005 Ten years later

After the Lantern Festival, there is still a residual smell of the New Year in the air. In the small courtyard of a peasant family in the suburbs of Beijing.

"He Xiandi, are you there?"

He Xuan returned home not long ago. At this time, she was putting the things she brought out when she went out today. As soon as she stopped, she heard someone standing in her yard and shouting at her. No need to look at it, just listening to this goosebumps sound, He Xuan also knew who was calling her.

"I just came back. Come in and sit down." He Xuan stood in the utility room and said loudly.

Today is the third anniversary of the death of my adoptive father Tao Yizhi.

In the early morning, He Xuan took the opportunity to practice and went to sweep the tomb of her adoptive father first.

While wiping her face and walking out of the utility room, Qiu Shizheng sat at the table in the main room and poured tea for herself.

"What's the matter, Brother Qiu?" He Xuan walked into the main room, asked indifferently, and then sat down and poured herself a cup of tea.

"Oh, that's right. My father told me early this morning that you have expired today, and now, there is less than one month to try. Although my father handed over the roster for you, he still asked me to ask you whether you will participate in this year's trial.

This benevolent brother, who is called Brother Qiu by He Xuan, is surnamed Qiu, and has a short figure. Although his appearance is not obscene, he can only be regarded as Zhou Zheng. His father is a squire in this village. In the past few years, he spent some money and donated a security chief for himself, which is also the Wang people in this village.

Nearly ten years ago, He Xuan and Tao Yizhi came to this village and were taken care of by the family. In order to report, Tao Yizhi taught He Xuan to read while accompanying the young master Qiu.

"It's really difficult for Qiu Baochang. I still remember the anniversary of my father's death. Brother Qiu, please reply to me and say that I haven't figured it out yet. Ding You's period has just expired, and I'm not ready yet..." He Xuan listened to Qiu Shi's words and replied.

"Brother, this is not good!"

Hearing this sentence, He Xuan's eyebrows twisted together and thought to herself that she couldn't get through this disaster for about half an hour! Sure enough, Qiu Shi talked endlessly about the general truth, from the vastness of the emperor to the people of Li, from the ancient times, he got up early in tea and dinner...

He Xuan sat aside and looked at Qiu Shi, which was not funny in her heart, but in two or three years, how did this person become pedantic? It turned out that he just felt a little nerdy, but since he became this "official", he has been "benevolent and moral" all day long... If he was a child, he would have kicked him out of the yard with three punches and two feet.

However, now that he has become a big man, his adoptive father also said that he was sometimes too hasty before his death. The current situation really makes me angry, but let's put up with it... It's all about grinding his temper.

It's not easy. When Qiu Shi stopped, He Xuan asked with a smile, "Brother Qiu's meaning has been understood. Do you want me to take the exam?"

"This is a bad word! Why do I want you to participate? A good man is determined to be in all directions, and a good man should serve the country, a good man..." Speaking of this, Qiu Shi coughed excitedly. He Xuan grinned and looked at him out of breath. It was really a little unbearable. After a while, Qiu Shi took a good breath, took a sip of tea, and then said, "Like me and other scholars Although he has no power to bind chickens, he has been reading poems and books since he was a child, which is far stronger than the rough man, and he should contribute to nourishing the people..."

"Okay!" Before Qiu Shi could continue, He Xuan slapped the case and said, "What Brother Qiu said is like a great enlightenment. Let the lower Mao block it open. For Qiu Shi's generous words, I will also try it!"

Qiu Shi was shocked by He Xuan's sudden "good" and suddenly jumped up from the chair for fear that He Xuan would lose her temper and throw herself out like a sandbag when she was a child. He didn't feel relieved until he heard the rest of the words.

"This is the courage of a scholar! My father is still waiting for me to recover! Brother Fool, won't delay here for a long time. With that, he bowed to He Xuan and trotted out of the He family's yard. When she arrived at the door, she saw He Xuan still looking at herself, arched her hand, and then walked in the direction of her home.

He Xuan looked at his back and couldn't help laughing and thought to herself: Fortunately, the guarantor was waiting for him to recover, otherwise she would have told me until the evening. I think it should be the first big comparison since the Baoda chief general took office. Only he and the young master Qiu are qualified to participate in the examination in this village, so he was sent to be his own lobbyist. He was also taken care of by him a lot and went to take the exam, which was also helpful to his political examination this year.

