Chapter 77: Joyful intention to kill, secret communication
Soon, Yu Que's family was trapped in the crowd, and congratulations continued.
Even those alchemists in the guild who considered themselves noble were surprised when they heard that one of their colleagues had topped the county examination this year and came to congratulate him.
For these people, Yu Que had his uncle and aunt around, so he didn't have to worry about entertaining them. He only had to say a few words to everyone.
And according to the customs in the city, after being named on the list, various banquets should be prepared on the same day to entertain the guests.
So surrounded by people, Yu Que's family walked towards the restaurant near the alchemist's guild.
When they walked through the gate, hundreds of people were already following their family.
In the guild, except for those who really couldn't get away from it, basically everyone who knew about this matter, whether they were apprentices, helpers, or alchemists, were willing to join in the fun and have a wedding drink. .
When they were seated, under Yu Que's arrangement, Huang Guishan sat with their family. In front of everyone, Yu Que even called the other person "Master Huang".
These actions surprised many people, and also made Huang Guishan's face flush and his spirits high.
But after the flowing water banquet officially started, Yu Que's family suddenly realized something:
"Why are the people who came to congratulate you today all from nearby merchants and guilds...are they from the county school?"
Doubts appeared in the eyes of his uncle and aunt, and they all looked at Yu Que and asked in low voices.
After Yu Que heard this, he was also slightly startled.
But he immediately understood that the reason why no one from the county school came yet was probably to congratulate the Fu clan.
So he told his uncle and aunt about this matter, and their expressions suddenly became very strange, and they didn't know what to say for a while.
Among them, my aunt also thought of something and couldn't help but murmured: "If I remember correctly, today will be the first seven of the You family."
But they didn't dwell on the matter for too long.
Because immediately one after another people who were toasting took the initiative to come forward, congratulate Yu Que, and send some congratulatory gifts.
"Fumanmanlou sent a hundred black-bone chickens, a hundred black fish, fifty catties of venison, fifty catties of beef, ten large white pigs... If there are not enough, we will add more!"
Among the gifts, in addition to livestock and fruits, flowers, couplets, paper money, incense and candles, there are even houses, fields, magical instruments and other items. Any one of them is worth hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of talisman. The person who gives the gift is amazing. of generosity.
However, Yu Que only accepted the gifts that were of low value. Those that were too expensive, no matter who sent them, he resolutely refused and returned them one by one.
Although according to the custom in the city, if someone passes the county school entrance examination, especially if he becomes the top one, he will immediately transform from a poor boy with no place to stand up to a wealthy family with a car and a house.
It depends on these gifts.
But for Yu Que, as an alchemist, he does not need to exchange favors for benefits in the hands of others, lest he one day face being asked for favor debts by others.
For a time, the laughter and laughter in the restaurant continued.
"Master Yu, I'm so happy today!"
Soon, Yu Que's face froze with laughter. There were so many people taking turns passing in front of him that he was overwhelmed.
And not long after, people from the county school finally rushed to Yu Que with gongs and drums, and presented the plaque:
"Congratulations, Mr. Yu! For ranking first."
The arrival of the government officials brought the excitement in the restaurant to a climax again.
Yu Que was not stingy when facing the government servants who congratulated Xi, and immediately sprinkled lots of paper money, making them laugh from ear to ear and exclaim, "I made a lot of money today."
At this time, Yu Que asked more carefully and immediately knew what was happening in the Fu clan.
In addition, those who came with the government officials were also members of the Fu clan.
The faces of the people of the Fu clan were sarcastic, and they were a little reserved at first. However, when they saw that Yu Que's family was friendly to them and had no ill intentions, all of them suddenly turned red and looked proud.
The other generation also handed over another letter from the patriarch Fu Jin to Yu Que.
Yu Que did not refuse, but to be cautious, he did not open it on the spot. Instead, he wrapped it in talisman paper and stored it in his sleeve robe.
It was not until the afternoon, towards evening, that the excitement in the restaurant became less intense.
But people who came to congratulate him still came intermittently.
For example, in Yujia Village outside the city, after they learned about the county examination results, they immediately sent people and horses to carry the village's local specialties from afar, and they didn't arrive until late in the evening.
In this way, after nightfall, people were still moving in the restaurant, and the flowing water was not interrupted. Yu Que's family was busy like this for most of the day.
What surprised him was that during such a welcome and send-off, his uncle and aunt did not feel tired at all. Only the two little cousins had been lazy and slept for several times.
