On the Avenue

The bloody man was the soul of Tian Huaiyi. He thanked his teacher and said that he had failed to save Shen Yusheng. His last wish was fulfilled. Although he was reluctant in his heart, he was pulled by the power of the underworld and dragged to the underworld.

"Huaiyi!"

Fu Leisheng shouted and stood up suddenly. He looked around and saw that there was no cold wind around, nor was there a bloody Tian Huaiyi. He thought that he fell asleep while reading.

After all, the teacher's book was very boring.

"What you think about during the day, you dream at night. I always worry that Huaiyi will betray Shen Yusheng for a high position and a lot of money."

He laughed at himself secretly. When Tian Huaiyi was his student, he was the most mischievous student, which gave him the most headache. He didn't study well in school and always liked to play with the hair of the female student in front of him. This made the female student cry.

He called the parents and beat Tian Huaiyi.

When practicing magic, he didn't practice well, hammering here and there, fishing for three days and drying the net for two days.

But he was smart and learned everything quickly. After learning, it was difficult to forget and apply what he learned.

Later, Tian Huaiyi passed the examination and got the divine fetus given by God. Because it was a third-grade Doukui divine fetus, it was already a very remarkable divine fetus in the county. He was worried that someone would take it away, so he watched Tian Huaiyi day and night.

At that time, Chen Shi's divine fetus was dug away, causing a lot of ups and downs. Fu Leisheng was also frightened, and sure enough, he encountered several groups of people who came to snatch the divine fetus.

He went through a lot of hardships to force the people back and save Tian Huaiyi. Because of this incident, the relationship between teacher and student was very good, as close as father and son.

Later, Tian Huaiyi passed the examination and went to other places. Then he heard that he went to the guard post and served in the army for many years. When he came back, he changed from a naughty boy to a calm official.

The change was so great that he couldn't help but marvel.

What he was most worried about was that Tian Huaiyi would enter the big dye vat of officialdom and be stained so much that he couldn't even recognize him. Therefore, after Shen Yusheng got the Wenchang divine fetus this time, he gave many warnings, fearing that Tian Huaiyi would no longer be the righteous young man.

"I thought too much." He breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, he saw Chen Shi holding out his hand to protect the lamp, and the black dog outside the door was still barking, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

He clearly remembered that Chen Shi was dozing off and he was reading, so why did he fall asleep and Chen Shi was awake?

"Mr. Fu, you just fell asleep."

Chen Shi's voice was a little low, and he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Senior Brother Tian came and sent you a dream. I saw that he was bleeding, so I didn't stop him. Mr. Fu, the county government... may have had an accident."

Fu Leisheng's head was buzzing, his body was shaking, and his hands hurriedly supported the desk. He calmed down and wanted to speak. As soon as the words reached his throat, two lines of hot tears rolled down first.

He raised his hand and wiped it, but the tears kept coming.

He thought he was very strong. He had been studying the teachings of Confucius for so many years, and his heart was as solid as a rock. He must be able to hold back, but he just couldn't.

The tears just couldn't help flowing out.

"I..."

He choked, clenched his fists to support his body, but still couldn't stop the tears in his eyes.

"Chen Shi, let me be alone for a while..." he said with difficulty.

Chen Shi got up silently, walked out of the lecture hall, and looked back, only to see Fu Leisheng lying on the table, his body twitching constantly.

"Huaiyi, if you can't beat you, run away! Didn't I teach you?"

He cried out, and while crying, he scolded Tian Huaiyi for not being flexible.

"You left Shen Yusheng and ran away! People only want Shen Yusheng, not your life. You are an official appointed by the court, the chief examiner of Xinxiang County. People will not take your life unless it is absolutely necessary!"

"Run away! Shen Yusheng is my student, and you are also my student! Why don't you run? You are so stubborn!"

...

Chen Shi sat next to Hei Guo, hugged the big dog, and looked at the night sky of the county.

The bright moon was in the sky, and it was clear.

"Who said there are no evil spirits in the county, Hei Guo, there are evil spirits in people's hearts." He whispered.

After an unknown period of time, Fu Leisheng walked out of the lecture hall, his eyes were red, his eye bags were swollen, and he was holding an oil lamp in his hand. His voice was a little hoarse, and he whispered: "Chen Shi, go to bed early, the results will be announced tomorrow."

