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Chapter 11: Early Celebration · Oct 26, 2026

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1 Chapter 1: Ten Lines at a Glance 2026-10-26
2 Chapter 2: Grinding Out a Martial Art 2026-10-26
3 Chapter 3: Tiger and Python Strength 2026-10-26
4 Chapter 4: Photographic Memory 2026-10-26
5 Chapter 5: Academy Examination 2026-10-26
6 Chapter 6: Registering for the Academy Exam 2026-10-26
7 Chapter 7: Condensing Qi Blood 2026-10-26
8 Chapter 8: The Great Benefits of Reading 2026-10-26
9 Chapter 9: Participating in the Prefectural Exam 2026-10-26
10 Chapter 10: Lord Feng 2026-10-26
11 Chapter 11: Early Celebration 2026-10-26
12 Chapter 12: Announcement of Exam Results 2026-10-26
13 Chapter 13: Memory Examination 2026-10-26
14 Chapter 14: Military Skill, Deploy Troops and Arrange Formations 2026-10-26
15 Chapter 15: Identity Exposed 2026-10-26
16 Chapter 16: Fooling Yourself 2026-10-26
17 Chapter 17: All Geniuses 2026-10-26
18 Chapter 18: Who Beat You Up?! 2026-10-26
19 Chapter 19: Unbelievable 2026-10-26
20 Chapter 20: A Visit 2026-10-26
21 Chapter 21: Optimized Tiger and Python Strength 2026-10-26
22 Chapter 22: Not Just Tiger and Python Strength, But the Entire Cultivation Technique?! 2026-10-26
23 Chapter 23: Criminal Defense Bureau 2026-10-26
24 Chapter 24: Day and Night Stakeout 2026-10-26
25 Chapter 25: Observant to the Finest Detail 2026-10-26
26 Chapter 26: Tracking Clues 2026-10-26
27 Chapter 27: Plenty of Doubts 2026-10-26
28 Chapter 28: Scheme Within a Scheme 2026-10-26
29 Chapter 29: Leaving Evidence 2026-10-26
30 Chapter 30: Fragrance of Ink? Young Master! 2026-10-26
31 Chapter 31: Fang Xiao’s Plan 2026-10-26
32 Chapter 32: There’s Still a Mole 2026-10-26
33 Chapter 33: Unexpected Developments 2026-10-26
34 Chapter 34: Heart and Liver? Tea Money! 2026-10-26
35 Chapter 35: Are You Serious? 2026-10-26
36 Chapter 36: Speculations Abound 2026-10-26
37 Chapter 37: Blood Evil Sect 2026-10-26
38 Chapter 38: Cultivation Technique Fusion 2026-10-26
39 Chapter 39: Young Master Chu, You Shouldn’t Give Up 2026-10-26
40 Chapter 40: Expert? Brother Chu? 2026-10-26
41 Chapter 41: Can Young Master Chu Help You Copy It? 2026-10-26
42 Chapter 42: Master? Young Master! 2026-10-26
43 Chapter 43: Baiyuan Academy 2026-10-26
44 Chapter 44: Course Selection? 2026-10-26
45 Chapter 45: Academy Assessment 2026-10-26
46 Chapter 46: New Skill, Calligraphy and Painting 2026-10-26
47 Chapter 47: Brother Chu, Let Me Explain to You 2026-10-26
48 Chapter 48: Why Didn’t You Analyze? 2026-10-26
49 Chapter 49: Make Way, Heavy Books, Easy to Get Hurt 2026-10-26
50 Chapter 50: Who’s Inviting Whom? 2026-10-26

Chapter 11: Chapter 11: Early Celebration

Some boys were still writing feverishly, but one was reported by someone beside him.

”You can go home now. You broke the academy exam rules—your score is void.”

”Huh? Mr. Luu, my father is...”

But before he could finish, Luu Hong picked up his pen and drew a thick stroke across his exam paper, rendering it ruined.

”It doesn’t matter who your father is—no one can break the rules set by the Great Qin Dynasty!”

His words were loud enough for everyone in the outer hall to hear; even Feng Yuan in the small courtyard could catch them.

”Go home.” Luu Hong didn’t bother with the boy on the verge of a meltdown, and continued collecting papers.

This kind of thing happened almost every monthly exam. As long as it wasn’t too excessive, he usually looked the other way.

But it was different this time—a lord was sitting inside the courtyard, testing him earlier, and now that he’d caught an opportunity, he had to perform well.

He gathered all thirty-something papers and said in a calm, deep voice, ”Marking the papers will take around two hours. You can go home, or wait here.”

When he finished speaking, he left the outer hall.

As soon as Luu Hong’s figure disappeared, the outer hall burst to life.

Chix Lin and Guan Chong sat together, surrounded by over a dozen boys.

”Brother Chix, how was it?” Guan Chong asked with a smile.

Chix Lin shook his head lightly, ”Didn’t do well.”

But anyone with eyes could see he was pretending—his lips could hardly hide the smile, and he claimed he did poorly? Who was he fooling?

”Heh, I didn’t do well either,” Guan Chong pulled a book from under the desk, ”Still need to work hard.”

Damn!

Someone was truly disgusted.

The boys who had been gathered suddenly felt as if they’d swallowed a fly.

The two of you can be falsely modest, but why drag us down with you?

The boys dispersed, seeking others of similar academic level to chat in threes and fours.

They all knew it was unlikely they’d make the top three in this exam, but before the scores were out, there was always hope wasn’t there?

Maybe the three—Chix Lin, Guan Chong, and Luu Xian—would have an off day.

Chix Lin glanced at the seriously reading Guan Chong, and got goosebumps. How could someone pretend so much?

