Chapter 88 Seven Tribulations of the Strange World
When he arrived at Dongjiang Mansion, Li Sian first found the largest and most luxurious inn in the local area and opened an upper room.
It's not that he cares about ostentation, but it's important.
If you live in an unsafe place like that, if your identity documents are stolen, or if you eat something bad, then you will be making a big mistake out of a penny gain.
Put the package down and eat something hastily.
After taking a shower, Li Sian was not busy reviewing his lessons.
In fact, more than half of the books Li Sian read throughout his life had nothing to do with the imperial examinations. They were all miscellaneous subjects that were rejected by the orthodox imperial examinations.
After leaving the inn and finding out where he was going, Li Sian went straight to the home of the deputy examiner.
When we arrived at the place, there were indeed two servants standing guard at the door.
Li Sian neither explained his origin nor asked for communication.
He just put a fifty-tael silver note in the greeting card, handed it to the servant, and then turned around and left.
Didn’t say a word to the other party throughout the entire process.
In fact, Li Sian did not come to ask the other party to practice favoritism.
Instead, pay a ‘security fee’.
Li Sian didn't know much about the situation in other state capitals.
But in the scientific examination in Dongjiang Prefecture, if you only have knowledge and no need to move around.
There is a high probability that the test paper will be replaced by those who pay to bribe the examiner or the invigilator.
This was said by his senior fellow student Fang Maang.
In today’s world, it never hurts to take care of yourself.
Otherwise, someone may see that your test paper is well written and write the names of those candidates who spent money on your copied paper.
Even if no one replaces your test paper, if you refuse to pay, someone might deliberately put a few drops of ink on your test paper.
When the time comes, it can be as low as two levels, or at worst, it can be abandoned without reading the paper. Even if you have a lot of talent and knowledge, you will not be able to put it to use.
On the contrary, if you pay a few dozen taels, it is not a lot of money for those deputy examiners.
But this can be regarded as your intention and attitude. It means that you have this intention and you are not an unreasonable person.
If there are some minor problems at that time, such as forgetting to avoid the names of certain people, or accidentally soiling the test paper.
This kind of thing that can theoretically be helped to cover up, the people under their command will consciously help the candidates cover it up.
Anyway, according to Fang Mang, he himself has seen countless candidates with his own eyes.
Obviously I have a lot of knowledge and studied hard for ten years, but in the end, I failed in all the exams for no reason.
After everything was done, we returned to the inn. When the waiter came to bring hot water and towels, he said casually:
The students in the inn will hold a poetry meeting together tomorrow night. The poems and prose are sung correctly and are extremely elegant.
In the future, anyone who is in high school will be able to use this to spread good reputations for others to praise.
What’s more important is that the students who can enter this inn are from rich or noble families, and there are basically no poor scholars.
Only with equal class status can there be room for interaction with each other.
Li Sian said that he had to review his homework and had no time to attend this meeting.
The waiter did not force me to persuade him, he put down the hot water and left directly.
In fact, it's not that Li Sian really doesn't have time, but he just doesn't want to add details.
These are troubled times. It is better to do less than to do more. Do as little as possible if there is no need.
So Li Sian stayed in the inn for four consecutive days, living in seclusion.
Also leave room for food and drink, never overdo it, to ensure that you are in the best condition for the hospital exam on the fifth day.
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Rumble, rumble...
A thunderous sound sounded from the horizon, and Xu Ke thought it was thunder.
But the sky was clear outside, and there was no sign of rain at all. If it was a drought and thunder, it would be too loud. But in the next scene, the scene in the sky made Xu Ke think that he had not woken up yet and had some hallucination.
A giant hand that could cover half of the sky appeared outside the sky, and slapped the air hard.
Immediately, large cracks appeared in the sky, like signs that glass was about to break.
But the giant hand didn't stop and struck again with one palm after another.
With each palm strike, the cracks on the sky became clearer, and violent vibrations spread to the ground, even causing a scene similar to an earthquake.
But until this time, Xu Ke also discovered that ordinary people seemed to be ignorant of the changes in the sky.
Just regard the vibration of the ground as the so-called "earth dragon turning over".
Otherwise, the terrifying giant hand that is so clearly visible in the sky must scare these people into madness?
Xu Ke also wished that he couldn't see the giant hand slapping the sky.
Ignorance may be the greatest happiness in this world.
Knowing too much but not being able to do anything can put people under great pressure.
Under the crazy slap of the giant hand, there seemed to be some kind of shattering sound coming from the sky.
At the same time, the sun in the sky gradually dimmed...
“The Tengu is eating the sun!”
“Everyone, knock on the basin to scare away the Tengu!”
When people everywhere saw the sun gradually dimming in the sky, they were frightened and used various methods to scare away the Tengu.
There are even some more extreme religious sects that hold extremely bloody and cruel rituals, just asking their gods to drive away the Tengu.
But only Xu Ke could clearly see that there was a black eye on the dimming sun looking down at the whole world.
The weird sight sends chills down your spine.
But fortunately, this scene came and went away quickly.
The sun soon lit up again, dispelling the panic in people's hearts.
But the depression in Xu Ke's heart could not be removed.
Because he found that after the sound of shattering in the sky, only he could see a big hole in the sky.
Even if there are other strange and evil things under his hands, he cannot see anything strange in the sky. It is still the same blue sky and white clouds as before.
Only Xu Ke could see the pitch black outside the big hole, unable to see anything at all.
There are only dense black shadows swaying inside, and there is a strange scene that is enough to make a cryptophobic patient collapse on the spot.
After the initial shock, Xu Ke laughed uncontrollably.
"It's really interesting..."
"This world is so interesting. It surprises people every moment and never disappoints."
Xu Ke thought at first This world is just an ordinary ancient feudal background.
But later he ran out as a practitioner.
What kind of evil cultivator comes after the cultivator?
Then there are many evil and strange creatures.
Until now, even this kind of thing can appear.
Now even if people all over the world disappear at the same time, Xu Ke will not feel any surprise.
The hole in the sky did not last long. After about half an hour, the sky gradually healed, and the blue sky and white clouds returned to peace.
It seemed as if what he had just experienced was just an illusion of Xu Ke.
[Seven Tribulations in the Strange World·Breaking of the Heavenly Pass]
[Seven Tribulations in the Strange World·Loss of Order]
(End of this chapter)