When the third watch came, it was silent, the sky was already dark, and the bedroom was completely shrouded in darkness, only a little bean-like oil lamp on a few cases not far from the bed was still trying to emit a faint light, but there was no way to dispel the darkness in this room.

On the bed against the wall, Su Mu lay straight with his face like dead ashes, staring blankly at the already dilapidated roof above, and there was no movement for a long time. If it weren't for the slight heaving of his chest, he would have even given the illusion that this was a corpse.

Since he woke up from the dormitory where he was taken back to Fuxue by his classmates earlier, he has always maintained such a state of dementia. And those classmates and friends who have a good relationship with him on weekdays, and even obey his words, only said a few words about the scene today, and after comforting them, they said goodbye. Even the two people who lived in the same room with him made excuses to leave early in the morning and did not return until the evening.

Everyone knows that this time Su Mu, who was once a candidate for promotion in the school and was deeply appreciated by the great grandmaster, was completely finished. Not only will it be impossible to re-enter the officialdom, but even the only remaining talent and fame will be completely taken away in a few days. In this way, the people who had been close to him because he had a future naturally left, and those who had some friendship with him had to draw a line with him for fear of being implicated. Now that he has betrayed his relatives, it is not an exaggeration at all.

He was already devastated, and after seeing this result, he was even more devastated. So since he was brought back, he hasn't moved, let alone eaten and drunk. Deep despair and regret were constantly gnawing at his heart, leaving him with no other physical feeling but heartache.

Su Mu really regretted it, he shouldn't have been fascinated for a while, listened to the man's bewitchment, and felt that this would not only make him famous, but also curry favor with the Kong family, so he came forward to contact regardless of it, and even took the lead in making trouble with the governor's yamen in the end.

I thought that with the fame of Xiucai as a talisman, even if it would cause the dissatisfaction of the governor, I didn't have to worry too much. But he never thought that in the end, he lost everything he had, once the road of the imperial examination was cut off, he was really desperate with no support and no way out.

In fact, unlike other classmates, Su Mu's background is not good, not only is his family poor, but his parents have passed away one after another when he was more than ten years old. Fortunately, he was diligent and smart, so he was able to continue his studies with the help of the clansmen, and was admitted to Xiucai as a poor child.

It is precisely because he knows his situation that he is so keen on fame and fortune and currying favor with the powerful, because he hopes to rise to the top quickly and no longer needs to look at people's eyes to live. So even if there was indeed a lot of trouble in this incident, he took the risk to do it. But the end result was completely different from what he thought!

Is this really the end of it? Maybe tomorrow, Lord Tixue will announce in public the decision to remove his talent and fame, and then he will not even be qualified to continue to stay in the school. And once he was kicked out of school, he was truly homeless.

Over the years, the clansmen have been raising money to help him because he can still make a profit, once he loses the identity of Xiucai, then everything will be over, and it is impossible for them to help him as before. Su Mu could even think of the cold and disgusted eyes of those clansmen after knowing the news, he would be a burden and a waste completely!

What to do? Is there only one way left for me to go? In desperation, Su Mu quickly thought of the word dead. It seems that he can't do anything other than this.

With the thought of looking for death, his body began to tremble uncontrollably, he was still young, he had not yet married a wife and had children, if he died at this time, he really had no face to see his parents under Jiuquan.

Who else can save me...... I shouldn't have listened to his words and let myself end up like this...... Regret together, Su Mu was suddenly shocked again, and thought of the only way to survive - by the way, he still has a way to live, go to ask the Kong family for help and intercede, so that the great grandmaster can be gracious and retain his fame!

This time, it was because the Kong family let themselves stand out that it was such a result. Of course, you can't bear all the consequences by yourself! If they refuse to come forward, then they will expose everything in a big deal, and then they will lose both sides, and see where the face of his Kong family goes!

Yes, as long as you use this as a threat, you will definitely be able to convince the Kong family to speak for you!

The only problem now is time. You must tell the people of the Confucian family about this idea as soon as possible, otherwise once the Great Grandmaster announces it first, it will be too late!

Su Mu, who figured this out, was in good spirits, struggling to get up from the bed. Without further ado, even at night, he must first meet Kong Lian, the initiator! It's just lying there motionless for most of the day, which made his body stiff, and suddenly he couldn't get up, and even made him feel dizzy.

As he tried to get up, the unlatched door creaked open from the outside. This surprised Su Mu unconsciously, and the body that had just turned over fell down again because of it, and fell on the bed.

