The day of the final examination at the Academic Palace finally arrived.
Li Ang sat in the tavern's loft, watching the students heading in a continuous stream towards the Vermilion Bird Gate, his heart filled with a myriad of emotions.
On the table before him lay a roster listing the general information of key candidates participating in this final exam.
As in previous years, there were over two thousand candidates for the final exam, but only seven hundred would be selected.
"If the final exam questions are biased towards testing Spiritual Power, that would be fine," Li Leqing said, leaning by the window. She had waved goodbye to Chai Chai, and only after the Vermilion Bird Gate closed did she turn back, looking somewhat anxious as she spoke to Li Ang. "But if it tests literary style or knowledge of the classics..."
