I became a saint in the world of Liao Zhai, and flirted with monster girls

His energy seemed to be the nemesis of ghosts. When it fell on his body, it was like boiling oil on fire. The male ghost immediately made crackling sounds and let out painful screams.

It was visible to the naked eye that the skinny male ghost's originally solid body was pierced by his breath one hole after another, and his body was disintegrating and almost collapsing.

The male ghost sitting on the beam couldn't bear such damage and fell down directly, landing on the ground, with a foul smell emanating from his body.

"Mercy, mercy, sir, please spare me. I know I was wrong. I will never dare to mislead people again. Please let me go this time." The thin male ghost was in great pain and could not help but kowtow and beg for mercy.

Chapter 94: Departure to the capital city for the exam

Zhou Kao shook his head and chuckled, "You idiot, are you scared now? You know you're wrong? I think you know you're going to die again!!! Spare you? I don't care about my face???"

After saying that, he walked towards the male ghost again and wanted to blow a few more breaths on him.

Little Tai Sui looked at the ignorant male ghost with disdain. It was really disgusting. He would have to eat one less chicken leg tomorrow.

Until this blind thing is turned into a wisp of green smoke.

The male ghost was so scared that he wanted to escape, but his body was broken and he couldn't move.

The next day, the scholars gathered and went to the provincial capital to take part in the provincial examination.

Except for Zhou Kao who was full of energy, most of them were yawning and walking unsteadily.

"Brother Zhang, why do you look like this?"

"I booked a room for the night."

"..."

Zhang Mingdao's legs were weak, but fortunately he was sitting in a carriage, so he didn't have to suffer.

The classmate next to him was telling Zhou Kao about the wonderful qualities of the courtesan with endless nostalgia, such as her skin as fragrant as snow and her beauty as pure as a jade pot. Zhou Kao was stunned by what he heard.

The road from the county seat to the prefectural capital is not long, but there are some sparsely populated areas. When the population is sparse, the atmosphere of life is less.

The effectiveness of the blessing of national destiny will be reduced, so in order to prevent accidents, all experts are ready to pass by.

There were several hundred people in the team, and the traffic was bustling, but there wasn't much tension.

By evening, everyone was ready to stay at the government-run inn. There was a hundred-household station near the inn to prevent the appearance of bandits and the gathering of rioters.

In addition to government-run inns, local villagers also ran guesthouses, which were usually run by relatives of the centurions.

With hundreds of people staying for one night, it is naturally very lively.

Zhou Kao walked around and saw many ruined walls and dilapidated courtyards nearby. He asked the local postman and learned that it was a centurion's office from the Northern Dynasties. It had fallen into disrepair for many years, and the newly established Dayu Dynasty simply ignored it and set up a new business nearby.

However, the locals still cleaned up a little and left a few houses out in case of emergency.

Some cost-conscious peddlers would like to find a place here to rest.

Compared with the risks of traveling day and night, it is more reliable to stay at the nearby government-run inn.

After walking around and about to turn back, I saw a few people walking slowly on the official road. The leader was a middle-aged man with very simple clothes and a bamboo stick in his hand. There were old and young people on his left and right, in front and behind, all wearing hemp clothes and looking a little tired.

But when Zhou Kao saw them, he felt strange, because although these people were dressed simply, they were in excellent spirits, and the temperament of a scholarly family was almost evident.

What he saw in his eyes was not a ghost, but rather something ethereal and noble.

"Mom, let's take a break here."

"Alright."

The middle-aged man started talking, and Zhou Kao only then saw clearly that the middle-aged man was carrying someone on his back. It was his old mother.

Seeing this, Zhou Kao hurried forward to help: "Be careful, be careful..."

"Uh...thank you, thank you very much..."

The middle-aged man looked stunned, and the old and young around him were also surprised, but seeing Zhou Kao's enthusiasm, they didn't say anything.

Helping the old man land on the ground, Zhou Kao was also surprised: How could it be so light?

"Thank you, young lord..."

The old woman was probably blind and couldn't see anything, so she just looked in the direction Zhou Kao was talking and thanked him.

