Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 100
Picking up Du Chunhua was a worry.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Die and Du Chunhua were sitting beside each other, looking at each other from time to time, as if they were guessing each other's identities,
Not long after Xiaodie entered the mansion, she didn't know the situation around Li Xiuyuan.

Du Chunhua is just an ordinary woman in Xiahe Village, she only knows that Li Xiuyuan used to practice martial arts in the Taoist temple on the mountain, and she doesn't know if there is a concubine by her side or not.

Now that the two of them are sitting in the same car, waiting by the young master's side, it's inevitable that they will think wildly.

Li Xiuyuan began to review the previous Four Books and Five Classics, classics and classics, in preparation for the examination of talents.

Xiaodie didn't dare to disturb Du Chunhua, but quietly sorted out his books and packed his luggage. They were obviously gentle and virtuous women.

"Young master, we've reached the riverside."

In the afternoon, when the carriage stopped, everyone came to the riverside.

If you take the official road to the city, the speed is very fast.

After crossing this river, you will arrive at Guobei City.

Only then did Li Xiuyuan put down the scroll and stepped out of the carriage.

Looking at the big river in the distance and the boats docked at the ferry, he said, "Go rent a boat, let's cross the river."

"Yes, young master." A guard answered, took a few people and went to rent a boat.

Li Xiuyuan waited for a while, but didn't wait for the guards to come. A few scholars passing by saw him, came over and greeted him warmly.

"Hey, isn't this brother Li? It's such a coincidence that we met here." A scholar seemed to know Li Xiuyuan, so he hurried over and saluted him.

Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, and then he was a little surprised: "Wang Ping, it's you? Aren't you preparing for the exam in the city? Why are you here?"

Wang Ping coughed twice, and said with some embarrassment: "It's very boring to study hard, so go to the river with your friends to enjoy the scenery and relax."

"So that's the case." Li Xiuyuan nodded. It seems that Wang Ping is also a person who knows how to combine work and rest.

"I forgot to introduce you, this is Brother Li, the son of the Li family in Guobei County, Li Xiuyuan." Wang Ping immediately introduced to the three or five friends around him: "Brother Li, this is Brother Zhong, Zhong Qingxu, This is Brother Zhu, Zhu Yu, and this is "

He introduced them one by one.

"These are the same as Brother Li and the next one, they are all here to participate in the scientific examination."

Li Xiuyuan nodded and gave a salute: "Everyone is polite."

Several scholars also returned a salute very politely.

"Looking at Brother Li standing by the river for a long time, I'm afraid he was waiting for a chartered boat to cross the river."

A scholar named Zhu Yu said with a smile: "Brother Li, I'm afraid you don't know. It's the time of the hospital examination, and there are many colleagues who rent boats to cruise the river. Right now, all the larger boats on the river are rented out. , the rest are a few small boats, which are difficult to ferry people."

"Thank you for reminding me, no wonder my guards haven't come back after renting a boat." Li Xiuyuan said.

"It's easy to handle. Brother Li, if you don't mind, come with us. It just so happens that we're going back to the city after our tour," Zhu Yu said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "There are a lot of servants in the same company, but it's not easy to bother you."

Wang Ping said: "Brother Li, our boat is not small, even with a dozen servants, we can get on it. Brother Li, don't evade our good intentions."

A dozen servants?
There are nearly a hundred guards accompanying Li Xiuyuan this time.

People who don't know think that the army is traveling.

"If that's the case, I'll disturb everyone." Li Xiuyuan thought about it for a while, and couldn't delay, so he agreed.

Turning around, he ordered a few times, he only brought two guards to carry the ceremony, and Xiaodie and Du Chunhua accompanied him, and let them stay behind.

The guards felt that only two people were too few, and felt that it was necessary to add more people, but Li Xiuyuan refused.

What happened to Mr. Montenegro made these people too cautious. Although there are many monsters and ghosts in this world, there are only a handful of them that can really threaten them.

It doesn't make sense that you can meet a thousand-year-old monster by walking alone.

The guards couldn't persuade them, so they complied with Li Xiuyuan's wishes, and picked two strong bodyguards with the highest martial arts skills to stay, and the others planned to go back to report.

"Eh, this girl is Brother Li's concubine?" Suddenly, Zhu Yu glanced at Xiaodie who got off the carriage, and said in surprise.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Exactly, what's the problem?"

Zhu Yu said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I made Brother Li laugh, but I think this family member of Brother Li looks familiar, maybe I made a mistake."

