I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 33: Yan Huiguan

Song Lingyi quietly packed her luggage. Facing their secret exclusion, it was impossible for her to say that she didn't care, but she had no other choice at the moment.

The prejudice in people's minds cannot be resolved with just a few words.

Song Lingyi paced down the steps, wearing the agarwood-colored, double-breasted, narrow-sleeved spring shirt, moon-white skirt, pearl hairpins, and pearl earrings that Zhou Xiaoniang had prepared for her before she left, which added a touch of nobility to her look.

Just as she was lost in thought, a clear cough came from the front.

Song Lingyi looked up in surprise, and saw a woman about forty years old standing in the corridor. She was wearing the uniform of a palace lady and a green tasseled hat. She was holding a scroll of bamboo slips in her hands.

After being stunned for a while, Song Lingyi reacted and bowed: "Your servant greets you, my Lord."

Before newly-entered female officials were assigned to the six bureaus to officially take up their posts, they had to call themselves "slaves."

The woman raised her eyebrows and smiled kindly: "You are Song Lingyi, right?"

"My Lord, this is me."

"The clouds are like clothes and the flowers are like beauty; the spring breeze blows on the threshold and the dew is gorgeous. I have read your poems, they are very well written." The woman looked at her beloved younger generation with the eyes of an elder.

Song Lingyi raised her eyes and looked at her, smiling slightly. She felt very guilty, but at the same time she also felt a hint of warmth.

When Xiao Minglan and the others heard the noise outside, they hurried out of the house and said, "Students pay their respects to Master Luo."

Luo Xueshi's original name was Luo Xiang. He was a sixth-rank scholar in the Internal Literature Academy, responsible for teaching concubines and palace maids. He was also in charge of supervising the imperial examination for female officials, which was held every three years in the Daliang Dynasty. During the palace examination, he met the other four newly promoted female officials.

"Congratulations on your successful entry into the palace." Scholar Luo was friendly and spoke with a smile, "Before you are officially assigned to the Sixth Bureau, I will teach you the etiquette of the palace."

Scholar Luo distributed the bamboo slips to them one by one. "This is the palace information you need to know. You will prepare for it today. The first class will start from Chenshi to Sishi tomorrow."

"Thank you for your guidance, sir. We understand." The five people replied in unison.

……

As night falls, the bamboo forest is dimly lit, with a wide and endless path on both sides.

Twenty miles ahead is Yanhui Pass. Once you step out of it, you will be far away from the prosperous Chang'an.

Tap tap tap tap——

Facing the last rays of sunset, the sound of galloping horses resounded through the silent mountains and forests, and stopped outside the last country inn inside the pass.

As dusk deepened, the inn was deserted, with only two tables of guests. In order to save money, many small shop owners were reluctant to light candles these days, so the inn was also dim.

The woman wore a bamboo hat and a cloak that covered her whole body. After entering the inn, she sat down at an empty table and said, "Give me a bowl of plain noodles." Her voice was hoarse and unpleasant.

The other two tables of guests were eating and drinking happily.

The waiter brought a bowl of plain noodles and said, "Sir, please enjoy your meal."

The woman picked up the chopsticks and when she raised her arm, the hideous tattoos on her arm were revealed. Under the candlelight, she looked like a vivid man-eating beast.

The surroundings were so quiet that the only sound that could be heard was Chi Yao slurping his noodles.

After a while, the waiter came over with a jar of wine, smiling, "Sir, this is our own fine wine, one tael of silver per jar, would you like to buy one and take it with you to taste on the way?"

Chi Yao didn't even raise her head, glanced coldly at the jar of wine, picked up the last edge of the noodle and finished eating.

The waiter looked eager and tried to sell something, "Sir——"

Before he could finish his words, a knife flashed and blood gushed out of the waiter's neck.
The corners of his mouth still maintained a flattering smile, and his eyes changed from surprise to pain. He wanted to open his mouth to scream, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a large stream of dark red blood spit out of his mouth.

The guests at the other two tables were obviously dumbfounded. The five of them even forgot to shout "Help" until the wine bowls fell and the fragmented sound brought them back to their senses.

But before they could escape, they vomited blood, fell to the ground and died without even a wound on their bodies.

Chi Yao sheathed his sword, picked up the unopened jar of wine and left the inn.
The waning moon hangs high in the sky, illuminating the empty and desolate earth.

The scene outside the inn was still the same as when we arrived, but the horse that was originally tied outside the inn was gone.

Chi Yao gradually felt a sense of uneasiness in her heart and stood where she was, not daring to act rashly.

call out--

A silver arrow suddenly appeared, streaking through the night sky, and approaching Chi Yao's face with the speed of lightning and thunder. She just managed to dodge it when the silver arrow was only an arm's length away.

Chi Yao looked back at the silver arrow stuck in the wooden stake, and a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Since Lord Moon is here, why don't you show yourself to see me?"

The only answer she got was silence.

She raised the jar of wine and said, "Thank you, Lord Moon, for hosting me today. I believe in giving and taking. I will take the poison in the noodles and the jar of poisoned wine, and I will also take the life."

Snapped--

The wine jar smashed to the ground, splashing mud all over the ground

“But Lord Moon has probably forgotten that no matter how strong the poison is, it is useless to me.” Chi Yao’s eyes were heavy and her lips moved quickly as she recited the spell of the Bee Controlling Technique. But she soon realized that the Bee Controlling Technique did not work!
what happened?

Chi Yao's face turned pale and he looked around vigilantly, but still could not detect any unusual movement.

Just as she was deep in thought, a dark, skinny hand quietly reached out from behind her.

Although the hand was as thin as a stick, it was very broad and it was obviously a man's hand. It emerged from behind her shoulder like a viper, and the nails were about an inch long.

A chill lingered around Chi Yao's neck. She reacted quickly, turned around and distanced herself, but when she saw the owner of the hand, her whole body went cold.

"...Fei Chao, aren't you dead?" She murmured in disbelief.

The Fei Chao in front of him looked more like a half-rotten corpse than a human being. Only half of his face was still recognizable. His hair was loose like a mop and his skin had turned brown.

There were also unusual movements in the inn. The waiter who had his throat cut and the traveler who was poisoned by the breathless poison were all transformed into the appearance of the dead people on the Shili Ferry and became zombies.

There was a chill in the air, making it hard to breathe.

wrong!

The bee-controlling magic that doesn't work, the resurrected dead, the countryside summer nights without even the sound of cicadas
This is a fantasy!

Chi Yao raised his sword without thinking and wanted to cut his arm.

To break the illusion, only the sense of pain can keep you awake.

The knife tip stopped just a millimeter away from the skin of the arm.
The air waves twisted, and four chains as thick as iron bars flew from all directions and entangled Chi Yao's limbs and head. The huge force controlled her tightly, and she had no way to use the two insect poison techniques.

The half-rotten corpse slowly approached her, with strange and unsteady steps, and its right eye half hanging out of its socket, shaking with every step...

Chi Yao stiffened his neck and sneered, "Master Yue, you don't think I'm afraid, do you? I have climbed out of hell, a sea of ​​blood and corpses. A few corpses are nothing to me."

There was a rustling sound in the air
Under the dark night sky, a huge fire broke out. After burning for a while, the fire suddenly shrank and fell like a deflated ball, turning into scattered red spots among the ashes.

(End of this chapter)