The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 176 Prelude to the Imperial Examination (Part )

In the cloud sedan, Jiang Caizhi held the envelope and looked at the seal on it. The cowardice on his face just now disappeared, and a sneer appeared on his lips.

He remembered what Minister He had just said.

"This is the result of five days and five nights of discussion between Prime Minister Wen, our Minister of Rites Li, and Minister of Works Ling and Your Majesty."

When mentioning the word "Your Majesty", Minister He bowed from afar in the direction of the imperial palace.

"Remember, tell Mei Yuanzheng the same thing, without missing a single word." Minister He stared at Jiang Caizhi and warned.

After hearing this, Jiang Caizhi could no longer understand what was in the envelope.

His breathing stopped and his hands were shaking as he took it.

The envelope is light, yet heavy at the same time, as it carries the fate of thousands of candidates taking this exam.

"I will definitely live up to the Minister's trust!" he replied in a trembling voice.

"Not only did I entrust you, but Minister Li also said that this matter must be done by you." Minister He said, patting Jiang Caizhi's shoulder in a friendly manner.

"Yes, I will live up to the trust of the Minister and the Vice Minister."

Jiang Caizhi blushed, looking surprised and happy at the sudden great responsibility.

"You are still young, remember to keep it a secret. You know the seriousness of the matter."

"Go ahead." He chuckled, intending to see the guest off.

With such an important task entrusted to us, of course we have to complete it as quickly as possible.

What's more, this thing is like a hot potato in his hands.

Jiang Caizhi hurried out without stopping and boarded the official sedan chair of the Ministry of Rites to carry out the mission of delivering the letter.

Jiang Caizhi was still looking at the envelope and recalling everything, when suddenly, another white and bony hand took the envelope.

"Aren't you afraid of showing up here?" Jiang Caizhi didn't dare to look at the man, fearing that there was some trick in the official sedan chair, and he gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words.

"I'm not afraid. My real body is still in class." The man's voice was also clear and pleasant. "Don't worry, I have lifted the ban here. You can talk without worry."

Jiang Caizhi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the man.

Although it was a half-real and half-illustration, the man was dressed in white clothes as white as snow, and his appearance between the real and the unreal looked even more handsome like a banished immortal.

"As you expected, I got it." Jiang Caizhi sighed softly, "Let's go quickly after reading it, the National Academy will be here soon."

The man smiled calmly and turned into a thin mist, which penetrated into the gap of the envelope.

After a while, the mist floated out and turned into a human form again.

"I don't know where you got so many strange and weird things." Jiang Caizhi said with a hint of sourness.

"Collected by our ancestors." The man simply said this.

Jiang Caizhi was speechless. Although his family was a family of officials, compared with the family of the man in front of him, they were at most upstarts and certainly not as well-heeled.

Not to mention his mother clan...

"How is it?" Jiang Caizhi asked with concern.

He was, of course, asking about the contents of the letter.

The man smiled calmly: "Want me to tell you?"

"I do." Jiang Caizhi nodded greedily, thinking that maybe he could secretly sell it to someone else and make some money.

"That's another price. I helped you and you helped me, and we've already paid for the goods." The man said expressionlessly.

"Are you so cruel? I have always treated you as my own brother!" Jiang Caizhi said gritting his teeth.

"Being your brother doesn't seem like a good thing, right?" The man sneered softly.

Jiang Cai was speechless for a moment.

“If you want to see it, just open it and have a look yourself.” As he spoke, the man’s figure gradually faded away and turned into a wisp of mist, drifting away from the cloud sedan.

"Humph, this brat, does he really think he's great just because he's the chosen one of heaven? He's getting more and more arrogant!" "If I had a way to open this seal without triggering the restriction, would I still need you?"

Jiang Caizhi cursed secretly, but he remained calm on the surface and did not dare to reveal any abnormality.

……

The world-famous National Academy is located on the green hills outside the city of Chang'an.

