However, Ren Qing still planned to give up on his own promotion of the Divine Foot Sutra, because it would consume too much energy in order to reach the Ghost Envoy Realm.
No matter how you think about it, the gains outweigh the losses.
It would be better to wait until the prison in the belly completes its first treacherous change and accumulate longevity to be promoted. It will probably not take long to use the rest of the spells to reach the ghost realm.
Besides, his life span is approaching fifty years.
Ren Qing patiently waited for the imperial examination.
During this period, he would secretly pay attention to land matters, but he only knew that the location was on the outskirts of the northern city, and that a dozen jailers were involved.
But there is nothing strange on the surface in the northern suburbs, maybe it is happening underground.
According to the custom of the Jailer Hall, he should take advantage of the imperial examination to attract attention and let the land swallow up the strange things of the Winter Chongjue.
Unknowingly, a few days passed by in an instant.
On the day of the imperial examination, the west part of the city was as lively as the New Year, and the streets were full of scholars and students carrying packages.
Hundreds of people will stay in Qinghe Gongyuan for nine days. The imperial examination is divided into three sessions. To prevent fraud, they must not go out during the period.
There are various stalls next to the Gongyuan.
What they sell is food similar to Zhuangyuan cake, which is popular among people. Not to mention, there are quite a lot of customers, especially those students who are looking for a lucky draw.
The residents were talking among themselves.
The gate of Qinghe Gongyuan was not completely opened until the sun rose in the sky, but it still had to wait for the officers and soldiers to be in place.
Next, the officers and soldiers must count the items on the candidates' bodies to avoid bringing in private goods.
However, this time the imperial examination was slightly different.
Even though the officers and soldiers were all ready, Gongyuan still did not notify the students to enter the venue one after another. Instead, they seemed to be waiting for something.
The students were all arrogant, and when they saw this, they immediately felt dissatisfied, and their words were full of criticism.
Secretary Zhao stood in front of the gate of Qinghe Gongyuan and looked around, wiping the sweat from his forehead from time to time, feeling a little regretful in his heart.
Mingming told Ren Qing that he would come to Gongyuan in advance to prepare, but he still hasn't arrived yet.
If this offends the students, it will definitely be a big trouble.
Just when Secretary Zhao was hesitating whether to wait for Ren Qing, a figure suddenly appeared in the temporary tarpaulin inspection area.
"Master Zhao, please inform the imperial examination to begin."
Not far away, Ren Qing was wearing a bamboo hat, with a palm-sized token hanging around his waist, with the word "forbidden" engraved on it.
Secretary Zhao didn't know that the white handwriting was not considered an official prisoner. He just thought that Ren Qing had become a strange person in the yamen.
He couldn't help but feel happy, it would be nice to have a thigh to rely on.
In fact, Ren Qing had already arrived near Qinghe Gongyuan, but suddenly he felt a little uneasy in his soul, which seemed to be an omen from the twin nightmares.
He did not dare to neglect at all, so he surrounded Qinghe Gongyuan to search for any traces of magic, even if it was to prevent his disciples from mishaps.
The result was nothing.
Ren Qing came back to his senses and nodded slightly towards Secretary Zhao.
Immediately after being greeted by officers and soldiers, the students entered the tarpaulin fence one by one and waited to inspect their belongings.
Ren Qing was still worried and planned to go to Qinghe Gongyuan to have a look.
He said hello to Secretary Zhao. As soon as he crossed the threshold, his face became extremely ugly and his eyes flickered.
In Ren Qing's mind, an unfamiliar hoarse voice sounded: "Tao gives birth to Tao, Wuwei Tao..."
"Please also ask Taoist officials to teach you..."
He squinted his eyes and thought quietly for a moment, then returned to the tarpaulin fence, sat in the corner, took out a book and recorded it.
Is there someone secretly targeting me?
Probably not. The sound is only for communication. The target may be Wogu, but the spell was transferred to him after his death.
But the other party must be found from Qinghe Gongyuan.
Ren Qing walked into the tarpaulin fence and sat down to take out his books. When the students noticed his figure, they couldn't help but frown.
It is already very humiliating to be searched by officers and soldiers, but now there is another person, and the other person is not an official, so what qualifications do you have here?
The middle-aged student said loudly and sarcastically: "You..."
Ren Qing asked calmly: "Where are you from?"
The middle-aged student trembled all over, feeling inexplicable fear, and quickly replied: "Queshan Town outside Sanxiang City..."
Ren Qing nodded, and then recorded a few entries in the book.
When the officers and soldiers saw that the students had become more honest, they skillfully stripped off their clothes and checked to see that none of the items in the package had been left behind.
"Sir, there is no fraud."
Ren Qing waved his hand, and several officers and soldiers took the students away and headed to the examination room that had been arranged in advance.
The order of Qinghe Gongyuan became orderly.
Students are not stupid either. They were indignant when they saw others entering the tarpaulin fence, but when they came out they seemed submissive and did not dare to say anything.
It took most of the day for all the students to enter the venue.
Ren Qing looked at the book in his hand, and the officers and soldiers didn't know whether to go forward and ask.
There were statistics beforehand on the students from various towns in Xiangxiang who came to Sanxiang City. Excluding the students from Annan Town, there were a total of 253 people.
Because they were escorted by officers and soldiers, there could never be any errors, but when Ren Qing inquired, there were 255 people there.
Two more people appeared for no reason.
Ren Qing looked at everyone, but couldn't find anything strange at all.
Secretary Zhao came over and said, "Ren Qing, is there something wrong?"
Ren Qing handed the book to the other party: "The number of students is wrong."
Secretary Zhao hurriedly went to do it. There was a record in the yamen. It was not troublesome to compare it. The main thing was that it felt a little inexplicable.
Ren Qing waited for a moment.
As Secretary Zhao walked back quickly with the edited book.
"It's okay. Two of the students are from various places, but they have been living in Sanxiang City in the past few months..."
Ren Qing didn't reply, turned around and walked towards the Qinghe Gongyuan.
There was silence in the four major examination rooms, and the students took advantage of their free time to close their eyes and relax.
Secretary Zhao marked the two men in the West Kao District and the East Kao District respectively.
Ren Qing walked slowly into the East Examination Area. The room suddenly became silent, and the students couldn't help but feel a little wary.
He took Secretary Zhao and several officers and soldiers directly to the private room where the student in the book was.
There was a skinny and indifferent man sitting inside. Seeing how big the formation was, his expression suddenly became panicked.
"Everyone...my lords..."
Ren Qing directly used the information flow to check, and was surprised that he was indeed an ordinary person.
But before he could react, a familiar tone came from his mind again.
"Tao generates Tao, Wuwei Tao, we respectfully welcome Taoist officials to teach and teach..."
Ren Qingsheng's birth was a sign of soul separation. He couldn't help but curse a few words in his mind. What kind of method did the other party use to be so silent?
He simply let the split soul separate from the main body, and then something shocking happened.
In the distracted vision, the examination room became increasingly unfamiliar. The statue of Sanqing Taoist Patriarch stood in front of him, and the surrounding area turned into a huge Taoist temple.
Hundreds of people were sitting on futons. From the looks of it, they looked like more than two hundred students taking part in the imperial examination. Everyone was wearing pure white Taoist robes.
Wait, the so-called Taoist official does not refer to himself...
Thanks to Lubao Chuanghu, 198 Kiss, Zhixu and Shoujingdu for their rewards.