Su Ling and Du Heng walked in a meandering way back to Jiangshan Tower.

As soon as he entered the door, shopkeeper He came up quickly with a smile on his face. When he saw Su Ling, he bowed and said, "Master Su is back. Is Banan City prosperous?"

Su Ling was very puzzled by Shopkeeper He's arrogant attitude, but he raised his hand not to hit the smiling man, so he cupped his hand and said: "Binan City is south of Ba City, and it's only one day away from Longtai, Kyoto. Sure enough,

It's extremely prosperous. I'm just the shopkeeper. I have something unclear and would like to ask for advice."

Shopkeeper He already had a smile on his face and said: "I don't dare to ask for advice from Xiao Ke. If Mr. Su has anything to say, just tell me. Xiao Ke knows everything."

Looking at his smiling face, Su Ling felt a little uncomfortable and said, "When I came to Jiangshan Tower during the day, Shopkeeper He served me well, but you didn't have such a humble smile. Su was a little at a loss." In fact, Su Ling felt at a loss.

The words are, you are pretending to be a big clove of garlic, what is going on with you, please tell me quickly.

Shopkeeper He was startled for a moment, then he smiled and said: "Master Su, what are you talking about? If you are a young master like you, I'm afraid I won't entertain you well."

Su Ling was completely confused now, and asked in confusion: "Young Master with talent and learning? I am ranked at the bottom of the Jiangshan Ranking?"

Shopkeeper He hurriedly waved his hand and said: "That was before, when you were a young man with a small shop but no real talent. Now your ranking is rising slowly. To be honest, you were the most famous person in the entire country list.

People."

Su Ling was even more puzzled: "What's going on? I didn't do anything?"

Shopkeeper He said hurriedly: "If Mr. Su is not tired, why not let Xiao Ke lead the way? Let's go to Qingyun Pavilion and you will understand everything."

Su Ling nodded, and shopkeeper He said "please" and turned to lead the way.

Along the way, I met many students from Jiangshan Building. When I saw Su Ling, he hurriedly gave way and his expression became extremely respectful.

As Su Ling walked, he was secretly thinking about it, and he vaguely understood what was going on.

When they arrived at Qingyun Pavilion, there were more people in Qingyun Pavilion than when they left. There was almost no gap in the wide hall. Shopkeeper He hurriedly said loudly: "Everyone, please give way, Mr. Su.

coming."

The noisy discussion suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Su Ling hurriedly, and some people even kept raising their hands to greet Su Ling.

Su Ling didn't know what kind of medicine they were selling in their gourds, so he hurriedly returned the gift to them. These were all respectable students, and if people respected him, Su Ling would not fail to appreciate it.

Reciprocity has been a principle since ancient times.

Shopkeeper He led Su Ling towards the Qingyun Pavilion Jiangshan List. Without Shopkeeper He saying anything, Su Ling saw that all the names on the Jiangshan List had disappeared. The third position was a nameplate with Su Ling's name written on it.

Su Ling smiled lightly and already understood the reason.

Shopkeeper He smiled even more, his old face seemed to have bloomed like a chrysanthemum, and said respectfully: "Master Man has left, Master Su is shouting loudly, and what happened in Zuixian Tower has now spread throughout Banan, so

Mr. Su's position on the Jiangshan Ranking will naturally rise."

Su Ling looked at Shopkeeper He with some teasing and said, "I'm third? Is this appropriate?"

Shopkeeper He said hurriedly: "It's perfect for Young Master Su to show off his eloquence and knowledge in Zuixian Tower. Who among the young masters in Jiangshan Tower would not admire him? Besides, you are also very close to the Governor of the Hantian Guard of Sikong Mansion."

Qian, so regardless of talent, education or background, this third place may have wronged Mr. Su?"

Su Ling secretly cursed in his heart. He thought that Jiangshan Tower was aloof, but he never imagined that he could be so snobbish. Respecting his talent and learning might not account for even half of the reason. The key is that he has some relationship with the current dynasty Sikong. The world is as black as a crow, and his body is

In a humble family, no one asks, but once he becomes famous, the whole world will know him. How about the third place? If he reveals the Liyou Wood Order, the entire Qingyun Pavilion of Jiangshan Tower will have to treat him as a god.

