Shen Qian had an inexplicable feeling similar to heart palpitations. There was a vague voice telling him that this would be an extremely important choice.
Become the unprecedented national martial arts champion, become the most dazzling star, shining brightly, or temporarily dormant, walk at night in brocade clothes, and make a fortune in silence.
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.
You can see far when you climb high, but once you fall, your body will be shattered into pieces and you will never recover.
Praise and slander are always equal.
Shen Qian looked at the bright stars and gradually became distracted.
Looking back on his past life, before the advent of the system, Shen Qian was cautious and cautious, trying to seize every possible opportunity in search of a bargaining chip, but he was always knocked back to the dust of reality.
He was never special, just an insignificant ordinary boy who was struggling.
Everything he has experienced has destined him to have a stable character.
The past four months have been like a dream. Shen Qian watched himself become stronger step by step, and his mentality also changed little by little.
The past is past, and we respect the past.
So, what happens next?
What path should I take?
Both of them were silent.
The concept of time seems to have been lost on the top of the starry sky. No one knows how long it has passed.
"Minister Ma." Shen Qian suddenly said, "There have been two people in history who scored 299 points, but you only mentioned one just now, what about the other one?"
"...Dead." Ma Gongzuo replied softly, "And he is just one of the countless peerless geniuses who have fallen over the past hundreds of years."
"Death by a monster?" Shen Qian asked.
Ma Gongzuo said nothing.
"It always feels like you are all hiding something..." Shen Qian muttered.
"You will know it after you enter university." Ma Gongzuo said with a smile.
"That's when I got my first martial arts order, and the third senior brother said the same thing."
Shen Qian sighed, "So, this world is far more dangerous than we imagined, and perhaps... it is also far broader than we imagined."
He turned around and looked back at the way he came. Twenty flights of stairs stretched upward in the mist, and he could no longer see the starting point. Shen Qian suddenly smiled.
"What did you think of?" Ma Gongzuo asked with a smile.
"I thought of a letter."
Shen Qian's expression returned to calm.
"So, do you have the answer?" Seeing that Shen Qian didn't say much, Ma Gongzuo didn't ask what the letter was, he just smiled and asked.
"Yes." Shen Qian nodded.
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Outside the Provincial Gymnasium, candidates who had finished the exam were leaving the examination room one after another.
They gathered around and discussed this unprecedented practical martial arts examination.
Some people are excited, some find it incredible, and some are annoyed by their own performance, or lament that they are so unlucky that they only meet strong people.
But overall, for these ordinary candidates, just try your best.
Admission to Wuhan University is mainly based on physical fitness. Willpower and practical combat are areas where geniuses compete, but they are not what those who leave early need to pay too much attention to.
However, participating in such a big event made them feel even more satisfied.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise at the exit of the examination room.
Many people turned their heads and looked around without knowing why.
"Isn't that girl Cao Wen?"
"Which Cao Wen?"
Some people didn't react for a while.
"One of those two perverts in Mingcheng, the favorite to be the provincial champion this year!"
"Hey, Cao Qian's sister?"
"How could she come out so quickly?"
The crowd became riotous.
In the last practical exam, the duration of the exam is obviously directly linked to strength.
The stronger the person, the more games they can fight.
Except for a few unlucky ones, most of the people gathered in the square were only average or below average.
This is why they were shocked.
Cao Wen...shouldn't do anything!
The other party is a top genius who has received an invitation from Qianxing Club in advance. Even if they are short-sighted, Qianxing Club will not make a mistake, right?
Cao Wen felt the pointing fingers from all around her. She pursed her lips and walked to a conspicuous position in the square without saying a word. Then she stood still, staring at the door of the examination room, as if waiting for something.
As time passed, more and more candidates came out of the Provincial Gymnasium.
These people also saw Cao Wen, and they were shocked and started talking about it.
A small number of people who didn't like the excitement left, but more people who wanted to know what Cao Wen was waiting for stayed.
"Calculating the time, Cao Wen came out earlier than us. It's incredible!"
In a corner of the square, Ouyang Fei, who had just arrived, inquired around, then turned back and said to Gu Zifang and others.
The rest of the people from Jingcheng are also on their way here.
No matter what the result is, since the martial arts college entrance examination is over, these geniuses in Jingcheng will naturally gather together as a release after the examination.
In fact, most candidates think so. The liberal arts and martial arts are over, and before the results come out, it’s a good time to indulge.
Although most of the excited imaginations of teenagers ended up being a mediocre VR museum night...
Due to the central location of the Provincial Gymnasium, many candidates have agreed to gather here.
"It's not surprising, right? All the candidates in the country are among them. If you are unlucky and meet top monsters in a row, it is normal to come out earlier."
