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Chapter 250 The Mysterious Ranking Has Changed, and It Is Now Seemingly Powerful

Chen Xu left Yunjiang Prefecture ahead of schedule to take the imperial examination alone.

He only informed Feng Yuanbai about this matter. As for the others, including Cui Yunqi, he only asked Feng Yuanbai to pass on the message and never left a letter on his own initiative.

Therefore, it was three days later when Cui Yunqi learned that Chen Xu had left early.

Cui Yunqi felt a slight regret that he couldn't travel with Chen Xu this time, but it was just a regret; he didn't have any other thoughts.

He knew that someone like Chen Xu must be very opinionated.

The other party isn't his puppet; they can't possibly follow his every idea.

Now that Chen Xu has left ahead of schedule, Cui Yunqi only needed to think for a moment before instructing Cui Fu: "Go and pack your things in advance, so we can set off earlier as well."

Not to catch up with Brother Chen, but only to...

No, immediately send a message to Pingyang Prefecture, instructing our men to clean the courtyard and wait outside the Pingyang city gate day and night.

Once you see Brother Chen enter the city, you must be respectful and courteous, and invite him to stay at our residence in Pingyang Prefecture.

If he doesn't want to stay in the courtyard and prefers to stay at an inn, then please ask him to stay at our restaurant.

Yes, Cui Yunqi also owns a restaurant in Pingyang Prefecture.

The restaurant's business was originally mediocre, barely surviving in Pingyang Prefecture.

But ever since they started using the MSG provided by Chen Xu, the restaurant has shown signs of reviving in just over ten days.

Now, in Cui Yunqi's eyes, Chen Xu is not only a target he is trying to catch up with, but has also become a de facto god of wealth.

Although Cui Yunqi came from a prestigious family and had always learned to regard money as dirt with arrogance and extravagance, the fact that he owned so many businesses shows that he was not some ignorant and foolish young man who was inept at worldly affairs.

When you have a lot of money, you can treat it like a fart.

But if it's not there, then that's absolutely unacceptable.

And who would complain about having too much personal property?

Cui Yunqi was carefully instructing Cui Fu when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from the outer corridor.

A moment later, a slender figure wearing a golden crown walked into the hall.

The first thing the visitor asked was, "Did Chen Xu leave early?"

The question was asked urgently, with a fierce expression, which was completely inconsistent with the other person's usual gentle and polite image.

It turned out that this person was none other than Cui Yunqi's cousin, who lived far away in Yujing.

Although he was said to be a cousin, the other party was actually a young master from the maternal clan of Consort Cui's adopted son.

Consort Cui was Cui Heng's younger sister, Cui Yunqi's aunt, and one of the current emperor's six consorts.

As for Consort Cui's adopted son, he was actually the fifth prince.

The fifth prince's mother came from a family of minor officials in the capital and was originally just a palace maid in the emperor's court.

Later, she gained the emperor's favor and gave birth to the fifth prince. However, the palace maid herself died from postpartum hemorrhage at that time.

The fifth prince was born into a lowly family and was not favored by the emperor. He struggled to grow up in the palace until he was six years old. Later, he somehow caught the eye of Consort Cui, who persuaded the emperor to register him under her name.

From then on, the Fifth Prince's situation and status began to change drastically.

From the son of a palace maid, whom everyone could bully, he rose to become the son of a favored concubine, and later, he gradually gained the emperor's attention and affection.

Now, even his original maternal clan has been promoted.

Several of his sons served under him and were quite capable.

The "cousin" who came to Yunjiang Prefecture was named Chi Jie. It is said that he was eager to study and thus traveled to Yunjiang to study.

It just so happened that he had a "relative" named Cui in Yunjiang Prefecture, which is why he came to stay at the Cui family's place temporarily. But in reality, Cui Yunqi knew that the other party had offended someone he shouldn't have in Yujing Tiandu, which was why he hurriedly ran to Yunjiang to avoid trouble.

