Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 144: Once a Top Scholar, Now Entering the Hanlin Academy

Sun Yanwan didn't know that Monk Kongchan was worried that he was "not doing well in his studies" and had arranged a teacher for him.

Mrs. Zhi had been instructed long ago that as soon as Sun Yanwan arrived, she would send a letter to the capital.

Zhi Lingqi received the letter last night and did not dare to neglect it. He went to visit the Hanlin Academy to review Li Wangyou early in the morning.

This Li Hanlin was very particular and set off happily without even having breakfast.

When Sun Yanwan woke up in the morning, she found a group of carriages and horses coming outside the yard. The owner was very grand, and she thought there was some celebration nearby.

When this Li Hanlin came to his door and calmly introduced his identity, he almost thought that something had happened to him.

This is not right! ?
He fiddled with it for a while but couldn't figure it out.

Shouldn’t this Li Tanhua be the one introduced by his father?
Sun Yanwan invited everyone to the temple. This time when he went out, he did not bring Sun Lingdie and Namco. Only Lao Qingshan, an old man, came up. He could only make tea and could not prepare a delicious breakfast.

Li Wangyou didn't care and said with a smile, "Is this Mr. Sun?"

"I wonder how you've fared in the Four Classics and Eight Classics? How many groundbreaking essays have you written? How are your poems, essays, and national commentaries?"

Li Wangyou had long known that this boy surnamed Sun had an extraordinary background, so he did not take advantage of his teacher's attitude. He was very friendly and mentioned the classics and scientific examination contents of this world.

Sun Yanwan said quickly: "I have read all the books and written some articles."

He took out his recent writing and handed it to Li Wangyou. After reading it, Li Wangyou praised it highly and said, "I will accept another student this year. He is the son of Su Wanhong, the top scorer in the same exam as me. Although I have never met this top scorer's son, I believe his literary talent is not as good as yours."

Sun Yanwan suddenly felt that this Li Tanhua was very good at talking and provided sufficient emotional value.

If he didn't have another identity, he would definitely feel a little proud at this moment, thinking that this Li Tanhua had good vision and was really good at judging people!

However, these two sentences from Li Tanhua also made him understand that it was not a mistake, but that Li Wangyou agreed to accept disciples from both sides this year. Su Nanqiao was asked by a friend in the same subject, and Sun Yanwan was related to Shaochan Temple. Instead, he took the approach of accepting all who came.

Li Wangyou was about to give some advice on the article when Madam Zhi sent someone to bring breakfast over. The third place winner said without hesitation, "It just so happens that I haven't eaten either. I'll eat some with you. You're not allowed to talk at the table."

Well, it was the first time for Sun Yanwan to have someone eat with her so openly. Anyway, the food was sent by Mrs. Zhi, and there was already a lot of it, enough for five or six people, so it wouldn’t hurt to have one more pair of chopsticks.

After the master and disciple had breakfast, Li Wangyou began to give guidance on the article.

Sun Yanwan had already passed the county and provincial examinations in his hometown. Although he had studied for a short time, he made rapid progress thanks to his learning experience on Earth, advanced learning methods that transcended the times, and his naturally smart brain.

Li Wangyou started out by complimenting him, but later he began to praise him sincerely.

In the afternoon, he even ordered his servants to return to the mansion to fetch his bedding. He would stay in Luo County to tutor Sun Yanwan in his studies. Sun Yanwan was truly flattered. After half a day of instruction, he found that this third-place winner was indeed talented and a master of guidance. He had been somewhat unfamiliar with the various literary styles of this world, but after Li Wangyou's explanation, he even felt confident that he could pass the exam based on his true abilities without anyone resorting to trickery.

More than ten days passed in a flash. Sun Yanwan made great progress in his studies. Under Li Wangyou's arrangement, he borrowed the name of his branch family and participated in the county examination in the capital in Luo County.

This time he didn't make any arrangements, but he passed the exam once and obtained the status of scholar the second time.

Li Wangyou did not get his second apprentice until the county examination in Luo County. He felt very sad and wrote a letter to his old friend, telling him "this unfortunate news."

Although Li Wangyou had wondered if his nephew had returned to his hometown, he still felt that the probability of "something happened to him and he was gone" was greater, and he urged his friend to "grieve with all his heart."

This little episode had no impact on Sun Yanwan. Under the guidance of Li Wangyou, he quickly sharpened his skills for several days and went to take part in the provincial examination in the capital.

Coincidentally, he still ranked last in this provincial examination.

It is true that: Sun Yanwan is at the end of the ranking, and there is no one after Yanwan.

Although Li Wangyou was quite dissatisfied with the fact that the disciple he personally taught had only achieved such a poor result, he also discovered during the time he taught Sun Yanwan that this disciple was very smart but had a very poor foundation. Thinking about the fact that Sun Yanwan was originally a warrior, it was already quite good for him to have such literary talent, and it could not be forced.

When the results of the provincial examination in the capital came out, Li Wangyou said goodbye to Sun Yanwan. Sun Yanwan gathered his luggage and took out two hundred strings of cash from his family fortune to express his gratitude for the advice of this third place winner. Li Wangyou gladly accepted it and, when he left, gave his collection of essays to this favorite disciple, telling him to work hard and not to delay next year's examination.

At this time, the weather has gradually become colder, and it has already started snowing in the north. In a few days, it will be the end of the year in this world.

After the New Year, he is one year older.

Although it would take another half a year to calculate my age in years, I was already fourteen according to my lunar age.

Moreover, not long after the Chinese New Year, it will be the Spring Examination, and candidates from all over the country will come to Luojing. Some have even arrived in Luojing several months in advance and prepared for the exam in the capital in advance.

Sun Yanwan didn't want to stay in the capital, but just when he was about to return to Taiyi Temple, he received letters from his master and Monk Kongchan. The two letters had different wordings, but the content was the same, asking him to go to the Shendao Escort Agency.

As the world's premier metropolis, Luojing boasts a thriving cargo transport business. Freight transported by these forces is typically handled not by escort agencies but by horse caravans. The Tianma Gang specializes in this business, and bandits rarely come to rob goods, as the cargo they capture is often heavy and low-value, making it difficult to transport, conceal, or sell. Only valuables are transported by escort agencies. Luojing boasts eighteen agencies, including the Feixing and Shendao Escorts, both of which are managed by Zhilingqi.

Sun Yanwan also didn't know why the teacher and Monk Kongchan asked him to go to the Divine Sword Escort Agency?

But since he had received the order, he went to say goodbye to Mrs. Zhi, took Lao Qingshan with him, and entered Luojing again.

He did not go to the Shendao Escort Agency first, but went to the Feixing Escort Agency first, intending to find an acquaintance named Jiuming Maozhi Lingqi to ask what happened in the Shendao Escort Agency.
When Zhi Lingqi learned that Sun Yanwan was coming to visit, he immediately went out to greet him and invited him into the escort agency. It was Sun Yanwan's first visit to the escort agency and he found that it was completely different from the escort agencies he had seen in martial arts novels.

The escort agencies in martial arts novels are all huge mansions, with many escorts and messengers living there and places for martial arts training. But Feixing Escort Agency is actually just a small courtyard. The escorts and messengers don't live here, and there is no martial arts training ground. It is simply a place to receive business.

(End of this chapter)