Heartthrobs can't be unlucky all the time

People in this small city named Fengping heard that recently there was a place where free medical treatment was given at the gate of the city, and many people flocked to the gate of the city every day.

This place is about half a month's walk from Anping City, the northernmost city in the north. Therefore, there are a large number of people fleeing from this small city just to escape temporarily.

Before Dr. Xie began to diagnose and treat patients, he asked Shang Lu and other disciples to announce loudly some of the rules that they needed to abide by in the clinic, such as no jumping in line, no fighting, no loud noises...

It was also here that Ning Yu discovered that not only ordinary people but also soldiers had fled.

Those people were originally guards in the city that was plundered by the Pingyue Kingdom. Later, the city fell, and some of them escaped with injuries.

It was also from these people that Ning Yu learned that when Pingyue Kingdom looted the border city, they actually set fire to the city, killing and injuring many people.

When he helped the injured people clean up the rotten wounds, he found that some people still had marks of whips on their bodies!

"What's the matter with these whip marks? Are those people from Pingyue Kingdom still beating you with whips?"

Ning Yu was using a knife to help a refugee who was once a soldier stationed in the city cut off the rotten flesh on his shoulder. The man had a bare back with shocking whip scars.

"It wasn't the Pingyue Kingdom, it was our officers and soldiers who fought."

The man's strong face showed a bit of fear. He recalled that they fled desperately after the city was broken, and followed the people to the south. It was okay at first, and the gates of the cities on the way would be opened to let them in.

"But later, it was said that there were too many refugees and brought the plague, so we were not allowed to enter the city."

"We blocked the city gate and yelled, and the officers and soldiers came out and drove us to the next place with whips."

"But the officers and soldiers in the next place also continued to drive us away with whips. In the end, only a small town like Fengping allowed us to start living again in this place."

The middle-aged man's narration was a little trembling when he talked about being driven away by the whip, but the rest of the time was very calm, and he even smiled shyly and thanked Ning Yu and the others for being a doctor. There is a chance to heal.

Ning Yu helped the middle-aged man remove the dead meat, applied the medicine and bandaged it, and the middle-aged man left gratefully.

"No wonder, Hui Niang let me see officers and soldiers take a detour."

After dinner, Ning Yu and Zheng Xiujie sat by the fire in front of the tarpaulin in the medical hut. Ning Yu told Zheng Xiujie what he heard from the middle-aged man today.

All day long, Zheng Xiujie kept boiling medicine in a big pot, or grinding the fresh herbs found by other disciples in the morning into juice.

But at this moment, sitting with Ning Yu, he didn't seem to be the slightest bit tired. He heard Ning Yu's narration about the officers and soldiers of Dayu Kingdom, and he lowered his head to think.

"Ning Yu, let's tell Dr. Xie about this."

"Ok!"

In fact, Ning Yu also wanted to tell Dr. Xie directly, but he was a little uncertain, so he wanted to discuss it with Zheng Xiujie, but Zheng Xiujie thought the same as him.

They immediately got up and went to a small tarpaulin next to them. Dr. Xie was counting all kinds of medical equipment used today and the herbs they brought.

"Mr. Xie, we have something to tell you."

Dr. Xie smoothed his white beard, indicating that it's okay for them to speak up.

"Today, I met a patient who told me..."

Ning Yu told Dr. Xie what happened to the middle-aged man and Hui Niang's advice. After listening, Dr. Xie frowned and did not reply immediately.

"Young Master Ning, in fact, this old man has heard a little bit about it."

Dr. Xie also heard that if he surrounded the city gate with the refugees, he would be driven away by the officers and soldiers.

"So, after going to the next city, we need to enter the city."

Dr. Xie said that their next destination was Yancheng, Jizhou, the largest main city in the north from Anping City.

They stayed in the small town of Fengping for ten days before continuing on the road.

In this world, tokens are required to enter the city, but they don't have to worry, Dr. Xie prepared them for each of them when they set off, and Ning Yu and Zheng Xiujie also brought their own.

The only question is, where will they build their tents.

Yancheng City is not like the wilderness, where you can build it at will.

"Let's go on our way first." Dr. Xie was unable to answer this question during the meeting with everyone, so he had to wait until later.

When they were heading towards Yancheng and resting in the countryside, Ning Yu secretly pulled Zheng Xiujie aside and said to him:

"Yancheng is very close to the capital. Third brother, I just talked to Dr. Xie. He said that he can give us three days. Let's go to the capital to find second brother."

"Let's go on horseback and see the second brother before leaving."

Zheng Xiujie knew that Ning Yu missed Zheng Xiuran, and he hadn't heard from Zheng Xiuran for a long time, so he nodded in agreement.

Sure enough, when they arrived in Yancheng, there were officers and soldiers everywhere, and there was no way to build a medical hut.

Dr. Xie was also a little sad, so he could only ask people to put the banner cloth of the medical hut at the gate of their post station, and then planned to rest for a few days before continuing to go north.

It just so happened that Ning Yu and Dr. Xie made an appointment to come back in three days, and Dr. Xie took a group of disciples to rest at the inn for a few days.

Ning Yu and Zheng Xiujie pawned all their valuables in the city in exchange for 500 taels of silver.

These include the jade crown and jade ring that Ning Ting gave Ning Yu.They left 300 taels to Dr. Xie, and the two rented a horse with the rest of the money, planning to go to the capital overnight.

The two of them rode all night, and at dawn they finally saw the majestic towers of the moat.

