Siheyuan: I'm not happy, don't even think about having a good life

He put away the Soul-Devouring Banner and went to the blacksmith shop. Seeing the intact sword, he picked it up, checked its properties, and nodded with satisfaction.

Buddha Demon Sword: Increase attack by 1500, strength by 300, agility by 300, endurance by 300, spirit by 300

Special effect 1: Buddha and Demon, switch states, Demon sword form, there is a bonus to attacking righteous people; Buddha sword, there is a bonus to attacking demons.

Special effect two: King Kong, can be enlarged, harder and more damaging.

Special effect three: The Buddha and Demon's attack contains two kinds of energy, which accumulates for five seconds and then explodes with full force, causing huge damage.

The attack power is higher than that of the Dragon Sword. Although there is one less special effect, the first special effect can be divided into two special effects.

The Buddha and Demon attack of special effect three looks very powerful at first glance. It turns out that the magic weapon refined by the Western religion is more powerful. Even if it is broken, it can have such powerful power with a simple repair.

He took out the Soul-Devouring Banner and dripped blood to recognize its master together. The Buddha-Devil Sword was put into the Niwan Palace. The Soul-Devouring Banner changed into a black tight suit, which he put on and left the Jungle Manor.

As soon as I appeared in the room, I heard someone whispering in the corridor outside the door, "You guys in the Zhuangyuan Building, can you really help me write a good article and become the top student in high school?"

"That's for sure. You can go and find out whether the top three in the imperial examinations over the past decade or so all came from our Zhuangyuan Building.

Of course, if someone is corrupt and takes advantage of others, no matter how well you write your article, it will be useless. That is not our problem, you should understand!"

"Yes, I understand. How much?"

"It's not convenient to talk about this here. Come to the secret room and talk to our boss in person."

The two men walked downstairs. Hong Guan opened the door and looked at the doors of rooms one, two and three. He listened carefully and found that there were two breathing sounds in rooms one and three, but only in room two there was only one breathing sound.

I guess the person who was talking about business just now must be from Room 2.

Guessing that they had already reached downstairs, Hong Guan moved and appeared downstairs, just in time to see the two people walking towards the backyard.

It turned into a flying insect, landed on the scholar's belt, and followed him out of the warehouse and into a secret room.

When the door of the secret room was closed, the candle inside lit up, revealing a figure who was dressed elegantly, also like a scholar, with a valuable folding fan in his hand, which was very attractive.

The people around the scholar hurriedly introduced him, "This is our shopkeeper, also the boss. Zhuangyuanlou is his business. You can call him Mr. Zhao."

The scholar immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Mr. Zhao. I am Chen Yucheng."

Mr. Zhao opened his folding fan and fanned it gently twice. The picture of the lady on the fan seemed to be alive and was dancing slowly, which was very magical.

"It's a nice name. Do you want to be the top scholar?"

"Yes, my family has been studying for generations, but we have never had a top scorer in the imperial examination. Please help me, sir!"

"Yes, I can help you become more creative and write more eloquently, so that you can write the best essays during the exams, as long as you can pay me."

Chen Shusheng immediately bowed and asked, "How much does it cost?"

"The third place winner will receive 50,000 taels of silver, the second place winner will receive 100,000 taels, and the first place winner will receive 200,000 taels. No silver notes are needed."

Chen Shusheng widened his eyes in surprise. "How could there be so many?"

Mr. Zhao fanned himself and chuckled, "Haha, this is what you need to spend on me. You also need to deal with the three examiners in the court. Otherwise, you may not even be able to get the Jinshi degree, so don't even think about the palace examination."

"I know about this. My family has already made arrangements. I wonder when your words will take effect?"

"The exam will start in half a month. You will feel it in the last three days, provided you pay the money."

"Okay, then it's settled. I'll reserve the top scholar and ask his family to send the money immediately."

Mr. Zhao smiled happily and said, "Okay, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond. I hope you won't go back on your word, otherwise I will make my whole family regret it."

"Don't worry, sir. It's worth spending any amount of money to get the top spot!"

"Well, that's better. Show him out."

The man who had been silent walked up to the scholar and gestured that he could leave. The scholar did not turn around, but bowed and slowly backed out.

When he returned upstairs, Hong Guan fell off his belt, and when he returned to the room, Ning Caichen was still reading.

Hong Guan tapped the table lightly. This was very interesting. It was easy to understand that he had quick wit and could write like a fountain. But how did he become the best writer among all others?

The boss just now looked good, as if he was flawless white jade, but he didn't give him the feeling of a human being, but more like a demon. However, without alarming the boss, he didn't sense any demonic aura!

With a smile, no matter how he did it, Hong Guan would not think that Ning Caichen was able to get the top three places in the imperial examination. It was good enough for him to get the title of Jinshi, and there was no need to dig deeper.

The scholar just now got 200,000 taels of silver, got an opportunity, and also had to bribe the examiner. This was not something Ning Caichen could do.

