It inevitably caused a minor stir, for although Quanya County had produced many Recommended Men and Advanced Scholars over the years, not one had made it into the top three ranks.
Even the local Wangquan Academy was no exception; its previous Dean may have been a top scorer, but his ancestral home was not in Quanya County.
In the Academy, Ye Zi'an was the first student to rank in the top three, so the teacher who had once taught Zi'an invited him to the Academy to share his examination experience, important points to take note of, and so on, with his older and younger school brothers. Naturally, the most important reason was to provide those who were performing well an opportunity to seek his guidance in their studies.
In comparison to these people, the Yang brothers were much closer to the source.