The man in black jumped several times and did not leave Jingfa Temple. Instead, he flew sideways to the place where Jingfa Temple provided male guests to live not far from Luoyingyuan.
"Sixth Prince."
As soon as he landed, a man walked out of the darkness and called respectfully.
The man in black casually pulled off the black gauze on his lower body and strode into the wing. Different from Su Jiu's sparrow hut, this wing was several times larger. From the table to the bed, everything was exquisite.
The young man looks about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a tall body and a faint scent of medicine. His face has lost the baby fat and has clear contours. He has a bit more youthful energy, but he is obviously calmer than ten years ago.
There are many, but you can still see the ruffianism in the way they move.
"Fifth Brother, is there any news?" Su Rong'an sat down on the bench and drank two big mouthfuls of water. Monitoring people is also a hard job. If it weren't for him being the best in Qinggong among these people, he would be a dignified person now.
How could the Sixth Prince of the Great Beiyan Country do some voyeuristic work? Therefore, as the old saying goes, those who are able work hard, and this is not him.
"The Emperor said, Your Majesty, you should memorize something first for this literary test, otherwise you will be unable to enter the martial arts test like the previous few times, and your trip will be in vain." The secret guard conveyed the order with an expressionless face.
Su Rongan:......
"The emperor also said that ten years have come. With the temperament of the ninth princess, she will definitely come to participate in the fun. With the intelligence of the ninth princess, she will definitely pass the literary test. If you, my lord, fail, you will not be able to see the ninth princess.
"
Su Rongan raised his hand, "Hey! Can't I just carry it?"
For so many years, not only the fifth brother, he, his father, Mrs. Zhen, and others have been thinking about Jiu'er all the time. However, the unknown old Taoist once said that he will never let Jiu'er go down the mountain before the ten-year period is up. Now count the days,
It's time.
The fifth brother suspected that the old Taoist had nothing to do with Penglai, so he sent him to investigate every year. He finally found out that Jie Chi had met with the owner of Penglai Island. After monitoring for a long time, he didn't find anything. Instead, he found out a piece of orchid.
A past story between the imperial concubine and the queen mother and Jie Chi.
Now there are two possibilities. Jiu'er is not in Penglai and may come to Penglai to attend the Penglai Conference after coming down from the mountain. The second possibility is that Jiu'er is in Penglai, and if you want to see Jiu'er, you must enter Penglai.
Su Rongan sighed softly, resignedly pulled out the past papers that he had compiled over the years from the bookshelf, and started reading at night.
**
Su Jiu could see that Jie Chi was not lying.
The world is so vast that there are no wonders.
Penglai Island is also called the Immortal Island by the world, and it is not without reason. Walking out of Luoying Xiaoyuan, Su Jiu felt that the problem that had been lingering in her heart for a long time seemed to have a direction. Or, she knew from the beginning that Penglai Island might have
All the truth.
After dinner, Su Jiu fell down to sleep. She slept for almost four hours. The night breeze blew her and she was thinking about something, so she wasn't too sleepy. She wanted to take a walk around.
impulse.
In fact, Jingfa Temple was not far from the feudal prince's palace, and she could even pass by it on the way here, but Su Jiu resolutely chose a longer road.
I don't know why, she...is a little afraid of meeting her eldest brother and the others.
Su Jiu found a tall tree and jumped up, lying on her back on a thick branch, with her arms bent, pillowing her head, staring at the stars in the night, in a daze.
At this moment, she remembered the sound of flowing air again, and Su Jiu sighed softly in her heart. Are neither of them sleeping at this late night?
Although he didn't want to ignore it, his body still turned towards the source of the sound very honestly. This time, there were two people coming, wearing night clothes. One of them looked strong, while the other looked a little thinner in comparison with that person.
Su Jiu was walking around randomly just now, not knowing where she was going. Now when she looked carefully, she realized that she seemed to have arrived at the edge of the temple. The buildings here looked very gorgeous, but because there was no one there for too long,
After repairs, it looks like fallen leaves have accumulated, making it look a bit dilapidated.
There is a banyan tree planted in the yard, and under the banyan tree is a well. It seems that it has not been used for a long time.
What are these two people doing here?
Su Jiu held her head with one hand, looking like she was watching a show.
"Is this what the mission is talking about?"
The thin man among them spoke.
Su Jiu was stunned for a moment, feeling like she had heard this voice somewhere before, but for a moment she couldn't remember where she had heard it.
Strong people seem to be bold and careful. Hearing the slightly complaining voice of his companion, he did not join in the conversation, but after carefully observing it, he zeroed in on the well.
"I'll go down to the well and have a look. You hold the rope." He tied the rope to his body and jumped down into the well without waiting for his companion to speak.
"I'll go! Lei Zi, your temper has become more and more violent in recent years." The thin man quickly grabbed the rope, stepped on the edge of the well with one foot, and hooked the other foot on the banyan tree, so that he could barely maintain his figure.
