Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

On the morning of September 8th, Master Ye Changyan and his disciples got up early, washed up, and had breakfast. While they were there, Lu Tingfeng had already moved all the packed luggage onto the carriage.

Just after breakfast, the rising sun shone into the Ye family yard. It was a clear and cool autumn day, perfect weather for traveling.

Soon, my grandparents' family and everyone in the old house came to the Ye family yard. Zhong Yunfeng, Li Rongxu, the head of the village, the Zhang couple, and a group of villagers in the village also came early to see off Master Ye Changyan and his disciples.

After Master Ye Changyan and his disciples said goodbye to everyone one by one, Liang Jingcheng helped Mr. Cai get into the carriage. Mr. Cai lifted the curtain and waved goodbye to everyone.

Ye Changyan took out a piece of cotton cloth, picked up a handful of soil from the ground, wrapped it in the cotton cloth, then carefully put away the cotton cloth bag wrapped in soil and clapped his hands.

Then he stepped on the horse stool and got on the carriage, waved goodbye to everyone. Lu Tingfeng put away the horse stool and jumped lightly into the carriage.

"Master, I will practice hard!"

Fang Xiaotong assured Lu Tingfeng who jumped onto the carriage, and then looked at Ye Changyan.

"Master, I will protect the master, the mistress, the young lady and the second master, don't worry!"

Ye Changyan smiled at Fang Xiaotong. Seeing Lu Tingfeng nodded at Fang Xiaotong, he gently waved the whip in his hand, and the carriage slowly drove out.

Ye Changyan lifted the car curtain and shouted at the crowd that was gradually moving away.

"Dad! Mom! Don't worry, I will study hard!"

Watching the carriage going farther and farther away and hearing her son calling out to her loudly, Lian, who had been suppressing her emotions, finally couldn't help it and burst into tears.

When Erniu saw her mother like this, she wanted to go forward to comfort her. However, when she thought about her brother, with whom she had lived for more than ten years, who was going to Shengjing thousands of miles away to study, the sadness of separation surged in her heart, and she couldn't help crying.

Soon the carriage disappeared at the end of the sight, and the crowd of people who came to see it off slowly dispersed.

Lu Tingfeng drove the carriage eastward along the official road and soon left Wanshou County.

At noon, the master and his disciples ate some dry food by a stream near the official road, rested for a while, and then continued on their journey.

Towards evening, the master and his disciples arrived at a small county town on the border of Yuzhou Prefecture, where they found an inn and stayed overnight.

At noon the next day, the carriage drove out of the territory of Yuzhou Prefecture.

Three days later, the group arrived at Zhicheng, the first city that could be considered a big city east of Yuzhou Prefecture.

The master and his disciples planned to rest in Zhicheng for two days. Once out of Zhicheng, there would be only towering mountains and steep cliffs. The official road here was built between natural barriers, and the carriage would inevitably encounter bumps when driving through it.

Moreover, once you leave Zhicheng, you may not even find a post station after walking dozens or hundreds of miles.

But ever since the master and his disciples settled in Zhicheng, it seemed as if someone had pierced the sky of Zhicheng, and the rain has been falling non-stop.

It was not until the sixth day that the weather cleared up. The master and his disciples rested for another day before they drove into the mountains in a carriage.

As soon as he drove out of Zhicheng, Ye Changyan had a bad premonition in his heart, as if some danger was about to happen.

Ye Changyan didn't want to tell Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng about his premonition, so he said he wanted to get some fresh air, and came out of the car, sitting on the edge of the car next to Lu Tingfeng.

Although Lu Tingfeng's driving skills were unquestionable and the carriage was running relatively smoothly, Ye Changyan's ominous premonition seemed to be getting stronger.

Lu Tingfeng drove the carriage along the official road and soon came to a narrow mountain road carved out on the hillside. Ye Changyan looked up and saw a bottomless ravine on the other side of the narrow mountain road.

Lu Tingfeng slowed down the speed of the carriage and drove it forward carefully.

Ye Changyan felt that a few small stones seemed to have fallen near the mountain. At this moment, the ring finger of Ye Changyan's right hand suddenly twitched, and alarm bells rang in his mind. A strong sense of crisis rushed to the top of his head.

Ye Changyan suddenly realized that danger was approaching. Rocks were falling from the mountain, and Ye Changyan's first reaction was a landslide.

"Brother Lu! Quick! Run over there! There's going to be a landslide!"

Ye Changyan saw rubble falling in front of him and subconsciously shouted at Lu Tingfeng.

Lu Tingfeng seemed to sense that something was wrong, and he subconsciously grabbed the reins, waving the whip hard and shouting.

"Everyone is holding on tight!"

When Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng in the carriage heard Ye Changyan and Lu Tingfeng shouting, they felt the carriage suddenly accelerate and quickly reached out to grab the window.

Soon the sound of falling rocks was heard and the carriage began to shake violently.

Ye Changyan held on to the edge of the car tightly, and several fingers on his right hand began to twitch wildly, with waves of strong sense of crisis in his mind.

Ye Changyan raised his eyes and saw a large amount of rock debris rolling down from the high mountain about four or five feet in front of him, and a loud collapse sound came from the back.

"Quick! Go over there!"

Lu Tingfeng also saw the dust raised by the falling rocks ahead. He held the reins tightly and waved the whip frantically. The horse seemed to be aware of the danger and galloped forward quickly.

The official road was littered with rolling gravel, and the carriage began to shake wildly. Mr. Cai in the carriage was shaken so badly that he couldn't hold on to the window. It seemed that Mr. Cai was about to fall forward.

Seeing this, Liang Jingcheng grabbed the seat with one hand, and quickly reached out the hand that was originally holding the car window to grab Mr. Cai's hand, then pulled it towards the direction of the seat, and only then did he stabilize his body.

Then there was another violent shake. Liang Jingcheng grabbed Mr. Cai tightly. Mr. Cai was pulled by Liang Jingcheng and his other hand finally grabbed the seat.

Ye Changyan, who was sitting on the edge of the carriage, saw a large rock sliding down from the mountain not far above his head. He gasped in fear and could only hold on to the edge of the carriage tightly, praying that the carriage could leap over like Lu Tingfeng did.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Tingfeng loosened his grip on the reins, leaped up, grabbed the top of a big tree on the cliff, and pulled hard towards the direction of the big rock that was sliding down.

The branches of the big tree were bending rapidly. Lu Tingfeng pulled the treetop and headed straight for the big rock that was sliding down. Just when he was about to get close to the big rock, Lu Tingfeng let go of the treetop, jumped back onto the carriage, slapped the horse's butt hard, and the horse galloped forward.

The big tree that was bent by Lu Tingfeng was like a bow. When Lu Tingfeng suddenly released it, the accumulated potential energy exploded instantly, just enough to pry up the big rock that had slipped down, and it flew directly across the official road and fell into the bottomless ravine below.

The carriage narrowly avoided the big rock. Ye Changyan was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. He saw Lu Tingfeng holding the reins again, and the whip had fallen somewhere. Lu Tingfeng slapped the horse's butt with his hand and urged the horse to run forward quickly.

At this moment, Ye Changyan heard a loud rumbling sound coming from behind, and the entire mountain where the big rock had just slid down collapsed.