"Let me think... I need to think this through carefully."
"They say three simple cobblers can outwit a Zhuge Liang. If our three brains combined are still no match for Jing's, then we might as well give up on becoming Scholars."
"A Scholar?"
"That's right, a Scholar."
The moment the word "Scholar" was spoken, the three of them fell silent.
They were here to take the Scholar examination. An official notice had been issued a few days prior, stating that this year's quota for Scholars in Qingshui County was eight—only one more than in previous years.
There were only eight spots, but among their group traveling to the Prefecture, six of them were hoping to become Scholars.
And that was only because Wang Xiao had injured his arm and was missing this year's examination. Otherwise, it would have been a fierce struggle between them.
