I'm taking the imperial examinations in Liaozhai

Ji Zihe had a really easy time during this period. After finishing the imperial examination, he had no burden to play anymore. He took Meng Zhang and Huang Jiulang to play around Jingzhou City.

It's not that no one invited him to the banquet, there were too many people invited.In addition to those friends, there are also seniors who dare not get close to Ji Zihe before the imperial examination.Especially families with school-age girls are the most enthusiastic towards Ji Zihe, so enthusiastic that Ji Zihe is almost stared at by Meng Zhang's eyes.

Except for invitations from a few good friends, Ji Zihe didn't dare to go to a casual dinner anymore, so he coaxed Meng Zhang well.

"I didn't like those girls. Really, I didn't plan to get married." Ji Zihe swore.

Meng Zhang said sourly, "Then what if you meet a girl you like in the future?"

"I guess I won't meet you again." Ji Zihe said, who made him like a man.

"It's okay, I'll be with you." Meng Zhang also had his own thoughts. When he was still a remnant, he always felt that he and Xiao Hezi had no future.After all, one is a short-lived person and the other is a crippled ghost, how could they stay together for a lifetime.

But now it's different, Xiaohezi has become a yin official, a god, and her lifespan is no longer an obstacle.Moreover, Meng Zhang himself has recovered his past and body, so he doesn't have to worry that he will disappear one day.Then why does he feel wronged to watch Xiaohezi marry other women, when he can do it by himself!

Cough, of course we have to wait for him to return to his human form. Although Qinglong is very handsome, Xiaohezi still has a human mind, so it is impossible for him to like other races.Although they will not be able to change for a while now, they have a lot of time now, so they are not afraid to wait.

However, he had to ensure that there was absolutely no third party between them before he turned back into human form.In his opinion, those who want to betroth their daughters to Ji Zihe are enemies who take advantage of the situation, and he must guard against it. Xiao Hezi is the dragon's treasure.

"Can you still stay with me?"

"Of course, I planned to accompany you for the rest of my life." Meng Zhang said solemnly.

Of course, the previous life was only a hundred years, but now he said that there is no upper limit to the life, which can be said to be an honest confession.

Ji Zihe paused for a moment, then laughed, "Okay, keep your word."

Jingzhou is worthy of being the capital of the country, and the various places of interest are really breathtaking.Every time I go to a place with beautiful scenery, before Ji Zihe expresses his feelings, he can see the masterpieces of predecessors' poems left on the nearby stones or walls, and even find many authentic works of celebrities. .It made Ji Zihe wish he could take off the wall and put it in his family's collection, but he just thought about it, this kind of behavior is really bad.

After reading these predecessors' works, Ji Zihe lost the mood to write poems and lyrics, not because he didn't want to write, but because there was no room nearby.Not only Ji Zihe has been here, but other people also want to write the masterpieces of themselves and their idols on the wall. After a long time, there will be no space, and they can't cover others' works without quality. It's really frustrating to write. Heartache.

It's a pity that I can't write on the same wall with my idol's masterpiece, but it still makes Ji Zihe lose the desire to write in an instant.No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it is no use no matter how excited the mood is, and the poems written cannot be left on the wall with the predecessors, so that future generations can see them. I really don’t want to write.

This hypocrisy made Meng Zhang disgusted. He really wanted to dig out the brain of this scholar to see how he grew up. He would have convulsions from time to time, which was really beyond the comprehension of normal people.

Not chanting poems, holding back his emotions and having nowhere to express them, Ji Zihe felt uncomfortable again.After much deliberation, he took out the river map that Pluto gave him to study.Looking at it, he was actually in samadhi, which surprised Meng Zhang.

The river map is said to be the artifact of a saint in ancient times, but it was not made by a saint, but a divine weapon that was naturally conceived when the world first opened.Legend has it that there are three thousand great ways hidden in it. If you understand it thoroughly, you will be able to find a way to break through and become a saint.

However, the legend is a legend after all, and no one knows whether it is true or not.Even in ancient times, those who possessed artifacts might not be able to become holy.Because even if you get an ancient artifact, you may not be able to comprehend its mysteries, so the ancient artifact is no different from an ordinary magic weapon.

And saints don't necessarily have to rely on ancient artifacts to reach this level.There is more than one path to sanctification. You can still become a saint without relying on ancient artifacts, practicing hard, and finding your own opportunities.Over time, the name of the ancient artifact fell from the altar, which is why Pluto handed over the river map so generously.

Pluto has lived for so long, and the other ancient gods either died or hid, but he belongs to the most active category.Meng Zhang guessed that Hetu was definitely not the only ancient artifact in his hand, because no monk would be willing to give up the chance to become holy, even if there was only a glimmer of hope.As for Hetu, he certainly didn't comprehend half of it, otherwise he wouldn't have appeared in front of him so easily, and he wouldn't be afraid of his evil intentions to snatch it.

Pluto gave the river map to Ji Zihe, and Meng Zhang naturally also read it.The names of Hetu and Luoshu are collectively called "Hetu Luoshu". It is said that the gossip was evolved by a sage.The river map is a strange picture, made up of several black and white dots. Meng Zhang looked at it for a long time but did not find any mystery in it. He even wondered more than once whether Pluto gave Xiao Hezi a fake.

In fact, it was really his own fault. Ji Zihe didn't find any mystery when he looked at the river map before, but now he just sat here and looked at it for a while, and he entered the Tao with a mortal body, and his cultivation base gradually increased. The demon, who has never been through the thunder disaster, has become a loose fairy like this, and almost shocked Meng Zhang's jaw.

