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“This… This can’t be. Why is there a Stranger in my residence?”
“This can’t be… it just can’t…”
All the color and arrogance drained away from Li Yuechun’s face when he saw Gold Toad’s true form. He collapsed on the ground and couldn’t say anything for a long time.
He honestly didn’t know that a Stranger was hiding in his residence; didn’t think that a Stranger would even dare to do such a thing.
Naturally, he had no idea how Ye Qing had traced this Stranger to his residence.
One thing for certain, it was over for him.
At the lightest, the crime of harboring a Stranger would see him dismissed and imprisoned. At worst, it was execution to the three generations as Ye Qing said.
The court wouldn’t sentence him to death since he hadn’t harbored the Stranger on purpose, but he would definitely be charged for dereliction of duty for failing to notice the enemy hiding in his own backyard. Even if the court ultimately gave him a verdict of not guilty, he would still lose his post, and his reputation would be tarnished forever.
A scholar without reputation was like a jianghu warrior without martial arts. It was basically the end of the road for them.
All light vanished from Li Yuechun’s pupils when he realized this.
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