Ancient anecdotes and supernatural cases

Zhenyaosi is the first major department of the imperial court that is directly under the management of the emperor. Every August, Zhenyaosi will hold an exam in Licheng to recruit new people. 80 people, and they will try it first when they go in. If there is no mistake within three months, they will not be brushed off. In the end, there are only more than 60 people left. Now the common people think that entering the Demon Suppressing Division is a matter of honoring their ancestors, and even the imperial examinations are not as important as recruiting people for the Demon Suppressing Division.

Du Jie stood outside the government office where the big plaque of the demon town was hung, staring blankly at the number 250 written on the cloth in his hand. I really don't know if this number is too lucky or too unlucky. Du Jie saw that there were still a steady stream of people coming to find the registrants and asking for a cloth to take the exam for the demon town, and suddenly regretted that he had thought too much two months ago, so he agreed with Master Huang's opinion and decided to take the exam for the demon town I didn't inquire about it first, I didn't know that so many people would take the exam every year.

Du Jie saw that most of the teenagers who came and went looked like they knew martial arts. They had swords on their backs or waists, and some of them were so muscular that they couldn't be messed with. , sitting on the ground nervously doing pre-exam exercises, putting his legs and arms behind his neck, Du Jie looked at it and wanted to applaud.

It may be that Du Jie observed the people around him for too long, and a peddler who was shuttled back and forth in the crowd misunderstood him. Right? Would you like a cup of tea to moisten your throat?"

Du Jie's left cheek twitched. It was too shocking. Even a peddler knew martial arts. Du Jie looked at the peddler's tea: "How much is a cup?"

The peddler stretched out two fingers: "Two texts."

Du Jie ordered a cup of tea and decided to suppress his shock. While drinking tea, Du Jie asked the peddler curiously: "Brother, I saw that your horse gait was very steady just now, did you practice it?"

The peddler put down the burden of snacks he had been carrying on his shoulders and said with a smile: "I know how to use my legs and feet. When I was your age, I also dreamed of entering the town demon division and took the exam for the town demon division. I didn't pass the exam for three years, and I was sober. Not everyone can enter the town of demon division. This year, there were only [-]. They were all the elite among the elite, and they were all children of everyone. We can’t compare to those who can pay a high price for someone who knows Taoism to teach them, hey!” The peddler shook his head and put away the teacup Du Jie handed him and left.

Du Jie's mood is so cool now, isn't it that his two months of hard work have been wasted, those hard days of exercising every day and Master Huang working overtime to make up for him, Du Jie The more I looked at the people around me, the less confident I was. Everyone seems to have been here a few times to understand the process, and there is still hostility between each other and ignore each other.

Du Jie took a deep breath to cheer himself up like he did when he was taking the college entrance examination. It's okay, Du Jie, you can do it. Du Jie sighed silently, a little glad that Du Da said that he would accompany him today. He didn't agree with the decision, at least These he can take care of himself.

When the sun was high in the middle of the sky, Du Jie hadn't entered the mansion for the exam, so he might be afraid that there would be too many people in the town hall. The officers and soldiers are all tall and have big knives on their waists. If someone obviously wants to make trouble, they can kill them on the spot.

Because when the examiner announced the break at noon, Du Jie was already so hungry that he was about to hang up. He walked towards the steamed stuffed bun stall he had eaten in Licheng last time, and complained with a cloth strip: "There are so many people taking the exam and I don't know how many more people will take the exam." Examiner, I have only tested nearly 150 people since the dawn of the morning, so can’t the speed be faster, hey! I hope to come to me soon in the afternoon.”

Du Jie said a few words to himself and was suddenly stopped by three people. The three of them stood side by side in front of Du Jie. They were all dressed gorgeously. It seemed that even the rich kids were also very fat. One of them was a fat man with white face Stretching his neck, he said to Du Jie arrogantly: "Hey!"

Du Jie frowned and felt that the three of them seemed to be looking for him: "Why are you blocking me?"

The fat man showed a sarcastic smile, and took out ten taels of silver from his purse: "Have you seen that there is no ten taels of silver? Exchange this for your cloth strip. I saw the number two hundred and five just now, right!" The two fat men beside the fat man also had mocking expressions.

Du Jie clutched his purse and took a step back: "If you want to take the exam, go to the queue and ask for the cloth strips. Why do you want mine?"

The fat and white man said viciously: "Boy! Quickly take out your banners, are you stupid? Our banners are almost 80, and we might have finished selecting 250 people long ago. Of course I have to change your number [-]! Take it out quickly!"

The white fat man and his two companions were already ready to move their ankles and wrists. The meaning was obvious. If Du Jie disagreed, he used his fists to get Du Jie to agree, when the three of them were looking at Du Jie fiercely.

Du Jie let out a breath, relaxed and said with a smile: "The three elder brothers said earlier, but I have a condition. In addition to ten taels of silver, I also need a cloth strip from one of you. After all, I also want to take the exam, okay?" ?"

Du Jie's attitude changed so quickly, the fat man and his two companions were stunned for a moment. After all, Du Jie's expression just now was like a boy who would not give in even if he was beaten to death, but he immediately changed into something that everyone can discuss. Attitude, the fat white man touched his nose in embarrassment, talked to his two companions, and gave Du Jie ten taels of silver and one of the last cloth strips in several rows.

