Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~
Rows of armored soldiers poured out from the city, driving back the surrounding crowd and encircling the blue-clad young man.
"Marquis of Lantian, Yun Ye!"
Huang Chao's face instantly turned pale. He recognized the man as Yun Ye, Marquis of Lantian, one of the Tang Dynasty's foremost nobles.
Yet he still gritted his teeth and said, "My Huang family has served the Tang Dynasty for generations, loyal and virtuous. How could I possibly harbor treasonous intentions? Your Lordship holds great power, but you cannot slander me without cause!"
"Slander?"
Seeing Huang Chao put on such a display of utter loyalty, Yun Ye smiled soundlessly.
In the "history" he knew, this failed scholar named Huang Chao symbolized the Tang Dynasty's decline from prosperity.
Even in this Earth Immortal Realm, utterly different from history, he would not let down his guard against someone named Huang Chao.
Huang Chao was filled with grief and indignation. Seeing Yun Ye smile lightly, he could not help but ask, "May I ask, Your Lordship, am I truly so beneath your notice?"
"The imperial examinations do not judge worth solely by cultivation."
Yun Ye glanced faintly at Li Qingshan, a trace of caution rising in his heart, before saying calmly, "Even if I had an issue with you, I would not commit favoritism and corruption in a matter as important as the imperial examinations!
If you failed, there was naturally a reason you failed!"
"I am but a commoner. Naturally, I cannot compare to the descendants of nobles and high officials filling Chang'an City!"
Huang Chao's heart was filled with desolation, and his eyes brimmed with unwillingness.
"For someone from a humble family to wish to share in the spring breeze with the descendants of dukes and ministers truly is a delusion!"
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