allendalepharm Chapter 455: Jieyuan, Ranked 4th
Chapter 455: Jieyuan, Ranked 4th
Jiang Youzhen yawned loudly while sitting in the carriage. Looking at Wen Ruyu's restless look, he immediately laughed.
"Brother! The exams are over and the results will be announced today. Why are you so anxious? It won't affect the results anyway."
Wen Ruyu shook her head and laughed, "Of course you are not nervous. With your talent, are you afraid of failing?"
He didn't dare to say it, but it was very likely that he would win the title of Jieyuan, so Jiang Youzhen was certainly confident about it.
"Brother, you are too worried. I am telling you exactly what I said. Are you afraid that it won't work? Even if it doesn't work, just try again next time."
Jiang Youzhen recalled carefully that the book only said that this person and Tong Huaian were in the same year and ranked first and second in the provincial examination. With his own participation this time, he didn't know if there would be any changes, but they should have been among the top few, right?
Thinking about the system's task, she had to be the top scorer to complete the task. She had done her best, and the rest was beyond her control.
"It's almost noon, and it's time to post the list." Wen Ruyu lifted the curtain and looked at the sunlight outside the window.
Jiang Youzhen pursed his lips and smiled, and suddenly heard the system prompt sound.
【恭喜宿主完成乡试解元任务，奖励宿主十滴灵泉水、储物空间升级至360m3(开辟出存放活物区域50m3、初级酿酒技能、顺风耳（能听到方圆10米之内的所有声音）】
Huh? I didn't expect the system to give out rewards so quickly, which means it doesn't matter whether I look at the leaderboard or not.
However, Jiang Youzhen focused her attention on the Shunfenger behind her, and ignored the winemaking skills.
Any sound within 10 meters, that is to say, if someone whispers within ten meters, as long as it does not exceed this range, Jiang Youzhen can hear it.
This is a great skill! From now on, if anyone dares to cricket her from behind, she will be able to hear it.
Of course, this is more conducive to prying into other people's secrets. She is not interested in other people's privacy, but once it comes to the court, this skill is still very useful.
Click to use it immediately, and soon, all kinds of sounds came into my mind. The noise filled my ears, making Jiang Youzhen's mind dazed.
It was like tinnitus, there were too many sounds, making her very uncomfortable.
Seeing Jiang Youzhen suddenly covering his ears with a look of pain on his face, Wen Ruyu hurriedly asked with concern: "Junior brother, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Both ears felt like they were being pricked by needles. Jiang Youzhen immediately questioned the system, "What's going on? Why do my ears hurt so much?"
[Host, please relax. You just feel uncomfortable for a while. Just learn to block out the sounds you need. ]
Jiang Youzhen immediately blocked out the chirping sounds of snakes, insects, rats and ants around her, as well as the rustling sounds of passers-by. She found that as long as she didn't focus on these sounds, they would not disturb her.
She then tried to block out the rustling sound of the surrounding trees, just like filtering out a map, filtering out what she didn't need, and her world became much quieter.
"Junior brother, how are you? There is a small town ahead, let's go to the town to find a doctor."
Hearing Wen Ruyu's anxious voice, Jiang Youzhen finally came to his senses, "Don't worry, I just had a sudden palpitation, but I'm fine now."
After becoming adept at blocking out those voices, Jiang Youzhen gradually began to feel better.
"Are you really okay? Why do you have palpitations? Although you are young, you can't take it lightly." Wen Ruyu hadn't noticed that Jiang Youzhen had this problem before. Just now, Jiang Youzhen suddenly turned extremely pale, with a thin layer of sweat on his face.
Jiang Youzhen shook his head. "Nothing! I was born in a poor family and was weak, so I got some illnesses. Although I'm much better now, I'm not fully recovered yet. I'll just take some more tonic medicine later."
Wen Ruyu was stunned. It occurred to him that Jiang Youzhen's childhood was not easy. He heard that before his family adopted him, they lived a life worse than pigs and dogs.
When he thought of this, he admired Jiang Youzhen very much. At that time, Jiang Youzhen was only thirteen years old, but he divided the family by himself and led his family to live a good life.
"Are you sure you don't need to go and have a look?" Wen Ruyu asked again, worried.
Jiang Youzhen took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and waved it in front of Wen Ruyu.
"No need! I carry some pills with me! They're good for my body, as long as I don't overwork myself."
The porcelain bottle was indeed filled with tonic medicine. Jiang Youzhen had asked the doctor before and was told that he still needed to take good care of his body. He then used the medical knowledge he had learned to simply mix some medicine.
The carriage soon arrived at the provincial capital. Jiang Youzhen experimented along the way and has now become adept at blocking out sounds she doesn't need. However, her senses are different from before, so she still needs some time to adapt.
"Have you heard? The top scorer in this provincial examination is a 15-year-old candidate from Tongzhou Prefecture named Jiang Youzhen."
"Jiang Youzhen? I've heard of him. He's very talented, so it's not surprising that he's the one."
As soon as Jiang Youzhen and his companions got off the carriage, they heard the discussions of the crowd.
A man in a short brown indigo-colored coarse cloth trotted over and said, "Master! Are you and Master Wen here?"
"Young Master Jiang is here? My young master has already copied the list for you!" At this time, a runner that Tong Huaian often brought with him came forward and handed the list in his hand to Jiang Youzhen.
"Let's go back to the inn first!" Jiang Youzhen and his friends had not vacated their room yet. Now that they had a list of names, there was no need to squeeze under the list.
"So it's Mr. Jiang?"
Suddenly, another slightly hoarse voice was heard. Jiang Youzhen immediately turned around and found that the person was Ke Zhenqiu.
She carefully distinguished the voices of Ke Zhenqiu and the cloaked man and found that the two were very similar, but she could not be sure that they were the same person.
Ke Zhenqiu bowed to Wen Ruyu, "Senior Brother Wen!"
Wen Ruyu turned her head and looked only at Jiang Youzhen, "Let's go back and look at the copied list!"
"I haven't congratulated you two yet. Young Master Jiang has won first place in this provincial examination. And Senior Brother Wen is also among the top, ranking fourth!"
Fourth? Jiang Youzhen was very surprised. How could he be fourth? Even if there was a variable like himself, he would still be third!
Wen Ruyu's face was already filled with worry. He had been worried about this before, and it turned out that he really missed the top three.
Jiang Youzhen quickly opened the paper in his hand. Her name was on the first, followed by Tong Huaian, and the third...
She looked at Ke Zhenqiu in surprise. How could this fellow be ranked third? His knowledge was obviously weaker than theirs before.
"I haven't congratulated Mr. Ke yet. Mr. Ke is very talented and ranked third."
Jiang Youzhen looked at him inquiringly. Before, she really thought that Ke Zhenqiu's talent was not as good as Wen Ruyu's.
At this time, Wen Ruyu's face had already darkened. He wouldn't be so unhappy about anyone else getting the third place, so why did it have to be Ke Zhenqiu?