Chapter 38

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As Kuang Qing reported his 210 merits and Kuang Yun 180 merits, and the top ten in Hong County's Spring Exam mostly had over 100 merits, the surrounding candidates all looked envious.

"Wow! No wonder you're the second in Hong County's Spring Exam! You've got over 200 merits! Kuang Yun is also impressive with 180 merits, definitely securing a spot in the top ten!"

"Amazing, amazing! A literary man can have over 200 merits, it seems the top ten in Hong County's Spring Exam are truly capable!"

"That's absolutely true! Even the top ten warriors might not achieve such merits, and only the top three craftsmen might exceed 200! Kuang Qing's 210 merits are definitely among the best of the 3,000 candidates today!"

The surrounding candidates praised the scores, which were enough to make most people envious. The Kuang brothers indeed had the right to be proud.

Hearing the comments around him, Kuang Yun's face showed a smug expression, and his confidence soared. He took a step forward, almost face-to-face with Yue Heng, and sneered, "Arrogant people are always weak inside! Some have no strength at all but only know how to talk big! Yue Heng, it's your turn!"

After hearing the scores, Yue Heng felt a great relief. He sighed and exchanged a glance with Wen Xin Yue, both smiling.

However, this smile between Yue Heng and Wen Xin Yue was too beautiful, and it further irritated Kuang Qing and Kuang Yun.

The two glared with anger, unable to bear looking any longer. They mentally shredded Yue Heng countless times and shouted, "Speak! You coward! If you don't dare to report your score, get out of Hong County quickly!"

Yue Heng ignored them and asked, "What about Ji Gongzi? He's the first in the Spring Exam, how many merits does he have?"

"Stop dodging the question! You won't say, right? Humph! If you don't, don't blame me for being impolite!" Kuang Qing couldn't hold back any longer, and with a sinister smile, he grabbed Yue Heng's collar. Kuang Yun rushed to Yue Heng's waist badge, swiftly reaching out to grab it.

Yue Heng didn't resist. In fact, he didn't even try to block. He was easily pulled by Kuang Qing, and he twisted as if struggling, making his shirt messy. The diagnosis letter from Min Xuhuai in his chest pocket was half-exposed.

"Hmph! Let me see what lies you've been telling, you liar... have... have..."

Kuang Yun cursed, looked down, and his face suddenly turned purplish-red. He stuttered, unable to continue, as if he had seen something terrifying. He hastily waved his hands, and the waist badge fell to the ground.

"What's going on?"

Kuang Qing frowned, pushed his brother away, and squatted to pick up the waist badge. Upon closer inspection, he broke out in a cold sweat, his face turning red and then purplish, stuttering and speechless.

"What's happening?" the surrounding people were puzzled.

"Did these two brothers suddenly get a strange disease?"

"I know! It's either zero merits or more than Kuang Qing's!" someone said confidently.

"Reasonable, and I think the latter is more likely! Look at their faces, they look like they've seen a ghost. They thought they were strong, but the Yue Gongzi they mocked is much stronger!" Many agreed and laughed.

Seeing Yue Heng's 730 merits on the waist badge, Kuang Qing and Kuang Yun felt like dying. They looked at each other, speechless, holding the waist badge in a daze.

A quick-witted martial candidate stepped forward, snatched the waist badge from Kuang Qing, and laughed, "Yue Gongzi has 730 merits! Hahaha, this is hilarious!"

Boom!

Hahaha!

"Oh my... This is the biggest joke of the year!"

"Those with 200 merits were so arrogant, pointing and cursing at someone with 700 merits. I can't take it anymore, this is how you literary men behave! The literary world is truly beyond our understanding, too absurd!"

"Jealousy among literary men! Ha, I'll never forget these losers' faces! They're so funny..."

"Clean your ears and listen carefully, don't faint! Oh, I can't stop laughing, someone help me, I'm about to faint..."

The poor and the rich are natural enemies. At least hundreds of poor candidates laughed wildly, and this joke quickly spread to thousands of people in the exam hall, making Kuang Qing, Kuang Yun, and Bai Ming Shi feel like they wanted to crawl into a hole.

"Impossible! There must be a trick! How can he have over 700 merits? There must be a problem! Yes, he teamed up with Wen Er, whose father is the head of the literary academy. They must have cheated!"

Bai Ming, driven by anger, began to speak without restraint!

He was about to break down. With 730 merits, Yue Heng would undoubtedly become a child scholar. Just looking into Yue Heng's deep and mysterious eyes filled him with endless fear. He believed Yue Heng would seek revenge and take his life!

Sigh...

The surrounding laughter immediately diminished. No one dared to comment on Bai Ming's words because the speculation was too malicious. Questioning the fairness of the most powerful literary official in Hong County without evidence was not questioning but courting death!

Wen Xin Yue, seeing the accusations directed at her, her face changed. Her long whip, like a ghost, coiled around, and the red snake head, like a venomous snake, was ready to strike.

