Clouds covered the stars and the moon, and in the darkness, the candlelit window was particularly eye-catching. The watchman beat the gong, and it was the third watch.

This was supposed to be the sleeping time, but someone in the room with the lights on was not asleep, not only not asleep, but also sitting neatly dressed at the desk, with a Chinese character face, short beard neatly trimmed and well-groomed, but his expression was full of The stern solemnity matched the sky outside. This person was Lou Qingzhou, the magistrate of Shuyang City.

"Why haven't you come back yet?" A young man in his twenties stood opposite him, his eyebrows were almost pressed to the bridge of his nose, and he was running around the room anxiously, "Is nothing wrong? Shi Jin, that boy, I heard it seems to be a bit of work."

Lou Qingzhou, who was sitting firmly on the teacher's chair, looked up and said slowly and coldly: "What are you panicking! But you two brats, after dawn, you have to get rid of Yuan, and go to the capital tomorrow to prepare for next year's spring. Central Beijing, with your grandfather and maternal grandfather taking care of it, next year when I return to Beijing to report on my duties and stay in Beijing Central, no one will know what happened in Shuyang City."

Lou Xuyan, who was running around in the room, was stared at by his father, so he stood still and did not dare to move. Hearing Lou Qingzhou's words, he immediately beamed and said, "Father is brilliant! Back then, he was just a homeless bookboy, He looks ugly and strange, but that Mr. Ke... is said to be the apprentice of the old grand master, if we do this, will something happen?"

Lou Qingzhou thought much more than him, squinted his eyes, and twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, and said: "Nowadays, when he ascended the throne at the age of 30, the old grand master resigned and went into seclusion. Even if he is alive now, he is still an octogenarian. The life and death of the old grand master is unknown." , this Mr. Ke can be true or false. If he dies, he will be dead, and he can still alarm the higher-ups? You can't hold your breath, you are not allowed to go anywhere for the past six months, you can only study, study and do things in the capital, and if you let me know that you are going to Goulan Wasi, I will break your legs!"

Lou Xuyan was so trembling that he didn't dare to say anything, let alone defend himself.

Different from the dignified atmosphere of Lou Zhifu's house, Ke Lan's house next to Bailong Academy, Ke Lan tied his sleeves to his shoulders with two ropes, and was sweating profusely with Shi Jin.

There was a lantern on the ground, and beside the lantern was a black-clothed dead soldier dragged over.

Another advantage of living in a remote place is that you don’t have to worry about others finding out when you dig holes in the yard.

Ke Lan stopped and looked at the people on the ground, gasped and said, "Take off his clothes and burn them."

The two women disguised as men fell into a brief silence with the same thoughts.

233 said speechlessly, "What's your proposal?"

Ke Lan murmured, "The clothes were burnt, and they were buried in the soil. They rotted in three to five years, and there is no certificate. Insurance."

Shi Jin held on to the hoe in his hand, with a troubled expression on his face.

After all, it was too much for a big girl to pick off the male killer's clothes. Ke Lan gritted his teeth and said, "I'll do it, you go and light the fire in the stove."

Shi Jin hesitated for a moment, looked at Ke Lan, then at the corpse on the ground, turned and left.

Ke Lan squinted, and by the faint candlelight, squatted down and took off his clothes with difficulty, and sighed: "It's so bad in the world, and people's hearts are not old. An unknown man was killed in the middle of the night and stripped naked. A woman disguised as a man and a fake gentleman groped in the dark. Corpse, as my auxiliary system, don't you have anything to say?"

233: "...Why is it so lewd-erotic when you say this out of your mouth?"

Ke Lan thought she was an extremely serious person, but she denied this, and immediately asked, "Let's gossip, do you have such thing as high-grade aqua regia?"

The original purpose was here, 233 understood, "Although there are, but you don't have enough points..."

There was no sound in the middle of the sentence. Ke Lan thought that 233 was going to make her understand, so he understood for two seconds, and then asked: "I understand, you mean you are going to make an exception and give me a share, right? ? You're welcome."

As soon as the voice fell, the electronic tone set by 233 followed: "Connection failed, please try again later."

Ke Lan: ...Picked away by your own brazenness?so fragile?

A few seconds later, Ke Lan heard the movement, watched Shi Jin come out of the kitchen, and heard 233 say: "I can give you a bottle, credit."

When Ke Lan was holding the small bottle in his hand, he was stunned for a moment. He actually wanted to ask for instructions for such an unreasonable request, and even agreed. It seems that this task is not easy.

Before Shi Jin got close, the sound of footsteps stopped.

Although Ke Lan understood what was going on, she couldn't show it. After all, on the bright side, as a weak Mr. Ke, she didn't know that Shi Jin was a daughter.

Fortunately, there was an underwear for the corpse.

Ke Lan called her, "Come and help me."

Shi Jin came over from the dark, and said, "Don't be surprised, sir, it's the first time I see a dead person, and I'm a little scared."

Ke Lan: ... If it wasn't for the fact that people died at your hands, I would really believe it.

