Gong Xue has bandits

Chapter 12 Falling to the Bottom of Life
"Game? What game?"

By the side of the back mountain stream, Luo Heng couldn't believe his ears for a while, but the girl in white clothes in front of him seemed a little impatient, and she emphasized it again: "I said, I'm just making fun of you, looking for fun, why did you get into the number one prize?" , The next appointment and marriage proposal are all lies to you, how could I marry you, who do you think you are?"

Her tone was extremely indifferent, like a sharp knife piercing Luo Heng's heart, he felt dizzy and absurd, and his body trembled: "No, no, you are lying, so what are the previous vows? "

"It's fun to say, I'm just greedy for something new for a while." The girl spread her hands, and she couldn't be more calm: "To tell you the truth, I'm going to marry, and I'm going to marry far away. You can't catch up with the champion, give up, this is the last time I will see you, don't come to me in the future, we will end here, I am tired of playing, thank you for your company during this time, I will give you a fortune It’s a very generous reward, so forget about me.”

These words were like a pot of cold water being poured on Luo Heng's head, drenching Luo Heng's heart, his eyes were dizzy for a while, and he almost fell to the ground. He still didn't want to believe it, as if grasping the last straw, he said incoherently: "That's not right. , No, you said, you said that if I guess your surname correctly, you can grant me a wish. I will guess now. I don’t want anything. I just want you to wait for me and give me a little more time. You will get ahead, and you will have a good life, just wait for me, okay?"

After finishing speaking, he tremblingly said in a trembling voice for fear of being interrupted by the girl, "You are Feng Yushi's daughter? Isn't it?"

The girl didn't speak, but a trace of sadness suddenly appeared in her eyes as she looked at him.

Luo Heng's voice trembled even more: "No, no, that's Lou Shangshu's third lady?"

His face was pale, his emotions were almost out of control, and he said in one breath: "Or the jewel in the palm of the Shen family in Dali Temple, or the princess of Qinhou's mansion, the younger sister of Pei Shilang from the Ministry of Rites..."

"Luo Heng, that's enough!" The girl interrupted suddenly, covered her eyes, took a deep breath, her nose was red, and the corners of her lips raised: "You can't guess, you will never know who I am, we You are people from two worlds, wake up!"

After she finished speaking, she turned around to leave with the white fox in her arms, but Luo Heng stepped forward to stop her. He was short of breath, with bloodshot eyes, and reached out his hand to her waist, intending to snatch her palace school jade card. Check it out!
The girl was startled, and took a few steps back, and in the blink of an eye, she made a move that Luo Heng never expected——

She untied the jade badge from her waist, turned around and threw it vigorously, and threw the jade badge into the middle of the river, splashing in all directions, the jade badge sank in an instant!

"No!" Luo Heng's eyes were about to burst, he staggered and jumped into the river, trying to pick up the jade tablet, but it was already too late, instead he was swept into the middle of the water, almost drowning his head.

The expression of Ahu on the shore changed drastically, knowing that he couldn't swim, he let go of the white fox, and plunged into the water, finally caught him, and dragged him to the shore, "Are you crazy? Do you put your own life in it? But even if you die, it won’t change anything. You are dressed in white and have no power or influence. Even if you die, you won’t be able to cause any disturbance. Do you understand that!”

Luo Heng drank a lot of water in his stomach, lay wet on the grass, his consciousness was fuzzy, and later on, he only remembered that there were hands caressing his cheeks, and a drop of warm stuff fell on his eyelashes.

"Maybe, I was wrong from the beginning, you shouldn't have met me at all..."

Ahu left, and from that day on, he completely disappeared from Luo Heng's life, leaving behind only a bag full of gold leaves, enough for Luo Heng to live a lifetime without worrying about marrying a beautiful daughter-in-law.

Remuneration, this is the reward she gave him. The game played by the rich and the commoners was over. After she had exhausted her benevolence, she withdrew and left without leaving a name.

He never heard from her again, everything in the past was like a dream, she probably married far away, so far away that Luo Heng could never touch her in his life.

