Qi Wuhuo took the jade pillow back and lay down on the bed. He fell into a deep sleep as soon as he closed his eyes. The jade pillow was hollow and he was in a daze. He saw the hollow space inside the jade pillow getting bigger and bigger, and suddenly it accommodated him.

Qi Wuhuo felt as if he had fallen into an abyss and broke out in a cold sweat.

When I was vaguely aware of the situation, I seemed to have opened my eyes, but I saw that it was already dusk. It turned out that I had slept for a long time. Heavy snow was falling outside, and the whole world was silent.

Qi Wuhuo raised his hand and pressed his forehead. He thought for a long time before coming back to his senses. He looked over and saw that the package was still there, containing books, clothes, copper coins, and everything else. Then he remembered that Mr. Su had delivered the things before and he was alone at home, and he actually fell asleep in a daze.

It really shouldn't be done.

There is no need to mention the meals that day.

With the copper coins given by Mr. Su, Qi Wuhuo finally didn't have to go to the town to do odd jobs for money in this cold winter. Therefore, he had more time to study hard. In addition, the knowledge annotations in the books were extremely detailed, so he made faster progress.

In the early spring of the following year, Mr. Su indeed recommended him.

Qi Wuhuo won the first place in the spring examination and became famous far and wide. He bid farewell to Mr. Su and went to study in the city. Three years later, when the autumn examination came, he also won in one go. His literary skills were sophisticated and his writing was sharp. His reputation spread far and wide and even moved the prefectures and counties.

Those who come and go are all from prominent families and aristocratic families.

Even state officials treated him with courtesy.

However, Qi Wuhuo had a very upright character and was unwilling to accept financial support from the aristocratic families in his daily life.

Even if there were noble families that were attracted by his talent and wanted to place a bet in advance and adopt him as the husband of a branch of the main branch of the family, they would still be unwilling to do so. Those young girls who tried to express their feelings to him but met a dullard would naturally feel indignant and refuse to pay any attention to him from then on.

Qi Wuhuo also had a reputation in the literary circle as "He is not lustful, and if he is not a gentleman, he is Longyang." Whenever the girls from aristocratic families talked about him, they all laughed, and amidst the laughter, many of them secretly gritted their teeth at his lack of understanding of romance.

Some friends did ask about it, but Qi Wuhuo replied in confusion:

"It's just that I've never met someone who loves me."

"If I am really the best of Long Yang."

"You are the cause of disaster."

My friend's face turned pale, he covered his hips with his hands, and retreated for several miles.

Later, he went to Beijing to study and lived in a very remote place, close to the surrounding mountains. One day, he was suddenly awakened from his sleep. As he was wondering, he heard someone knocking on the door.

After all, this is the edge of the outer city of the capital. Those martial arts masters, or Buddhists and Taoists who know some magic, have some abilities to come here.

Anyone who comes at this time is definitely not a normal person.

Qi Wuhuo, who was already seventeen years old, stood up with a sword in his hand, put the sword behind his back, and gently pushed the door open with the other hand. He thought there was a thief outside, but when he looked up, he was slightly startled.

The person standing under the moonlight was clearly a girl of only sixteen or seventeen years old.

She was dressed in blue and had an elegant look. When she saw Qi Wuhuo opening the door, she bowed. She had red lips and white teeth, a sweet smile, and her skirt was flowing. She was three times more elegant and beautiful than those young ladies from aristocratic families, and her temperament was also very elegant.

Qi Wuhuo traveled alone to study. Mr. Su taught him swordsmanship. He had killed many people with his sword. He also encountered ghosts when he was studying in an ancient temple. As a young man, he studied hard and cultivated his energy. He was not afraid. He just bowed and said:

"I wonder why the young lady knocked on the door in the middle of the night?"

The beautiful young girl pursed her lips and smiled, saying:

"I don't deserve such treatment from a gentleman. I am just a maid."

"My lady has always heard the gentleman's words and has hesitated for a long time. Today, she heard the gentleman playing the piano and was delighted. She could not help but want to meet him and make friends through music. But I don't know if it is presumptuous, so I asked you to come and ask."

