To the First Emperor of Qin: The state has decreed this!

Chapter 332 The electric baton crackled and popped!

Xiang Yu was inherently arrogant and believed that a good man should make achievements on the battlefield. He disdained such despicable cheating in the imperial examinations and felt that it was extremely risky.

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhengge, the governor of Kuaiji Commandery, burst into laughter.

"Young Master Yu, you're still young and overthinking things!"

Fang Zhengge, putting on airs, smugly offered his advice: "Do you know what an ironclad case is? From the examiner's curly hair to the student's answers, the entire process is complete and without any errors!"

They didn't smuggle in any hidden agendas; their work was written based on genuine knowledge and skills. Even with the Black Ice Police's keen sense of smell, how could they possibly detect it?

"Even if we take a step back and say..."

Fang Zhengge's eyes flashed, revealing a cunning look. "Even if some stupid Jiangdong youth showed his weakness in the examination room and was caught in the act, at most it would be just him cheating, and he would be dealt with according to the law!"

What does this have to do with your Xiang family? And what does it have to do with my prefectural office?

"Your insight is brilliant! Absolutely flawless! Cheers!"

Xiang Liang's eyes gleamed, and he immediately raised his cup in a gesture of goodwill.

Laughter erupted again inside the elegant room as the group continued drinking and making merry, as if they had the entire Jiangnan region under their control.

An hour later, the banquet ended.

A horse-drawn carriage traveled along the streets of Wuxian, its wheels rolling over puddles with a dull thud.

Inside the carriage, without Fang Zhengge present, the warm smile on Xiang Liang's face vanished instantly, replaced by an icy coldness.

"Immortal Master".

Xiang Liang looked at Ji Dan, who had been resting with her eyes closed, and said in a terrifyingly low voice, "Fang Zhengge, that corrupt official, has taken too many benefits from us and knows too many of our secrets."

Once the county examination is over and the young men of Jiangdong successfully enter officialdom, what do you think should be done with this person, Master?

Ji Dan, who was dozing off, suddenly felt a jolt of fear.

He rolled his eyes inwardly, feeling incredibly annoyed.

Why the hell are you asking me this?

I'm just a freeloader. Kill whoever you want, just don't stop me from getting my money!

But on the surface, Ji Dan didn't even lift an eyelid.

He took a deep breath, casually straightened his robes, and slowly uttered eight words:

"Aside from future troubles, there will be no one to testify against it after death."

Upon hearing these words, Xiang Liang's lips curled into a cold smile.

"What the immortal master says is absolutely right, exactly what I was thinking."

As soon as the results of the county examination are posted, that idiot Fang Zhengge can go to the underworld and become a high-ranking official!

……

Outside the Censorate late at night, a torrential autumn rain was falling.

The strong wind made the lanterns in the courtyard sway from side to side, and amidst the swaying shadows of the trees, several dark figures approached the inner hall.

Yu Miaoyan made a hand gesture, and several assassins immediately understood and quietly crept towards the outer perimeter, preparing to make a commotion to distract the guards on the black ice platform under the corridor.

To ensure a fatal blow without causing too much of a commotion, Yu Miaoyan decided to act alone.

She was going to personally sneak into Zhang Fan's bedroom and kill this traitor!

"Clang!" A strange sound came from afar.

The guards' attention was immediately drawn to it.

Taking advantage of this fleeting moment, Yu Miaoyan, like a nimble night cat, gently pushed open the window of the inner room and tumbled inside.

The room was dark, with no lights on. Only the occasional flashes of lightning outside the window could vaguely reveal the silhouette of a person arching on the bed.

Yu Miaoyan's eyes suddenly turned cold, her killing intent like a knife.

"Die! Traitor!"

She gritted her teeth, lunged at the bed, and plunged the short blade in her hand down without hesitation!

"Pfft!"

The sound of a sharp blade piercing the fabric rang out, but the sensation of the blade tip sending a chill down Yu Miaoyan's spine!

It's not meat, it's cotton wool!

There was no one in the bed!

"Oh no, we've fallen for their trap!"

Yu Miaoyan gasped in surprise, and just as she was about to back away, a graceful figure suddenly emerged from the darkness, accompanied by a clear, sweet shout:

"How dare you!"

Followed by.

"Sizzle!"

A streak of piercing blue electricity flashed in the darkness, heading straight for Miao Yan's waist.

Yu Miaoyan had practiced martial arts for many years and had extremely fast reflexes. Just as she was about to swing her knife to block, a strange, tingling sensation instantly spread throughout her body the moment the strange black short stick touched the dagger!

"what!"

Yu Miaoyan felt completely powerless, as if her bones had melted. Her legs buckled, the short blade slipped from her hand, and with a "thud," she collapsed to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably.

"Wow..."

The lights were turned on, and Mi Yueyao, wearing a thin silk nightgown, looked in surprise at the "anti-wolf stun baton" in her hand that was still flashing with blue electric arcs.

"This 'magic weapon' that Young Master Zhang gave me is really that useful?" Mi Yueyao's beautiful eyes lit up.

Fortunately, she was extra careful today and had the secret agents from Fengyu Pavilion keep watch around the Surveillance Department.

As soon as those assassins outside showed their faces, the people from Fengyu Pavilion immediately noticed something was wrong, which is why she pulled Zhang Fan up and hid him to the side.

"What happened? Did they catch him?"

Zhang Fan emerged from behind the screen, yawning.

He glanced at the black-clad assassin, who was bound hand and foot and thrown on the ground, ripped off the man's mask, and was immediately stunned.

"No...you're Yu Miaoyan, a spy for the Black Ice Guard?"

Zhang Fan was completely bewildered.

He had just finished questioning her that night, so why was this woman coming to assassinate him in the middle of the night?

It took Yu Miaoyan a while to recover from that excruciating tingling sensation.

Looking down at Zhang Fan, who was staring at her from above, and at Mi Yueyao, the Chu rebel holding a strange stick, Yu Miaoyan's eyes reddened with grief and indignation.

"You scoundrel! Traitor! Stop pretending!"

Yu Miaoyan glared at Zhang Fan and cursed, "You are favored by the Emperor, and His Majesty trusts you so much, yet you colluded with the remnants of the Chu Kingdom and leaked the Qin imperial examination papers to the Xiang family!"

You shameless, traitorous sellout! You deserve a terrible death!

"You deceived His Majesty and usurped the position of Imperial Envoy. I, Yu Miaoyan, am no match for you today. You may kill me or torture me as you please! But His Majesty will eventually see through your true colors and have you torn to pieces, and your entire family executed!"

"Pooh!"

Yu Miaoyan finished her tirade in one breath, her face filled with a dignified and righteous air of someone ready to die for their cause.

After hearing this impassioned and scathing rebuke, Zhang Fan, who had been expressionless, was completely dumbfounded.

"What the heck?"

Zhang Fan pointed to his nose, then turned to look at Mi Yueyao, "She...she accused me of treason? That I deceived the Emperor? That I colluded with rebels?"

Am I not an imperial envoy?

What traitors did I collude with?

Zhang Fan was exasperated and about to explain when Mi Yueyao, standing to the side, objected.

As the dignified master of Fengyu Pavilion and a descendant of the Chu royal family, he was now being used as a laborer by Zhang Fan. To make matters worse, he had to deal with the two twin maids who were trying to win his favor during the day. He was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it.

Now, any random female assassin would dare to yell at her in front of her?