“No,” Ling Xiao said definitively. “To confirm this, I went through all the Ministry of Education’s files.”
"What Fifth Senior Brother means is..." Shen Qian had already figured it out.
"Based on the old man's hints, if I'm not mistaken, as long as I can get 300 points, I can become the unprecedented national martial arts champion, which is also the only path left by the Prince of Jiangling."
Ling Xiao nodded, then sighed, "But this is really too difficult. Although the exam questions change every year, you'll know once you experience it that it's almost impossible."
Is it impossible?
Shen Qian fell into deep thought.
"Keep a calm mindset and give it your all." Ling Xiao glanced at the time and smiled. "If you don't go now, you'll be late. Finally, regarding the first physical exercise, I can offer you some advice from a 'loser'."
He looked up in confusion.
"Just right."
Ling Xiao said softly.
Before Shen Qian could understand what was happening, Ling Xiao casually tossed out the wooden sword in his hand and gave Shen Qian a push at the same time.
Before Chen Qian could react, he had already stepped onto the wooden sword that had suddenly risen into the air.
"Seeing you off at the central gate of Mingcheng, your horse gallops swiftly in the spring breeze!"
"Ninth Junior Brother, we'll drink and chat again when you return after your exams!"
"Hahaha...Go!"
As Ling Xiao's sudden, unrestrained laughter rang out, the wooden sword that Chen Qian was stepping on shot out like an arrow, covering a thousand meters in the blink of an eye and disappearing at the end of the road.
...
Provincial Gymnasium.
Ten long lines formed at the entrance, roughly three to five hundred people, all of whom were senior high school students taking the afternoon's exam.
The students were gathered in groups by region, talking and sharing their experiences about the physical fitness test, which had been discussed by the group that had already finished their tests that morning.
Suddenly, a muffled thunderclap sounded in mid-air.
The students and the education bureau staff maintaining order at the entrance looked up in bewilderment.
Today is a perfectly sunny day, a special day arranged by the Ministry of Education, so why is there thunder?
"That thunder... it sounds a bit like laughter?" a student said, puzzled.
The people around were taken aback, and upon closer listening, it did indeed sound somewhat similar.
Before anyone could react, a streak of light darted through the skyscrapers and came to a sudden stop in front of the provincial gymnasium amidst the students' gasps of surprise.
The entire arena was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Most people stared in disbelief at the young man standing on the flying sword, utterly shocked.
Is this... a sword immortal from the mountains and seas?
"It's before the sinking!"
The students of Jingcheng recognized the newcomer and couldn't help but shout excitedly.
Shen Qian pursed his lips, expressionless, appearing cold.
After jumping off the flying sword and taking a few more steps, Chen Qian's expression changed. He could no longer hold back and ran to the trash can by the roadside, where he bowed his head and vomited violently.
...Fifth Senior Brother, your flying sword is definitely going too fast!
Even with Chen Qian's current physical condition, he was already feeling nauseous, so you can imagine how outrageous the speed of this flying sword must have been.
"cut!"
"What?!"
After a moment of stunned silence, the students waved their hands listlessly.
After a while, having calmed his stomach, he raised his head, looked around, and walked to the line with most of the Jingcheng students, standing at the very end.
"Is this the 'Pride of Jingcheng' who was on TV? He's not very good-looking at all!"
"Hahaha……"
Faint, mocking laughter came from the group next to them.
Before sinking, would you like some water?
In contrast, although the students in Jingcheng also felt a little embarrassed, some kind-hearted students still handed tissues and drinking water to Chen Qian.
"Thanks."
Without any hesitation, Chen Qian took the water and drank a few mouthfuls.
"Don't mind those idiots. People from Tongcheng have no manners. A few of them tried to cut in line just now. If it weren't for the people from the Education Bureau here, I would have killed them already!"
Shen Qian patted the rugged-looking boy on the shoulder, smiled, and said nothing.
He was no longer the boy who would get angry at a single sarcastic remark from someone else.
...Of course, those posts on the forum don't count.
Because those weren't strangers, and it wasn't something that could be explained in a few words.
"Chen Qian, are you alright?" Another tall girl came over and handed him a tissue with concern, saying, "The exam is about to start, are you feeling okay?"
"It's nothing, it was just an accident."
"That's good!" The girl smiled at Chen Qian and walked away.
Chen Qian quickly waved his hand, and after the girl left, he looked down and was taken aback. Wait, why is there a number on this tissue...?
As Chen Qian looked up, he happened to see the long-legged girl wink at him.
...Okay, another one of those cuties who's after my body.
Before sinking, all I could do was respond with a friendly smile.
The little incident that occurred before the exam quickly subsided because the bell, signaling the start of the exam, had already rung.
At this time, students from all twenty test centers in the city began to enter the venue in an orderly manner.
This morning, some students shared the exam process in the group chat. The physical fitness test is similar to the usual testing mechanism. Everyone will enter the professional martial arts simulator with a pre-set mode in batches. You can throw a maximum of three punches, and the best score will be recorded.
Shen Qian guessed that he was at the very end of the queue and would probably be in the last batch to take the exam, so he began to ponder his fifth senior brother's words, "just right."
Unfortunately, after thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't figure out what it meant.
It's just a test of physical fitness; what's the difference between "just right" and "not just right"?
Shouldn't we be giving our "best performance"?
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