"Nine Paintings Ares to Ancient?"

Qiu Yan's eyes flashed with a gleam and he smiled: "Shopkeeper, you are so well-informed. It has not been long since the nine paintings of Qiu were born. After coming to Xingjing, he has never heard anyone mention them. I didn't expect that you, the shopkeeper, would have already known it."

Qiu Yan's words seemed to have some meaning. He knew that his reputation had spread here since he came to Xingjing and met Luo Jiayun and others. However, most of them said that he defeated the talented man in Jiangnan and was valued by great scholars, or passed down in the name of calligraphy attainments. Instead, he did not mention much about his painting skills.

This is also when Qiu Yan left Dongdu, he only painted nine paintings, explaining the ancient times, and was collected by several academies. It is not easily spread to the public, and not many people know about it.

But such news was called out by the shopkeeper of an inn that seemed simple and located on the edge of Xingjing City. Considering the strangeness hidden in the inn, Qiu Yan could not guess the reason.

"Uh..." The shopkeeper knew that he was excited and lost his composure and said something he shouldn't say, but he was not panicked. "This, the old man has several friends in the east. The young master's actions in the east capital are now circulating all over the city, so he mentioned them in the letter, so I can only know."

"So that's the case." Qiu Yan nodded, not delving into it, but said, "But since all the rooms in your store have been released, Qiu had to go to another house to take a look."

"No, no," the shopkeeper jumped when he heard this and said quickly: "Young Master is a great talent. You can stay in my library and make the store shine brightly. To be honest, there is still a room in our store, which was kept by the owner for himself. No one has moved in for a long time. You can just go and stay."

Qiu Yan shook: "That's all, it's not good to break the rules. Besides, Qiu has a few friends, so there is no place to arrange it." While speaking, he pointed to Hu Qi and others standing by the door. The two Jinwu elders were still following the side and did not leave. There were four people all at once, and they all felt crowded when they stood by the door.

The shopkeeper frowned slightly when he heard this and continued, "Then, two guests are going to check out, so I can let them leave in advance." While saying this, he was thinking about which two people he wanted to bombard them.

"No need to say these words. Since there was no room for free just now, Qiu will not stay again. You don't have to be arrogant at first and then respectful, and it's just for nothing to be looked down upon!" Qiu Yan still shook his head and deliberately pretended to be like not eating food that was given to him, as if the scholar was pride was bursting. After saying that, he no longer paid attention to the shopkeeper and turned around to talk to Zhou Guan, Luo Jiayun and others.

"These scholars like to be stupid when they have nothing to do. Now it's a problem. I thought I had brought Wen Zhizhen, a talented man, but I didn't expect to lose Qiu Yan, a scholar. Qiu Yan was already angry when he was in the Eastern Capital. He listened to the spy, and he communicated with people in the shabby house in the forest and passed on many truths. The nine paintings depicted ancient times, which shows that they are profound in knowledge and literary talent. Compared with this, although Wen Zhizhen also has a reputation, they are mostly poems, songs and essays, which is far from being different. This is when he picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons!"

Although he felt regretful and regretful, looking at the scene in front of him, the shopkeeper also knew that it was difficult for Qiu Yan to hand over the document as he wished.

"Fortunately, Qiu Yan has some friendship with these scholars. You can start from this aspect and get closer step by step. If you can get the blessing of this person's literary fortune, it will be more convenient for the master to accomplish things!"

He was thinking about it here, but on the other side, Qiu Yan and others slowly walked out of the inn. Because the few people were not loud, no one in the lobby noticed it.

"Brother Qiu, I didn't expect things to turn out like this." Luo Jiayun felt a little regretful.

Zhou Guan sneered, "The shopkeeper of this inn always looks at people in the cracks of the door. So, don't he look sarcastic when I check in? Today, when I was arrogant and respectful, I didn't know Brother Qiu's identity, I didn't look at him directly. Once I learned about my identity and flattered me, Brother Qiu was unwilling to stay here, that's right!"

Qiu Yanze said: "Don't worry, you two. When Qiu came, he saw several inns on the way, not far from here. After settling down, he would naturally come here often to confirm his knowledge and discuss the imperial examination with him."

Luo Jiayun shook his head: "After that being said, I heard that those stores are expensive and consume a lot of money, which is really a waste."

Zhou Guan heard this and said, "It's over, and it's useless to say these words. Fortunately, the exam period is approaching. When the candidates are selected in the past two days, it will be almost started. Calculate that Brother Qiu doesn't have to stay for long. When he is on the list of the gold medal, will he still care about the small travel funds?"

"Yes, with Brother Qiu's knowledge, a Jinshi cannot escape." Cao Hanqi also said from the side.

His words were not flattery. You should know that Qiu Yan was Jie Yuan from Jiannandao. Since the founding of Darui Kingdom, few Jie Yuan had failed the imperial examination in all dynasties, and almost all of them were able to get a Jinshi.

