Gu Zifang shook her head somewhat dejectedly, "I'm not too bothered by it, I'm just a little discouraged."
"What's wrong?" Ouyang Fei asked, startled.
"I used to know that I couldn't compare to geniuses like Wang Shuo, but I always thought the gap wasn't that big, until today when I met Yue Dakan from Taiwan."
Gu Zifang smiled bitterly, "I couldn't even last ten moves. The gap was so huge it was despairing. Now that I think about it, when I sparred with Wang Shuo before, he probably wasn't even taking it seriously..."
"Sigh, my second uncle told me long ago that there are different kinds of geniuses. Otherwise, why would there be the word 'monster'?"
Ouyang Fei patted her shoulder to comfort her, "It's good to see the gap; at least you have a goal to catch up with, right?"
Infected by Ouyang Fei's emotions, Gu Zifang felt a little better. She suddenly asked, "Do you think that the time Shen Qian sparred with us the other day was just for fun, and that he didn't actually use his full strength?"
“This…” Ouyang Fei was taken aback, then shook his head and said, “It can’t be that bad, you should be able to feel that he did his best.”
Gu Zifang thought about it and agreed. She sighed and didn't pursue the topic any further. She looked around curiously and asked, "Speaking of which, why hasn't Shen Qian come out yet?"
By this time, everyone else in Jingcheng had arrived, and more and more people were coming out of the stadium, but Shen Qian was nowhere to be seen.
"Maybe he performed exceptionally well, or perhaps he was lucky enough to make it to the end?" Ouyang Fei shrugged and guessed.
"I sincerely hope that Shen Qian can achieve good results in the practical combat subject, at least to salvage some of his reputation," Chen Peng said with a sigh.
Although the people of Jingcheng were not happy about Shen Qian's poor performance in the physical fitness and willpower tests, it was out of a desire to defend Jingcheng's honor and anger at his lack of performance. They didn't have much of a problem with Shen Qian himself.
After their initial anger subsided, Chen Peng and the others realized that they shouldn't be too harsh on Shen Qian.
Moreover, the posts on the local forums in Jingcheng are getting increasingly abusive. Anyone who reads them would find it difficult to remain calm. Putting yourself in Chen Qian's shoes, who was under immense pressure, it's understandable that he might have failed his willpower test.
Just then, another commotion arose on the outskirts of the crowd.
The people of Jingcheng subconsciously turned their heads to look, and saw a bright-eyed and white-toothed girl walking quickly with a cold face. She moved very fast, and with her energy surging, she kept breaking through the crowd, causing chaos wherever she went, which made many people glare at her angrily.
But it was merely a glare.
The reason why everyone dared not speak out against it was that the girl was Li Jiaqi.
A family of martial arts masters, the number one genius in Xicheng!
"Hey, she and I are from the same test center. I didn't expect her to come out so quickly too," a boy from Jingcheng said in surprise. "But what's she doing here? Is she meeting up with her friends too?"
"It doesn't seem like it," Ouyang Fei said doubtfully. "This woman seems easy to get along with, but she's actually incredibly arrogant. It's rare to see her so angry."
Li Jiaqi looked around and saw that Cao Wen's area seemed relatively empty, so he walked over to Cao Wen's side and, like Cao Wen, crossed his arms and stared at the exit of the provincial gymnasium without saying a word.
Cao Wen frowned and turned her head. "What are you doing here?"
"What's it to you?" Li Jiaqi retorted immediately.
Did this horrific woman take some kind of poison?
Although Cao Wen was unhappy with what she heard, she wasn't thinking about it at the moment and didn't bother to argue with the other party.
Li Jiaqi and Cao Wen stood side by side, both seemingly waiting for someone, which surprised many people.
"I have a strange feeling... there's something wrong with these two women," Ouyang Fei said, stroking his chin.
"Nonsense, even a fool could see that!" Gu Zifang rolled her eyes.
"Hey, look! Geng Qianqiu is coming out. So he was also in the exam room at the provincial gymnasium?" Chen Peng said, pointing to the exit of the exam room.
Geng Qianqiu, dressed in a blue outfit, stood out even in the noisy crowd with his innate extraordinary demeanor and the aura of a prince's disciple.
"If Geng Qianqiu comes out, it means this practical exam should be coming to an end soon, right?" Chen Peng said.
"Um."
This point was agreed upon by everyone.
In the years of Jingcheng's decline, Tongcheng has produced a number of geniuses and is showing signs of catching up with Mingcheng. After Geng Qianqiu was taken in as a disciple by the Earl of Kunhu, his fame grew even more. He often traveled around, and many people witnessed his strength.
Among the top scorers in the Southwest Province competition, Geng Qianqiu is considered the most promising.
Therefore, everyone subconsciously believed that Geng Qianqiu must have been one of the last ones left in the Heavenly Ladder Battle.
Geng Qianqiu was surrounded by some candidates from Tongcheng, but he also noticed the very eye-catching Cao Wen and Li Jiaqi.
He paused for a moment, then walked over and asked with a surprised smile, "How did you two end up together?"
To Geng Qianqiu's embarrassment, neither Cao Wen nor Li Jiaqi paid any attention to him.
"Pfft!" Seeing Geng Qianqiu's embarrassment, a boy in the crowd in Jingcheng couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The two were not far apart, and with Geng Qianqiu's keen hearing, he naturally heard it. He squinted and turned around, his gaze fixed on the boy.
"Smile again and let me hear it?"
The boy remained silent, too shy to speak.
Geng Qianqiu sneered, but was still not willing to give up, and strode over.
Ouyang Fei had no choice but to step forward and block Geng Qianqiu's path, frowning as he said, "It's not a big deal, let's just forget about it?"
"Forget it?" Geng Qianqiu chuckled lightly. "Do you even deserve to say that to me?"
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