And the bag of gold leaves, along with the palace school jade tablet, also sank into the icy cold river water, just like Luo Heng annihilated a dead heart.

He was seriously ill, so thin that he was almost out of shape, dragged his sick body, and participated in the Chunwei in a daze, but naturally he performed abnormally.

On the day when the list was announced, he had already made sufficient mental preparations, but he still didn't expect that his name could not be found on the list at all, and he didn't even get the last place.

This is the complete loss of Sun Mountain's place name, Luo Heng felt like falling into an ice cave, standing under the sky, only felt that the dream was absurd, and suddenly woke up.

He returned to the inn and began to pack his luggage, his movements were numb and slow, only the little monkey squatting on his shoulders squeaked, seemed worried, and rubbed against his neck again and again, giving him the last bit of warmth.

When he came, he was alone, and when he left, he was also alone. After Nan Ke Yimeng, the only one who stayed with him was always this little friend who couldn't speak, but who connected with him.

He held the little monkey in his arms, and as his throat rolled, he seemed to feel that he was not so lonely anymore.

If everything can stop here, maybe it can be called a kind of luck. Unfortunately, God never fulfills people's wishes. He just wants to see more turbulent waves, and use the misfortune of ordinary people to comfort the indifference of standing high in the clouds and watching the show with cold eyes heart of.

Before leaving, Luo Heng carried the book basket on his back, took the little monkey with him, and went to Zhuxiu Academy for the last time. He looked at the indescribable four words from afar, and couldn't tell what he felt.

During the days when Ahu first disappeared, he thought about breaking into the palace school to find her, but he was stopped by the guards, and he was even beaten to the ground several times, in a state of embarrassment.

Some disciples of Gongxue passed by him without even bothering to let out a cold snort when they entered and left the academy with their heads held high and their chests held high.

Maybe a person like him is not even a speck of dust in their eyes, just like what Ah Hu said, even if he died, he wouldn't be able to make any waves.

While he was in a trance, there was excitement in front of Zhuxiu Academy. Luo Heng looked intently, but the academy had started to "release the list".

Zhuxiu Academy has always had a tradition of "publishing rankings", that is, to list all the students of the academy who are on the list in the final exam, as a kind of honorable commendation, among which the top three will post exam articles to share with the students all over the world In short, it demonstrates the strong strength of Zhuxiu Academy.

This school is indeed worthy of being called the No. 27 academy in the world, because it has won the top three places in the rankings for [-] consecutive examinations. In this prestigious academy, how could the people of Daliang not be amazed and regard it as a scholarly legend?

This time, the top three in the new subject fell on the disciples of Zhuxiu Academy without any surprise. According to the tradition, the current head of the academy will copy the top three exam articles by hand, and post them for seven days to show his glory.

Because of this, many non-local students are not in a hurry to leave after the exam, but will stay for a day or two, just to see the splendid articles written by the emperor's disciples and admire the grandeur of palace studies.

Seeing that there are more and more people around the red list, for some reason, Luo Heng also squeezed in by accident. He glanced at the red list at random, but he didn't want to breathe suddenly when he scanned the No.3, Tanhualang's article. a suffocation -

Why, why... is exactly the same as what Tanhualang wrote in the exam?
No, that was his article at all. Someone, someone... changed his test paper and took his place!

Suddenly, Luo Heng felt chills all over his body, and he realized almost instantly that this kind of thing had happened in all dynasties, but he never thought that one day it would happen to him!

The scholars next to him are still talking about it. Among the top three in the new department this year, there is a Tanhua Lang who is amazing. He has just turned 15 years old. At such a young age, the articles he writes are overwhelming. Even the emperor praised him, saying that he writes The usual pretentiousness of the children of the Jianwu family, on the contrary, is full of character, unconventional and innovative, with an unstoppable youthful spirit. Although in the second half, the writing fails to continue and the conclusion is rushed, but it is still a top-notch work. Just wait for a few more years of experience to become a master.

