"The exam is over. Hand in your papers."
As the three incense sticks finished burning, the proctor shouted to the crowd.
The candidates' exam papers were collected one by one.
"HUFF..."
Xiao Mo let out a sigh of relief, using his sleeve to wipe the hot sweat from his forehead.
In fact, compared to the others, Xiao Mo was already in good shape.
Many scholars didn't even have the strength to stand up after finishing the exam.
Even if they could stand, their steps were unsteady, and their pale faces looked as if they'd been entertained by every woman in the brothel, one after another.
Xiao Mo received a token and headed to one of the Academy's side courtyards to rest. At seven in the morning tomorrow, the list of those who passed the first round of the assessment would be announced.
That night.
The teachers of the Academy were grading the candidates' exam papers.
Whether the candidates had persevered to the end or not, all their papers had to be reviewed.
