daily work in the underworld

The day when the rankings were released came quickly, originally Fan Wujiu wanted to drop by to have a look after finishing copying the book in the morning, but Xie Bi'an took him to wait at the bottom of the rankings early, saying that he wanted to celebrate for him in person.

"The result hasn't come out yet, why did you book a private room in the restaurant?" Fan Wujiu was a little bit dumbfounded, but obediently stood beside Xie Bi'an.He is not tall, standing next to Xie Bi'an is more conspicuous, and most of the bystanders are secretly looking at them.

Some people treat each other differently because of the casual conversation in the teahouse, while others just treat each other differently because of the tacit understanding between them.

Xie Bi'an was tall, so it was natural for him to judge the ranking of the two.He quickly found himself in the top two rankings, and found Fan Wujiu at the bottom of the top three.

He was a little surprised, because Fan Wujiu's academic ability is not inferior to his own, the two people's rankings cannot be so far apart.

But at this moment Fan Wujiu patted his arm and asked: "Did you see it?"

Xie Bi'an didn't know how to answer.

He didn't dare to shatter the expectation in Fan Wujiu's eyes.

But silence is also a way of answering, Fan Wujiu saw him like this, mistakenly thought that he failed the exam.Although he sighed in his heart, he also knew that the imperial examination was a difficult problem.Even Xie Bi'an was in a bad mood this time, but he felt sorry instead.

So he just dragged Xie Bi'an away from the crowd and went straight to the restaurant.

The waiter in the shop quickly served all the dishes, and thoughtfully sent a jug of wine, which was a new wine brewed in spring.

The wine fell into the glass, stirring up pale green foam.Fan Wujiu handed the wine to Xie Bi'an first, and said cautiously: "It's just a failure, come back after three years."

Originally, he was in the worst mood when he failed the exam, but now that he is doing well, he has to comfort Xie Bi'an, even after learning that he failed the exam, his mood is not that bad anymore.

Xie Bi'an was still thinking about the joints, but when Fan Wujiu comforted himself, he couldn't laugh or cry: "I didn't say Wujiu that you failed the exam."

Hearing what he said, Fan Wujiu was taken aback for a moment, and asked back: "Then why do you look depressed and troubled?"

Knowing that he had misunderstood Fan Wujiu, Xie Bi'an quickly reported his original ranking, explaining: "Wujiu, you are naturally also on the list, but the ranking is too low, I feel strange, and I was a little confused just now."

What he said made Fan Wujiu's heart drop back to its original place.

"It was an accident that I got in the list, so why bother with the ranking." He laughed at himself, "This time I can come to the capital to take the exam, get in the list, and get to know a good friend like you, that's enough."

Xie Bi quietly watched him drink the wine in his glass, and his depressed mood disappeared.He also raised his wine glass and said, "It's my good fortune to know Wugui."

The two drank happily.Fan Wujiu was the only one who was drunk, Xie Bi'an was not bad at drinking, this idea of ​​wine was just mediocre for him.

But looking at Fan Wujiu who was asleep because of drunkenness, he felt a little sour and numb for some reason, as if he was drunk.

He stretched out his hand, caressed the slightly pale corner of Fan Wujiu's lips, smoothed the frown that was still frowning in his sleep, and finally gently brushed away his loose forehead hair, revealing the scarred forehead.

I must be crazy, Xie Bi'an thought, to be so kind to my friend.

When you go back, you must take a cold shower to calm down.

One fell asleep with a hangover, and the other copied Buddhist scriptures in the room to calm down his desires. The first night after the announcement of the results was passed peacefully like this.

Afterwards, Fan Wujiu no longer remembered what happened when he was drunk, but only remembered that he smelled the familiar scent of peppermint.

That should be when Xie Bi'an brought him back, he just smelled it, he thought, Xie Bi'an likes mint very much, and his clothes are covered with this smell.

The post of Luming Banquet was delivered three days after the ranking was released.

In order to celebrate the success of the scientific examination, the imperial court will hold a banquet in person and invite all Jinshi to participate, which can be regarded as giving them a familiarity with the world before entering the imperial hall.

This time, the Luming Banquet was held at a royal hunting ground beside Luochuan River.The six ministers, the Taishi and Taifu who presided over the scientific examination will all participate.This is also a good time for them to find suitable newcomers and snatch them into the club.