Nowadays, it is widely rumored in the imperial city circle that although Tanhualang missed the top spot due to his flaws, his official career is the most open among the top three, not only because the emperor likes his style of writing the most, but also because his family is in charge of the officials. His father is Lord Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who holds the real power to appoint officials. Now that his most beloved youngest son has won the favor of Tanhua, can he not take advantage of the situation and give him a hand?

It is conceivable that this little Tanhualang's future official career must be limitless, just like the big roc in the clouds, riding the wind, soaring up to [-] miles, it is enviable to others, and he is even stronger than the number one scholar The scenery is dazzling.

In front of the red list, various voices were still sighing and sighing, but Luo Heng's hands trembled more and more. He stared at the essay on the exam, his chest heaved violently, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

What an irony and coincidence, that Tanhua Lang is 15 years old, and he is also 15 years old. The difference is that one was born in a noble family, while the other grew up in a humble house in the countryside. Because of this, the article is not as consistent as that of children of aristocratic families. Pretentious, but full of unstoppable youthful spirit, and the lack of writing power in the second half is also because he was sick, and it was difficult to support halfway through the writing.

This article clearly belonged to him from head to toe, but now, it was put under another person's name and snatched away.

Why?The same 15-year-old boy, high-spirited, with lofty ambitions, and infinite longing, just because of the poor family and nobles, should he endure such injustice, be replaced by someone else, ruin his future, and trample into the mud?
When Qiu Yuanzhang of Zhuxiu Academy heard the sound and rushed out, there was already chaos outside, the bulletin board where the rankings were posted was overturned to the ground, and the guards held down a person, whose head was covered in dust from the dust. His face was full, but he was still twisting his body desperately, yelling something excitedly, like crazy.

Qiu Yuanshou leaned on his crutches and knocked heavily on the ground, his voice was like thunder: "What's going on here?"

Gong Taifu, who was in charge of publishing the list, hurried forward, pointed at the suppressed crazy white clothes in the middle of the field, frowned and said: "A lunatic who came from nowhere, fell into a mental disorder after failing the list, not pointing at Yan Qilang's article , Said that it was written by myself, but was snatched by Qilang, he should be the real Tanhualang..."

When Qiu Yuanshou heard this, something flashed in his eyes, but he quickly covered it up. He looked at the young man who was beaten up below with empty eyes, and his gray face was thinking in the wind.

Finally, he turned around and waved his hand, extremely majestic.

"Get rid of this person, stop him from talking crazy, and take a step closer to the academy!"

Luo Heng, who was driven away in embarrassment, had no choice but to carry the little monkey to the gate of the Yan Mansion, intending to fight for justice even if he died.

At that time, after all, he was young, impulsive, and powerless. Apart from a humble life, he didn't know what capital he had.

Soon, two rows of servants holding sticks came out from the Yan mansion, and a crowd of onlookers surrounded the mansion gate, and Luo Heng really gave it up, he recited his test aloud. The article denounced the behavior of "stealing and replacing" the children of the palace school, and every word was sonorous and powerful, which attracted frequent whispers and speculations from the audience.

"You bastard, you dare to slander our seventh son, do you want to die!"

The servants were furious, and rushed forward, Luo Heng was knocked to the ground, the dust was flying, and in a mess, he caught a glimpse of a purple robe walking out of the mansion door, standing on the steps, with his hands in his sleeves, looking coldly at the scene below .

It was a young man dressed in a jade crown, with a fair and handsome face, narrow eyes, and a pair of thin lips. Luo Hengfu blurted out almost instantly: "Yan Qilang!"

Sure enough, the boy's long eyelashes trembled, he looked indifferently, and met his gaze.

That's right, this is the shameless thief who stole his article and replaced his fame!
Luo Heng was so excited that he was pushed to the ground, his heart almost bleeding with hatred, he screamed desperately: "You shameless thief, have you read all the sage books into the dog's stomach? Do you dare to agree with me?" Shall I confront the Holy Spirit, do you dare..."

