Yong Zhi asked himself to stay here to protect him. Wu Sheng said: "I want to go back and make some plans. At least I have to confirm that the academy does not know about this place before I can proceed calmly. Before that, Yanhu Villa will never be habitable."
As he spoke, he looked around and pointed to a mountain in the distance: "Go and set up a sentry there."
Before leaving, he made a wooden board to seal the mouth of the well and covered it with soil to eliminate the traces of the well.
Yanhu Villa is already remote, and it is difficult for ordinary people to get here. Even if they get here, it is difficult to find this broken well. Even if they find this well, there is well water below.
If you still search further, you are prepared, and no matter how hard you try to hide it, it will be useless. If this happens, it can usually be confirmed that someone is coming from the academy, so Wu Sheng said he cannot live here.
The two went up to the opposite mountain, found a place with a wide view and relative privacy, and built a wooden house. The view of Yanhu Villa is very clear from here, and you can even see the way in the distance. I transplanted some shrubs and flowers to perfect the camouflage, making it completely invisible from below, and then I left.
Before leaving, he drew seven cloud patterns for Yongzhi to pass the time, and warned: "Whenever you see someone coming, they should basically be people from the academy. Just wait and see here. If there is danger, leave immediately. Don’t be reckless. Remember, the important thing is to wait and see what happens in the academy, not to fight desperately!”
Yongzhi stayed here to comprehend the text of the Heavenly Book, and Wu Sheng finally ended his long journey and returned to Yangzhou. While returning to Lu Mingze and continuing to help build the garden, he was also waiting for news from the academy in Linzi.
When Xiang Qiniang and Xiaohuan asked about Yong Zhi's whereabouts, Wu Sheng told them that Yong Zhi had recently realized something, so he went into seclusion on the road.
A few days later, Qingshu came back from Linzi. He gathered everyone together and told everyone about his trip.
"The academy has confirmed that Wu Sheng is still alive, and the reward has been raised to a hundred gold. After Jianzong Yu Da Fengxing, Zuo Jian and You Jian recalled it, the academy painter took action to draw a portrait of Wu Sheng, and it will be hung on the city today. .”
Everyone circulated the portrait, which was drawn on white silk. This was used as a template and sent to schools in various places. The schools then engraved it into wooden notices, delivered them to the temple, and hung them on the city wall.
Wu Sheng took the portrait handed over by Sophora Flower Sword and looked at it twice, feeling guilty and afraid.
If we go back one year, the similarity to himself in this portrait will be almost 90%. There is no need to defend himself. Qing Shu's first reaction when he comes back will be to arrest himself.
Fortunately, Wu Sheng was very careful about this this year and made preparations in advance. He changed a few proportions of Tianxiang Dan and made many changes to his appearance. In addition, the image of disheveled hair has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. No help.
Of course, Zhong Liying's contribution is also included in this. It is not Zhong Liying's conclusive evidence, and it is difficult not to arouse suspicion.
Despite this, the similarity has reached nearly 70%, and the hidden dangers are still great.
Huai Huajian has the most contact with Wu Sheng. She has been taking care of Wu Sheng since she rescued him from Nuoxi Beach, and she couldn't help but look at Wu Sheng.
Wu Sheng calmed down, touched his nose, and boldly surrendered: "This Wu thief is quite similar to me. If others don't know, they might think he is my brother."
Huaihua Sword said: "Brother Sun, are you sure there are no separated brothers in your family before?"
Wu Sheng said with a sad face: "It's a pity that his parents died early, so we can only catch him and ask about his origins. If it is true, he will have to plead for a reduced crime for my brother, but I don't know how much credit he needs to make for the academy. How can we atone for his crime?"
Chen Bu shouted: "For Brother Sun's sake, Bu is willing to help Brother Sun make his case."
Shi Jiu said: "I'm afraid all the meritorious deeds you two put together are not enough. You have to work hard to make meritorious deeds!"
