The people of Ning'an County formed a loose line on the street before the yamen, flowing slowly forward like a sluggish river. But after that woman shouted, those in front backed away while those behind squeezed forward, desperate for even a glimpse of Fang Yun.
Some parents even pressed their children's heads directly to the ground and whispered, "Hurry and kowtow to Lord Void Sage!"
On the Saint Origin Continent, commoners did not kneel before officials, but kneeling before Sainthood was only natural and right. The Void Sage was an honorary Sainthood, so regardless of whether they were older or younger than Fang Yun, those scholars willingly knelt in worship.
There was a locust tree on each side of the county yamen. Some people who could not squeeze their way to the entrance quickly climbed the trees to look down, and soon even the branches were packed with people.
Fang Yun knew that excessive crowding could lead to trampling and even casualties. He immediately gripped his Official Seal, cleared his throat lightly, and said, "Please do not crowd together, lest you injure the examinees."
Combined with the Official Seal, Fang Yun's words formed a peculiar force that made everyone realize how dangerous it was to press toward the entrance. They involuntarily stopped.
Some children instinctively felt grateful. They were too small and thin to begin with, already uncomfortable amid the crowd, and when everyone had suddenly surged toward the entrance, it had become even worse.
Fang Yun said, "I have seen the parental love of the examinees' fathers and mothers, and the striving hearts of you examinees. But this is not, after all, an ancestral hall or temple, and it is not suitable for prayers here. Still, as the head of this county, I cannot chill the hearts of the