Changsheng: My qualifications improve a little every day

Chapter 153 What a pity

Qinghe Casino.

It is not the largest gambling house in Shanyang Mansion, but it is the most powerful gambling house.

"Shopkeeper, we made a lot of money from this government examination. We made a total profit of 430 taels! It was twice as much as the last government examination!"

Gambling house, in a room filled with the smell of copper.

A boy laughed loudly, his face full of excitement, and said to a chubby old man next to him.

This chubby old man was none other than Zhao Wende, the shopkeeper of Qinghe Gambling House. He was dressed in a brocade silk robe and had a valuable jade bracelet on his wrist. He looked extremely wealthy.

Zhao Wende looked at the boy with a smile.

"Oh? How come I made so much more this year than in previous years?"

The boy chuckled, as if offering a treasure: "This is not all Fang Yue who was recommended by the government office. This person had incredible luck in the government examination and got No. 5 in the government examination.

I made more than 3 taels of silver from this person alone.Those gamblers who bought this person to be eliminated also said that this person is gone and has such bad luck.”

Zhao Wende rolled his eyes and then said: "Go, in the name of the gambling house, send 3000 taels of congratulatory silver to this Fang Yue. Oh, by the way, give it to the introducer? That is the little man named Liu from the government. Official, give him 50 taels of silver for tea."

"Hey, okay, shopkeeper, just look at it and make sure it's done properly."

Zhao Wende nodded with satisfaction, thinking secretly in his heart that if Fang Yue passed the government examination with fifth place, he could make some friends.

After all, talents like this are hard to come by, and if they can be roped in, they might be able to help their own power grow.

Just at this time.

The boy who was on his way to do something had not even walked out of the gate of Qinghe Gambling House when he bumped into Liu Chuanzhi.

The boy was startled and hurriedly bent down to salute: "I've met Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu came just in time, so I don't have to make a special trip."

Liu Chuanzhi waved his hand: "No need to be polite, but you want to give me some money? I can just come and get it myself. Why bother you to be so polite?"

When Liu Chuanzhi heard this, he thought that Qinghe Gambling House was going to give him the money he won this time, and he was very happy in his heart.

Although he is only a minor official in the Yamen now, he still has a lot of face in this city.

Thinking of this, Liu Chuanzhi's mouth almost curled up.

Compared with Fang Yue, who was eliminated in the government examination this time, although he did not pass the civil examination and was just a literary scholar, his reputation in the city was much greater than that of Fang Yue.

"How can I ask you to come and pick it up in person?"

The boy smiled respectfully, then took out a banknote and handed it to Liu Chuanzhi, "Master Liu, please accept it."

Liu Chuanzhi took the banknote and felt much relieved. Even his tone of voice became much softer: "Well, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard work, it's my job." The boy smiled with a smile on his face.

"Your company is really strong. You can issue these 5000 taels of silver notes." Liu Chuanzhi said happily, and at the same time he opened the banknotes. The next moment, Liu Chuanzhi's expression suddenly changed drastically.

"This, how is this possible!" Liu Chuanzhi exclaimed, his tone full of disbelief: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

50 taels of silver notes? ! !
How could there be only 50 taels?Could it be that this banknote was printed incorrectly? Fang Yue was eliminated. He should have won almost 5000 taels!

How could there be only 50 taels!
Liu Chuanzhi's heart was in turmoil, and he kept repeating it.

"Master Liu, what's wrong with you, are you okay?"

When the boy saw Liu Chuanzhi's expression and heard the words in his mouth, he couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Tell me, what's going on!"

Liu Chuanzhi came to his senses, glared at the boy, and yelled.This Qinghe Gambling House dared to take his money, how audacious!
The boy was stunned for a moment when he was yelled at, but then his face turned cold and he snorted coldly:
"Master Liu, let me give you a shout-out. This is Qinghe Gambling House. You have to understand what we say and do! You say our gambling house cheated you? It's a joke. You don't deserve it!"

"How dare you scold me!"

Liu Chuanzhi was furious. He, a dignified government official, was actually called a thing by a servant!Where to put his face! !

But the boy was not afraid at all. He pointed at his nose and continued: "Huh, our gambling shop gives you 50 taels because we think highly of you. It's shameless and you lose money. You can't afford to lose, right?!!!"

Liu Chuanzhi's face turned livid: "Hmph, how could I lose? What did that person do? He has been eliminated, how could I lose!"

Liu Chuanzhi asked, the Fang Yue he bought was eliminated, and now that the other party has been eliminated, he should have won.

"So that you know, that Fang Yuefang got No. 5 in the martial arts examination this time. Do you think he passed or was eliminated?"

