Chapter 33 How dare you play tricks on me!
Unlike them, I am still highly expected by my family elders.
"Let's not talk about us. Jianming, how did you do in the exam?" Cheng Jianfeng asked again.
"Not bad." Wei Jianming threw open his folding fan and fanned it confidently a few times. "I haven't thought about the ranking, but I'm still somewhat confident of making the list."
"Where's the one living in your house?" Liang Shigang nodded his chin towards the window.
"You mean that coward?" Wei Jianming mentioned Shen Shilang and sneered with disdain. But when he thought of the night when Shen Shilang beat down all the men in the mansion, he said, "Oh, he's not a complete coward. He still has some martial arts skills."
"What's the use of having martial arts skills? If you don't study well, you will end up being neither good at literature nor martial arts." Wei Jianming curled his lips, "That loser is not good at studying. He doesn't know anything you ask him. Even if he knows, his answers are mediocre. It's still unclear whether he can pass the exam."
Liang Shigang raised his glass and said, "No matter what, we still have to pray for good luck. I hope we can all pass the exam."
Everyone raised their glasses, "Yes, I hope we can all pass the exam."
Shen Shilang also came out tonight to relax, mainly because he had some free time and wanted to take Su Jinshi to see the excitement of Chong'an City at night.
Su Jinshi’s most intuitive understanding of the bustle of ancient cities was through the Qingming Festival Along the River.
But it is just a picture on paper after all, so the sense of immersion is still a little lacking.
This was Su Jinshi’s first time seeing the hustle and bustle of ancient times at night. The bustling and bustling night markets were different from the modern ones in their own way.
As I was walking, I saw Wei Jianming and others coming out of Huizhen Building.
Shen Shilang paused for a moment, then continued walking forward in the crowd as if he didn't see them.
Unexpectedly, Wei Jianming called out to him, "Shen Shilang!"
Shen Shilang raised his eyebrows slightly, but still turned and looked at Wei Jianming.
Then Wei Jianming strode over and said, "Hey, how come you have time to come out tonight? It seems you did well in the exam?"
Liang Zhenggang and others followed over and looked at Shen Shilang with some joking.
Shen Shilang raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Not bad."
"What? Do you really think you can pass the exam?" After Wei Jianming said this, he looked at Liang Zhenggang and others beside him and laughed.
Shen Shilang smiled slightly, "I am quite confident about this exam, and I should rank well."
"You?" Wei Jianming's face was full of ridicule. "You are quite confident. If someone with your level can pass the exam, then I can also pass the exam!"
Shen Shilang shook his head. "If you don't believe me, forget it. Don't let me pass the exam and you think I'm lying to you."
"Hahahaha!" Wei Jianming still didn't believe it, "Do you really think I don't know your level? Even if you cram before the exam, you won't pass!"
Wei Jianming took a few steps forward, approached Shen Shilang, and taunted him with gritted teeth, "You are a waste, and you will always be a waste. How dare you dream of turning your life around by taking the imperial examination? You are dreaming!"
Wei Jianming took a small step back and said in a cold voice: "The gap between you and me is already huge, and it will get bigger and bigger in the future. In this life, you will never be able to surpass me. Even if you are lucky enough to pass the exam this time, your ranking will be far lower than mine. In this life, you will be suppressed by me and look up to me! You are not even worthy of carrying my shoes!"
Shen Shilang was amused by Wei Jianming's confidence and suddenly raised his hand.
Wei Jianming still remembers Shen Shilang's martial arts competition.
At least in this regard, Wei Jianming knew that he was indeed no match for Shen Shilang.
Frightened by Shen Shilang's action, he retreated hastily.
Shen Shilang sneered, but just raised his hand and brushed his sleeves, "What are you afraid of?"
"You!" Wei Jianming realized that he was being played, and raised his hand to grab Shen Shilang's collar, but when he raised his hand halfway, he remembered Shen Shilang's force and withdrew it awkwardly, and his momentum instantly weakened by half, "How dare you play tricks on me!"
Shen Shilang raised his eyebrows, "What did I do to you?"
After saying this, Shen Shilang suddenly realized, "You didn't think I was going to hit you, so you backed away in fear, did you?"
"You!" Wei Jianming was so angry, but he couldn't win the fight. He didn't want to show weakness either. He didn't know whether to advance or retreat, and was in an awkward position.
Fortunately, Liang Zhenggang and others saw the situation and quickly gave way.
The three of them pulled Wei Jianming back and said, "Brother Wei, why bother to argue with this guy?"
"Hmph!" Wei Jianming took the opportunity to take a step back, glared at Shen Shilang fiercely, then turned and left.
Cheng Jianfeng said, "Brother Wei, don't be angry. He will cry when the results are announced. For now, just let him be arrogant for a while."
"That's right. Besides, why do you have to do it yourself? Just find some people to teach him a lesson." Liang Zhenggang said.
"However, how come that coward has good martial arts?" Zhang Tianran asked in confusion, "Hasn't he always been a coward? In your house, he allowed himself to be beaten and scolded. But if he had martial arts, how could he be easily... beaten and scolded?"
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Zhang Tianran was too embarrassed to ask directly, "How could I be beaten and scolded by you? " Wei Jianming became even angrier when he mentioned this. "That coward is so treacherous and cunning, with all his evil thoughts that he has been hiding the fact that he knows martial arts. He even endured being whipped by me and didn't get angry. He deliberately told my brother to come back and see me, and then he told me about whipping him, and caused me to be punished by my father."
The more Wei Jianming thought about it, the angrier he got. "No, I have to teach him a lesson!"
"Do you know any good martial artists?" Wei Jianming asked. "I think he is quite skilled. I'm afraid most people can't defeat him. We need to find a few martial artists to fight him together. That will be a sure win."
"Your family should know a lot of people. And there are also many servants and guards." Ke Hongbin said.
Wei Jianming said bitterly, "No one is his match. He beat all the guards in my house that day. Even if they all come together, they are no match."
"It's so powerful." Zhang Tianran said in surprise.
Liang Shigang thought for a moment and said, "It's not difficult to find good fighters. Especially since we are close to the border, there are not as many rules and regulations as in the capital. People from all walks of life hang out here. If you really want to find them, you can still find quite a few."
Ke Hongbin also thought of this, "Doesn't Li Da Huzi in the south of the city have these connections? You can send someone to find him to make some deals."
Wei Jianming was silent and thoughtful.
Time flies.
The candidates are anxiously waiting for the announcement of the results, hoping that the list will be released as soon as possible so that they can have a clear answer whether they pass or fail.
But when the results were about to be announced, everyone started to get nervous again.
Su Jinshi could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the Wei Mansion had begun to become tense in recent days.
Naturally, no one cared about how Shen Shilang did in the exam.
Mrs. Wei burned incense in the Buddhist temple every day and prayed that Wei Jianming would pass the exam.
He also ordered everyone in the palace to be careful with their words and not to say anything containing the words "drop" or "fall off".
Anyone who says it will be fined.
Everyone in the Wei residence became nervous and alert, fearing that they would say something wrong and be fined.
(End of this chapter)