Chapter 274

Ye Xiaotian was very self-aware. He knew a little about poetry and could write eight-legged essays. When they talked about profound knowledge, he could occasionally add a few words. However, if he really wanted to participate in the Imperial Examinations, he would need to systematically study the Four Books and Five Classics and thoroughly understand them. His skills were far from enough.

However, the self-proclaimed elegant magistrate did not know his own limits, nor did he know how to judge people. He saw that Ye Xiaotian was pleasing to the eye and felt that Ye Xiaotian was a talent that could be cultivated. Hence, he enthusiastically requested that Ye Xiaotian go to Shuixi to participate in the Imperial Examinations and help Tong Ren become a High Scholar.

At that time, Ye Xiaotian wanted to refuse, but Li Xundao secretly pulled on the corner of his clothes and stopped him. After leaving the magistrate's yamen, Li Xundao solemnly warned him, "Our magistrate, if you want to please him, then you can do whatever you want. However, if you go against his wishes, then you will definitely be out of luck. If he wants you to take the Imperial Examinations, then just go. If you don't pass, then he won't be angry. However, if you don't go, then you will definitely offend him. You are an Elementary Scholar of this prefecture. If you offend the magistrate, how can you continue to develop here? "

When Ye Xiaotian heard this, he had no other choice but to make a trip to Shuixi. He did not have any hopes of becoming a High Scholar. When the time comes, no one would leak the examination questions and help him in advance. All he had to do was deal with it. Thinking about this, Ye Xiaotian did not feel any pressure.

After a few days, Ye Xiaotian went to the magistrate's yamen to get his travel permit to participate in the Imperial Examinations. He also received a series of 'hmph hmph teachings' from the magistrate. He packed his luggage and headed straight for Shuixi.

In Shuixi, there were very few people who knew about Ye Xiaotian. He was the Venerable of the Gu God Sect. Most of the people sent by the major tribes in Miao Jiang did not see Ye Xiaotian in person. They only sent gifts and received an audience with an Elder.

Even those who had seen Ye Xiaotian would not inquire about Ye Xiaotian's past. They would not go back and draw Ye Xiaotian's appearance for their own tribe members to remember. At most, they would mention that the Venerable was very young and had delicate features.

Moreover, most of the major clans in Shuixi were the Yi people. They did not believe in the Gu God and did not care about the inheritance of the Gu God. But to the Gu God Sect, this was in accordance with the requirements of traveling. If they went everywhere and showed the identity of the Venerable, what was the point of traveling? This was against the rules of the sect.

Guiyang Prefecture was more than ten times livelier than Tongren. As soon as Ye Xiaotian and his group entered the city, they saw that it was bustling everywhere. The streets were bustling with people. There was still some time before the Imperial Examinations, so they were not in a hurry. They walked in the crowd and looked around to enjoy the scenery.

It was just that their group actually had such a tall and rare giant ape, and they also had a cute Pi Xiu with them. It was inevitable that many people would look at them and point at them, especially many children who followed behind them. It became a scene in Guiyang.

There was a grass-roots troupe performing all kinds of acrobatics, including martial arts and Qigong. The troupe leader wore a red belt and was shirtless. He cupped his fists and said to the crowd, "Fellow villagers, we have just arrived here and have no other skills. Let's do our best to entertain everyone. If you have money, please support us. If you don't have money, please support us. What we're going to do next is to fish copper from a frying pan. This is a superior Qi … "

Just as he said this, a giant ape appeared in the sky above the crowd. The giant ape was almost twice the height of a normal person, so it stood out like a crane among chickens. Then, Ye Xiaotian and his group walked over. Children loved acrobatics. Yaoyao squeezed forward excitedly, but she couldn't squeeze through. She patted the giant ape's thigh and made it bend over. Then, she carried herself on its shoulder.

As soon as they arrived, many people who were watching the acrobatics turned to look. They pointed and whispered. When the troupe leader saw this, he immediately felt a sense of danger. He thought that it was another acrobatic troupe that had come to Guiyang. Weren't they trying to steal his business?

A pot of oil was set up and firewood was burning underneath. The troupe leader looked at Ye Xiaotian and his group from the corner of his eyes, estimating their strength. He absent-mindedly poured a bucket of oil into the pot. After a while, the oil began to boil.

The troupe leader cupped his fists and walked around, shouting for a while. He pretended to circulate his Qi, made some gestures, and shouted loudly. Then, he put his hand into the pot of oil. As expected, the surrounding people shifted their attention away from the giant ape and stared at him nervously.

When Yaoyao saw him put his hand into the boiling oil pot, she screamed in fear and quickly covered her eyes.

"Ah! It's burning me … "

As soon as the troupe leader's fingertips touched the oil pot, he jumped five feet high and jumped around like a big monkey. The surrounding people were dumbfounded. They saw that the troupe leader's five fingers were red and had been burned by the oil. The crowd immediately burst into an uproar.

The troupe leader's wife quickly came forward to help him apply medicine and bandage his wounds. There were also people from the troupe who beat gongs and walked around, saying that their troupe leader ate too many sweet potatoes yesterday and accidentally lost his Qi. Therefore, he didn't have any Qigong to protect his body and asked for everyone's forgiveness.

