The past few days of the rural examination have been very dull. When we were in Gongyuan, everything was isolated from the outside world. There would be a night's rest after each session. However, everyone hurried back to the inn to rest for the night. The next day

Came for the exam again early in the morning.

After three consecutive exams, except for the two middle ones when he went to Gongyuan, Du Ruoyou exchanged a few words with others, but they all said goodbye in a hurry. After nine days and six nights in a row, even though his physical fitness is pretty good now, he is still a little overwhelmed.

Of course, he was relatively good, but the scariest thing was that there was a friend who spit out three liters of blood in the middle of the exam and ended the exam early.

At dusk on the last day, the creaking door of Jiangnan Gongyuan broke the loneliness at the street corner.

The first student, wearing a moon-white Confucian shirt, walked out of the door, paused, looked back at the gate of Jiangnan Gongyuan, raised the corners of his lips confidently, and showed a smile.

Immediately afterwards, countless students poured out.

After the exam, all the students felt relieved, and outside the Gongyuan, there was a sea of ​​people, including relatives, servants and bookboys, and many police officers to maintain order.

In the Zhuangyuan Street area, for nearly ten consecutive days, all the teahouses, restaurants, Goulanwashe, and all the lively places were forced to close by the government. The merchants who had been holding back for so long began to open their business at this moment.

Everyone knows that the next period of waiting for the results is also a time for all students to relax.

"Brother Du, I wish you the best of luck in advance!"

After leaving the door, Du Ruo and Chu Tianfang walked side by side.

Du Ruowei smiled slightly and said, "This should be said from below."

"Alas," Chu Tianfang sighed and said, "Before I came here, I was still very confident, but after seeing such a person, I lost my confidence long ago. I was just afraid of losing the face of the academy."

Du Ruo said: "I think Brother Chu has the potential to unify Yuan."

"Du Ruo is really in trouble!"

While the two were chatting, several other college classmates from Chu Tianfang also came over, and outside the fence, Yu Chen had already been waiting for a long time.

Du Ruo looked around and saw that there were no traces of the black-headed people, so he bowed his hands to Yu Chen and others, said goodbye and left.

Everyone knew that after taking the exam for so many days, he was indeed exhausted. Yu Chen did not deliberately try to persuade him to stay, but made an appointment to see the results together in a few days.

Chu Tianfang and others slowly left under the care of several senior brothers. The little sunshine at dusk fell on the people coming and going, making it noisy and mottled.

Some people are comforting, some are encouraging, some are talking about the hardships of the exams these days, some are worrying about the exam questions, and some are talking about some interesting things that happened in the exam room.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Du Ruo shook his head slightly, searched carefully for a long time, and did not see the figures of the black-headed people, so he sighed softly.

Not to be pretentious,

Normally, I really don't have any thoughts, but the moment I walked out of the Gongyuan, I suddenly felt like I wanted to see someone waiting for me outside, showing an expectant look.

It's better to have a friend if you don't have parents.

However, I don’t know why Heitou and the others were there. They were waiting outside for the previous two exams, but they were not here this last time.

This inexplicable loss and loneliness,

For Du Ruo, it is really strange,

I don’t know how many years I haven’t had this feeling.

This feeling also made him feel a little uneasy, and this emotion made him very insecure.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the stone slabs, and some shadows were swaying. Pedestrians were walking through it, but they were far apart, and everyone had a smile on their face.

This kind of smile has made many students who are under pressure relax. Whether they are successful in the exam or have a hard time in the exam, they all find great relief under the hugs of relatives, friends or people who accompany them to the exam.

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Du Ruo sighed softly, lowered his head and went back to the inn.

He walked slowly in the crowded crowd.

Suddenly, a pair of red boots appeared in sight and stood in front of him.

Du Ruo was stunned for a moment, then raised his head slightly, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

The person in front of me turned out to be Xue Hongyi.

Xue Hongyi was still wearing red clothes, but it was not the headcatcher costume, but a fiery red chest-length skirt. She was not carrying the two knives. She put her hands behind her back and showed a shallow smile.

Very sweet.

At that moment, Du Ruo's mind went blank.

It was as if he could hear his own heartbeat!

"Xue Captou, why are you... here?" Du Ruo was slightly startled.

"What's wrong? Are you disappointed that your swarthy, silly boy didn't come to pick you up?"

The golden light of the setting sun fell on Xue Hongyi, as if a wisp of flame was burning. She slowly released her hand from behind her back, holding a small basket covered with a white cloth, and said: "I stewed this for you myself.

Chicken soup, replenish your body, you must be very tired these days!"

