"The last time I met a woman walking alone was a ghoul, and this time it turned out to be a ghoul. Can there be any normal people in this world?"
The carriage was speeding along, and Lu Zheng was speechless for a while, "When I return to Tonglin County, I will go outside the city at dusk every day to see if I can encounter a ghoul every day."
Liu Qingyan covered her mouth and snickered, "But we have also encountered Sister Shen appearing alone?"
Lu Zheng shrugged and said, "But she was also a ghost at the time."
"Huh?" Liu Qingyan blinked and found that what Lu Zheng said made sense.
But... Lu Lang, you compared Sister Shen and the corpse together. Should I tell Sister Shen when I go back?
Liu Qingyan:(???)
…
The next day, the carriage drove into Yizhou Mansion, and under Lu Zheng's guidance, they arrived at the inn where he lived when he first arrived.
Yuelai Inn!
After storing the horses, placing the luggage, and letting Lao Huang rest at the inn, Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan went out shopping.
The number of scholars in Yizhou Mansion was also more than the last time he came here.
But after all, it is only a local examination, neither the autumn nor the spring examination, so most of them are young people, and there are some scumbags who have not even been able to pass the examination for several years.
Well, even if you are a scholar, it is a title recognized by the Great Jing Dynasty. For each exam, the number of places is limited. Even if it is more than Juren, it is not to the point where everyone can get it.
Therefore, the gold content is still higher than that of Lu Zheng's scholars.
…
In the next two days, Lu Zheng took Liu Qingyan on a tour of Yizhou Mansion and spent some time together in their world.
…
Two days later, the exam began.
Lu Zheng did not join in the fun, but quietly waited for the exam to end before he came outside the examination room.
The examination room for this state examination was located at the State Academy. Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan ordered a few side dishes from the restaurant outside the academy and waited for Zhu Yushan to come out.
Soon, the exam will be over.
Hundreds of candidates poured out of the academy, either traveling together or leaving alone. Many of the scholars' relatives and friends, like Lu Zheng, ordered food and drinks in this restaurant to entertain these scholars who had finished their examinations.
However, until all the scholars had left the academy, Lu Zheng did not see Zhu Yushan's shadow.
"What's going on?"
Lu Zheng was in a daze for a moment, and he and Liu Qingyan looked at each other, "Have you seen Zhu Yushan?"
"No?"
Liu Qingyan also shook her head, "You didn't see it, and of course I didn't see it either."
"It leaked? Shouldn't it?"
With Lu Zheng's strong eyesight, he scanned every scholar who came out of the academy. In theory, it was impossible to miss anyone.
"unless……"
"Bad luck?" Liu Qingyan asked tentatively, "He has already succeeded in cultivation, how could he still miss the exam?"
"Yeah..." Lu Zheng was also a little dazed.
Liu Qingyan asked in a low voice, "Would you like to visit the River God Mansion?"
Lu Zheng blinked and was also thinking.
At this moment, Lu Zheng turned around and saw two figures appearing from the street, running towards the academy quickly.
"Zhu Yushan?"
"Sister Li?"
Those two figures were none other than Zhu Yushan and Li Hanyu.
Perhaps because they were worried about shocking the world, their speed did not exceed the range of ordinary people.
Zhu Yushan lifted his robe to his waist and ran at full speed. Li Hanyu lifted up the hem of his skirt with both hands and ran quickly, not much slower than her husband.
However, when the two of them rushed to Zhouxue Academy, they saw the academy servants cleaning the floor and preparing to close the door.
Zhu Yushan stood blankly at the door of the academy, his lips trembling, his face pale, his eyes dull and his expression forlorn.
Li Hanyu's eyes were hesitant, he took a small step forward and asked a helper softly, "Um, may I ask, the state examination..."
"Did you just finish the state exam?"
A handyman answered casually, then looked up and saw Zhu Yushan standing blankly at the door.
Obviously, as a celebrity in Yizhou who had taken the exam twelve times in a row, this handyman also knew Zhu Yushan, so he was instantly happy.
"Zhu Yushan? I just said that since I haven't seen you this year, I thought you had given up. It turns out you missed the exam again."
Several handymen looked up and noticed Zhu Yushan standing blankly at the door.
"Oh, isn't this Zhu Yushan? In the past, he either came after the exam was closed, or he was refused entry because he was dirty, or he was sick and couldn't come at all."
"It's new this time. I came here just after the exam. Even if you came to pick up people, you would already be late and everyone would be gone!"
"Zhu Yushan, what bad luck happened to you this time? Tell me and let everyone be happy."
"It's just that I haven't seen you for a long time. What have you been doing recently?"
"You didn't remember the date or time of the exam wrong this time, did you?"
"Hahaha--"
…
In the restaurant, both Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan heard the conversation at the entrance of the academy.
"this……"
Liu Qingyan also wondered, "Why is Mr. Zhu doing this this time?"
"I don't know..."
Lu Zheng also said he didn't know, but...
"Ask..."
Lu Zheng moved his lips and sent his voice into the ears of Zhu Yushan and Li Hanyu, "Brother Zhu, Madam Sister-in-law, I have ordered some food and drinks upstairs, please come up and talk."
"Brother Lu?"
Zhu Yushan was shocked when he heard this, and when he came to his senses, he looked back and saw Lu Zheng facing the street on the second floor of a restaurant not far away, nodding towards him.
"Sister Qingyan is here too?" Li Hanyu saw Liu Qingyan for the first time.
"Sister Li!" Liu Qingyan waved to Li Hanyu.
…
After a while, Zhu Yushan and Li Hanyu entered the restaurant and sat opposite Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan.
Lu Zheng gave Zhu Yushan and Li Hanyu their glasses, and then the four of them raised their glasses.
Putting down his wine glass, Lu Zheng blinked and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Zhu, this time..."
"well……"
Zhu Yushan let out a long sigh, put down the wine glass in his hand, and shook his head silently.
Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan focused their attention on Li Hanyu.
Li Hanyu pursed his lips slightly, glanced at Zhu Yushan, and found that he had no intention of stopping him, so he said angrily and funny, "He is practicing in seclusion and has forgotten the time."
"What?"
"When we came back from a visit to Tonglin County last time, my husband became more interested in cultivation. He suddenly realized it all half a month ago, and then he said he would go into retreat for a few days."
Li Hanyu said helplessly, "As a result, he never came out once he was in seclusion. I was worried about disturbing his cultivation, and I didn't dare to break the seclusion to call him, so..."
"Chi——"
Liu Qingyan hurriedly suppressed her smile, resumed her sitting position, and waved her hands repeatedly, "It's okay, it's okay, I just accidentally choked."
The corners of his mouth were trembling, and his lips were slightly pursed. It was obvious that he was enduring a lot of hardship.
Lu Zheng was making trouble on the side, "Did you choke on the bad luck rain?"
"Chichi——"
This time, not only Liu Qingyan, but also Li Hanyu couldn't help it.