The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 181 Approaching the Gods (Part )

Before entering the Dragon Gate, there is another huge courtyard, which is crowded with candidates.

The jade chimes have not sounded yet, and the dragon gate has not opened, so the examination room must be making final arrangements.

Therefore, most of the candidates stood alone, some were reciting something silently, some were clasping their hands together and looking up at the Supreme God, and some were so nervous that they were having stomachaches, nausea, and dizziness.

If you come with classmates or friends, they will gather in groups of three or four, cheer each other up and wish each other well, and chat for a while to relieve bad mood.

"Dongdong, good luck on your exams. After the exam, let's go for a midnight snack. Have your favorite spicy rabbit head."

Seeing that Wang Dongdong was almost in a state of tension and difficulty breathing, Liu Sheng had no choice but to comfort him and use food stimulation.

It’s a pity that Liu Sheng couldn’t tell Wang Dongdong what he had obtained.

Besides, she herself hasn't figured it out yet. It's full of various symbols and garbled codes. Judging from the patterns, it seems to be a computer language, but it is much more advanced than the one in Yi Yu's world.

It’s just that the world says that there will be great use of the exam and you can rest assured.

Of course Liu Sheng believes in the world. Believing in the world means believing in himself. This is self-confidence.

Wang Dongdong nodded heavily and said, "Shengsheng, with your ability, you will definitely be admitted to the imperial examination, or even become the top scorer!"

It was just that Wang Dongdong's voice was too loud, and the candidates around him looked over to see who was the top scorer.

Liu Sheng felt a little embarrassed and wanted to take out [a mysterious narrow door] and crawl into it, but it was a pity that he didn't bring a storage bag. The [narrow door] was also used to accommodate Ling Xiaoshu who kept clamoring to come along.

Unexpectedly, a sneer was heard.

A man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks said, "How can anybody claim to be the top scholar? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you are cute!"

A short and cute boy next to him was suddenly startled and whispered: "He didn't call himself..."

It turned out that his companions had also said something similar to him, and when he heard the word "cute", he couldn't help but identify with it.

"Let me tell you, I know by heart the list of the top ten candidates for the imperial examination, and I remember their appearances clearly, but I have never seen anyone like you." The monkey-faced man looked straight at Liu Sheng, making it clear who he was talking about.

"Brother Hou, I wonder who are the top ten?" asked a curious person.

"My surname is not Hou! My surname is Zhu!" Brother Zhu was so angry that his cheeks were puffed up, but he didn't look as thin as before.

"Oh, sorry, Brother Zhu, who are the top ten?"

Liu Sheng felt that the voice was familiar. She turned around and saw Gao Yisheng's eyes met hers and he winked at her.

"The first one, of course, is Master Wen, the son of Prime Minister Wen, who is ranked first in realm." Brother Zhu bent a slender finger and counted on them.

As soon as the name "Master Wen" came out, it immediately caused a lot of whispers.

But Wen Xuanning was still queuing outside and couldn't hear anyone's discussion.

"Second, the head of Chang'an Academy, Chu Shudu."

"The third one is Ling Yuke, the daughter of Minister Ling of the Ministry of Industry."

As the crowd listened, they gathered together, waiting to hear the next one.

Even those who were not interested in gossiping could not help but prick up their ears to change their minds and relieve tension.

"That makes sense, and I heard that Master Wen and Miss Ling's father was one of the people who set the questions... Can't they just go home?" Some daring people started to make up stories.

"That's wrong. Anyone who sets the questions will be watched over by the Imperial Guards when they travel these days to prevent the questions from leaking." There was someone who knew the situation better.

"How do you know?" others asked doubtfully.

"My father is a member of the Imperial Guards. He hasn't been home for a few days..."

"Oh……"

A pink-dressed girl said impatiently, "If you ask me, it was better in the past. When the National Academy gave the questions, the question setter would stay in the academy at all times. There wouldn't be so many troubles."

Everyone gasped when they heard her speak so boldly.

"Girl, be careful with your words... The person who sets the questions is the examiner, and he's waiting inside..." a kind-hearted person reminded her.

