Chapter Seventeen: The Top of Both Lists

  The scene in front of the school was exceptionally lively, with people discussing and speculating endlessly about who might be at the top. Among them, Dan Tai Ji, Ning Zhen, Chang Fei and others were the most talked about, they were geniuses from the county town, and many people had heard their names, and were likely to be the top of each list.

  But now, a genius qin master has emerged from the academy. It is said that at a young age, he is already a sixth-grade qin master and will likely take first place in the music chart this time. Many people feel sorry for Miss Ji. It's also said that this qin master is blind, which makes the citizens of Jun Cheng feel extremely shocked and hard to believe.

  Students taking the exam are waiting in front of the school at this time, some anxious, some looking forward to it, and some quiet, with different expressions.

  At the stroke of noon, the university's main gate slowly opened, and people swarmed in, squeezing into the university.

  The walls on both sides of the gate of the academy were covered with three lists, and at this time, they were already crowded with people, everyone's eyes were fixed on the list, looking at the names and their scores.

  "First place on the honor roll, listed as first-class lower grade."

  At this time, a person standing under the list looked at the names above and shouted loudly, passing on the news on the list to the crowd behind who couldn't see clearly, with excitement all over his face.

  "Who is Chen Lie, I've never heard of him? He actually got first place, it's not simple." Someone doubted.

  "Huh? There's only one person ranked as first-class on the honor roll? That's so few?"

  As soon as he said that, the crowd below the ranking also noticed that only Chen Lie was rated as Class A on the list. Although the school's evaluation is very strict, it is rare to have only one person rated as Class A, and they feel a little surprised.

  The old servant's thin body squeezed under the list, with some difficulty lifted his head to look at the list, from the top A-class column, then the B-class column, and finally found Li Tu's name in the middle C-class column, C-class medium grade.

  "Top of the music chart, Li Tu, first-class goods."

  At this time, a surprising voice came from under the music chart.

  "My goodness, it's actually top-grade, how is that possible? Isn't this evaluation a mere formality, how can this happen?"

  "Absolutely top-notch!"

  "Someone was actually rated as top-grade?"

  It was a top-grade product, and everyone was shocked, staring at the name on it with wide eyes. This was even more shocking than one person getting two first prizes.

  The top grade of the school has not appeared for many years, and it has almost become a nominal existence. It is the highest rating in the school, and it is generally not awarded. This time, the entrance examination actually produced a top grade, which really makes people feel shocked and unexpected.

  Li Tu — First-class superior goods!

  Everyone was shocked and stared at the unfamiliar name, with an unprecedented shock in their hearts.

  "Who is Li Tu?"

  Everyone asked, and the vast majority of them had never heard of this name. If a extraordinary genius emerged in Tanesha County, they must have heard some rumors about him.

  But they had never heard of this Li Tu before, and were shocked and puzzled.

  "Is this Li Tuo the same genius qin master who has already become a sixth-grade qin master?" someone asked in doubt.

  "It must be him, I heard Li Tu is blind."

  "Blind man, how is this possible?"

  Everyone who heard that the genius who was evaluated as a top-notch talent by the Imperial Academy was actually blind, was even more shocked in their hearts, and their faces revealed an expression of incredulity.

  The first place of top grade is actually a blind man, how can this be? The crowd couldn't accept it.

  "Miss Ji is of first-class middle grade, second name."

  "If it weren't for Li Tu, Miss Ji would have definitely been first place. A top-quality product in the first class, yet she's only second."

  "Who would have thought that this time, a genius pianist appeared and surpassed Miss Ji."

  Everyone knows that after today, this Li Tu will surely become famous in Tanxiang County.

  The old servant finished reading the list of gifts, then squeezed under the music billboards and saw that the first name on the list was indeed Young Master's, his heart filled with great joy, the wrinkles on his face blooming like flowers, his eyes welling up with tears.

  "The young master can finally enter the school like ordinary people, and it's also the best school in the whole county."

  Every chart was crowded with people looking at the names on it.

  "First place in shooting, Ning Zhen, first-class middle-grade."

  "The imperial list is ranked, Ning Zhen, first-class middle-grade."

  "The book ranks first in the list, often flying off the shelves, a top-grade product."

  "First in the list of numbers, Li Tu, first-class middle-grade."

  One by one, voices came out from under the list, and the top of each list was sung by everyone.

  "Amazingly, Ning Gongzi took first place on both the Archery and Horsemanship lists, he's really formidable."

  "That Li Tu also took two championships, I heard he is blind, is that true?"

  "It's unbelievable that a blind person actually took two first prizes."

  "This blind person is actually so fierce, not only did he take Sister Ji's music chart first place, but also took the number one spot on the numerical chart."

  A fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl in the crowd stared at the name on the ranking list with wide eyes, her face full of disbelief.

  "Unexpectedly, he actually took two first places, it's really not easy."

  Chang Fei looked at the names above and sighed, "I didn't expect a blind person to take two first places, surpassing all the students."

  The old servant looked at each list one by one, and finally learned all the young master's scores: ritual test third-class middle grade, music test first-class top grade, archery test fourth-class lower grade, imperial test fourth-class lower grade, calligraphy test third-class upper grade, arithmetic test first-class middle grade. Then he rushed back quickly.

  The Danxiang Marquis's estate, a elegant and refined sound of the guqin came from a garden.

  Ding Tai's quiet sitting under the pavilion playing the zither, a gentle breeze blows, white clothes fluttering.

  At this time, a maid came over and curtsied, saying: "Miss, the list has been released, the names of the six lists are all on it."

  Dantai Ji stopped playing the zither and took over the list, carefully looking at the names on the list with a calm expression, but sighed in his heart, saying in a low voice: "As expected, the top of both lists, perhaps one day they can become the unparalleled national scholars."

  The Taishou's residence.

  A young man took over the list handed over by the slave and saw the name on it, his face couldn't help but look a bit ugly.

  "This blind man actually took two first prizes, while I only got one first-class prize."

  Wu Qi's face became increasingly unsightly, his hand tightly grasping the ranking list. The blind kid he didn't take seriously had actually taken two first places, not only surpassing himself but also everyone else, and was the most dazzling student in this entrance exam.

  "Has the university's list arrived?"

  At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a long gown appeared behind Wu Qi and asked faintly.

  Wu Qi heard the middle-aged man's voice and his face slowly recovered, becoming calm again. He nodded and said, "Just sent it over, Father."

  "How was the exam? Did you get an A?"

  "The results are not very ideal, slightly worse than expected. The ritual test was upper third class, the music test was lower second class, the archery test was lower first class, the chariot driving test was upper second class, the calligraphy test was lower third class, and the arithmetic test was middle third class."

  "A first-class and two second-class grades, a very ordinary result, barely passing, but not good enough." The middle-aged man said to Wu Qi with a bland tone.

  "Dad, I know, once I enter school, I will definitely study hard."

  "I heard that a genius pianist has appeared at the school and surpassed Xiao Ji. Is this really true?"

  "Hmm, a 15-year-old sixth-grade guqin player, and he's also blind."

  Wu Qi didn't know why his father suddenly asked about this matter, feeling somewhat unexpected, as his father was the kind of person who wouldn't normally pay attention to a slightly talented zither player.

  "Still blind?"

  The middle-aged man also seemed somewhat surprised and couldn't believe that his opponent was actually a blind person.

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