"Easy to do."

Zhou Kao originally thought they were going to the inn, but the old and young people went to the dilapidated courtyard next door.

I guess it's to save money.

With this in mind, Zhou Kao did not care much about it, but when he saw that the old and young were eating unknown dry food, he could not bear it and took some food from the inn.

"Old man, here are some cakes. If you don't mind, please accept them."

Zhou Kao picked out things that were soft and easy to chew, which were convenient for both the old and the young to eat.

Some of the dry food was as hard as stones, and there was no hot water in this shabby courtyard, so it was very difficult to eat.

He had also suffered this kind of hardship when he was young in Xiaohe Village. If the orphans and widows in Xiaohe Village had not taken good care of him, he would have suffered a lot more.

Feeling the same way, I was willing to help out a little.

Although the middle-aged man wanted to refuse, he saw that the dry food in the hands of the old and the young was indeed hard to swallow, so he said to Zhou Kao in gratitude: "Thank you for your help, sir..."

"Hey!" Zhou Kao raised his hand to interrupt, "It's just a few cakes, it doesn't need to be like this."

"Thank you, thank you so much..."

This middle-aged man must have been educated, as he kept bowing to Zhou Kao, and Zhou Kao had no choice but to return the greeting.

After Zhou Kao left, the middle-aged man said to the old and young with a guilty look on his face: "Mother, it's my child who is incompetent."

"How can you say such a thing? Wouldn't that be a betrayal of the young master's kindness?"

"Yes, yes, I know I'm wrong."

The middle-aged man quickly apologized, then raised his hand to stroke the heads of the children and asked with a smile, "Is it delicious?"

"Ok!"

"Dad, Yiling Yiqi feeds leeks, but y5yueyi, dad won't eat it?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Daddy is not hungry. After Daddy takes up his post and receives his salary, I will buy food for you every day, okay?"

"Okay, okay..."

Suddenly, laughter and joyful chatter were heard in the dilapidated courtyard.

When Zhou Kao returned to the house, Little Tai Sui sniffed and asked, "Junzi, why do you have such a fragrant smell?"

"Have it?"

Zhou Kao sniffed it himself and said, "No."

"strangeness……"

The little Tai Sui grumbled something, then shook his cat head and ate his meal mercilessly.

The next morning, Zhou Kao remembered the passers-by from last night and went to check. When he arrived at the dilapidated courtyard, he saw that all the cakes and food he had brought were there, neatly arranged and intact.

As for the middle-aged man and his blind mother and child, they had long disappeared.

"It's strange. I saw them eating it with my own eyes."

Zhou Kao picked up the cake and looked at it carefully. There were indeed no signs of it having been bitten.

The one I encountered yesterday must have been an elf.

I just don't know where it came from, and Zhou Kao didn't even notice it when he was not paying attention.

On the way, scholars were chatting and talking nonsense. Zhang Mingdao and other wealthy classmates were exchanging various postures, such as "immortal pointing the way", "fairy from the sky", "fairy descending to the earth", and "female fairy playing the flute", which opened Zhoukou's eyes.

This rich second-generation scholar has a lot of fun.

It's nice to have money.

On the last stretch of the road leading into the city, there were many tombs on the hills on both sides. Zhou Kao saw the dense trees on both sides, spying on the scholars who were taking the exam, and his eyes suddenly widened.

Just glare at him, and the gloomy aura will dissipate immediately.

"Humph!"

With a light snort, Zhou Kao didn't bother to pay attention to the wild ghosts. The ghosts and monsters around the grave were all trembling with fear, and most of them hugged each other to comfort each other.

"Who is the general who escorted the scholar?"

A strange bird fluttered its wings and chirped, "That really scared me. It was staring at me like a tiger. I almost thought I was going to be eaten."

"You are a jerk who can't fly more than ten miles. You are no general at all. You are just a scholar!"

"what?"

"I heard that he was a scholar with great righteousness, and he loved to eat monsters. He ate 70,000 to 80,000 shrimp soldiers and crab generals in one breath in the East China Sea, and turned countless giant snakes into snake soup. He was extremely ferocious..."