The night was dark, and the uncle and aunt also hurriedly drove Yu Que away to let him have a good rest. Don't get tired just because of joy.
Yu Que was quite sensible, and he guided his two cousins like words. After saying goodbye, he returned to the alchemist guild.
He threw his two cousins on the bed and went into the quiet room next door alone.
After returning to the quiet room, Yu Que's first action was not to let out a sigh of relief and pounce on the bed.
He took a few steps out and quickly came to the corner of the quiet room. He picked up the thing he left here and looked at it carefully.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he found that there was no damage to the object, that it had not been stolen, and that it was full of ghost energy.
This object is exactly the Tai Sui that Yu Que obtained in the county examination.
After getting it, he set up a small altar table in the quiet room, put in a few sticks of incense, and added it frequently, so that it could continue to absorb the ghost energy and yin energy in the military horse jar and grow.
Over the past few days, Yu Que has also tried to stuff wronged souls and evil ghosts into the soldiers and horses jar, hoping to make Tai Sui gain a few more pounds.
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This move is quite effective!
After stuffing a lot of innocent souls, especially after stuffing a hundred-year-old ghost, the fleshy Ganoderma lucidum on the military horse jar was a whole circle bigger than before it was pretended to be a ghost!
But when he loaded the spirit ghost again and doubled it, the speed of the fleshy Ganoderma's growth was not significantly improved.
This made Yu Que realize that even if he provided sufficient food for the creature, its growth rate was limited.
But in this case, this object may not meet the "spiritual object" standard that Yu Que wants.
Because after he passes the county school entrance examination, he may not know when he will be able to open an ancestral temple. Even if he takes the initiative to delay opening up the opportunity and delay his practice, he cannot delay it for too long.
In the quiet room, Yu Que pondered, wondering: "There must be some way to double the growth rate of this thing again..."
Over the past few days, he has thought of many methods on his own, but rejected them all.
Especially the method of directly dripping the gray water from the black gourd.
Yu Que bravely cut off a grain of rice-sized Ganoderma lucidum. As soon as it was stained with gray water, it immediately changed ferociously. In a few breaths, it changed from a grain of rice to the size of a baby's head, and even sprouted Tentacles.
It got bigger, but it was so weird that no one dared to use it as a medicine.
Yu Que had no choice but to quickly throw the thing into the brazier. There was a stench in it, and it burned for half an hour before it was reduced to charcoal.
This also means that the gray water in the black gourd can still only be used on ghosts, and cannot be used on animals, plants, or strange living creatures such as Tai Sui.
Yu Que sighed: "Speaking of which, no matter how many years the Yin Shen Cang Tou stayed in the deserted village, it would not be a hundred years. But this Tai Sui plant has already looked like a hundred years."
He walked around in the quiet room, his eyes flickering: "Most of these people have the knack of quickly cultivating this thing... Could it be that it has to be parasitic on a real spiritual root, or it must be nourished with human essence and blood?" ?”
Delusions were running rampant in his mind, and he was thinking hard to no avail. Yu Que sighed softly several times and could only suppress the delusions in his mind.
He planned to wait a few more days, and if he still hadn't figured out how to raise Tai Sui, he would ask Huang Guishan for advice. If Huang Guishan didn't understand, he would ask the old leader of the Master Refiner's Guild for advice.
After calming down, he suddenly thought of something.
Yu Que took off his sleeves and took out the letter handed over by the Fu clan.
He lowered his head and thought for a while, then took a face towel, tweezers and other items from the quiet room, carefully peeled off the envelope of the letter and unfolded the contents, so as not to accidentally fall into the trap of hiding poison in the letter.
As soon as the letter was unfolded, his brows furrowed.
After reading most of the content, Yu Que's face became even more gloomy, and the joy of winning today's list was gone:
"What an old man!"
Suppressing his mind, he patiently read the letter thoroughly. After confirming that there was no content on the back, he stood up with murderous intention on his face.
Because this letter from the patriarch Fu Jinzhi clearly revealed to him the existence of the old ghost in Fu's ancestral hall.
And the other party mentioned it clearly in the letter.
If Yu Que has not returned to the ancestral hall at midnight tonight, he will first use the art of hating victory to curse his aunt and cousin and torture their souls.
If there is still no one left at dawn, he will curse himself again, and even kill himself to obstruct the way!
(End of chapter)