The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 371: Going off the beaten track
Afterwards, I heard Jiang Caibin talk about how difficult it was for him and how much effort he put in to steal these birds back.

"Aren't you using your Ghost Control power? I remember it's quite suitable for stealing things." Liu Sheng said.

"Well, that's called 'replacement', how can it be called stealing?" Jiang Caibin immediately jumped up in anger.

"But do you think you can use it out of thin air? Don't you need to have similar items to replace it? And... whether they look similar or not will affect the success rate."

Jiang Caibin, with a look of grievance on his face, took Liu Sheng into a room.

There were a bunch of furry simulated birds on the shelves in the room. Except for being a little crude at the beginning with crooked mouths and noses, they became more and more similar to the real thing later on.

"You can do it, kid!" Liu Sheng picked one up and looked at it from left to right, and couldn't help but praise it, "If you don't have money in the future, you can make a living with this!"

"How could I be penniless? I am the second son of the Jiang family! Our Jiang family..."

Seeing that Liu Sheng had no interest and even yawned, Jiang Caibin quickly returned to the topic.

"I also seduced the Wen family's steward and sneaked in disguised as a maid every day. I observed several times before I made a bird that looked exactly the same. Then I was able to avoid the restrictions and sneak it out!"

Speaking of dressing up as a maid, Jiang Caibin's face showed a secret enjoyment.

But we still have to praise it when it's due.

"You did a pretty good job on this matter."

Jiang Caibin immediately smiled happily after hearing Liu Sheng's simple words. If he had a tail, he would have started wagging it long ago.

"I'll treat you to a meal then. Where was that place with the handsome guys you went to last time?"

"Furong Pavilion!" Jiang Caibin immediately answered impatiently.

"Oh, Sister Liu Sheng, that's too much money. When the time comes, we can find two handsome men, not three. Two for me and one for Sister Liu Sheng..."

"No need, you keep it." Liu Sheng really had no interest in this kind of thing.

Jiang Caibin became even more excited when he heard this.

"Sister Liu Sheng! You are my sister!"

He was so happy that he took a colorful and furry thing from the shelf and stuffed it into Liu Sheng's hand.

"Sister, this is for you. It's my masterpiece!"

Liu Sheng looked down and saw that it was a very small and cute bird doll with big black eyes. It was different from those artificial birds and was very cute.

Satisfied with it.

……

Wen Xuanning was very dissatisfied.

I went back to Chang'an Academy for training a few days ago, but when I got home I saw that my things had been touched.

Looking at the two birds in his cage, which looked very realistic but were obviously fake, he sneered.

Those two pairs of lifeless black eyes seemed to be mocking him.

The powerful restrictions on the cage are intact. I don't know how the other party did it.

He took the fake bird out of the cage, threw it on the ground, stepped on it, and crushed it slowly.

"Master! This..."

The maid Dong Qing happened to come over to bring tea and fruit to the young master. When she saw the scattered "corpses" and feathers on the ground, she was startled and almost knocked over the tray in her hand.

"Who has come here during my absence?"

Dong Qing couldn't help but think of something when she heard the young master's cold voice. Her legs went limp and she knelt on the ground, hastily explaining:

"No...no...I am responsible for feeding your birds and fish..."

Wen Xuanning didn't believe it, so he asked the manager.

"It is true that every day Dongqing is by your side..."

As the steward was speaking, suddenly the image of a charming maidservant popped into his mind. She was so strange and conspicuous, but it was as if there was a layer of fog shrouding his mind. He tried hard to recall her, but could not catch her at all.

He had lived in the mansion for so long that he naturally knew that there were some things that could not be admitted.

What's more, there is indeed no trace of it.

Therefore, he kept his expression unchanged, letting the brain fog creep over him and hiding his figure.

He doesn't want to die yet.

Wen Xuanning stared at the steward and Dong Qing for a long time with a falcon-like gaze, staring at them until sweat broke out on their foreheads and their legs trembled, before he finally told them to get out with a sullen face.

Only in his small courtyard, an old voice was heard.

"You're so careless."

Wen Xuanning's pent-up anger finally erupted, and he asked in a cold voice: "Tell me how I should deal with them? Break their necks? Let that woman know that I'm not her son?"

"You only have a mouth and can only talk, so of course you don't mind the pain in your waist."

