Who put the yellow robe on me?

Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang stood in the crowd, their hearts beating like drums, their eyes fixed on the densely packed names.

Luo Shihua's gaze swept from the top of the list all the way down, and the expectation in his heart gradually turned into doubt, and then into disappointment.

"Han Shunyu, Mu Zhengyi, Situ Yongrui, Meng Jingyao..."

Luo Shihua's name appeared on the reader list one after another, but his name never appeared on the list.

Qin Yiliang was also looking for his name on the list, but was also disappointed.

Luo Shihua's face was pale, and there was a hint of despair in his eyes. He murmured softly: "This is impossible, it can't be wrong, there must be something wrong!"

Qin Yiliang patted his shoulder and tried to comfort him: "Brother Luo, maybe we really didn't perform well. Don't be discouraged, it's not too late to take the exam again next year."

Luo Shihua shook his head, his voice filled with reluctance: "No, there must be something wrong this time! We have to find out the reason!"

The two men left the crowd and walked back in a daze, their steps heavy.

Along the way, Luo Shihua kept recalling the details of the exam. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He kept muttering "Impossible..."

Qin Yiliang stayed beside him silently, his heart also filled with doubts and loss. He could clearly do it...

Back in front of the inn, Luo Shihua suddenly stopped and made up his mind: "No, we have to report it to the authorities. There must be something wrong with this Autumn Examination!"

Seeing this, Qin Yiliang was also a little hesitant: "Brother Luo, do you really want to go? If there is no evidence, it would be futile to sue the authorities."

Luo Shihua gritted his teeth and said firmly: "No matter what, I'm going to try."

"Okay! I'll accompany you!" A hint of determination flashed in Qin Yiliang's eyes.

At this moment, a masked man in black suddenly jumped out from the darkness, with a cold light flashing in his hand, and a dagger stabbed straight at the two men.

Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang were suddenly shocked and tried to dodge, but the man in black moved very quickly, and the sharp blade cut through the air and went straight to Qin Yiliang's chest.

Qin Yiliang dodged quickly, but the blade cut his sleeve and blood gushed out instantly.

Luo Shihua was also forced to retreat repeatedly. Seeing the man in black swinging his knife again, he hurriedly shouted: "Help! Help!"

But today is the day when the results are announced, and everyone has surrounded the Imperial Examination Hall so tightly that the inn is deserted.

Seeing this, Luo Shihua became extremely anxious and tried his best to pull Qin Yiliang to continue running away.

After running through several alleys, Qin Yiliang was caught up by the man in black. He was stabbed several times and blood gushed out.

However, they knew that if they continued like this, neither of them would be spared.

When they reached an intersection, Luo Shihua shouted, "Gather at the ruined temple!" Then the two of them quickly separated and fled in different directions.

Luo Shihua ran all the way, the man in black following closely. His chest heaved violently, and blood continued to seep from the wounds on his body.

He knew that he had to hold on until he reached the ruined temple to have a chance of survival. After turning through several alleys, Luo Shihua gradually became exhausted and was forced into a dead end.

With no way to escape, he leaned against the wall, a hint of despair in his eyes.

The man in black slowly approached, and the blade drew a cold light in the air.

Luo Shihua closed his eyes, prepared to face death.

Just as the man in black was about to swing his knife, a long sword quickly blocked the attack from the side.

The sound of metal clashing was heard, and Luo Shihua opened his eyes, only to see Dianzhang standing there with a sword in his hand, his eyes cold.

Dianzhang exchanged a few moves with the man in black, swords flashed, and murderous aura filled the air.

The man in black clearly felt that Dianzhang was very skilled in martial arts and knew he was no match for him, so he quickly withdrew and disappeared deep into the alley.

Dianzhang sheathed his sword, turned around and looked at the dying Luo Shihua, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

"Are you okay?" Dianzhang quickly helped Luo Shihua up and checked his injuries.

Luo Shihua smiled weakly: "Thanks to you, otherwise I would be dead today."

Dianzhang nodded: "Don't talk, save your strength first. I'll take you to the ruined temple. Qingsong and the others are in the ruined temple. There are golden wound medicines there."

Luo Shihua, supported by Dianzhang, limped towards the dilapidated temple.

Inside the ruined temple, the air was filled with a bloody smell.

When several children saw Luo Shihua walking towards them with injuries all over his body, they hurriedly used straw mats to make a space for him and looked at him nervously.

"Hurry, put him here." Dianzhang instructed Han Qingsong to place Luo Shihua on the straw mat.

Han Qingsong found and took out the golden medicine and handed it to Dianzhang, who treated Luo Shihua's wound.

Luo Shihua opened his eyes weakly and saw Qin Yiliang lying not far away.

"Brother Qin, how...how are you?" Luo Shihua asked with difficulty.

"I'm fine! If it weren't for Brother Dian and Brother Han, we would probably..." Qin Yiliang's face was pale, and he forced a smile.

It turned out that after he separated from Luo Shihua, he rushed to the dilapidated temple.

Unexpectedly, Dianzhang was teaching Han Qingsong, Feng Liyan and others swordsmanship in the ruined temple.

Seeing Qin Yiliang suddenly barge in with injuries on his body, everyone panicked.

"Brother Qin, it's Brother Qin!" Han Qingsong recognized Qin Yiliang at a glance.

Qin Yiliang gasped, his eyes filled with fear: "Help...Go save Brother Luo...Someone is chasing us..."

Before he could finish his words, Qin Yiliang fainted on the ground.

Han Qingsong saw that things were not going well, and immediately said to Feng Liyan and others, "First, bandage up Brother Qin and hide him."

Several children acted quickly, carried Qin Yiliang to a secluded corner, and bandaged his wounds.

Dianzhang asked Han Qingsong to stay and look after Qin Yiliang, while he decided to rescue Luo Shihua without hesitation.

With his excellent skills and quick reflexes, Dian Zhang tracked the enemy all the way and finally found Luo Shihua who was forced into a desperate situation in a dead end.

Dian Zhang came to the rescue at the critical moment and blocked the fatal attack from the man in black.

At this time, Luo Shihua's wound had been treated and the pain gradually subsided.

He looked at Dianzhang and Han Qingsong, his heart filled with gratitude: "Thanks to you, otherwise Brother Qin and I would have died there today."

Dianzhang patted his shoulder and said, "Don't talk. Have a good rest. It's safe here."

After everyone thought for a while, Luo Shihua was the first to break the silence and said to Qin Yiliang: "Brother Qin, I feel like there's something wrong."

Qin Yiliang nodded, his brow furrowed. "Yes, we both felt that we did well in the exam, but we didn't make the list. And we just encountered an assassination attempt. It seems that they don't want us to leave the capital alive."

Luo Shihua stared at Qin Yiliang: "When all these circumstances are put together, there is only one possibility——"

Qin Yiliang came to the final conclusion: "There is something wrong with the results of this autumn exam."

Luo Shihua's eyes flashed with determination: "We can't just sit there and wait for death. We must go to Jingzhao Prefecture to file a complaint and clear our name."

Qin Yiliang looked outside the ruined temple with a serious expression: "But if we go out now, the killer will definitely not let us go."

"Perhaps, we can help..."

Han Qingsong said slowly.