”Tonight my father is holding a banquet at Cyan Bamboo Pavilion to celebrate my imminent entry into Baiyuan Academy. If you’re free, you’re all welcome to come.”

”Going, absolutely, Cyan Bamboo Pavilion, I’ve never eaten there.”

”What could possibly be more important than Brother Chix’s invitation? Of course we’ll go.”

”Yeah, Brother Chix is about to enter Baiyuan Academy—he’ll definitely become an official someday.”

The boys who’d been disgusted quickly flocked over, all taking turns to lavish praise on Chix Lin as if he hung the moon.

Chix Lin looked smugly at Guan Chong.

When it comes to acting, you’re not on my level.

”Brother Luu, Brother Guan, how about joining?” Chix Lin asked confidently.

His family were small wealthy merchants in Liuu Town, and Cyan Bamboo Pavilion belonged to them.

The group glanced at Guan Chong, then at Luu Xian.

Guan Chong clenched his hand under the desk—he couldn’t compete with Chix Lin’s family, nor with Luu Xian, whose father was a private tutor.

So all he could do was study desperately.

If he failed this exam...

”Alright, I’ll be there.”

No way he’d fail—even if Luu Xian and Chix Lin took the top two spots, he’d be third, which also got him into Baiyuan Academy.

In other words, they’d still be classmates in the future, so the relationship had to be maintained.

”What about Brother Luu?” Chix Lin looked at the boy seated alone near the front.

Luu Xian paused, then nodded gently, ”Okay.”

”Haha, Brother Luu, Brother Guan, we all come from Liuu Town. We should stick together, so we don’t get bullied once we’re at Baiyuan Academy.”

Truth be told, Chix Lin really only wanted to invite Guan Chong and Luu Xian—the others were just there to cheer them on.

”Uh...can I go?”

Just as everyone was singing the praises of the trio, a timid voice sounded.

”Of course. Today, everyone’s invited. Including you, Huang Lu, and your friend...what’s his name again?” Chix Lin looked both disdainful and proud.

”Chu Ming, his name is Chu Ming.”

Huang Lu hurriedly replied.

But no one cared about him, let alone his answer.

Chix Lin just glanced over, then ignored him.

”Heh heh, Brother Chu, we scored big—it’s rare to get a meal at Cyan Bamboo Pavilion. Do you know, it’s the fanciest restaurant in Liuu Town...”

Huang Lu seemed long used to being overlooked. After confirming they could go to Cyan Bamboo Pavilion, he excitedly started rambling to Chu Ming.

Chu Ming sat at the last row’s desk, his gaze calm, only nodding occasionally, as a token show of interest.

...

Inner hall.

Luu Hong was quickly grading the papers when Feng Yuan entered with his attendants.

”Lord Feng.” Luu Hong quickly bowed.

”Mm.” Feng Yuan nodded slightly, picked up the exam papers on the desk, and leafed through them, sometimes shaking his head, sometimes nodding.

Suddenly, his eyes brightened, pausing on one paper.

”This boy, Guan Chong, answered quite well.” He paused, then looked at another, smiling wider, ”Mr. Luu, your teaching is excellent.”

Luu Xian’s exam paper had very few errors.

”Thank you for your praise, Lord Feng. My son does have some talent,” Luu Hong said, not at all modest when it came to his son.

”And what about one named Chix Lin?”

”I’m grading it now, please hold on.” Luu Hong immediately read through the paper in his hands.

Soon, he finished grading.

”Compared to Luu Xian and Guan Chong, he’s a bit behind...” Feng Yuan picked up the paper, his face expressionless.

Although Chix Lin’s answers were solid and he’d almost surely make the top three, it just wasn’t much of a surprise.

He put the paper down and looked at the stack still ungraded, ”Which paper is from that boy in the far corner? Has it been graded yet?”

”The far corner?”

Luu Hong was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized whom Feng Yuan meant.

He sifted through the papers under the inkstone still ungraded, ”Lord Feng, you mean the boy named Chu Ming?”

When collecting papers earlier, he’d checked everyone’s name. Chu Ming had caught his attention, since Feng Yuan had mentioned him but he hadn’t had time to mark it yet.

However, when Feng Yuan heard this name, his brow furrowed slightly: ”Chu Ming?”

The third son of the Chu Family, Baiyuan County’s wealthy merchants—ordinary people didn’t know, but as a Senior Eighth Grade Official, he’d heard about the illegitimate son.

Loves travelogues, brothels, never studies; after his mother died over a year ago, he was sent to a small town under Baiyuan County.

He’d never paid attention to which town exactly.

But seeing the name, and hearing the earlier chatter—travelogues, brothels...

It couldn’t be just coincidence; it was probably the same person.

But...is it really him?

Such calm eyes—could they belong to someone who only seeks pleasure?

And, if he went by the habits of Chu Family’s illegitimate child, it hardly made sense for him to show up for the academy exam.

While he pondered, Luu Hong found Chu Ming’s exam paper and began marking it.

The more he graded, the more animated his expression became.

His brows would occasionally relax, only to furrow again in the next instant.

When he finished marking the final essay question, he stared at the paper, scrutinizing it over and over.

”Impossible!” No matter how many times he checked, the answers were almost textbook-perfect.

Just a handful of mistakes, and those mistakes made him want to laugh and cry.

Of the five wrong spots, three were originally correct, but then crossed out, overwritten—ending up wrong after repeated edits.

The impression was...he knew the answer but doubted it, and eventually wrote it wrong!

But looking at it, there was something almost deliberate about it...

”Intentionally answered wrong?” he murmured again.

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