On March 6th, when the central examination list was posted, Guoqiang and Yue An arrived early to the location, eagerly waiting to see if Zixuan and the others had passed. The time had come and a large red poster was pasted on the wall—spectators instantly crowded around to look.
Guoqiang stared intently but couldn't find the names of Wenhan and the other two, which left him feeling disheartened. Suddenly, someone mentioned that the names were listed from the bottom up, with the lower rankings posted first. Guoqiang's hope was rekindled, and he continued to wait.
As expected, before long, another batch of names was posted. This time, Guoqiang spotted Pengcheng's name: "One hundred and tenth rank, not bad at all. But where is our eldest young master's name? Why haven't I seen it yet?"
