After a restless night, the next morning, people having breakfast gathered on the first floor of the inn and talked about:

"Did you hear anything last night?"

"How could you not hear it when there was such a big noise? I didn't dare to sleep all night."

"Monsters from the feudal kingdom sneak into the city to do evil. Who can sleep?"

"I heard that the daughter of the Song Dian historian was the one who suffered this time. No wonder the Shenjia Army was alarmed."

"Huh, a few days ago, the daughters of ordinary people were raped and killed in vain. The yamen only sent out yamen guards to deal with the matter. They had to wait until something happened to the rich officials before they would send out the Shenjia Army."

"There is no way, ordinary people's daughters are worthless..."

In the corner, Chen Youniao sat eating alone and asked, "Which vassal country do those monsters come from?"

Someone saw that he looked like a foreigner and replied: "Zhongshan is lecherous and Fu Meng is bloodthirsty. The two of them were from Zhongshan last night."

Chen Youniao asked again: "Do they often come into the city to cause trouble?"

"It used to be rare, but in recent years it has become quite frequent. Probably because the imperial court wanted to reduce the vassalage, which angered the two countries, so they came to the city to cause trouble."

Someone said worriedly: "A demon died last night, which will definitely cause an uproar and provoke revenge from the Zhongshan Kingdom. Then we will be in misery."

Chen Youniao raised his eyebrows: "The monster is causing trouble, what's wrong with killing it?"

The man sighed: "That being said, we just want to live a more stable life."

This is exactly the thinking logic of typical folk market people. Unless they have no choice, they always want to swallow their anger and make peace with the situation.

Chen Youniao said: "It should be fine once the imperial army arrives."

"Haha, brother, I think you are still too young to understand these things. The two major vassal states have been in business for thousands of years and have so many masters. How can they be destroyed at a word? When war breaks out, the lives of ordinary people will be even more difficult."

Chen Youniao listened and was speechless.

At the table over there, someone warned his companion in a low voice: "Old Hu, you drank so early in the morning. Are you afraid that you drank too much and dared to talk nonsense about the current situation and the war? If you are sued to the Yamen, you will not be able to survive."

If we keep going, we might get sued."

Lao Hu's face suddenly tightened, and he shut up, not daring to say anything anymore: "The yamen's police officers and agents can't do anything to the demons of the vassal state, but when it comes to arresting ordinary people, they can be captured easily!"

Chen Youniao lost interest in eating, put down his bowls and chopsticks, went upstairs to pack his things, and prepared to set off.

The current major events of the current situation are indeed beyond his ability to understand, and there is no point of view or reason to argue with. He has long been far away from the Internet time and space where "the keyboard is in my hand and I own the world."

In his hand now, he holds a sword.

So last night, out of righteous indignation, I raised my eyebrows and drew my sword from its sheath.

That’s all.

A quarter of an hour later, Chen Youniao came down with Huamei. Outside, Lao Tan had already finished all kinds of trivial matters, prepared the carriage, and was waiting there respectfully.

"Old Tan, let's go, leave the city directly and go north to the capital."

"clear."

The carriage drove through thick snow.

Although the snow has stopped today, the wind is quite strong and the sky is covered with thick clouds. I am afraid there will be heavy snowfall.

This kind of weather is extremely bad for other business travelers and makes it difficult to travel, but Chen Youniao doesn't care, just go, seize the time, arrive in Beijing as soon as possible, and prepare for the exam.

The interrogation when leaving the city was more stringent than when entering the city, with large groups of men and horses guarding them, with swords and guns awe-inspiring.

When Chen Youniao saw this, he felt that this kind of battle was a bit "pretentious". There was such a chaos in the city, and the demons were dying and escaping. If it was really strict, the city should be closed to no entry and exit, and all aspects of the city would be arrested.

Opening the city gate is equivalent to opening a hole?

However, Luyun County borders the vassal state. After so many years, how could the two parties not have contact in private and have some shady connections?

There is nothing new under the sun.

But Chen Youniao couldn't care about these things. He didn't seal the city and just left. His status as a scholar was still useful and he didn't face much trouble. He left the city smoothly. After leaving the city, he walked north along the official road. At noon, the sky began to snow again.

The carriage then drove against the wind and snow.

The journey was smooth and smooth. For official matters, Chen Youniao showed his identity and passed. As for other matters, Lao Tan was able to handle them. After this period of understanding and immersion, his swordsmanship became even better.

The first floor has a vague sense of returning to nature.

Break it down and build it up again, throw it away and pick it up again.

But the more this happened, the more Lao Tan realized the huge gap, and the more he respected him.

Sir's sword is a sword that transcends the ordinary.

At the end of January, winter began to turn to spring, and they finally arrived in Shou'an County. They were only a few days away from the capital, Shou'an City.

The trial will be held in February. Calculating the time, there is plenty of time, so there is no need to rush.

…

The Red Dragon River is a wide and flowing river. It is the largest and longest water system in the northern region. According to legend, it was transformed into a red-scaled dragon after its death in ancient times. Various myths and stories have been circulated for thousands of years.

, quite mysterious.

After crossing the Chilong River, it takes another five days to reach the capital.

At dusk, as Huang An crossed the river, the wind stirred up yellow and reddish waves, which looked like dragon scales.

