January 5, Monday.
The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, "Minor Cold".
Advised activities include receiving wedding gifts, asking a name, offering sacrifices, getting married;
Advised against are starting business, burial, repairing graves.
None of the advised or discouraged activities pertains to exams, which indeed makes it seem like a good day to conduct examinations—according to metaphysical beliefs, this day is fair to everyone, at least no one can claim that their performance was hindered due to physical sensitivities and taboos.
This day marked the beginning of the first final exam at Jiuyou Academy of First University.
Early in the morning, the atmosphere within the academy had already become incredibly oppressive.