"I am now using the mantra of the word 'zhe' to infuse you two with healing energy. You two are now fine, so go ahead and rest assured."

It was Huo Yahan's voice that came from afar.

Sure enough, two warm currents were instantly injected into their bodies.

Zhu Ziwen and Xiaorou were very grateful and bowed again in the direction of the voice.

Zhu Ziwen and Xiaorou looked at each other with deep affection, and they understood each other at the same time, crushing the teleportation stone in their hands.

There was a loud bang, and the sound of a gust of wind rushed past their ears. In an instant, they were back to the outside of the wing room in the courtyard at the same time.

At this time, it was still dark and the space was still as dark as ink.

Xiaorou's delicate face looked a little haggard, but reflected by the rosy glow, she looked particularly gorgeous and dazzling.

She coughed twice and said softly, "You have worked hard all night, go to bed early. I have a few Snow Lotus Pills, a holy medicine for healing. You should take them. Your injuries should be healed by tomorrow morning."

After saying that, he took out a red porcelain bottle from his bosom, poured out a few snow-white and crystal-clear pills, and placed them in the palm of his hand.

Zhu Ziwen was stunned for a moment as he looked at her breasts, her undulating peaks, and her slender fingers that were as beautiful as orchids.

"Nerd, take the medicine!"

Zhu Ziwen came to his senses and recalled the shock caused by her big breasts hitting his chest when they embraced at the moment of life and death, and he was extremely nostalgic.

He clenched his hands together and took the pill.

Xiaorou playfully pouted the back of his hand: "You idiot! You are so stupid!"

Zhu Ziwen just chuckled.

Seeing Xiaorou about to turn around and leave, he quickly asked, "Just now the Empress said that you have a special identity, and it seems that she is hesitant to speak. Please tell me, otherwise I will not be able to rest assured."

Only a faint sigh could be heard.

"Have you heard of the Two Realms?"

“No.”

"After death, people become ghosts and enter the netherworld. Of course, a few can ascend to heaven. But that is one in ten thousand, and ordinary people would never dare to hope for it. But if you enter the ghost clan and are then expelled from the netherworld, you will enter the narrow gap between the two realms adjacent to the human and ghost clans. In this narrow gap between the two realms, you are neither human nor ghost, and are even worse than ghosts."

"Humans have household registrations, gods have god lists, and ghosts have ghost lists. Humans cannot be resurrected after death, but ghosts can be reincarnated. Ghosts in the two worlds are removed from the ghost clan and become wandering souls with nowhere to go, unable to reincarnate as humans. That's why they are the most pitiful. Once they encounter sunlight, they turn into a ball of turbid air, and disappear forever between heaven and earth. No trace is left behind."

"Could Miss Xiaorou be the one who connects the two worlds?"

"That's right! But that's not right either. A wandering soul on the ridge between the two worlds. Logically, there's no chance of it returning to the living world."

"How can we save them?"

"If you can get the top score in the imperial examination, you will be promoted to Wenqu Star Lord again. At that time, if you take today's feelings into consideration, after offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, you can unite the power of the major stars in the Xingxiu Sea and use the Xingyuan Fighting Soul Array to move Xiaorou's wandering soul out of the narrow gap between the two worlds. Then Xiaorou may be able to come back to life and regain her chance of life."

"Am I really the reincarnation of Wenquxing?"

"What the Empress said must be correct. How could she possibly accept a mortal as her disciple? My grandmother must also be correct in this regard, otherwise, she would never agree to let you become the grandson-in-law of our Gao family. Young Master, there is no need to doubt it."

Yes, just now a brilliant starry sky seemed to have formed in his body. Zhu Ziwen also sensed it.

"Ziwen should keep Miss Xiaorou's words in mind and never forget them. He will never betray her."

A look of relief and joy appeared on Xiaorou Furong's face, disappearing into the night sky.

Zhu Ziwen stared at the beautiful figure disappearing in the night sky, and then stood there for a while before returning to his room to rest. He did not forget to take a few snow lotus pills before going to bed.

The next day, the roosters crowed at dawn.

When Zhu Ziwen woke up, he found that there was nothing around him. He was lying on a large bluestone. The mansion had disappeared without a trace.

What about the two realms?

He estimated that the gap between the two worlds must not be visible to the sun, so it disappears before sunrise, and will rise again on the horizon when darkness falls.

He was right.

He also discovered that the large bluestone had left behind a book basket of his, a half-burned black fragment of a landscape painting, a wooden comb, a small wooden sword, and a gold ingot.

The wooden comb and sword were carved from the thousand-year-old locust wood from yesterday, and they had a faint fragrance of a woman.

Could it be a token of love from Miss Xiaorou? He was refreshed and all his fatigue was gone. His injuries were almost healed.

He carefully put the landscape painting, wooden comb, wooden sword and gold ingots into his arms, put the basket of books on his back and continued on his way.

"Read ten thousand books and write like a god."

“If you want to see farther, you must climb higher.”

"Thousands of mountains are covered with snow at dusk, and clouds cover thousands of miles."

The scholar was full of vigor and enthusiasm, and he continued on his way. He also used the money to buy a donkey and rode it to Beijing to take the exam.

After many days, we finally arrived at the central capital.

After a few days, it was time for the Golden Palace test.

The secondary hall of the Golden Palace.

Rows of fully armed golden-armored guards stood guard with strict vigilance.

The candidates gathered and lined up in an orderly manner, holding the newly issued number plates. Zhu Ziwen was among them, but he was not conspicuous.

At this time, an examiner came in, stood in front of the desk, and shouted loudly: "The Golden Hall Examination will begin now. All candidates present please take your number cards and line up in turn to go to the main hall of the Golden Hall Examination. Please take your number cards with you and don't leave them in the hands of others."

All the candidates stood up and walked out.

On the way, he ran into an acquaintance from the same hometown, Zhang Zhiyuan, and stopped and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, what a coincidence."

"Haha, it's indeed a coincidence."

"Brother Zhang, I wonder if you will also participate in this year's Golden Palace Examination?"

"Haha, I'm just an ordinary student. How can I be qualified to participate in the Golden Palace Examination? I heard that the organizer of this year's Golden Palace Examination is a prince of the Tianqi Dynasty. I wonder what the prince's name is and how he will hold this Golden Palace Examination?"

"Hey, I don't know about that. It's confidential."

“Haha, okay then.”

The two chatted for a few minutes and then went their separate ways.

Zhu Ziwen walked towards the main hall, while Zhang Zhiyuan also walked in the opposite direction.

A few hundred meters away from the main hall, the two stopped and Zhang Zhiyuan bowed to Zhu Ziwen and said goodbye.

"Brother Zhu, I'll leave first. Goodbye."

"goodbye."

After Zhu Ziwen left, Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and said to himself, "Humph, Zhu Ziwen, your bad luck has no end. What awaits you is only desolation. Do you think you are still the genius boy you were back then and can win the first place in the imperial examination? You are just like Zhu Bajie who wants to be the Monkey King. You are just daydreaming!"

After saying that, he turned and walked forward.

Main hall.

Zhu Ziwen walked to the entrance of the main hall, looked up at the towering palace that was a thousand feet high and magnificent, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"This is the venue for the Golden Palace Test, the legendary imperial palace of the Apocalypse Empire. It is indeed magnificent."

As he was expressing his emotion, he suddenly noticed that there were many people in the empty square in front of him, so he walked forward quickly.

When he arrived in front of the square, he discovered that there was an enormous stone beast statue placed in the center of the square.

“Could this be the legendary royal beast of the Apocalypse Empire?”