Not long after the Yu Family arrived at the capital, the new first-placed candidate in the provincial exams, Lord Little Shitou, also leisurely arrived in the city. After the autumn exams were over, he couldn’t stay in the capital and went back to the Hubei and Hunan provinces along with his classmates to travel and play. 

Little Shitou had always been a clever and quick-witted child. Under the imperceptible transformation of the mystic-stone water, not only was his body extremely healthy but his intelligence had also gotten a boost. In the past, when he took the county level and prefectural level exams, his results could only be considered towards the top and he had never gotten first place. Who would have thought that in the period of six years, he would end up taking first place in these exams!  

Originally, the Yu Family wanted to prepare a large banquet to celebrate him taking first. However, the fellow didn’t even leave a word before he packed up a few sets of clothing and ran off with his classmates to play in the south! Without the main person there, what was the point of celebrating? That being said, at that time, the news of Zhu Junyang having a rousing success in the north had trickled back to the capital but they still weren’t sure when he was going to be back. Thus, Xiaocao was also absent minded during this period and didn’t organize a party either. In Little Shitou’s words, “When I get...