Nothing happened that night. When the green and white snakes entered the room with breakfast, Hong Guan went to the study and found that Ning Caichen had fallen asleep at his desk. He was really hardworking. It was a pity that in this world, just being hardworking is useless!

Just like what Daniel Yan said, are you good at fighting? It's useless to be good at fighting. If you want to get involved, you need a background!

The scholar from yesterday, although his family didn't have a top scholar, they may have had a role model or a third place scholar, so he must have a strong background, otherwise he wouldn't have found a way to get money.

Seeing Hong Guan in a daze, Xiao Qing smiled and said, "Brother Guan, where are we going to play today?"

"Haha, how about finding a guide to lead the way for us?"

"Sure!" Bai Suzhen also nodded, and it was settled. Hong Guan left breakfast on the table and left with the two women.

I played for three days in a row, visited all of Kaifeng, and bought a lot of things, but I didn't see any monsters, which was a bit strange.

"Erniu, is there anything interesting in Kaifeng City that we haven't been to?"

The guide came over quickly and asked, "Sir, what do you mean?"

"It's the kind that's quite special, or quite exciting!"

Erniu was stunned for a moment, and moved closer. "Master, are you talking about the ghost market?"

Hearing the word "ghost market", Xiaobai showed a curious look, and Xiaoqing's eyes lit up. "Erniu, tell me quickly, what ghost market is it, where is it, and what fun things are there?"

Erniu hesitated a little and said, "I've heard of the entrance. It's in a pavilion ten miles outside the city. Take ten copper coins and put them on your head. At midnight, close your eyes and something will appear to take you to the ghost market.

I heard that there are all kinds of monsters and demons in it, which can make people rich overnight or make people disappear from the world. Many people tried to enter the ghost market, but never appeared again.

Master, I advise you not to go. If you can’t get this thing out, you might lose your life!”

When Xiaoqing heard this, she laughed happily. She was a restless person. "Erniu, are you serious? Don't lie to us!"

"Miss Qing, how dare I lie to you? But I just heard it from others. I haven't been in there, so what I said may not be true!"

"That's okay, just tell the truth, I'm very happy, go on!" After saying that, he threw fifty taels of silver over, making Erniu so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

After playing for a day, we returned to Room No. 5 of Tianzi. The green and white snakes horrifiedly ate the things we bought today.

It’s not placed in the stomach. Every big monster has its own storage space. The storage space of the green and white snakes is above the stomach.

"Brother Guan, let's go to that pavilion tonight. I haven't been to the ghost market yet!"

Hong Guan rubbed his temples. "Not tonight, maybe tomorrow. I have something to do tonight."

"Oh? What's going on? My sister and I will go too."

Hong Guan was a little embarrassed. "I'm afraid this is not very convenient."

"Ah? Where? It's inconvenient to take me and my sister with you?"

"Nothing to do tonight, just listen to music in the brothel!"

Bai Suzhen spat, "Brother Guan, how can you go to a place like that?"

"Haha, don't get me wrong, I'm not going to a brothel, I'm going to a brothel, a place to listen to music. There is a famous actress in Kaifeng named Mei Sanniang, she is a great singer, it's a good opportunity for me to go and see her."

"Ah, then my sister and I will go and have a look too."

"Xiao Qing, it's not that I don't want to take you, it's just that it's not convenient for women to go to places of fireworks and brothels."

Xiaoqing frowned, then quickly smiled, and transformed herself into men's clothes. However, her slightly exaggerated pectoral muscles made the transformation seem a little fake.

I thought Bai Suzhen would stop Xiaoqing, but she followed suit and changed into men's clothes. The meaning was self-evident.

Hong Guan shook his head helplessly, "In that case, let's go together, but let's make it clear that the men in the brothel are all experienced. They can see your identities and tease you, but they can't kill you!"

Xiao Qing giggled and said, "Don't worry, brother Guan, my sister and I have the best tempers."

The three of them came down from the Zhuangyuan Building. Erniu was already waiting at the door. When he saw Xiaoqing and Xiaobai, he didn't recognize them at first. "Sir, are these two your friends? They look familiar!"

Xiao Qing couldn't help but smile, and she immediately became charming. Er Niu immediately responded, "Miss Qing, Miss Bai, didn't I tell you where I was going? I'm afraid it's not convenient to bring you along!"

Bai Suzhen opened the folding fan in her hand and fanned it twice. "What's the inconvenience? Aren't we already wearing men's clothes? We're just listening to music. You men can go, but we can't?

From now on, you call me Mr. Bai and call her Mr. Qing. Don't call her the wrong name, okay? If you do a good job, you will get the reward!"

Hearing that there was money to be made, Erniu had no objection. He smiled and bowed, "Yes, Mr. Bai, Mr. Qing, shall we set off now?"

Xiaoqing also held the sword-shaped fan in her hand and pointed, "Lead the way!"

The four of them soon arrived at a red-light district. The whole street was lined with brothels and prostitutes. Girls could be seen everywhere at the doorsteps and upstairs. They were wearing tattered clothes and were barely visible, which made Erniu blush.