Volume 5 Sword Qi Reaching the Sky 725 Illusionary Realm (Part 2)

"It is only my inadequacy to blame, for failing to secure a high ranking in the exams for two consecutive years. However, I have made arrangements with several scholars to join them in a study hall in the county town to prepare diligently for the exam in six months; I will depart at the end of this month. Rest assured, my wife, one day I, Liu Ming, will surely top the exam and return in glory, so that you and Feng'er can enjoy better days ahead," the middle-aged man said softly, pulling his wife into his arms.

Upon hearing that he would leave the village for the county town, the woman could no longer contain the turmoil in her heart, and two lines of tears quietly fell.