Chapter 111: Chapter 110 I Think You Shouldn’t Know This (Sixth Update)

Seeing Xu Lingjun’s face was off.

Zong Xiaoping asked in a low voice, “You haven’t practiced this before?”

Xu Lingjun replied, “It’s not that I haven’t practiced at all. There were courses like this back in school, but it was just for show. I never actually shot.”

“Yeah, I know this.”

Zong Xiaoping explained softly, “Because when Qingzhou City was attacked, many martial artists had to face those powerful mysterious clan enemies barehanded, which led to heavy casualties… So, the Empire has already started considering gradually issuing firearm permits. This subject never existed before; firearms shooting is being tested for the first time.”

Saying this, he looked at Xu Lingjun with a hint of balance in his eyes.

This time, he could finally regain some face.

Although he hadn’t practiced much, his father’s connections were there.

He hadn’t visited the shooting range a few times, but scoring high clearly wasn’t hard.

Comparatively, Xu Lingjun had no foundation whatsoever…

This round is bound to fail.

He laughed, “Don’t worry. A mere hundred points don’t matter at all. As long as you maintain the high standard from the previous round, getting into the Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion is almost a certainty. Also, no one said we have to score a grand slam, right?”

Saying this, the balance in his heart was more satisfied than ever.

You know, his score in the first round would’ve absolutely made him a contender for first place in normal times.

Unexpectedly, he’s now just third and was outscored by a large margin.

Li Jingjun glanced at Xu Lingjun.

Closed her eyes and said nothing.

Even if she did have a big advantage, she couldn’t make up for it… she actually has lost a round.

For the sake of…

She couldn’t afford to lose again.

And looking at the exam takers who grew noisy.

Someone called out, “Teacher, what do we do if we haven’t practiced?”

Gu Xi said, “This is a sudden add-on exam, so you guys are the first batch, and it inevitably has some experimental aspects… It’s just bad timing with the mysterious clan being exposed now. Although it might be a good thing for the Empire, for you, it’s really a disaster-level event.”

Everyone fell silent.

However, Xu Lingjun couldn’t help but rub his slightly itchy nose.

“Alright then, the first exam was out of 150, but this one’s only out of 100. Even if you lose all, as long as your subsequent performance is good, it won’t affect much, and unless you’re blind, you couldn’t possibly score zero.”

Gu Xi said, “This test is straightforward. Ten shots, total of a hundred rings, the number of rings you hit directly translates to points. Relax, the Empire is considering your welfare. Next year’s test might involve automatic rifles, but for now, it’s just handguns. Scoring some points with handguns shouldn’t be a big deal, right? Let’s begin. Zhong Dawei, you’re first.”

In the crowd, Zhong Dawei could hardly suppress a jump in his heart.

Even Xu Lingjun couldn’t help being taken aback, “Zhong Dawei?”

He turned back to take a look.

Zhong Dawei’s face instantly turned deathly pale.

“Oh no, he recognized me.”

Xu Lingjun’s gaze swept around, muttering, “I remember having a classmate with the same name, but how he looked, I can’t seem to recall.”

Zhong Dawei: “……”

“Come on, you’re first. I’ll guide you.”

Gu Xi motioned for Zhong Dawei to step up.

Zhong Dawei took the handgun, feeling deeply humiliated… You even forgot what I look like.

Am I really that insignificant to you?

Truly, he felt like taking a few shots at Xu Lingjun.

But alas.

He was just a step away from Gu Xi… what an opportunity…

But had to let it go.

Under Gu Xi’s guidance, bullets loaded, aiming.

Bam, bam, bam, bam…

Ten gunshots.

“Three rings, five rings, six rings, five rings, seven rings, three rings, four rings, five rings, two rings, three rings, totaling 43 rings, 43 points for the shooting test!!”

Gu Xi laughed, “It’s just that simple, everyone line up for the test.”

Seeing that just a few random shots brought 43 points.

Everyone looked more optimistic.

Indeed…

With such a big target, martial artists’ sharp sight made high scores tough, but missing entirely was also difficult.

