Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

The masked man reappeared, burned down Ba Garden, made a commotion, and then disappeared without a trace.

In Nanjun City, members of the Hongtian Gang no longer dared to bully others.

Even some members of the Hongtian Gang took advantage of the chaos and quickly escaped.

Left Nanjun City and fled elsewhere.

The people felt an unprecedented sense of security and were all secretly grateful to the masked man.

Nowadays, no one dares to come out to collect protection fees, and no one dares to steal money.

No one dares to bully others at will, and no one dares to molest decent women.

On the streets, in the taverns and teahouses, people were talking privately about the heroic deeds of the masked hero in destroying the Hongtian Gang and robbing the rich to help the poor.

But the state government went against the will of the people, whether it was symbolic or real to catch the murderer.

Anyway, wanted posters were posted all over the city.

The wanted poster roughly depicts the masked man.

He had a three-inch beard and looked to be about forty years old.

Actually, I just drew it hastily and I don’t know if it looks like the real thing.

Many people went to see the wanted poster, and then turned around and cursed the government inwardly.

Lu Xunhuan hid in Lord Sun's house, occasionally listening to the servants talking when they came back from buying vegetables, and basically understood the situation in the city.

He was like an outsider, and would occasionally discuss a few words with the servant or Lord Sun.

Two days later, it was the day to post the notice.

Like other candidates, Lu Xunhuan arrived at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall.

On the right side of the Imperial Examination Hall gate, there is a special place for posting notices.

The list shows the names of the top twenty.

At the bottom of the list was a bright red seal from the Imperial Examination Hall.

The first on the list is Li Fang.

The second place is Lu Chenglong.

Zhu Anguo, who had previously gone to Lord Sun's house and presented him with 1,000 taels of silver, was ranked 18th.

Mr. Li also came to see the list in person.

But there were too many people and he couldn't squeeze in, and his eyesight was not good, so he couldn't see from a distance.

Lu Xun Huan appeared beside him: "Master, come to see your grandson's ranking?"

Mr. Li turned around and recognized him this time: "Haha, young man, who's the first place?"

Lu Xunhuan replied, "The first place is Li Fang."

"Oh?" Mr. Li said happily, "Okay, okay, young man, what about the second place?"

Lu Xunhuan replied, "The second place is Lu Chenglong."

"Oh," Li Yuanwai stroked his beard, "Okay, okay!"

Lu Xun Huan supported him and said, "Come, come, I'll take you to see it for yourself."

He separated the other candidates and helped Mr. Li to the bottom of the list: "Mr. Li, can you see clearly?"

Mr. Li naturally saw it clearly and nodded: "Well, good, good."

After a moment of joy, he turned to Lu Xunhuan and asked, "Young man, which one is Lu Chenglong? Is he here?"

At this moment, Lord Sun shouted at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall: "Lu Chenglong, come here..."

Lu Xun Huan left Mr. Li behind, squeezed through the crowd, and arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall. He bowed and said, "Sir."

Lord Sun said, "You've already seen the list. Several of our officials in the Imperial Examination Hall have decided to admit you to the Imperial Examination Hall. You'll initially be planting flowers and sweeping the floor. Are you willing?"

When the candidates heard this, they were all surprised.

Is Lu Chenglong, a man of extraordinary talent, willing to work in the less lucrative department of the Imperial Examination Hall?

Moreover, he was not immediately given any important position when he arrived, and was actually asked to plant flowers and sweep the floor?

Considering how energetic Lu Chenglong was in the examination hall at that time, how could he be willing to do odd jobs in the Imperial Examination Hall?

Only then did Mr. Li realize that the young man who had previously lived in Mr. Sun's house was actually Lu Chenglong.

He quickly pushed everyone aside and squeezed out: "Wait..."

Lu Xunhuan did not answer Lord Sun immediately. He turned around and watched Li Yuanwai squeeze out of the crowd and come to his side.

Li Yuanwai bowed to Lord Sun and said, "Ah, Lord Sun, how can you be the second on the list and do the job of sweeping the floor?"

"Well... I didn't see Lu Chenglong's answer sheet, but just based on 'Man Jiang Hong', his literary talent... is also extraordinary."

