Outside the temple, the night wind howled, as if a wild wolf was howling.
"Tsk, it's possible to encounter wolves in such a poor place, but has there ever been a shrine here?" Although he knew that there were unlikely to be wolves, the thin man couldn't help but worry, and stretched his neck to look outside: "Why don't I think?
Yes? Did I remember it wrong?"
As he was talking, he saw a dark shadow flashing outside, and he immediately screamed: "Brother Yan, there is someone!"
"Huh?" Brother Yan was also surprised. If someone heard what he just said, he might cause trouble. Just when he was about to drop the meat and bones in his hand and go out to investigate, he heard the cry of a wild cat outside.
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"Look at how coward you are! You were scared like this by a wild cat!" Brother Yan suddenly relaxed and spat, glaring and scolding the thin man.
The thin man was also a little embarrassed: "I...didn't I hear wrongly?"
After a while, the thin man couldn't help but stand up. Seeing Brother Yan staring at him, he said awkwardly: "Well... I'll go outside and relieve myself."
This made Brother Yan frown: "Go quickly, get away, I'm eating meat, don't let me smell it!"
I muttered in my heart: Why does this kid have so many things going on?
The thin man was also in a bad mood. He went out and thought: "What's so great? You're all just following Brother Zhang. Am I still afraid of you?"
He also sped up his speed, unfastened his belt, and didn't plan to go too far. When he was a little further away, he started pouring water against the wall.
In February, the cold wind penetrated into the cracks of human bones. The thin man hurriedly drained the water and was about to lift his trousers and tie his belt. In the dark sky, the moon suddenly shed a piece of light through the gaps in the clouds. He saw in a trance, facing the
On this wall, two shadows appeared.
"Ah, this is..."
Before he could turn around in horror, a sharp pain, accompanied by a chill in his heart, slowly passed through his chest.
Looking down, he saw a sharp iron tip with blood dripping on it. This...is this his own blood? Are he going to die here?
As the iron thorn was pulled out, unwillingness and resentment let out a muffled cry before falling down silently.
"This thin guy is easy to deal with. There is only one left inside." Su Ziji dragged the dead body and threw it to the corner, then looked at the door of the shrine.
Without deliberately concealing his steps, he walked over with the iron thorn in his hand.
Brother Yan didn't even raise his head, thinking that the thin man was outside, so he hesitated to come in, and immediately shouted: "It's cold, why don't you come in and close the door!"
Then there were dissatisfied curses, which showed that among the two, the thin one was the one who was oppressed.
Su Ziji didn't say anything and went straight in with the iron thorn.
"A lazy donkey grinds his hands and urinates a lot. If you were like this, how could Brother Zhang let you follow him if you weren't lucky? You deserve to be cowardly and starve to death..." Brother Yan frowned and said, suddenly feeling a little strange.
This kid would usually defend himself and try to please him, but why is there no movement at all now?
When he raised his head, he saw sharp iron thorns stabbing towards his chest.
"Ah!" Brother Yan was startled and quickly turned over to hide. However, there were a lot of things piled on the ground, including some gravel and wood. Although he reacted in time, he could not completely dodge. He only heard a "pop" and was stabbed.
The severe pain on one side made Brother Yan scream.
Pulling out the murder weapon, a cloud of blood spurted out.
"You, who are you?" Brother Yan used the firelight to see a young man standing in front of him. His stature was far inferior to his own. He calmed down for a moment. Then he saw that the other man missed a hit and seemed to be panicked.
The hand holding the murder weapon was shaking slightly, thinking that he had guessed the truth.
Now he came closer and cursed fiercely: "The robbery has hit me, do you know who I am? I am Boss Zhang's subordinate, you...ah!"
Su Ziji didn't say anything at all, just looking at Brother Yan. When he saw him approaching slowly, and when he was about to grab his weapon, he dived and stabbed him.
"Pfft" The iron thorn stabbed in again, this time penetrating from the chest and coming out from the back.
