Chapter 132: Admission Just before dawn, the sky once again fell into darkness. However, the inn was brightly lit, with scholars and students rising one by one, washing up, packing their belongings, and preparing for one of the most crucial battles of their lives. “Brother Zhu, Brother Zhu, are you done washing up? Hurry up, […]
Chapter 131: The Examination Date Has Been Announced Time is precious. A day has 24 hours, and no extra minute or second can be gained. Even though Zhu Ping’an cherishes time, his fingers are too wide, and time is too thin, so time still slips away quietly through the gaps in his fingers. The sky
Chapter 130: The Godlike Scholar “These bastards are too ruthless… They must be jealous of my handsome looks… Hiss…” Inside the inn, the fat man Xue Chi sat on a chair, his chubby face twitching. Zhu Ping’an, who was applying medicine to the fat man, couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth upon
Chapter 129: Thick Skin Bidding farewell to his uncle, Zhu Ping’an continued to bury himself in his studies until the light grew dim. Only then did he stretch lazily and stop, looking out the window to see the western sky painted with a sunset glow as the sun set behind the hills. Zhu Ping’an tidied
Chapter 128: Uncle Comes to Borrow Money I have been in Yingtian for a week now, and there are less than ten days until the entrance exam. Zhu Pingan’s revision has mainly focused on the Four Books and Eight Legged Essays. During this time, he has been interrupted several times by the chubby guy. This
Chapter 127: Prosperity and Prostitution When the fat man, Xue Chi, sat down, he immediately reached for a large meat dumpling from Zhu Pingan’s bowl with his chopsticks, took a loud bite, and his mouth was full of oil, causing him to grimace from the burn. Slurping his mouth, the fat man loudly praised the
Chapter 126: Qinhuai River Even Heaven seemed to show some favor. When Zhu Ping’an woke up in the morning, he found that the rain outside the window had stopped. The eastern sky was tinged with red, hinting at the possibility of sunshine. This morning felt particularly precious. After nearly a month of continuous rain, today
Chapter 125: The Fatty from Bozhou Turns Things Around At this moment, Zhu Ping’an’s luggage had not yet been unpacked—he had only changed into a new set of clothes—so it was very easy to carry. However, just as Zhu Ping’an slung his bag over his shoulder and opened the attic door, the fat man was
Chapter 124: The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of every man Standing outside the inn, looking at the bustling Yingtian city, the streets were crowded with carriages and horses, and even in the pouring rain, there was no sign of this massive city becoming desolate for a moment. Who could believe
Chapter 123: The Arrival of the Plum Rain Season in Yingtian Dark clouds covered the sky, and lightning, tearing through the heavens, cracked the ink-black sky with thunderous roars. The rain poured down in torrents, as if the heavens themselves had cracked open in response to the negligence of the Heavenly Marshal spying on Chang’e,