Just like the first round where even careful effort lost 70 or 80 points, this round seems hard, but being serious might score over 50 points.

Afterwards.

Everyone went up one by one.

Without experience, scores were mostly similar, in the 40s, 50s, or 60s.

And indeed, none did terribly in the test.

Until Zong Xiaoping stood in front, took the handgun, and did a fancy gun twirl.

Raised the hand, aimed at the target, and fired ten consecutive shots.

“Eight rings, seven rings, nine rings, eight rings, seven rings, eight rings, seven rings, nine rings, eight rings, eight rings.”

points!

“This guy is pretty good. Firearms shooting seems simple, but it’s easy to get low scores and hard to get high ones. Scoring nearly 80 points clearly shows he has some foundation.”

Zhou Qianmo laughed, “Seems like he practices regularly, tsk. I really don’t know which fool set this type of exam. No foundation and it’s just pointless.”

“It still serves a purpose. With no prior handling of a gun, if one can score more than 60, it indicates some talent, and in the future, when suitable, a gun license might be issued. Indeed, some things really depend on talent.”

Li Tianlai calmly watched Li Jingjun, saying, “I wonder how many points this little girl can get.”

“I’m not curious about how many she will get; I’m just curious about how Xu Lingjun will score. The kid was just neck-to-neck with that girl, but now he’s going to fall behind.”

Zhou Qingwan regretted, “What a pity, a single point isn’t easy to chase… Besides, he’s going to be left far behind now, seems like first place has already been decided.”

With that, they all fell silent.

Even while monitoring all exam venues, Xu Lingjun’s solo projection drew most of their attention.

Most of these people came from ordinary families and naturally hoped someone like Xu Lingjun, an ordinary citizen, would win, rather than an irreplicable talent like Li Jingjun.

Very soon, it was Li Jingjun’s turn.

She took the handgun.

Inserted the cartridge and chambered a round.

Without Zong Xiaoping’s flashy gun spinning, she calmly held it properly and shot.

Ten consecutive gunshots.

“Nine rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings, nine rings, ten rings, nine rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings!”

points!

This time, even the pavilion masters were speechless.

Such a score… undoubtedly invincible.

Based on shooting skills, this little girl would probably crush these old men.

Zong Xiaoping’s eyes widened in shock, “How is it possible?”

He was stunned, watching Li Jingjun put the gun down, returning to her original spot.

In fact, he wasn’t the only one shocked.

All the examinees were speechless with disbelief.

Scoring in the 40s or 50s and suddenly someone scores over 90…

That naturally elicited a sense of awe.

This time, even the next two examinees underperformed and only scored in their 30s.

Seeing them return to the crowd dejected and downcast…

Li Jingjun’s lips moved slightly, sighed softly, but said nothing.

Finally, it was Xu Lingjun’s turn.

“He’s going to fall behind on this one.”

“This kid’s in trouble… He originally had a 20-30% chance to catch up, but this round will ruin him.”

Even the pavilion masters didn’t realize that because of Zhang Zhiheng’s praises, and his arguments with Liu Zhiyuan…

At this point, they all unknowingly focused on Xu Lingjun to see how far he could go.

“What a shame, it’s unknown which moron exposed those Chi Yu mysterious clan members now. If they were delayed by just one more month, they wouldn’t have had to change the exam content so suddenly.”

Zhang Zhiheng sighed quietly.

“Ah-choo!!!”

This time Xu Lingjun couldn’t hold back a loud sneeze, thinking maybe Sister Yaya was worried about me?

Gu Xi teased, “Kid, can you handle it?”

Xu Lingjun glanced at her and casually tossed out a crude remark, smiling, “Shooting handguns, who wouldn’t know how?”

“But I think you genuinely can’t.”

Gu Xi grinned mischievously, “If you really could, then you’d be quite the good kid… Once you join Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, consider taking Sister as your advisor, okay? Sister offers plenty and satisfies all needs.”

Xu Lingjun’s gaze briefly swept past her chest before quickly pulling back.

A miscalculation…

Comparing with this rogue woman, I am indeed too pure.