When everyone heard Lychee shout, "Top Scholar!" they all turned to look. Naturally, they envied Jiang Hao for taking first place, and seeing such a stunningly pretty maid at his side made them even more jealous. But there was nothing they could do. He was simply that outstanding; they could only look on enviously.
Jiang Hao snapped open the folding fan in his hand and said with a calm smile, "Just as it says on my fan: Heaven rewards diligence!"
Lychee blinked her big eyes. Was Young Master diligent?
Well, quite diligent. He spent at least two hours reading every day, and the rest of his time cultivating. It made her feel too embarrassed to slack off.
With first place in the Prefectural Examination, barring any major accidents, Jiang Hao passing the Imperial Examination was practically a certainty. Some people noticed the words Lanxi beneath Jiang Hao's name and learned that he was from Lanxi County, so several Lanxi examinees came over to make connections.
"Brother Jiang, I'm Feng Fangzhou from Lanxi. I passed this time as well. In a few days, we'll be heading to the provincial capital for the Imperial Examination. We should get to know each other better."
"Hello, Brother Feng." Jiang Hao replied with a smile.
At this point, two or three more people came over, all students from Lanxi. The oldest was nearly forty, while the youngest was even younger than Jiang Hao, probably only seventeen or eighteen.
As everyone discussed heading to the provincial capital for the Imperial Examination in a few days, a student named Zhou Wang said, "We'd better travel by boat. I heard that Tanxi Town, twenty li west of Jinhua, had everyone in the town die a few days ago and turned into a ghost domain. No one knows whether