Catching Monsters

Chapter 71 College Examination
The corners of Wei Huaian's mouth twitched. He was really being squeezed dry by Jiang Yun.

But looking at Jiang Yun's sincere eyes, those eyes seemed to be telling him that all I did was for your sake, Lord Wei.

Wei Huaian actually nodded and agreed.

I have already spent the 1,500 taels, so I don't mind spending these two hundred taels.

When he walked out of the cellar, Xu Huanchun had already been captured outside.

Xu Huanchun does not have any magical powers, he is just an ordinary person.

"What's your name?" Wei Huaian walked forward.

"Sir, my name is Xu Huanchun, and I have been doing business honestly in Nanzhou Prefecture." Xu Huanchun was a little desperate at this time. He never thought that he would be caught after doing business here for many years.

Xu Huanchun said hurriedly: "I have nothing to do with this traitor. I don't know him..."

"Did I say he was a traitor?" Wei Huaian narrowed his eyes, laughed coldly, and said, "Capture all the people from the Xu Mansion! Take them back to the dungeon and interrogate them slowly!"

The entire Xu Mansion was in chaos again.

However, after searching, it was found that except for Xu Huanchun, all the others in the Xu family were servants and housekeepers.

All of them were tied together, lined up in a row, and escorted out.

"Brother Jiang, don't forget what you promised me." Before leaving, Wei Huaian reminded Jiang Yun: "I will give you the money when I return to Beijing."

Jiang Yun nodded, then left happily and rushed to Nanmanju.

On the way, Jiang Yun hummed a little tune. One thousand seven hundred taels were enough to practice the Five Elements Formation for five to six days.

Jiang Yun estimated in his mind that after completing his training, according to the classification of strength levels in this world, he should be able to reach the seventh level of Taoism's Bigu Realm.

Teng Zicheng is not lying to me, spending money really does make you stronger.

Back on the third floor of Nanmanju, Jiang Qiaoqiao was sitting in the room with some worry on her face.

When Jiang Yun was taken away by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, she immediately ran to find Xu Suwen, fearing that something might have happened to Jiang Yun.

Inside the room, Xu Suwen and Xu Xiaogang were also in the room. Xu Suwen comforted her: "Jiang girl, don't worry, your brother is fine. Lord Wei of the Jinyiwei just asked your brother for help."

Jiang Qiaoqiao naturally believed what Xu Suwen said, but she didn't see Jiang Yun show up, and the worry on her face never diminished.

Finally, the door creaked open and Jiang Yun walked in from outside: "Hey, why does my Qiaoqiao look so bitter?"

"Brother." Jiang Qiaoqiao hurriedly got up and made sure that Jiang Yun was okay, only then did she feel relieved.

"It's okay." Jiang Yun touched her forehead.

Xu Suwen poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and asked, "Has the person been caught?"

"Yeah." Jiang Yun came to the table, picked up the teapot, and took a sip of tea: "There is also an unexpected gain. I accepted another two hundred taels of silver from him, but I have to ask Miss Xu for a small favor."

Afterwards, Jiang Yun informed Xu Suwen about the situation of arresting people.

After listening, Xu Suwen nodded and agreed. She said thoughtfully, "That's no problem, but 1,700 taels of silver is not a small amount. Wei Huaian may have to scrape it together."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun frowned deeply and couldn't help asking, "He agreed readily. He won't default on my debt, will he?"

"Don't worry, brother-in-law. My sister is here. Unless he doesn't want to continue in Beijing, he wouldn't dare to default on your debt." Xu Xiaogang said with a smile.

When Xu Suwen heard Xu Xiaogang calling him brother-in-law, she seemed to be used to it and did not even glare at him.

Instead, he said to Jiang Yun, "We have caught him this time. In order to avoid any further trouble, we may have to escort him back to Beijing. You can help us and go to Beijing together."

Without Jiang Yun, that guy's magic is not bad, escort him along the way to prevent anything from happening again. Jiang Yun thought for a moment, looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao with some concern, and then asked: "Qiaoqiao, do you want to go to the capital?"

"Capital?" Jiang Qiaoqiao touched her nose when she heard that. This word seemed very far away to her.

The storyteller once talked about the prosperity of the capital, the delicious food, the street lights, and all kinds of interesting things.

"What should I do with my chicks?" Jiang Qiaoqiao suddenly realized a very important problem: "They haven't grown up yet."

"It's okay, just take whatever you want with you." Jiang Yun touched Jiang Qiaoqiao's head.

Seeing that Jiang Qiaoqiao was a little reluctant, Xu Suwen beside her said with a smile: "Your brother is going to Beijing this time to join the Jinyiwei Yamen. He has an official position. If he does a good job, he can be promoted in the future."

"Really?" Jiang Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up and she nodded in agreement.

The two of them lived in Nanzhou Prefecture, relying on each other and having nothing else to worry about. Wherever the brother and sister were, that was home.

"But I have to wait a few more days." Jiang Yun said slowly, "The college entrance examination will be held in a few days. I have to pass the exam before leaving."

In the following days, an order came from above to escort Zhao Chongfeng and Xu Huanchun to Beijing.

Wei Huaian was at a loss and wanted to ask Jiang Yun for help, but he was short of money and could not afford it.

However, I learned from Xu Suwen that Jiang Yun was willing to help, but it would take a few days as Jiang Yun had to pass the examination and become a scholar first.

In order to avoid any accidents, Jiang Yun went to the dungeon to guard Zhao Chongfeng.

Wei Huaian, on the other hand, immediately brought a few Jinyiwei to visit the Academician Zhu Chengyu.

Finally, the day of the college entrance examination arrived.

The academy examination is a three-day, closed exam, and students can only enter the courtyard of the Confucian Academy wearing clean white clothes.

There are five houses in total, each accommodating more than 40 students.

During these three days, you must eat and drink at the venue and cannot leave without permission.

Outside the Confucian Academy, many students have arrived and are politely flattering each other.

Among the crowd, some people had confident looks on their faces, and their family’s finances had already been arranged.

There are also some students who have studied hard for many years and are very nervous. If they can pass the examination to become a scholar, they can completely change their destiny.

"Brother, don't be nervous, just do your best." Jiang Qiaoqiao was following behind Jiang Yun at this time, her face more nervous than his: "If you encounter a question you don't know how to answer, think about it more."

"If it doesn't work, we have already visited the academician."

"Don't worry, girl." Jiang Yun looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao's nervous expression and couldn't help but smile, knowing that she was concerned about him.

Jiang Yun looked up and saw two Jinyiwei standing at the door of the Confucian Academy.

Many students showed surprise on their faces, and many of them couldn't help but talk in a low voice.

"Jinyiwei? The emperor's personal guards, why are they here?"

"Tell me, is there an important person coming to supervise the exam?"

"What kind of important person is here to supervise the college examination and would be able to mobilize the Jinyiwei to guard it?"

"There is probably only one person in the world..."

The people who heard this took a deep breath and said, "Hiss, you mean, His Majesty is probably also paying attention to this college entrance examination?"

(End of this chapter)