Following the direction of everyone's words, he saw several young men standing in a separate area, standing out like cranes among chickens. Each wore an arrogant expression, radiating a strong sense of superiority.
"Are these people... very formidable?"
Seeing their demeanor, Nie Yun turned to ask someone beside him in puzzlement.
Beside him stood a dull-looking young man who seemed unwilling to speak. Yet upon hearing the question, his brows rose, and he looked at Nie Yun as though he were an alien. "Don't tell me you haven't even heard of them! You've really never heard of the Four Gentlemen of Qianxue?"
"The Four Gentlemen of Qianxue?" Nie Yun shook his head.
What Four Gentlemen, Five Gentlemen—even the Qianxue Dynasty and the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain were things he had only heard of recently. How could he have heard of these people?
"You... are far too ignorant. You don't even know them, yet you came to take the grand examination?" Seeing that his blank look did not seem feigned, the dull young man shook his head helplessly.
"What does my taking the grand examination have to do with them?"
Nie Yun smiled at his words.
"How could it have nothing to do with them? Everyone knows the four of them will inevitably take the top four places. Even if you have the best luck in the world by coming here, you can only be fifth!"
The dull young man said.
"Top four? Can the grand examination be decided in advance?" Nie Yun laughed. "Of course not. But the four of them, though like us they are under a hundred thousand years old, are genuine Sect Master-level experts. They are also learned enough to fill five carts with books and clever beyond compare. Whether it is the Literary Examination or the