Chapter 184: Chapter 145: A Sycophant Meets a Bad End
Translator: 549690339
“Am I blind? You dare to deceive me with such a simple illusion?”
Feng Qing’an kicked the stinky, raggedy shoe into a pile of rotting vegetables and leaves and left without looking back; Even in his eyes, the shoe at hand might resembled a cloud-patterned white boot radiating with a magical spirit.
Even if this raggedy boot was a treasure, it was meant to be stepped on. It was so foul that he had no desire to pick it up, besides it was only one boot. Therefore, the refuse dump at the market was the perfect place for it.
The old man who was ordering him around on the stone bridge also appeared to him in two distinct forms, one was a poor, decrepit old man that he probably wanted him to see, and the other was the dignified Feather Robe Immortal.
Feng Qing’an knew that this was an opportunity presenting itself to him, but the way this opportunity was presenting itself was not to his taste. He couldn’t bear to indulge this old man’s whims, it was so demeaning.
Although there are plenty of people in the world who are willing to be tested by this old man in order to gain a long dreamed-for chance for immortality, he is definitely not one of them.
“Ptui!”
Feng Qing’an turned around and returned to the inn. Since he had already passed the county examination, he should now begin preparing for the prefecture exam in Jiangyang Prefecture City. Only after passing the prefecture exam would he have an official rank that would label him as a child student.
This time, no matter how reluctant his parents are to part, they cannot accompany him. Because it is still more than a month before the prefecture exam starts, his parents can’t possibly abandon everything to be with him, especially since he doesn’t need to be cared for like a babbling baby.
“An, I’ve already found a good escort agency for you. You can rest assured on your journey. Even if you encounter wolves or tigers, you don’t need to worry. The bodyguards of the Jiang Yuan Escort Agency are all top-notch. Even the wild tigers in the mountains will only leave their skins behind when they meet them!”
Feng Qing’an felt helpless. As the saying goes, Parents’ love for their children runs deep. At this moment, he truly felt that his parents had done their best within their means, even though it was useless to him.
Even if he were an ordinary child, his parents’ actions would be useless. They were just wasting money, because the moment he left the village and embarked on his journey,
Feng Qing’an had already noticed that there has always been a group of people following him, and this group of people, as he guessed, should have indirectly contacted him before.
Without staying in the county city for too long, Feng Qing’an, under the protection of the most prestigious bodyguards in the county, set off for the prefecture city. Those following him were a group of scholar students who had also passed the exam and were going to take the prefecture exam.
When Feng Qing’an set off, they had the nerve to follow him, after all, this matter concerned their lives. It was no big deal to lose face when it came to the examination, which was not only a test of physical strength and fitness, but sometimes also of luck.
Every year, during the imperial examination, there were always some candidates who died unexpectedly on the way. Once they left the towns and were away from human habitation, there were wild mountains and ridges everywhere.
It was not unusual to encounter tigers, leopards or wolves, and there were plenty of stories of encounters with spirits and ghosts in the mountains. If they were lucky, they would have an exciting story to brag about all their life just by losing some vitality. If they were unlucky, they could only bury their bones in the wilderness.
So, when they learned that Feng Qing’an’s father had hired a group of highly skilled bodyguards, even the scholars who only had a passing acquaintance with him shamelessly decided to tag along.
Not everyone could afford to hire bodyguards like this. Many of the students were so poor that they spent all their savings on the travel expenses for the examination, even selling off their cooking pots and pans to make up the amount.
When Feng Qing’an left Yongning County, a raggedly dressed old man stood frowning in front of a garbage dump reeking of bad smell, behind him stood a fortune-telling Taoist holding his belly with laughter.
“Yellow Ape Master, you’d better dig out your Cloud Stepping Shoes quickly, if they stay buried for a few more days, they might become useless!”
“Impudent!”
The old man cursed resentfully, and the rotten vegetable leaves in front of him exploded, a cloud-patterned white boot flew out from it and landed next to the old man’s only barefoot foot.
“Damn it!”
Yellow Ape Master looked down at the Cloud Stepping Shoe under his foot. Although it looked the same, the aura from one of them was significantly dimmer and stained by the foul air. It would need to be nurtured for a while to recover.
“You should be content that he didn’t kick your boots into the dung pit. I think he let you off easy.”
The fortune-telling Taoist was still laughing hard at the side.
“Where did that rascal go? I want to see how long his arrogance can last. He has offended me, but this Da Jin is full of real Taoist masters. Even human immortals are common. I don’t believe there is no one who can teach him a lesson.”
Yellow Ape Master gave his unscrupulous friend a glare, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He intended to leave the county since all notable people had already left here, there was no longer anything worth staying for.
“That young master is naturally heading towards Jiangyang Prefecture. Are you going to follow him?”
“I am not in a good mood. I am determined to personally witness this young man being disciplined.”
“Alright, since you want to join the fun, I’ll just join in. I’ll go with you.”
“Then hold back your laughter. You’ve been laughing at me for two days.
Haven’t you had enough?”
Yellow Ape Master said with a poker face.
“It’s only been two days. I plan to laugh for two jiazi (60 years)!”
“Cang Songzi, if you laugh at me again, I will break off our friendship today!”
