Training Hall in the south of the city is the gathering place for Dayan candidates from the thirteen provinces in the north and south. Anyone with a letter of recommendation from a Diviner in Anling can stay there after paying a certain amount of money. Training Hall is open all day long, probably because the food and accommodation here are cheaper than ordinary inns and restaurants. Every year in August, it is always crowded. But this does not prevent Diviners from coming during the day to ask about it.
By the time Yu Shu and Jing Chen arrived at the Human Cultivation Hall, the sky had already darkened. After sending away the sedan bearers, the two of them entered the hall one after the other. In the front courtyard was a two-story tea room. It was filled with people. Some were chatting, some were chatting. Their voices were not loud, but when added together, it created a buzzing noise. A few waiters walked back and forth with tea trays, and the shopkeeper occasionally called out.
"Guests, there are seats inside. Please come in." A waiter takes the time to greet Yu Shu and Jing Chen who have just entered.
Yu Shu waved her hand and said, "I am looking for someone. Where is the guest room?"
The waiter smiled and said, "Who are you looking for?"
Yu Shu said, "Zhao Wen."
The waiter raised his head and thought for a while. He pointed in a direction and said, "Please go through the hall and turn right. It is the second building on the east. It should be the third room from the left."
Yu Shu was surprised and said, "Brother waiter, you have a good memory. There are hundreds of guests in this Training Hall. How can you remember all of them?"
"Heh heh, I serve tea and food all day long. I get to know them all."
Yu Shu nodded and went to the backyard with Jing Chen to look for someone. As soon as they entered the hall, Jing Chen asked her, "Who is Zhao Wen?"
Yu Shu spread out her hands and said, "I don't know."
Jing Chen felt strange and asked, "Then why are you looking for him?"
Yu Shu said, "I just wanted to visit the guest room in the backyard and made up a name."
Hearing this answer, Jing Chen was shocked and asked, "What if there is no one named Zhao Wen?"
Yu Shu said nonchalantly, "Then I'll find someone else. There are many people with the surname Zhao. If it's not Zhao Wen, then it'll be Zhao Wu, or Zhao Bin. I'll be able to fool one of them."
Yu Shu did not really go to find Zhao Wen. Instead, she brought Jing Chen up to the second floor … She casually knocked on a door and used the excuse of asking a guest to look around the room. She knew where the desk and bed were placed … Then, she knocked on two or three rooms to confirm the layout of the guest room before going downstairs with Jing Chen. They strolled around the first floor and finally found a spot. She pointed at the eight to nine feet high wall and asked Jing Chen in a low voice, "Can you use your lightness ability to jump over this wall?"
Jing Chen glanced at it and said, "Sure."
Yu Shu clapped her hands happily. "That's great. Let's find a place to have dinner and come back later."
They went out of Peiren Training Hall and found a nearby restaurant to have some fried pancakes and hot noodle soup. They didn't leave until the restaurant was about to close.
It was already late at night … There was no one on the street. Occasionally, a carriage would pass by in a hurry. Yu Shu and Jing Chen walked along the wall to avoid the wind … They went around to the back wall of Peiren Training Hall. It was pitch dark here. If it wasn't for the moonlight in the sky, they wouldn't be able to see anyone.
Yu Shu raised her head and looked at the exposed floor above the wall. She found the windows facing the desk and the bed. She looked around for a while to make sure no one was around. Then, she took out a stack of carefully folded notes from her bag and handed it to Jing Chen. She pointed to the top of the wall … She whispered, "You go up the wall, turn over to the other side, and from that window, put these notes through the crack of the window. Put one note every two windows, and one note every three windows downstairs … Don't make a mistake."
Jing Chen took the stack of notes. He had internal force and night vision, so he felt it was familiar at first glance. He asked her, "Did you ask me to write this the other day?"
Not long ago, Yu Shu came home one day. She said that she had a way to get back the Yellowfrost Stone, so she asked him to write an anonymous letter. Then, she took an old piece of paper and asked him to add another sentence on it. She made more than 20 copies of the letter, but she didn't say what it was for.
"Hehe, that's it." Yu Shu urged, "Hurry up, I'll keep a lookout for you. Be careful not to be seen by others."
This girl didn't do anything good, but she also led Jing Chen astray. In the middle of the night, she instigated him to climb over the wall and open the window. Fortunately, Jing Chen always regarded her as' kind-hearted '. He knew it was inappropriate, but he didn't refuse her request.
"Wait for me downstairs."
Yu Shu watched as Jing Chen took a few steps back. Then, with a leap, he jumped five feet into the air. His feet tapped on the wall, and his whole body soared up. His clothes fluttered as if he was flying. His movements were clean and beautiful. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared on the other side of the wall.
Seeing him easily flip over such a high wall, Yu Shu clenched her fists in excitement. She thought to herself that when Jing Chen regained his memory in the future, she would definitely ask him for some advice. She wondered if she could still learn at such an old age.
After waiting for less than ten minutes, Jing Chen's figure appeared on top of the wall again. Yu Shu looked up and saw him jump down. She hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Did you stuff them all in?"
"Yes."
Yu Shu happily patted his dust. "You've worked hard. Come, let's go home."
Next, she just had to wait for the examinees to wake up the next day and find the notes that were stuffed in through the window. At that time, it would be interesting.
