The Dajing Dynasty issued a new rule: if you want to get involved in martial arts, you must first pass the court's "Martial Arts Examination" - test policy theory, calculate compensation for floor tiles, and memorize the "Code of Martial Arts Competition in the Bustling City".
Shen Yan, the young master of Broken Star Pavilion, was forced to take off his knife, pick up a pen, and go to Beijing to take the exam in order to repay his teacher's debt for breaking the county government's slate.
In the examination room, Dongchang's father-in-law practiced flying needles as hidden weapon questions, Shangshu's son bought an exemption from the exam, and even the poor scholar who helped him make key points had the imperial eagle emblem hidden in his sleeves.
What's even more strange is that the examiner's secret letter contains the remaining pages of the secret book that his master burned.
Shen Yan's hand holding the brush tightened: "This imperial examination may test more than just martial arts."
