Dao fruit.

"Nine paintings are ancient?"

Qiu Yan's eyes flashed brightly, and he laughed: "Shopkeeper, you are really well-informed about this news. It hasn't been long since Qiu's nine paintings were born. After coming to Xingjing, I haven't heard anyone mention it. However, I didn't expect you, the shopkeeper, to know about it."

In Qiu Yan's words, there seemed to be some meaning. Ever since he came to Xingjing and reunited with Luo Jiayun and others, he knew that his reputation had spread here. Or it was handed down in the name of his calligraphy attainments, but there was not much mention of his painting skills.

This is also when Qiu Yan left Dongdu, he only painted nine paintings, explaining the ancient times, and they were also collected by several academies. They are not easily spread outside, and not many people know about them.

But this kind of news was called out by the shopkeeper of a seemingly simple inn located on the edge of Xingjing City. In addition to the weirdness hidden in this inn, Qiu Yan couldn't guess the reason.

"Eh..." The shopkeeper knew that he was agitated for a moment, lost his sense of propriety, and said something he shouldn't have said, but he didn't panic, "Well, the little old man has a few friends in the east, and the son is in the east. Some deeds are now spread all over the city, and he mentioned it in his letter, so I can know."

"So that's what happened." Qiu Yan nodded, without going into the details, but said, "However, since all the rooms in your shop have been released, Qiu has to go to another house to have a look."

"No, no need," the shopkeeper's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and he said quickly, "Young master is a great talent. He can stay in my book collection inn and make the small shop flourish. To be honest, we There is still a room in the store, which is reserved by the owner for himself, and no one has stayed in it for a long time, so you just need to live in it."

Qiu Yan shook his head: "That's all. It's not good to break the rules. Besides, Qiu has a few friends here, so there is no place to arrange them." While speaking, he pointed to Hu Qi who was standing by the door and waited People, the two elders of the Golden Crow were still following at the side and did not leave. There were four of them at once, and it felt crowded even standing by the door.

The shopkeeper frowned slightly when he heard the words, and continued: "Well, there are two guests who just want to check out, and I can let them leave in advance." The two blasted out.

"I don't need to say these words. Since there are no vacancies just now, Qiu will not live there anymore, and you don't have to be condescending. It's just for people to look down on you!" Qiu Yan still shook his head, deliberately pretending not to eat The appearance of Lai Zhishi seemed to be a scholar bursting out with arrogance. After finishing speaking, he ignored the shopkeeper and turned around to talk to Zhou Guan, Luo Jiayun and others.

"These scholars like to be dumb when they have nothing to do, but this time it's troublesome. I thought we had attracted a talented scholar like Wen Zhizhen, but I didn't expect to lose the scholar Qiu Yan. When Qiu Yan was in Dongdu City, he already had According to the spies, he communicated with people in the hut in the forest and passed down a lot of truths. The nine paintings depict the ancient times. It can be seen that the knowledge is profound and the literary talent is extraordinary. Compared with it, although Wen Zhizhen is also famous, But most of them are words of poems and songs, and the difference is far away. This is picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon!"

Although he felt remorse and regret in his heart, looking at the scene in front of him, the shopkeeper also knew that it was difficult for Qiu Yan to hand over the documents as he wished for the time being.

"Fortunately, Qiu Yan has some friendship with these scholars. We can start from this aspect and approach step by step. If we can get the blessing of this person's literary fortune, it will be easier for the master to do things!"

He was thinking here, but on the other side, Qiu Yan and others walked out of the inn slowly, because the voices of a few people were not loud, and other people in the lobby did not notice.

"Brother Qiu, I didn't expect things to turn out like this." Luo Jiayun felt a little regretful.

But Zhou Guan said with a sneer: "The shopkeeper of this inn has always been watching people through the cracks of the door. Didn't he look mocking when I checked in that day? That's because you don't want to look directly, and once you know your identity, you're flattering, brother Qiu doesn't want to stay here, that's right!"

Qiu Yan said: "You two don't have to worry. When Qiu came here, he also saw a few inns on the road, not far from here. After he settles down, he will naturally come here often to verify his knowledge and discuss the imperial examination with a few of you. "

Luo Jiayun shook his head: "Although that's the case, I heard that those few are expensive and cost a lot of money. It's really a waste."

Zhou Guan heard this, and just said: "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say these words, but fortunately, the examination period is approaching, and when the examiner is selected in these two days, it will soon begin. Do the math, Qiu In fact, brother doesn’t have to stay for a long time, when he is named on the gold list, will he still care about the small travel expenses?”

"That's right, with Brother Qiu's knowledge, a Jinshi can't escape." Cao Hanqi also said beside him.

What he said was not flattery, you must know that Qiu Yan is Jie Yuan of Jiannan Road, since the founding of Darui, Xie Yuan in the past dynasties rarely failed the examination, and almost all of them got the status of Jinshi.