Chen Shi responded and looked at him without moving.

Fu Leisheng walked out with the lamp. When he passed the bamboo forest, he broke off a bamboo pole and used it as a stick to walk out.

Chen Shi followed him, and Hei Guo followed Chen Shi.

Fu Leisheng stopped: "Chen Shi, go back. There is nothing for you here."

Chen Shi shook his head and said: "I am alone in the academy, worried that someone will kill me to take the divine fetus."

Fu Leisheng said nothing more and continued to move forward.

Chen Shi and Hei Guo followed him and soon arrived at the county government office.

The gate of the county government office was open, and it was dark inside. Fu Leisheng carried a lamp on a bamboo pole and walked into the county government office.

There was silence inside.

Chen Shi suddenly felt that his feet were sticky. He raised his feet and looked, and his feet were covered with blood.

He looked at the ground and saw a pool of blood.

He did not speak, because he had seen Tian Huaiyi's body, lying in a pool of blood.

Fu Leisheng put the lamp aside, raised his hand, and his hand trembled uncontrollably, wanting to touch the face of his student.

Tian Huaiyi's face was pale, his eyes were staring, and his pupils tilted to one side.

Fu Leisheng clenched his fist tightly and followed his gaze. Shen Yusheng was sitting on a chair not far away, facing them, staring with fear in his eyes.

Fu Leisheng stood up and walked to the childish boy. He did not feel any signs of life from this student.

He touched the back of Shen Yusheng's head, and his skull had been opened.

His hands were covered in blood.

The corner of Fu Leisheng's mouth moved, as if he was crying but not crying, but he held it back and used a clean palm to close his eyes for Shen Yusheng.

He turned around and looked at the wounds on Tian Huaiyi's body.

Corpses cannot speak, but they can leave behind a lot of useful information.

What kind of spell the other party used, what realm the other party was in, what kind of golden elixir the other party had, and even Yuanying Yuanshen would all leave clues on the corpse.

Chen Shi was looking at the Ten Thousand Souls Banner enshrined in the county government office.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner is a magic weapon, and the souls it contains are often the souls of monks. Only the souls of those who have committed capital crimes are eligible to enter the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

This treasure is so powerful that it can guard a city and prevent evil spirits from even getting close. It can also resist powerful enemies, allowing county magistrates to fight against masters in the realm of gods!

This Ten Thousand Souls Flag is still on the offering table at this moment, without any fluctuation in power.

Tian Huaiyi seemed to have died in the opponent's hands before he had time to use the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Chen Shi frowned slightly. Tian Huaiyi's strength was definitely not weak. He had lived in the military all year round and was in a dangerous place like the Border Guard Station. His actual combat experience must be extremely amazing. It was impossible for him to die before he could even use the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. In the opponent's hands!

Even if the opponent has cultivated into a soul, he can still activate the Ten Thousand Soul Flags to fight him!

"The Ten Thousand Soul Banner was used once."

Fu Leisheng's voice came, "But the user is not Huaiyi."

Chen Shi was slightly startled and came to Tian Huaiyi's body. The wounds on Tian Huaiyi's body were not ordinary wounds, but bruise-colored wounds. The blood in the wounds had coagulated and they were cold to the touch, unlike those of a newly deceased person.

Chen Shi thought of the blue ghost hand on his chest, and his heart moved slightly: "This is an injury caused by a resentful ghost!"

"It was the injury caused by the Ten Thousand Soul Banner."

Fu Leisheng's eyes fell on the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and said, "The resentful spirit ghosts in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner were originally very strong, and after long-term sacrifices, they became even stronger. But Huaiyi did not have time to sacrifice this treasure, and the treasure was taken by the opponent. Prompt.”

Chen Shi was stunned, was he prompted by the other party?

Tian Huaiyi holds the Ten Thousand Souls Flag. Why is the Ten Thousand Souls Flag activated by the opponent?

Fu Leisheng did not answer, but looked into the darkness outside, his voice low and hoarse: "The county government office should always be guarded by government officials, but the government officials on duty are not here, and there was a fight in the government office, but no government officials came to check."

The only people who can mobilize the Ten Thousand Soul Banners and at the same time stop the government officials from doing anything rashly are the county magistrate and the county magistrate.

However, the Xinxiang County Magistrate was dead, and the County Magistrate Zheng Shiyun was far less powerful than Tian Huaiyi, so it was impossible to kill Tian Huaiyi so cleanly.

