Young Master Gao? Call me Little Grand Secretary!

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Early that morning, the five selected outstanding talents of Biyong were already fully prepared to set off.

Other students also took leave to go to the Imperial Academy to cheer them on!

Although Biyong is an outer school of the Imperial Academy, belonging to the outer disciples of the Imperial Academy, it still has dignity and must not be bullied by those inner disciples!

Even if you can't win the argument, you can't lose your spirit!

Gao Zhao was also in the crowd. When he went to ask for leave last night, he wanted to show off a bit and vaguely told the tutor that he was going to the Imperial Academy to participate in the competition, and that he would shock him after he won the championship.

Before he could even speak, the instructor approved his leave, waved his hand, and called for the next person...

You managed to get the leave, but you failed to put on a show. You don't even treat me like a human being!

Gao Zhao was so angry that he couldn't sleep all night, constantly thinking that the first thing he would do when he had power was to deal with him!

Seeing Chen Dong and his group of five surrounded by admirers, while he himself stood like a lackey in the crowd, Gao Zhao clenched his fists and vowed to trample them underfoot in a moment!

The old man said I could shock everyone, which proves that my strength far surpasses yours!

They're just five ants!

Gao Zhao sneered.

As for the five in the inner dormitory of the Imperial Academy, they are nothing more than slightly larger ants!

Those who have not entered the path of righteousness and the great way are ultimately nothing more than ants!

Gao Zhao sneered again.

As the crowd moved forward, Fan Tong noticed him lost in thought and quickly patted him to remind him, "Brother Gao, let's go!"

Ever since Gao Zhao spoke up for Fan Tong, Fan Tong has become closer to Gao Zhao.

Gao Zhao could understand this. It didn't matter who he followed, and it was much more comfortable to follow someone as upright and honest as himself than to follow someone like the head of the monastery who didn't have any sense of loyalty!

The Imperial Academy (Biyong) was not too far from the Imperial College (Taixue). One was outside the city and the other was inside. It was only about five miles away along the imperial road, and it wouldn't take long to get there. Therefore, everyone chose to walk.

These students from Biyong were very excited about going to Taixue. They chatted and laughed all the way, making it quite lively. They all said that they must try the famous Taixue steamed buns when they went to Taixue, otherwise the trip would not be in vain!

This reminded Gao Zhao of the woman selling steamed buns he had met on the road that day. One string of cash could buy half an hour's worth of food. That way of selling buns was quite unique!

It's a pity I haven't been able to go and broaden my horizons yet!

Seeing that he hadn't spoken, Fan Tong took the initiative to get closer, saying, "Brother Gao, I suspect that woman who came to see me last time was deliberately sent to harm me! If I catch her, I'll make her pay..."

Gao Zhao quickly snapped out of his daze and asked in surprise, "What do you mean by that, Xiao Fan? Have you discovered something?"

Fan Tong nodded and lowered his voice, saying, "I've only been in the capital for a short time, and I haven't even left the Biyong Hall many times. How could that woman possibly know my name? It must be some bastard deliberately framing me..."

"Hey, speak up, don't swear!" Gao Zhao quickly stopped Fan Tong, saying sternly, "Even if others make mistakes, we should still be self-disciplined; this is the foundation of self-cultivation!"

"Brother Gao truly is a gentleman!" Fan Tong's expression turned solemn as he cupped his hands in praise, then sighed and said, "I just can't stand what that bastard did..."

"Alright, alright!" Gao Zhao quickly interrupted him, changing the subject, "From what Brother Fan said, it seems he was implying something. Could it be that you already have someone you suspect?"

"Brother Gao is indeed intelligent!" Fan Tong exclaimed in admiration, then glanced at Qin Hui in the crowd and sneered, "If I'm not mistaken, it must have been Qin Long-Legged who did it."

"No way!" Gao Zhao exclaimed incredulously, shaking his head repeatedly. "Brother Huizhi doesn't seem like that kind of person!"

"Brother Gao, although you are a man who hates evil and cannot tolerate injustice, you are kind-hearted and unaware of the wickedness of people's hearts!"

Fan Tong said confidently, "First of all, I haven't been in Biyong for long, and apart from him, I haven't offended anyone else. Even if I have occasionally offended someone, it wouldn't warrant such despicable means to ruin my reputation!"

"Furthermore, we enrolled students live in the Imperial Academy every day; how could we possibly know those shady characters? But Qin Hui is different!"

"He lives outside and is good at low-level shady dealings, and he's adept at interacting with all sorts of people! So he's the most likely candidate!"

"Ah...this..." Gao Zhao saw that what he said was so reasonable and well-founded that even if he wanted to defend Qin Hui, he would not know how to speak!

The logic is so meticulous!

They had the motive, the time, and the ability to commit the crime!

Even he thought it sounded like Qin Hui had done it!

"Brother Gao, I know you're on good terms with Qin Hui. You shouldn't get involved in this, lest it damage our relationship!" Fan Tong glared at Qin Hui again, then turned to Gao Zhao and said, "This is a personal matter between him and me!"

"Alas!" Gao Zhao sighed deeply, saying earnestly, "When will this cycle of revenge end?"

Fan Tong shook his head firmly and said, "You're too lenient. You don't understand that you can't tolerate a villain like Qin Changjiao, otherwise he'll only become more and more ruthless!"

Gao Zhao looked at him, then at Qin Hui, and could only shake his head helplessly and sigh.

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Laughing and joking all the way, they soon arrived at the Imperial Academy on the east side of the Imperial Street in the south of the city. The Imperial College was located just a wall away from it.

The instructor in charge of the group gave a greeting and then led everyone in single file. Looking around, the structure was almost identical to that of the Biyong Hall, only on a smaller scale.

After all, only students from the inner and upper classes study here!

A court official led the group to the Dunhua Hall, saying with a smile, "Please come inside and wait for His Majesty's arrival!"

After expressing their gratitude, the students entered one after another. Dunhua Hall was the main hall of the Imperial Academy. The hall had a main seat, with seats arranged in the east and west wings, which could accommodate hundreds of scholars.

Gao Zhao looked around and thought to himself, "This is the sacred ground of our sect for us Imperial Academy students. The students here are all inner disciples, or even true disciples!"

Any one of them, if placed in the Imperial Academy, would be an absolute force to be reckoned with!

These learned individuals deserve our utmost respect!

"Oh no! There are no seats left. Looks like we'll have to stand!" Su Mian said with a pained expression as he leaned closer.

Upon hearing this, Gao Zhao looked over and discovered that the seats in the hall had already been occupied by students from the Imperial Academy, with many other students standing outside.

Fan Tong said with a helpless expression, "I didn't expect this debate on righteousness and profit to be so lively, with so many people coming!"

"That's normal. After all, this commotion was so big that even the officials were alerted. Who wouldn't want to come and see the show!" Su Mian said with a wry smile, "Let's find somewhere to stand... Brother Gao, where are you going?"

Gao Zhao walked to a seat on the side, patted the student sitting in the first seat, and asked, "Are you students of the Imperial Academy?"

The man, who looked to be in his thirties, looked up at Gao Zhao with surprise upon hearing the voice, but still smiled and nodded.

"That's good!" Gao Zhao pointed to the students of Biyong and said, "We've come from Biyong, so we're guests. You're the hosts, so it wouldn't be right for us guests to stand, would it?"

Fan Tong and the others who had been chasing after Gao Zhao were stunned. Aren't you not good with words?

They started with moral blackmail right from the beginning; they're pretty good at it!