Trying to Scrape Money Again!

The detox soup had a significant effect after Yan Xiangma's personal trial.

His father, Li Yan, mother Luo Qi, and younger sister Li Sinian, after drinking the antidote, experienced no other side effects.

Li Yan got out of bed that evening and patched up the cracked bluestone wall, quickly repairing the damage.

His mother, Luo Qi, cooked dinner, while his sister Sinian studied and caused trouble.

Yan Xiangma took credit for killing the crow, and his parents and family didn't suspect much. In their eyes, Li Mu Yang was always the frail young boy they needed to care for and protect.

Life returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

However, Li Mu Yang knew in his heart that something very important had occurred.

He sensed Cui Xiaoxin's distance and anticipated an outcome that would eventually come to pass.

Li Mu Yang was in a bad mood, but he didn't show it.

After dinner, he offered to wash the dishes. Luo Qi refused, telling him to go upstairs and study.

Li Mu Yang reached out to take his father Li Yan's pulse. Luo Qi looked at him strangely and asked, "Since when did Mu Yang learn to take pulses?"

Li Mu Yang had a ready answer. He smiled and said, "I learned from the Daoist Master, but I never had a chance to use it before."

Li Yan nodded and said, "He's an extraordinary master. If you can learn his medical skills, it would be a good trade to make a living."

Luo Qi became angry. "Li Yan, what are you saying? My son is going to Xifeng University – he'll achieve great things in the future, why would he need medical skills to make a living?"

Li Yan chuckled good-naturedly. "Being a doctor is also good, isn't it? A comfortable life, respected by others—"

"Only if our son wants to. If he likes it, I'll naturally let him learn. If he doesn't like it, we can't force him."

"Alright, alright, you decide what's best for our son." Li Yan didn't want to argue with his wife about Li Mu Yang's affairs, as he had never won an argument against her.

Li Sinian ran over fawningly, hugging Li Yan's arm. "Dad, you decide what's best for me. Whatever you say goes, okay?"

Li Yan reached out and stroked his daughter's head. "Okay, then you should go upstairs and sleep."

"Dad, what time is it?" Li Sinian said displeasedly. "I just supported you, can't you consider my feelings too?"

"So, whatever I say goes? Then stay and sit with Dad for a while longer before going upstairs to sleep." Li Yan truly doted on his intelligent and sensible youngest daughter.

Suddenly, he remembered their eldest daughter, who had been taken by the Lu Family. She must be beautiful and cute like this too, right? She must be happier than she is now—

"Dad, your pulse is normal. The toxins in your body should be completely eliminated. The most important thing now is to supplement your nutrition and restore your physical strength to its previous state."

After instructing his father, Li Mu Yang told Li Sinian, "It's your turn."

"Brother—" Li Sinian blinked her eyes. "Can you check it in my room instead?"

"Why? You still need to check Mom's after—"

"Oh, why are you so slow? I'm a girl—"

"But—"

Li Sinian's room was warm and elegantly decorated, unlike other girls' rooms that were all pink or light red. Her furnishings and decor showed excellent taste.

Her room was large, a whole room bigger than Li Mu Yang's.

Although her room was bigger, she always came to Li Mu Yang's room when they wanted to talk about something. Li Mu Yang rarely visited her room. Perhaps he felt she was growing up and deserved her privacy.

"Brother, you're in a bad mood, aren't you?" Li Sinian plopped down on a chair, kicked off her slippers, and sat cross-legged like a little monk, directly asking her question.

"No, why would I be?" Li Mu Yang replied with a smile.

"Still lying. At dinner, I saw you spacing out several times. You didn't respond when I talked to you, and you ate the cilantro I gave you—you never ate cilantro before."

"Perhaps it's because of what happened today, and it all happened because of me, so in my heart—"

"So in your heart, you just can't let go of Sister Xiaoxin?"

"—" Li Mu Yang knew that nothing could be hidden from this little girl.

"Brother, can't you see? Sister Xiaoxin wants to cut ties with you and distance herself—"

Li Mu Yang was silent for a long time, then smiled and said, "I see. And then what?"

"Then—" Li Sinian sighed softly, extending her delicate wrist to Li Mu Yang. "Take my pulse. You still have to live well and be yourself. Isn't it just one woman? If you don't mind—"

"What?"

"I'll be your temporary girlfriend for two days?"

"You're trying to trick me out of money again," Li Mu Yang said.

"—"

Li Mu Yang participated in the subsequent exams. The papers for the next two exams were not difficult. Except for two small questions he couldn't figure out, he answered all other questions.

Li Mu Yang felt good about himself. According to Cui Xiaoxin, anything he could answer correctly would be right. So, wouldn't his exam paper be close to perfect?

Li Mu Yang didn't see Cui Xiaoxin again. He waited by the examination hall entrance after the exam ended. By the time all the students had left, he still hadn't seen Cui Xiaoxin come out.

Li Mu Yang understood that she might have submitted her paper early and left.

After the exam ended, all students were required to return to the classroom for a gathering, as per the teacher's instructions.

After Li Mu Yang returned, he scanned the spot at a fifteen-degree angle several times, but Cui Xiaoxin indeed didn't come over.

Li Mu Yang's appearance, however, greatly surprised the students in the classroom. They pointed at him and talked amongst themselves.

Zhang Chen turned to look at Li Mu Yang behind him and asked with a chuckle, "Li Mu Yang, how did the exam go?"

"I think it was okay," Li Mu Yang said, his expression blank as he felt disappointed by Cui Xiaoxin's departure.

"What do you mean 'okay'? I heard that Cui Xiaoxin has been tutoring you recently, so you should definitely be able to get into the Empire's Xifeng University, right?" After saying this, Zhang Chen made a face at the people around him, and the others laughed knowingly.

The Literary Examination was over, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. With such good entertainment in store, they naturally wouldn't miss it.

Li Mu Yang thought seriously for a moment and said, "I should be able to—but no one can guarantee these things."

"---"

The entire room fell into a deathly silence.

Zhang Chen's eyes widened as he stared at Li Mu Yang. "Li Mu Yang, are you crazy? Do you know what I just asked you?"

"I'm not crazy," Li Mu Yang retorted, staring sharply at Zhang Chen. "If you keep mocking me like this, you'll definitely find out what I'm planning to do."

Zhang Chen was genuinely afraid Li Mu Yang would get physical with him, but backing down now would make him seem cowardly. So, he defiantly said, "You won't get into Xifeng University, and you won't catch up to Cui Xiaoxin either—Li Mu Yang, even if you try, it's all for nothing. You're still a useless piece of trash."

Li Mu Yang grabbed Zhang Chen by the collar and, in front of the entire class, lifted him up and walked towards the lotus pond outside the classroom.

Splash—

Li Mu Yang exerted a sudden force and threw Zhang Chen fiercely into the pond.

"Li Mu Yang, you lunatic—" Zhang Chen flailed desperately in the pond, shouting loudly, "You just wait, I'm definitely not letting this go—"

Li Mu Yang's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice carried an irrepressible ferocity as he snarled, "I will go to Xifeng University, and I will also—I will also catch up to Cui Xiaoxin."