Du Ruo looked at Xue Hongyi in surprise, unable to react.

Xue Hongyi curled her lips and said, "Why don't you look down on my cooking skills?"

"No, no, no," Du Ruo hurriedly took the basket and said, "How come, I can drink the soup made by Xue Baotou himself. I don't know how many people will envy me. This boy is really lucky!"

"That's pretty much it." Xue Hongyi clasped her hands behind her back again and said, "Let's go, I'm here today, Mu Xiu, to pick you up and take some time to relax with you!"

Du Ruo nodded, followed Xue Hongyi and turned around to look at the end of the street.

The setting sun is infinite, so holy,

Two shadows, one long and one short, stretched very far on the ground.

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The surface of the river shone with golden ripples, the willow branches swayed and rippled in circles. There were people walking in twos and threes on the river bank, some holding hands, and shy young men and women hiding under the sunset.

In the pavilion, Du Ruo was drinking chicken soup.

Xue Hongyi was sitting opposite, looking at the couples strolling on the river embankment, and suddenly said: "Du Ruo, today I found a couple for that girl who had no children for many years, and sent her far away.

The place."

Du Ruo gently put down the spoon in his hand and asked doubtfully: "Who?"

Xue Hongyi turned her head and said: "As for the girl that Chu Tianfang snatched from the Canglang Gang before, it was not convenient for Chu Tianfang to take her with her, so he gave it to me, but it is not convenient for me to take a child with me for a long time. Today

I sent her away, suddenly she felt a little uncomfortable!"

Du Ruo picked up the bowl, drank it in one gulp, wiped his mouth gently, and said: "Xue Captou, I think your motherhood is overflowing now. Well, it means that maybe you should find a husband..."

Xue Hongyi suddenly raised his head, his eyes blazing.

Du Ruo was so frightened that he hurriedly raised his hands in front of him and said loudly: "I'm not kidding you. Don't do it. I'm telling you the truth!"

"You brat, am I that cruel?"

Seeing Du Ruo's reaction, Xue Hongyi couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Du Ruo still raised his hand and muttered: "Don't you know if there are any?"

Xue Hongyi clenched her fist and waved it, then put it down and said: "Forget it, I won't argue with you, what you said makes sense."

Du Ruo looked a little strange, slowly put down his hand, and said in surprise: "Xue Baotou, you..."

Xue Hongyi put one hand on the stone table, sighed, and said: "I'm not here to see you today, and I'm not here as an official. Just don't call me Xue Baotou, just call me Hongyi."

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Du Ruo said nothing.

Xue Hongyi said again: "Du Ruo, actually, I used to be a gangster. At that time, my reputation was not small, and I was much better than you. But, do you know why I joined the Criminal Division?"

Du Ruo shook his head.

"Eleven years ago, I was actually a wanted criminal. I was hunted down all the way from Qingzhou to Jinling. Here, I met Liu Ci, the head of the Criminal Division at the time, and I was caught by him."

"Originally, I should have been beheaded at that time, but Master Liu Ci sympathized with me and was moved by compassion. He offered me to serve in the Criminal Division for ten years. I pretended to agree to him and then took the opportunity to escape.

Later, I met Liu Ci again. He was on a mission and was seriously injured."

"When I found him, he couldn't be saved. Before he died, he said a lot to me. He hoped that I could let go of everything in the past and start a new life."

Xue Hongyi suddenly raised her head, looked at Du Ruo, and asked, "Do you know why Mr. Liu Ci died of serious injuries?"

Du Ruo shook his head and said, "I have heard of Mr. Liu Ci, a famous iron-blooded judge. It is said that when he died, on the day of his funeral, the entire Jinling City spontaneously went to see him off."

Xue Hongyi nodded and said: "Master Liu Ci died to save an ordinary people. I was very confused at the time. He told me that in his eyes, the people's lives are his life, so he

I don’t regret dying at all.”

"I knew what he wanted to say to me. I agreed to him at that time. I would join the Criminal Division for ten years. It was not to repay his kindness, but... I think he was right. Maybe I could start again.

Be a human being!”

The wind by the river is a bit cool.

Xue Hongyi's skirt was blown up, and the red fire made her look a little lonely. She looked at the slightly turbulent river and said: "Actually, I used to come from an ordinary family, but because of the sword skills left by my ancestors,

Even my parents didn't know how to use the sword, and yet my entire family was wiped out."

"My whole family, grandparents, father, mother, younger brother, five people were all killed and burned until nothing was left. Only I was not at home that day and escaped. Then I went to the Yamen to file a complaint.
To be continued...