Lord Sun asked, "Mr. Li, are you saying that Lu Chenglong's literary talent is even greater than Li Fang's?"

Mr. Li stuttered, "That...that's not it. The list clearly states it, right?"

"Hey... that... Lu Chenglong, anyway, this old man feels that it's a bit of a waste of talent. You can do whatever you want."

Lu Xun Huan bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Sun. Planting flowers and sweeping the floor are both literary works. Okay, Mr. Sun, I am willing to join the Imperial Academy."

Lord Sun nodded: "Okay, let's go in."

Lu Xun Huan bowed to Mr. Li again and said, "Mr. Li, I'm going in now. Please take care."

When Lu Xunhuan followed Lord Sun to the Imperial Examination Hall, the examinees at the door suddenly became excited.

Those who are on the list are overjoyed, while those who are not on the list are crying and cursing.

The uncle who had scolded Lu Xunhuan in the examination room earlier, looked at the list again and again, but still didn't see his name.

He cried bitterly for a few times and then fell to the ground and fainted.

The panicked candidates quickly carried him to the clinic.

Lord Sun said that Lu Xunhuan should go to the Imperial Examination Hall to plant flowers and sweep the floor, but that was said for outsiders to hear, so that no one else would want to enter the Imperial Examination Hall.

Even Lu Chenglong, the recognized great writer in Nanjun City, has to plant flowers and sweep the floor when he enters. The rest of the people can just think for themselves.

Of course, from this moment on, the top 20 on the list will start to show off their talents.

After passing the Imperial Examination and being on the list, you can work wherever you want.

Those who need connections should use them, and those who need money should take it.

Even if Nanjun City cannot use all these people at once, it still has ten counties under its jurisdiction.

If ten counties aren’t enough, what about towns?

As long as you are willing to spend money, there is a place to go.

It’s just that the more you spend, the better the place you go.

Spend less, go to worse places.

In the Imperial Examination Hall, Lord Sun brought Lu Xunhuan to meet several officials.

Everyone said some polite words, some words of encouragement, and exchanged a few pleasantries.

Afterwards, Lord Sun took Lu Xunhuan away alone.

"Well... the wife of the governor has been to my house twice, and you were the one who received her both times."

"You're already familiar with her, and you know what her child's situation is like. Change into your Imperial Examination Hall clothes, and go now."

"The address is the residence of the governor of a certain street..."

Lu Xun Huan said, "Sir, you haven't explained anything yet, how can I go?"

Lord Sun asked, "Anything else you want to explain?"

Lu Xunhuan said, "You have to at least tell me how long a class is, how much it costs, and how many classes there are per day."

"What time do we go in the morning and what time do we leave in the afternoon? We need to have a rule."

Master Sun smiled and said, "Private tutors assigned outside the Imperial Academy must be paid at least two taels of silver per day. Anything more will be counted as your own income."

"As for how you allocate your class time and rest time during the day."

"When to go, when to leave, and how many dishes and soups to have for lunch, that's up to you."

"As long as Madam agrees."

Lu Xun Huan touched his chin: "Okay, then follow my rules..."

"Five classes a day, two in the morning and three in the afternoon. Each class lasts half an hour, and the fee is one hundred taels of silver..."

Lord Sun was dumbfounded: "Oh my God, are you crazy?"

Lu Xun Huan added, "For lunch, it doesn't matter if there are ten or eight dishes. I'll just make do with it."

Lord Sun laughed and said, "Lu Chenglong, if you hadn't been kicked out by the governor's wife today, I would have called you teacher from now on."

Lu Xun Huan turned around and said, "Where are you going to change your clothes? If I can't get the five hundred taels of silver back tonight, I'll wash your feet."

Lord Sun laughed and said, "If you bring back five hundred taels of silver, I will wash your feet."

Lu Xun Huan turned around and looked at him: "This is a gentleman's agreement. I accept the loss if I lose."

After Lu Xunhuan went to change his clothes, Lord Sun stroked his beard and talked to himself.

"This kid is very cunning. If he wins, I will have to wash his feet. How embarrassing would that be?"