In any case, Fang Zhiyi set off the next day, and Wang Ergou was assigned to follow him.
The branch leader was still watching them from a distance. Wang Ergou asked nervously, "No, are you really going to take the exam? Can you even read?"
Fang Zhiyi ignored him.
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, one of the protectors asked, "Branch Master, this person's background is suspicious. Are we really just going to let him go?"
He still harbors resentment over the groin kick he received yesterday.
"What's there to be afraid of? I'm very interested in his suggestions..." The old man watched the two figures disappear, then clapped his hands. "Also, from now on, call me Master."
"Yes, branch leader."
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"Xue'er! Quick!" Two men carried a half-dead man back into the courtyard. Jiang Xue rushed forward anxiously: "How is my brother?"
"It's nothing serious, he just suddenly flared up again and killed several people. It was only with the help of Brother Xiao and me that we were able to subdue him."
A woman in yellow rushed out, her eyes filled with worry and love as she looked at Gu Cheng.
"Nobody's chasing you, is they?"
Xiao nodded: "Don't worry, I've taken care of it. The scene was burned down with a single fire."
"Hurry up and help them inside, I'll go brew the medicine," Meng Xiaodie urged.
Jiang Xue watched as her older brother was helped into the house: "That so-called 'thousand-year-old Tai Sui' was completely useless!"
"Alright, Xiaoxue, we'll find a way. We'll find a way if we all work together," Meng Xiaodie comforted her.
Jiang Xue glanced at her and nodded slightly.
"So, you joined our Shrouding Heaven Sect just for money?" Wang Ergou finally sorted out his thoughts, but still found it unbelievable. "Brother, tell me, are you from the Beggars' Sect?"
Fang Zhiyi laughed: "The most crucial thing about taking the imperial examination is money. Whether it's registering, finding a guarantor, or eating, drinking, or even just using the toilet, everything costs money. Can your leader surnamed Zuo understand that a small amount of loose silver can gamble on a future? Would you take the gamble if you were in his shoes?"
Wang Ergou pondered, "I don't understand, I don't get it. We're people of the martial arts world, why should we participate in the imperial examination? It's too shameful."
"Anyway, you just need to follow me. Your job is to keep an eye on me, right?"
Wang Ergou smiled somewhat awkwardly: "You're really clever. When the branch leader instructed me, he specifically told me to keep an eye on you..."
Fang Zhiyi returned to Yangcheng, the hometown of the original owner. He simply took Wang Ergou to his dilapidated house for a walk, greeted some neighbors, and then headed straight for the old scholar's house on the street.
The servant opened the door and was initially surprised to see Fang Zhiyi, but then habitually waved his hand and said, "No one's alive. I thought you died outside. Go away."
Wang Ergou immediately became displeased: "How can you be so rude?"
The servants looked at the burly Wang Ergou and the short knife at his waist, and were immediately afraid. What they feared most were these so-called Jianghu heroes, who would really kill people if they disagreed, and then run away, and the government could not catch them.
Fang Zhiyi stepped in front of Wang Ergou and bowed slightly: "Please inform Scholar Li that I have something important to discuss with him."
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