Master Yan looked away with regret: "It's true..."

"There are fifty people in total!" A group of young men, carrying book boxes on their backs, walked through the crowd with high spirits and squeezed in front of Master Yan, looking at him nervously and expectantly.

Master Yan looked at the familiar faces and was at a loss for a moment: "You, you are not..."

The one who came out was the Geng family kid. He smiled shyly at Master Yan and said, "We are just going to the Imperial College to get some study materials. We are students of Baichuan Academy in life and ghosts of Baichuan Academy in death!"

Master Yuan reacted, his eyes moist, and he gently rebuked: "With the big exam coming up, you must be careful about your words. Don't say discouraging words casually..."

"Yes, Master."

After saying that, the Geng family kid and the students behind him looked at Su Xuanming's expression, feeling uneasy: "Su Dalang, we are back."

The boy from the Geng family knew that what he did was not right, so he went to the Imperial College without telling Su Dalang, and then ran back after finishing the job.

However, there was so much poaching going on at the Imperial Academy that he went there, firstly to get some study materials and secondly to see which of his classmates had been recruited there.

He also thought that maybe if he tried harder over there, he could win his classmate back.

Because he didn't know what the final result would be, he didn't tell the Master and Su Dalang.

Unexpectedly, it was not until the exam was about to start today that the Geng family boy realized that his classmates all thought like this!

Would Su Dalang be angry? Would he not want to continue being my classmate?

The Geng family boy was very nervous.

"I'm glad you're back. Have you checked your exam supplies? Make sure nothing is left behind!" Su Xuanming's reaction was very calm, as if these classmates had not left Baichuan Academy.

Geng Dalang opened his mouth, wanting to ask Su Xuanming if he was angry, but he didn't dare to speak.

Finally, Prefect Song gave them a way out: "You went to the Imperial College to get study materials, why didn't they urge you to transfer to another school?"

The Geng family boy looked at Song Zhizhou gratefully and said quickly, "We found some excuses to get away with it. There are many students in the Imperial College, and they didn't take us seriously, so they only urged us two or three times and then stopped. I guess until today, they still think we are students of the Imperial College."

Song Zhizhou had been at the bottom of society for many years, so he understood the choice made by the Geng family boys and even admired them a little.

There are few paths for people at the bottom to rise, so being able to get more resources is a very important boost. The Geng family didn't want to give up this boost, but they followed their hearts and finally chose Baichuan Academy.

It can be seen that they do things without paying attention to details, but they have a certain bottom line.

The Geng family kid glanced at Su Xuanming and saw that Su Xuanming's expression was still indifferent, so he quickly said: "We also copied all the official documents in the Imperial College. Those official documents are all in my house and will be sent to the academy after the exam."

The student behind him chuckled: "We used the paper and brushes from the Imperial College."

Su Xuanming's expression eased, and he said seriously to the Geng family boy and others: "Since you all consider yourselves as part of Baichuan Academy, you should trust us and the academy!"

The Geng family boy lowered his head and moved his feet nervously.

Su Xuanming smiled: "But we will always remember your contributions to Baichuan Academy. I wish you all great success from now on!"

The boy from the Geng family suddenly raised his head. He knew that Su Xuanming had accepted them again. For a moment, a great sense of pride lingered in his heart.

"I wish Mr. Su to be the first on the Dragon and Tiger List in one fell swoop, and to reach the Phoenix Pool in ten years!"

"Let's wish you the same! Let's wish you the same!"

The students of Baichuan Academy gathered again, and all kinds of blessings were thrown out like money.

This made the students of the Imperial College passing by dumbfounded. They had agreed to be classmates, but in the blink of an eye they returned to Baichuan Academy. Did the teachers know about this?

Whatever, what does this have to do with me? I just need to focus on the exam!

Su Xuanming led the students of Baichuan Academy to the examination room to line up and wait for inspection to enter the examination room.

The exam will last for three days, and we will have to eat and live there. It happens to be summer, so it is a very daunting challenge.

"Focus on your own health!" Su Xuanming carefully reminded his classmates.

These students study very hard, and we are afraid that they won’t be able to endure the three-day exam and something unexpected will happen.

Geng's boy: "Don't worry, we got it, we all know it."

The examination of the candidates from Baichuan Academy was still very detailed, and it took almost twice as long as that of other candidates. But Su Xuanming and others had long been accustomed to it.

After entering the examination room, they were all assigned to a small examination room, and all fifty candidates were separated.

Soon the bailiffs began distributing the test papers.

Following the teacher's instructions, Su Xuanming first checked the test paper for errors, omissions and duplications. Only after finding no abnormalities did he begin to review the questions.

This time the college entrance examination was more difficult than in the past, the number of questions was half as many, and the time requirement was very tight.

The first exam mainly tested the Examination Articles and Mo Yi, which again used the Dao Ba technique. But this time there was no reaction in the examination room. After all, everyone had been abused in the county and prefectural exams.

At noon, the yamen runners brought lunch to each candidate. There were both meat and vegetarian dishes, but not much meat. The food was warm and tasted average.

Some candidates only eat meat and not vegetables, but the students of Baichuan Academy only eat vegetables and not meat.

Because before the exam, Master Yan repeatedly told us that the weather was hot and food would easily go bad, especially meat dishes, so we should try not to eat them.

By the afternoon, when the sun was high in the sky, the candidates' families who were waiting outside could no longer bear the hot weather and went to nearby teahouses and restaurants to cool off.

The stuffy examination room was like a steamer. The candidates were sweating profusely and felt their heads were turned into paste by the heat.

Su Xuanming put down the paper and pen. In this weather, if he just picked up the pen, the sweat would drip down the pen and onto the paper. It would be better to take a nap first, and then copy the answers from the draft in the evening.

When the sun set, the examination room was not as hot as it was at noon. Su Xuanming took a sip of the Huoxiang Zhengqi water he brought with him, and he suddenly felt refreshed and completely awake.

The smell of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water was extremely overbearing, and even the examiner who always came to visit Su Xuanming from time to time was almost knocked over by the smell.

The chief examiner walked in square steps, accompanied by a group of officials in official uniforms, and stopped in front of Su Xuanming, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

In the end, he said nothing and slowly walked away.

When the officials arrived at a place where the students could not see, they began to chatter and discuss.

"Is this the new must-have set meal for students at Baichuan Academy, Huoxiang Zhengqi Water?!"

"Sure enough, it's a good thing I didn't prepare it for my son!"

"After drinking this, the students will be poisoned before they die of heat!"

"Fortunately, I didn't have this thing when I took the imperial examination!"

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