"You lied! You lied to me! Damn it, how could he pass? Impossible! Impossible!" Liu Chuanzhi shouted, his eyes full of panic.

The next moment, he looked crazy, as if he was crazy.

Then, he closed his eyes and fell backward.

When he got up again, his hair was disheveled, and he stumbled out of the casino gate. He actually fell into the toilet pond next to him, his hands were covered in yellow mud, and he was covered in feces.

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"Hit? Fang Yue actually got hit!"

Somewhere in Shanyang Mansion, in a restaurant.

Widow Yu leaned on the railing and looked at the red list in the distance. Fang Yue's name could be clearly seen from here.

Absolutely beautiful, with a plump and voluptuous body standing in front of the window, a red dress fluttering in the wind, her long black hair spread over her shoulders, her beautiful eyes flashing with splendor.

"Fang Yue is indeed not an ordinary person. He has a bright future that I should not expect!"

She kept mumbling to herself, her expression dull.

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at the same time,

Shanyang Fucheng is located in a vast courtyard.

Compared to the joyful and lively atmosphere outside, there was a dead silence in the palace.

A gloomy atmosphere spread around the room, oppressive to the extreme, as if it might explode at any time.

All the servants and guards in the house were kneeling on the ground, shivering, not even daring to take a breath.

"You bastards, what on earth are you doing! What is the use of me raising you? How many days have passed and my son is still alive and dead but not dead!!"

"Master, please calm down. The second young master is blessed with good fortune and will be safe and sound!"

"Get out, get out of here, master, get out!"

"Yes, yes, sir, please calm down." Everyone fled in a hurry as if they had received an amnesty.

"You bastards, a bunch of trash! What is the purpose of raising you all?!"

There was a burst of destruction in the palace, and tables, stools, and vases were shattered on the floor.

A burly old man with a snow-white beard sat on the main seat, looking at the slaves kneeling on the ground with anger and murderous intent in his cloudy eyes.

He is the head of the Wang family, Wang Shifu.

"Master, please calm down! The eldest young master is so smart, how can something happen? There must be something delayed. Master, don't worry."

The housekeeper stood up and tried to persuade him, with a flattering look on his face.

Wang Shifu's face was still ugly, and he cursed angrily: "Hmph, didn't you say that there are still a few people who met Teng'er last time? Let's check them out one by one! If they can't be found out again, I will kill all these people one by one. , let them be buried with Teng'er!"

"Yes, yes!" The butler nodded in agreement.

After hearing Wang Shifu's order, the housekeeper couldn't help but sweat. Those were seven or eight martial arts people!
Thinking of this, the butler lowered his head.

at the same time.

The person who brought the good news had already arrived at the inn where Fang Yue lived. After giving the other party money, the yamen officer also happily told Fang Yue that he would go to Yanbin Tower to attend the hairpin banquet held by the palace master in three days, and then left. .

Fang Yue then went back to his room to continue practicing.

Wu Tu Zhen Gong does not require much space, and can also be practiced while meditating and practicing Qi.For Fang Yue, this was no problem at all.

Fang Yue sat cross-legged. As the practice progressed, it turned out that under the influence of the primary Qi sensing talent, this time's practice was different from the past.

When he practiced in the past, he had no clue at all and could only rely on the operation of the technique itself to attract vitality.

The efficiency is very low.

But today, he discovered that the vitality that was originally difficult to grasp, even difficult to sense, and difficult to absorb, has become clear and has rules to follow.

Under this strange feeling, Fang Yue felt as if he could absorb the energy around him as long as he was willing.

It's a wonderful feeling.

"It seems like I'm feeling my vitality!"

Fang Yue opened his eyes in surprise, with a flash of light in his eyes and a hint of joy at the corner of his mouth.

It is so!

After an hour,

Fang Yue finished his work and opened his eyes, his face full of excitement.
This is the first time I sense the existence of vitality!And it was also the first time that I really felt the progress of practicing this technique.

"It seems that as long as I practice harder in the future, I will be able to reach the state of Qi sensing sooner or later!"

He thought to himself, feeling particularly happy.

In the evening, I finished practicing and just came out to prepare for dinner.

At this time, people from Qinghe Gambling House came looking for him.

Because Fang Yue had bet on himself to pass the government examination before, it was this person who handled it, so he was familiar with it.

"Congratulations to Mr. Fang, congratulations to Mr. Fang."

The other party, after some flattering congratulations, said that Qinghe Casino was interested in making friends with Fang Yue.

The warm invitation from their shopkeeper, hoping that Fang Yue could spare some time for the two parties to meet.

