Chapter 87 (1/2)

At night, he went to the De Yue Tower to have dinner with w.a.n.g Kai-tai. He didn't even mention a word about what happened during the day.

Because Anjou knew what the occasion was, he could talk about the past and talk about emotions. Drinking big chunks of meat in a big bowl and drinking it would ruin the atmosphere of others, making it an immoral act.

Even though w.a.n.g Kai-tai asked a few questions, he had only mentioned a few of them.

When he was walking back from the De Yue Building, An Zeng was quickly stopped by some of the Fang family's officers. They questioned him closely and confirmed that An Zaiyue was a member of the Martial Arts Academy before allowing him to pa.s.s.

However, An Zhe did not walk very far. Just as he was about to turn into a relatively small street, he was stopped by a group of people who did not know his ident.i.ty.

An Zaixin was a little annoyed. It seemed that the Prefect of Fang Shoudao was also one of the empress dowager's men.

However, An Zhe didn't worry too much because the house he had bought for Li Yenian hadn't gone to the Fang Residence to register at all.

According to the rules of the imperial court, one had to report the sale of the property to the Fang family, which had to charge a certain fee.

Therefore, many people bought and sold property in private, without going through the government.

Just hand over the deed and walk away with the money.

The house is yours with the deed, because the deed only says where the house is, and how big it is, but it doesn't say who owns it.

Since he hadn't been to the Fang family's residence before, Li Yenian didn't need to worry about him at all.

Besides, even if Li Yannian was discovered, he might not be able to recognize him.

These people were all using portraits to look for people. Portraits … it would be strange if they were drawn with portraits.

Even if it was only Li Yenian who wore his beard, he was far from the person depicted in the portrait.

However, An Zaiyue was worried that the power of the later generations would control the entire city.

Up until now, the yamen that the An clan did not interfere in, seemed to only have one Infantry Division.

Thus, An Zaihai was filled with respect towards this person who was safe and sound.

Under such circ.u.mstances, it is not easy for Hao Ping to ensure that anything in the Ministry is treated fairly.

But this fairness is what Hao Ping thinks it is.

After returning to the Heavenly Ascension Sect, An Zeng, Skinny Du, and the others once again entered the Heaven-defying Seal to cultivate.

With the existence of the Heaven Defying Seal, the amount of time An Zaiyue spent cultivating was many times more than the others.

Thus, most of the time, the people in the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect seemed to be very idle during the day.

The next morning, when he went back to the Martial Arts Academy, he was informed by Li Sihai that he did not have the qualifications to partic.i.p.ate in the selection.

Asked why, Li Sihai pushed his reading gla.s.ses and said, ””All the candidates will be registered within the allotted time, but none of you will be on the list. So naturally, you are not qualified.””

””So you crossed out all the names you wrote down in the book yesterday?””

Li Sihai also smiled, ””Don't slander an official of the imperial court. This is a very serious accusation.””

An Zhan said, ””It's not as big of a crime as deleting the examinees' names without permission.””

Li Sihai regained his composure and said, ””If I say no, then there's no need. I saw with my own eyes that everyone came to register, but I never saw you all.””

””As far as I know, the deadline is tomorrow, so what reason do you have for me to give up today?””

Li Sihai leaned forward and said in a low voice, ””Because even if you report today, you won't be on the register tomorrow.””

””So you think you can change a person's life. That's a quick thing.””

Li Sihai shook his head, ””How could it change a person's life? It's obviously you guys.””

””Why do I always meet people like you? If I were a man with no background, I might really be stuck in the hands of you, a little bit of power.””

””I wonder how many of you have worked so hard on the border to gain the right to reference the Martial Arts Academy in the past few years, and how many of you have lost your only chance.””

Li Sihai answered flatly, ””No matter what this person has experienced, no matter whether he has fought with all his might or not, he is late. If he doesn't sign up, of course he doesn't have the qualifications.””

””Do you know why I was laughing just now?””

Li Sihai saw a kind of callousness in An Zaihai's eyes. He suddenly felt a bit of regret. He should have investigated the origins of this student.

However, this matter was not without room to turn around, as the deadline had not yet arrived.

If he found out who this person was today, he could just fill in his name.

As an official, one could only bend and bend at will.

Li Sihai put down his pen, took off his reading gla.s.ses, and then looked at An Chou and replied in an official tone, ””Go back and wait for the news. When we verify your ident.i.ty, we will naturally notify you.””

””You haven't answered my question yet.””

Li Sihai asked, ””Why are you laughing?””

””Is that the question?””

An Zhan nodded, ””If you don't ask, I won't be able to act cool.””

Li Sihai was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, An Zhe pulled him out from behind the table and threw him five meters away.

Li Sihai was already in his fifties and did not usually have much training. He had good wine, good s.e.x, and a bad body, so this fall almost cost him half his life.

An Zeng picked up Li Sihai's reading gla.s.ses from the ground and looked at them, ””This thing looks simple, but there aren't many who have money to buy one.

Using good crystals to create lenses, the best craftsman would need to polish them for half a month to complete the first process, and then adjust the thickness arc of the lens according to your vision.

You can't afford a gla.s.s like that for twenty years in your position. ””

””Therefore, I don't know how many examinees you've made it difficult for you, but I have no choice but to pay you a few silver coins in order to continue your dream.

But what you're taking, maybe, is their little ration money.

The examinees from the border region were only paid by the military. If they were to live frugally, that would be more than enough.

If they give you the silver, they will starve, perhaps not only for a day or two.

””When it comes to the a.s.sessment, there are probably more people who failed because they didn't have the strength to do so.””