Chapter 12: Literary Test

The aptitude test was administered in batches of twenty. Evening had fallen by the time all three hundred plus candidates had completed it. According to the rules and regulations, the literary test would be conducted the following day.

The night passed without incident. Early the next morning, Wei Yuan was led into a brightly lit hall. The tables, chairs, and the Four Treasures of the Study[1] had already been arranged inside. Just like the aptitude test, he saw his number flashing on one of the tables.

When he sat down at his table, he immediately felt as if an invisible wall had risen around him. It blocked out all the sounds, voices, and noises. His surroundings had grown hazy as well. He couldn’t make out what was written on the paper on the table next to his at all.

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