Chapter 2

1.2 – This calculating look... is it still our Gongzi?

“Approximately where in timeline are we now?” Despite extreme dislike of the system’s appearance, Xue Ling’s priority is still his tails, so for things like his tasks, he still has to complete them well.

“Uh...” The system wrapped arms around its head at the foot of the bed, looked it up and said timidly, “The bad news is that your jade token has been handed over to the protagonist. The good news is that he has just left. If you hurry now, you can go to the capital to expose him before the imperial examination begins.”

Xue Ling stretched out his palm and stared at his five pale fingers. Probably due to writing all the time, the fingers have calluses. It seemed that the original owner had an inexplicable attachment to studying and the imperial examination. “It doesn’t matter whether it’s good news or bad news, there is something that can be done at every time period. This story is so full of plot holes, there are many places where we can catch a ‘bug’.”

The system pulled its ears and looked over at Xue Ling. Seeing his slightly upturned lips, it trembled a little without knowing why.

Inexplicably, it wants to light candles for the protagonist that they haven’t yet met.

“Speaking of which...” The system raises some strange questions. “Host, are you surprised? This is a *** novel. The two protagonists are both men... ”

“Have seen a lot, don’t feel anything.” Xue Ling obviously didn’t want to talk about it at all. He put the fox next to his pillow and lay down directly. “Although physical fitness has been improved, this body is still very bad, we should take full advantage of any resting opportunity.”

“Eh!” The system is very puzzled. “Host, why aren’t you thinking about how to deal with the protagonist? Once he is brought to the general’s golden thigh, you will not be able to beat him with your little body!”

“This is not a fight, use your brain.” For a long time he had no body, even sleeping makes Xue Ling feel very good. “He is now holding the identity of a young master, mixing well and prospering. To attack some people, we must first let them stand high.”

“Oh... So host you are raising the difficulty for yourself?”

“Let’s take it as it goes.” Xue Ling stretched. “Anyway, the protagonist’s name is not real, and his ability is not that good, as long as anyone checks they will know what’s going on, I don’t want to waste this brainpower.”

“...” The system found itself speechless.

This is not right, host, isn’t your attitude too casual? Who are we dealing with?!

Xue Ling turned over, narrowed his eyes and smiled. “Anyway, it will take me a long time to get my body cultivated again. Now that I have this free body. I want to enjoy it first.”

System: “...”

Such a host... Can you really accomplish the task?!

When the boy opened the door the next morning to help his young master wash, he saw a young man who was ready to go. He was a little muddled for a while and didn’t know what was going on at all. From young, the young master always gets up late because of his body. He sleeps more in the daytime and has insomnia at night, so he will sleep later in the morning.

The little apprentice always told himself to do well every day, but today he feels very frustrated.

He lowered his head and called out, “Little Master.”

Xue Ling gave Xiao Qing a deep look. In fact, if one really is a person that has been associating together for a long time, Xue Ling’s character change can be seen at a glance, but after all, he is a backstage cannon fodder. If the whole world revolved and changed around his abnormality, even larger changes would be taken for granted.

After asking Xiao Qing to take out the remaining silver, Xue Ling checked the bill, he had been sick, and had been drinking medicines were originally been brewed at home. He had not yet been sick to the level of needing to see a doctor again, so the trip to the capital will be different from the original Duan Qian’s penniless walk.

This body’s health is not good, not suitable for riding, so Xue Ling crossed out any plans to ride, and had the system calculate the time. If he buys a good carriage and travelled day and night, they can arrive in time for the exam.

As long as he can enter the exam room, with this body’s level of education, Xue Ling believes that he will be able to do well, so it is better to spend the money when it should be spent.

After packing up the baggage, he had Xiao Qing buy a good carriage and prepare some simple cheap dry food. Xue Ling then embarked on the road to the capital.

When he was young, he spent time living in ancient times. He was a rare genius who could change appearance at a young age. When he was idle, he often went exploring the streets, and so he knew some things about the ancient living environment, and he felt no pressure adapting.

But the little bookboy was frightened all the way, fearing that such an uninterrupted day and night journey would fatigue his gongzi’s body.

Although not broken, but when they arrived at the capital, Xue Ling really feel exhausted in body, and needed to recover.

Because the imperial examinations were approaching, there were many people coming and going in and out of the capital. Xue Ling and Xiao Qing found an inn to live in randomly, and they had no intention to catch anyone’s eye before the imperial examinations.

Xiao Qing wondered why his gongzi didn’t go to the General’s Palace, but when they were sitting in the lobby waiting for Xue Ling to eat, they heard some gossip.

It is said that in the General’s Palace recently came in a beautiful young man, elegant and polished, he wrote an astonishing saga, and has been awarded a grand secretary’s prize.

The pub and ordinary inns are absolutely good places to hear news. Xue Ling just sat down and collected all the information he wanted to know while Xiao Qing’s face gradually turned black. Finally he just closed the door of the room and said to Xue Ling, “Gongzi, why are you holding me back? The man they are talking about is A Xu! Did you read that poem just now? Didn’t you write it last year? You don’t feel that it was well written, so you told A Xu to burn it! How can it be A Xu’s poem now? ”

Xue Ling was a little disapproving. He even used it as an example to Xiao Qing: “Xiao Qing, you see, if we hadn’t come to the capital and were still waiting for the general to bring us here, we probably wouldn’t know anything.”

Xiao Qing was so angry at his gongzi’s attitude that he almost laughed. He blushed, and finally only said, “Duan Xuyang that guy! What does he think he is! ”

Duan Xuyang is one of the protagonists of this book, or to be precise, he is the shou of the novel. Although the name seems a little ordinary, but it is a good description of his sunny appearance, coupled with his the novel’s description of him as a little poplar, readers still liked the name.

On the contrary, Xue Ling strongly dislikes it. “Uh huh, he’s not any thing. Don’t be angry, Xiao Qing.”

Recently, his gongzi’s character has changed a lot, not always cold all day or with a face filled with grief. He is often smiling at him, and the little boy is bolder, daring to talk to Xue Ling. “Gongzi, let’s go to the general and expose Duan Xuyang this asshole! ”

Xue Ling patted his head and said, “let’s leave it for the time being.”

Xiao Qing could not hold back this anger. He looked at Xue Ling and his eyes were red. “Gongzi...”

Xue Ling pinched his little round face and said with a helpless face: “How do you want me to expose it?” After all, they grew up together, and I see him as a brother, and it’s not just him that’s affected when it’s time to go out and expose him.”

Xiao Qing’s mind is suddenly clear, understanding Xue Ling’s meaning. “Then gongzi will go after the exam. I don’t believe in exams, he can also copy things from gongzi! ”

Xue Ling laughed deeply, and the Xiao Qing that was just about to say that his gongzi was soft-hearted saw his smile and hesitated. The words that were about to come out were taken back.

If he were to be considered soft hearted, then that would be more strange.