Her voice was filled with anger, "Bai Ming! You are defaming my character! You..."

"No... I didn't mean that, I wasn't talking about you..." Bai Ming was terrified, regretting his words, but once said, they couldn't be taken back.

"Brother Bai, shut up!" Kuang Qing and Kuang Yun were stunned, quickly pulling Bai Ming and covering his mouth to stop him from speaking.

Yue Heng was delighted by this. Instead of backing down, he sneered, "A man's spit can create a hole on the ground, but it seems Bai Gongzi's words are like farts, daring to speak but not to admit?"

"You're lying..." Bai Ming struggled to break free from the Kuang brothers' grip, arguing.

"Very well, then you still insist that the exam officials were biased, right?" Yue Heng raised an eyebrow, continuing to dig the hole.

"I..." Bai Ming was stunned again, not daring to argue. If he continued, he would fall into another trap. He realized that in anger, one easily loses judgment. He was thoroughly deceived by Yue Heng!

"Examinee Bai Ming, are you questioning the fairness of our county's exam officials?"

At this moment, a voice full of anger echoed, silencing the entire crowd. Everyone was silent.

County Magistrate Qi, the head of the literary academy, and a group of exam officials pushed through the crowd, looking coldly at the scene.

"Moreover, what crimes did you commit against examinee Yue Heng in the illusionary realm? Do you want to know?"

Like a bolt from the blue, this question shocked everyone speechless, and many broke out in cold sweat!

"I dare not! I absolutely dare not question the exam officials! What I said just now was in anger... No! It was all nonsense..."

Faced with the head of the literary academy's stern questioning, Bai Ming fell to his knees in terror. He remembered the cold voice that called him a shameless person and told him to get lost when he was expelled from the illusionary realm. Who else could it be but the head of the literary academy?

"Examinee Bai Ming, you have desecrated the divine, your literary heart is evil, you disregard the law, and you are obsessed with personal gain, intending to harm other innocent examinees with malicious means! I hereby, on behalf of Hong County's literary academy, report this to the literary department of Qi Prefecture and request the judgment of the divine Fuxi, expelling Bai Ming from the ranks of literary men, never to be employed again!"

The head of the literary academy glared at the kneeling Bai Ming, not listening to any explanation, and coldly announced the decision. Bai Ming dared to publicly accuse him of bias and cheating, which was an extreme act of seeking death!

The literary exam officials behind the head of the literary academy were all indignant, and the martial and craft exam officials also showed disdain, not even glancing at the kneeling Bai Ming.

"No... It's not like that... Gentlemen, I absolutely did not do such a thing... Gentlemen, you are wronging me!"

Bai Ming wept bitterly, kowtowing on the ground. He couldn't believe this was the decision of the Hong County exam officials. He really didn't know where he went wrong!

At this moment, no one dared to speak up for him, no one dared to plead for him. One exam official might be wrong, but ten exam officials, and from different professions, couldn't all have a personal grudge against him, could they?

Bai Ming tried to grab County Magistrate Qi's leg, "Sir Qi... My father is Bai Lingfeng of the Bai family... Please, Sir Qi, spare my life..."

"Shameless person, get lost!" County Magistrate Qi moved aside in disgust, and a martial exam official, who had been watching, kicked Bai Ming away.

"Brother Kuang..." Bai Ming, still kneeling, grabbed Kuang Qing's leg, his voice filled with sorrow.

Kuang Qing and Kuang Yun, fearing for their own safety, quickly dodged. They were already in trouble themselves and dared not have any connection with Bai Ming.

"Yue Gongzi... Please, I didn't do anything to wrong you..." Bai Ming grabbed Yue Heng's leg, tears and snot streaming down his face, looking like he had lost everything, which made Yue Heng feel disgusted.

"Will you swear to the divine Fuxi?" Yue Heng tried to free his leg but couldn't, as Bai Ming held on too tightly.

"I... I... I swear... I, Bai Ming, absolutely did not harm Yue Gongzi... Otherwise, may the divine punish me with thunder..."

"Boom!"

Before Bai Ming's oath was complete, a sudden thunderclap in the sky startled everyone.

"Ah? Is this divine punishment?"

"To be precise, it should be the divine thunder protected by the county's exam array!"

"Impossible, Bai Ming just swore, and divine thunder falls from the sky? Could this oath really be effective?"

"Divine Fuxi above! Bai Ming's heart is evil! Divine Fuxi, take this wicked person away!"

The surrounding candidates whispered, no one daring to speak loudly about the divine in the sky.

Yue Heng was also startled by the thunder and, being tightly held by Bai Ming, lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Earlier, he had deliberately let Kuang Qing pull him, and his short jacket was already messy. As he tried to stand up, the injury diagnosis letter from Min Xuhuai in his chest pocket fell out, landing at County Magistrate Qi's feet.

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