Early mornings in northern summer are often shrouded in thin mist.
Zheng Qing pressed the phone in his arm bag and changed to a more relaxing music.
It is still early, but there are many people running. On this track built along the river, morning exercisers wearing sportswear can be seen everywhere.
The track is located in Fenhe Park. This park is one of the municipal government's city appearance projects in recent years and was built with great care. One side of the plastic road surface is the quiet Fenhe River, and the other side is the lush willow forest. They make this land more beautiful.
The air is full of natural breath. These scarce elements in the city form a huge temptation for people who do morning exercises in the city.
A black figure flashed past Zheng Qing's eyes and stopped on the stone platform not far away.
This black cat!
Zheng Qing sniffed, tightened his arm bag, and glanced at it.
This black cat has four paws on the snow, and its fur color is very conspicuous. Although it looks like an ordinary garden cat, it is not as sensitive and suspicious as ordinary domestic cats. Instead, it is very bold. From the moment it entered the runway, it has been not far in front of Zheng Qing.
Wandering.
Neither slowly nor hastily, as if touching or leaving.
He didn't disappear from Zheng Qing's sight, but he was always a hundred meters away from Zheng Qing.
This made Zheng Qing, who was hanging behind it, a little curious.
His running speed was not slow, and the morning joggers around him also changed a lot, and there was no one suspected of being the owner of the black cat.
Maybe the cat just thinks it's fun.
Turning the corner in front, the black cat suddenly disappeared from sight. Zheng Qing slowed down and looked around. He could easily see the black cat in the dense woods.
It left the main road and ran into a quiet lane next to it.
Compared with the main runway, this branch road is only three to five meters wide, and the road is not plastic, but an ordinary stone road. The black cat ran on the branch road for dozens of meters, stopped again, and turned around to use its green cat eyes.
Staring at Zheng Qing.
Zheng Qing hesitated at the fork in the road for a few seconds, then followed the black cat and turned into the fork in the road.
There is actually not much difference between running with cats and running with people. Anyway, you are running by yourself. Zheng Qing thought silently, and since this road looks so quiet, it must be more comfortable to run than outside.
The black cat walked briskly in front, and the road under his feet changed from a stone road to an asphalt road, and then from the asphalt road to a hardened dirt road. In the end, there was no dirt road anymore, only a wild road paved with dead branches and leaves.
Zheng Qing decided to run back when there was no way out.
He was running so contentedly now that he even ignored the black cat not far in front of him.
He breathed greedily through his nose, and his nose was filled with the smell of decayed grass and leaves in the woods, mixed with rosin and morning mist, cleaning away the exhaust gas accumulated in the city from his chest, and taking away the faint uneasiness in his heart.
The sky is getting brighter, the sun has not yet risen, and the fog in the forest is getting heavier and heavier.
Turning around a thick old tree, Zheng Qing's eyes lit up, and a large emerald green bamboo forest appeared in front of him. This green was so dazzling that even the morning mist could not block their brilliance.
The bamboo leaves rustle and the bamboo branches clash. The feeling of jogging in the bamboo forest is intoxicating.
Zheng Qing had completely lost his sense of direction and could only run slowly following the black cat strolling in front of him.
The bamboo forest in the distance gradually became sparse, and the light from outside slowly filtered in.
As he was about to go out, Zheng Qing felt a little reluctant, so he decided to come here for a morning jog tomorrow.
After running out of the bamboo forest, Zheng Qing couldn't help but squint at the wide view and bright light.
Opening his eyes, swallowing, he couldn't help but squint again.
There is an open lawn in front of you. A few hundred meters away, an ocher-yellow six-story building squats peacefully in the lawn. The building is surrounded by flower beds, rockeries and fountains. Surrounding the lawn are these tall and silent bamboo forests.
Is there such a building beside the Fen River? Zheng Qing couldn't help but touch his armband.
As if sensing Zheng Qing's hesitation, the black cat not far ahead let out a 'ouch'.
That's not how the cat meowed. The corner of his mouth twitched.
The black cat didn't care about his thoughts at all, shook its tail, turned around and ran towards the ocher-yellow building.
Zheng Qing looked behind him, and the bamboo forest that was originally refreshing and comfortable suddenly took on a deeper atmosphere. The distant feeling made him flinch.
Without this cat to lead the way, you would definitely get lost inside.
Sighing, Zheng Qing took out a small gray cloth bag from his arm bag and quietly held it in his hand.
The black cat leading the way encountered other small animals from time to time, such as squirrels, rabbits, foxes, and even a milky white pig. Every time it encountered one, the black cat would stop and say hello to them. These small animals were also strange.
Not only was he not afraid of Zheng Qing, but he would circle around him curiously, as if he was sizing up something.
You can vaguely see figures at the main entrance of the building.
The black cat stopped by the flower pond at the door of the building, flicked its tail, and motioned for Zheng Qing to come in.
"Aren't you going in?" Zheng Qing glanced at it.
The black cat snorted, jumped up, nimbly got into the lush flower bed, and disappeared.
From the outside, the layout of this building looks very compact. But after entering, Zheng Qing found that the layout inside was very open.
