Whether one studies or not, the time for the examination will arrive all the same, and Zhao Yan packed his bags early on to head to Yuanning Prefecture with Zhao Gao.
He was rather lucky this year, as the Prefectural Examination venue happened to be right in Yuanning Prefecture. It took Zhao Yan only six days to travel there, which was a very short distance compared to other surrounding prefectures.
Yuanning Prefecture's geographical location was nothing exceptional, but compared to Xishui Town where Zhao Yan lived, it was like heaven and earth. Zhao Yan, who had long grown numb to towering skyscrapers in his past life, did not find anything remarkable here. It was merely a bit more crowded, the variety of goods for sale was more complete, and carriages were a common sight. After taking a look around, Zhao Yan felt nothing at all; he still considered this place extremely backward.
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