Brother Yan opened his eyes wide, not wanting to believe that he had died in the hands of a young man. He stared at the young man with a feeling of unwillingness to rest in peace.
He had injured people in his previous life, but this was the first time he killed someone. He didn't feel it when he killed the first person. Now after killing the second brother Yan, Su Ziji felt a little scared, his palms were sweating, and his back was wet.
Thorough.
A dark wind blew through the temple, as if someone was wailing unwillingly.
Su Ziji closed his eyes: "How can there be ghosts and gods in this world? Even if there are, I can only retaliate with tooth for tooth and eye for eye. If I don't kill, they will definitely kill me."
Say this silently, and when you open your eyes, you will no longer be afraid.
"Although this place is remote, we can't just leave the dead bodies like this."
"I just heard that these gangsters have people's lives in their hands, and they are all sinking into the river. This shows that this method is feasible. It is better to let the bodies sink into the river."
Thinking like this, Su Ziji was about to drag the body away, but stopped his movement: "See if there is any money on the body. Kill all the people, and the money will not be lost."
After searching, I found a piece of silver cake, weighing five taels, and scattered silver and copper coins, about two or three taels.
"What an unexpected surprise, this is what the Taoist priest of Tongshan Temple paid. Why is it only five taels?" Su Ziji understood in a blink of an eye: "The Taoist priest of Tongshan Temple paid ten taels, and Boss Zhang took half of it. It is only natural."
Putting the money in his arms, Su Ziji placed the two dead bodies on an old wooden board. He didn't even clean up the blood stains. He dragged the wooden board directly to the river bank, tied it with a stone, and threw the two corpses away with two pops.
Once inside, it sank in an instant.
"The snow is still falling, and the traces are quickly covered up. Besides, even if it is discovered, there will be no proof."
"Such people are in a gray area. They also have human lives in their hands. Even if the person is gone, they will not dare to report it to the official. Of course, there will definitely be revenge."
"But there is a time difference. After all, obtaining a meritorious degree is the biggest guarantee at present."
The snow was heavy, and Su Ziji was covered with sweat. If he went out, he would easily get wind-cold. In ancient times, this was a very dangerous disease. Now he returned to the temple. Although two people were killed, the bonfire was crackling and the food was hanging on the shelf.
The meat still exudes a mouth-watering aroma.
Su Ziji didn't move, he just posed, closed his eyes to calm down the discomfort of the murder just now, and recalled the scene just now.
"The first assassination was alright, but the second time it was a bit confusing, so I gave the second person a chance. Sure enough, there is a completely different difference between killing someone before and never killing someone before."
"It's not a matter of skills, it's a matter of mentality and experience."
"Especially with experience, if this sting is off by just one centimeter, the results will be completely different."
The time just now was short. Su Ziji thought thoughtfully and adjusted the angle slightly. Suddenly, a feeling of ease came over him.
"Su-style boxing level 3 (58/2000)" A message suddenly appeared on the iron thorn, which startled Su Ziji. It took him a while to realize that it was this.
"Upgraded?" Su Ziji looked at it carefully. For some reason, he always felt that it seemed a little brighter, but he couldn't tell clearly.
"No matter what, let's eat meat first."
At this time, I focused my attention and took a look. I saw that the shrine in the main hall had a divine curtain hanging down. It was a goddess. There were some shrimp soldiers and crab generals nearby to defend it. This should be the water god, right?
The offering table was empty, not to mention the offerings, and even the incense burner only contained some old incense ashes, indicating that no one had come to offer offerings for a long time.
Such a scene made Su Ziji couldn't help but shake his head and bowed to the goddess in the shrine: "After all, I borrowed the land of this water god to rest. Even if there are no ghosts and gods, I should still do my best.
It’s the guest’s way of expressing gratitude to the host.”
Thinking like this, Su Ziji picked up the incense, lit it with a fire stick, and burned three sticks of incense. After thinking about it, he took out a cold steamed bun from the oil paper bag in his arms and placed it on the table... This was out of sympathy.