And another person with a more kind heart pulled the sleeve of the kindhearted man and whispered: "Don't worry, her father is the examiner..."

Liu Sheng and Wang Dongdong saw it carefully and naturally recognized that the girl was Ling Yuke.

Of course Ling Yuke also heard this, and her face was full of arrogance: "Humph, it's all because my father is an examiner. I haven't seen him for five days."

As soon as these words came out, there was a moment of complete silence. "Lord Ling has an important responsibility, so of course he can't leave." Someone couldn't bear the silence and took the initiative to comfort him.

"Senior Sister and Lord Ling really have a deep father-daughter relationship, haha, haha."

"Who is your senior sister?" Ling Yuke rolled her eyes at the person who was trying to establish a relationship with her.

Wang Dongdong whispered to Liu Sheng: "What do you mean by taking advantage of others?"

Liu Sheng reminded quietly: "We also took advantage of her, although only for one day."

"...Okay." Wang Dongdong closed his mouth unwillingly.

After all, people revealed the direction a day in advance, although it was of no use to Wang Dongdong.

Ling Yuke's behavior might be unpopular. Although she is good-looking and has a good family background, no one responded to the conversation and the awkward conversation soon passed.

"Brother Monkey, keep going."

"I'm not Monkey Brother! Hey, brother, this is your second time."

"Oh, Brother Zhu, please speak." Gao Yisheng said without any apology.

"We are a star-studded class. Let me tell you one by one."

Obviously this is not a good thing for ordinary candidates, but Brother Zhu spoke with a proud look on his face, and it was unclear whether he came to take the exam or to tell a story.

"Fourth, Prince Jinghao of Duke Dingguo."

When Liu Sheng and Wang Dongdong heard the name, they quickly looked around to see if Jing Hao was there. As it turned out, he was really there under the loquat tree in the yard. They saw him leaning against the tree with an indifferent look on his face, as if he didn't hear their names.

"Fifth, Xie Yan from the Xie family in Xichuan, the younger brother of last year's top scholar Xie Tang."

Wang Dongdong then realized it and said to Liu Sheng, "It turns out that Xiao Yanzi is also from this class. He is indeed very smart. But we haven't seen each other for a long time. I seldom go back to Xichuan."

"Sixth, the daughter of the Dali Temple's Shaoqing, Lin Shuying."

Liu Sheng leaned over to look for this familiar name. Lin Shuying and Qu Chunyan were standing together, quietly making a silent gesture to her, obviously not wanting to be too high-profile.

"Brother Pig, oh no Brother Monkey, your list sounds like all the names are children of officials, except Chu Shudu." Gao Yisheng frowned.

Others nodded.

"Are there no poor children?"

"That's it."

"Isn't that a bit biased? Are you looking down on the poor?"

Among the thousands of candidates taking this exam, how many of them can come from prominent families?
Most of them are just children from poor families who have dreams.

It’s just that those who can reach the sixth level of the initial realm usually don’t come from a bad family background.

"I don't know where this list came from. Could it be Monkey Brother's fantasy?" Some people even questioned the source of the list.

"Oh, don't worry." Brother Zhu no longer bothered about the name and quickly explained, "Someone leaked my list of names, saying that these are all candidates for observation..."

"As for the poor families, let me continue. Everyone knows why the poor families can't rank at the top."

Of course everyone knows it.

Some people can know the direction of the test questions early and prepare in advance, but most people can only wait for the announcement from the Ministry of Rites. Although according to the current direction, knowing it earlier may not necessarily give them much advantage.

But what if? Who knows if there are any other hints that we haven't told you yet?

So these days, there are always some minor frictions between the children of officials and those of poor families.

"Number seven, Hanshan Academy's chief, Shen Ziyan. Look, isn't he here?"

This is Xiao Liusheng’s junior brother from two or three years ago, but Liu Sheng doesn’t recognize him.

"Eighth, Luming Academy's chief, Lu Shen."

Senior Brother Lu hasn't come yet, but given his personality, he would be so embarrassed that his face would turn red when he heard that he was on the list.

"Ninth, the head of Bailu Academy, Xu Dajuan."

"Tenth, Liu Sheng."

(End of this chapter)