Du Jie took the silver and the cloth strip and looked at the number 366 written on the cloth strip, then handed the cloth strip in his hand to the fat white man: "Come on, brother, I'll give you the number 250!" He couldn't react, he stared at the other party so much that things went so smoothly, he didn't seem to have negotiated who to give Du Jie's cloth strip to, so he started arguing in front of Du Jie, first the fat white man yelled: " I saw the number 250 and gave it to me, and another man who was also fat shouted: "I can't give it to you, everyone vote to see whose number [-] is! "

Du Jie couldn't help but blushed, and the fat man looked at Du Jie wonderingly: "What are you laughing at? Are you still laughing when your cloth number is so far behind?"

Du Jie saw that the situation was wrong, and the three of them wanted to point their guns at him in unison. Du Jie quickly suppressed his smile: "It's okay, I'll go first." In the two hundred and five arguments, Du Jie walked with a smile and didn't care about other people's eyes.

Zuo Qing crossed his hands in front of his chest and touched Fang Hao's shoulder with his shoulder, saying, "Don't look, you want to look so far away? Why do you keep staring at that kid with eyes problems last time?"

Fang Hao patted Zuo Qing's shoulder with his hand, "I think he's quite interesting."

Zuo Qing stared in disbelief and asked: "Is there something wrong with my ears? You actually said that someone is interesting. If this is a little girl, I would think you are interesting to others."

Fang Hao raised the corners of his mouth and left without saying a word, Zuo Qing muttered, "It's not really interesting to show such an expression, is it?"

Du Jie was eating steamed buns and listening to the owner of the steamed bun stall talk about the red embroidered shoes last time. Later, the woman was found out and killed a young girl, and it was the young girl who came back to avenge her. It was almost done, and he stood up and patted his bulging stomach, and was about to go back to the gate of the Zhenyaosi's mansion. The boss suddenly took out a bamboo water pot and handed it to Du Jie: "There is water in it, you can drink it when you are thirsty, and you can drink it for the exam. come on!"

Du Jie was stunned for a moment: "Boss, how do you know that I'm here to test the town demon?"

The boss laughed: "At this time, young men like you are basically here to test the demon town, come on!"

Du Jie took a deep breath and smiled back at the boss, feeling warm in his heart that so many people are helping him, he can't give up, he must go all out and he won't regret it if he doesn't pass the exam. Say goodbye.

There are still a lot of youngsters waiting for the exam outside the Yamen of the Town Demon Division. Many teenagers whose exam numbers are approaching did not leave at noon for fear of missing time. This made Du Jie feel the importance of the Town Demon Division in this dynasty once again. Although the majesty of Zhenyaosi in this dynasty is mentioned in the comics, it is far from being here in person.

Du Jie randomly found a step with his back to the sun and sat down to wait for the exam to start in the afternoon. As a result, Du Jie didn't know when he fell asleep until someone suddenly shouted: "My God! Is that Master Fang Hao? He Is he here to watch our exam? I especially admire him!"

Du Jie woke up with a jerk and quickly stood up and shouted: "Fang Hao?!"

Because the voice was too loud, the people around him and Fang Hao all looked at him. Du Jie looked at the people around him, and then he looked at the most eye-catching, handsome and tallest one who was surrounded by people and stopped to look at him not far away. Man: "Fang Hao"

Fang Hao said coldly, "Idiot!" and walked into Zhen Yaosi.

Du Jie looked at Fang Hao's back and curled his lips. He just woke up and didn't feel relieved. Why did Fang Hao call him an idiot with a stinky face? When did he offend him?

Just when Du Jie's heart was turbulent, a young man with acne and buck teeth next to him patted him: "Hey brother! Are you okay, are you stupid by being hit? Hey, I know that the one I admire It's a pain to be hated by people, but you have to be strong and survive, don't be discouraged, the exams of the demon town are always fair, even if Fang Hao hates you, he won't trip you up."

Du Jie smiled awkwardly and didn't know how to explain it. His actions just now were really not because he admired Fang Hao too much.

The young man with acne and buck teeth sighed: "But you look like me and you will not pass the exam."

"...don't lose heart, believe in yourself."

The young man with acne and buck teeth smiled and nodded: "Yes! Believe in yourself, my name is Meng Da, how about you brother?"

"My name is Du Jie."

Meng Da froze for a moment, then covered his stomach and laughed loudly, "Hahahaha, Du Jie? Du Jie? Your name is destined not to ascend!"

Du Jie looked at the exaggeratedly smiling Meng Da in a messy manner: "...hehe, is that right?"

Seeing Du Jie, Meng Da touched his nose in embarrassment and stopped smiling: "Hey! Brother, I'm sorry, I couldn't hold back my low smile."

Du Jie shook his head and said, "It's okay, I can see it."

Meng Da: "..."

At this moment, the big drum in front of Zhenyaosi's gate was knocked: "Okay, next is No. 350 to No. 380. Everyone tie cloth strips on your hands and come and line up to follow me in order!"