Although he was already very sure, after all, he had a pseudo-general knowledge at that time, and his performance was far beyond the ordinary time, and when he was marking the paper in advance, the examiner praised him repeatedly, obviously liking his article.

It's just that he didn't come out at the final moment, and he couldn't let go of his heart. Only when he saw his name appear at the top of the list with his own eyes could he really feel at ease.

"There's no need to be anxious. Naturally, you can't escape. A familiar voice of compassion sounded in his ears, causing his brow to furrow slightly.

He snorted coldly and said, "I believe in my own ability. It's you, who talk so badly about yourself on weekdays, why can't you even enter a imperial examination room? I'm afraid I'm going to have to reconsider working with you......"

"Hehe......" the voice sneered twice, "Don't you know, the imperial examination is the key to the national lineage of this holy dynasty, if any demons and monsters can enter and make trouble at will, then what kind of system will it become, wouldn't it be a big mess in the world?" What's more, even if I can get in, it will take a lot of effort, and the gains outweigh the losses compared to the rewards. ”

"You also know that you are a demon and a monster, so don't show up randomly. I don't guarantee that there will be any righteous person who will slay the demons! Liu Xiuping was still uneasy and said coldly.

The voice fell, but I didn't hear an echo, probably hiding.

After all, the guy who was able to break his spell a few days ago is hard to say if it will be nearby, and it would be bad if he was caught. At this moment, he is naturally much more cautious.

"Useless guy......" Liu Xiuping frowned, and even noticed that the crowd in front of him seemed to be stirring, and the list was about to be revealed!

He didn't care about the voice anymore, and hurriedly followed the surging crowd up a few steps, desperately standing on tiptoe, and looking at the position of the list!

As the officials untied the covered cloth, the much-anticipated list finally appeared in front of everyone!

Liu Xiuping immediately looked at the name at the top of the list, which was the position of the head of the case that he had been waiting for for a long time!

However, when he saw the words on it, his body trembled slightly, and his pupils shrank suddenly, as if he had seen something unbelievable!

"Case first...... Lu Guiming......"

Not him?!

"How is this possible!"

He thought that his name must have been omitted from this list, so he didn't remember it. However, he soon found his name next to "Lu Guiming".

"Second place!"

His eyes widened, he shook his head slightly, and staggered back two steps, as if he had lost his soul, and he couldn't even care if he bumped into someone behind him.

"I'm not the ...... the case"

He naturally has an impression of Lu Guiming's name, he is a well-known prodigy, and it is said that he is only thirteen years old now, four years younger than him!

But talent is so unreasonable. Even if he has read less books for so long, that kid still has far more literary talent than everyone else, even surpassing him who has worked hard!

In the distance, he could see the figure of the child surrounded by everyone, it was Liu Guiming. With a bit of pride and pride on his face, he waved his hand casually in the face of everyone's scrambling compliments, "I said it a long time ago, and this county test is nothing more than that." You see, I took the case casually! ”

"I'm going to take the government test next, and I'm going to come back with a government test! Just wait and see! ”

Looking at the other party's relaxed appearance, Liu Xiuping, who was unattended in the corner, seemed to have seen the most ironic thing in the world, and the other party's casual attitude seemed to belittle his desperate efforts over the years to worthless, and now it seems so ridiculous!

He couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh, but the scarlet in his eyes deepened a little. The complexion became more and more hideous.

"Why! Why! ”

He lowered his head again, and staggered towards the inn where he had been staying for the rest of his time, muttering to himself, as if questioning himself and others.

"Why did I work so hard to get something that he could get so easily than me......"

"Why do I have to endure all the torture and humiliation to stand here, and he is so relaxed?"

"Didn't the examiner praise me three times in a row? Why did you give the person the head? ”

As if he remembered something, he raised his head like a madman, and roared angrily into the air around him, "Didn't you say that I took the case with my hands? Why do you lose to others? You speak! Are you kidding me?! ”

The pedestrians around him seemed to be frightened by his crazy behavior, and they all retreated a distance, and the eyes that looked at him were extremely strange, as if they were looking at a madman.

However, at this time, Liu Xiuping didn't care about these at all, he just wanted to find an answer.

After a long time, the gloomy voice sounded again, and there was a bit of solemnity in his tone: "Do you remember when we gave up the heart of the monster? If we can eat that heart, our spell will be completely complete, and then the head of the case will naturally be yours, and no one can snatch it away! ”

The voice seemed to have some regret and schadenfreude, "It's a pity that after the accident, your spell is incomplete, and your heart is missing...... And that kid named Liu Guiming, he seems to have an innate complete and true understanding heart, in this way, you naturally can't win against him! ”

Liu Xiuping was stunned and said angrily, "Why didn't you say it earlier!" ”

If he had known this, even if he was fighting for his life, he would have to get that demon heart!

"You didn't ask me!" The voice sneered, "Actually, the position of the head of the case is not that important, you probably don't have to worry too much." ”

Liu Xiuping calmed down a little when he heard this, and walked back to his room while ignoring the strange eyes of others.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Not to mention that the head of this county is just a false name, and it really has to wait for the government to decide on it. What's more, your second place is also basically a certainty, and a talent position can't run. Besides, the Liu family will never give up on you just because you only took the second place. ”

"Then what Old Lady Liu needs is just a promising person, and in his eyes there is hope that he can bring future descendants to the Liu family, the difference between this case leader and not the case leader may not be so big, as long as you are the best among all the people in the Liu family in this exam!"

"And think about it, how can the straw bales of the Liu family who only know how to eat, drink and have fun compare with you?"

Liu Xiuping thought about it for a while, but he felt that there was indeed some truth, plus he was the second place, and the first place was the son of another small family, and the rest of the Liu family could not beat him at all, and the original uneasy heart was a little more stable.

In fact, he took a fancy to the position of the head of the case just to get the recognition of Old Man Liu, as long as the purpose was achieved, the difference between the head of the case and the head of the case was not so big.

"Then you just have to wait for the reaction of the Liu family......"

Thinking like this, Liu Xiuping walked to the window, pushed open a gap slightly, looked at the people coming and going in the market, and fell into deep thought.

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