, directing four woodcutters to follow closely. At the same time, he kept holding mung beans in his hand. As long as there was something abnormal nearby, he immediately sprinkled beans into soldiers.

The group walked for about an hour.

The terrain in front gradually became smoother.

At this time, a valley appeared in front of him.

At the end of the valley, there were faint lights flashing.

When he got closer, Xu Chong clearly saw that there was a simple and magnificent mansion there.

The outside of the house is full of lanterns, especially at the entrance of the house, there are two huge lanterns hanging, which make the outside of the house bright.

The two scholars stopped and carefully sorted out their clothes. After they were done, they politely stepped forward and knocked the door.

Soon, the thick door was opened, and an old servant with a kind face walked out from it.

The old servant glanced at everyone outside and asked, "How many husbands do you want to stay here?"

The two scholars hurriedly saluted and said, "Yes, please inform us."

The old servant smiled and said, "My old man said that as long as someone comes to stay at night and seeks shelter, he will not refuse."

"Several husbands, please come in..."

Xu Chong never expected that it would be so smooth. In an instant, he couldn't help but feel a lot of affection for this great scholar Bai Gong.

Under the leadership of the old servant Mianshan, several people entered the house.

The house is very large, with many servants and maids inside.

"Young Master, please come with me..."

At this moment, a handsome maid in green came to the front and bowed to her and said, "The room is ready, so I will take a few of my husbands to rest."
Chapter completed!