Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

Fifteen days later, Lu Xunhuan left the Dragon Palace and the Wolong Mountains and officially embarked on the journey of exploring the territory of Dongyan.

During these fifteen days, Li Susu borrowed his golden hoop to speed up her cultivation and successfully broke through to the Qianyuan realm.

In this way, even if someone accidentally enters the Dragon Palace, there will be experts guarding it.

Before Lu Xunhuan left, Bai Yuhuan had cultivated to the ninth level of Qinxin Realm, and Lu Xunhuan also helped her break through to Tengyun Realm.

After Lu Xunhuan left the Wolong Mountains, his first target was a state capital five hundred miles away from the Grand Canyon.

Nanjun Prefecture of the Eastern Yan State.

The Wolong Mountains are under the jurisdiction of Nanjun Prefecture.

It’s just that the mountains are too big, and many places are barren and wild.

Therefore, the jurisdiction of Nanjun Prefecture only extends to the town, which is three hundred miles away from the Grand Canyon of Dragon Palace.

Lu Xunhuan went back and forth to the small town and bought many things.

In the past, Lu Xunhuan’s knowledge of Dongyan was limited to the map.

But on the map, there are mountains, rivers, and towns, but no sects.

After coming out of the mountain, in addition to continuing to look for dragon bones, he also wanted to go to a certain immortal cultivation sect to get an eighth-level magic weapon.

Li Susu told him about the big sects in Dongyan, and that only the big sects could create an eighth-level magic weapon.

But he still has no idea how to get to know the people from the big sects and how to make them willingly give him a priceless eighth-level magic weapon.

So, he first came to the nearby Nanjun City.

He quietly landed on a hilltop ten miles away from Nanjun City.

Then, he looked at the city wall, went down the mountain, walked onto the road, and headed towards the city.

People come and go on the avenue.

Some were riding in carriages, some were pushing carts, some were walking, some were carrying loads on their shoulders, and some were carrying baskets on their backs.

He blended in with the crowd and followed them into the city.

Nanjun City, although located in the southern part of Dongyan, is the provincial capital closest to Nanliang.

But there are three county towns blocking its way ahead, so this is not a high-incidence area of ​​war.

It is less affected by the war and suffers less damage.

Therefore, it is quite prosperous.

After entering the city, Lu Xunhuan looked around as he walked.

Where is the Nanjun branch of the Immortal Friends Association, and where is the Nanjun branch of the Shenlong Pavilion?

He doesn't know yet.

He hadn't figured out where to start, so he had to wait until he entered the city and act accordingly.

As he was walking, someone suddenly shouted in front of him: "Catch... catch the thief..."

Someone came running among the crowd.

Lu Xunhuan dodged and caught the man red-handed.

When the man saw that he was caught, he pulled out a knife from his waist and stabbed him.

Lu Xunhuan dodged sideways and exerted force with his hand, and the man fell out.

He quickly stepped forward and stepped on the man.

"Robbing people's money in broad daylight is despicable."

The man hurriedly threw out a purse and said, "Take it and let me go."

Lu Xunhuan picked up the purse and turned away.

A young man came running from behind, panting. He was quite weak and looked like a scholar.

Because he was carrying a rather large cloth bag, which looked heavy, and it must be filled with books.

Lu Xun Huan asked, "Is it yours?"

The man took the purse and said, "Thank you, hero. Thank you, hero."

Lu Xun Huan said, "Let's see if the money is missing."

The man looked at the money bag and said, "Not less. Thank you, hero."

Lu Xunhuan loosened his grip and said to the thief, "Get lost."

The thief jumped up and said, "You blind man, just wait."

With a rather arrogant shout, he dived into the crowd and slipped away quickly.

The man quickly pulled Lu Xunhuan and said, "Hero, let's go."

The two men walked side by side on the street, and the man looked around as he walked.

Lu Xunhuan asked, "What are you looking for?"

The man said, "This place is too expensive. I can't afford it. I have to find a cheaper one."

Lu Xunhuan asked again, "Are you from out of town?"

The man replied, "Yes, I came from Guangshui Town to take the exam."

Lu Xun Huan nodded: "No wonder you look like a scholar. You are here to take an exam. What is it?"

The man said, "You know the provincial examination is held every three years. If I make the list, I'll be considered a successful candidate."

Lu Xunhuan touched his chin and asked, "What happens after you pass the imperial examination?"

The man turned and looked at him: "Hero, how come you don't know anything? After you pass the imperial examination, you can naturally seek a position in the provincial government."

