Wang Jing and Zhang Shanfeng stood guard by Chen Ping'an's side all night without sleeping, while Liu Chicheng slept soundly in the adjacent room.
Early the next morning, rhythmic sounds of reading drifted from one of the guest rooms. The voice was exceedingly loud, as if deliberately broadcasting to everyone: *Look how hard I am working, how diligent I am, I am bound to pass the imperial examinations.*
Listening to the commotion next door, Wang Jing clenched his fists, wishing he could punch the pretentious, feigned diligence right out of Liu Chicheng.
Chapter 74