TFWYH – Chapter 519 The Pain of a Slacker

Ling Yu: …

Very good!

Exactly the same reaction as in his previous life!

Back then, he had smiled and replied—

“Could you not spout nonsense? My mother has always said I was fair and adorable since childhood—‘ugly’ has nothing to do with me!”

Xiao Nan was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. “Aren’t you a scholar? Yet you keep talking about nonsense—where did all your Confucian learning go?”

Ling Yu smiled lightly. “Even scholars have tempers. My wife is especially fond of this face of mine, so Brother Nangong, you’d better not speak nonsense in front of her and ruin my image.”

After a few casual exchanges, the tense atmosphere between them completely disappeared.

Xiao Nan was someone who valued old ties deeply—otherwise, he wouldn’t be so obsessed with revenge.

Seeing the little boy he had once met, he felt a sense of familiarity, and his guard dropped entirely. He immediately began asking about Ling Yu’s enemy.

Ling Yu didn’t hide anything and told him about his background.

Xiao Nan was shocked—so this guy was of royal blood?

Unbelievable!

That ugly little kid he had casually saved had turned out to be a golden treasure!

Xiao Nan immediately slung an arm over Ling Yu’s shoulder, speaking like a close brother. “Tell me—if I help you rise to power, can you help me wipe out the Prime Minister’s entire family?”

Ling Yu curled his lips into a faint smile. “Why wait until I rise to power to deal with him? Brother Nangong only needs to watch as he brings about his own downfall.”

Xiao Nan recalled how Gu Hengcang had been raging furiously back at the residence and nodded in agreement, gloating. “True enough. Today, that precious grandson of his tried to deal with you by burning down the exam archive. He was so angry he was jumping around, calling Gu Chengwen an idiot—and even scolded Gu Qitian along with him!”

Ling Yu was stunned upon hearing this.

The exam archive… was burned down?

That was… absurd.

He had never taken Gu Chengwen seriously.

Because the man only looked impressive on the surface—he was actually a fool.

The reason Ling Yu had gone to seek help from Grand Tutor Yi was to guard against Prime Minister Gu.

But what he hadn’t expected was that the Prime Minister hadn’t intervened—instead, he had used him as practice for his grandson.

What Ling Yu also hadn’t expected was that Gu Chengwen wasn’t just foolish—he had reached a whole new level of stupidity.

As the legitimate young master of the Prime Minister’s household, if he wanted to deal with a commoner, there were countless methods he could use.

Yet he chose the dumbest one possible!

Truly courting death without even picking a proper day!

Ling Yu smiled. “Looks like we’ll have to take the exam again.”

“Yeah—seven days and six nights. Do your best, I’m rooting for you!”

“I will certainly give it my all.”

…

The next day, news of the exam archive being burned spread.

Countless candidates who had stayed in the capital waiting for the results exploded in outrage upon hearing it.

Seven days and six nights—are you kidding me?!

What were the exam officials even doing? How could they let the archive catch fire?!

Among them, the most depressed was Jin Lin.

With Ling Yu’s help, he had been almost certain to succeed this time.

And now?

The archive was burned!

What kind of bad luck is this?!

Do they not understand the suffering of poor students?

Do they not understand how terrifying memorizing texts is?

Do they not know that I practically ruined my voice reciting for this exam?!

Furious, Jin Lin smashed everything in his room and hurried off to find Ling Yu for help.

Even with a hoarse voice, he had to keep going!

He had spent so much time and money on the imperial exams and carried the expectations of his late mother—how could he just give up?

Of course, there were also candidates who hadn’t performed well and knew they would fail.

Those people were actually delighted.

Great—they had another chance!

This fire was truly well-timed!

Many even felt like thanking the ancestors of whoever set the fire!