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"Knock! knock!"

At noon on this day, the messenger carried a gong, wore a hat, and wore a robe, braving the heavy rain and walking along the examination room.

"At the end of the examination, all the candidates leave the Gongyuan. ”

"It's finally over. Li Xiuyuan only woke up from his meditation at this time.

He opened his eyes and frowned as he looked at the torrential rain that was still falling outside the examination room.

From the time I entered the Gongyuan to the present, the heavy rain has not stopped since it fell, and the resentment carried in the heavy rain has not subsided at all, this resentment has accompanied the rain falling, and then overflowing in all directions, and then rising into the air, condensing with the dark clouds in the sky again, and the cycle is endless.

Li Xiuyuan felt that if this resentment did not dissipate, it was estimated that the heavy rain would not stop.

After packing up his things, he, like the other candidates, braved the heavy rain and walked towards the outside of the Tribute Academy.

On the way, Li Xiuyuan met Zhu Yu and Wang Ping, but because of the heavy rain, they just said hello and left in a hurry, only saying that they would come together after the rain stopped.

"The door is open, the Gongyuan is open. ”

With the opening of the gate of the Gongyuan, even though it was pouring rain, there were still a lot of people gathered outside the door, and these people were ready to prepare rain gear, ready to welcome the scholar gate at the end of the academy examination.

Some of them are scholars' scholars, slaves, and family members, and some are speculative businessmen, who are keen to give umbrellas to scholars at this time, so that they can mix up familiar faces and have the possibility of making friends in the future.

When Li Xiuyuan strode out, some businessmen saw that Li Xiuyuan had an extraordinary temperament, a promoted figure, and a handsome appearance, and they also warmly greeted him and gave him an umbrella.

"Young master, the slave is here?"

Li Xiuyuan rejects the kindness of several merchants, and then looks over to see Fluttershy holding an umbrella and waving excitedly not far away.

There are also Du Chunhua next to him, as well as Lu Bo and the two guards in the mansion.

Several people in the house have all arrived.

Because of the wind and rain, Fluttershy doesn't grasp the umbrella in her hand when she waves, and is slammed by a torrential rain, and she exclaims and flies straight away, almost falling to the ground with her petite body.

Li Xiuyuan ignored the heavy rain, walked over quickly, supported the little girl, and said, "Why are all of you here? I don't need all the people to pick me up in such a heavy rain." ”

"What the eldest young master said, today is the day when the young master's academy test ends, and the old slave naturally wants to come to greet him, if it weren't for the old slave's old age and poor legs, he would have come here to greet the young master a long time ago. Lu Bo put on his coat and grinned.

"Master, how did you do in the exam, do you have any talents?" Fluttershy asked excitedly, holding her young master's hand.

Li Xiuyuan said with a smile, "If you don't pass the exam, you have to wait until the list is released, how can you know so quickly now, this is not the time to talk about this, go back quickly, this rain may not know when it will fall." ”

"Young Master, the carriage is over there, there are too many people here, so you can't come in. Luber pointed to a carriageway on the street not far away.

Li Xiuyuan nodded, and the group braved the heavy rain and quickly left the tribute courtyard in a carriage.

When they arrived at the house, everyone was already drenched.

Li Xiuyuan asked the guards and Lu Bo to rest, and then took Fluttershy and Du Chunhua to the bath room, took a shower, and changed into dry clothes.

When he came out of the bathroom, he felt that the feeling of obscurity and dampness in his body had been swept away.

Fluttershy and Du Chunhua were slightly red-faced, and they were a little shy to follow behind their young master, apparently uncomfortable with the young master for the first time.

"Hey, your face is still so red?" Li Xiuyuan glanced at it and couldn't help but sigh lightly.

"Young Master. Fluttershy snorts, looking embarrassed.

Du Chunhua also lowered her head, and she was also blushing.

Li Xiuyuan laughed and began to appreciate the fun of teasing the maids around him.

