Chapter 125: Chapter 124: A Stunning Comeback (Third Update!!!)

Thud.

The water cup that Guo Zheng was holding, ready to hand over to Xu Lingjun after he finished the exam, fell to the ground, along with any words of comfort that disappeared without a trace.

He stared almost stupefied at Xu Lingjun as he dashed in from one side and out the other.

Dodge?

A real man never avoids any attack… This kid is relying purely on his body to withstand it.

“Hehe, hehe.”

He laughed mockingly.

Unexpectedly, the admission standards of the Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion are so high. Even someone like Old Xu is at risk of failing, where did I get the nerve to think I could get into Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion before?

I’d better stick to my Central City Martial Mansion; at least I have an uncle there to look after me.

Gu Xi remained silent.

No one spoke.

The scene was deathly silent…

As the cold wind blew through, the smoke swirling above Xu Lingjun’s head swayed like a large burning incense stick.

“Hehe, this kid’s cultivation technique at least has to be Supreme Level.”

After being in a daze for a good while, Liu Zhiyuan finally reacted and exclaimed, “Just this defense power alone, this kid definitely has some unique teacher. His cultivation technique is absolutely not inferior to the Wind Seeking and Snow Returning Technique.”

“Is this… considered cheating?”

Zhou Qingwan lowered her head a bit embarrassed, not daring to look at Xu Lingjun’s tattered clothes.

Still, she couldn’t help but secretly marvel; whoever marries this kid is going to be blessed.

Yes, he’s physically robust, no other implications.

“Teacher? Just now, how many seconds did I use?”

Xu Lingjun looked at Gu Xi in surprise, who was in a daze and called out again.

“Ah?!”

Only then did Gu Xi snap back to reality, feeling a bit at a loss, unsure of where to put her hands.

Clearly on a mature woman’s path, yet looking at Xu Lingjun’s ragged appearance, she felt a slight teenage-like shyness and unease.

She let out an “oh” and said, “Right, the time, we have to check the time… umm… who… who recorded the time?”

“Um, Assistant Gu, the time is automatically recorded by the examination venue.”

An aide briefed her on the basics.

“Oh, oh, oh, I forgot, let me check.”

Gu Xi walked over to check the time, and her eyes widened in shock as she exclaimed, “Nine point eight seconds, Xu Lingjun, you actually only used nine point eight seconds!”

“Wha… what?”

Guo Zheng ended up being the most shocked.

Under ten seconds?

He had just gone through this exam himself, and his result was thirty-four point nine one seconds. At the time, his uncle had even praised him for doing well.

But now, he suddenly felt… how much of his uncle’s words were out of familial affection?

While this side barely made it under ten seconds.

Guo Zheng murmured to himself as he pulled out his phone.

Opened the class group.

Typed a message inside.

“It’s too cruel, Old Xu only lasted less than ten seconds before it was over.”

A moment later.

A slew of replies flooded in.

“But I still love him.”

“You are not allowed to discriminate against Xu Tongxue.”

“Xu Tongxue, we support you, we adore your face, not your body.”

“True joy is not in eternity but in the sublimation of the moment. Being with Xu Tongxue, one second is enough for me to transcend ten times.”

…………….

Xu Lingjun asked, “If it were ten seconds, roughly how many points would I get?”

“In that case.”

Gu Xi turned to look at the assisting examiners, then checked the corresponding information in her hand, breathing a long sigh of relief.

She softly sighed, “Xu Lingjun, congratulations, in the last subject, you scored 147 points.”

“147 points?”

Everyone burst into an uproar.

“Then who exactly is the first place?”

“In the previous six subjects, Li Jingjun’s total score is 696 points, and Xu Lingjun’s total score is 682 points, a difference of a full 14 points, which is why the mentor said Xu Lingjun couldn’t catch up. But now, in the last subject, Li Jingjun scored 130 points, while Xu Lingjun scored 147 points, pulling back 17 points in one fell swoop. That means…”

“Xu Lingjun scored 829 points, Li Jingjun scored 826 points, Xu Lingjun leads by three points to take first place in the Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion?”

“With this score, it’s not just the Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion; he probably qualifies to fight for the top spot in the entire Great Xia Empire, right? A full score of nine hundred, and he scored over eight hundred… If his literature test score is also high, this is simply defying the heavens.”