Xiaodie looked a little nervous and hid behind Li Xiuyuan.

She came out of a brothel in the city, and after showing her face several times, it was inevitable that she would be recognized.

Soon a group of people boarded an antique painting boat, which seemed to be specially rented by this group of scholars for today's play.

There are singers playing and singing the pipa on the painting boat, so there is such a taste of play.

"Boater, hurry up and set sail, take us to the other side." Wang Ping shouted.

The boatman was an elderly man, he answered the call and rowed to the river bank with another boatman.

On the cabin, several scholars were talking about today's trip with great interest, who wrote some good poems, who said some good words, and the atmosphere seemed harmonious for a while.

Li Xiuyuan was a bit out of place, he just sat aside with his maidservant, and didn't participate in it.

Although he is a scholar, his personality is not at all close to that of a scholar. Although he knows a thing or two about poetry and poetry, he is not very interested.

"Brother Li, look, brother Zhu just wrote a line of poetry, how do you see it?" At this time, Wang Ping smiled and walked over with a piece of rice paper that had just been written.

Zhu Yu said modestly: "I just got inspiration and wrote fragmented poems, which made everyone laugh."

"It's a good poem and prose. It's safe to have this literary talent." Li Xiuyuan smiled, but said a few perfunctory words.

Seeing this, Zhu Yu couldn't help feeling a little elated: "Ashamed, ashamed, some clumsy works are not worthy of your praise. By the way, this is the first time Brother Li has met, and I don't know how talented Brother Li is. Why don't you use the scenery to express your feelings and write some poems?" Wen also let me wait for the tasting."

"I'm not good at writing poetry, I'm not as good as you guys, I'll make you laugh at me." Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said.

"How could it be? Brother Li is still a boy, why can't he write poems? You must be humble, Brother Li." The scholar next to him laughed.

"Extremely so."

There are also scholars who agree, wanting Li Xiuyuan to leave some poetry appreciation, and see how his literary talent compares with his own.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head, and was about to say a few perfunctory words, when the sudden river wind blew, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Wait, did you smell something coming from the river?"

"No, it doesn't taste like much, Brother Li, what's the matter? Could it be that you can't write poetry and use this as an excuse." Wang Ping laughed.

Zhu Yu, Zhong Qingxu and other scholars also looked at him with a bit of sneer.

It seems that Li Xiuyuan's talent and learning are really not very good, and he doesn't even dare to echo in poetry.

"You haven't smelled such a strong smell?" Li Xiuyuan said.

He clearly smelled a stench wafting from the surface of the river. This smell was a little familiar, and he subconsciously became vigilant.

Zhu Yu said with a smile: "There is only the fragrance of ink on this painting boat, and the sound of singing, there is no strange smell. Brother Li must have smelled it wrong."

"Is it."

Li Xiuyuan wanted to say something, but just as the words came to his lips, the painting boat suddenly shook, followed by a loud crash of falling into the water.

Everyone patrolled subconsciously, but saw a boatman who was paddling fell into the river, accompanied by a huge splash, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Someone fell into the water?" Seeing this scene, everyone was startled and hurriedly looked over.

Seeing the boatman next to him fall into the water, the boatman hurriedly took the oar to catch him, but when he fell into the river, he sank like a stone and disappeared immediately.

Not only did the man disappear, but the oars of the boatman who plunged into the river water seemed to be caught by something. The force was extremely powerful, and he was dragged directly to the river surface, and half of his body fell directly into the river water.

Immediately, the boatman felt a cold hand tightly grabbing his neck and dragging him into the river.

He wanted to call for help, but when he opened his mouth, river water poured in, making him unable to speak.

"What's wrong with the boatman? Why don't you save people when they fall into the water?" Scholar Zhu Yu said aside.

"That's right. If you don't rush to save people, you will die if you are too late." The scholar next to him also said anxiously.

Although three or five scholars saw someone falling into the water, they all stood aside and talked, but no one was willing to help save people.

The boatman was pulled by the strange underwater force. Although he struggled hard, he couldn't hold it without help. He immediately lost his balance and fell into the river.

"Watch out."

At this time, Li Xiuyuan rushed over, grabbed the boatman's foot, and stretched out his hand to pull it.

With the sound of splashing water, the boatman was directly pulled onto the painting boat by Li Xiuyuan.

"Guru~!"

A bubble appeared under the water, as if something had slipped into the river and escaped.

(End of this chapter)