"By the way, has my uncle been back in the past few days since he left last time?" Suddenly, he remembered something, and asked instead.

Fluttershy shook her head and said, "No, the slave hasn't seen the Taoist come back in the past few days." ”

"Really?" Li Xiuyuan groaned.

The Mudao people did not come back, which shows that the situation in Guo Beicheng is still unclear, this heavy rain is strange, and you must find someone who knows this aspect to ask.

"Can you only ask that city god?" Li Xiuyuan immediately frowned, a little reluctant.

He didn't want to deal with the city god.

"The eldest young master, there is a turtle catcher outside the door, carrying a turtle to sell, saying that the old turtle must be sold to the young master, and calling the name of the eldest young master, the old slave does not dare to make a claim, so he came to ask the eldest young master. ”

At this time, Lu Bo hurriedly walked over, arched his hand and spoke.

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Li Xiuyuan paused for a moment: "That person wants to sell me by name?"

"Yes, yes, young master, the old slave saw that he was a farmer, there was nothing to doubt, but the old turtle in his hand weighed at least dozens of pounds, like a grinding plate, and the old slave felt that the old turtle was a little unusual. Lu Bo said.

"Since someone else is looking for me by name, then invite him in. Li Xiuyuan thought of something and said.

"Yes, young master. Lu Bo answered and quickly left.

Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said, "Fluttershy, Chunhua, you go back to rest first, don't show your head if you are red-eared, I still have some trivial matters to deal with." ”

Fluttershy and Du Chunhua obediently responded, naturally not bothering their young master, and left together.

After a while, Lu Bo came to the lobby with an old farmer.

Li Xiuyuan had already been waiting here, he glanced at the old farmer, but saw that this person was honest and simple, and because he had entered the mansion of a wealthy family, his eyes were a little cowering and dodging, and he looked very restrained.

However, in the hands of this old farmer, there was a big millstone Wang Ba, who looked serene, shrunk his hands and feet, and seemed to be sleeping soundly.

And so it was...... It's the Eight Kings. When Li Xiuyuan saw the Wang Ba, he was stunned.

Although the eight kings did not change their shapes at this time, he recognized that this king was the one who carried him across the river that day.

"The Eight Kings have been arrested?"

Li Xiuyuan looked at the old peasant, but immediately felt that this was not the case, the eight kings had already survived the human tribulation, and there were at least a few hundred years of Taoism, and they themselves were the kings of a water, how could they be captured by an old peasant.

So there's only one possibility.

It was not the old peasant who captured the Eight Kings, but the Eight Kings who asked the old peasant to bring him to find him.

"This old man, please take a seat. Li Xiuyuan gestured.

The old farmer smiled with a restrained expression, and cautiously found a place to sit down.

Li Xiuyuan asked, "Old man, do you want to sell me this big king?"

"Yes, that's right, I had a dream yesterday, in the dream a man of God told me that there is a son named Li Xiuyuan in the Li Mansion in the city who will buy the turtle in front of my door, and when I woke up this morning, I saw this turtle lying at the door, so I came to your mansion to sell this turtle. The old farmer said.

"I took your old Wang Ba, I don't know how much you will pay?" Li Xiuyuan said.

The old farmer scratched his head, and said a little embarrassedly, "I didn't catch this old turtle, it was given to me by God, it's not easy to sell for money, this son will give me a dozen yuan, let me not run for nothing." ”

Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Uncle Lu, take ten taels of silver and give it to him." ”

"Yes, young master. ”

Lu Bo answered, took a piece of silver and stuffed it into the old peasant's hand.

"It's too much, it's too much, this old turtle isn't worth so much money. The old peasant trembled with the silver, as if frightened by the great price of the ten taels of silver.

Li Xiuyuan said: "It's not easy for you to run in such a heavy rain, don't postpone it, rest assured to accept it, and this old turtle is also worth ten taels of silver, Lu Bo, send off." ”

Lu Bo nodded, and didn't look at the old farmer's sincerity, but sent him out of the house.