"Since that's the case, Brother Qiu should go to find an inn first," Luo Jiayun also knew it was inconvenient to say more, "By the way, tomorrow is the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, and the Xingjing Lantern Festival and the Dongdu Lantern Festival are called together, and they are a combination of two great things. Brother Qiu has any plans to watch it tomorrow night?"

"Shang Yuan Festival?"

Qiu Yan was a little surprised when he heard this. He either devoted himself to studying or traveling outside, and even missed the New Year. Naturally, he forgot about the Lantern Festival. After Luo Jiayun mentioned it, he remembered the days.

After thinking about this, Qiu Yan shook his head: "The test is imminent, so how can I have the intention to watch the lantern festival? If I get on the Golden List, I am afraid I won't have the chance to enjoy the lanterns in the future?"

"I just said Brother Qiu wouldn't go to see any lantern festival, right?" Zhou Guan laughed, first talking to Luo Jiayun, then turned to wink at Qiu Yanji, "Brother Qiu, this lantern festival is very lively. Since ancient times, it has been the time for talented men and beautiful women to meet. There are also many literary associations, lantern riddles, and courtesans. It happened that the disciples came to the west and gathered together. I wonder how many people would be famous by this. Are you really calm and don't go to see or listen?"

Qiu Yan smiled without saying anything, and Zhou Guan didn't ask questions. After a few words on both sides, Qiu Yan took Hu Qi and others away.

"The inn is weird, but you have to make a long-term plan for this matter. You haven't figured out the other party's bottom line yet, so it's hard to do it rashly, otherwise you will be alerted."

Walking on the road, Qiu Yan was still thinking that he wanted Luo Jiayun and Zhou Guan to check out from the inn, but it was difficult to explain, and it might not be useful, but it might alarm the black hand behind the inn.

Luo, why did Zhou Er's luck match him? What methods are connected and what purpose the other party has, is not clear about these things. Even if you take the two away, you may not be able to stop them.

Qiu Yan's actions seemed to be going well before, and he always had his wishes come true. Afterwards, he showed a sense of calmness. However, it was not all due to luck. However, under the premise of having a certain degree of strength, every time he faced his opponent, he tried to collect information and information, then analyzed it, weighed the pros and cons, formulated plans and plans before taking action.

After you are ready, what you show is that you are confident before every move, and after you act, you can deal with it calmly and keep your hands on it.

If someone can still use his strength to conquer others and everything goes well, then he can indeed be called the dragon among people and look down on the world.

One is to plan and the other is to move smoothly. The results seem to be the same, but the process is completely different. If someone only sees the scenery along Qiu Yan's journey but ignores his life, he has always been walking on thin ice, it would be too biased.

"If the black hand behind the inn is related to the candidates and the candidates, then I revealed my identity this time, and the other party failed to convince me to stay in the bookstore inn. In the next few days, I will definitely use the relationship between Brother Luo and Brother Zhou to test me and even take action."

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan's thoughts gradually became clear.

"The other party doesn't know, I have seen through the details. In this way, it is the enemy who is open and secret. We must try our best to make use of this situation, at least we must figure out what its purpose is and why we should plan in the capital..."

Thinking of this, the few people had already come outside an inn. When they went in and asked, they knew how many rooms there were, so Qiu Yan didn't have to send the two old Jinwu to the Taoist temple.

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On the other hand, after Qiu Yan left, Luo Jiayun and others did not intend to say more to the shopkeeper, and went upstairs to show a hint of contempt.

"It's all things that are very high-profile." The shopkeeper could see it, and sneered, and called the waiter. Just as he was about to give an order, two tall and strong guards entered the lobby and came straight over and asked in a deep voice: "My lady is here, please ask her out quickly."

After saying that, he revealed his identity and was the Xu Mansion Protective Hospital.

The shopkeeper did not dare to be negligent, so he sent the waiter around him up and called Xu Ran down in a short while.

The gentle woman seemed a little unhappy and glanced at the two guards: "But Dad asked you to come?"

The two guards saluted and said, "Reporting to the lady, it was indeed the second master who asked me to wait here, but the reason was that your old friend came to visit me."

"What old friend?" Xu Ran was a little confused.

"Ms. Ji, who came to the mansion before the New Year, is here to visit again. Miss you."

"Sister Ji is here?" Xu Ran showed joy on her face, then went upstairs to explain a few words, and then left with the two of them. However, when she left, she turned around and looked upstairs with some concern.

"Forget it, Sister Ji is resourceful. Why not let her give me some advice and deal with Pang Qianru!"

After the thought came to an end, a woman walked out of the inn and walked towards her. She was wearing tight military uniforms, but her clothes were restructured to suit the women's outfit.

"Huh?" Xu Ran exclaimed lightly, her eyes fell on the face of the woman opposite, and she noticed the Danfeng eyes.

"Song Qian! Why are you? Why are you here in this inn?" Xu Ran's face immediately showed a look of vigilance.
Chapter completed!