"Xiao Lu, you are right." Yan Yue said, "Look, I didn't think about it at first. I really thought that guy was thinking about me!"
"Ayue, you just think too simplistically. But I appreciate this very much!" Yu Tianlu said with a smile, "Ignore this for now, let's go back to Ma's Inn first!"
After saying that, the two children walked toward Ma's Inn, arm in arm. The haze just now has been swept away, but the road ahead needs to be carefully considered by the two of them.
Just as the two teenagers were leaving, an old man walked out of the grass on the side of the road.
If Yu Tianlu were here, he would find that this person was the mysterious old man who met them once when the results were released that day.
The old man stroked his beard and looked into the distance, a look of satisfaction suddenly appeared on his face.
"It seems that you two are indeed destined to be our 'Celestial Spirits'!" The old man said to himself, "But before that, I still want to see if you have such determination. Because since you left the royal family At the beginning of the academy, the path you choose will be the most difficult one."
When the two returned to Majia Inn, the boss, shopkeeper Feng, was waiting at the door to greet them.
Shopkeeper Feng had also heard news from the Royal Academy before, saying that both Yu Tianlu and Yan Yue had passed the exam. He was also happy for these two children.
But when Shopkeeper Feng saw the two of them, he couldn't help but feel a little in his heart: "What's wrong with you two? Are you back so early? Is there something going on at the Royal Academy?"
"Oh, Uncle Feng, don't mention it!" Yan Yue said with a sad face.
Upon seeing this, Shopkeeper Feng immediately welcomed the two of them into the inn.
After hearing Yu Tianlu tell what happened, shopkeeper Feng also sighed for the two teenagers.
"Alas! It is indeed not easy for ordinary people to become elephant masters! I never expected that this Royal Academy, with its great reputation, would be so renegade!"
"People work as swordsmen, and I work as fish and meat. I know this very well!" Yu Tianlu knew very well that it was not easy to cross class barriers.
"Then what are you going to do next? Are you preparing to meet Muyang Town?" Shopkeeper Feng asked.
"No, we want to settle down in the provincial capital first and see if there are other opportunities?" Yu Tianlu replied, "But we are not familiar with the place. These days, we only know that we are reviewing for the exam, and we have no interest in schools other than the Royal Academy. learn."
"It's not urgent. I also think it's better for you to stay here!" Shopkeeper Feng said, "Although Muyang Town has beautiful mountains and rivers, it's still not as good as this provincial capital that can see the world!"
"But Shopkeeper Feng, there is something we want to discuss with you!" Yu Tianlu looked embarrassed at this moment.
"What's wrong, Master Yu, if you have anything to do, please tell me in person!" Shopkeeper Feng said quickly, "You're acting like this now, but it makes me feel embarrassed!"
"Shopkeeper Feng, in fact, our expenses have been almost used up. So next..." Yu Tianlu asked tentatively, "Before we find a new school, can you let us work here? !”
"Master Yu, what are you talking about?" Shopkeeper Feng suddenly stood up, "Who do you two think I, Feng Yan, am?"
"Shopkeeper Feng..."
"Before you find the school, you two can stay with me as long as you want. Don't mention money to me." Shopkeeper Feng said seriously.
"Shopkeeper Feng, what I said is, isn't this asking you to do a loss-making business?"
Yu Tianlu and Yan Yue also felt a little sorry. They didn't expect that Butler Ma in Muyang Town was so free of money, but Shopkeeper Feng in this provincial capital was so generous with money.
"Sure enough, the gap between people in a company is not that big!" Yu Tianlu complained secretly in his heart.
In fact, what the two brats didn't know was that before the two came back, someone had already arrived at Ma's Inn.
There was no way to keep Yu Tianlu and Yan Yue in the Royal Academy, and Xiang Xiaoyuan did not want them to leave the provincial capital.
So before she returned to Xiang's home, she asked her housekeeper, Uncle Yu, to come to Ma's Inn in advance and pay a fee for Yu Tianlu and the others.
"Shopkeeper Feng, this money should be enough for two children for a year. You must take good care of them!" Uncle Yu also gave many instructions before leaving.
"Don't worry! I'm not just here for the money. These two little guys are indeed the best among people I've met. They will become prosperous in the future, which is also a blessing to our Ma's Inn!" Shopkeeper Feng said quickly.
"But there is something I need to tell you."
"Butler Yu, please speak!"
"You must not reveal what I came to see you for."
"Why?"
"Our eldest lady doesn't want them to know that they are favored by the Xiang family."
"That's it! Don't worry, Butler Yu, I will keep it secret!" Shopkeeper Feng said seriously.
At this moment, Shopkeeper Feng looked at the two children and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "I don't know how you two brats climbed to such a high branch of the Xiang family."
"Shopkeeper!" At this time, a waiter ran in from outside and said anxiously, "Shopkeeper, the goods you ordered have arrived. I need you to go over and check them quickly."
"Then I'll go right now!" Turning around, shopkeeper Feng quickly greeted Yu Tianlu, "Okay, you two, I still have some things to deal with, so you can eat slowly!"
"You're busy, you're busy!" the two children replied politely.
Shopkeeper Feng quickly followed the waiter out of the door, while Yu Tianlu and Yan Yue continued to eat.