"At least break their claws and mouths, so nothing can be leaked." The voice said coldly.

"Why didn't you say it earlier? You're just talking after the fact." Wen Xuanning's voice became even colder.

"Don't you think you are the smartest? If I talk too much, you will think I am bossing you around."

Wen Xuanning was speechless for a moment, thinking about the recent argument.

"Humph, this is my life." He emphasized the word "my" and said, "You need to think clearly about your position." "I have figured out my position, how about you? Are you confused? The soul of this kid in your body is slowly assimilating you, otherwise how could you not think of doing something to those birds?"

"Useless kindness," the voice concluded grimly.

Wen Xuanning never thought that one day he would be evaluated as kind, and he immediately became angry: "Why do you say I am kind?"

"Why haven't you dealt with Liu Sheng yet?" the voice asked indifferently, "You're still letting her jump on your head?"

Wen Xuanning fell silent again, as if there was a voice in his head interfering with his thinking.

"There is no chance in Chang'an."

"Besides, as you said, the more important thing now is to get first place and then welcome the descent of God. I don't want to be distracted too much."

"After all, His Majesty seems to be wavering in his heart during this imperial examination. If I don't work hard, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself."

The voice also fell silent, as if it knew that what Wen Xuanning said was true.

"However, with your level of cultivation, you won't have any problem in the martial arts test tomorrow." The voice sounded again.

Wen Xuanning couldn't help but smile complacently when he heard this.

"Indeed, with the cultivation level of Ming Zhen Realm, how could he lose?"

Then, his face darkened.

"It's a pity that I don't know who helped her last time. But you're right. Just in case, I'll still do it to her tomorrow..."

The old voice said, "Well, don't underestimate her because of your arrogance."

"Like you said, how dare I underestimate..."

"As for today's written test..." Wen Xuanning's lips curled up.

"We've already arranged that, haven't we?"

……

into the night.

In the imperial study, the emperor looked at the ten first-class papers in front of him and pondered for a long time.

The five examiners didn't even have dinner as they hurried to review the papers and present them to the emperor.

This is to ensure that tomorrow's roll call will not be delayed.

"Why is Liu Sheng's paper missing?" The emperor flipped through it and asked directly, "I remember her answers were pretty good."

The five examiners in front of him had different and subtle expressions, and it was obvious that there had been some controversy among them.

Mei Yuanzheng said calmly: "In reply to your majesty, it was originally first-class, but who would have thought that someone would regret his own comments."

Immediately, the expressions of Minister Li and Minister Ling changed.

"Your Majesty, this is not called regret, this is called careful consideration." Minister Li hurriedly explained, "Her writing is not bad, but her answers are unconventional. Many of her statements are unheard of and wildly imaginative. It is true that she was born in a natural family and has never received orthodox education. I think she is a little clever, but..."

Minister Ling did not answer, his face was gloomy.

Master Yan couldn't help but say, "So what about the astronomy department? I think her answer is more thorough, rigorous and practical than many boastful people, especially the second question, the policy essay. If you can do it, I think you will gain a lot."

"Master Yan may have forgotten what His Majesty wants."

The emperor watched them arguing with a calm expression.

He looked at Hanshan Jun, who immediately understood what he meant. He took out the paper he had prepared long ago and handed it over.

There were only three "first class" and two "third class" marked on the paper.

As it was, this paper certainly had no chance of being recommended to be presented to His Majesty.

The emperor looked at the paper for a long time.

Then, he casually put it aside, far away from the ten first-class papers in his right hand.

Minister Li finally let go of the worry in his heart.

"You guys should leave first. I need to think about it again."

"Yes."

Everyone had different thoughts, but as the emperor had given the order, they had to retreat.

The candlelight flickered, and only a shadow remained in the imperial study.

Shadow trembled and coughed a few times.

"Ahem, you can come out now."

The curtain of the side hall was lifted, and a figure in court robes appeared in the candlelight.

Judging from his clothes, he is just a fifth-rank official, and judging from his age, he is only middle-aged.

"His Majesty."

Standing under the imperial desk, he bowed quietly, raised his head slowly, and the candlelight illuminated his elegant face.

If Liu Sheng were here...

I guess you wouldn't recognize him. This is the Censor of the General Administration of Weaving, whom I met once.