There are also many masters in Xinxiang County, who may be in the realm of gods. However, Tian Huaiyi is the chief examiner of the county examination in Xinxiang County. His official position is not big, but he is an official of the imperial court. The masters in the county will never dare to risk being punished by the imperial court. risk and kill him.

"So, it can only be outsiders."

Chen Shi said, "Among the foreigners in recent days, the most powerful ones are probably the Li family in Quanzhou. Governor Li Xiaozheng passed through Xinxiang County."

Fu Leisheng's eyes twitched, he picked up the lamp, turned around and walked out, saying: "Governor Li rushed to the provincial capital yesterday and took office. He was not in Xinxiang County. Chen Shi, you don't have to ask about this matter."

Chen Shi didn't say anything and still followed him.

Fu Leisheng knocked on the door of the coffin shop, walked in, and said to the shopkeeper: "Two coffins, the quality is better."

The shopkeeper of the coffin shop was taken aback and quickly asked him to come in and said, "Mr. Fu, what happened?"

"nothing."

Fu Leisheng didn't say much and said, "One more coffin, three coffins. How much does it cost?"

"It's made of cypress wood, six taels of silver a mouthful."

Fu Leisheng paid the money without bargaining, and said: "Ask a few guys to follow me and send two wooden coffins to the county government office. There are two corpses in the government office, let the guys bury them. There is one more one left in the store for now."

The shopkeeper of the coffin shop was shocked. Normally, Fu Leisheng would always negotiate the price, and it would take him a long time to dig for a copper plate, but today he didn't bargain.

"Everything comes to an end after death. Did Mr. Fu prepare this last coffin for himself?"

The shopkeeper pondered for a moment and then whispered to the waiter, "You go to the county government office to collect Mr. Fu's body. Just collect it and don't ask about anything else. Also, be careful in the past few days. If you hear any unfortunate news about Mr. Fu, let us know." I. You have to be trustworthy in business. If he dies, I will bury him in this coffin.”

The store clerk said yes.

Chen Shi followed Fu Leisheng and saw him hurriedly putting Tian Huaiyi and Shen Yusheng into coffins.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark.

The two of them stayed up all night and followed the store clerk's wooden cart to deliver the two coffins to Wencai Academy for temporary storage.

The strange thing is that such a big thing happened at the county government office. They worked in the county government office all night, but no official came to ask questions.

"Chen Shi, today is the day when the results are released. You and your classmates are going to watch the results. I haven't slept all night and I have to go home to rest."

Fu Leisheng said, "As for my affairs, you don't have to ask about it. When Shao Jing asked me to help you, he actually paid me a sum of money, but I also charged you a sum of money. You don't owe the academy anything."

Chen Shi said: "If something happens to Mr. Fu, just come to the academy and let me know."

Fu Leisheng nodded slightly, walked out of the academy and walked home.

His house is indeed as Hu Feifei said, very luxurious. It is built by the Qingqu River. There is a dock just outside the door. It has a yard of more than an acre, with main buildings in the east and west wings, and a small pond surrounding it. The pond is paved with rock gardens and planted with plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums.

Although it is not a big place, it is exquisite and elegant everywhere.

His wife is a good person who keeps the house very tidy. The two children are also very good and have started their own families, so he doesn't need to worry about them.

His wife had already prepared breakfast. When she saw him coming back, she asked, "Did anything happen last night?"

"Nothing."

Fu Leisheng said while drinking porridge, "Xiurong, you have been following me all these years, and you have worked hard."

His wife sat sideways beside him, watching him eat, and smiled, "What's the hardship? I am just working hard at home, and you are working hard outside."

Fu Leisheng said, "Mingzhi and Zhiyuan are already married. Although they are not very successful, they can support themselves. You haven't been back to your hometown for a long time. Why don't you go back and burn some paper money for my parents and my parents-in-law. I had a dream last night that the old people said they had no money to spend down there."

His wife hesitated and said : "Has something happened?"

"No."

Fu Leisheng ate a mouthful of bacon and said, "The countryside is not peaceful. You can ask Mingzhi and Zhiyuan to go with you, and take their wives and children with you. Just think of it as going back home for a few days to relax."

"What about you?"

"I won't go. I have something else to do in the city."

