tiffened.He wanted to take the imperial examinations and enter officialdom, but he hated it most when others exposed his shortcomings.He indeed got this imperial examination opportunity through his un...Chapter 1164: Speak While Kneeling >

Before the person arrives, their voice reaches first.

Li Chen looked up in the direction of the voice. He saw a middle-aged man in silk clothes, glittering with jewels and adorned with gold, silver, and jade, walking out of the rice shop.

This man was thin, but he liked to adorn himself with extravagant decorations, making him look like a clothes rack strutting around with a pile of jewels on it.

This man had a sneer on his face, standing at the door of the rice shop and sizing up Li Chen. "Judging by your accent, you're also from Beijing"ing Ning's various justifications for expanding the roster. The true fighting force, the most elite core, consisted of sixteen guards, with each guard numbering around five thousand six hundred men....