When someone came in the door and heard this bang, they were really startled, and it wasn't until they saw Su Mu's appearance clearly that they frowned and said, "Brother Su, what kind of trouble are you doing?" ”

Su Mu hadn't seen the appearance of the person who came just now, but now that the other party opened his mouth, he knew who the person who came: "Brother Kong, why are you here?" The person who came was Kong Lian, who he just wanted to meet.

This is a man who is a few years younger than Su Mu, but his face is shrewd. On the surface, this is an inconspicuous student in the school, but in fact, he is a slave of the Kong family. The reason why it is here is to be able to master these future talents in Shandong, and to be used by the Confucian family, at least with the Confucian family.

After walking into the house, turning around and closing the door and latching, Kong Lian came to the bed, and after carefully looking at the other party a few times, he sighed: "Aren't I worried that something will happen to you, so I came to visit you?" Because there are many people during the day, I am afraid of attracting the attention of some people, so I can only choose this time to come. You can't blame me, do you? ”

Even in the past, Su Mu didn't dare to blame the other party, let alone now. He immediately shook his head: "Brother Su's words are serious, I am very grateful that you can still think about it at this time." ”

"Hehe, it's easy to say, after all, I also have some responsibilities for this incident, so naturally I can't ignore it." After laughing dryly, Kong Lian sighed again: "I really didn't expect that Lu Zhen would have such a move, it really hurts you." ”

If it was a general matter, the other party would say a few polite words when Su Mu said so. But this matter is related to his future, so he stopped flickering, and said directly: "Brother Kong, I am also looking for you." This time I ended up in such a situation for the sake of the Kong family, so you Kong family can help me. ”

"What do you mean?" Kong Lian sat on the edge of the bed and asked with his eyes lowered. Because of the darkness, the expression on his face was completely invisible.

Su Mu didn't think about it carefully, at this time, he only wanted to use the Kong family to protect his reputation: "I hope that Yan Shenggong can have someone pass a message to the great grandmaster, asking him to raise his noble hand, don't really change my reputation...... Otherwise, I really wouldn't have a way to live. ”

"Is that so? But it's not easy to get the head of the family to open this mouth...... A small talent and fame actually asked my Kong family to give Peng Tixue a message to sell face, is it a bit of a fuss? ”

"But is there anything else that can save me? Brother Kong, you Kong family use me, you can't die at this time without help, right? Hearing that there was a sense of shirk in the other party's words, Su Mu suddenly became a little anxious, and he didn't see a trace of fierceness flashing in the other party's eyes when he tried to stand up and speak.

Kong Lian's gaze became cold, and his voice became cold: "It seems that Brother Su is really concerned about whether his reputation can be saved." Let me guess, what you want to say next should be that if my Kong family refuses to speak for you, you can only tell the truth and drag me into the water, right? ”

Su Mu didn't deny this speculation, but just snorted coldly: "You and I have a lot of friendship, if it weren't for the last resort, I would never have affected you." But when it comes to my life's future, that's the only way to say. ”

"Good! I see, I'll report your request to the head of the house. Kong Lian nodded, as if he had answered.

Seeing him say this, Su Mu was really relieved, in this Shandong realm, as long as the people of the Kong family opened their mouths, this little thing would definitely be easy to do.

But at this moment, Kong Lian suddenly frowned again: "But I thought there was another way to help you keep the reputation of this showman, which is much easier than letting our Kong family come forward." ”

"But what?" As soon as he heard that there was a way, Su Mu was naturally very excited in his heart, and quickly half stood up and asked.

Kong Lian also leaned forward, and said softly: "That's ......"

Just when Su Mu was concentrating on what the other party had to say, he suddenly threw himself and knocked Su Mu down, and then pulled his hand, picked up the quilt that was half covered on the other party's body, and smothered it straight on his head.

Su Mu, who was suddenly attacked, immediately shouted and struggled desperately. However, his voice was completely muffled by the quilt, and at the same time, the quilt wrapped around his body, and his already weak body made his struggle seem so powerless, and he couldn't break free from under the other party's body at all.

Kong Lian also tried his best this time, regardless of it, he just covered the other party's mouth and nose with the quilt hard, making it difficult for him to breathe. I don't know how long it took, just when he felt that he was about to lose his strength, the man who was struggling down finally stopped moving.

After supporting it for a while and confirming that the other party was completely dead, Kong Lian gasped for breath, then slowly stood up, and silently recited in his mouth: "As long as you die, it will be difficult for the great grandmaster to remove your talent and fame again, isn't this much simpler than begging our Kong family to come forward?" ”