Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 915: The No. Scholar is Missing
Just as Gu Chan and the old man were standing here chatting.

The team of officials who were bringing the good news happened to pass by them. As they were standing at the back of the crowd, the officials did not pay any attention to it at all. They continued to walk forward, carrying big red flowers and beating gongs and drums.

After they had walked far away, the old man suddenly said, "By the way, Mr. Xu, didn't I hear that you were recommended by the old prince to participate in this spring exam?"

"I only took the exam for four days and then came out." Gu Chan said with a wry smile.

"That's not right! It seems that the spring exam lasts for seven days, and there are not many people who come out early, right? In our area, I'm afraid you are the only one who came out early. They are not here to tell you the good news, are they?" the old man reminded.

Gu Chan laughed and said, "How is that possible? I just wrote nonsense for those four days. If someone like me could pass the exam, it would be a miracle."

"So that's how it is! It's very likely that there are other candidates in our area who came out earlier than you." The old man sighed.

Gu Chan nodded without comment.

Seeing the official announcing the good news walking further and further away, Gu Chan was in no mood to watch any longer, and said to the old man, "Grandpa, you guys are busy, I'll continue to walk around, I just had breakfast, it's a good time to digest it."

"Okay, Mr. Xu, have fun then." The old man said respectfully.

Gu Chan chuckled and continued walking forward happily.

After walking for a while, she found a gambling house in front of her. On a whim, she immediately went into the gambling house to play.

This side of the inn.

At this time, Guo Yu had woken up and came downstairs to sit at the table and have breakfast with Xuan Xiao.

While eating, Guo Yu reached out and touched the aching back of his neck, and said angrily, "This Xu Xian really pissed me off. It would have been fine if he didn't let me serve him last night, but he actually stabbed me in the back of my neck. Now I'm in so much pain."

"Miss Guo, stop complaining. Our master is a serious man, otherwise he would have done something to you last night, and your reputation as a virgin would have been ruined." Xuan Xiao said jokingly.

"Hmph! He doesn't have the guts to do that." Guo Yu snorted coldly.

As she said this, her pretty face turned red again. In fact, she was really hoping that Gu Chan would do something to her last night. This way, they would have made the matter a done deal and Gu Chan would not be able to deny it even if she wanted to!
It’s a pity that Gu Chan didn’t want to touch her at all last night.

Xuan Xiao laughed out loud when he heard this. Just as he was about to continue teasing Guo Yu, the team of officials who came to announce the good news suddenly stopped outside the inn.

Everyone in the inn rushed out to watch the excitement.

The shopkeeper was extremely excited, he rushed out to greet them, and took out silver to reward the officials who brought the good news. After all, there was a candidate who passed the exam in his inn, which was a great joyous event and would also help to expand the reputation of his inn. For him in the future, it could be said that it would be a hundred benefits and no harm!

Guo Yu also became interested and quickly stepped forward to ask the leading official, "Which candidate in this inn passed the exam?"

"It's Miss Guo! Why are you here so early in the morning?" asked the leading officer.

"Hey! Stop asking so many questions. I'm asking you who passed the exam?" Guo Yu urged.

The shopkeeper also echoed, "Yes! Please tell me! I am so anxious."

"After being reviewed by all the scholars of the Imperial Academy, submitted by the six ministries, and personally selected by Her Majesty the Queen, the first place winner of this year's spring examination is Young Master Feng Haofeng from Xuanyue City on the northern border of Diyue Kingdom. Boss, please invite him out to ride in the sedan chair and parade through the streets!" The leading official shouted, holding the red edict announcing the good news.

The shopkeeper quickly asked the waiter to go upstairs to the room where Feng Hao was staying to call for someone. But when the waiter came down, he spread his hands and said, "The champion is not in the guest room!"

"Oh! Oh, now I remember. Ever since he left the store with Mr. Xu and Miss Fang and went to the examination hall, he has not come back. I wonder where he has gone to have fun." The shopkeeper said with sudden realization.

"What should we do? If we can't find the number one scholar, we won't be able to complete our mission! Send someone to look for him quickly!" said the leading officer anxiously.

Guo Yu hurriedly said to Xuan Xiao, "Don't be idle either. Go and inform your master that Young Master Feng has passed the imperial examination and become the top scholar. Ask him to help look for him as well."

"Okay, Miss Guo, I'll go find the young master right away." Xuan Xiao nodded.

After saying that, he immediately followed the direction where Gu Chan had left and went to look for her.

The shopkeeper did not dare to delay and quickly asked the waiter to take the servants of the inn to look for Feng Hao everywhere.

The officials who brought the good news could only stand outside the inn and wait helplessly.

Half an hour later, the news that Feng Hao had passed the imperial examination and become the top scorer spread throughout the city of Kyoto.

At this time, Gu Chan was making a lot of money in the gambling house, and there was a pile of silver in front of him.

The gambling house owner stood opposite him, looking at him with an embarrassed face and said, "Mr. Xu, please show some mercy! We are all small businesses. If you keep winning like this, our gambling house will lose money."

"You can open a gambling house, so why are you afraid of your customers winning?" Gu Chan said with a wry smile.

"No! We are not afraid if others win, but we are very afraid if you win!" said the gambling house owner with a bitter face.

Gu Chan laughed and said, "What do you mean by that? Why don't I understand?"

"Mr. Xu, think about it! If others win, we still have ways to make them spit it out, but we don't dare to do that if you win! You subdued the powerful gold-eating beast last night, how can we be enough for you to fight back?" The gambling house owner said helplessly.

Gu Chan shook her head speechlessly, stretched out her hand from the pile of money in front of her, took out five hundred taels of silver notes and stuffed them into her sleeve, then said generously, "Okay, look at your stingy look, I don't want to play anymore, these five hundred taels belong to me, and the rest will be returned to your gambling house."

"Thank you, Mr. Xu, for your mercy." The gambling house owner hurriedly clasped his fists to express his gratitude.

Gu Chan was too lazy to pay attention to him and turned to walk towards the door.

But just as she reached the door, she bumped into Xuan Xiao who rushed in.

Gu Chan grabbed his collar and said angrily, "Why are you in such a hurry? I almost knocked you away with one blow. Do you want to die?"

"Master, great news! Young Master Feng has passed the imperial examination and is the top scorer. The officials who brought the good news are already waiting outside the inn to take him to patrol the streets." Xuan Xiao said excitedly.

"Oh! I was wondering which candidate passed the exam in the area where we live! It turned out to be Feng Hao!" Gu Chan said with relief.

"Master, please help look for him. Young Master Feng has gone to some place and no one can find him now!" Xuan Xiao said anxiously.

Gu Chan was stunned when she heard this, and then she realized that Feng Hao had handed in his paper and left the examination room early after her, but he did not return to the inn. No one knew where he was hiding and had a good time, otherwise no one would have been able to find him.