"My God, how could such a wicked person appear in the world!"

"A few days ago, the Yaxiangke, Qing Ranran, and other demons from Qiantang County all moved their families. I heard that Zhou Yixian feasted on the top of Qiantang City. The Green Snake Demon and others were skinned and boned, and their bones were stewed into soup. The fat and lean meat were chopped into sauerkraut, and wontons wrapped in fennel were eaten. They ate until they were dizzy..."

The cemetery was bustling with activity, and some ghosts and monsters were gossiping and chatting about their recent experiences.

Rumors, these are all slander against Zhou Kao!!

Chapter 95: The official-obsessed little Tai Sui gave up the exam for filial piety

Along the way, the soldiers and yamen runners who escorted the scholars to the exam were all surprised that this year's exam was so easy.

According to past experience, at least one or two scholars would suddenly disappear or die suddenly, or at the very least, they would be seriously ill.

This usually happens when one encounters a female ghost or some evil spirit, and all the energy in the body is sucked away, turning the person into a half-dead weakling.

This year was amazing, nothing happened and the atmosphere was really good.

The soldiers and yamen runners summarized the situation and concluded that it was probably related to Prime Minister Zhou.

Mr. Zhou has extraordinary courage and has a calming effect.

Everyone felt it. Even if they just got closer to Zhou Kao, they would feel braver and more courageous.

"He who keeps company with the good becomes good," perhaps if I get closer to Mr. Zhou, my courage and boldness will increase greatly.

Of course, the soldiers and yamen runners were willing to show up in front of Zhou Kao to make a better impression on him, mainly because he had been an official.

A centurion, just say no and that’s it, so domineering!

This starting point is so different~Sisi is higher than everyone else’s future destination!!

If Mr. Zhou becomes a general, a governor, or a general in the future, it's not impossible for him to reach the highest rank. If he shows up now and makes himself known to others, he might even be able to join him in the future...

When they arrived at the provincial capital, it was already afternoon. At this time, scholars from various counties gathered together, but the busiest one was Zhou Kao himself.

Scholars from Baihua County, Bishui County, Youshi County, and Qiantang County all came to visit Zhou Kao with gifts and friends. Some officials who led the teams, such as the chief clerks, clerks, doctors, and teachers, also came to Zhou Kao to have a meal and chat.

To those in officialdom, Zhou Kao's deeds of slaying demons and eliminating evil were nothing, he was just a reckless man. However, his close relationship with veteran officials such as Wang Jiaqi, the magistrate of Qiantang County, and Lin Yukun, the commander of the Red Dragon Army, made a different story.

Especially for people from Bishui County, Youshi County, and Qiantang County, they can only show their faces in front of the county magistrate of their hometown very often.

But Zhou Yixian from Beijing's Guo County was different. The experiences and connections he had made during this period were beyond the reach of an average person in their entire lifetime.

This person's connections in the officialdom are naturally much higher than others, so how could people not flock to him?

After two days, Zhou Kao's scalp was numb from the exhaustion and he was truly physically and mentally exhausted.

"Even slaying demons and monsters isn't this tiring!"

This was the first time I was looking forward to the weekly exam so much.

Take the exam early and forget it after you finish it!

"My dear, you are just not used to the official procedures. This is how favors are done."

Little Tai Sui was very happy. The threshold of the guest house where Zhou Kao stayed was worn out. Four thresholds were changed in two days. The number of guests coming and going was really eye-opening for him.

"Of course you, a little official fanatic, feel comfortable. I don't think I'm cut out for it. After I pass the imperial examination, I'll see whether I should take part in the Spring Examination."

"Don't mess around, my dear!"

When the little cat heard that Zhou Kao was actually afraid of the red tape in the officialdom, he wondered if his future in life might be "blocked halfway"?

The cat was anxious at that time.

Zhou Kao laughed heartily and pointed at Little Tai Sui, saying, "You're just a little cat, yet you're so interested in being an official!"

"What kind of words are you talking about, a gentleman? Without the official status, how can you intimidate a villain? The power of an official is immense, a gentleman."

"..."