“Over… over eight hundred points?”

Guo Zheng inevitably felt a bit of inferiority complex, not wanting to be too close to these outstanding individuals.

But hearing the commotion, he blurted out, “Over… over eight hundred points?”

Wasn’t he almost not going to pass?

How did it suddenly become over eight hundred points?

“That’s great.”

Xu Lingjun sighed in relief, walked over and patted Guo Zheng’s shoulder, saying with a smile, “Almost didn’t get first place, thankfully I overperformed this round and finally got first place.”

Guo Zheng: “…………”

At this moment, he felt the deep malice of the world.

Meanwhile, Xu Lingjun’s instincts had already turned to gaze at Li Jingjun, accomplishing a dramatic comeback in the last round.

Li Jingjun remained silent, as if she wasn’t the one who had been overtaken.

Or rather, Xu Lingjun inexplicably understood her unyieldingness in her eyes.

Education Bureau.

The office was dead silent.

After a long while.

“He’s overtaken.”

Someone remarked.

“Yes, he’s overtaken.”

“With such an exam, does it still count as a score?”

“If it doesn’t count, then that little girl can’t be counted either.”

Zhou Qingwan said, “As far as I know, the Li Family doesn’t take kindly to such things. If you docked their candidate’s score by over a hundred without reason, the points are minor. They might misunderstand that you intentionally embarrassed them, and they’ll definitely come after you.”

“Then let it count, scoring 147 points on the hardest round.”

Liu Zhiyuan couldn’t help but let out a light sigh and said, “Over eight hundred total points, huh. When was the last time someone scored over eight hundred? Seems like it was more than a decade ago… Now, unexpectedly, we’ve encountered two in one go; if the literature test scores are decent…”

“Xu Lingjun’s literature test won’t be bad.”

Zhang Zhiheng said proudly.

“That will have to wait until tomorrow.”

Zhou Qianmo got up, let out a long breath, feeling as though since Xu Lingjun rushed into that exam hall, his breathing had unconsciously been held.

Feels like this kid gave me an enormous surprise, never thought he could achieve such a miraculous turnaround under those circumstances.

He thought for a moment, quietly pulled out his phone.

Thinking of contacting the head of their martial mansion.

After all, Zhang Zhiheng and Liu Zhiyuan had contended for this kid; they shouldn’t mind if I join in as well?

The exam is still ongoing.

And those who have finished can now leave.

“Congratulations on taking first place in the martial exam.”

Li Jingjun approached Xu Lingjun and said seriously.

Xu Lingjun replied with a smile, “Thank you.”

“It’s your skill, you don’t need to thank me. Go home and rest well; what I lost today, tomorrow I will reclaim. I will not lose in the literature test.”

Li Jingjun nodded slightly at Xu Lingjun and turned to leave.

Guo Zheng said in astonishment, “Amazing, this is the first time in my life I’ve seen a woman who’s not looking at you with lust but is stubbornly persistent about winning or losing… Who is this girl exactly?”

“Not someone from our world.”

Xu Lingjun sighed sincerely.

Guo Zheng laughed, “Forget her, let’s go. Drink to celebrate.”

“No thanks, I’m planning to quit drinking.”

With lingering fear, Xu Lingjun waved a hand and sighed, “Alcohol is not a good thing; drinking too much isn’t good for your health and isn’t conducive to our youthful development… sigh… not drinking anymore.”

“Are you afraid it’ll affect tomorrow’s literature test?”

Guo Zheng sighed, “Yes, can’t believe you took first in the Bei Xuanwu martial exam. If your literature test scores are also high enough, you might actually become Great Xia’s top scholar.”

“Don’t joke, I don’t have such ability. No, I’ve got to rush home and change clothes, otherwise, Sister Yaya will worry seeing me like this.”

Xu Lingjun lowered his head to look at his own blood-oozed and riddled clothes, looking as if he’d just been gunned down on a battlefield for three minutes.

After saying goodbye to Guo Zheng, he hurriedly left.

As for the facts…

Zhong Dawei wanted to kill him but failed, resulting in contributing a large amount of Qi Force to him instead.

The previous exam involved constant motion and consumption, but now suddenly stopping, it feels somewhat like indigestion?

Better hurry back to cultivate, to integrate these Qi Forces into his True Qi.