As twilight descended, the endless storm of the district examination had finally come to a close.

What was strange was that there were no stories about the storm that happened yesterday. It was as though a giant invisible hand had secretly suppressed it, revealing a mysterious quality. 

Even the cultivators and students of Donglin Academy who participated in the district examination kept quiet on the matter.

The rest of the people only knew that the district examination was a success and one thousand talented cultivators were selected under the leadership of Yao Tuohai. 

Other than that, the ordinary people in Donglin City knew nothing else regarding the district examination.

On the night after the district examination, Yao Tuohai left Donglin City in a hurry. The influential figures in the city didn’t host a feast to celebrate the end of the district examination like they did in the past.

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In Stone Cauldron Alms, Mu Wansu sat alone in the room in deep thought. Today’s matter had a huge impact on her.

Now that her mind was clear, she remembered a message she received from the Stone Cauldron Alms headquarters in the Forbidden City a few days ago—“An important person would soon arrive in Donglin City, remember to act carefully.”

At the time, Mu Wansu was...