The provincial capital is much larger than Feng'an County, and there are more inns. I found an inn with a relatively quiet environment to stay. Cheng Zhongqian, Cheng Yun had a room, Cheng Yi and Cheng Jin had a room, and Lingbao and Xie Wuhuang both had separate rooms.
, and Lingbao’s room is in the middle, with people on both sides.
The provincial examination will be held soon, so the price of the inn is nearly twice as expensive as usual.
Ling Bao exclaimed: "It's so expensive!"
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "If you come later, the price will go up further."
The price increase is easy to say, but the biggest fear is that there will be no good places to live.
In the next few days, many scholars came one after another, all dressed as scholars. Cheng Zhongqian would also go to communicate with them, but most of the time he stayed in his room to review.
That night, Lingbao had a dream for the first time in a long time.
The time in the dream should be the day before the exam, and the scene in the dream was the backyard of the inn where they were.
There is a well in the backyard of the inn. According to the shopkeeper, this well cost ten taels of silver. This well is usually responsible for the food and drink of the entire inn.
There was a curfew in the Great Xia Dynasty, but no one cared about it in the countryside. However, this provincial capital has both watchmen and patrol officers and soldiers. Generally, no one goes out after the evening drum, and everyone stays in their guest rooms.
, either read or sleep.
But suddenly there was a sneaky figure in the dark backyard.
His face was half covered and his appearance could not be seen.
It looked like he was a man, tall and thin. He seemed to be afraid of being discovered. He kept looking around, walked quietly to the mouth of the well, took out a packet of powder from his arms, opened it and sprinkled it into the well water.
At this time, Ling Bao was still wondering what he had done. It was not until the next day that Cheng Zhongqian drank the well water and fell into a coma until the end of the first day of the exam.
To be precise, he was not the only one, the entire inn was asleep. The only difference was the length of time.
People passing by are still surprised that the inn is closed today?
I heard that many scholars who came to take exams stayed at this inn, but why didn’t they come out?
Cheng Zhongqian was devastated when he missed the provincial examination. The provincial examination is held every three years. If he wanted to take part again, he would have to wait another three years!
When Ling Bao woke up, he was sitting on the bed and sulking. How could there be such a bad person?!
She went to find her big brother next door, and turned to face the king who was squatting on the bed with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Ling Bao asked doubtfully.
The king asked: "Ling Bao, did you dream that someone poured Mongolian sweat medicine into the well water in the backyard of the inn?"
Ling Bao's eyes widened in shock: "How do you know? I haven't said anything yet!"
King: "Because I "saw" it."
After explaining it clearly, Ling Bao asked: "Why is this happening? You obviously couldn't see it before."
The king thought for a moment and said, "It should be the reason for the upgrade last time."
After all, the precognitive dream is related to the pendant, and the pendant is related to it.
Yes, that must be the case!
One person and one cat did not struggle with this issue for too long. After Lingbao changed his clothes, he went to find Cheng Yun next door and told Cheng Yun everything about his dream.
Cheng Yun frowned and couldn't see his face...
But it's not a big deal. Just know when the person will act and ambush him in advance.
"Who is ambushing?" Cheng Yi, who had just walked to the door, asked excitedly.
He looked eager to try and wanted to go into battle himself.
Cheng Yun: "..."
Ling Bao's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Cheng Yun's sleeve and said, "Let's take the second brother with us. The second brother is strong and has good martial arts skills. He will definitely be able to subdue him!"
"Who is it?" Cheng Yi asked anxiously, "Who are you subduing?"
Ling Bao's face was serious: "What a bad guy!"
Cheng Yi patted his chest: "That must be subdued! As long as I'm here, no bad guy can escape!" He looked resolute and his eyes were sharp.
Cheng Yun looked at Cheng Jin who had been silent. Cheng Jin looked back silently and said, "I want to go too."
The final result was that many of them, including Xie Wuyan, participated in this "catch the bad guy" plan.
The day before the exam, Lingbao and the others took a full nap during the day.
In the evening, the excitement gradually died down and the inn fell into silence.
In the dream, I could only confirm that it was the day before the exam, but Lingbao couldn't be sure of the specific time.
So after most of the people in the inn had rested, Lingbao and the others set out.
Holding the huozhe and sneaking to the backyard, the group wanted to find a hidden place to hide. qs
Then put out the fire and wait for the prisoner to arrive.
After waiting for a long time, the backyard was quiet and there was no movement.
The weather was still very cold in February, so Cheng Yun asked in a low voice: "Is it cold?"
Several children shook their heads. They were wearing thick clothes, but their ears were a little cold.
Ling Bao couldn't help but scratch his ears. The white and delicate ears were a little red. Xie Wuyao saw it, stared at it for a while, stretched out his hand to cover it, and the hot temperature suddenly spread over him.
"Isn't it cold anymore?" Xie Wuyang asked angrily.
Ling Bao nodded with crooked eyebrows.
After a while, Lingbao pulled his hand down, and the back of his hand became cold.
Cheng Yi yawned: "Why hasn't the person appeared yet? Is he not coming?"
"Probably not." Cheng Yun said.
After waiting for a while, everyone was getting a little impatient, and finally there was a slight movement!
Ling Bao immediately raised his fingers and put them on his pursed lips: "Shh——"
Everyone held their breath cooperatively and listened.
Darkness makes people's vision less clear, but it amplifies hearing.
Ling Bao could only vaguely see a figure, but his slightly rapid but forcibly suppressed breathing could be heard clearly.
When the man walked to the well water and took out the medicine powder packet from his arms, Ling Bao confirmed that it was the bad guy!
Because she was so excited, she accidentally made a sound, and the man was alert: "Who?!"
He turned his head and saw a pair of green "eyes" staring straight at him. He was so frightened that his legs trembled and he almost peed his pants. The packet of medicinal powder was shaken out of his hand and sprinkled beside the well.
Isn’t it? Retribution comes so quickly?!
At the same time, Ling Bao shouted: "Catch him!"
The man was startled and ran away quickly.
But Cheng Yi moved so fast, it would be no exaggeration to say that it was like a shooting star chasing the moon. He "flyed" in front of the man in an instant. He didn't know how he did it, but he pushed the man aside with a "swish, swish".
The man still wanted to struggle, but Lingbao and the others also ran over and surrounded him. Unless he had wings, he would never be able to escape.
"Let me go, let me go!" the man yelled, continuing to struggle without giving up.
Ling Bao: "Second brother, don't let him go!"
This bad guy!
Xie Wuyang blew on Huozhezi, and the place suddenly became brighter.
Cheng Yun expressionlessly pulled off the cloth covering his face and recognized that he was also one of the candidates for this provincial examination.