When Jiang Caizhi arrived at the gate of the National Academy, the gatekeeper saw Jiang Caizhi's official uniform and the cloud sedan chair with the logo of the Ministry of Rites, and did not dare to be negligent and hurried forward to greet him.

Now is an extraordinary period, and the people from the Ministry of Rites can only come to the National Academy for one reason. The gatekeeper who has been guarding the gate of the National Academy for decades knows this.

As soon as Jiang Caizhi said he was here to see Mei Yuanzheng, the doorman responded hurriedly, called over the crane that was specially used to welcome distinguished guests, and let Jiang Caizhi ride on the crane.

Cranes fly fast and steadily, and look ethereal, having always been Jiang Caizhi's favorite flying creature. However, it costs a lot of spiritual energy to buy one, not to mention that it is difficult to raise, which takes energy and money. So he can only take advantage of this opportunity to enjoy it.

Unfortunately, I didn’t enjoy it for long as we arrived at Mei Yuanzheng’s office.

The bamboo forest rustles, the stream gurgles, and a small building appears and disappears in the clouds.

Jiang Caizhi reluctantly climbed down the crane's back and walked towards the small building.

However, after walking a few steps, I saw an old man sitting by the stream fishing.

"Excuse me, old man, are you the head of Meiyuan?" Jiang Caizhi asked after bowing respectfully.

Jiang Caizhi was not quite sure, because Mei Yuanzheng had always been a mysterious figure and no one had ever seen his true appearance.

But who else could appear here except Mei Yuanzheng?
"Yes, it's me." The old man said calmly, looking down and fiddling with the earthworm on the fishhook.

"I am..."

Jiang Caizhi was about to introduce himself, but the old man interrupted him and said directly: "I know you are Jiang Caizhi, who graduated from the 231st class."

With a flick of the hand, the fishing line swung in a circle and fell into the deeper part of the stream, and the float floated and sank in the water.

Jiang Caizhi didn't expect that Mei Yuanzheng actually knew him, and he was immediately surprised and delighted. It seemed that his previous efforts to rush to be the head of the temple and his active performance were useful.

However, Mei Yuanzheng poured cold water on him with his next words: "I will remember all the students who graduated from the National Academy."

"Besides, your aura is very turbid and particularly noticeable."

Suddenly, Meiyuan, who was lowering his head, sniffed suddenly, as if he smelled something.

"Hey, you also got a hint of golden energy. Who did you come into contact with just now? That person... the son of destiny..."

Jiang Caizhi didn't dare to answer and quickly got back to the topic.

"Mei Yuanzheng, I am here to deliver something."

As he spoke, he took out the envelope respectfully, presented it with both hands, bowed his head and said, "This is the result of five days and five nights of continuous discussion between Prime Minister Wen, our Minister of Rites Li, and Minister of Works Ling and Your Majesty."

With a "puchi" sound, Mei Yuanzheng laughed.

"It's so funny. So many people don't dare to face me, but instead ask a small official like you to come."

As he laughed, the pressure was released.

Jiang Caizhi was only in the early stage of the Mingzhen realm. Under this unfathomable pressure, he was filled with fear, broke out in cold sweats, and his bones creaked from the pressure.

He didn't understand what was going on, nor did he know what Mei Yuanzheng meant, so he could only hold on and not dare to respond.

His knees were pressed lower and lower until he knelt on the ground with a plop. He even pressed deeper, as if his kneecaps were about to break.

"Okay, put the letter down and you can go." With Mei Yuanzheng's light words, the pressure was withdrawn.

Jiang Caizhi felt relieved. He put the letter on the ground, kowtowed, stood up tremblingly on his aching knees, and limped and crawled back to where the crane was resting, urging the crane to take him away.

After flying for a while, he let out a long sigh. His hands that were holding the saddle were sweaty and slippery and he couldn't hold on to it.

He wiped the sweat from his hands and grabbed the handle of the saddle again, then suddenly thought of a question: What does Mei Yuanzheng look like?

We just met, how come he doesn’t remember anything at all?
(End of this chapter)