Xiao Qing was the first to clap and cheer at this sight.
Although Bai Suzhen felt that this was somewhat improper, seeing those scholars go from acting like invincible debaters one second to having their mouths sewn shut the next gave her a satisfying feeling too.
But Jiang Siming wasn't finished yet. The small fry had been taught a lesson, but the instigator was still untouched.
Since even humiliating him like this had been useless, it seemed Xu Xian really wasn't the one connected to the fragments.
Since that was the case, he might as well kill him. He could also see whether killing Xu Xian might yield a fragment. What if it did?
Xu Xian, recovering at home, suddenly felt parched and decided to get up for some water.
He glanced at the water jug and found it empty. Xu Xian had no choice but to take a bucket outside and draw water from the public well nearby.
But this time, while drawing water as usual, he suddenly felt a chill behind him. The next moment, he plunged headfirst into the well.
By the time everyone noticed, Xu Xian had already been drowned for quite some time.
The constable investigating the case discovered that Xu Xian had accidentally fallen into the well and drowned. The surrounding neighbors could only sigh in disbelief.
A schoolteacher had actually drowned while drawing a bucket of water. As expected, nine out of ten scholars deserved scorn—book learning was useless after all.
From that day onward, Xu Xian, the male lead of Green Snake and the Child of Destiny of this plane, was dead.
Jiang Siming, who had killed Xu Xian, felt no guilt at all. Instead, he found it extremely boring.
He had thought killing Xu Xian might bring some unexpected surprise.
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