The wife burst into tears and said, "Has something happened? Do you have to stay?"

Fu Leisheng was silent for a moment and said, "I have to stay. You go, pack up, and leave today. Don't delay. I'm going to sleep. Don't let Mingzhi and Zhiyuan come to bother me. After tomorrow, if I'm alive, I'll go find you."

The wife wiped her tears and went to pack up.

Fu Leisheng ate and drank enough and fell asleep.

Many students have come to Wencai Academy. They exclaimed at the two coffins parked in the academy and speculated about what happened.

Hu Feifei asked Chen Shi, but Chen Shi didn't say anything.

At noon, the government announced the results. Students flocked to the county government office to see the list.

"Brother Chen, you passed! No. 1 in Xinxiang County!"

Hu Feifei was inexplicably excited and said to Chen Shi, "I can't believe that you are so talented in literature and you can get a high school entrance exam! Hey, strange, why is Shen Yusheng's name not on the list?"

She looked up and down the list and didn't find Shen Yusheng's name. Logically, Shen Yusheng got the divine fetus without the divine sacrifice, so he should be at the top of the list, but for some reason, she scanned it several times and didn't find Shen Yusheng.

Not only was Shen Yusheng's name not on the list, but the news of the death of the chief examiner Tian Huaiyi was also not heard. The death of the chief examiner was terrifyingly silent.

Chen Shi said silently in his heart: "This noble lady is indeed very powerful and can cover the sky with one hand in Xinxiang County."

The day after the list was announced, it was the divine sacrifice.

The divine sacrifice is held every three years and is also very lively. People in the county regard this festival as a festival, and lights and decorations are hung everywhere. Shopkeepers also take the opportunity to shout and announce price cuts to attract customers.

Chen Shi, Hu Feifei and several students from Wencai Academy put on scholar's clothes, red scarf and green belts around their waists.

Fu Leisheng smiled and personally arranged their clothes, and hung a big red flower tied with silk on Chen Shi's chest, and sent them to the Confucian Temple.

The Confucian Temple had been well decorated, and the statues of Master and Wenchang were also wearing red clothes. The scholars had not yet arrived, and the smell of incense was like green smoke, rising up.

Some people had already prepared chickens and ducks, and brought cattle, sheep, pigs and other livestock. These were living sacrifices, gifts to the true God. There were more fruits such as melons, pears, peaches, etc., which were placed in flower baskets, one basket after another.

There were also incense sticks on both sides of the road. Some of them were as thick as arms and more than one person tall. They had been lit. Several children were blowing incense with their cheeks puffed up, and lighting firecrackers, which crackled.

There were drums and gongs everywhere, and the atmosphere was joyous. People kept congratulating Fu Leisheng, and some people reached out to touch the big red flower on Chen Shi's chest to get some joy.

Chen Shi was the first in the Xinxiang County Examination, so it was naturally very grand and he was in the forefront of the scholars.

Hu Feifei followed him, also very proud, and laughed softly: "This time I became a scholar and got the divine fetus. If I take the exam again, I can see a mature scholar. The long-cherished wish of us female foxes will be fulfilled! Hehe..."

Chen Shi looked around and suddenly saw Fu Leisheng turned around and squeezed out of the crowd.

His heart jumped, and he looked at the people who were busy on the altar, and then looked up at the two big suns in the sky. For two years, it has been his obsession to regain the recognition of the true god and give him the divine fetus again.

He hesitated. Now that he was the first in the Xinxiang County Examination, it was time to fulfill this obsession.

If he missed it, he didn't know when he would have such an opportunity again!

He passed the imperial examination, got a divine fetus, and went home to bring honor to his family. Old Lady Wuzhu also looked up to him.

If he committed a crime, he might be a bandit. I'm afraid that the ducks from Yuzhu's family would spit at him before leaving!

Chen Shi gritted his teeth, suddenly took off the big red flower on his chest, stuffed it into Hu Feifei's arms, pushed the crowd away with both hands, and walked out.

Hu Feifei was stunned and hurriedly said: "Chen Shi, Chen Shi! Where are you going? You are the first in Xinxiang, and you are about to go on stage! Do you still want this divine fetus?"

Chen Shi disappeared in the crowd, and a voice came: "You stay here, I'm going to kill people!"

He looked like a tiger, with a fierce look in his eyes.

He was upright and had a heart to kill and set fire!

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