Since arriving at the Cui family, Chi Jie has been treated as an honored guest.

Even though they knew the other party's visit was unusual, the Cui family pretended not to know.

Regardless, for the sake of the Fifth Prince, we must appease him. As for his grudge with a certain important figure in the capital, well, what does that have to do with the Cui family?

Cui Yunqi had thought so before, but he never expected that the other party would come today and immediately ask Chen Xu a question.

This sentence immediately aroused Cui Yunqi's great vigilance. Cui Yunqi asked calmly, "Why does my cousin ask about Chen Xu? As far as I know, my cousin and my brother Chen seem to be complete strangers."

When asked the question, Cui Yunqi even had a slight smile on his face.

Chi Jie was immediately stunned for a moment before realizing that he had overreacted. He quickly adjusted his emotions and laughed it off, saying, "I just heard about the famous number thirty-one on the Xuan Ranking and wanted to make his acquaintance with him."

Unexpectedly, this person left so abruptly. Yunqi, you always boasted about your good relationship with him, but to my opinion, it wasn't that great.

Otherwise, why did he leave so suddenly without telling you beforehand?

Although he had adjusted his emotions, his tone still carried a hint of barely concealed resentment.

Ultimately, his hatred and anger were hard to suppress, and he couldn't even hide them.

Cui Yunqi smiled faintly and said, "No matter how good our relationship is, there is no reason for someone to report everything to me."

Cousin, let it be. When Brother Chen takes the provincial examination this autumn, we will surely meet again in Pingyang Prefecture.

"What do you know? It will be too late by then!" That was the sentence that Chi Jie blurted out.

Cui Yunqi's eyes immediately darkened; he sensed something extremely wrong.

Just as he was about to exchange a few more words with Chi Jie and try to get some information out of him, Chi Jie turned around and left unexpectedly.

She wouldn't say another word to him, not even a single unnecessary one.

Meanwhile, in Yunjiang Prefecture, the Wei family was completely divided up by the Cui, Ning and other families, and Feng Yuanbai, the county magistrate who was originally virtually unknown, gradually gained his own reputation in Yunjiang Prefecture.

Within Yunjiang County, several more places plagued by evil spirits were eliminated.

Some demons were killed on the spot, while others were recruited by the government.

A grand and impressive affair, filled with numerous complex matters.

These things are all very far removed from Chen Xu, and seem to have nothing to do with him.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Feng Yuanbai had been secretly communicating with Chen Xu at least three times.

On this day, Chen Xu left Yunjiang Prefecture and entered Qinglin Prefecture.

Qinglin Prefecture has always been famous for its high mountains, as the saying goes, "The vast green forests are like a black fortress," referring to the famous mountains and rivers within Qinglin Prefecture.

However, Qinglin Prefecture was far more prosperous than Yunjiang Prefecture, because the famous mountains and rivers were all west of Qinglin Prefecture, while the eastern part of the mountains was a vast plain.

The vast plains stretch along the mountains, and the Yuancang River flows down from Lingxi Snow Mountain, passing through the plains, thus giving birth to vast fertile fields and the prosperous Qinglin Prefecture.

After enduring several days of rough weather and sleeping outdoors, Chen Xu did not intend to continue traversing the wilderness after entering Qinglin Prefecture, and on this day he entered a city.

Qinglin Prefecture, Lingxi County.

This is the county town closest to Lingxi Snow Mountain. Chen Xu plans to rest for one night and go up the snow mountain to collect "last year's snow" early the next morning.

He entered the inn, only to be greeted by a gasp of admiration:
"Twenty-fifth on the Xuan Ranking! Look, it's Chen Xu from our Tiannan Dao! He's moved up from thirty-first to twenty-fifth on the Xuan Ranking!"

Chen Xu paused, almost thinking that he had been recognized at a glance.

(End of this chapter)