As these people chattered amongst themselves, those who hadn't left also turned to look, and Qin Mu's brows furrowed even more deeply.
He looked at the first person to fall, the one called Shi Yu, and asked again in a deep voice:
"Are you sure you were pushed by me? Think it over before you speak."
I'm not someone you can just manipulate.
If you try to pin something on me that I didn't do, then I'll show you what the consequences are of doing it myself.
"But even if you pass the county exam, I can't guarantee whether you'll be able to participate in the prefectural exam in April."
Those who study are most concerned about their own academic achievements and reputation.
Those who are pushed out as scapegoats, even if they know they have no hope of passing the county exam, do not want to actually lose their hands or feet, for fear of leaving lasting consequences.
Qin Mu's reputation as a ruthless star is known to everyone in Anping County.
His murderous aura was so strong; from a young age, he was either killing fish and chickens or running to the battlefield to kill enemies.
Who knows if he might suddenly turn ruthless and kill him, or break his arms and legs so that he can never write again?
He was out of his mind; after seeing the five taels of silver Zhong Wenming offered, he agreed.
Compared to life, what are five taels?
After sorting through all this, just as he was about to deny it, Qi Mingyu appeared.
He was dressed in a moon-white long robe, holding a folding fan, looking dashing, and came out to stand up for the wronged.
"In broad daylight, under the clear sky, isn't it going too far for Brother Qin Mu to threaten people like this?"
It has to be said that Qi Mingyu still has the aura of a male protagonist.
Even though Zhuang Zilan was dead, his plague healed faster than everyone else in the village.
Under Dr. Lu's treatment, he recovered in just a few days.
On the first day of his recovery, Zhong Wenming sent someone to find him, and that's how he learned about Qin Mu's engagement.
And the person he was engaged to was actually a fish in the pond!
This made him both angry and annoyed, and he was filled with resentment.
His current state, his bad luck, and his hopelessness in future academic pursuits are all due to that wretched woman, Chi Yu, who stole his good fortune.
That wretched woman, she's married to a dignified scholar like him and she's still not satisfied, she's making a huge fuss about getting a divorce.
Even after the divorce, she was so restless, even fantasizing about remarrying.
If he remarries someone better than him, he might grit his teeth and accept it.
But he actually insisted on marrying Qin Mu, that jinx.
Back then, when he received the message from Zhuang Zilan, Qin Mu blocked his way home.
Could it be that the two of them started dating back then?
Thinking about all this, he felt an urge to tear the fish out of the water and cut it into eight pieces.
Therefore, after learning that Qin Mu had actually participated in the county examination, he and Zhong Wenming devised this plan.
He heard from Zhong Wenming that Qin Mu had several brothers who were in business, and that he himself seemed to be working for the government.
I suppose they're not short of money!
Since he wants to marry that vile woman, let him marry her.
But that bitch took seventy taels from him—no, she made him borrow a hundred taels in debt—and Qin Mu has to return it double.
It's just picking up some junk he doesn't want anymore, nothing special!
Qin Mu never expected that this clumsy scheme would actually be related to Qi Mingyu.
Upon seeing the person, he raised an eyebrow and said directly, "Oh, so the plague is cured?"
"The plague you started has harmed the entire Qi Family Village. Don't they resent you?"
The word "plague" is what the people of Anping County fear hearing most right now.
They had all heard, to some extent, about how many people had died from the plague outside.
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