The old peasant who took the silver lingered in front of the Li Mansion for a long time, and was sure that someone had really bid ten taels of silver to buy the old turtle, and he had no intention of going back, so he felt a little at ease, and then left with the silver in his hand and full of joy.

"Eight kings, you stayed in the river so well, why did someone send me here?"

After the old farmer left, Li Xiuyuan looked at the big king in the hall and said with a smile.

At this time, the Eight Great Kings stretched their hands and feet, their heads came out of their shells, it looked bitter, sighed, and said: "The previous worries have really come true, and the disaster in the water area I am in charge of has come. ”

"Oh, what kind of disaster is coming? Isn't there a Taoist who wants to fish you for soup?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

The Eight Kings said: "If someone wants to fish me to make soup, it would be fine, I don't need to come to your noble people to take refuge, I don't know what is going on these days, the dragon king of the upper reaches of the Wujiang River began to go crazy, and sent his water demons to make waves in the waters near the Wujiang River, but all the spirits who are a little Taoist have all been arrested, that is, my turtle and turtle grandsons, most of them have suffered disasters, only a few escaped from the waters, and fell to Guobei City, and now they are hiding in the moat outside the city, and I don't know if they can live in peace. ”

"Even I met a powerful subordinate of the Dragon King of Wujiang, I couldn't fight, and I lost the battle, so I had to hide in a farmer's house, and covered up my breath with the smell of people, and then I had to give a dream to the farmer and ask him to take me to find a nobleman. ”

"Fortunately, the farmer is not a wicked person, and he really brought me to find you, a nobleman, otherwise I would really have to be boiled in soup. ”

Speaking of this, the eight kings were sad again, and tears flowed out.

Looking at this big king eight tears, Li Xiuyuan had to comfort: "Eight kings, don't be sad, there is a way to be bitter, now that this catastrophe has passed, it will be smooth sailing in the future, and I haven't thanked you for what happened last time, this time you just stay with me, there will be no water demon coming here to harm your life, if there is, I will block it for you." ”

"With the words of a nobleman, I am relieved. The Eight Kings breathed a sigh of relief, but some of them were a little depressed.

"But then again, why is the Dragon King of Wujiang going crazy? In the past few days, dark clouds have shrouded Guo Beicheng and torrential rains, isn't it also related to this?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

The Eight Kings said: "I am now damaged, some things can't be calculated, but the rain in this Guobei City has the breath of the Dragon King of Wujiang, I think the heavy rain here is mostly related to the Dragon King of Wujiang, and not only the heavy rain here, the villages and towns near the Wujiang River are also pouring rain, I guess it is the Dragon King of Wujiang who is spreading the rain." ”

"It doesn't rain like this, and it's not a rainy month. Li Xiuyuan asked.

"Yes, so the Dragon King of Wujiang violated his duty and was raining indiscriminately, but I don't know the specific reason. The Eight Kings said.

Li Xiuyuan said again: "It's not a way for the Wujiang Dragon King to rain like this, do you have any way to make it not rain?"

The Eight Kings said: "There is no way, this place was originally the Wujiang Dragon King who was responsible for the clouds and rain, and no one could stop it from raining if it was going to rain, unless it was the rain god of the Heavenly Palace who ordered the Wujiang Dragon King to stop the rain, but the Wujiang Dragon King had to be willing to abide by it, after all, the Wujiang Dragon King himself was a dragon, and he was born to be able to travel clouds and rain, and he was much stronger than us fish and turtle spirits, even if the order of the rain god was not disobeyed." ”

Li Xiuyuan suddenly groaned when he heard this.

Feelings: This Wujiang Dragon King is a lawless lord in this region.

No wonder he acted domineeringly, and the last time he crossed the river, he knocked over a boatload of people in the river because he collided with his outing.