Guobei County was less than a hundred miles away from Yuhang Prefecture. Although it was not the best route from Qiantang to Yuhang, it would only take two days to go around it.
Although Ning Caichen said that he disdained to do things that would humiliate scholars, it was naturally not a big deal for him to make an extra trip to his home to pay for his studies all these years.
Only a fool would not do such a good thing!
Now that he had torn up the IOU, he would definitely keep his promise.
"Hmph, regardless of the outcome?"
"I, Ning Caichen, am not a foolish person who receives favors for nothing. This time, I must get the account. Only then will I be able to write it off.”
"Don't think that I will be grateful to you just because you helped me. When I come back, I will definitely let the Headmaster lecture you!”
However, what he didn't know was that in the eyes of the Master of Qiantang, he couldn't even compare to Xu Xian's toes!
……
Although Xu Xian didn't like Ning Caichen's behavior of letting his parents and wife work hard while he studied without caring about money, he couldn't criticize him.
After all, in this era, many scholars were like this…
The reason why he could let Ning Caichen go to Guobei County to collect the debt without keeping an eye on him was because he trusted Ning Caichen's character.
Although this guy was a little old-fashioned and pedantic, he was definitely a gentleman who kept his promises.
As for having a wife and hooking up with a female ghost…
In this era, it was normal to have three wives and four concubines. Moreover, this had not happened yet.
Just as Ning Caichen was on his way, Xu Xian was heading in a different direction.
He was pressed for time on this trip, so he had planned the route long ago. The information he had collected in the past was strung together into a line. It seemed to be winding, but the destination was the same.
"Although the Qiantang matter has been arranged properly, I still don't feel at ease if I don't see it with my own eyes. This time, I'll finish what I want to do!”
On horseback, Xu Xian looked at the map marked with small characters and focused his eyes on the nearest place.
" There are often villagers and merchants who have gone missing in the Silver Silk Mountain, which is 80 miles northwest. Some people say that there are music and dance in the mountain at night. It is the transformation of evil spirits.
To deceive others into devouring it."
Closing the map, Xu Xian's lips curled up slightly, and his eyes revealed a trace of anticipation.
Glancing at the 10 points available for killing the Evil Buddha Rogue on the system interface, he looked forward to the next journey.
Demons and ghosts were probably much stronger than that kind of scum, right?
"I hope I didn't come here for nothing…My fist…hasn't killed a monster yet…"
The hooves of the horses fluttered in the wind. The scholar had been dormant for sixteen years. This time, he had gone out to eliminate demons and had conveniently obtained the title of top scholar!
……
……
Traveling in the wilderness was most afraid of encountering the wrath of the heavens. Today's weather changed as it wished. The pouring rain connected the heavens and the earth, making the already rugged mountain road even more difficult to traverse.
"Second Uncle, what should we do…"
In the evening on the mountain, a group of merchants wearing straw raincoats were in a sorry state.
The middle-aged man in the lead pursed his pale lips and said loudly.
"Shut up, what should I do? Why don't you ask the Rain Master Goddess? What's the use of asking me?”
The man roared, then pulled the mule with all his might and continued to move forward along the mountain road.
The group of young men were silenced by Second Uncle's roar. They could only pull the goods and follow him with a bitter smile.
The man who was called Second Uncle had traveled far and wide for decades, but he had rarely seen such a terrifying rain. At this moment, he was crying in his heart, but he could not show it on his face.
He hadn't been on this trade route many times. The last time he had been on this route was almost ten years ago. He really didn't know where to hide from the rain nearby. However, he knew that as long as he didn't fall, no matter how hard it was, everyone wouldn't panic.
He struggled to move forward while using the last light of the evening to find a place to shelter from the rain.
If they waited until the sky was completely dark, they would really be in trouble.
Fortunately, there was always a way out. When they turned around a hill, everyone cheered at the same time.
Under the dim sunlight, through the thick rain, the sparks of fire emitted strong light on the mountainside not far away.
"Little brats, why are you still smiling like that? Hurry up!”
Second Uncle turned around and scolded with a smile, but his appearance was completely different from before. His face, which had been wasted by time, was filled with joy, but the vigilance in his eyes did not decrease at all.
"The gods and buddhas protect us from evil…I don't think this realm is so chaotic…"
Second Uncle muttered for a while before finally walking towards the mansion.
As the saying goes, one can quench one's thirst by looking at plums. This was quite interesting. After seeing hope, the people who were about to be exhausted squeezed out some strength from who knows where. However, they traveled faster than usual. Even the mule's feet were stronger.
Perhaps he was confused by the faint fragrance of flowers in the wind and rain, or perhaps he was too tired to think, or perhaps he was lucky, but Second Uncle did not think about it carefully from the beginning to the end…
Ten years ago, there was a mansion in this mountain.
Ten years later, how many strange things were going on in Jiangnan Province…
The human path sank, just like a caravan heading towards the Hua Mansion in the dark night…
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]