Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Chapter 1368 Living in an Infinite World 15
After thinking it over, Zhang Sheng decided not to reveal the matter of buying and selling exam questions.

The fact that these people dared to sell the provincial examination questions indicates that they have a very powerful backing.

If he goes to Gaomi, those people may be fine, but he himself will be silenced.

Zhang Sheng instructed his page to keep this matter a secret.

Liu Dong got a clue, but he was too lazy to investigate it himself.

Anyway, there are so many players running errands.

Liu Dong went out and "encountered" Zhao Zhuo and the Qian siblings.

"Boss!" Qian Xin and Zhao Zhuo's eyes lit up as they excitedly ran over.

"Hey boss, do you have any more amulets? I'll trade with you. I have plenty of snacks!"

"Hey bro, I have a new phone with hundreds of novels, TV series and movies downloaded on it."

The amulet and the peach wood sword were incredibly effective, protecting them through several dungeons.

The higher the dungeon level, the greater the danger.

Many players died in the dungeon, but they were protected by amulets and escaped certain death.

However, the amulet turned to ash after it was used.

They exchanged a lot of snacks, novels, and TV shows in the main god system's shop, hoping that one day they could see Liu Dong again and exchange them for a talisman from him.

Liu Dong would not refuse business that came to her door.

Although they weren't from their original world, snacks and TV novels were things that Liu Dong liked.

Liu Dong smiled and said, "Besides amulets, I have quite a few other talismans here. Would you like to exchange them?"

"Change it." The three of them said in unison.

Liu Tong led them to his residence.

Qian Xin exclaimed in surprise, "Boss, you live so close to us?"

Liu Tong: "It's just a coincidence. After all, this area is full of rental houses."

Liu Dong took out the talismans she had drawn these past few days and placed them on the stone table in the courtyard.

As their strength increased, the power of these talismans also increased significantly.

The three people picked up the talisman and received a system notification that the talisman's level had reached S grade.

The three of them were so excited that their breathing became heavy.

Qian Xin gasped for breath, his voice trembling as he asked, "Boss, how do I exchange these talismans?"

Liu Tong: "It's the same method as the peach wood sword from before."

Qian Xin and his two companions were overjoyed and hurriedly took things out of their backpacks.

Liu Dong was very pleased to see high-end liqueur-filled chocolates among a pile of snacks.

After looking at the novel and video catalogs on my phone, I was even more satisfied.

With a wave of her hand, Liu Dong put the snacks and her phone into her spatial storage.

"These are all yours."

Qian Xin and the other two quickly put away all the talismans on the stone table.

After calming themselves down, Qian Miao asked, "Boss, what brings you to the provincial capital? Is it for this scientific expedition?"

Liu Tong nodded: "I heard that someone is selling the exam questions for this scientific expedition, so I wanted to come and take a look."

The three were startled and exchanged glances.

Have they gotten a lead?
Qian Xin hurriedly asked, "Boss, where did you hear this from?"

Liu Tong thought of the person Zhang Sheng had visited before and told him the person's name.

He didn't involve Zhang Sheng.

This scholar seems to be of good character; let's not bring him into danger.

Even if Zhang Sheng had likely died because of this incident in the original course of events, the three of them, upon receiving the news, immediately took their leave and went to investigate the person Liu Dong had told them about.

This time it's a large-scale dungeon quest. In order to survive, players must unite, just like at the end of the last quest, to work together to solve the problem.

Therefore, although Liu Dong only told Qian Xin and the other two, the other players also found out.

With so many players investigating together, the people who bought and sold the test questions were quickly identified.

He was none other than the son of a scholar-official.

The players exposed the matter, forcing the prefect and the chief examiner from the capital to intervene.

The exam questions were leaked, forcing the exam to be revised.

The matter was left to the chief examiner, while the prefect arrested the son of the education official.

The provincial education commissioner wanted to protect his son, but the evidence against him was irrefutable. He didn't know what to do, so he could only write back to the capital and ask his daughter, Consort Li, for help.

Although Consort Li was greatly favored by the emperor, the emperor was not a foolish ruler; matters involving the imperial examinations were extremely serious.

The emperor could not spare the culprit just because a concubine pleaded for him. The emperor issued an edict to behead the son of the education commissioner.

Out of consideration for Consort Li, the emperor did not kill the education commissioner, but merely dismissed him from his post.

The day before the imperial edict was to be delivered to the provincial capital, the son of the provincial education commissioner disappeared in prison.

The prefect ordered a city-wide manhunt for the son of the education commissioner, and the players joined in the search.

They felt that the son of the academic official was of utmost importance.

However, even with the player's spies spread throughout the city, they still couldn't find the son of the Imperial Academy.

A player infiltrated the Education Commissioner's residence and searched it several times, but still couldn't find the Commissioner's son.

"Where can he hide?" Qian Xin muttered to himself, resting his chin on his hand.

He's feeling really confused right now, so he came to Liu Dong's place to relax.

Liu Dong peeled off the candy wrapper and popped the chocolate into her mouth.

This chocolate is made in China, and it contains authentic Moutai liquor; it's very fragrant.

After swallowing the wine, Liu Tong spoke up: "There's one place you haven't looked for, right?"

Qian Xin hurriedly asked, "Where?"

You should know that they thought the prefect was protecting the son of the education commissioner, so they sneaked into the prefect's office to investigate, but found nothing.

Liu Dong: "Where the examiner is currently staying."

The examiner was to revise the provincial examination questions, and to prevent the questions from being leaked again, he ordered his residence to be sealed off.

He had his servants prepare a large amount of food beforehand, and during the period when the provincial examination was underway, no one was allowed to enter or leave his residence.

Qian Xin suddenly stood up: "That's right, if the son of the academic official is with the examiners, then no one can find him."

He wondered, "Could the examiners be colluding with the son of the education commissioner? Were the examiners involved in selling the exam questions?"

Liu Tong shook her head: "The examiners shouldn't cause me any trouble."

Qian Xin: "But if the examiner has no connection with the son of the provincial education commissioner, then why would they hide the son?"

Liu Tong: "Is it possible that the one who hid the son of the academic official was not the examiner, but someone close to him?"

The examiner's identity is not simple.

He was the emperor's younger brother.

This person loved reading and teaching, and served as the highest-ranking official in the Imperial Academy.

He had no ambition for the throne, so his brothers did not include him when they fought for it, and he safely waited until his own elder brother, the new emperor, ascended the throne.

The emperor trusted his younger brother so much that even when this prince became the chief examiner for the imperial examinations and had many students, the emperor never doubted him.

However, this does not allow the examiner to remain aloof. He may not want to get involved in the struggle for succession, but that doesn't mean those around him don't.

For example, his own son and daughter...