If the Water Margin

Chapter 178 Gouache

At this time, the sky slowly turned gray, and I realized that the night was coming. As she said, the night in the desert is very cold, and it is impossible to spend the night in this unobstructed place. In addition, the camel the girl rides is gone. With these two feet, it is impossible to get out of this desert even if the most profound scholar in the city will guide the way.

It is also impossible to ask for a ferryman. The ferryman can't go to the edge of the desert easily. Unless any bachelor has finished his study in the university city and wants to go to Middle soil to spread knowledge. Only at this time will the leader of the city order the ferryman to send him to the edge of the desert. However, this person will never return to the school city again.

At that time, I never understood the intention of Xuecheng's rule of not allowing entry. I think that if a bachelor brought Middle-earth's knowledge and knowledge to Xuecheng, his classroom must be full. Even in such a dirty place described in textbooks, as an apprentice with a desire to learn, every plant and tree there is worth knowing. What's more, if you can know the details of the Central Plains in advance, and one day when you become a bachelor, you can better judge whether to leave Xuecheng for Middle-earth or stay in Xuecheng forever to enjoy the amorous feelings brought by the desert.

I want to take this girl back to Xuecheng. Of course, I know it won't work. Without saying anything else, the ferryman will probably not agree with me. Sha Zhizhou will not easily carry strangers. Only the guests approved by Xuecheng will be accepted in, and Xuecheng is cold and unfeeling to everyone. They will not Immoved by the girl's story, she will only be interrogated in detail and given the girl two choices: either die in the desert or join the school city and never leave for life. Generally speaking, life is the most precious. If you choose between death and life, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing to live in Xuecheng forever. After all, I am like this. From birth to that time, I have never been out of the desert. However, there is another harsh rule in Xuecheng. All people who are not born in Xuecheng must start from slaves. Only after 20 years of being slaves can they be eligible to take a very difficult exam. After those who pass the exam are recommended by a certain bachelor can they become Apprentice. This set of measures is called the "Blood Purification Act" by teachers. As the name implies, the purpose of this bill is to make the entrance to the city of good learning. Because you become an apprentice, you are qualified to enter the classroom to learn the most valuable wealth in the city - knowledge, and you can also become a bachelor through lifelong study. This is a glorious road to the city. Of course, It is also a difficult road. It is difficult to finally become a bachelor's degree. It is difficult for one of the 100 apprentices to finally become a bachelor's degree. People born in the school city automatically qualify as apprentices because of the pure blood relationship of swimming teachers. That is to say, if she stays, she will have to be a slave for 20 years to get the power I had when I was born!

That was the first time in my life that I felt unfair! The teacher of Xuecheng told me that all people are equal and enjoy the same power, and knowledge is tolerant and tolerant of everyone, but why, as a person who is not born in Xuecheng, he has to pay so much to enter the classroom, which is so unfair. Is such a school city really more popular than the dirty Central Plains?

The battle between heaven and man in my mind was interrupted by this sudden thought. I admit that this idea scared me. Although I was active at that time, I absolutely did not have the courage to question the school city that has been tenaciously fighting against sandstorms for thousands of years in the desert. It is an indelible totem in my heart. In fact, it is still the same until now.

When I came to my senses, I found that the girl was still staring at me. Maybe the strange expression when I was thinking scared her. This makes me a little uneasy.

"Can you take me to a place where I can rest? I don't have a camel, so I can't walk by myself. I am very grateful that you saved my life. It's just that most of my belongings are on the camel's back, and there are only some scattered silver on my body, which is not enough to repay the great kindness. I won't ask you to send me out of the desert. I'm the daughter of a businessman. Tomorrow morning, you will point me out of the desert and I can go out by myself. She looked at me with her big, watery eyes open. No girl in the school city has such a look, just like a legendary spring that will suddenly appear like a ghost in the desert and completely swallow up the most unruly black sandstorm.

"This..." I really want to help her, but I don't know how to help. Explain my difficulties to her? No, it doesn't seem to make sense. It doesn't look like a man to refuse others after saying a lot. I was surprised that my gender consciousness was awakening. Before that, I never realized that I was a man. My only identity was an apprentice, and the only purpose in my life was to seek knowledge. Perhaps only when you meet the first woman in your life will you realize that you are a man.

"What's wrong? Good-hearted young man, what's wrong with you? The girl squeezed her lips and suddenly laughed. She smiled and showed her white teeth, like smooth and shiny bones blown by the wind in the desert. Oh, I know. At your age, you must have be begging your wife. You are afraid that your wife will be unhappy when you take me home, right? Don't worry about this. I won't bother you, just take a break. I have some rouge gouache from the Central Plains. She must like it when I give it to your wife. Not only will she not say it, but she will also praise you.

Actually, I heard the unreasonableness of this at that time. Since even the money was put on the camel, how could rouge gouache be put on the body? But at that time, I didn't know exactly what rouge powder was, and I was anxious, so I put aside this fleeting suspicion.

Now think about it, when we first met, even with my experience at that time, I should be able to see through her lies. Of course, if "she" is "he" and a man says this to me, I will definitely see through it. Just because she is a girl, and I am a man who has just realized that I am a man.

(There is another section tonight. Recently, there will be times when 5,000 words will be split into two sections. I hope you know. In addition, I would like to thank the readers who have always supported me, and especially the readers who have been insisting on voting for me red every day. Because of you, Chonglou can continue to insist. I also hope that if you don't have a collection, please collect it. Thank you again and again.)