The sound of rain became less and the sound of light touching the bowls and chopsticks in the room sounded from time to time. The wine and food delivered were not just a cover-up, but Xue Qing ate it seriously.

"The taste of home," she praised, "it's very similar to my mother."

Miaomiao smiled and said, "Sister Ge does better than me." No matter what happened in the past and present, the sound of my mother's cry was smooth and naturally without any change.

Du Qian drank a sip of wine and said, "You will be able to enter the Yellow Sha Road tomorrow night. You don't have to pay attention to it. Please refer to it carefully. I will call you when the time comes."

Xue Qing nodded and responded, picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it.

Miaomiao said: "Don't learn to drink."

Xue Qing said: "It's reasonable to use the excuse to come out to eat and drink." As he stood up, "Then I'll go back first."

Du and others stood up and watched Xue Qing walk out without stopping.

The peddler Kang Nian said, "Your Highness is too nervous, you didn't ask anything." Ask Song Yuan what the people were going to do, how many elite soldiers had arranged secret whistles in the Yellow Sha Road, etc.... When you know that the other party was trying to trap her, and you couldn't avoid and escape, you were nervous.

Du smiled and said, "That's not, Your Highness is fearless." No matter how prepared the other party is, she has only one goal, and it doesn't matter if she knows her purpose. "And, those things are what we need to do."

Kang Nian and others looked solemnly, and responded: "Die without fear."

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It’s not fearless, but there is nothing to do with fear. Xue Qing walked through the still noisy backyard. Things were simple. If he could beat him, he would run away. Saving his life was the purpose. When he walked to the residence where the candidates in Chang'an were, someone came out to see her babbling.

"Where is Young Master Qingzi going so late?" he asked, sniffing again without waiting for an answer, "You're drinking."

Xue Qing said, "I'm hungry, so I went to find something to eat." He saluted the man, "Senior brother, I only drank one glass of wine, don't tell the sir."

Mr. Qingxia asked that drinking was prohibited during the trip, but now the trip was about to end. The man smiled and did not make things difficult for her. Seeing Xue Qing enter the house, he heard the lively sound from the backyard, and he was also greedy. He turned around and asked the people in the same room to go and find wine and eat.

Guo Zian was still sitting in the room and saw her coming in and stood up.

Xue Qing yawned and said, "You don't have to wait for me, go to bed early."

As he approached, Guo Zian also smelled the smell of wine and hesitated and said, "Do you want to sober up the soup?"

Xue Qing laughed and said, "No, you only need a cup." He said, "Zi'an, don't be so nervous. I have always wanted to tell you that it makes people feel wrong if you are so nervous. You can treat me like you used to."

Guo Zian responded in a quiet voice, but how could it be like before... After all, it's different.

Xue Qing naturally knew this, so he just reminded him, patted the bed and said, "I'm going to sleep, I'll have to hurry tomorrow."

There are two beds in this room, and Guo Zi'an doesn't have to worry about the same bed, but breathing in the same room still makes the young man stare and puts a lot of effort into falling asleep.

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The Chang'an candidates who fell asleep with the sound of rain woke up with the morning light. The rain had stopped, and the inn in the early morning became as quiet as a sleeping place.

The doors were already open, and everyone was either washing or tidying their luggage, and the inn guys delivered breakfast one by one.

"Sanchilang, what did you do last night?" Zhang Shuangtong asked, "Have you gone to drink?"

There is no secret between everyone walking along the way. Seeing it alone means that everyone has seen it. Xue Qing smiled dismissively and did not admit it or deny it.

Zhang Shuangtong was dissatisfied: "...Why don't you call me when you drink?"

Xue Qing said: "I'll call you tonight." We'll go to Huangsha Road tonight. The hard journey is over. You can relax for a moment before the intense exam comes.

Zhang Shuangtong smiled and patted her shoulders. It was a promise between the teenagers. After talking and drinking, everyone was ready to go. Her hair was combed neatly, whether black or white. Although her face was a little tired, she was full of energy. Her blue shirt and long robe were filled with books, which added a bit more elegance to everyone. Mr. Qingxia swept over everyone's satisfaction, and thanked and said goodbye to the magistrate of Liyang County who came to see him off, leading the candidates to get on a carriage and drove out of the inn.

In the early morning after the summer rain, the weather was cool. The candidates were sitting in the car and lifted up the curtains. The scenery on the road seemed to be pleasing to the eye. Not long after leaving Liyang City, the number of people on the road became more and more people. When they approached, they could hear various accents. This was the candidates running from all over the place, which filled the official road and became slow.

Guo Zian looked at the more and more cars and frowned: "Can you arrive before dark?"

Guo Zi'an's concerns were unnecessary. Not long ago, there was a checkpoint ahead of the road. The officers and soldiers were stationed, and another group of civil servants were checking and registering. The people who were not candidates were arranged to walk along the road, while the candidates were separated by people and vehicles.

"The road ahead is not far. Please walk with your own salute and check your horses and vehicles separately so that you can go to the city to rest sooner."

The civil servants announced, and notices were posted on the shelves beside the road. The soldiers standing around looked solemn and cold, with invisible pressure, which made some people go back because they were dissatisfied with walking with their bows on their backs.

"Don't make noises and noisy... Please remember, this is Huangsha Road." A civil servant said with a faint voice.

This reminder makes the scene quieter. This is Huangsha Road. You can be killed on the spot by being detained as a quarrel of the queen and princess or evil spirits. The Huangsha Road is not ordinary officers and soldiers, but imperial guards. They have the right to take action first and then report to offend the imperial power.

Before we approached the Yellow Sha Road, everyone was already feeling nervous.

Of course Xue Qing didn't. She carried out a simple identity check with her luggage in a calm expression. The civil servant didn't look at her and let her go.

Without cars and horses, only people walk, the road is much smoother. The candidates in Chang'an City walk together naturally, but they cannot avoid being mixed with candidates from other places. Everyone looked at each other curiously, and enthusiastically even introduced and chatted on their own. However, this is only a few, and most people gathered in their own teams to march... and were not silent.

"Look at what that person is wearing...is the latest clothing in the south... he actually wears flowers... he thinks he is parading on the streets."

"...Did you hear that there are people from Fuzhou there... they actually talked about what we were wearing like country people... His outfit was three years ago."

Zhang Shuangtong kept muttering.

When Pang An heard this, he turned his head and laughed: "Young Master Shuangtong really sees all directions and listens to all directions."

Xue Qing just smiled with a pursed lips, then heard a commotion coming from the front, shouting that it had arrived, and looked up and saw a city ahead appear.

Situated in the sunlight after the rain, it seems to be surrounded by fog and appearing, adding to the mystery and majesty.

Everyone's footsteps accelerated, but the speed of entering the city did not accelerate. The city gates there set up stricter inspections, and the team lined up in a long queue.

Zhang Shuangtong looked at him and said, "It's really good that he could go in before dark."

Xue Qing held up an umbrella and looked forward. Although the line was long, the city could already see clearly. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the striking city gate under the sunlight.
Chapter completed!