Opposite the main entrance is a hall with a radius of 100 meters. There are two deep corridors on the left and right sides of the hall. There are no lights in the corridor, dark and silent. There are eight pillars standing in the four corners of the hall, between every two pillars.
There is a closed black door.
Some people in black robes were walking back and forth in the hall. Most of them looked serious and walked in a hurry. They seemed not to notice a stranger coming in at the door.
Zheng Qing looked at it for a moment, picked out a girl with a pretty face and a ponytail, walked a few steps forward, stopped her, and asked with a confused look on her face: "Hello, I don't know where this is..."
"New here?" The girl looked a little anxious and interrupted him quickly.
Zheng Qing nodded repeatedly.
"Take an exam, a talent test, a faith appraisal, or a simulated battle?"
Zheng Qing looked confused: "Exam?"
He only heard the word clearly.
"The exam is over here." The girl grabbed Zheng Qing's arm, went to the black door between the two pillars in the northeast corner, opened the door, and pushed Zheng Qing in.
The girl's strength was surprisingly strong. Before Zheng Qing could react, he was already standing inside the black door.
This is a large staircase classroom with nearly a hundred rows in front and back. The light from the eight tall glass windows around it makes the classroom look particularly bright. At this moment, hundreds of people are sitting in the dark classroom, working on test papers with their heads down.
The classroom, lined with the rustling sound of writing, was exceptionally quiet.
Zheng Qing turned around, and the door behind him had been quietly closed tightly.
He pulled gently, but the door didn't open.
"You're late!" A serious voice came from the podium far away. From this distance, Zheng Qing could only see clearly that it was a tall figure, also wearing the black standard robe of those outside.
Several figures around who were answering questions quietly glanced at him, causing Zheng Qing to swallow back the words he was about to say.
It is most taboo to make noise during exams.
"The test paper is in front of you. You are about fifteen minutes later than others. Don't be stunned and do the questions quickly!"
Zheng Qing saw that there was indeed an empty seat not far in front of him, with a set of test papers placed on it, complete with paper and pen.
He definitely did not sign up for this exam. Zheng Qing knew it very well.
Maybe someone is really late? I will give up my seat when he comes.
He sat down silently and gently picked up the paper. He was curious about what kind of exam it was.
The huge bold letters on the front of the test paper are extremely clear:
2008 Global Unified Examination for Higher Wizarding School Admissions (Nine Volumes)
Zheng Qing shook his head and blinked his eyes. He felt that he was hallucinating.
He tried to open the gray cloth bag in his hand, but found that the mouth of the bag, which could be easily opened normally, was tightly tied and could not be untied.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A slender hand curled its index finger and lightly tapped the table in front of Zheng Qing.
Zheng Qing raised his head and saw only a pair of dark red eyes.
He is an invigilator.
"Only the paper and pen provided by the examination room are allowed to be used to answer questions. If you have other special needs, you can raise them."
Zheng Qing smiled dryly, stuffed the limp gray cloth bag into his trouser pocket, and opened the first page of the test paper.
Note: This test paper is divided into two parts: Volume 1 and Volume 2, with a total of 20 pages. Volume 1 is a compulsory question, and Volume 2 is an optional question. The full score is 500 points, and the exam time is 300 minutes. Please use the unified answer method
Equipped with a 0.57mm signature pen; it is strictly prohibited to bring brushes, quills and other pens of other specifications. Before answering the questions, please be sure to sign your real name on the homepage. After answering the questions, the invigilating assistant will collect the test papers.
Please abide by the exam room rules set by the invigilator.
Cheating is strictly prohibited!
Turning to the second page of the test paper, Zheng Qing scratched his hair.
The content on the paper was surprisingly ordinary. Zheng Qing found that many of it were content from his daily practice copybooks.
Maybe he could go out after finishing the paper. He looked up at the figures around him who were immersed in answering questions, sighed, and picked up the pen next to the test paper.
After an unknown amount of time, Zheng Qing, who had finished answering the papers, lay in front of the table and squinted, waiting for the invigilator to collect the papers.
He must find the black cat when he goes out soon and poke the little anus a hundred times, he thought drowsily.
"Get up! Get up! You should go home!" A violent shaking woke Zheng Qing up.
"Hand in your paper!" He reached out with his eyes wide open and touched the air.
A burst of laughter roared in his ears.
He opened his eyes, turned around and looked around. The empty and quiet classroom before going to bed completely disappeared. What appeared in front of him was a small and noisy KTV private room.
"The college entrance examination is over! You are free! There is no more exam!" A fat man with a dark complexion shouted in his ear at the top of his lungs, making his ears buzz.
Zheng Qing looked around blankly, his mind still in a semi-fragmented state. He vaguely saw a dozen figures hugging each other and singing loudly.
"Friends go together for life, those days will no longer exist..."
As if there was an explosion before the end, the atmosphere in the private room reached its peak in an instant, and a large glass of beer was thrust into Zheng Qing's hand.
When the beer was poured into his stomach, the weird exam not long ago was forgotten in his mind. Zheng Qing's memory was reconnected with normal life: he was getting together with his classmates after the college entrance examination.