Su Ling nodded, without showing any emotion or anger, and just whispered into Du Heng's ear for a while. Du Heng was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

But seeing Du Heng striding up to the high platform, he took off Su Ling's nameplate on the Jiangshan List without hesitation, and then turned around and handed it to Su Ling.

Shopkeeper He looked embarrassed and said hurriedly: "Master Su, what do you mean by this? Do you think your ranking should be raised one more level?"

Su Ling laughed and said: "No, no, I'm really flattered that Su is ranked third. It's not easy to think of people who can be on the Jiangshan Ranking. Su has no talent, no education, no background, and he follows many well-educated people.

It’s really inappropriate to be in the same place. It’s better that Su is not on the list.”

After that, without waiting for shopkeeper He to speak, he said to Du Heng: "Du Heng, I'm tired after shopping here for a long time. Let's go back to the room and sleep."

With that said, the two of them turned around and left.

Shopkeeper He said hurriedly: "Master Su, where are you going back?"

Su Ling said calmly: "Of course we should go back to our middle-grade room." He deliberately emphasized the word "mid-grade".

Shopkeeper He smiled attentively and said: "Mr. Su, Mr. Su is here to stay... With your current status, wouldn't it be aggrieved to live in a middle-grade room? Xiao Ke has already cleaned the high-grade room in Qingyun Pavilion.

I just have to wait for Mr. Su to come back, and Xiao Ke will lead the way and settle down."

As if to please, he whispered in Su Ling's ear: "Master Su just takes care of it. As for the expenses, the store will cover them all."

Su Ling suddenly burst into laughter, looked at Shopkeeper He and said, "Shopkeeper He has done a good job, and your boss is also a very meticulous person. However, Su felt that the previous medium-grade room was already very good, so suddenly changing the room was really unreasonable.

I'm not used to it." After saying that, he turned to Du Heng and said, "Du Heng, let's go."

Su Ling and Du Heng strode outside Qingyun Pavilion. Shopkeeper He was left stunned on the spot, not knowing what to do. Suddenly he seemed to think of something and said hurriedly: "Mr. Su, the room in the previous chapter has been vacated. Can you please

If we don’t live it, wouldn’t it be a waste?”

Su Ling turned around, shrugged towards Shopkeeper He and said, "Why waste it? Shopkeeper Su sent you to live here."

............

In a room in Qingyun Pavilion, the auspicious golden beast seems to never go out, and the sandalwood is lingering, like a fairyland.

The old man with white beard and hair was still sitting on a mat with his eyes closed, his face as calm as ever. Only the faint scent of sandalwood covered his face, making it difficult to see the joys and sorrows.

Footsteps sounded, and Shopkeeper He walked slowly to the screen, bowed politely and said: "Master, that Su Ling took the name off the Jiangshan list, and he didn't even stay in the prepared high-grade room. He returned to his original place."

Went to the middle-class room.”

The old man still closed his eyes and was speechless, seemingly not hearing what Shopkeeper He said.

Shopkeeper He waited for a while, but when the old man didn't reply, he said again: "Master, I think this Su Ling is extremely rude. We at Jiangshan Tower..."

The old man suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were extremely bright, but he said calmly: "Okay, I have already guessed it. This Su Ling did not disappoint me. If he accepted everything arranged, I'm afraid he would just be the same as this Manlou.

Young masters are all the same, but the way they act now is really different." Although his words were gentle, there was still a hint of appreciation.

The old man said to Shopkeeper He in a somewhat lecturing tone: "The original intention of Jiangshan Tower was to only ask about knowledge and nothing else. He Ti, now that Jiangshan Tower has been contaminated with the worldly atmosphere, it is time for you to learn a lesson.

Back off."

Shopkeeper He trembled in his heart, saluted, and then slowly withdrew.

............

