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Chapter 122: Prince Ning breaks the deadlock and his uncle passes the imperial examination

Late at night, under the night sky, a series of extremely fast black figures flashed through an alley in Shunanchuan Prefecture and instantly landed in a small courtyard.

As the group stood still, a sword energy came towards the leader, and King Ning quickly swung his sword to block it. At this moment, a figure quickly approached with a sword, and King Ning used his sword to deflect it. In the cold shadow of the sword, the two men instantly fought each other.

Looking at the man in front of him, who was wearing a copper fang mask and had extraordinary skills and martial arts moves that were extremely similar to his own, King Ning's eyes flashed and he shouted:

"Qin Shuang".

Soon, a masked woman in black, clad in tight black clothes, wielding a long whip, joined the fray. While Prince Ning and the masked man were engaged, she flipped her hand, a slender silver needle between the tips of her left hand, and thrust it towards the masked man's neck. Suddenly, a sharp weapon flew through the air. A fierce look flashed across Qin Shuang's eyes, and she whipped with her right hand, sending a sharp arrow plummeting to the ground.

Here, Qin Li's eyes flashed, and with a wave of his hand, the man in black behind him ran towards the direction of the arrow. After a while, the sound of fierce collision of swords and knives mixed with screams rang out.

At this moment, the masked man felt a sharp pain in his neck, and immediately swung his sword to block King Ning's sword. He pointed his toes, turned his body in the air, and swung out a sword energy. Qin Shuang grabbed the long whip with both hands to resist, but the sword energy was too strong, and the long whip was cut off by the sword energy. She was forced to take several steps back, and blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

King Ning used his sword to block the sword energy and quickly retreated to Qin Shuang's side.

"Your Highness, he has been poisoned by a demon and is being controlled by someone. He must be cured with the blood of someone who loves him, otherwise he will die within a year."

Prince Ning's eyes darkened, and he frowned as he pondered for a moment. As if making a decision, he gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and leaped towards the masked man. Just as the icy blade was about to reach the masked man's chest, it suddenly changed direction.

With a "puff", the masked man's sword pierced into King Ning's left chest. Blood gushed out instantly, soaking his clothes.

"Your Majesty."

Qin Li and Qin Shuang shouted anxiously and ran over quickly.

At this moment, blood oozed from the corner of King Ning's mouth. He gripped the sword tightly with one hand, and blood dripped onto the ground along the sharp blade. Looking at the man in front of him, a trace of kindness flashed across his eyes. He tried his best to smile on his pale face and called out softly, "Little Radish, I am your master."

The masked man looked at the blood-soaked man before him, his sword-wielding hand paused, a flicker of struggle in his eyes. Suddenly, his body twitched, and his neck arteries bulged one after another. Qin Shuang saw this and immediately opened the white porcelain bottle. A white figure quickly flew over and covered the masked man's neck where the silver needle had pierced. A moment later, the figure disappeared.

At this moment, a flash of guilt and heartache suddenly crossed the masked man's eyes. A flute sounded, and the masked man's eyes flashed. He quickly pulled out the sword that had pierced Prince Ning's body, turned around, and flew to the roof.

"Qin Zhao, how does it feel to be stabbed in the chest by your beloved disciple's sword?"

Prince Ning leaned on Qin Li and took a hemostatic pill given by Qin Shuang. He glanced at the people on the roof and said sarcastically, "So what? At least I still have my beloved disciple. Tuoba Ye, what do you have?"

A cruel look flashed across Tuoba Ye's eyes. He laughed a few times and said viciously, "So what if you have it? You know that the previous emperor of the Great Qin killed your parents, but you still recognize the murderer of your father and mother as your father and mother, and even clear the obstacles for the son of your enemy. Qin Zhao, how pathetic are you?"

Qin Zhao, you shouldn't be my enemy. We have a common enemy. You and I are the same kind of people."

