Supernatural

The controlled rats easily blended in with their own kind, scurrying and climbing throughout the examination hall.

They worked in division of labor. Some monitored the examinees, while others delivered cheat sheets, everything proceeding in perfect order.

The hidden filth and shady dealings across more than half the examination hall instantly fell into Xu Changqing's sight.

Hehe... No wonder unofficial histories always say that whenever the provincial examination comes around, all manner of demons and monsters crawl out of the woodwork. Seeing it today, it really is true...

As Xu Changqing remotely controlled the rats and sensed this scene, he clicked his tongue in amazement.

Following a group of rats, he arrived outside an examination cubicle and watched them work together to carry the smuggled materials inside and deliver them to an examinee.

The examinee's face was pale and sickly, and he coughed once or twice from time to time. He was precisely the candidate who had queued with Xu Changqing earlier, the one who seemed to suffer from some deficiency.

Looking at the examination tag outside the cubicle, Xu Changqing saw that his name was Zeng Guangli.

"Hehe... my little treasures, you've worked hard this time."

Zeng Guangli hid the cheat sheet away and chuckled softly. Then, his belly suddenly swelled. He collapsed onto the ground, opened his huge mouth, and wore an expression of extreme agony.

"Urgh..."

Amid dry heaves, a mass of red-and-black flesh and blood fell onto the floor, where it was devoured by the rats.

This... feeding demons with his own body? Idiot... No wonder he looks like he won't live more than a few years...

Xu Changqing immediately understood.

The provincial city was protected by the power of a great formation, but the formation's principle was ultimately to use the aura of powerful ghosts