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Chapter 1239 - 1151: Mad Dog

Chapter 1239: Chapter 1151: Mad Dog

Zeng Gongliang was supported by a group of Tribute Scholars, inevitably moving to comfort each other with jests as they did so.

He even made light of his own misfortune. "Alas, blame me, I only meant to congratulate my fellow high scorers, who knew I’d stir up such a farce? It made everyone be blamed alongside me—I’m truly sorry. Tonight, I, Zeng Gongliang, will host a dinner at The First Building under the Sky to make it up to you all!"

This immediately won vigorous applause from everyone, and they even began to comfort him in return, showing a united front against Li Wen Li, who had already left.

Zeng Gongliang was overjoyed!

It seemed that the seed of grievance had been planted in everyone’s hearts.

With Li Wen Li’s outburst, his pent-up frustration seemed to have been released, and he feared that once he entered Officialdom, these so-called fellow Jinshi Scholars wouldn’t make things easy for him! By then, he would have one less competitor. A proverb says, "When the wall falls, the crowd pushes"; Li Wen Li had only himself to blame for his own underhanded actions.

Meanwhile, as the disturbance continued here, the bulletin announcing happy news was still being sung on Bangpeng Street.

Su Ke and others had been waiting at a second-story window for the news, but with the commotion upstairs, he and Xue Qian decided to settle the bill and head downstairs.

Before they even got downstairs, one of Xue Qian’s attendants rushed up with a thrilled expression.

"Young master, you’ve scored high, fifth place..."

The attendant, overwhelmed with joy, couldn’t stop his tears, pulling at his garment to wipe them away, yet joyful tears still rolled down from his eyes.

He was elated!

According to the traditions of big families and clans, once Xue Qian had achieved high scores and embarked on his career path of an official, the servants attending him would also rise in status, no longer like before. And when he eventually left his official position, they would surely belong to a trusted faction with unlimited prospects.

The saying, "When one man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven", couldn’t be more accurate.

Now that the young master had succeeded, how could he not be thrilled?

Xue Qian and Su Ke were both stunned.

Xue Qian hadn’t done well in the Spring Imperial Civil Service Examination, having barely made it onto the Apricot List. After the retest, he barely made it into the top ten to enter the palace examination. Unexpectedly, he performed spectacularly well and secured the fifth place in the second class!

Such a result thrilled them both immensely.

Xue Qian immediately became excited! He quickly grabbed the attendant, sternly chastising, "Are you telling the truth? This is the palace examination bulletin; you must not lie. Otherwise, even I can’t save you."

The attendant became anxious!

He nearly swore an oath to Heaven: "Young master, even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn’t dare lie about this! I speak only the truth!"

"Really?"

"Really!"

The attendant assuredly spoke, finally bringing a surge of joy to Xue Qian’s face.

"Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to Brother Xue for scoring fifth in the second class. With such good results, I’m sure your father and mentor will also be delighted for you!"

"Hahaha! Thank you for your kind words! I think my father’s smile must be crooked with joy by now..."

Xue Qian laughed heartily; unable to close his mouth, he suddenly remembered something. "My results are out, what about yours? What rank did you achieve in this palace examination?"

No one had reported back to Su Ke, so how could he know?

"Shall we go down and take a look?"

Both were quite anxious and quickly went downstairs together. As they stepped out of the restaurant, someone from the neighboring restaurant rushed out abruptly and almost collided directly with Xue Qian, bumping him into a nearby pillar, causing him to see stars from the pain.

Before they could even speak, the other party hurled insults at them.

"Good dogs do not block the way, get lost!"

Su Ke quickly helped Xue Qian up and took a good look; the person who had bumped into Xue Qian from the adjacent building was none other than Li Wen Li!

Xue Qian too recognized the person at that moment, and fury surged within him.

He stepped forward angrily and shoved him twice, "Hey! Just because you’re somewhat capable doesn’t mean you’re fit to be the top scholar! Let me tell you, the world still belongs to His Majesty, and you can’t just run amok in the Imperial City. It would have been fine if you just bumped into someone, but you even have the audacity to accuse others first, what kind of logic is that?"

He shouldn’t have said that, as the phrase "fit to be the top scholar" immediately struck a painful chord in Li Wen Li’s heart, and all the grievances he had suffered upstairs erupted at that moment. He roared and, without another word, charged at Xue Qian, swinging his fists, wanting to start a fight.

"No way!"

"No way!"

The cousins from the Li Family who had followed hurriedly held him back.

On this side, Su Ke also quickly restrained an infuriated Xue Qian who wanted to rush forward.

"You bastard..."

Li Wen Li was truly provoked into madness. Even though he was held back by two cousins, he still tried to jump forward to hit Xue Qian. Unable to reach with his fist, unrelentingly, he tried to kick Xue Qian.

He shouted continuously, "Don’t think I don’t know. Your dad is a Review Officer, who knows what you might have done inside! Otherwise, with your recent Spring Imperial Civil Service Examination results, you dream of entering the top ten? Dream on!"

His words stupefied Xue Qian for a moment; the next moment, fury overwhelmed him, "Li Wen Li, are you a mad dog? Biting anyone you see, young master here is going to fight you!"

At Ponder, anything about Xue Qian could be disregarded, except anything tied to his father’s honor.

Others might think that his dad being a Review Officer would open all doors of convenience for him. But only he knew himself that his dad not kicking him when he was down was already very good, let alone expecting his dad to speak for him?

With his father cherishing his reputation so much? Dream on!

But then Li Wen Li had to talk nonsense right in front of him, wasn’t this a slap in the face? How could Xue Qian bear it?

Seeing the two getting increasingly agitated and closer, the people holding them back were using all their strength but to no avail. Su Ke also got angry!

"That’s enough! Tomorrow is the academic award ceremony, if you want to fight, go ahead, best you injure, cripple, or kill one another, then tomorrow in front of His Majesty you can let His Majesty judge fairly. Fight, go on, fight!"

He then let go of Xue Qian and even gave him a push toward Li Wen Li.

Li Wen Li was indeed furious, but when he heard Su Ke bring up His Majesty, his rationality slowly returned, and his shouting finally stopped.

His eyes stared at Su Ke, quivering with vile air.

"You’re no good either!"

He blatantly adopted a reckless attitude.

Su Ke was infuriated yet amused.

"We were just coming down the stairs peacefully, where did we offend you that, without a word, you bumped into Brother Xue, didn’t even apologize but instead resorted to violence and insults? There are so many witnesses here; you can’t just deny it!"