In three days, Feng Hongde estimated that Xue Wen could have made it at most to Guangzhou Prefecture. A down-and-out Juren scholar, with only a bookboy and a Junior Sister who had eloped with him—despite his help in Chaozhou Prefecture, they could only stay in a private lodging house. Not to mention Guangzhou Prefecture, where prices were even higher.
If he wanted to survive, he would have to work.
Feng Hongde was certain that the moment he reached Guangzhou Prefecture, he would be able to find him.
How dare he deceive him!
A dark glint flashed through Feng Hongde's eyes. He would make sure to chop him into mincemeat and feed the corpse to dogs.
The steward's stomach was still faintly aching, and he did not dare advise him too strongly. In any case, his master was acquainted with the Regional Commander; when the time came, they could simply find an excuse and muddle through.
As long as his master left home, that was enough. He truly could not serve him any longer. These days were genuinely unbearable.
Neither master nor servant knew that they had already been in Guangzhou Prefecture for three days.
For Pan Yun, the journey from Chaozhou Prefecture to Guangzhou Prefecture took no more than an hour.
If the Imperial Guards had not kept exclaiming in amazement, making Pan Yun's vanity swell to bursting and prompting her to deliberately slow down, she could have compressed the journey to less than half an hour.
They had mounted the cauldron before noon and stopped outside Guangzhou Prefecture's city gates before the hour of the Goat.
When Feng Hongde announced the names of those who had passed the written examination from atop the arena platform and searched everywhere for Xue Shao, their group was already strolling through the streets