Everyone laughed for a while, but Qing Shu suppressed his words: "Speaking of meritorious deeds, we can confirm that Wu Sheng and Wei Fusun are still alive, thanks to our previous expedition south. Although Jian Zong woke up, he only knew that Wu Sheng was alive, and We were the ones who found out Wu Sheng's whereabouts. Therefore, in the Academy's records, Sun Wu and Zhongli recorded three rounds of merit and received a reward of five yi.
Everyone looked happy. Although Qingshu himself did not mention his own merits, he was definitely the most important. Merits were recorded from top to bottom. The Yangzhou Academy had finally wiped away the decadence after Song Lian's death.
"Also." Qingshu continued with a smile: "Xue Zhong, the capital of Ying, went to Linzi to report his merits. He also mentioned everyone's help in the case of helping to suppress the witch cultivator. Those who contributed will be credited with one turn each. The case of the demon cultivator in red, In the same way, one turn of merit is recorded, and Sun Wu contributed the most, each of which is recorded as three turns."
Calculated in this way, Wu Sheng's merit record in Linzi has reached 12 levels, with a reward of 20 yi! Recording meritorious service is a system for awarding rewards in the academy. The more meritorious service is recorded, the greater the possibility of being entrusted with the responsibility of traveling around the country in the future when one's cultivation level keeps up.
Logically speaking, Wu Sheng's cultivation level has been reached. If he continues to work hard in the future, there is hope that he can move to a certain place.
Of course, this is only logical. There are too many unreasonable things in the world, so it can only be a reference. Just like Song Yan back then, he had reached the level of cultivation, but had no merit to speak of. He just followed the right person, entered Luo Lingfu's sect, climbed up to Yuda Sengxing, and suddenly got a walking position in a big city like Yangzhou. , such things are also common.
Despite this, everyone looked at Wu Sheng with envy in their eyes.
After the discussion was over, Qingshu handed the portrait to Zhong Liying and ordered him to hand it over to Ting Temple to make a notice, which must be hung on the city wall tonight.
After leaving the school, Wu Sheng and Zhong Liying walked together for a while. Zhong Liying suddenly whispered: "Brother Sun... I don't know whether to say something or not..."
Wu Sheng asked: "Zhongli, we have a life-long friendship. Let's just say it straight. Is there anything else we need to hide between you and me?"
Zhong Liying said: "Okay...Brother Sun, don't make too much merit, just do it in moderation. If it is Qing Xingxing who presides over the merit, it doesn't matter how much merit Brother Sun makes, but now, half of it is due to Xue Zhong, Xue Zhong, Xing Xingxing of Yingdu. This is a stab at Qing Xingxing.”
Wu Sheng said helplessly: "Zhongli, you also know about the case of the red-robed demon cultivator. I didn't want to agree to it at first."
Zhong Liying kept nodding: "I know, I know, it's my fault. Brother Sun refused at the time, but..."
Wu Sheng asked: "Did Qing Xingxing say something?"
Zhong Liying said: "Qing Xingxing asked me if there are any famous people in the field in Yangzhou. He wants to enrich the Yangzhou Academy."
Wu Sheng was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Good thing, this is a good thing."
Returning to Lumingze, Wu Sheng summoned Suo Laoliu and Zhang Xiaokeng, and after giving them a few instructions, they entered Yangzhou and squatted outside the gate of Tingsi.
In the evening, I saw several temple officials carrying wooden boards out of the temple. The two immediately followed them, gradually speeding up their pace, chasing each other one after another.
Zhang Xiaokeng ran forward, knocking several officials around and knocking them around.
Suo Laoliu caught up behind him and shouted: "Catch the thief!" He helped several temple officials up, picked up a few wooden boards that had fallen on the ground, stuffed them one by one and returned them to them, and continued to chase.
Several temple officials shouted curses and chased after him for a while, but could not catch up. They had to go to the gates of each city in frustration, took down Wu Sheng's old and black wanted notices, and replaced them with new ones.
On the new notice, Wu Sheng has a mole on the corner of his mouth.
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