One raised his head and the other moved his feet. He dug a hole half a person high on the ground and threw the person into it. Ke Lan put one hand behind his back and said, "Since you are afraid, take this clothes to the kitchen and burn them." .”

Shi Jin looked at Ke Lan, then at the people in the pit, hesitated for a moment, picked up the clothes on the ground and left.

After taking two steps, he turned around and said, "Call me if you need anything."

Ke Lan felt that his tall and mighty image seemed to have been exposed, probably because the scene of getting out of the closet with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes was too cowardly...

After Shi Shi went in, Ke Lan revealed the small bottle in his hand. There was no pattern on the clean white bottle, and it was still shining faintly, holding it in his hand with a coolness.

Ke Lan poured the potion on it very carefully. She planned to save some for next time, but she didn't expect that as soon as the small bottle was tipped over, the contents would defy gravity and flow out of her control. Ke Lan found out , It is not the bottle that glows, but the liquid-like thing in the bottle.

The corpses in the pit, together with their underwear, disappeared as soon as they touched this thing, leaving only a very pungent and foul smell.

The effect is surprisingly good, Ke Lan looked at the bottle in his hand like a baby, wondering if it can be diluted with some water...

As soon as the idea popped up, the bottle in his hand disappeared instantly.

233 said: "Water credit, package recycling."

Ke Lan: ...

Taking advantage of the time to come in and out, Ke Lan quickly filled up the excavated soil again, and even jumped up and down to make sure it was well filled.

After dawn, everyone in Shuyang City was waiting for the announcement.

Ke Lan and Shi Jin were no exception. The two of them arrived outside the government office early to wait. As soon as they saw them appear, the people in the government office immediately replied that Lou Qingzhou and his son waited all night. Outside the door, his expression changed instantly.

The sleepy Lou Xuyan woke up instantly, looked at Lou Qingzhou with a pale face, and stammered: "Haunted... haunted?"

Lou Qingzhou didn't bother to pay attention to this disappointing son, he hurriedly straightened his clothes and drove out.

Ke Lan and Lou Qingzhou had a face-to-face meeting at the gate of the government office. Lou Qingzhou's face was not very good-looking, but he still smiled decently and asked, "Mr. Ke also came to see the announcement?"

Afraid that Shi Jin would be too young to hold back, Ke Lan took a step forward, saluted, and said with a smile, "Yes, quite a few students have participated in the provincial examination, let me take a look."

The magistrate's expression was a little gloomy, and his eyes moved from Ke Lan to Shi Jin who was behind her, "You little boy, have you also taken the exam?"

Ke Lan unconsciously glanced at Shi Jin from the corner of his eye, nodded and said with a smile: "She is talented and intelligent. It is the right way to study and become an official. Everyone studies and cultivates himself in order to repay His Majesty. It is a sign of prosperity and clarity."

Shi Jin stood behind with his head down and his eyes down without saying a word.

Lou Qingzhou's smile was a little stiff, and he nodded perfunctorily: "Extremely."

After the people left, Ke Lan breathed a sigh of relief, and when he heard Shi Jin ask, "Do you really think so, sir?"

Ke Lan was taken aback, and said, "Yes, it is a good thing to study and study. You are still a little far away from studying and becoming an official, but self-cultivation, family governance, and world peace are the direction you are moving forward. Don't belittle yourself."

The goal of this mission is to help the heroine get a title on the gold list, so it must be true to say so.

Sure enough, hearing what Ke Lan said, Shi Jin raised his eyebrows happily.

When the time came, an official from the magistrate's mansion came out carrying the imperial list and posted it on the outer wall, and people waiting around flocked up.

Ke Lan stood at the front by virtue of her husband's identity. Judging from the first one, Xie Yuan turned out to be Lou Xuyan, the son of Lou Qingzhou. Ke Lan frowned. She quickly scanned the following five or six names, but she didn't make any progress.

It shouldn't be, the exam questions this time are not difficult for Shi Jin, half of them are the questions she bet on right, and she has prepared in advance, even if it is not Jieyuan, she will be in the top three anyway, right?

Before she finished watching, Shi Jin said beside her, "Sir, let's go."

Ke Lan's heart turned, he came out from the crowd, frowned, and asked Shi Jin again: "How was this exam?"

Shi Jin tightly clenched his hands in his sleeves, also puzzled, "When I came back from the exam, I rewrote all the exam questions and my answers for Mr., absolutely correct."

Ke Lan flicked his sleeves, turned around and said, "Let's go! Let's go to Beijing."

This is simply a blatant conspiracy!I didn't expect someone to be so courageous that he dared to attack Qiuwei in the provincial examination and confuse the imperial examination!

Originally, if he won the exam this time, someone recommended him and he would have a chance to get a job as an official. He will take the exam again next spring, and he will be sure to complete the task. Unexpectedly, he was cut off halfway!

Shi Jin looked up at Ke Lan, hesitantly asked: "Can I go to Beijing?"

Ke Lan smiled, "Why not? I'd like to see if a little Shu Yangcheng magistrate can touch my people!"

and my mission!

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