"Sir, I have inquired. The large ships that cross the river are used during the day, but now they have to be small boats and cannot carry carriages."

Lao Qin reported.

Standing by the water, with the wind blowing, Chen Youniao had a hint of worry in his eyes. What he was worried about was not crossing the river, but the thrush.

As she went all the way north and approached the capital, Huamei's condition became more and more unsatisfactory. Her soul, which had been recovering greatly, became repetitive and showed signs of deterioration. Her mental energy was not bad, and she even started to do things.

Nightmare, wake up...

This has never happened before.

Thrush was afraid, although she never said it out loud.

Chen Youniao knew what she was afraid of.

Humanity flourishes, imperial power rules, and the capital is the core of the imperial power system. The aura rises to the sky, boiling like clouds hanging from the sky.

This is a great oppression for any practitioner.

Otherwise, how could the four great masters put down their dignity, obey the arrangements, establish a Taoist court, and listen to the orders of the imperial court?

The title of "Heavenly Master" sounds majestic, but after being canonized by the emperor, the meaning is different.

The relationship between the person who conferred the title and the person who was conferred has a clear superior-subordinate relationship.

As mentioned before, the inside story is that the current Celestial Master is just a "tool man" promoted by the dojo, named "Little Celestial Master". This is exactly a response strategy of Longhu Mountain, and it is also a helpless move.

If it weren't for the rules of heaven and the changes in aura, the real person and the Taoist masters' extraordinary abilities would have entered the capital long ago and changed the dynasty in a sudden change.

They really can't do it now, and they don't even dare to show up in the secular world easily to avoid being suppressed and polluted, which will lead to the corruption of Taoism.

The higher the Tao, the greater the backlash.

Under this heavenly way, the outside world and the secular world actually formed a sharp opposition, with a posture of "incompatible forces".

As for ordinary practitioners, as long as they have not entered the realm of spiritual transformation, they do not have many feelings and restrictions.

Chen Youniao has become a god. In the secular world, he should have been impacted and suppressed. However, due to his special situation, he managed to obtain a meritorious title and was recognized by the imperial power and dragon spirit. Under the neutralization of "Wen Xin Diao Long", the two

These originally opposing breaths have achieved a delicate balance and can coexist.

Huamei's situation is different. She is a dragon girl and possesses dragon veins and spiritual essence.

Although there is a word for "dragon", this dragon is not that dragon. The emperor is called the "True Dragon Emperor". If his "dragon" wants to be strong, it must devour the original "dragon".

Therefore, it is the emperor's instinctive pursuit to accept dragon girls into the palace as concubines, and the more the better.

The triennial world talent show is not about looking for beauties, the core is looking for dragon girls, but there is a lot of information that ordinary people don't know.

In other words, if a thrush enters the capital, wouldn't it be equivalent to sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth?

The girl was sensible and didn't want to embarrass Chen Youniao, so she never said anything.

But when Chen Youniao realized it, he immediately realized: he had made a mistake and must find a solution.

The simplest and most direct way is to marry Huamei and truly consummate the marriage. But with Huamei's current physical condition, in that case, every time they have sex, it is equivalent to Chen Youniao eating away at Huamei's remaining dragon veins and spiritual essence. After many times,

When the dragon vein spirit essence was plundered, Huamei became a mortal.

How could Chen Youniao do such a thing?

The long-term solution is to wait for Huamei to get well, and Chen Youniao to get a higher degree of honor, and his official career will rise to the level where he can be named his wife's shadow. After his wife gets the royal title, she will naturally be recognized by the imperial power system.

However, this path requires a lot of time. It is currently difficult to enter Kyoto with Huamei, so what about the future?

After much deliberation, he still couldn't find the best solution, and Chen Youniao frowned.

Suddenly I heard an old voice shouting: "This young master, do you want to cross the river?"

Chen Youniao looked around and saw an old man with a dark face and wrinkles. He couldn't recognize his age for a moment. He shook his head and said, "I have a carriage and I want to board the ship tomorrow."

The old boatman saw the carriage parked not far away: "I see, then there is nothing we can do. My boat is too small to carry the carriage and horses."

He didn't want to leave, and still wanted to attract business, and said, "I think the young master is very handsome, but he has a worried look on his face. Could it be that he is worried about his future and is afraid of not passing the exam?"

Chen Youniao smiled and asked, "How do you know I am a test taker?"

The old man smiled and said: "The examination is coming soon. I have seen a lot during this period..." After a pause, he continued: "There is a temple nearby, called the 'Goddess Temple'. It is famous far and wide and is very effective.

When many candidates come here, they will take a boat to worship the goddess and receive blessings and luck. Young Master, do you want to go and worship? As the saying goes: The more gods you worship, the more gods you will bless you!"

Chen Youniao asked: "Aren't Dragon King temples built everywhere along the rivers? Why is the Goddess Temple here?"

The old boatman explained: "The goddess is actually the dragon girl."

Hearing this, Chen Youniao's heart skipped a beat, and he thought: "If that's the case, then I really have to go pay my respects and ask for good luck."

So he gave Lao Tan a few words and asked him to stay and guard the carriage, and then he took Huamei and boarded the boat.

"Sir, miss, please sit down!"
Chapter completed!