'How can this be? How is my name not on the list? I already... I already sent the silver...'
Gao Shide felt the world spin, but he forced himself to stay on his feet.
At first, he assumed the higher-ups wanted to appoint a few genuinely meritorious Martial Artists, and that was how Fang Hu had gotten so damn lucky.
He had pulled strings, spent silver, and was a Martial Scholar—there was no reason he shouldn't have been chosen.
After all, even a few men from families slightly less prominent than his had been granted official posts.
'So, my name must be further down the list.'
But he never imagined that, even by the end of the announcement, his name would still be missing.
Mr. Wang had already left, and the red announcement list was posted for all to see.
Still refusing to believe it, Gao Shide went to check the list one more time.
But his name was still nowhere to be found.