In Yan Yue's words, he wanted to turn grief into appetite, so he ate several plates of beef in one go. Yu Tianlu, who was watching from the side, rolled his eyes.
"Ayue, even if shopkeeper Feng says he doesn't want our money, we can't be so pushy!" Yu Tianlu said quickly.
"I know, I know! I'm going to show off for a while today, and I'll find a part-time job starting tomorrow!" Yan Yue said, patting his chest.
"I didn't expect the big eater to know how to do odd jobs!"
"Isn't that what you said? That...that...don't you want to eat that..."
"A gentleman will not eat the food he grumbles for!"
"Yes, yes! That's it! I don't want to be a parasite who eats and drinks!" Yan Yue said seriously.
"What a saying that a gentleman never eats what he comes for! I never thought that such heroic words would come from the mouth of a child!" Suddenly, an old voice floated faintly from the corner of the inn hall.
This is not a hotel at this moment, and there are not many guests in the large dining room.
"Who is it?" Yan Yue asked curiously.
"It's strange. It seems like I've heard this voice before!" Yu Tianlu was a little surprised, "Could it be..."
Yan Yue took a closer look and found an old man in ragged clothes sitting in the southeast corner of the hall. He was holding a wine flask in his hand and a plate of side dishes in front of him.
"This grandpa seems to be having a hard time!" Yan Yue looked back at the food on his table and felt pity, "Xiao Lu, can we ask grandpa to come over and dine with us?"
"No problem, look at how thin this old man is..." Yu Tianlu also felt sympathy.
"Old man, do you want to come over?" Yan Yue said loudly.
"That's good!" The old man was not polite, and he had already sat down at Yu Tianlu's table as he spoke.
"This old man is so powerful!" Yu Tianlu was also shocked. Because he didn't even see what the old man did just now, it was as if he was sitting there.
"You two kids are pretty good, but your words just now about not eating what you have come to me have made me a little bit stuck!" The old man smiled awkwardly.
"It's okay! Our invitation to you is not a gift, it's a courtesy exchange between friends!" Yu Tianlu said quickly.
"Friends? I didn't expect you two kids to be friends with a bad old man like me!" The old man laughed, "Unlike that Royal Academy, which turned me away."
"Why, old man, are you also being persecuted by the Royal Academy?" Yan Yue asked quickly.
"It's not persecution, it's just contempt!" The old man sighed, "I went there to apply for a job as a cleaner, but they refused to hire me because of my poor image. How can I reason with you!"
"This..." Looking at the old man's disheveled appearance, Yu Tianlu thought to himself, "To be honest, I can't blame the Royal Academy for this."
When Yan Yue heard this, he was immediately filled with indignation.
"This Royal Academy is so abominable. This old man just wants to make some hard money with his skills, but they don't let him do it. It's really cold-blooded!" Yan Yue said loudly.
"Child, it seems that you also have a problem with the Royal Academy?" The old man seemed to see what Yan Yue was thinking.
"Of course, old man, you don't know something. In fact, we have the same experience as you. Xiaolu, there is a saying, who...who..."
"That's called 'the same fallen people from the end of the world'!" Yu Tianlu added.
"Yes, yes, that's it! Old man, we are in the same boat as you!"
"It turns out that these two kids also have issues with the Royal Academy!" The old man made a puzzled expression.
"Yes, yes, we are actually..."
Immediately afterwards, Yan Yue told the truth about how he and Yu Tianlu passed the entrance examination, but were forced to leave the school by Wei Jinmo, the vice president of the Royal Academy.
Yu Tianlu on the side kept winking at Yan Yue.
However, this big and nervous man was not wary at all, and told him everything like beans poured out of a bamboo tube.
After hearing what happened to the two of them, the old man's face was full of sympathy.
"A guy who has lived half his life actually used his tricks on two underage children. This 'Hidden Sword Xiaoxiaosheng' is really promising!" The old man sneered.
"What is 'Hidden Sword and Xiaoxiaosheng'?" Yan Yue asked curiously.
"'Zangdao Xiaoxiaosheng' is Wei Jinmo's nickname!" the old man explained.
"He really lives up to his name!" Yu Tianlu couldn't help but laugh, "Now we must have experienced his ability to hide his sword behind his smile."
"So, two young brothers, what are you going to do if you don't enter the Royal Academy this time?" The old man asked with a smile after swallowing a piece of beef.
"Xiao Lu means to settle down in the provincial capital first and see if there are any other opportunities!" Yan Yue said, "There should be other colleges in the provincial capital!"
"Of course there are colleges, but there is a problem!" the old man said in embarrassment. "As far as I know, the enrollment periods for most high-end institutions in the provincial capital and the Royal Academy overlap."
"What does this mean?" Yan Yue was a little confused after hearing this.
Yu Tianlu's expression changed drastically.
"Now we're in trouble! I was negligent!"
"What's wrong, Xiaolu, what do you mean by the old man!" Yan Yue asked quickly.
"Ayue, what the old man means is that other colleges and the Royal College enroll students at the same time. And their exams are not as complicated as the Royal College, so it is very likely that all enrollment has closed now!" Yu Tianlu replied.
"Ah! How could this happen?"
