Chapter 76: The Old Master of the Immortal Sect

  This chapter is No. 22.

  "You didn't pass the test, it's probably because he has no training value. Why would General Broken Army send him to escort you into the capital?" Li Wenjun asked again.

  Third Master said, "Brother Li doesn't know that although I don't have a spiritual root, I have brains. Grandfather said I'm material for reading books and becoming an official, able to consolidate the Hou Mansion's power in the official world. So my parents focused on cultivating me to read books from when I was very young, participating in the imperial examination."

  Li Wenjun sneered, "Are you trying to deceive a ghost? You're just a juren who's going to Beijing for the imperial examination. Even if you're the grandson of General Pu and the son of Governor Mingchuan, your status is still limited. It's already suspicious that General Pu sent someone as skilled as Jiang Shan to escort you to Beijing, not to mention the three precious talismans she has. You're not worthy."

  Even if others say they are not worthy, they will feel very hurt in their self-esteem, especially for a young master like San Gongzi who grew up with a golden spoon. He hated it so much that his teeth were itching, but he didn't dare to show his teeth to Li Wenjun.

  "Li Dage, you are wise. From what I know, Duke Jiang brought several dozen private soldiers from the Hou Mansion to escort me into the capital, and it seems like they're also plotting something big. This matter has a great deal to do with Zhou Wei, the head of San Shan Academy in San Shan County. However, I don't know exactly what it is. I asked Duke Jiang, but he wouldn't tell me. When I pressed him for an answer, he told me to ask my grandfather when we arrive in the capital."

  The three princes did not dare to hide anything and told everything one by one without Li Wenjun asking.

  "Zhou Wei?" Li Wenjun's heart skipped a beat, he hadn't expected that things would involve Zhou Wei. Could it be that Zhou Wei was also connected to the cultivators, just like Po Jun Hou?

  "Right, Brother Li, I remember that Lord Jiang had a letter written by my grandfather in his own handwriting. I've seen him take it out and secretly read it several times. You can go search for it, maybe you'll be able to find it." The Third Master said voluntarily.

  "I'll look into it." Li Wenjun said calmly, "I have a few more questions for you."

  Then, Li Wenjun asked San Gongzi a few more questions, all of which were related to cultivators. However, San Gongzi was completely clueless about them. San Gongzi had only heard that there were cultivators in the world before, but he had never had any contact with them. Today was also his first time seeing a living cultivator, so how could he possibly answer Li Wenjun's questions?

  The third young master's face gradually turned pale, and the fear in his eyes grew thicker. If he couldn't answer the question, wouldn't the chance of survival become more and more slim?

  Just then, the golden aura that had been protecting San Gongzi suddenly began to fade at a visible speed, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared silently.

  The third young master, who had been kneeling in front of Li Wenjun, kowtowed again and pleaded: "Brother Li, please don't kill me. This time I brought a thousand taels of gold with me, if you want it, I can give it all to you. Just spare my life."

  Li Wenjun kicked the Third Master impatiently and said, "You go and do something for me. Didn't you say that Jiang Shan had a letter on her? Go and get it for me."

  Li Wenjun was worried that Jiang Shan would tamper with the letter, so he asked San Gongzi to deliver it for him.

  The third young master wanted to get these, and even if he thought of it, he couldn't help himself. He rolled and crawled to the side of Jiang Xue's corpse, looking at the separated body, and the third young master almost vomited again.

  He dry-retched a few times, enduring the intense discomfort, and reached into Jiang Xue's bosom to feel around, pulling out a blood-soaked letter. He hastily presented it to Li Wenjun with a beaming smile. "Big Brother Li, I found the letter."

  Li Wenjun took over the letter, and the dragon-headed goose feather knife stabbed into the abdomen of the third young master, with the tip of the knife emerging from his waist.

  The Third Master clutched the Longshou Yanfeng knife with both hands, his eyes blazing with anger as he glared at Li Wenjun and said, "You don't keep your promises."

  Li Wenjun looked at the Third Master with an expressionless face and said, "I told you, if your answer satisfies me, I will consider sparing you. But your answer is very unsatisfactory."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wenjun drew out the Dragon Head Goose Feather Knife and stabbed it back in. The Third Master fell to the ground, convulsed twice, and then stopped moving.

  Li Wenjun didn't rush to read the letter. He said loudly: "Is there anyone else alive in the county government? If so, get one out for me."

  The county government was silent, with no one answering Li Wenjun's question.

  Li Wenjun continued to shout: "I'll count to thirty, if no one responds, I'll start searching. Whoever is found by me, I won't guarantee that they can see tomorrow's sun."

  "Immortal Master, please don't slaughter indiscriminately. If you must kill, then kill me instead." A old man wearing a ninth-rank official uniform rushed out in response to the voice, hastily running from behind the county government office and kneeling down in front of Li Wenjun.

  "Who are you, sir?" Li Wenjun asked.

  "In front of Master Xianshi, I dare not call myself an official. Please, Master Xianshi, just call me Jiang Yanfan. I am the chief clerk of Sanshan County. A few days ago, I followed the order of the Grand Duke and accompanied the Third Young Master and Minister Jiang to drink wine. Since then, I have been confined and can only stay in the county government office, unable to leave."

  "So you are Jiang Yanfan, Lord Jiang. I apologize for the disrespect." Li Wenjun quickly helped Jiang Yanfan up.

  In Sanshan County, Jiang Yanfan has always had a good reputation and is considered an honest official. Li Wenjun still admires and respects honest officials very much.

  Jiang Yanfan stood up with the trend, he humbly stood under Li Wenjun, not even daring to breathe.

  Li Wenjun said: "Since you, Lord Jiang, are the chief official, there are some things that should be clear. My original intention was not to let things become like this now. I killed Wang Yonggui and brought his head back, only wanting a reward in silver, so that all the people in the county would know it was me who killed Wang Yonggui, ridding the people of harm. Apart from this, there is no other way. But fate has played tricks on us, Wu Qi died, San Gongzi died, and Jiang Shan also died. Lord Jiang, what should we do now?"

  Jiang Yanfan said: "The deaths of these three people are all due to their own fault, the mistake is not on Master Xian's side. No matter who asks about this matter, I can testify to it. However, Wu Qi is an official appointed by the imperial court, San Gongzi is the son of the prefect, and Jiang Shan is a general of the Broken Army Marquis' mansion. The three people have some extraordinary identities, so according to my humble opinion, we should immediately submit a memorial to the Prefectural Government Office, the Provincial Governor's Office, and the Imperial Court, detailing the course of events. The Emperor is wise and will not pursue this matter."

  Whether the Son of Heaven is wise or not, Jiang Yanfan doesn't know, but the Son of Heaven must be afraid of death. Offending an immortal master is something that even the Son of Heaven wouldn't dare to do.