Dao fruit.

"Your temperament is more pure than before." Xi Yun glanced at Qiu Yan and said, showing a trace of dissatisfaction in his words, "However, your strength has not improved much."

Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "Why are you coming to look for me at this time?"

"I came here to tell you that time is running out," Xi Yun sneered, "even if it's a useless idiot, after spending two years searching all over the place, I can always find it." A few clues."

As he said that, he took a step forward: "I heard that you are about to go to the imperial examination. I don't know how you plan to take the imperial examination this time? But is it enough to be a scholar?"

"Huh?" Qiu Yan was stunned for a moment, wondering why the other party asked this question. This Xi Yun gave people a feeling of coldness and sternness, and the information revealed in the words showed that the person should be the superior A person of the spiritual way is not an enemy but a friend to Qiu Yan. Such a person, like an old friend, suddenly asked Qiu Yan about his plans for the imperial examination, which made people suspicious.

Seeing Qiu Yan not saying a word, Xi Yun was not surprised, and restrained his smile: "Looking at you, you are not low-minded. It must be difficult for a Taoist examination to be a talent. Once you decide to participate in the rural examination, the cause and effect will be deepened that day. At least during the imperial examination period, luck is connected with the Great Rui Dynasty, people with insufficient cultivation will not dare to attack you easily, it is a good way to delay, but accidents may still happen..."

Having said that, his complexion suddenly changed, his brows frowned, and then he heard the long sword in his hand "buzz", let out a cry, and then immediately unsheathed, the sharp sword light stabbed at Qiu Yan as if it had any substance. come over.

The cold light froze, piercing through the air, and the chill burst out, but in a flash, the tip of the sword was in front of Qiu Yan!

"Huh?" Qiu Yan's pupils shrank!

The point of the sword came too fast, already exceeding Qiu Yan's moving speed. Fortunately, he was always on guard, so he quickly raised his hand when he saw this, and flicked it with his fingers!

When there was no time left, Qiu Yan flicked the finger of his right hand on the blade. On the finger, two talisman seals spun rapidly, one of which was covered with black cracks.

Inhalation and corrosion, two breaths whizzed out!

Down below, the study in the courtyard of the Qiu family trembled slightly, exuding strands of strange aura, from which one could vaguely feel the artistic conception of the calligraphy article, the artistic conception rushed!

Around, the light and shadow are distorted, one after another people are willing to rise up from several places in the city and gather here!

The two breaths, the artistic conception of the article, and the thought of people's will, all concentrated on Qiu Yan's fingers in the blink of an eye, and the strength, energy, and blood burst!

With a sound of "dang", the long sword was swung away!

"Eh?" Xi Yun was stunned for a moment, with surprise in his eyes.

On the opposite side, Qiu Yan, who swung his long sword, did not retreat but advanced, rubbing the edge of the sword, stepped out, the roof tiles jumped, and then the whole person charged towards Xi Yun!

shoot!

Qiu Yan flicked away the long sword's hand and slapped it forward. The two supernatural talismans, Soul Absorbing and Poisonous Erosion, were about to cover Xi Yun's body.

At this moment, Xi Yunhu's eyebrows flashed, and a scarlet pattern emerged, and a strange aura rose from his body, revealing a decisive, cold, and indomitable artistic conception!

This artistic conception was as real as it burst out, forcing the two magical talisman seals to stand still for a moment, and then Xi Yun's feet moved in unison, taking five feet at a time, and went away in an instant.

"You and I will fight one day, but it's not yet the time. I need some time to break free from the shackles. You also need time. The snap of your fingers opened my eyes. I underestimated you... ..."

This sentence was passed on, but Xi Yun's people had disappeared in the distance.

Qiu Yan didn't go after him, but stopped at the same place, his body was wrapped and bound tightly by rings of artistic conceptions, which were erupted by Xi Yun in an instant.

Martial art!

clap clap!

There were crisp sounds one after another, and the martial arts fist shattered like a real thing, turning into fragments and disappearing invisible. Qiu Yan broke free from it, looked at the direction where Xi Yun disappeared, and fell into deep thought.

"What is the purpose of this person?"

