The Vermilion Bird flew around in circles in pain, tears streaming down its face.

"Old Cheng! Old Cheng! What happened? Why did your talisman suddenly burn?"

Cheng Baidong was making pancakes in the kitchen. Hearing this, he didn't even look up: "You have no manners. Call me master."

"I won't bark, I won't bark, the divine beast will never be a slave."

The Vermilion Bird flew into the kitchen: "Old Cheng, take a look, did your talisman burn my beautiful feathers off?"

"No."

"Old Cheng, Old Cheng, you haven't even looked at it."

"..."

"Old Cheng? What kind of talisman is that? How come it's so powerful when it burns? Sparks fell on me and burned me so badly."

"..."

"Is it some kind of Samadhi True Fire? If so, my hair will be completely bald and won't grow back."

"..." Cheng Baidong was speechless: "Journey to the West is fictional, there is no Samadhi Fire in this world."

The vain mythical beast was still anxious: "Then take a look at my fur! It's burned behind my wings, I can't see it, can you take a look for me?"

"My talisman is just an ordinary peace talisman. You're a divine beast, how could a little spark burn your fur off?"

Seeing that Zhuque was about to fly onto the stove, Cheng Baidong said irritably, "Pretentious. Go play somewhere else and stop wandering around me. It's too dirty."

"Alright, alright." Zhuque, feeling disapproved of, flew away dejectedly. "I'll go see if Qiaoqiao is awake yet. Qiaoqiao definitely cares about me more than you do."

"Come back." Cheng Baidong: "She has an exam today, you're not allowed to bother her."

As soon as Cheng Baidong finished speaking, Fang Qiao came downstairs.

Across the living room, Fang Qiao couldn't hear what they were saying, so she asked, "What's wrong?"

Cheng Baidong glanced at Zhu Que sideways.

Zhuque immediately flew out of the kitchen, grinning as she said to Fang Qiao, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just joking around with Lao Cheng."

Although it is a bird, it knows what is important and what is urgent.

The world is vast, but Fang Qiao is the greatest today!

"Qiaoqiao, Lao Cheng made some egg pancakes, come and eat."

Fang Qiao didn't notice anything amiss, washed her hands, and sat down to eat.

After dinner, Cheng Baidong escorted Fang Qiao to the examination hall.

The examination venue is not far away, it's at Heshan Middle School nearby.

Upon arriving at the examination site, Fang Qiao looked around and saw a sea of ​​people everywhere, including many examinees and their families.

Heshan Middle School is very large, with two three-story teaching buildings. Because Wang Yun and Heshan Middle School were not in the same examination room, the two met briefly and then quickly separated again.

The provincial unified exam lasts for two days. The first day consists of Chinese and Mathematics, while the second day is divided into Arts and Science streams.

Fang Qiao applied for the humanities subject, and the next day's exams covered history, geography, and politics.

The first college entrance examination after its resumption was relatively easy. Fang Qiao, having been reborn, learned of this and began preparing several years in advance. With the added boost of his super memory from cultivation, he was quite confident of getting into university after the exam.

Two days after the exam, Fang Qiao called Xiao Jing, who was far away in her hometown.

She guessed that Xiaojing would cancel her rented apartment in the county town and return to Xiaochengzhuang after the exam, so she called the Xiaochengzhuang village branch directly, and the call went through smoothly.

She first greeted her third aunt, then asked a few questions about the old lady's health before inquiring about Xiaojing's exam.

Xiao Jing was a little unsure: "I... I don't know how I did on the exam. Anyway, I persevered to the end in every session and didn't hand in my paper until the bell rang."

"Everything else was fine, but I did poorly on the math test. My math knowledge isn't solid, and I'm slow at doing problems. In the end, the bell rang and I still hadn't finished, leaving two questions blank. I also got one question wrong. I thought I got it right at the time, but when I compared it with my classmates, I realized I misunderstood the question and didn't solve it correctly, so I didn't get any points."

"Don't worry, you have a solid foundation in humanities and you're doing well in other subjects. Math is your only weak subject, but it won't drag you down by much. You'll definitely get in," Fang Qiao comforted her.

Xiao Jing nodded: "I hope so. That's what Principal Qiao told me too."

"What did Principal Qiao say?"

"Principal Qiao said that liberal arts students tend to be unbalanced in their studies. He said that as long as I memorize all the things I have to memorize by rote, math won't be a big problem. Even if I do poorly on a test, it won't drag me down."

"That's right, Principal Qiao is right. Eight out of ten liberal arts students are unbalanced in their studies, and you're not the only one. Just relax and wait for your admission notice."

After Fang Qiao's guidance, Xiao Jing felt more at ease, and her expression relaxed.

Finally, they talked about the day of the college entrance examination.

"By the way, sister-in-law, you have no idea how thrilling my college entrance exam was!"

"I rented a house in the county town a while ago to prepare for the college entrance exam! The day before the exam, a thief sneaked into that area to steal things and even climbed over the wall of the courtyard where I lived. But somehow he fell off the wall and was knocked unconscious. He was arrested by the police the next day."

At the time, I didn't know anything. I just heard some noise and my mom, worried it would affect my exams, didn't tell me. The neighbors also helped keep it from me. Later, after I finished the exams and went home, the neighbors told me that the thief was carrying a knife and was targeting us, a widow and her child, thinking we were easy targets.

"I was terrified at the time. I didn't dare to stay there for another night. I didn't even pack my things. I went home with my mother that very night."