Three days later, the Jiangshan Review officially began at Jiangshan Terrace in the south of the city. On this day, the entire Banan City was deserted. All businesses were closed, and even the fireworks brothels were closed. The girls were all dressed up, and nothing else.

Thinking that if they meet a romantic and talented young man on Jiangshan Review, their lives will be considered complete.

Su Ling and Du Heng arrived late, and no matter how hard they squeezed, they couldn't get in front. Su Ling smiled bitterly and said, "That's it, let's just take a look from a distance." Du Heng nodded, and the two of them found a tree.

Big tree, I sat down in front of the tree.

Not long after he sat down, he heard the sound of a carriage. A group of servants were waiting for a young man to get out of the carriage like stars holding the moon. Three more people came down from the carriage.

It was a coincidence that the carriage stopped right next to the big tree where Su Ling and Du Heng were resting.

Su Ling saw clearly that the four people who got off the carriage were none other than Yuan Wuqian, Cai Xi, Liu Hong and Xue Heng.

Du Heng whispered: "It's a narrow road for enemies."

Su Ling closed his eyes to rest his mind and said unmoved, "It doesn't matter what they do, just have a good rest."

Yuan Wuqian and others saw Su Ling at a glance. Yuan Wuqian walked up to Su Ling, bent down and took a look, with a look of disdain on his face, and sneered: "Humph, it turns out that dog meat can't be served at the banquet. Find a big one."

Is the tree hiding?"

Su Ling chose to ignore it and didn't say a word to him.

Yuan Wuqian suddenly said in a cold voice: "Su Ling, the power of my words yesterday is nothing. Today I will be judged by Jiang Shan to see how I can subdue the talented people in the world. Then we will see if you are still arrogant."

Su Ling then raised his eyes and glanced at Yuan Wuqian and said, "Has Shen Jizhou's family letter arrived? Have you been scolded so badly? Now this Jiangshan Review is your last hope, right? If you win,

Everything can be saved. Shen Jizhou's hypocritical stuff may use the fame you earned to make some articles. If you are unfortunate enough not to become famous in Jiangshan Review, I guess you won't dare to go back to Bohai."

Yuan Wuqian suddenly had a look of pig liver color on his face and said bitterly: "Su Ling, let's wait and see!"

With that said, he and Cai Xi and others behind him went towards Jiangshan Terrace. He could go in and get a good position. Seven of the slaves were dissatisfied, eight were dissatisfied, and one hundred and twenty didn't care. They were worse than a bald-tailed dog.

However, no one dared to touch this bad luck. The crowd quickly stepped out. Yuan Wuqian waved his folding fan and stood swaggering in the middle of the first row.

It was almost noon, and more and more people were gathering in front of Jiangshan Terrace. There was a lot of chatter, and it was really lively.

Su Ling and Du Heng were still sitting under the big tree, and they felt peaceful.

After a while, figures on Jiangshan Terrace swayed, and at the beginning there were two rows of servant-looking people slowly walking up from the stairs on the left and right below the stage.

The crowd suddenly became quiet, and everyone knew that the Jiangshan Review was about to begin.

But after this group of people came to the stage, they lined up on both sides, each holding a red lantern with the words "Lengshan Mountain" in Chinese characters.

Someone had already walked to the middle of Jiangshan Terrace and hung a large plaque in the middle. It was a large running script with the word "Comment" written on it.

Several more servants carried six low-legged tables. The one in the middle was larger and the ones on both sides were smaller. After placing them, they stepped off the stage.

Just as someone was discussing the usefulness of these desks, they suddenly heard a thunderous drum sound. After three thuds, the entire Jiangshan Terrace suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

But I saw a person slowly coming up from the stairs next to Jiangshan Platform, standing in the middle of Jiangshan Platform, first scanning the audience, and then said in a deep voice: "Everyone, welcome to participate in this year's Jiangshan Review, but this year is slightly different from previous years.

, According to Old Master Xu’s request, there are only five people who can wait to go to Jiangshan Stage to participate in the Jiangshan Review this year!”
To be continued...