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Chapter 1048 - 1044: Shocking!

Chapter 1048: Chapter 1044: Shocking!

The rank-and-file soldier responsible for guiding the way led him to his assigned cabin, just as during the first exam.

For this second exam, Su Ke’s cabin was not far from the infamous "stench cabin", but fortunately, there were three cabins in between, prompting Su Ke to cast a "warm" glance toward the "stench cabin".

The soldier hurried him into the cabin, and as soon as he entered, he pulled out a large lock and locked the door from the outside, leaving only a small window that didn’t even allow the head to poke through for air.

The light dimmed suddenly, and the feeling of being in prison came back.

Even though it was his second time in the cabin, Su Ke still felt the suffocating environment difficult to adapt to.

A sudden downpour a few days ago had caused a steep drop in temperature, chilling people to the bone and leaving the students who participated in the first exam bitterly cold.

Yet, just these past two days, the Autumn Tiger emerged once again, continuously scorching the earth.

Su Ke looked up at the ceiling and saw that his luck was not as good as during the first exam: there was a skylight right above him. The sun, like a blazing fire, shone down directly from above, causing the temperature to spike tremendously, as if returning to the harsh summer.

He glanced at the braised meat and big pancakes, among other cooked dishes he held, and silently sorted the perishable food items. With the weather like this, he feared these dishes would not last until the third day.

Inside the cabin, there was no table, only two wooden boards, one high and one low, situated against the two sides of the cabin. The higher one could be used as a table, while the lower as a seat. Come night, the higher board could be taken down and joined with the lower one to form a wood plank bed for sleeping.

He took a cloth and meticulously wiped down the inside of the cabin before lying on the wood plank bed, silently thinking about the things he had discussed with his grandfather yesterday.

Noises from other students occasionally came from outside, especially the incessant cursing and complaints of the student assigned to the "stench cabin", voicing his grievances loudly enough to truly annoy anyone.

"Quiet! What’s all the noise for? Do you think this is a grocery market where you can pick and choose as you please?"

The official in charge of the exam immediately lost his temper, and his loud scolding carried through: "Guards! Gag that troublemaker’s mouth and throw him out of the exam area!"

This pronounced declaration caused the complaints to vanish instantly.

Soon, there were muffled whimpers and a flurry of disordered footsteps.

Su Ke looked up and saw the officers and soldiers on patrol, wielding long spears and passing by the cabin at intervals—clearly, the Imperial Court had intensified its supervision over the cabins, and a tense atmosphere pervaded the exam site.

Su Ke quietly approached the small window and stealthily observed the situation in the cabin across from him. From his diagonal left, he could hear complaints spoken with a Southern Fujian accent, indicating the speaker was not a Shengjing local. There was no sound coming from the cabin diagonally to his right.

While Su Ke was taking stock of his surroundings, footsteps approached, and soon, a soldier arrived with a man of arrogant demeanor. They quickly opened the cabin and the soldier urged the arrogant man inside.

The man entered with a stoop, and as he turned his head, his piercing gaze accidentally met Su Ke’s probing eyes, causing him to raise his eyebrows in surprise!

Su Ke did not speak but silently withdrew his head.

Shortly after, the sound of the door being locked followed, and then the footsteps gradually faded away.

Su Ke peeked out again, only to find the cover on the small window had been drawn closed, so he pulled his head back in and covered up the window, plunging the cabin into darkness. He lay back down on the wood plank bed and decided to shut his eyes and rest.

The disturbances outside continued until nightfall, and before long, there were more noises as someone opened the small window and passed in a sparks retainer and a candle.

Su Ke simply ate some of the braised meat and big pancake, leisurely nibbling on a washed pear afterward, and then drank some water before lying down to sleep.

Maybe it was the tension from the day, but at night, Su Ke found himself unable to sleep.

With worries on his mind, he tossed and turned, only managing to finally fall asleep as dawn approached.

And shortly after he fell asleep, a commotion outside announced they had already started distributing the questions and the exam papers.

Su Ke wiped his face and hurriedly sat up straight like a carp leaping out of water, set up his "desk," and prepared the writing tools, ready to take the exam.

There was a knock on the window of his door, and a scroll was passed through from outside.

Su Ke unrolled it and saw that, like the first round, it contained the questions, answer sheets, and scratch paper. He eagerly began to review the questions, his eyes scanning down through the list.

In contrast to the "Four Books" and "Five Classics" from the first round, the second round consisted of one essay and five judgments, with edicts, decrees, and petitions to choose from for one of the questions, left to the students to decide.

He skimmed through the questions ten lines at a time, but when his gaze landed on the fourth question from the bottom, his face turned deathly pale in an instant!

This question... it was exactly the same as one of the questions Xue Qian had brought back!

Could it be... Could it really be that someone had leaked the questions?

Su Ke was terrified but still forced himself to stay calm and do his best to answer the questions.

Fortunately, the second round consisted of optional questions. As the daylight faded, Su Ke had finished answering, and after careful verification, submitted his exam paper.

Outside, quite a few others had turned in their papers too, causing various noises in the cabin, distracting those students who hadn’t yet submitted their work and causing them to speed up their writing.

That night, Su Ke barely slept, his eyes open until dawn. As soon as it was light, he couldn’t wait to crawl out of the cabin and leave the examination hall.

Today, Su Pan’er wasn’t waiting for him outside, providing a relief for Su Ke! He wouldn’t have to face her directly, and he wouldn’t have to pretend to be joyful, preventing his older sister from worrying.

But as he looked up, he saw Xue Qian hurrying over. His expression changed immediately, and he quickly walked away.

"Su brother! Su brother, wait for me, just wait a moment!"

Behind him, Xue Qian’s voice kept calling out, but Su Ke didn’t stop; instead, he quickened his pace.

"Su brother, Su brother, what’s wrong with you?"

Xue Qian hastened his steps and blocked Su Ke’s path, looking closely at his face.

"What’s wrong? What do you think is wrong? How did you put it last time?"

Su Ke was angry, moving swiftly past him to leave.

Xue Qian quickly caught up again, grabbing Su Ke’s arm: "Su brother, I truly didn’t know about this. Su brother, believe me..."

He knew that Su Ke blamed him, blamed him for dragging him into this mess, but he felt wronged too!

When he had received the question, he was told that "everyone gets a copy," so he had taken it casually. As for showing the question to Su Ke, he was simply thinking of the idea that "friends have a meaning of open-mindedness," never expecting this turn of events...

Heaven only knows, he was even more frightened than Su Ke when he saw the exam question!

If he didn’t realize by now that he had walked into someone else’s trap, all the years he had spent in the circle of power would have been in vain.

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