You’re a Storyteller, So How Did You Make the Imperial Exam Roll?

[Imperial Exam Comeback + Power Struggles + Alternate History + Feel-Good Read]

Qi Yan, a modern PhD in Chinese Language and Literature, transmigrates into the body of a charming but impoverished scholar.

When a corvee summons is thrust in front of him, he writes The Tale of Nie Yinniang with a flourish. The storyteller's performance causes a sensation throughout the city, and Young Master Lin throws down a fortune.

"Three taels of silver a month, just to tell stories for me!"

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In an age when everything is considered beneath the scholarly arts, Qi Yan decides to defy fate in the most hardcore way possible: by taking the imperial examinations!

"The Four Books and Five Classics? I know them better than your teachers do!"

"Essays on policy? Ever heard of exam essay templates?"

From a thatched hut to the Golden Throne Hall, watch Qi Yan master the ancient imperial examinations and become an eternal literary sage who rises from humble beginnings!