"Haha, is that so? What a pity! I am from the Great Qin. My father and the late emperor were relatives and were granted the title of prince for their contributions in defending the Great Qin. My father and brother defended the Great Qin because of the wolfish ambitions of you, the sons of the Miao border. You caused my father and brother to die on the battlefield, and my mother to die of grief. All of this was caused by you. And I was so foolish back then that I was bewitched by you and did something foolish. Tuoba Ye, don't worry, I, Qin Zhao, will fight you to the death for the rest of my life."

"Hahahahaha, fine. Qin Zhao, I'll wait then."

After saying that, he glanced at the masked man in green clothes beside him, and the few of them flew away.

A moment later, a very low-key carriage appeared running quickly in the night.

"Qingyi, check to see if his Gu worm is there?"

"Yes, my lord."

The masked man in green clothes placed one hand on the man in the fang mask. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's still there, my lord."

"Hahahahaha, good. Qin Zhao, it seems you don't love your beloved disciple that much. He shed so much blood, but you can't even remove the demon poison. Hehe, I will always be ready for your beloved disciple."

At this moment, they did not notice that the man in the fang mask lowered his head, and a murderous intent quickly flashed in his eyes.

Prince Ning fainted shortly after Tuoba Ye and his group left. Qin Li and Qin Shuang were so frightened that they hurriedly brought him back to Prince Ning's mansion for treatment.

After treating Prince Ning's wound, Qin Shuang wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed.

"Luckily, there was no damage to the heart or lungs."

Qin Li, who was standing by, also breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "Has the Potian Gu been resolved?"

"It's solved. The prince's blood awakened the Gu worm in his body. Normally, the Gu worm couldn't stand the smell of blood and would crawl out to escape, but I released the White Gu King, so it will just sleep in his body. When we meet again, I will let the White Gu King eat him. This will also help the prince set up a trap."

Qin Li frowned and asked doubtfully, "Is the White Gu King harmful to Potian's body?"

"Nothing, not only is it harmless, it can also help him recover."

"That's good."

At dawn the next day, the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall in Bozhou Prefecture was crowded with people. Mrs. Li was giving Li Chunhua instructions with a worried look on her face.

Soon, the sound of gongs was heard at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, and the students went to line up for inspection and enter the examination room.

"Grandma Li, let's go back."

Mrs. Li looked at Li Chunhua's tall back as she entered the examination room, nodded, and left with Zhou Liu.

……

Six days later, carriages were stuck on the street leading to the Imperial Examination Hall.

"Fourth Master, those people ahead must be going to see the list. They're all in carriages, so we won't be able to get through for a while. How about you and Madam Li stay in the carriages while I go take a look?"

Li Chunhua lifted the curtain and looked at the carriages blocked outside, and said in a deep voice, "Yes."

Seeing Zhou Liu leaving, Mrs. Li clasped her hands together and kept chanting: "Buddha bless you, Buddha bless you..."

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zhou Liu nimbly made his way through the crowd and carriages to his own carriage. He jumped onto the edge of the carriage, got in, and said excitedly, "The Fourth Master has passed the exam and is the top scorer."

Mrs. Li blushed with excitement and said happily, "That's great, Fourth Master."

Li Chunhua had a smile in her eyes and a smile on her lips. She felt relieved and thought to herself: I can finally go home.

"Tomorrow morning, we will return to Lijia Village."

Mrs. Li frowned and said quickly, "But Fourth Master, the prefect will host a banquet for all the students tomorrow."

"It's nothing. He's Lord Zhou after all. He probably won't blame me if I don't go."

After hearing this, Zhou Liu, who had just sat down on the edge of the carriage and was about to catch it, couldn't help but roll his eyes. He thought to himself: "Young Master doesn't blame you, it's because you are Madam's fourth uncle." However, he did miss Lijia Village very much. He wondered how Madam and Big Brother were doing now.

There are some changes in the previous chapters: the Juren takes the exam in the provincial capital.