The two of them walked and talked.

Only then did Lu Xunhuan realize that Dongyan's system for selecting talents was different from that of Zhou and Nanliang.

There are imperial examinations in Dongyan, but Lu Xunhuan had never seen any imperial examinations in Zhou Kingdom or Southern Liang Kingdom before.

I just don't know whether the imperial examination is fair and just, or whether there is a lot of favoritism and fraud.

If it were not so fair, it would be difficult for a man like this from a very poor family to pass the exam.

The two walked along the street for a while, but still couldn't find a suitable inn because they all looked quite expensive.

Lu Xunhuan didn't bring much money with him when he went out, so he had to be frugal.

So he followed the young man and slowly looked for cheap accommodation.

As I was walking, I suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Those are the two people."

The two men hurriedly turned around and saw a large group of thugs, armed with machetes and sticks, coming towards them aggressively.

The young man was so scared that he screamed "Ah!" and ran away.

From behind, a group of ferocious thugs rushed over in a blink of an eye.

After arriving, he didn't even say hello or say a word, but just attacked and killed me.

Lu Xunhuan dodged and fought back while thinking, Dongyan is really a mess.

In the past, in the Zhou and Southern Liang kingdoms, had there ever been a large group of people, armed with weapons, running over and hacking people without any scruples in broad daylight?

Don’t the government officials care?

He was quite measured in his punches and kicks, and had no intention of taking anyone's life.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten people were knocked down by him.

There were more than twenty or thirty people coming for him.

He was struggling to stop the thugs on the street when he suddenly heard the young man's scream from fifty steps away: "Oh, hero, help me..."

It turned out that the gangsters who were knocked down by him, after getting up, did not dare to fight him and went to chase the scholar.

The scholar, carrying a heavy schoolbag, could not run fast and was caught up and stabbed several times.

When Lu Xunhuan heard the young man's scream, he rushed out of the encirclement, rushed over quickly, and with a few moves, knocked several gangsters away.

Seeing how powerful he was, the gangsters dared not fight him anymore.

Someone called out, "It's already destroyed. Don't fight any more. Let's go."

With a "whoosh", the criminals came and went quickly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Lu Xun Huan hurriedly got down and helped the young man up: "How are you?"

The young man's face was as pale as gold paper: "Hero, I can't hold on any longer. Please tell my brother and sister-in-law..."

Lu Xunhuan picked up the man and said, "Hold on, I'll find a doctor for you."

He turned and asked the passersby, "Where is the clinic?"

The passersby quickly pointed him the way: "That way, that way."

He hurriedly picked up the young man and ran away.

The young man, in his arms, spoke incoherently, "I...I...I haven't...taken the exam yet...Gongyuan...Gong...Yuan..."

Lu Xunhuan said, "Don't talk, hold your breath."

The young man gasped: "Pass...pass...pass..."

By the time Lu Xunhuan carried the young man to a clinic, the young man was already dead.

The old doctor at the clinic felt Lu Xunhuan's pulse, looked into his eyes, and shook his head. "One of the fatal blows pierced his heart. This young man is gone. There is nothing I can do."

Lu Xunhuan personally felt the young man's pulse, and indeed, there was no pulse at all.

He sighed inwardly, took the backpack off the young man and carried it himself.

Then he carried the man and left the clinic.

As night fell, a bonfire was lit in a small wood on the outskirts of Nanjun.

Lu Xunhuan dug a hole here and buried the man in the grove.

"I'm sorry, I was too kind and didn't want to use harsh measures against those bastards. It's just that I'm new here and I wasn't mentally prepared. I didn't expect this place to be so messy."

Under the campfire, he opened the man's schoolbag and took out several books.

Then, he took out a certificate and an admission ticket for the provincial examination.

The certificate reads: Lu Chenglong, a scholar from Guangshui Town, went to Nanjun to take part in the provincial examination. This is to certify.

Below, there is also a big red seal of Guangshui Town Government.

The admission ticket for the provincial examination listed Lu Chenglong's name, age, birthplace, examination time and location, and was also stamped with a large red seal.

Lu Xunhuan looked at the seal carefully in the firelight.

Seal of the Nanjun Imperial Examination Hall.

He touched his chin and said, "After all this time, we are from the same family. Brother Chenglong, we are about the same age. How about I help you take the exam?"

After saying that, he put a few books into his schoolbag and carefully put the certificate and admission ticket in his arms.

Then he got up from the ground, put on his bag, put out the campfire, and turned back to the city.