Chapter 16 If you want to learn, I’ll teach you.

Chapter 16 If you want to learn, I’ll teach you.

"The evil ghost that can be cured by chanting sutras in Xiangjiang Temple, can't the academy suppress it? I also know a little bit about the art of looking at qi, I wonder if you can let me see what kind of evil ghost it is?"

Liu Jijiu stepped forward, and the crowd naturally parted ways.

The monks looked at each other in confusion. The matter was about to end, so how come a man who claimed to be able to read qi suddenly appeared?

"May I ask who the donor is?" The leading monk stepped forward and stood in front of Liu Jijiu.

"Just a scholar," Liu Jijiu walked forward without stopping. Just before he collided with the monk, an invisible wall of air appeared. The monk stepped back a few steps and almost fell.

"Monk!"

Liu Jijiu stood in front of Zhao Yushu and took a closer look. "This is strange. From what I see, not only is there no black energy on this boy's forehead, but his face is glowing red and purple. This is a sign that he will be able to turn danger into fortune and win the battle."

As soon as these words were spoken, there were louder exclamations in the entire inn. The monk from Xiangjiang Temple said that the center of the forehead was black, and a cultivator said that purple air was rushing to the top of the head. Who is right?

The monk was a little panicked. The other person was a cultivator with real cultivation skills. His innate persuasiveness was far greater than his own. Moreover, even if the other person was talking nonsense, it was clear that he wanted to protect this boy. Did he really dare to go against a cultivator?

After hesitating for a long time, the monk felt that it was better to offend his senior brother than to offend the monks. Besides, with the monks intervening, his senior brother could not say anything: "Maybe, maybe I was wrong."

Liu Jijiu looked back at the monk and said, "Did you see it wrong? Your previous words almost ruined this kid, and now you're done with it just because you saw it wrong? Are all the monks in Xiangjiang Temple so frivolous?"

The monk blushed, but he didn't dare to say a word for a long time.

Liu Jijiu suddenly laughed and said: "Speaking of which, maybe Master, you are right, and I may be wrong."

Zhao Yushu rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, please stop teasing me."

The monks looked at each other, and the scholars also looked at each other. What was this old scholar up to?

"Boy, you said that the masters doubted you. I can't just say they were wrong. After all, this matter is not just yours. The safety of so many scholars depends on you. Tell me, do you have any good ideas?"

Old Liu, you are passing the buck. No, you are testing me. After all, he is the chief priest. If you embarrass a few mortal monks, it will be said that the academy is bullying the weak. Therefore, the consequences of this matter must fall on me. You little cuties are really cunning.

"Sir, this is what I think. Just in case, I will move to the academy and ask a few masters to supervise and see if there are any evil spirits. I will also ask the academy's noble spirit to suppress the so-called evil spirits. Of course, I will take care of the food and lodging of the masters. What do you think?"

You want to take me back to face the wall, right? Go to the academy with your brother and wait for your Xiangjiang Temple to redeem me.

Old Liu's eyes lit up and he thought to himself, this guy is quite insidious. I like him.

"Well, let's just leave it at that. Everyone, just follow me."

The monks were shocked and angry. They wanted to take us hostages?

The leading monk didn't care that the man in front of him was a monk. He pointed at Liu Jijiu with a trembling hand and said, "Who are you? How dare you arrest me? Do you know who our brother is?"

Liu Jijiu shook his head and said, "It's very rude to point at people. I don't know who your senior brother is. The last person who said something like this to me was a disciple of the chief lecturer of Dabei Temple. I slapped him in the face, and his senior brother came to apologize and take the person away. Boy, let's go."

Liu Jijiu went out first, Zhao Yushu bowed to the people around him and followed with Xiao Jingling. Seven of the eight monks were suddenly grabbed by an invisible force and suspended in the air, howling like ghosts and wolves as they followed Liu Jijiu.

Only one monk was left, sitting on the ground, shaking like a sieve. After a long while, he let out a strange cry and got up, then rolled and crawled to Xiangjiang Temple to report the news.

Liu Jijiu was walking on the road with seven monks following him like kites. This strange sight soon attracted patrol officers to question him. Liu Jijiu took out a wooden sign and showed it to the patrol officers. The patrol officers immediately stepped aside in fear and trepidation, and trotted ahead to clear the way.

"Master Jijiu, I hope this won't cause you any trouble?"

Liu Jijiu said without even turning his head: "It is a bit troublesome. The academy's kitchen uses lard to cook, and we have to cook separately for them."

