Although Ren Xin was determined to watch the ranking in person, she was still a little timid after all. She hesitated for a long time before she mustered up the courage to go out. Along the way, she walked very slowly, and the air around her seemed to flow very slowly.
, every step she takes, she hopes that time will stand still and give her enough time to continue to struggle.
Before he knew it, Ren Xin had already reached the front of the list. It was already a little late. The sky was dark and the sunlight had long disappeared. The people who had watched the list earlier had also dispersed. Only a few people seemed to have a warm and harmonious attitude.
Ren Xin had the same mentality. She arrived late, but she didn't dare to look up at the names on the list. Ren Xin looked at the people around her who had arrived late, and she felt that she could understand their thoughts at this moment. She couldn't help but sigh that time passed a little too much.
It was so fast that she had already reached her destination before she even realized it.
After walking a few more steps, Ren Xin was about to reach the front of the list, but at this moment, she hesitated a little. She stopped, feeling inexplicably uneasy, turned her back, and raised her legs to leave, but
I felt unwilling to leave like this. I had already come, how could I give up so easily?
However, when she turned around, she didn't have the courage to step forward.
"Go, this child, why did she stop leaving all of a sudden? It's really not like her..." In the corner of a house not too far away from Renxin, Master Xu tilted his head.
, hid behind the wall and observed Ren Xin's actions. Seeing that she was not leaving, and had a tendency to go back, she couldn't help but feel anxious.
Chu Qingchen couldn't help but frown when he saw Ren Xin turning around and looking timid. But at this moment, he heard the master complaining about Ren Xin like a thief. He felt a little irritated for no reason. He glanced at the master and struck him coldly.
"It's really not like you, Master, to do such a thing as following you."
"Qingchen! Treat your elders with respect. If you continue to behave like this, I will be careful if I don't follow you back to Beijing. I will go back to Yicheng another day." Master Xu pretended to be serious and threatened Chu Qingchen, but Chu Qingchen was confused.
He only stared at Ren Xin, too lazy to talk to the master, "If you are relieved that Ren Xin is alone in the capital, you can go back. Anyway, I didn't ask you to go back to the capital in the first place."
"You kid, you are becoming more and more disrespectful..." The Master puffed his beard and glared, wanting to teach Chu Qingchen a lesson, but Chu Qingchen ignored him. Chu Qingchen had already learned from Hua Qianli about the Master's lesson on people's hearts.
I heard that Chu Qingchen is not Ren Xin, and he doesn’t value Master Xu’s opinion as much as she does. In other words, Ren Xin pleases Master Xu because he is well-behaved and strong, while he does it because he is “disrespectful.”
Let Master Xu pay such attention.
"What on earth is she hesitating about?" Chu Qingchen saw that Ren Xin showed no sign of looking at the list. He couldn't help but worry about her, and stepped around Master Xu.
"Qingchen? Where are you going..." Master Xu stopped him, fearing that his appearance would make Ren Xin discover that they were following her.
Chu Qingchen looked at Ren Xin, paused in his steps, stepped back to the corner, glanced at the master, "It's nothing, you can play slowly here, I won't accompany you." Chu Qingchen said nothing.
He turned around hesitantly and left.
"Then what's the matter with you..." The master didn't know why. When he came back to his senses and looked at Ren Xin, he seemed to be able to figure out something.
Ren Xin was still hesitating. When she was wandering in her mind, she was held by someone's hand. The movement was gentle and warm. Ren Xin came back to her senses and couldn't help but smile when she saw the face in front of her, "Why are you here?"
"I happened to be passing by and came over when I saw you here. Have you decided to come and see the ranking? I'll accompany you. Do you dislike me?" Hua Qianli smiled softly, like a breeze, blowing away all the uneasiness in Ren Xin's heart.
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"Passing by? It's late, why did you come here?" Ren Xin looked at Hua Qianli and smiled. He was obviously worried about her and followed her. Hua Qianli didn't argue, she appeared at this time
Everyone here is definitely not just passing by. He said this just to adjust the atmosphere.
"So, does Xin'er despise me?" Hua Qianli chuckled and joked. Ren Xin blinked and followed his joke, "Well, I despise you. I still despise you, so don't follow me here."
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"Then I really won't follow you." Hua Qianli relaxed her hand and pushed Ren Xin, "Go quickly, I'll wait for you here."
"Okay, okay, I'll be back soon." Ren Xin couldn't help but turn around and remind him, "I really dislike you, so don't follow me."
"Well, I know you dislike me, I'm so sad... don't stress it anymore, just go ahead." Hua Qianli still joked easily.
Ren Xin smiled and strode towards her destination. Inexplicably, she felt a strong support behind her, supporting her to bravely face the problem in front of her, as if she would never be knocked down so easily. However,
, she didn’t let Hua Qianli accompany her to watch the rankings. The most important reason was her lack of confidence. She was afraid that the two of them would not be able to find her name together...