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Of course, if the gods don't eat steamed buns and a child who can't eat eats them secretly, it's also good.
"The skeletons are the remains of ancestors. The grave is not safe now. It won't be too late to bury them after the matter is resolved." The outside became increasingly gloomy. Su Ziji wrapped the skeletons in cloth, arrived at the side of the bonfire, ate meat, and borrowed
In the light of the fire, I took out the book and read it.
To be honest, outsiders would be shocked if they read this kind of murderous book. In fact, Su Ziji also felt that his personality was a bit special, so after he injured someone in his previous life, someone persuaded him: "With your personality and martial arts skills, you can easily get into trouble."
, it’s better to take the civil service exam—it’s easier for people to practice in the civil service.”
Su Ziji thought it was reasonable, so he reviewed his homework within a year and passed the exam in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, he failed the exam just after passing the interview.
Now that a problem has been solved and a hidden danger has been laid, Su Ziji has to use Gongmen to practice - but studying is not just a temporary fix, but has a purpose.
"Therefore, if a gentleman is harmonious but not unconventional, he will be strong and correct. If he is neutral but not independent, he will be strong and correct. If the country has a way, it will not change. If it is strong, it will be correct. If the country has no way, it will not change until death. If it is strong, it will be correct."
Just after reading a chapter, a line of words [Experience +1] floated on the book and disappeared in an instant. Su Ziji remained calm and continued reading.
"If you attack the enemy and attack the enemy, he will not be far away. If you hold the enemy in order to attack the enemy, and look at it, it will still be far away. Therefore, a gentleman treats others with people, and then stop them. Loyalty and forgiveness are not far away. Doing things to yourself but not willing to do so is also
Don’t do it to others.”
Another line of words [Experience +1] floated on the book.
"it is as expected!"
According to the test, experience is actually increasing one's understanding. Every time you read a chapter, you will have a little compulsive experience. Even if you continue like this, you may not be able to accumulate much experience in half a night, but you can accumulate a little, which is much faster than a normal reader.
Already.
My own knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics is only level 3. According to my understanding, the more thoroughly I understand, the more experience I have, and the better the teaching materials are, the same is true.
But the problem with textbooks is that in this era, good textbooks are the secret collections of each school. Without any friendship, it is impossible to copy them by hand, let alone the widespread use of printing.
Some people who are short of money will publish some historical articles, but these historical articles are not only traditional Chinese characters without punctuation, the sentence structure and semantics are complicated, and the content is also convoluted. Even if there is true meaning in it, it is just like gold hidden in gravel.
Moreover, the author himself has a foothold in the school. Without the understanding of these schools, the threshold for advancement is too high for later scholars. This is a common method used by the gentry class, rough and effective, and Su Ziji has no room to resist.
What is clear is that if knowledge cannot be quickly captured to form a system, and if you fail this exam, not only will the disaster of murder break out, but after the death of your father, you will suffer from hunger and precarious fear. As a young man with strong self-esteem, he will be...
The complicated feeling of being sponsored by my childhood sweetheart, the girl next door, still remains in my heart.
After waking up, a mature mind can control all this, but it also knows that blindly suppressing it is not the answer.
It is better to open up than to block, and to have clear thoughts!
Isn't it just the imperial examination?
Let’s take a look at how difficult it is to climb this ancient ladder to heaven!
At least with this plug-in, every time I read it, I automatically understand something. If it doesn't work once, I will try my best to read it thousands of times to see who can stop me?
You will definitely be able to pass the exam to become a scholar and promote people!
The fire swayed slightly in the temple, which was caused by the cold wind blowing in between the cracks in the windows and doors. Even if he could warm himself up by the fire, Su Ziji still had to rub his hands and move around from time to time, otherwise it would still be very cold.
After exercising for a while, he sat down again, holding the book and reciting, when a group of carriages slowly drove up the road.