But for Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu, this is not so important.

They just went to join in the fun.Originally, the two of them had no background, nor were they highly talented, and they were definitely not the targets of their wooing. It was enough to go to the Imperial Academy to make a living.

The night before leaving, Fan Wujiu suddenly remembered what the Taoist priest told him to stay away from the water in the near future.Although he didn't believe it, he always had some concerns in his heart.After much deliberation, he still decided to attend the banquet instead of going to the river.

He also didn't tell Xie Bi'an about it.

Lu Ming Banquet is actually an outing.At this time, it is the middle of April, the spring flowers are in full bloom, and everything is rejuvenated.The royal gardens are even more beautiful, too numerous to enumerate.

Because of the idea of ​​hiding in peace, Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu found a relatively quiet pavilion as soon as they entered, and sat in it to enjoy the luxuriant vegetation.

It was only halfway through, when suddenly a young boy ran over, saying that a servant from the household department wanted to find Xie Bi'an by name, and said that he was very interested in a method of rectification mentioned in his volume, and wanted to discuss it carefully .

If someone favors him, Xie Bi'an is naturally not easy to shirk.Fan Wujiu also waved his hand, signaling him to go first, and he waited here.

It is here that the change of fate occurs.

Not long after Xie Bi'an left, a middle-aged man walked into the pavilion alone.Seeing Fan Wujiu was there, he casually chatted a few words.

Fan Wujiu answered seriously, which surprised the middle-aged man, the more he asked, the more detailed Fan Wujiu answered.Until the end, the middle-aged man's complexion changed drastically, he left in a hurry, and before he left, he still told Fan Wujiu not to leave.

Fan Wujiu felt strange about his haste, but he had agreed with Xie Bi'an to wait for him here, so naturally he would not leave.

The weather was not beautiful, the sky that was originally quite bright was suddenly cloudy, and the wind was blowing, it should be raining.

Fan Wujiu didn't bring an umbrella when he came, so he could only wait for Xie Bi'an to come back later, and borrow his umbrella to hold it up.

It's really strange for two big men to hold an umbrella, but if that person is Xie Bi'an, he doesn't care.

I don't know when, Fan Wujiu became responsive to Xie Bi'an.There seems to have never been a gap between them, they are as close as brothers and as close as brothers.

Maybe even more intimate.

But after a while, it wasn't Xie Bi'an, nor the middle-aged man, but a team of guards with knives.They are dressed in strange armor and have colorful halos when viewed from a distance.

They couldn't help but beat Fan Wujiu unconscious, and then dragged him to Luochuan.

Feeling dizzy, Fan Wujiu heard the words "changing papers" and "changing lives".

He tried to struggle, but the blood on his forehead continued to stay, blurring his vision.

Then, he felt his hands and feet were tied and thrown into Luochuan.

Fan Wujiu struggled desperately, he knows how to water, he doesn't want to die here.

Xie Bi'an was still waiting for him, waiting for him to go back together, and then to study and compile books in the Imperial Academy together.Their lives may be peaceful and boring, but that is what Fan Wujiu has been looking forward to for a long time.

He struggled more and more violently, and the rope tore his wrist, but he also loosened it.

Fan Wujiu felt his wrist loosen, and immediately went upstream.

He felt a dull pain in his chest, which reminded him that he was going to die soon.

The water in front of him became shallower and shallower, Fan Wujiu swam faster and faster.

He is getting closer and closer to the hope of life.

But he fell back into the abyss in the next second.

The moment he tried to get his head out of the water, the blade pierced his chest and thrust him back into the water.

Fan Wujiu's eyes were full of panic, but it happened to be the favorite food of the water ghost behind him.

The ghost in the water was awakened by fear, looked at the delicious food in front of him, stretched out his tentacles, pulled out Fan Wujiu's soul from his blood-losing body, and sucked up his essence.

The body gradually shriveled, sank into the depths of the water, and together with the white bones, turned into the dust of the past.

And Fan Wujiu's soul, under the tug of extreme pain, replaced the original ghost and became the new water ghost, the gatekeeper of Luochuan.

His soul fire followed an undercurrent and fell into a strange magic weapon.