Recalling what the other party said twice before and after, Qiu Yan felt that he had grasped some context.

"The sword he stabbed didn't contain killing intent, and it seemed extremely hasty. It didn't seem to be his intention, it was just a simple sword move to assassinate, but even so..."

Thinking about it, Qiu Yan raised his right hand, raised his index finger and middle finger, his two fingers were dripping with blood, the flesh and blood on the surface of the skin was almost completely broken, the skin was ripped apart, and bones could be seen faintly.

"If this sword is really intentional, even if it is only attached with a little force and vibration, I am afraid that if I want to flick the long sword, I will have to spend more effort, and I may even have to avoid its edge!"

Thinking of this, he took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom, poured out blood pills, wiped it on the wound with it, followed his thought, and the supernatural talisman flew over, circling around the wound on his finger.

This talisman has this healing effect.

The next moment, flesh and blood grew from the wound on the finger, and the blood stopped flowing, and it healed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was restored to its original state.

After wiping off the blood, Qiu Yan turned over and fell from the roof.

Just at the moment when he landed, the door of the main room opened, and Liu Huai and others rushed out with expressions of surprise and uncertainty. Qiu Yan's kick just now not only made the bricks and tiles jump, but the whole house showed signs of shaking. the people inside.

As soon as Liu Huai came out, Liu Huai quickly asked, and Qiu Yan responded gently. There was a kind of calming power in his words, which quickly calmed the panic of several people, but it was inevitable that they were a little surprised. , re-entered the table, and after a while, it was just dispersing.

During this process, Qiu Yan kept replaying the scene before Xi Yun left in his heart.

"There are lines between the eyebrows, and the artistic conception is true. What kind of realm is this? He used his physical body, which should be the realm of life cultivation. He said that he will have a battle with me in the end. Although the words are not very violent, the taste of life and death is still very clear. The imperial examination After that?"

While the mind was turning, night fell.

Tonight, there was no sound of Ma Yang's reading. For a while, there were vague changes everywhere in the city, and the whole city was gradually shrouded in a dark atmosphere that had returned.

………………

time flies.

After Xi Yun left, nothing else happened, and Qiu Yan's life returned to calm again, reading and writing every day.

Soon, the day of the road test was coming, Qiu Yan tidied up a bit, bid farewell to Liu Huai and others, followed Zhang Zhen's family's carriage to Yuanning City, declined Zhang Zhen's invitation, and stayed in an inn.

Returning to Yuanning this time, he did not show any abnormality.

April [-], sunny.

As soon as it was dawn, the school was already bustling with people, and there were children wearing Confucian shirts everywhere, some were talking, some were silent, some were chanting, and some were sneaky.

There are young children, old men, handsome young men, and calm and silent men.

No matter young or old, strive hard, in order to be on the list one day.

Qiu Yan stood among the crowd, holding a test basket in one hand, with a peaceful expression.

Not far away, someone pointed at Qiu Yan vaguely and spoke in a low voice.

"That person is Qiu Yan? I heard that he has become famous in Qingchang in the past two years, and even the well-known literary names Liu Box, Zhang Jue and others have been suppressed by him. I don't know what grades he can get in this exam."

"I heard that he took the Daoist Exam before, but he failed twice, so his talents are probably limited."

"It's useless for me to see Zhenzhang under my hand, no matter how famous I am, if I can't even pass the exam as a scholar. After all, I'm a citizen and I can't get on the stage."

Several people were still talking, when the gate of the prefectural school suddenly opened, and a soldier with a sword came out in two lines.

Then, several civil servants came out, took the roster, and began to roll their names.

"here we go!"

The noisy crowd fell silent instantly, and a needle could be heard!

"The Taoist test has officially begun!"

A boy student held his breath and listened intently, waiting for his name to be called.

"Hu Qi, Liu Peng, Yu Yong, Wang He..."

The people whose names are called are often excited, and hurried forward to take the number. The dignified and tense emotions spread, filling the entire street, and even the air seems to be stagnant a lot!

"Qiu Yan!"

Hearing his name, Qiu Yan stepped forward without any hesitation. He looked at the gate of the prefectural school, but his heart became more peaceful.

"My earth soul is here."

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