She knew that her name would never appear in the top three, so Ren Xin silently walked to the bottom of the list. At the bottom of the list, she saw several scholars hugging each other and crying, and her inexplicable mood was filled with a layer of haze.
She was afraid of the kind of disappointment after her full expectations were shattered, but looking back at Hua Qianli's encouraging smile, she felt that she should just die. Anyway, this was not the only chance she had.
Looking up, she saw that her name was not among the long list. She immediately panicked. Her heart beat out of rhythm. She panicked and read all the names at the bottom of the list over and over again. After confirming that her name was not there, she
I felt dizzy, my body lost strength, and I fell to the side. However, I was supported by someone in a daze.
"Why are you so weak, but you haven't eaten well?" A familiar voice rang in her ears, making her feel at ease. She stood firm and looked at the person in front of her, suddenly feeling like she was reunited after a long absence.
"Stone...Long time no see..."
"Long time no see?" Shitou took out a bun from the package and handed it to Ren Xin, "It's only been a few days, why have we not seen each other for a long time? There is another bun here. Although it is cold, you can make do with it first."
Shitou looked up at the list in front of him, "You haven't looked at the list yet?"
Ren Xin finished the buns and was embarrassed to tell him that she didn't see her name on the list, so she nodded and ate the buns silently. Shitou smiled and helped her check her name on the list.
Ren Xin watched him search for her name from the beginning, feeling a little ashamed that he looked down on her, but seeing his serious look, Ren Xin looked at the bun in his eyes in a daze, Shi Shi was always so considerate, and with him around, she
Just don't worry about anything.
"Yes!" Shitou's exclamation brought back Ren Xin's thoughts. Was she on the list? This surprised Ren Xin. She thought she had just failed! She suddenly gained strength and ran towards where Shitou was.
He looked at his name over and over eagerly. He turned his head and saw that Shi Shi was a little frustrated. He couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong?"
"It's a pity that the fifth place was not among the top three. How would you explain this if you met the master?" Shitou was a little regretful, but the master boasted that he would definitely train the first female Jie Yuan in the history of the Yin Kingdom, but Ren Xin failed.
As he wishes...
"Nothing." Ren Xin lowered her eyes and felt a little disappointed, but then she smiled. She was very lucky to be on the list, "Speaking of which, where are you?"
Ren Xin looked for the name of the stone on the list. She read it from beginning to end, but didn't see the name of the stone. For a moment, she felt very sorry and didn't know what to say.
"I'm here..." Seeing Ren Xin's regretful expression, Shitou guessed that she didn't see his name. Speaking of which, Ren Xin never knew his real name.
"Where? I didn't see the stone..." Following the direction the stone pointed, Ren Xin looked stupidly, but couldn't find the name of the stone. The stone was a little dumbfounded, "Could it be that you meant the word stone?"
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Ren Xin nodded, "Do you have another name?"
"Um...Miss, Shitou got your name from you." Shitou pointed in the direction of Sanjia, "My real name, Mu Zihan, was given by my grandfather."
"Mu Zihan..." Ren Xin looked at the name on the list, his eyes widened, and he was shocked, "Okay, Shitou, I didn't expect you to hide it so well! This year's Jie Yuan is actually you!
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Ren Xin's voice was a bit high, which attracted a lot of attention to Shitou, and made these students who came late to watch the results and already had complicated emotions feel all kinds of envy, jealousy, and hatred towards Shitou... Shitou chuckled, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Shitou, you robbed me of my Jieyuan. Tell me, how are you going to compensate me? If you treat me to a meal, you must treat me to a good meal!" After learning that both of them had won the ranking, Shitou was still the top of this year's list, Ren Xin couldn't help but
He was in a good mood, full of energy, and even joked. "Definitely, definitely." Shitou promised cheerfully, and looked at the name at the top of the list again. His years of hard work have not been in vain, and he will use the name at the top of the list.
This name announced to Lu Zilin that the Mu family was back!
"By the way, where's the coachman? Didn't you two leave together?" Ren Xin was a little curious about what happened after Shitou left Sifang Mountain, "The group of people on Sifang Mountain were so tight, why did you come to Qingcheng with all the money?"
"No, in fact Brother Yao is still a very loyal person. He paid back all our expenses. However, I was worried about encountering any danger on the road, so I asked the driver to go back to Yicheng first." Shitou said.
The title of Brother Yao is very close.
Ren Xin couldn't help but twitching her mouth when she thought of that evil man, "Actually, Xiaomei gave it to you, right?"
"Well, Brother Yao asked Xiaomei to bring it. Speaking of which, what is the relationship between Xiaomei and Sifangshan?"
"Stop talking about this, I will introduce you to a friend." Xiaomei's interpersonal relationship is a bit complicated, and Ren Xin doesn't know how to explain it clearly, so she introduces him to the man who is like light.