A single stone stirs up a thousand ripples. The crowd erupted once more at these words, and the people in the back pushed desperately forward. But the space was so tight that Zhao Yan, sandwiched in the middle, felt as if he were suffocating. All he wanted now was to catch a glimpse of the results and leave this hornets' nest immediately.
The officials, knowing that the dense mass of people before them had all come to see the pass list, were well used to this routine, as it happened every single time. With great efficiency, they sped up their work.
"Ah, heavens, I passed! Mom and Dad, I passed!" A voice screamed from the depths of the crowd with heart-rending desperation. Zhao Yan couldn't help wondering whether that brother's vocal cords would survive.
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