The boy didn't move at all, his hands were still caged in his sleeves. It was only after Luo Heng was beaten half to death that he was speechless and couldn't swear harsh words, then he slowly walked down the steps and stopped in front of Luo Heng. Squat down a little bit.

"Save your energy and tell you, this is not what I wanted. It's only because of your bad luck that you took the test ahead of me and took the top three seats."

His voice was so soft and cold that it could only be heard by himself and Luo Heng. Luo Heng raised his head with difficulty, his face was covered in blood, his breathing was hot, but he didn't have the strength to speak at all.

The young man still looked at him coldly, without any emotion in his tone: "You can't stay in the imperial city anymore, so why not tell you straight up, don't blame my father for this matter, he was also instigated, the real master The envoy was Qiu Yuanshou of the academy, he is one of the chief examiners of this exam, he was the one who found my father, and this "stealing" happened, don't worry about the name of a thief On my head, I'm disgusted too."

The amount of information in these words was too great, Luo Heng's body trembled for a moment, and the young man seemed to see what he was thinking after a few changes in his eyes. It's time to hit Qiu Yuanshou's last term in charge of the academy, and he will retire soon. This is the last big exam he has passed. He will never allow the brand of Zhuxiu Academy to fall into his hands. You know, it has been consecutive The top three in the 27th class are all from Gongxue, this time, how can it be destroyed by you, a poor student who came out of nowhere?"

"If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for writing too well. It failed to complete the reputation of Gongxue, the continued legend, and the brilliant resignation of the head of Qiu Yuan!"

In the sneer of the last sentence, there was clearly a strange emotion. The corners of Luo Heng's lips twitched slightly, keenly grasping something. Perhaps this time "Tan Hua's replacement" was also a big shock to Yan Qilang, and even something complete remodeling.

Sure enough, he sighed to Luo Heng: "Don't stare at me anymore, you should leave Shengdu as soon as possible, the farther you go, the better, before things get serious, otherwise, even if my father let you go , that sanctimonious old guy won't be soft."

After finishing speaking, he stood up, threw down a purse casually, and returned to his indifferent face: "Let's go, I pity you for failing in the ranking, you are crazy, and I won't pursue today's troubles with you, you take the money and leave quickly, never again." Come to entangle, do you hear?"

As he said, he turned around and was about to return home, but Luo Heng stretched out his hand and hugged one of his legs abruptly. He raised his head with difficulty, and the blood flowed from his eyelashes and cheeks. Extremely unwilling and hated!

At this moment, a little monkey jumped out of the book basket that was knocked aside, and seemed to be connected with its master, it flew forward and bit Yan Qilang's leg!

Yan Qilang cried out in pain, and the servant next to him quickly swung his stick away, only to hear a bang, the little monkey was thrown into the air, and hit hard on the stone lion in front of the gate of Yan Mansion, blood spattered everywhere, and the two furry After his arm twitched a few times, his neck tilted and he lost his breath on the spot.

"Do not--"

In the pool of blood, the white clothes that had already lost its color crawled desperately towards the little monkey, crying hoarsely.

Not far away, Yan Qilang looked at this scene coldly. He saw a man and a monkey hugging each other tightly under the stone lion. Blood was mixed with tears, and his throat was sobbing. It was extremely miserable.

He had no expression on his face, he just raised his foot and kicked the money bag towards the boy in the pool of blood, then took out a snow-white towel from his arms, carefully wiped the bite marks on his legs, wiped After crumpling and throwing it away, he spit out two words:
"It's dirty."

The voice was not too loud, just enough for Luo Heng, who was in a pool of blood, to hear clearly. The young man suddenly raised his head, but Yan Qilang had already turned around and stepped on the steps. The vermilion gate closed, completely cutting off the two worlds.

The wind blows through the sky, the setting sun shrouds the sky, and God standing high in the clouds, like the crowd around the audience, finished watching the play contentedly and went away.

A drop of blood fell from Luo Heng's eyelashes, and he suddenly felt very cold. Except for the little corpse in his arms, which was still warm, everywhere in the world was cold.

(End of this chapter)