I'm not a fortune teller.

Chapter 103: Still need to take the exam?
My current abilities are divided into two modes. One is to directly decompose the evil spirits, seal their abilities with jade, and then use them whenever I want. This method is the means used by ancient weapon refiners, but there are great disadvantages in using this method in the current world.

Due to the lack of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, many materials for spiritual treasures in the world have become extinct. Without good spiritual tools, they can only be sealed with jade. If they are overused, the jade will crack and the sealed power will leak out.

The evil spirit [Chun] that has not yet been transformed is sealed in this way.

The second is a newly discovered method, which is to take the evil spirit into the Dantian, and use the sorcerer's method to turn it into an infant. The infant will be decomposed instantly, stripping away the evil spirit and leaving behind everything it has, which is equivalent to deprivation.

This is the main way for me to gain spiritual power now.

The advantage of the second method is that it does not require symbiosis with evil spirits, and will not be corroded or affected by evil spirits. The disadvantage is that it will deprive the evil spirits when they become infants. Although there is no risk when they are vulnerable, it also leads to a waste of spiritual power.

For example, now that I have decomposed [Chun] in this way, I can deprive it of its plague ability and other abilities, but the huge spiritual power has not yet recovered because it has just been transformed into an infant. If I strip it off at this time, it would be equivalent to giving up the huge spiritual power that it will recover later, and I can only obtain a small part of it, probably less than one percent.

The first disadvantage is that abilities can be taken away, but spiritual power will be greatly reduced.

The second disadvantage is that it stifles the potential of evil spirits. For example, this painting spirit looks exactly like the Princess Jialin. If I use the second method on her now, I can now gain the ability of a painting spirit.

But the painting spirit in front of him obviously has extraordinary talent, and may be able to awaken more special abilities. If it is decomposed now, its growth potential will be completely deprived.

How to deal with it?

Zhang Rui was in a state of hesitation.

The other party's identity is very special. Once Hong Lie and others find out that she is with them, they will probably snatch her away at all costs because they love their daughter so much.

It is not appropriate to return her to Hong Lie as a favor. No matter how kind she was before, her nature is completely different after she became an evil spirit.

Are there good ghosts?
Maybe there are, but definitely not many. As long as the evil spirit continues to grow by sucking essence, blood and resentment, it will not be able to resist temptation and kill people. This is its nature.

If such a being is protected by Hong Lie and others, the harm it can cause is actually quite great. Zhang Rui doesn't think that either Hong Lie or Princess Yunyang will stop their daughter from killing people because of their moral integrity, and they may even become accomplices.

A highly qualified evil spirit has a pair of powerful parents as accomplices
This is simply the nightmare of ordinary people!
Moreover, he really needed Hua Ling's ability. The Spring Examination and the National Competition were approaching, and there was a high possibility that there would be even greater turmoil in the capital than in the palace yesterday. Hua Ling's ability was very useful, and it might be a chance to save his life at a critical moment.

But it is a pity to decompose a painting spirit with such talent now.

how should I do it?

"Big Dog, what are you doing in the study? Mom called us for lunch."

Who is talking to your mother?
Zhang Rui rolled his eyes. Cui Yan recovered quite quickly. He was scared out of his wits yesterday, but today he was full of energy. It turned out that children who were abused since childhood are strong at heart.

"Cui Yan." Hua Ling's eyes suddenly showed a trace of struggle, and she kept muttering to herself: "Cui Yan."

"Huh?" Zhang Rui was stunned: "Do you remember Cui Yan?"

"Cui Yan." Hua Ling looked at Zhang Rui with longing in her eyes: "I want to see him!"

"Not for now." Zhang Rui shook his head and sealed her directly in the painting.

But he gave up the idea of decomposing her at the first moment. The strange thing Cui Yan mentioned would probably be very fatal later. This painting spirit died tragically at the hands of that thing. Maybe she could remember something. It is better to keep her for the time being.

"What are you doing?"

As soon as I walked out of the study, I saw Cui Yan standing at the door looking a little dazed.

"Was there a woman's voice in your room just now?" Cui Yan asked Zhang Rui blankly.

These dog ears!

Zhang Rui rolled his eyes and shook his head, "Are you crazy about women? Where would there be any women in my study?"

"That's right." Cui Yan smiled bitterly: "I must have heard it wrong."

That’s right, that girl died three years ago, how could she appear here?

"What did mom want to eat?" Zhang Rui, who was walking in front, changed the subject and asked.

"Red braised pork. They say you should jump over a fire pit before eating to get rid of the bad luck."

"Uh" Zhang Rui covered his face. The customs of this world are quite similar to those in his previous life.

"By the way, Zhou Zhijie sent his servant to deliver the invitation, saying that our group from Bailu Academy will have a good gathering at Qingfeng Tower in the evening."

"Zhou Zhijie?" Zhang Rui was stunned. If the other party hadn't mentioned him, he would have almost forgotten about this person.

