If what Cao Qian said is true, then it is obvious that Shen Qian will be the last person to walk out of that door in this examination room.
Time keeps passing by.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Just when many people were about to leave or were wondering if Cao Qian was joking, a young man finally walked out of the door.
"Sink forward!"
"It really is him. I saw him once at the Nine Heavens Pavilion that day..."
"I didn't expect him to be so strong in actual combat. It's a pity I heard he didn't do well in the first two subjects."
Discussions arose, and feeling the surprised pointing and whispering of the people around him, Shen Qian was somewhat astonished. What had happened?
Before he could react, a fragrant breeze wafted towards him, and a beautiful young woman with long, flowing hair stood before him, glaring at him with gritted teeth and a complicated expression.
"Chenqian, you've finally come out!"
"...Why are you here?"
Shen Qian felt a little awkward when he saw Li Jiaqi suddenly appear. He didn't expect that the other party would choose to "meet in real life" directly when he couldn't beat her online.
However, Shen Qian roughly knew what the other party wanted. After all, the system had taken advantage of the family's secret techniques for free. It was great at the time, but now it had to face the consequences.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Ouyang Fei and the others silently stopped and watched the show.
Shen Qian, who was hoping the others would step in and save the day, was having a headache. This whole thing was rather unethical of the system, and being in the wrong, he couldn't think of a good explanation for the moment.
I doubt the other party would believe that I could have grasped the meaning on the spot; in fact, I would say no one would believe it.
That goes too far beyond common sense.
Just as Shen Qian was pondering his words, Li Jiaqi, who had been staring at him for a while, suddenly spoke up: "Give me your hand!"
"Huh?" Shen Qian was taken aback.
"Why are you acting so coy, you're a grown man!"
Li Jiaqi muttered something, then reached out and grabbed Shen Qian's wrist, touching her own bracelet to Shen Qian's bracelet.
When Li Jiaqi let go, Chen Qian looked down and saw that the two had become online friends.
What kind of operation is this?
He was confused before he sank in.
"The occasion isn't right today. I'll settle this score with you another day!" Li Jiaqi snorted, glared at Shen Qian, and then turned and strode away.
Shen Qian was taken aback by how easily she was let off the hook, and could only sigh, "Women are indeed all strange."
“We’ve all heard about it before the sinking.”
Ouyang Fei and the others then gathered around, all looking very happy for Shen Qian.
After Gu Zifang recounted what had just happened, Shen Qian realized that while he and Ma Gongzuo were bragging, such a dramatic scene had actually occurred outside.
"Has Cao Qian already left?" Shen Qian looked around but couldn't find Cao Qian, so he asked.
“Yes, he took Cao Wen with him.” Ouyang Fei nodded and smiled. “I was worried he came here to challenge you to another match, after all, top geniuses like him are all proud and arrogant…”
Shen Qian smiled but didn't say anything; Cao Qian indeed hadn't admitted defeat yet.
However, the battlefield they agreed upon was not here.
Recalling the information that Ma Gongzuo had vaguely revealed earlier, Shen Qian also became curious about that grand event.
When autumn comes on the eighth day of the ninth month, my flowers will bloom and all other flowers will wither!
Judging from Cao Qian's few words, he attached great importance to that competition.
"So, which floor did you end up on?" Ouyang Fei asked curiously.
"It's probably nearing its end."
The secret to achieving a perfect score on the college entrance exam is shrouded in a taboo left by the Prince of Jiangling, and it's also inconvenient to discuss the meeting with Ma Gongzuo. Shen Qian could only speak vaguely about it.
"Impressive!" Ouyang Fei and the others didn't press for details, but simply admired the performance.
"Alright, the college entrance exam is over, why are you still talking about this? Is it really that interesting?" Gu Zifang waved her hand heartily. "Come on, let's drink! We won't leave until we're drunk!"
"Zifang is right. It'll be a while before the results are in, so we should take a good break."
Ouyang Fei laughed, "You don't know yet, do you? City Lord Chai has already booked a private room for us at Jiutian Pavilion in advance. It's all-inclusive, including dinner and karaoke. All expenses tonight will be paid for by the City Lord's Mansion."
Shen Qian was somewhat surprised to hear this, but upon further reflection, it made sense; this was probably a "privilege" of geniuses.
Regardless of the final result, at least Chai Haotian did not lose the demeanor befitting a city lord.
"Then let's go."
He shook his head and smiled as he greeted them, not liking being treated like a monkey in this place.
Just as everyone was about to leave, a commotion suddenly arose on the outskirts. Everyone was unwilling to pay attention to it, but Chen Qian suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"Why do I think I heard someone calling my name?" Shen Qian frowned.
The others were taken aback, and listened intently. Indeed, someone was calling Shen Qian's name.
At this moment, the crowd parted, and a middle-aged man in a suit and carrying a briefcase, guided by others, quickly locked his gaze on Shen Qian and the others, and walked straight over.
"Excuse me, which one of you is Shen Qian?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile.
"That's me." Shen Qian stepped forward, asking with a puzzled look, "Hello, may I ask who you are?"
"Hello, Shenqian!"
The middle-aged man smiled and shook hands with Shen Qian before taking out a business card and handing it to Shen Qian, introducing himself: "My name is Sun Ping. I currently work for Huaxia Qianxing Society and am an employee under the Administrative Affairs Management Department."
People from the Senseisha?
Gu Zifang and the others exchanged surprised glances, then smiled knowingly.
It seems that the long-awaited invitation from the Thousand Stars Society has finally arrived because of Shen Qian's amazing performance in actual combat.
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