Qi Wuhuo knew something was wrong and raised his eyes slightly to look at the moonlight.

Thinking in his heart, he thought that it was too late to hide from the demon, so he smiled and said, "I really wish, but I dare not ask for it. I will wait here. I wonder when and where we will meet, young lady?"

"Puchi, a gentleman should not be suspicious, today is the day."

The woman in green smiled, then turned around and left. Qi Wuhuo pondered for a long time. He was wearing a green robe and sitting at a stone table outside the door. There were mountains not far away. He closed his eyes and meditated, with his sword across his knees. The sound of the wind was still there, and the bamboo forest was swaying. Although he knew it was an alien, he was not afraid at all.

After a while, I heard someone coming.

Qi Wuhuo slowly opened his eyes, and the sword in front of his knees whistled slightly.

But even though he was prepared, he was still a little surprised by the scene of the people coming. Under the moonlight, there were hundreds of people, all dressed in silk and satin. A sedan chair was carried over, with maids holding lanterns in front and behind, all of them bright and beautiful, with jingling rings and bracelets. On one side of the sedan chair was the girl in blue seen before, with a smile on her face.

The place where Qi Wuhuo lived was already on the edge of the outer city of the entire capital. Although it was called the outer city, it was actually just a gathering place surrounding the capital, close to the mountains and with rivers. These visitors displayed many luxurious items here, spread blankets made of the furs of three hundred kinds of precious exotic animals, and also had many spiritual fruits, fine wines, and delicacies. In an instant, it seemed like a place for dignitaries to have a banquet.

Even the spring outing banquet of the prefects of provinces and counties was not so luxurious.

Qi Wuhuo was slightly surprised, but he remained calm and sat down calmly.

The [young lady] did not come down, but just said: "I have been at home for a long time. Today I heard your piano music and my heart was happy. I hope you will not despise my humble hospitality."

After a brief greeting, the young lady stayed in the sedan chair and played a few pieces on the piano, all of which were masterpieces. Qi Wuhuo did not like playing the piano, but Mr. Su said that a gentleman must learn the six arts, so he was forced to learn them. He had also listened to many pieces, and this young lady, who sounded young, played the piano with such melodious and clear sound that it was the best he had ever heard during his study tour.

Afterwards, Qi Wuhuo tried to test her with words, but this faceless girl was actually smart and clever, and always had profound remarks. Her vision and insight, as well as her judgment of the current world situation, were all accurate, even better than Qi Wuhuo's teacher.

The young lady seemed to be surprised by some of the words in Qi Wuhuo's words and sighed from time to time.

The two of them got along very well and before they knew it, the sun was about to rise, so they parted. At that time, the sun rose in the east and there was a thin mist in the forest. Qi Wuhuo, holding a long sword, saw the woman off in a sedan chair and was lost in thought for a long time.

After that, the girl often came, always coming when it was dark at night and leaving when the sun rose. This went on for several months, and Qi Wuhuo gradually let down his guard. Sometimes he played the piano, and sometimes he chatted in his spare time. Having such a good friend to learn from, his knowledge and understanding of the world gradually improved.

I knew in my heart that this girl was definitely not an ordinary person.

But although he is not of our generation, he is upright and honest, so it doesn't matter.

On the night of the fifteenth day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, after drinking tea and chatting for a while, Qi Wuhuo was tuning the piano.

Suddenly, the beautiful maid in green smiled, listened attentively for a few words, chuckled, and strong men brought thick blankets and spread them on the ground. Then the girl in green raised her eyes to look at Qi Wuhuo with a sly and playful smile, holding a golden and jade ruyi in her hand, leaned over and hooked the curtain with the ruyi, and gently opened the curtain of the sedan chair.

Qi Wuhuo was playing the zither, his mind originally as calm as water, but when he saw this he was surprised and the sound of the zither paused slightly.

Before the noise had died down, the person in the sedan had already left.

The black silk shoes stepped lightly on the carpet, and then she said jokingly in a soft but graceful voice:

"Why is Wuhuo's piano playing in disorder?"