In those years, he took the exam only because of his adoptive father's request. He Xuan was not interested in it, but his adoptive father always believed that if he wanted to avenge his father, it was an indispensable link.

Today, someone mentioned this matter again. Thinking about it, the adoptive father is also warning himself, in this case, let's participate. Maybe you can really take this opportunity to get close to Zuo Junzhong, who is already the Zaifu of the dynasty.

The next morning, He Xuan, as usual, got up at dawn and came to the mountain. For ten years, regardless of rain and snow, this time every day is the time for He Xuan to practice martial arts.

After a simple warm-up, He Xuan first punched a long fist. After closing, she took a short rest and took out a pair of Emei thorns from the package beside her.

In those years, the little girl with Emei thorns could only poke holes in watermelon has long been able to make this pair of thorns fascinated.

I only saw her stab, wear, pick, point, pass, wear... tightly, flash, turn, move, step by step.

The thorn in her hand seems to have an aura and will change: it is sometimes like a knife, close to the enemy; it is like a stick, moving and swaying, unpredictable; sometimes like a sword, with light and mysterious movements, surrounding and turning around.

About half an hour later, He Xuan stopped.

Then, as usual, she chose a path that was not very human and walked towards her home.

He Xuan returned home. After having a simple breakfast as usual, she began to tidy up the yard...

After everything was taken care of, He Xuan sat down under the rattan frame with her back to the courtyard door. Suddenly, a horse hiss came from the backyard. Hearing the sound, He Xuan couldn't help but remember the scene when she rode a horse on the grassland ten years ago.

Think about it, you should be very happy at that time. But since then, I seem to have nothing to do with the word happiness. In the past ten years, all I can think of every day is revenge for my father...

While He Xuan was immersed in her memories, she suddenly heard a rapid sound of horseshoes coming from a distance.

He Xuan is not used to such things. It is not far from Kyoto, and her yard is near the official road, so there are often high-ranking officials passing by the door with such whips.

However, this time, the situation is a little different from usual...

He Xuan only heard a "plop" outside, as if something heavy fell from the horse. Moreover, this thing seems to have fallen outside its own door.

He Xuan thought that maybe some postman dropped a package or something. She impatiently went to the door and looked out and couldn't help but be shocked.

It's not something that falls from the horse, but a person - although I don't know whether it's dead or alive now, it's really a person. The outfit doesn't look like an official, but like a businessman. A crossbow hit the man's left shoulder deeply and has passed through his body. He Xuan simply looked at it and should not have hurt the meridians, but lost too much blood.

At this time, He Xuan faintly heard the sound of horses' hoofs in the distance, and the sound was messy, which should be more than one person, at least four or five people.

According to the current analysis, this businessman should have met a vicious person. He Xuan thought for a moment and tried it with her hands. This person still had a breath.

She raised her breath and dragged the man into the woodshed by the door of her yard.

Then he hurriedly cleaned the blood stains in the yard with a broom, then turned back to the yard and closed the door.

When she had just put down the broom and came to the courtyard, the horse team behind her had roared past her door. He Xuan took the book and sat in the courtyard to read it. It is expected that this pedestrian will definitely come back soon.

It was not as good as He Xuan expected. In a moment, the four or five people really turned back.

"Hey, scholar, did you see a man passing by here?" A black-faced man led by him asked loudly.

He Xuan put down the book in her hand without hurry, smiled faintly and said, "I saw it." There is more than one."

Where is it? Where did you go?"

"I didn't go anywhere, just in front of me, isn't it you?"

"Bad boy, you're playing the old man!" One of the men scolded loudly.

He Xuan ignored him and turned around and was ready to walk to the house.

At this time, one of his men noticed the blood stains on the ground outside the hospital and said, "Brother, look at this blood stain."

The leader looked carefully, turned over and got off the horse, and kicked the door of the courtyard.

Those people stood in front of He Xuan, and the mouse-eyed men said viciously to He Xuan, "Bad boy, are you tired of living? Dare to pretend in front of the old man..."

As he spoke, the man was preparing to hold his hand to the book that seemed to be strangled to death. However, at the moment when everyone blinked, the man was somehow lying on the ground and could not move. Just now, he had not touched the wrist of He Xuan's hand and was gently pinched by He Xuan with two fingers.

Seeing this, in addition to the leader, those people were ready to rush up to fight against He Xuan, but they were stopped by the leader.