Fang Yue shook his head and did not agree. After all, no one who opened a gambling house could be clean.Fang Yue would naturally not make friends with this kind of person.

After politely refusing and accepting the money he deserved, Fang Yue went out to eat.

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Time passed quickly, and it was three days later in the blink of an eye.

The hairpin banquet began, and Fang Yue went to the appointment on time. After arriving at the banquet building, other martial arts people had already arrived.

After waiting for a while, the master of the palace, Zhu Quan, arrived accompanied by a group of senior officials.

"The man in purple in the middle is Lord Zhu, the master of the palace. Next to him is his nephew, General Zhu Weilie, the commander-in-chief of the Guards."

The faint voices of other martial arts practitioners beside him could be heard talking.

When Fang Yue heard this, he couldn't help but look towards Zhu Quan in the center of the crowd.

I saw that the master of the palace was wearing purple uniforms, and he looked elegant, without the oppressive feeling of a martial arts master at all.

However, at first glance, Fang Yue was slightly surprised.

This Lord of the Palace, a third-rank official of the Wei Dynasty and a high official in the border areas, is rumored to be almost two hundred years old.

Just looking at his appearance, he seems to be no more than 50 or [-] years old.

He was even much younger than the one next to him, his nephew Zhu Weilie, the commander-in-chief of the Guards.

Not to mention that these two people are uncle and nephew, but on the contrary, some people believe that they are father and son.

Is this a strong martial artist?
Through practicing martial arts, I can actually have such longevity. Is it really possible to live forever?

If this is the case, then there may be real immortals in this world, and those demons and ghosts may not be just legends.

And martial arts is already like this, so if a Qi practitioner who is stronger than martial arts can practice to a sufficient level, how powerful will it be?

Can you live forever if you practice to a high level?

This feeling shocked Fang Yue.

"Haha, congratulations to all of you for passing the imperial examination. Sit down and have a drink from this cup." Zhu Quan said with a smile, a kind smile on his face.

"Thank you, Palace Master, thank you Palace Master!" Many martial arts officials thanked him and took their seats one after another.

At the same time, Fang Yue looked at the person next to Zhu Quan.

The man had a beard, and he did not have the obvious sense of restraint like other officials around Zhu Quan. Instead, he talked to Zhu Quan very casually.

And the moment Fang Yue looked over, the other party happened to look at him as well.

The two of them looked at each other, with some surprise in their eyes.

"It's him?"

After seeing his face clearly, Fang Yue realized that he had not mistaken the person. This person turned out to be the person he had seen at Bai Li's place who had told him that he had taken the wrong path in cultivation the last time he came to Fucheng.

I didn't expect to see this person here after such a long time.

What's more, he didn't expect that this person seemed to have a high status and was able to talk and laugh with Zhu Quan.

The interaction between the two was completely seen by Zhu Quan, who had been watching him, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

"Brother Yu, did you meet someone you know?"

Zhu Quan turned around and asked.A year ago, Fei Hengli was just a slightly higher-status inspector in the Sitian Prison, and he did not need to be treated like this.

But now, this person is the commander-in-chief of Shanyang Prefecture Si Tianjian.

Although his cultivation level is not as good as his, but his status is transcendent, even he must treat him with courtesy.

Fei Hengli shook his head with a smile, "The palace master misunderstood, I just met him once. He has a good talent, but I didn't expect to see him again here. It's a pity. If you go the wrong way, I'm afraid I won't be able to feel your anger in the future."

"Oh, how do you say this?" Zhu Quan asked curiously.

Immediately, Fei Hengli told Zhu Quan about Fang Yue.

After a moment, Zhu Quan also glanced at Fang Yue and shook his head: "That's such a pity."

He naturally believed in the other party's vision. After all, Si Tianjian had special means to distinguish between Qi practitioners and warriors.

If this Fang Yue comes from a big family, then with the talent he shows now, it is worth continuing to cultivate.

However, it would be a pity if he came from an ordinary background.

If one's cultivation cannot break through the Qi-sensing realm, then one cannot be granted important official positions.

The party continued until late at night.

However, Fang Yue did not know at this time that Zhu Quan, who had originally been prepared to give him command of the county guard as usual, had changed his mind.

Time passed quickly and a few days passed. In the past few days, the martial arts candidates who passed the government examinations were awarded official positions one after another.

Those who get local official positions with real power or stay in Shanyang Mansion are naturally happy.

Originally, everyone thought that Fang Yue was a lucky man. He passed the government examination by chance and was the envy of everyone.

Later, the top martial arts candidates were granted official positions one after another, but Fang Yue was not.

At exactly this time, a message about Fang Yue also spread in Shanyang Mansion.

(End of this chapter)