I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 504 Dogs Can’t Change Eating Shit

Chapter 504 A leopard can't change its spots

After dinner, Wang Wenzhou was quite bored. The exams were going on for three days in a row, and as the chief examiner, he had to stay in the examination hall for those three days, which felt a bit like being in prison.

Wang Wenzhou casually picked up the list of candidates on the table and flipped through it. Suddenly, he found the name Han Chengtao to be very familiar. After thinking for a while, Wang Wenzhou finally remembered that this was the guy who had bet with him that day and ate shit on live stream.

Suddenly, Wang Wenzhou felt a pang of sadness. When he made the bet with Han Chengtao, Li Mei was still alive, but now they were separated by death.

Chen Yuanyuan went to feed the dog. Wang Wenzhou stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, come on, I'll take you to find a fool to play with."

Wang Ying shook her head with a wry smile; it seemed someone else was about to suffer.

Wang Wenzhou noted down Han Chengtao's exam number and quickly found his cubicle.

Despite the raging gunfire outside, Han Chengtao paid no attention, focusing intently on answering the questions. He didn't even notice Wang Wenzhou and Wang Ying entering the room.

Although Han Chengtao's family was somewhat well-off, he couldn't integrate into the circles of the privileged elites, and he genuinely knew nothing about the "divine talisman." Every scholar aspires to pass the imperial examinations with flying colors, and Han Chengtao was no exception. Coupled with the expectations of his elders, Han Chengtao studied diligently. Now, at this crucial moment, his mind was solely focused on the exam questions; nothing else mattered.

"Ouch!" Wang Wenzhou hugged Wang Ying and whispered, "He activated his concentration aura; he didn't hear any of the noise outside."

Wang Ying rolled her eyes at Wang Wenzhou. "You rascal, how dare you say this is the Imperial Examination Hall? You've turned it into a brothel."

"Bang! Bang!" Wang Wenzhou tapped the table.

Han Chengtao looked up and saw two examiners dressed in official robes. He quickly cupped his hands and said, "This student greets you, sirs."

"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly. It seemed that Han Chengtao hadn't recognized him at all. That made sense; when he met Han Chengtao back then, Wang Wenzhou was quite down on his luck, relying on Jin Jizhong for help. Now, dressed in official robes, he was a completely different person from then.

"Did you answer the questions smoothly?" Wang Wenzhou asked in a serious manner.

"What?" Han Chengtao was very puzzled. This was not his first time taking the imperial examination. Why would the examiner ask a candidate this question?

Although Han Chengtao did not understand, he still answered respectfully: "In reply to your question, sir, I feel that I answered well."

"Let me see!" Wang Wenzhou picked up the examination paper, looked at it for a while, then suddenly slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Guards!"

"What are your orders, sir?" Jian Fengyu hurriedly led several guards into the room.

Wang Wenzhou pointed at Han Chengtao and cursed, "These students nowadays are outrageous! They actually cheated on the exam!"

"Huh?" Han Chengtao opened his mouth wide in surprise. He really didn't cheat, so why did this official say that?

"Sir, I'm innocent! I didn't cheat!" Han Chengtao said hurriedly.

"No cheating?" Wang Wenzhou sneered, pulled out a few cheat sheets from his pocket, and asked, "Tell me yourself, what are these?"

Han Chengtao quickly protested, "Sir, this isn't a student!"

"Heh!" Wang Wenzhou sneered, "Han Chengtao, you really don't remember me?"

Han Chengtao frantically searched his memory, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't recall where he had seen this young man before. Had he unintentionally offended him? Oh no, this man was trying to retaliate!

"My lord, I truly cannot recall where I have seen you before. If I have unintentionally offended you, please forgive me! Such a joke is not to be taken lightly!" Han Chengtao was very worried. If he was found guilty of cheating, it would be a serious problem. Not only would his title of Juren be revoked, but he would also be barred from participating in the imperial examinations again. For him, who was determined to achieve academic success and bring honor to his ancestors, this would be a disaster.

Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Brother Han, you really have a bad memory. Don't you remember the other day when you made a bet with me that if I could become the top scholar in the imperial examination, you would eat shit on live stream?"

"Ah!" Han Chengtao finally remembered that this was the bragging spendthrift who was with Jin Jizhong.

"Thump!" Han Chengtao immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "My lord, I know I was wrong! Please don't joke about my future."

Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Brother Han, let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Wenzhou, and I am the chief examiner for this imperial examination. I could have won the top score, but because I became the chief examiner, I can no longer participate in the examination. So, neither of us won the bet we made."