Previously, in order to exchange for the Yellowfrost Stone, she had written an anonymous letter to threaten Ji Xingxuan. In the letter, she had deliberately vaguely revealed that she was this year's examinee. Ji Xingxuan must have gone back to discuss with the Old Master of the Ji family. The Ji family must have determined that she was this year's examinee. For their own selfish reasons, they must not leak this question. So, if nothing unexpected happened, including her, Ji Xingxuan would still be in the top three of the Astrology course.
But they never thought that she would be so single that she would give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
She asked Jing Chen to make many copies of Yunhua Yi Zi's test paper. Tonight, she came to the Peiren Training Hall to submit it. In addition to the solution of the question, there was another paragraph on the note, which indicated that this question was this year's Astrology exam. It also threatened the examinees not to leak it to others, lest they would be killed.
If a person with a normal brain received such a note, 99% of them would not say anything. Regardless of whether they believed it or not, if this matter was leaked out, they would be implicated regardless of whether it was true or not.
Yu Shu was not worried that they would not believe it for a while. When they saw the test paper during the exam, she was not afraid that no one would copy it. She could not count on Ji Xingxuan to be in the top three.
As for whether the person who made the question in the Celestial Commissioner Office would find out that the question was leaked, or whether he would pursue the matter, it was not something she needed to consider. She would leave it to the Ji family to worry about.
The next day, Yu Shu went to the Peiren Training Hall alone. She pretended to ask for a room and asked the manager about the guest rooms. With a few words, she got the information. It was said that several guests had checked out early in the morning, and the manager was puzzled.
Yu Shu understood in her heart that the people who checked out must have received the note this morning. They were afraid that there would be more trouble, so they sneaked away cleverly.
Yu Shu took a book and sat in the tea room for the whole morning. When she did not hear anyone mention what happened last night, she felt relieved and left.
When she returned home, Jing Chen was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard. He was slightly sweating, and holding a rough wooden sword, he opened the door. When Yu Shu saw him, she had an idea and called him into the house.
"Greedy, wait. I'm going in to get something."
Jing Chen watched her go into the house, and after a while, he came out with a long rusty sword in his hand.
"Here, use this from now on." Yu Shu handed him the heavy sword.
He took it with one hand and spun it half a circle in his hand. He raised it in front of him, and his fingers rubbed the little green marks on the sword. He was very happy. He looked up at Yu Shu and said, "Can I borrow it?"
He still remembered that she said that they met because of this sword in Yiyang City.
Yu Shu sat down across from him. She held her chin with one hand and said with a smile, "I'm giving it to you."
The imperial court strictly forbade the manufacture of weapons. The blacksmiths on the market only sold hammers and kitchen knives. Only the people of Jianghu had a way to get swords and knives. Even if you had money, you couldn't buy a weapon. She happened to have this ready-made sword. Ever since she knew that Jing Chen's martial arts had recovered, she wanted to give this sword to him. Previously, his hand had not healed, and she was afraid that it would be too heavy for him to use, so she didn't give it to him.
Speaking of which, the reason she and Jing Chen got to know each other was because of this "ancient treasured sword". Half of the credit went to Jing Chen for her being able to steal this sword. Now that she had given it to him, it was a good thing for him.
Jing Chen could vaguely sense that this sword was not an ordinary object. Seeing that Yu Shu was offering to give it to him, he shook his head and said, "No need. Just lend it to me."
Yu Shu said, "What do you mean lend it to me? I'll give it to you. I don't know martial arts, so why would I need a sword?"
"I don't want it." Jing Chen put the sword on the table and shook his head again. He had already received too much from her. How could he be greedy?
Seeing him repeatedly refuse, Yu Shu was unhappy, "I said I'll give it to you. Don't be so hesitant. If you don't accept it, then … then I'll give it back to you!"
As Yu Shu said this, she put her hand into her collar and pulled out a thin yellow ribbon. She untied it and put it on the table. There was a small green sachet hanging on the ribbon. The sachet was sewn into a ball. It was the Yellowfrost Stone that had been lost and found not long ago.
Last night, after returning from Peiren Hall, she stayed up late to sew an amulet. When she got up the next day, she originally planned to give it to Yu Xiaoxiu to get rid of bad luck for a few days. However, she got up late and Yu Xiaoxiu left early, so she hung it on her neck first.
Jing Chen looked at the thing she took out and knew what it was. After thinking for a moment, he picked up the simple embroidered amulet and handed it to her. "Put it on."
Jing Chen knew that the Yellowfrost Stone was also called "Adversity Blocking Stone". From the name, it was an item that could attract good luck and avoid bad luck. He had been with Yu Shu for a long time. He could see that she was not very lucky and had bad luck every two or three days. So when he got this thing back that day, he gave it to her.
"No." Yu Shu crossed her arms and looked up at the ceiling. Her face clearly showed that she was not happy.
Jing Chen laughed, "I'll accept this sword."
Seeing him compromise, Yu Shu lowered her eyelids and smiled triumphantly. She stretched out her fingers to take away the yellow frost from his palm. She lowered her head and put it on her neck. She patted her chest and said to Jing Chen, "Then I'll also accept it. When you remember that this stone has other uses, you can ask me for it. I'll give it back to you."
Jing Chen picked up the rusted sword on the table and nodded to her. It was a silent agreement.
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