Although the cultivation base of Sanxian is not too high, but it is so easy to become a fairy, which makes people who have worked hard for hundreds of thousands of years and have not yet become a fairy look, it is simply too miserable People hate it.

Not long after, Ji Zihe put down the river map.He raised his head and almost bumped into Meng Zhang's head, he couldn't help being startled, he raised his head back, "What are you doing, why are you so close?"

"How do you feel now?" Meng Zhang circled around him.

"Feeling?" Ji Zihe lowered his head and looked at himself, "I don't feel anything... well, but my body is much lighter. It should be that the aftereffects of going to hell have disappeared."

"What did you see on that picture?" Meng Zhang put his little paw on his shoulder.

"This picture is quite interesting. I saw a person in the scroll. That person is a swordsman. His swordsmanship is superb. He is invincible all over the world. If he can't find an opponent, he feels that life is meaningless. He wanted to commit suicide. Who knows A flash of light flashed in his head, and he realized a higher level of swordsmanship, and he suddenly soared in the daytime. Then he found that there are many powerful gods in the world, and he started to fight with others. He kept fighting back and forth, watching my eyes It hurts, I plan to rest for a while and then watch the ending."

"I didn't expect you to enter Taoism with a sword. It's really interesting." Meng Zhang stretched his head to look at the river map in Ji Zihe's hand. In his eyes, the river map was still the same, just some black and white spots of unknown meaning , and nothing changes.

"Xiao Hezi, you have become a fairy."

Ji Zihe:? ? ?

"Master, you are already a fairy now, it's really amazing. This way of becoming a fairy is really unheard of and never seen before." Huang Jiulang said enviously.

He has been cultivating for hundreds of years, but he is still a little demon with low mana, and there is no hope of becoming a fairy.But his master became a Sanxian so easily, which really made him envious.However, there is a saying that is good, if one person attains enlightenment and ascends to heaven, as a servant of his master, he may be able to get his advice, and he may avoid a lot of detours.

"Immortal?" Ji Zihe frowned, "How could it be..."

Pluto also said before that if he worships him as his teacher, he can guarantee himself to ascend to immortality for 500 years.Now I just read a short story and became a fairy?Why does it feel so unreal.

"An ancient artifact like the river map contains three thousand roads. For many people, it is a shortcut and a dead end." Qinglong flew in front of Ji Zihe and looked at him at the same level.

"what?"

Ji Zihe was puzzled, why did he become a dead end again?

"The Tao is invisible. I have heard that the Tao in the ancient artifacts is the ones that have been walked by the predecessors. There are this world and other worlds. It can also be said that these artifacts are the carriers of records. Borrowing from others The Tao, the realm will indeed improve quickly. However, this is a dead end with no results. The Tao contained in foreign objects is ultimately someone else's, not one's own realization. It is not obvious at the beginning, but it will definitely be with you later. Self-contradictory, sooner or later you will not be able to tell whether you are yourself or the senior who enlightened the Tao. The deeper you fall, the more crazy you will be, and in the end you can only seek your own death. All monks must find their own way to cultivate Zhengguo, there are no exceptions to this."

Ji Zihe froze and didn't dare to lower his head to look at He Tu again, not knowing whether to hold it in his hand or throw it out.Before he had time to be happy for himself becoming a fairy, he found out that this was not a good thing at all, and he had fallen into a big pit.

"Don't be too nervous, after all, you've only been watching this for a while, so it's not a big problem." Meng Zhang patted Ji Zihe's head with his little claws, "However, this is the first time I've seen someone who can see it from ancient times. You have realized something in the artifact, Xiaohezi, you are really amazing."

With a bitter face, Ji Zihe said that he was not comforted at all, "Why didn't you remind me earlier?"

"I didn't expect you to really realize something. Before, I thought those things were just legends. Who knew it was true. I have seen many people get ancient artifacts and become saints before, but I have never heard of them. Who is really crazy. After all, it is too difficult to keep one's heart from the three thousand ways, not to be tempted, and to find one's own way from other people's ways, so I thought it was just a legend." Meng Zhang said.

"It seems that the owners of the ancient artifacts are not ordinary people." Ji Zihe sighed.

"Don't be sad, isn't it good to be a fairy? Think about it, before you only had your soul to seal the Yin God, and your body was still a mortal body. If you want to appear as a city god, you have to leave the mortal body to do it. .Now that you have become a fairy and have reached the realm, you don’t need to bother so much, you just need to wear an official robe.”

"Then will I go crazy like you said?" Ji Zihe was a little worried.

"Don't be afraid. Your cultivation base is not high now, and your Dao heart is not very firm. As long as you stop comprehending the Hetu, you will be fine. When you find your own Dao, you feel that you can strengthen your Dao heart, and you will not be affected by the river map. When you are tempted by the Tao contained in it, and then comprehend the river map, maybe you can really find the way to become a saint."

Ji Zihe put his heart down a little, rolled up the river map, and handed it to Meng Zhang, "This thing is too dangerous, you should put it away."

"Don't, even if you don't realize the Tao, it is still a divine weapon. Do you know how rare a good magic weapon is in the cultivation world! Now that you have cultivation base, I will teach you the imperial weapon. Also, you were not You got a sword, since you are studying the way of the sword, you must have learned some sword skills, and you can take it out and play with it when you get back, you can't waste it..."

Ji Zihe: "..."

Spells and so on, that's something I should learn as a scholar, fighting and killing really doesn't suit me at all!