Let's just drift through life together in this quick transmigration story.

Chapter 436 Norio (29)

The next morning, Li Tian'ao came to find Xiong Bufan to inquire about the resolution of the matter.

Xiong Bufan concealed his past actions of releasing ghosts and killing people in his dreams, casually mentioning that it was all in the past, and urged Li Tian'ao to quickly give him the money.

Is this matter so easy to resolve? Then why have they been busy for so long without finding the thief?

Li Tian'ao was once again impressed by Xiong Bufan's unfathomable strength, and then invited Xiong Bufan to escort him in the imperial examination, promising that money would not be a problem.

There's no reason for Xiong Bufan not to take advantage of money that's offered to her, especially since she also wanted to check if any had been missed.

Xu Xiucai died suddenly in his room. Every time there was an imperial examination, there were cases of candidates dying suddenly from excessive tension after studying all night.

After contacting his family back home, Xu Xiucai was buried in the capital. His servant carried Xu Xiucai's clothes and headed back to his hometown.

The matter was dropped, and the imperial examinations continued as normal.

Xiong Bufan, dressed as a guard, paced back and forth outside the examination hall, preventing any ghosts or monsters from approaching and avoiding any possibility of them leaking the exam questions or cheating.

At mealtime, Xiong Bufan sat on a tree carrying a large bucket of rice.

Li Tian'ao sat under the tree, eating his eight dishes and one soup. Xiong Bufan saw that Li Tian'ao's meal was much more abundant than his own, so he jumped down from the tree and sat next to Li Tian'ao, picking and choosing and dumping all the dishes he liked into his own rice bucket.

During the scientific expedition, everything was geared towards the candidates, and Xiong Bufan felt that it didn't matter if he suffered a little.

Just as Li Tian'ao was about to pick up some food, the plate became empty. Instead of immediately putting his chopsticks back, he vaguely picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

Xiong Bufan, holding the rice bucket, thought Li Tian'ao was exhausted. "There's no food left, what are you picking at?"

"In my heart, I think this dish is delicious."

"ill."

Xiong Bufan looked at Li Tian'ao's bowl, which still had some rice in it, wondering what Li Tian'ao's reaction would be if he snatched it away.

However, the rice that had been smeared with Li Tian'ao's saliva was so dirty.

Li Tian'ao was still eating slowly and deliberately, a tactic he had learned from his teacher, a kind of "calling a deer a horse" behavior typical of those in positions of power.

I never expected to be able to intimidate Xiong Bufan. I finally feel like I'm stronger than Xiong Bufan.

The young eunuch placed many more dishes on Li Tian'ao's plate, saying, "Your Highness, please enjoy."

"Thank you."

Xiong Bufan continued to pour the food into his rice bucket. As the saying goes, if the food is in your heart, then he doesn't need to eat.

Knowing Xiong Bufan's identity, the young eunuch hesitated and said, "Your Highness, what do you think of this?"

"If the Grand Preceptor likes it, then prepare more food for him."

"Yes."

Xiong Bufan: "Long Aotian, will you be a good emperor?"

Li Tian'ao put the food in his mouth and said calmly, "My father is a good emperor. I am not Long Aotian. I am Li Tian'ao, the pride of the imperial family."

Xiong Bufan: "Would you admit that I am a god?"

Li Tian'ao: "Bu Fan, you are a god. Mortals and demons are not worthy to be the national advisor."

These words pleased Xiong Bufan greatly, and she decided that she would charge Li Tian'ao one less copper coin when he asked her for favors in the future.

Kongkong: That's too stingy. Not even a copper coin can buy a wild vegetable bun.

The struggle for the throne has reached a fever pitch. The princes are trying to win over military generals and treat scholars well, all in order to build momentum for themselves.

Li Tian'ao seemed to have done nothing; he simply did whatever the emperor assigned him, without forming cliques or engaging in factionalism.

There were quite a few princes who wanted to win him over, but Li Tian'ao always maintained a neutral stance.

If he tried to please all the princes, he would eventually become the object of their disgust because he was brainless and couldn't understand the times.

None of this has anything to do with Xiong Bufan. As long as Li Tian'ao doesn't die, she will continue to receive money. As for the struggle for the throne, these are things that are far removed from Xiong Bufan's life.

Xiong Bufan stayed at the examination hall for nearly a month, not only to wait for the candidates to finish their exams, but also to watch the officials grade the papers with Li Tian'ao, in order to prevent anyone from engaging in underhanded practices.

Lu Guanqi didn't show up at all. This scientific expedition could easily cost him his head.

Fahe finally had time to properly recover from his injuries, but Xiong Bufan's words lingered in his mind.

He wanted to learn from God's actions, find the difference between himself and God, and find a better mindset to become an immortal.

Although Xiong Bufan is often unreasonable, her words can be thought-provoking.

Hair started growing on the side of Fa and the side with the ordination scar, something that hadn't happened in over twenty years.

Unbeknownst to him, his Dao heart was also gradually changing.

Three days before the results were announced, Xiong Bufan returned to the Imperial Preceptor's residence after a long absence.

After a month apart, Xiong Bufan missed his dining table terribly. As for food, the people from the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion would deliver it to him every day.

Li Tian'ao followed behind Xiong Bufan, as he had said he would settle the bill for Xiong Bufan after the event.

However, many people believe that things are not like that, and that the two may be getting married soon.

There are precedents in history and illustrated books of imperial advisors marrying princesses, but it is probably the first time that an imperial advisor has married a prince, mainly because the identities of the two are really awkward.

Xiong Bufan counted on his fingers and said, "I guarded the examination hall for you for thirty days, so you just need to give me three hundred thousand taels of silver."

However, since you trust me, I'll give you a discount.

Three hundred thousand taels was half of Li Tian'ao's fortune; Xiong Bufan's greed truly refreshed his understanding of the world.

But upon hearing that Xiong Bufan might ask for a smaller amount, Li Tian'ao still asked hopefully, "What do you mean by a discount? Three hundred thousand taels is far too much."

"A discount means you won't pay, so I'll break your legs."

"Give me the money, and I'll break someone's legs for you."

Li Tian'ao's face turned expressionless. He shouldn't have expected this money-grubber to say anything nice. "Fine, I'll go back to my residence and make some arrangements. I'll send the money to you in the next few days."

Xiong Bufan realized he rarely laid a hand on Li Tian'ao, and said, "Aren't you going to fight back against me?"

"I should have considered the consequences of you raising your price and asking for more money before I contacted you, so I will deliver the money."

Li Tian'ao was different from the people he had met before; he was straightforward and a bit naive.

But Xiong Bufan still wanted to hit him because he openly admitted that Xiong Bufan had been raising prices on the spot, which Xiong Bufan didn't like.

Xiong Bufan kicked Li Tian'ao aside, saying, "Don't ruin my reputation."

"Oh, got it."