They entered the city with tokens and found an inn to rest.

Ning Yu felt a little uncomfortable, his eyes were still a little dark, it was his first time riding a horse for such a long time, from yesterday afternoon dusk to this morning, if Zheng Xiujie behind him hadn't been hugging him all the time, he would have just fallen off the horse.

"Ning Yu, are you okay, your face looks ugly."

Ning Yu, whose lips were already pale, smiled slightly at Zheng Xiujie, and he shook his head, expressing that he was fine.

"Third brother, let's go find second brother."

"Okay, but Ning Yu, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me."

Zheng Xiujie's concerned expression warmed Ning Yu's heart, and he nodded with a pale face.

The third child still remembered that Zheng Xiuran said at the time that they would definitely go to the examination institute when they arrived in the capital, and then make final preparations in the examination institute.

It has been a month and a half, and the big exam has already ended, and the third child is actually not sure that he can find the second brother in the capital, but he has to try.

They inquired all the way, and finally found the Examination Institute, but the gate of the Examination Institute was closed, and there was not even a guard in front of the gate. They asked passers-by, and it turned out that the Examination Institute was only open half a month before the big exam.

"Brother, is the list released now?"

"It has been released a long time ago. If you go to Changxing Street, you will be able to see the imperial list."

"Okay, brother, how can I get to Changxing Street?"

"Go straight along this road and then turn right and then left, you will be Changxing Street."

"Thank you bro."

Zheng Xiujie saluted and thanked the passer-by elder brother, he discussed with Ning Yu, and now he went to look at the imperial list.

Ning Yu, whose face was already as pale as paper, agreed, and he kept praying in his heart that he must bless Zheng Xiuran to be on the list.

Zheng Xiujie took Ning Yu and quickly came to Changxing Street, which is the busiest street with the most people in the entire capital. They saw the city wall where the imperial list was posted at a glance, and the entire wall was covered with notices. Whether it's a wanted warrant or a royal order, it's all on it.

The notice of the announcement of the big exam was pasted in the most conspicuous place. It was a long roll with names written in black and white on yellow paper.

The final results of Dayu Country’s big exam will not only include the names of the top [-] students who took the exam, but also their official positions. It is possible to go from a small sesame official to a high-ranking official, as long as they are interviewed by the emperor If there is no mistake, the official positions are basically arranged according to the ranking of the exam results.

Zheng Xiujie helped Ning Yu to approach this imperial list. Many people gathered on this wall every day, collecting information from various notices on the wall.

The third child and the others began to look at the last name, praying silently in their hearts.

Unfamiliar names flashed in front of their eyes one after another, none of them were Zheng Xiuran's name, they gradually moved forward, and heard the words of some people in front of them;

"It shouldn't be. How could he be given such an official position? It's impossible."

"Tsk, why is it impossible? It's all written up."

"But, this is the number one scholar, the number one scholar, how could he be sent to do such a drudgery."

"Come here, keep your voice down, I know, my cousin poured Yexiang in the palace, he knows a lot, he told me."

"Tch, what does a person who pours Yexiang know..."

"Dao Yexiang is also better than you. If you don't listen, get out."

"Hehehe, you say you say it."

"Me, my cousin, tell me, I heard that the number one scholar actually refused to marry the princess in front of the emperor!"

"Refused?! Hey! Is this champion crazy? The princess is beautiful, and becoming a son-in-law is not a step up to the sky..."

"Shh - you don't want to die, talk so loudly, talking about the royal family, you are not afraid of losing your head."

"Oh, keep your voice down, let's keep your voice down..."

The few people wearing hats who looked like poor scholars quickly lowered their volume and looked around secretly. It seemed that no one noticed them, so they quickly changed to other things to talk about.

Zheng Xiujie and Ning Yu, who had their backs to them, just overheard their conversation. The two of them looked at each other, very curious, how could someone refuse to marry the princess?

They continued to move forward, but Zheng Xiuran's name was still missing.At this moment, the hearts of both of them began to hang.

The two people who depended on each other continued to walk forward, and came to the end of the notice, where there were only ten names left.

Finally, they saw a familiar name, Li Yang!

He is actually No.10!

The official position is the deputy city lord of Fengcheng.

Fengcheng, Ning Yu knew, was also the main city that the small city they stayed in was attached to.

What about Zheng Xiuran?

They looked over again, passed the names one by one, and there was still no Zheng Xiuran's name. Ning Yu was a little desperate. He didn't even dare to look at the last three names. He buried his face in Zheng Xiujie's shoulder because he was too nervous. , he felt dizzy.

"Ah, Ning Yu, look!"

"It's the second brother, it's really the second brother!"

"He is number one!"

Hearing the third child shouting excitedly, Ning Yu raised his head all of a sudden, and he looked at the top No.1 on the imperial list which read;

"Huizhou Zheng Xiuran..."

"That's great, that's great, the second brother is the champion!"

"But……"

Zheng Xiujie looked at the official position under Zheng Xiuran's name, and was a little astonished.

Ning Yu also hurriedly looked at the official position, his eyes widened, and he looked at the words on it in disbelief. The fatigue of last night and the emotional agitation at this time made him suddenly black out and fainted.

"Ning Yu Ning Yu, wake up!"

Zheng Xiujie didn't care about the imperial list anymore, and ran towards the inn with Ning Yu in his arms.

They gradually walked away, and someone in front of the city wall looked up at the imperial list posted on the wall, also showing surprise. The No.1 official position on the top of the list belonged to:

——Decree of Anping Town——

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