In fact, according to the normal routine of coming to Beijing, he should indeed get in touch with his classmates. After all, they are all his future connections. Going back to Beijing once every three years is a rare opportunity to reminisce about the past. It is much more meaningful than the classmates' gatherings in the previous life where people competed with each other. It's just that things have been so busy these days that he almost forgot about this little thing that is actually a big deal for him.
"Who are they?" Zhang Rui asked curiously, "Why is Zhou Zhijie so rich when he is hosting a banquet at Qingfeng Tower?"

Because I had lost face in Qingfenglou before, and I had inquired about the situation there, I found that the cost was extremely high, so it was no wonder that I was forced into debt.
"Of course Zhou Zhijie is rich, and he's a wealthy man." Cui Yan curled his lips: "Back then, we all scored better than him in the exams, so why did he get the best place? Isn't it because his family is rich?"

Zhang Rui glanced at him and asked, "Why are you assigned to such a remote place without any idea of the situation?"
"But no matter how rich I am, I can't compare to you, with such a big house."

"You are full of resentment." Zhang Rui said with a smile.

"What do you think?" The other person glared at Zhang Rui and said, "After this incident, I should go back to that damn place in Southern Xinjiang. But you are so lucky, living a carefree life in the capital, and you even have such a big house."

"You are so lucky to have returned safely, why are you still complaining?"

"Can you say something nice?"

"Just Zhou Zhijie and another classmate?" Zhang Rui asked, changing the subject.

"Can't you remember the name of another classmate?"

Zhang Rui: “.”

“I knew it.” Cui Yan sighed helplessly, “Your memory has been getting worse in the last few years. I don’t know how you passed the exam.”

"I"

"There are quite a few people here tonight, so please don't be rude. In addition to Zhou Zhijie and Jin Shaochen, there are many other senior brothers who came to Beijing to take the exam. They are all the senior brothers who didn't dare to take the exam last time. You and Zhou Zhijie are lucky to have taken the exam. If those senior brothers had taken the exam last time, you guys might not have had a chance."

“You talk as if you weren’t lucky enough to get in luck!” Zhang Rui was immediately angry. They were all from the village and were admitted to the city through the exam. Why are you pretending?
"Why do you think so?" Cui Yan looked at Zhang Rui in astonishment: "I am the top of the second class. Even if those brothers fail, I will not fail."

"You" Zhang Rui almost choked to death. You are the first in the second class?

I almost forgot that Ergou was just ugly, but his academic aptitude was not bad. Now, he is handsome and good at studying, but so what?
Is it useful to be handsome and good at studying?
The background and strength of the lecture
Thinking of this, Zhang Rui looked at his newly acquired sixth-rank official uniform and the huge mansion around him, then looked at the other person's long gown, who looked like a poor scholar, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Cui Yan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Some important people are coming tonight. Don't embarrass yourself. At least remember the names of your fellow apprentices."

"Important person?" Zhang Rui was stunned: "Is there anyone more important than me?"

"You are becoming more and more shameless now."

"Which one?"

"An Qixuan, the great talent of An!"

"Huh?" Zhang Rui suddenly became interested: "The child prodigy from Nanming Prefecture?"

That was truly a shadow of my first half of life. I grew up listening to the legends about each other, which at one point made me, a time traveler, doubt the existence of life.

But the same thing still applies. Are you good at reading? What's the point of being good at reading?

"I heard about it." Cui Yan lowered his voice and said, "The great scholar An is in the capital, and he is spending money lavishly on Miss Nightingale, and he is determined to get her. Now that Miss Nightingale has been given to you by the Lu family, he will probably target you tonight."

"Huh? Targeting me? Why?" Zhang Rui couldn't help curling up his lips: "The person was given to him by someone else, so why would he not accept it? If he doesn't accept it, just bear with it!"

"You seem a little bit proud," Cui Yan said sinisterly.

“That’s called strength!”

"His father, An Lusheng, has completed his six-year term as academician and returned to Beijing this year. He has made remarkable achievements in government, and it is very likely that he will return to Beijing to serve as the Minister of Rites and preside over this spring examination."

"What does this have to do with me?" Zhang Rui said with a smile, "It's great that his father is an examiner. I won't take the exam again!"

"Who said that?"

"Huh?" Zhang Rui was stunned. Could there be a reversal?

"A lot of things happened around this time last year. Some censors questioned last year's imperial examination. It just so happened that the successful candidates had all returned to Beijing to report on their work, so the Ministry of Rites decided to use this spring examination to test the successful candidates from the previous session again, mainly by asking questions using their own essays."

Cui Yan looked at Zhang Rui dimly and said, "Do you still remember what you wrote three years ago?"

Zhang Rui: “.”

(＃｀) Convex grass!!
　It’s the Chinese New Year again. I wish all my readers good luck in the Year of the Snake, everything goes well, everything in life goes smoothly, may God appear and make your wishes come true, may you be filled with smiles and have all your wishes come true!

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