Soon, the man named Lei Zi came out of the well. When he came out, he was holding a pack of black things wrapped in cloth. Due to his body shape, he could only lift the things with one hand and the other.
He stood up holding the well with one hand. When his companion saw this, he immediately let go of the rope and took a few steps.
When he went up to help, he heard a sound piercing the sky. In the moonlight, a silver thread flashed past. The two of them immediately became alert, but before they could judge who it was, they saw the silver thread.
It flashed again, and what was hooked on the thread was exactly what the two men were holding.
The silver thread was tightened extremely quickly, and by the time the two of them reacted, the object had long since disappeared.
"Depend on!"
The night breeze is cool and the leaves are rustling.
For the first time, the thin man experienced what it means to draw a sword and look around in confusion. They finally accepted a mission, but were intercepted like this?
The strong man also had a gloomy face under the veil. Obviously, no one would be in a good mood if someone cut off his hair in the middle.
What's even more outrageous is that the two of them didn't even see who was coming and what method they used to take the things away from them.
"This person should have been ambushing here for a long time, but ordinary people generally cannot recognize that thing. The master's medicine is just short of this last flavor. Although ambergris has a light taste, it can be regarded as a trace."
"Then let's go back and report to the master first."
"good!"
Two black shadows flashed past, coming and going silently.
As for Su Jiu, she returned to the room carrying her things and was in a particularly good mood.
Originally she didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but when the man made a move, she suddenly smelled the medicinal fragrance in the black cloth. After confirming what was inside, she decided to take action.
She recently wanted to refine a medicine that could help broken bones reconnect better. If successful, it wouldn't be a problem for a cripple to stand up again.
Su Jiu returned to the room, did not light the candle, but opened the baggage by moonlight.
Sure enough, inside the bundle was a bag of dried ambergris, wrapped in greaseproof paper, unaffected by the moisture in the well.
The corner of Su Jiu's lips curled up with a hint of joy. She took out the porcelain bottle from her arms and walked out. She sprinkled it around the house and courtyard. The medicinal powder in the porcelain bottle could eliminate the residual smell of ambergris, so be careful when sailing.
, Su Jiu has always understood this truth.
After doing this, Su Jiu hid the things in a secret corner of the room, then lay back on the bed and fell asleep peacefully.
A few days passed like this. Su Jiu almost never had contact with others during the day. She stayed in her room and lived a leisurely life. Finally, she arrived at the Penglai Conference.
Even though it was such a grand day, Jie Chi still did not attend. Instead, his junior brother presided over it.
The format of the literary test was based on the scientific examination. The owner of Penglai Island set the questions. Everyone sat in a small room. After answering the questions, the monks collected the answer sheets and announced the results.
Su Jiu was forced by Wuming to memorize a lot of books. This naturally did not trouble her, but the last question came up: Who do you think the owner of Penglai Island is?
Su Jiu was a little speechless. Thinking that she had answered the previous questions well, Su Jiu brushed up her pen and wrote down a few words - I don't know, she must not be in good spirits anyway.
Soon, the results of the literary test came out, and Su Jiu’s pseudonym ‘Jiu Jiu’ ranked first.
It is posted at the door of the temple, and even men and women are clearly marked.
Those who were on the list cheered and cheered when they saw the list, while those who didn't make the list were dejected. This made everyone experience the joy of being a poor student in high school and the loneliness of not being on the list.
Su Jiu guessed that her score in the literary test should not be that high. Now there is only one possibility for this result, that is, she answered the last question very well. Unexpectedly, even the island owner herself felt that she was sick!
It seems that the island owner is quite self-aware.
After the writing test, the place where the guests lived suddenly became quieter. Obviously, this writing test eliminated many people at once.
A few days later, with the sound of gongs and drums, the martial arts test finally began.
There are six arenas placed in the square in front of the Grand Buddha Hall of Jōhoji Temple. The arenas are divided according to the draws made a few days ago. The competitions are carried out at the same time, which is simple, decisive and very efficient.
The lot Su Jiu drew happened to be on the 6th.
Under the orderly arrangement of the monks, those whose names were called lined up in their corresponding arenas.
Although a lot of people were eliminated from the literary test, I couldn't resist the large number of people who participated. At a glance, everything was filled with people.
There were even four stands set up on all four sides of the ring. They were not far from the ring, but just out of reach of the airway.
There were people sitting in the stands, six people on each side of the stand, all wearing masks. As the referee for this martial arts test, they were to prevent anyone from making small moves and making some embarrassing moves.
Once discovered, they will be disqualified and blacklisted for three years.
Su Jiu heard the monk call her alias and stood in the queue of No. 6. The order she was drawn was right in the middle, neither higher nor lower.
"Su'an!"
"What about..."
A lazy voice sounded, and then Su Jiu felt someone standing behind her. At the same time, a faint, familiar scent of herbs penetrated her nose.