Crossing the Passenger Sacrifice

There have been time travelers in the South for thousands of years.

Although there is only one every few decades and the quantity is extremely small, it does not prevent the emergence of powder boxes.

A powder compact is not uncommon.

What makes everyone call it a treasure is probably the mirror inside.

Mirrors that can produce clear images are also available in the South, but they are very expensive and most people do not use them at home.

The young man behind him suddenly started mumbling something in a mysterious voice: "Crossing... hide... here?"

Li Huoyue looked back alertly and found that the boy was also looking at the moving powder box that was held high.

"What are you talking about?" Li Huoyue asked.

The boy was still watching, and he casually replied, "Can't you see the words engraved on the box?"

Li Huoyue really couldn't see it. Even if he squinted very hard, he still couldn't see the words engraved on the box.

"Traveler, run quickly... and hide..." The young man finally finished a complete sentence. After finishing, he muttered to himself, "Who is the traveler? Why is this person written on this miraculous treasure? And why does he have to hide?"

Not a miracle.

Not a treasure.

Li Huoyue's heart tightened and he walked quickly towards the Nanxia River in the east.

That was the message conveyed by the time traveler.

Li Huoyue was extremely scared.

She was very scared, very scared that this was the message from her mother.

If this is really the message my mother wanted to convey, then...

Has the mother died?

Li Huoyue didn't dare to think too much and could only urge himself to walk faster, but not to appear panicked.

She was afraid that this "miracle" was actually a bait thrown out by someone to lure time travelers.

Soon, Li Huoyue arrived at the Nanxia River. To her surprise, there was another acquaintance there - Xu Jiaoer.

Her face was pale at this moment, and she stood blankly by the river. Looking at her expression, someone who didn't know her would think that she was upset and was about to jump into the river.

Not all of the Imperial Guards would be deployed to the Nanxia River for maintenance, so there were still quite a few people testing the edge of the river.

Because many people had gone down to the river before, clothes were piled up on the riverside, as well as "treasures" that could not be taken away after the Royal Guards intervened.

There are kaleidoscopes, binoculars, powder boxes, multi-functional scissors, luminous lamps made of night pearls, small hand-cranked fans, and all kinds of fancy cups, etc.

There were at least dozens of items scattered along the shore, some of which had not been fished out and had drifted away with the current, and some of which had sunk to the bottom.

Maybe the powder box is not so obvious, but some double-sided embroidered gold silk round fans do have words:

Time travelers, please take note. When you see this sentence, please leave Kyoto immediately. Run! Run! Escape!

If you really can't run away, please make sure to hide!

Don't get discovered!

These texts are all conveyed in modern simplified Chinese characters, which are different from the characters used in southern countries, ensuring that the native people of southern countries will not understand the meaning of these sentences.

Li Huoyue breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the style of the message, it wasn't his mother.

It’s okay if it’s not, it’s okay if it’s not.

No news is good news.

But she suddenly remembered the young man in white.

Damn, another time traveler!

Li Huoyue's heart, which had just calmed down, was uncontrollably hanging in the air again.

With this situation, I’m afraid my father will inevitably be held accountable!

Xu Jiaoer was also worried.

She thought she was very special. With the knowledge and poetry she brought with her from the time travel, she became the only female top scholar in the South.

After all, those who can travel through time are supposed to be the protagonists in novels.

She also thought that God had mercy on her and allowed her, an ordinary liberal arts student, to play the leading role.

She's not greedy either.

I just want to spend my life with someone who looks good.

That person wasn't even a royal relative, and his family was very poor.

She did not aspire to become a princess, nor did she want to become a queen. She just became a top scholar.

Before we have time to "ride the horse with high spirits", is it going to be taken back now?

If there really are other time travelers, would they expose her as the top scholar and say that all the poems in the hall were copied?

Could she believe the words that suddenly appeared in Nanxia River?

Why is there another person who traveled through time besides her?

This is not true.

Xu Jiaoer staggered back. She couldn't bear to watch any longer.

"Xu Zhuangyuan, want to chat?"

Xu Jiaoer looked back and found it was Li Huoyue.

She didn't know what Li Huoyue came here for, but she felt that it could only be related to Sang Fuqing.

Xu Jiao'er's face still hurt, and she really didn't want to face this potential "rival in love" with this face. Originally, she was very confident. After all, she was the only female top scholar in the South. How could this delicate lady in the boudoir compare to her?

But now she suddenly felt a little unsure. She was worried that the person who was also a time traveler would expose her. What would she do if the emperor stripped her of her title of top scholar?

Moreover, why did that time traveler write those words?

Why escape from Kyoto?

Hiding even if you can't escape?

"I'm busy."

Xu Jiaoer was about to leave as she spoke. Her maid was still getting the medicine. She thought it was about time, so she went to reunite with the maid.

Li Huoyue was a little anxious. With such a big incident happening, his father would definitely be called in to be held accountable. Whether he could get any usable information depended entirely on Xu Jiaoer.

It was the decision of the brothers and sisters to have a talk with Xu Jiaoer.

The reason was that the third brother had a conflict with Sang Fuqing’s younger brother because Sang Fuqing’s younger brother was too arrogant.

He said that his sister-in-law was indeed different from the women here, but it was all thanks to him that his sister-in-law could become the top scholar. Without him, this story of talented men and beautiful women in the Sang family would have ended sooner or later.

He also talked about the daughter of the Li family. He had seen her from afar several times. She was pretty, but she always had a cold face and got angry at the shopkeeper from time to time. She was only worthy of being a grumpy little pet thrown to men to play with. She was not on the same level as his sister-in-law.

The third brother just laughed at the previous remarks, but he couldn't ignore the latter part and rushed out to fight with others. During the fight, Sang Fuqing's younger brother suddenly said: "Wait for me to figure it out in a few days, and then I will shoot you!"

If it were someone else, they might just think she was talking about the red tassel spear, but the third child was the one that his mother liked the most among the children and knew more, so he reacted immediately.

Beat him while asking him questions.

Later, King Liang intervened with a big laugh and captured Sang Baohe with great joy.

Li Huoyue always felt that Xu Jiaoer's winning the first place in the imperial examination was strange, because one cannot become the first place in the imperial examination by simply reciting two lines of ancient poetry and writing them down.

Especially in the palace examinations in the south, the candidates were generally required to write essays based on their judgments about current affairs. They examined a person's most basic cultural knowledge, political ability, ability to appreciate texts, ability to refine language, and personal character.

There is no reason for someone who just traveled through time to win the championship in one fell swoop.

It's not just a matter of cultural level, but also about the degree of understanding of the politics and people's livelihood in the south.

For Xu Jiao'er to become the top scholar, there must be something that the emperor particularly cares about.