Chapter 607 - The Qin Manors Honor, Having the Number One Scholar (2/2)

Xiang Xieyue took the book out because he intended to send it to those princes. Unexpectedly, Qin Yufeng was interested in it, which saved him from the trouble of bringing it here from the Southern Barbarian Lands. However, the book was full of anecdotes. Except for one matter, the rest was all useless. It was just an idle book. Then why would Qin Yufeng be interested in such a book? Xiang Xieyue felt it strange.

Did Qin Yufeng have the ability to predict the future? Xiang Xieyue certainly did not believe it.

The matter was originally a secret. The South Pearl necklace was given to the Qin Kingdom as a gift from his country. Even he only found the secret later. When he tried to fix it, it was too late. He could only hurriedly take the book with him. He wanted the Qin Kingdom to understand that this was not his idea. He also wanted to show goodwill to the Qin Kingdom.

Even if Qin Yufeng’s father was the Left Censor, it was not something that anyone who could know about as they wanted.

Qin Yufeng looked at Xiang Xieyue and said meaningfully, “As long as one book exists, it is attractive. These books may make people feel that they are absurd, but at the right time, everything is possible.”

Xiang Xieyue’s heart skipped a beat and his expression became serious. “Brother Qin, what do you mean?”

“I don’t mean anything particular. I just said what I felt. Just like the way of rebirth in it. Originally, it was impossible, but…” Qin Yufeng lowered his eyes so that no one could tell whether he was happy or angry. However, Xiang Xieyue was so sensitive that he noticed the loneliness in his eyes. That feeling should not have appeared on the new Number One Scholar.

“Rebirth?” Xiang Xieyue muttered to himself, and suddenly his eyes lit up with surprise. He immediately took the book beside and eagerly turned to one page. Then he pointed to the picture on it and asked, “Is this what you said, Brother Qin?”

The picture was so old that one might regard the flowing blood on it as yellow. But even so, the strong smell of blood was still overwhelming.

“Brother Xiang, you must be kidding. I was just casually mentioning it. Don’t take it seriously.” Qin Yufeng calmed down again. He looked up at Xiang Xieyue and asked with interest, “Brother Xiang, you care about it so much. Have you heard of such a matter as rebirth in the Southern Barbarian Lands?”

Xiang Xieyue’s expression changed drastically when he heard that. His eyes suddenly became sharp as he stared at Qin Yufeng. Qin Yufeng still looked calm. He smiled and did not retreat.

After a long time, Xiang Xieyue looked away, slightly coughed with his handkerchief covering his mouth, and asked, “When did you know about it, Brother Qin?”

“Brother Xiang, you’re so talented, but you couldn’t take the imperial examination because of your poor health. This kind of thing usually won’t happen. Even if one is weak, he would have a try even if he is ill or wounded now that he has entered the capital.” Qin Yufeng uttered gently and took a sip of tea with a smile on the corner of his eyes.

No matter where the candidates for the imperial examinations came from, since they had rushed all the way to the capital, it meant that they were very determined. How could they not take the examination at the last minute because they were not feeling well? Furthermore, he had such a book. There were some things in Qin Yufeng’s mind that he could not link them together. However, when he saw the book, he could immediately tell that the book was genuine.

Since this book was genuine, Xiang Xieyue would not have a simple ident.i.ty!

If he remembered correctly, the envoys of the Southern Barbarian Lands had come to the capital recently. It was said that the name of Crown Prince Xieyue not only had a similar name to Xiang Xieyue in front of him, but he was also sick. There was no such coincidence in the world. With Qin Yufeng’s intelligence, he had already known that Xiang Xieyue was not an ordinary person.

Both of them were not ordinary people. Xiang Xieyue laughed after being stunned. Not feeling embarra.s.sed, he picked up the tea next to him and took a sip. “Brother Qin, you really have a good eye. I thought I fooled you, but I didn’t expect you to be a truly discerning person. You have already seen my ident.i.ty according to the book.”

“Brother Xiang, you flatter me. When you lent this book to me, you were no longer trying to hide your ident.i.ty,” Qin Yufeng commented, neither humble nor arrogant. He was still as calm as before.

Since they had already made it clear, there was no need to hide it anymore. Originally, the two had a good opinion of each other, so they were naturally congenial. From time to time, they would discuss some topics in the book. This book was originally placed in front of the temple’s altar in the Southern Barbarian Lands. If it had been secretly taken out coincidentally, Xiang Xieyue would not have seen it.

The two continued talking for a while before they parted ways. This time, they made no appointment to see each other again. Previously, Xiang Xieyue had not revealed his ident.i.ty, and Qin Yufeng was a man without rank. It was not a big deal for them to be close to each other. However, Qin Yufeng had known that Xiang Xieyue was the Crown Prince of the Southern Barbarian Lands, and Qin Yufeng was the new Number One Scholar of the imperial examinations. They should not get close to each other. They were both sensible. Even though they were congenial, they made no appointment.

Xiang Xieyue walked to the door, suddenly stood still, turned around, and asked again, “Brother Qin, is it really impossible for one to be reborn?”

“It’s impossible!” Qin Yufeng nodded. All the opportunities depended on coincidence and almost all possible opportunities were blocked.

Xiang Xieyue did not speak this time. His pale face darkened. He cupped his hands to Qin Yufeng, then pushed the door open and went out.

In the room, Qin Yufeng half-closed his eyes, and his handsome face showed a bit of sadness. He asked someone to order the wine, and then drank alone!

No one would understand why the new Number One Scholar, who had a bright future, was so depressed..

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