Uh, that's not what I meant...

"Take it down, aren't you tired of installing it?" Liu Jijiu glanced at Zhao Yushu's legs and said coldly.

Oh no, I've been discovered. That's right. Madam Xu can hide whether she has spiritual power or not, but it's hard to hide whether she's injured or not, which is a purely physical thing.

Zhao Yushu smiled and removed the bandages and wooden board swiftly, leaving Xiao Jingling speechless.

"Um, Master Jijiu, can I live in the academy now?" I haven't taken the exam yet. Even if I use the back door, it would be too blatant to live in now.

"The academy has a special guesthouse. You can stay there first and pay the fee."

Oh, a guesthouse. I thought it was a student dormitory.

"Also, you are Brother Zhang's nephew, so there is no need to be estranged from me. Just call me uncle from now on."

Tsk tsk tsk, this relationship is really close, and you are taking advantage of me again

"Uncle, please accept my respects."

"Write me another poem by Mr. Dongpo. The poem Jiang Cheng Zi is magnificent and memorable. But I can't find out in which year this man was appointed as an official in Mizhou."

"Okay, I'll write you a poem about the storm later." Lao Zhao didn't dare to answer, because if he did, he would be exposed.

The two of them walked and talked, and slowly came to the academy. Uncle Qin was stunned for a moment when he saw the seven monks floating in the sky. After Liu Jijiu said a few words to him, he immediately understood. He waved his hand and called a few small gatekeepers to come over and pull the monks in. Naturally, Liu Jijiu and Zhao Yushu didn't need to worry about what happened next.

"You can stay at the Guest House today. Just tell them that I asked you to go. Don't forget to go to the Teaching Building to take the exam tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, uncle."

Liu Jijiu left. Zhao Yushu stood at the door and looked at Xiao Jiling, who had been with him for four or five days. He said, "Xiao Jiling, I'm going to enter the academy today. I'm afraid I won't be able to hire you in the future."

Xiao Jiling was a little sad: "I'm not trying to flatter you, sir, you are the best one among all the people I have entertained, you treat me as a human being"

Zhao Yushu's heart trembled: "Little smart, I never asked you, what is your full name?"

Little Smart laughed and said, "My last name is Ji, and my given name is Leng. But I am smart and small, so everyone calls me Little Smart."

"Why is it called Leng?"

"My mother said that the year I was born, the weather was extremely cold and many people froze to death. From then on, I cried out for the cold, and God saw that I was one of his own and stopped freezing me."

Zhao Yushu's eyes felt sore and he felt like crying. There were obviously cultivators, and all things were growing vigorously due to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so why were people freezing to death in the suburbs of Dongdu?

"Sir, please come in quickly. I have been with you for four days, and I have borrowed 200 coins in total. You borrowed one coin from me, and I will return you 799 coins tomorrow."

"Get lost, you bastard, the master has given you a reward."

"Yes, thank you for the reward!"

Xiao Jiling waved his hand, turned around and ran away. Lao Zhao felt a little lost. Xiao Jiling was the person who had the closest relationship with him in the past few days. He helped him a lot, but he left suddenly. He felt like something was missing.

When I walked into the guesthouse, an ordinary room was priced at 3 taels per night. It was snapped up quickly. Fortunately, I was only staying for one night.

After lunch, Zhao Yushu lay on the bed, thinking about what to do for a full hour. Then he jumped up, ran to the doorman, Uncle Qin, to ask a few questions, and then ran out of the academy with a happy face.

At the west gate of Dongdu, people were lining up to enter the city. Little Jiling was trying to sell himself to every traveler entering the city with a flattering look on his face. There were also a dozen teenagers doing the same thing as him.

However, business was not good. Most people ignored them. A few asked about the price and turned away. Some even pushed them away out of fear that they would dirty their clothes.

"Ji Leng!" A voice came. Xiao Jiling was stunned for a moment. It seemed that no one had called this name for several years. Did he hear it wrong?

"Ji Leng! Are you deaf?"

Xiao Jingling turned around in surprise. Zhao Yushu, dressed in black, was leaning against the door of a shop, looking at him lazily.

"Sir! Why are you here?"

"I suddenly remembered that most scholars who entered the academy would bring one or two book boys with them. What is this called? Face."

Little Smart's nose felt sore: "I don't know a few words"

"Then you want to learn?"

"Yes I do"

"If you want to learn, I'll teach you."