The candidates dared not speak, but only nodded repeatedly.
He thought his plan was foolproof, but just as he turned around, two men in black descended from the sky.
"Don't move!"
A low growl came from beside my ear, and then my arm was tightly gripped.
The scholar inside the room was so startled by the sudden appearance of this person that his hand trembled, and with a "snap," the exam paper slipped from his grasp.
"My lord, I, I didn't, it was him..." the scholar stammered.
Before he could finish speaking, he felt a tightness around the back of his neck and was lifted into the air.
The light shone on the newcomer, who was dressed in a black outfit with red trim and a long sword at his waist—the attire of a member of the Imperial Guard.
The proctor was terrified and his legs went weak, causing him to squat down on the ground.
Under the cover of night, two figures hoisted someone onto their shoulders and vanished in an instant.
The next morning, most of the candidates nervously organized their exam papers, checking for any questions they had missed.
Su Jin and Zhen Jingxiu discovered something strange.
Today, the examiners at the examination hall looked tense and fearful. The frequency of their patrols had also changed; almost as soon as one examiner walked by, the next one would arrive.
In the afternoon, officials carried in wooden boxes, followed closely by clerks responsible for collecting and sealing the scrolls.
After handing in their papers, Su Jin and Zhen Jingxiu walked out of the examination hall and saw Sui Sui sitting on Gao Mu's shoulders, waving excitedly at them.
"Uncle, Brother Jingxiu, I'm here!"
Zhen Jingxiu waved to Sui Sui and turned to look at Su Jin.
Su Jin patted Zhen Jing on the shoulder in a serious tone: "Let's still call each other brothers."
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