Gu Chengyu prepared to head toward the inn, but a sound came from behind him. He turned around and saw it was a candidate about sixteen or seventeen years old. Although the candidate already had a coronet, Gu Chengyu could clearly see he was not yet twenty.
He thought carefully and realized this might be Fu Yanshan, the nephew of Fu Ming, the Mountain Master at Boshan Academy. Although Gu Chengyu had only been in the Capital for a short time, he had still gathered some information. Fu Yanshan was a young prodigy who became a Scholar at thirteen and was one of the hot picks for top scorer in this year's Provincial Examination.
The Capital was filled with shady betting houses, and Gu Chengyu had heard about them. Later, he had Ming Mo look into it, finding that many talented scholars were on the lists of these betting houses. He was considered a dark horse, but the odds on him were not high, probably because he gained some fame when he checked into the inn a month ago.