Some of the surrounding people saw that the troupe leader was so pitiful and took pity on him. They casually threw some copper coins at the man's gongs. The troupe leader's wife helped her husband bandage his wounds and asked in a low voice, "What happened to you? Why did you burn your hands?"

The troupe leader was in so much pain that he broke out in a cold sweat. He replied in a low voice, "Isn't there another circus troupe with a giant ape and a Pi Xiu? They must have some unique skills. I was wondering if they would steal our business. I was careless and forgot to pour vinegar into the pot."

The woman said with distress, "Look at your hands. Let's stop today."

The troupe leader said, "No, we can't let others steal our business. I still have a unique skill."

The troupe leader pushed the woman away and raised his tightly wrapped 'bear paw' and shouted, "I'm sorry everyone. I was so happy that I couldn't control the Qi in my dantian. When I let out a breath, my Qigong also scattered. I've made a fool of myself. It doesn't matter. I still have a unique skill. I'll show you. Come on, lift it up. Everyone, please watch carefully. Next, I'll show you a unique skill that has been passed down in my family: Big Stone Crushing Chest. "

When Yaoyao heard this, she was scared and said to Ye Xiaotian, "Brother Xiaotian, let's go quickly."

Ye Xiaotian was watching with great interest. He said, "What's the rush? Let's leave after watching this show."

Yaoyao said, "They're playing with their lives. It's too scary. Yaoyao doesn't dare to watch."

Ye Xiaotian said, "Playing with your life? Isn't it just a broken chest … huh?"

Ye Xiaotian suddenly understood. The troupe leader was in so much pain that he actually said the opposite. Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but laugh. He said, "Not bad, not bad. I dare to watch a big stone crushing chest. A big stone crushing chest is indeed a bit scary. Let's go quickly."

Ye Xiaotian threw out a string of copper coins and left with Hua Yunfei, Mao Wenzhi, and the others. Yaoyao sat on the big man's shoulder, attracting a lot of attention. The troupe leader saw it clearly and couldn't help but sneer, "You want to play with your life? I'll scare you to death! As long as I'm here, this territory is mine. You, go away! "

"Make way, make way, the Disciplinary Officer is in charge!"

The two bailiffs raised their horsewhips and shouted, trying to disperse the pedestrians on the street. Unfortunately, the effect was limited, so they could only slow down and slowly move forward through the crowd. When they saw the giant ape, the two bailiffs couldn't help but reveal a look of amazement.

The two sides passed by each other. Ye Xiaotian didn't know that these were the bailiffs sent by the Disciplinary Officer to Tongren to bring him to Shuixi for interrogation. The two bailiffs also didn't know that the person walking in front of the giant ape was the criminal they were going to arrest in Tongren.

After Li Qiuchi finished his preparations, he had already submitted the complaint to the Administrative Officer. The Administrative Officer also had its own Penal Department. Civil affairs were managed by the Administrative Officer, while criminal cases were handled by the Disciplinary Officer. Moreover, the Chief Minister had the right to consult the people, so the Chief Minister sent an official inquiry letter to the Punishment Division.

Seeing that this matter had alarmed the Administrative Officer, the Disciplinary Officer couldn't continue to pretend to be deaf and mute. Thus, he sent two people to Shuixi to bring Ye Xiaotian to Shuixi to try the case.

…

Shuixi, Red Maple Lake. The setting sun filled the sky with rosy clouds.

There was a large net spread out on the grass. An old woman wearing Yi family clothing sat under the net, twisting the wire to mend the holes in the net. She was already very old, and her face was full of wrinkles, but she was not deaf or blind. She could even mend the net, which showed that she was still very healthy.

Not far away, a pretty little girl from the Yi family ran over with a smile. She squatted in front of the old woman and put her hand on the old woman's knee. She held her hand and said sweetly, "Ancestor, I went to your room to look for you. I didn't see you, so I guessed you were here."

When the old woman saw her cute granddaughter, her wrinkled face blossomed with a smile. "You're so smart! Haha, where did you go today? You came back so late. "

The girl wrinkled her nose, and cute wrinkles appeared on the side of her nose. "I didn't go out to go crazy. I just took a stroll around the island."

The girl's intelligent eyes turned slightly, and her voice became sweeter and sweeter. It was so sweet that it was a little greasy. "Ancestor, I want to go to Shuixi to play. Is that okay?"

The old woman had already picked up the shuttle and started to weave the net again. Hearing her granddaughter's words, a smile appeared in the old woman's eyes. "I knew you wouldn't be so attentive. Didn't you go to Shuixi not long ago? Why do you want to go again?"

The girl giggled. "Sister Miaowen invited me. It's hard to refuse such kindness. I'll be so embarrassed if I don't go."

The girl was very sweet. She had a kind of appearance that both men and women liked. It was probably her appearance. It was a kind of seductive magic. As long as you were within a certain distance of her, you would be attracted by her magic.

In ancient times, such a girl was often called the "Alluring Femme Fatale". Naturally, she was the famous "Rouge Tiger" — the eldest daughter of the Xia family, Xia Yingying.

The old woman sighed and said, "You're not young anymore. You only know how to be crazy all day long. Go, go. If I don't let you go, I don't know how troublesome you will be. "