“In that case, you don’t have to eat shit!” Wang Wenzhou shook the cheat sheet in his hand and said seriously, “Brother Han, although we know each other, I can’t be biased and cheat. I can’t pretend I didn’t see you cheating.”

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Han Chengtao's head banged loudly. In the past few days in Seoul, he had heard some stories about Wang Wenzhou. This man was a mad dog who would hold a grudge for the smallest thing.

"Lord Wang, please forgive this student!" Han Chengtao pleaded.

Wang Wenzhou opened the food box next to the table, glanced at it, and said with a smile, "The food is pretty good! There must be a lot of poop in three days."

"If there is not a drop of excrement or urine in your chamber pot when the exam is over, I will not only let you off the hook, but I will also make sure you pass the imperial examination with flying colors. Otherwise, because you cheated, you will never be able to participate in the imperial examination again."

Han Chengtao smiled bitterly to himself. Wang Wenzhou, you mad dog, you actually made me eat your own shit!

"Think it over carefully yourself, I'm leaving!" After saying that, Wang Wenzhou hugged Wang Yingbao and walked out laughing.

Han Chengtao was dumbfounded. What should he do?

Time flies, and on the evening of the third day, the exam was about to end.

Han Chengtao stared blankly at the mixture of feces and urine in the chamber pot, at a loss. He now faced only two paths: either eat the excrement of the past three days, or wait to be stripped of his official rank by Wang Wenzhou and never be employed again.

For the past three days, Han Chengtao had tried his best, not eating or drinking, but he was so hungry that he still ate a little something to fill his stomach. Now the urinal was a third full of excrement, and looking at this disgusting stuff, Han Chengtao burst into tears.

Han Chengtao wiped away his tears and comforted himself, "If I can pass the imperial examination with flying colors, why should I be afraid of eating shit? Even some people eat shit their whole lives and still can't pass the imperial examination. They die as ordinary people. Now the opportunity is right in front of me. Rather than saying that Wang Wenzhou is insulting me, it's more accurate to say that he is helping me achieve my goal."

"That's right!" Han Chengtao nodded, muttering to himself, "Even if I'm in good form this time, based on my past results, it will still be very difficult to pass the imperial examination."

"Haha!" Han Chengtao finally understood, cupped his hands towards the door, and said happily, "Thank you, Lord Wang, for giving me this shit to eat!"

After saying that, Han Chengtao poured the contents of the chamber pot into a basin and devoured it as if it were a delicious feast.

Han Chengtao was enjoying a "delicious" meal when suddenly, Little Lanlan, the dog, wagged her tail happily and ran into the room.

Little Lanlan, the dog, has been having a great time at the examination hall for the past three days. Since he's not human, he can roam freely throughout the hall. All the examinees and invigilators know that he's Wang Wenzhou's dog, so everyone who sees him gives him treats.

"Woof woof..." When Little Lanlan saw Han Chengtao, who was eating his delicious food with his head down, she seemed very angry and barked at him a few times. "Are you being unreasonable? Whose dog is Little Lanlan? Hurry up and share the delicious food on your plate!"

Han Chengtao turned around and saw it was Gouye. He knew that this was Wang Wenzhou's beloved dog.

Han Chengtao wiped his mouth and said with a wry smile, "You can leave now. You can't eat these things."

"Woof woof woof..." Little Lanlan, the dog, barked angrily. How dare you not give me any treats? That's outrageous!

"Sigh..." Han Chengtao sighed softly. "A leopard can't change its spots. You dog, eating so many delicious things every day, and you still want to steal my shit! You don't know how lucky you are. I, a human, am not as happy as you, a dog."

Seeing that Han Chengtao ignored her request, Doggy Xiaolan sped up and jumped onto Han Chengtao's table, then bent down to snatch the delicious food from the food bowl.

"Ah! No!" Han Chengtao shouted in alarm.

Even when beating a dog, one must consider its owner. This was Wang Wenzhou's beloved dog. Han Chengtao didn't have the courage to hit it, but he couldn't just sit by and watch it eat excrement. So he could only yell at it a few times, hoping to scare it away.

Little Lanlan, the dog, had seen it all before. She ignored Han Chengtao's scolding, wagging her tail happily and enjoying the delicious food on her plate.

When Wang Wenzhou heard the noise, he came over to check and saw that Gouye and Xiaolanlan were happily eating poop. Wang Wenzhou felt like crying.