"In this case, brother Qiu should go find an inn first." Luo Jiayun also knew it was inconvenient to say more, "By the way, tomorrow is the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. This Xingjing Lantern Festival and Dongdu Lantern Festival are both famous in the world. Brother Qiu, do you have any plans to watch it tomorrow night??"

"Shangyuan Festival?"

Qiu Yan was a little surprised when he heard the words. He had been devoting himself to farming and studying for a while, or he was on the road. He even missed the New Year. Naturally, he also forgot the Lantern Festival. Luo Jiayun mentioned it like this, so he remembered the date.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan shook his head: "The test is coming soon, how can I have the heart to go to the lantern festival? If I get on the gold list, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to appreciate the lantern in the future?"

"I said Brother Qiu won't go to any lantern festival, right?" Zhou Guan laughed, first he spoke to Luo Jiayun, then turned his head and winked at Qiu Yanji, "Brother Qiu, this lantern festival is very lively. Since ancient times, It’s the season when the gifted and the beautiful meet, and there are many cultural gatherings, lantern riddles, and heads of flowers. It just so happens that the sons come from the west and gather together. I don’t know how many people will become famous through this. to listen?"

Qiu Yan smiled and said nothing, and Zhou Guan didn't ask any more questions. After the two sides exchanged a few words, Qiu Yan took Hu Qi and others away.

"The inn is weird, but this matter needs to be discussed in a long-term way. I haven't figured out the other party's background, so I don't want to act rashly, or I will startle the snake."

Walking on the road, Qiu Yan was still thinking, he wanted Luo Jiayun and Zhou Guan to also check out of the inn, but firstly, it was hard to explain, and secondly, it might not be useful, but it might alarm the black hands behind the inn.

It's not clear why Luo and Zhou's luck match with each other, how they are connected, and what purpose the other party has. Even if they are taken away, it may not be able to stop them.

Before Qiu Yan acted, everything seemed to be going smoothly, and he could always get what he wanted, and afterwards he showed a sense of calmness, but it was not all due to luck, but under the premise of having a certain strength, every time he faced The opponents try to collect information and intelligence as much as possible, then analyze them, weigh the pros and cons, and make plans and contingencies before they start.

After preparing well, it shows that every time you start a move, you are confident, and after you start, you can also deal with it calmly, and your hands are continuous.

If someone blindly conquers others with strength, and everything goes smoothly, then he can indeed be called a dragon among men and look down on the world.

One is to act after making a decision, and the other is to go smoothly. The result seems to be the same, but the process is completely different. If someone only sees the scenery of Qiu Yan's journey, but ignores the life that has been walking on thin ice all this time, it is too biased.

"The black hand behind the inn, if the request is related to the candidates and the candidates, then I revealed my identity this time, and the other party failed to persuade me to stay in the book collection inn. In the next few days, I must rely on the relationship between Brother Luo and Brother Zhou , to test me, and even make a move."

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan's train of thought gradually became clear.

"The other party doesn't know. I have already seen through the details. In this way, the enemy is out in the dark. To take advantage of this situation, at the very least, we must figure out what its purpose is and why it is deployed in the capital..."

Thinking in this way, several people had already come to an inn, went in and asked, and knew how many rooms there were, so Qiu Yan didn't have to send the old Jinwu to the Taoist temple.

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On the other hand, after Qiu Yan left, Luo Jiayun and the others didn't intend to talk to the shopkeeper, and went upstairs each, showing a hint of contempt.

"They're all self-regarding things." The shopkeeper could also tell, sneered, and called a waiter over, and was about to give orders, but two tall and strong guards entered the lobby, came straight over, and said in a deep voice Asked: "My young lady is here, ask her to come out quickly."

After the words fell, it became clear that she was the nursing home of the Xu Mansion.

The shopkeeper didn't dare to be negligent, so he sent the waiter next to him up, and called Xu Ran down after a while.

The graceful woman looked a little unhappy, and glanced at the two guards: "But daddy asked you to come here?"

The two nurses saluted and said: "Miss Hui, it is true that the second master asked me to come here, but the reason is that your old friend came to visit."

"What old friend?" Xu Ran was slightly puzzled.

"It's Miss Ji who came to the house a few years ago. I'm visiting again. Miss you."

"Sister Ji is here?" Xu Ran showed joy, then went upstairs to explain a few words, and then left with the two of them, but when they left, she looked back upstairs with some worry.

"Forget it, Sister Ji is very resourceful, why not let her give me advice on how to deal with Pang Qianru!"

After thinking about it, I walked out of the inn, and a woman walked towards me, wearing a tight-fitting military uniform, but the clothes have been modified to fit women's attire.

"Huh?" Xu Ran let out a light snort, her eyes fell on the face of the woman opposite, and she noticed the red phoenix eyes.

"Song Qian! Why are you? Why did you come to this inn too?" Xu Ran immediately showed a look of vigilance.

The woman named Song Qian smiled slightly: "Sister Xu, don't get me wrong, I don't have any ideas about Wen Zhizhen." (To be continued. Please search, the novel is better and updated faster!)