Chen Peng smiled and said, "Zifang, don't worry about it. This Cao Wen is probably as unlucky as you. Anyway, I will definitely give you the points that should be given to you."
Gu Zifang shook her head depressedly, "I'm not too entangled, I'm just a little discouraged."
"What's wrong?" Ouyang Fei was startled.
"Although I knew before that I couldn't compare with top geniuses like Wang Shuo, I always thought the gap wasn't too big, until today I met Yue Dakan from Taiwan."
Gu Zifang smiled bitterly and said, "I couldn't even hold on to ten moves. The gap is so huge that it's disappointing. Now that I think about it, when I competed with Wang Shuo before, he probably wasn't serious..."
"Damn it, my second uncle told me a long time ago that there is a difference between genius and genius. Otherwise, why would there be the word monster?"
Ouyang Fei patted her shoulder and comforted her, "It's a good thing to see the gap. At least you have a goal to catch up, right?"
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Infected by Ouyang Fei's emotions, Gu Zifang felt better. She suddenly asked: "You said that Shen Qian's sparring with us that day was just a joke. In fact, he didn't use his full strength at all?"
"This..." Ouyang Fei was startled, then shook his head and said, "That's not the case. You should be able to feel that he still tried his best."
Gu Zifang thought about it, and sighed and stopped talking about this topic. She looked around at Qidao, "Speaking of which, why hasn't Shen Qian come out yet?"
At this time, everyone else in Jingcheng had arrived, and more and more people were coming out of the gymnasium, but Shen Qian was still nowhere to be seen.
"Maybe he performed exceptionally well or was lucky enough to get to the back?" Ouyang Fei guessed with a shrug.
"I sincerely hope that Shen Qian can achieve good results in this subject and at least restore some reputation, right?" Chen Peng said with a sigh.
Although the people in Jingcheng were not comfortable because of Shen Qian's abnormal performance in the physical fitness test and will test, but it was also out of a mentality of defending Jingcheng's honor and being angry with it, and it didn't matter to Shen Qian himself.
opinions.
After getting over that arrogance, Chen Peng and others actually figured out that Shen Qian should not be too harshly criticized for some things.
Moreover, the posts on Jingcheng's local forum were getting more and more ugly, and anyone who read them would find it difficult to remain calm. Put another way, Shen Qian was under tremendous pressure, and it was normal for him to fail the will test.
At this moment, there was another burst of noise outside the crowd.
Everyone in Jingcheng subconsciously turned their heads to look, and saw a girl with bright eyes and white teeth walking quickly with a cold face. She walked very fast, and with her energy surging, she kept rushing away from the crowd, triggering bursts of fire wherever she passed. The chaos caused many people to glare at her.
But he just glared.
The reason why people dare not speak out is that this girl is Li Jiaqi.
The Xianwu family, the number one genius in Xicheng!
"Hey, she and I are in the same test center. I didn't expect her to come out so soon." A boy from Jingcheng said in surprise, "What is she doing here? Is she also meeting her companions?"
"It doesn't look like that." Ouyang Fei said doubtfully, "This woman looks easy to get along with, but she is actually a proud one. Such an angry look is really rare."
Li Jiaqi looked around, and it seemed that only Cao Wen's place was relatively empty, so she walked next to Cao Wen, and just like Cao Wen, she clasped her hands and stared at the exit of the examination room of the Provincial Gymnasium without saying a word.
Cao Wen frowned and turned around, "What are you doing here?"
"You care about me?" Li Jiaqi opened her mouth to yell.
Has this fierce woman taken any medicine?
Although Cao Wen was unhappy after hearing this, her mind was not on these things at the moment and she was too lazy to argue with the other party.
Li Jiaqi and Cao Wen stood side by side, both looking like they were waiting for someone, which aroused many people's surprise.
"Why do I have a strange feeling... There's something wrong with these two women." Ouyang Fei said while touching his chin.
"Nonsense, even a fool can see it!" Gu Zifang rolled her eyes.
"Hey, look, Geng Qianqiu has come out. So he is also in the examination room of the Provincial Gymnasium?" Chen Peng said with sharp eyes, pointing to the exit of the examination room.
Geng Qianqiu is wearing a blue outfit, with his natural extraordinary bearing and the aura of a prince's disciple, he is very eye-catching even in the noisy crowd.
"If Geng Qianqiu comes out, it means that this practical examination should be over soon, right?" Chen Peng said.
"Yeah."
This point has been recognized by everyone.
During the years of Jingcheng's decline, Tongcheng was full of geniuses, and it had the potential to catch up with Mingcheng. After Geng Qianqiu was accepted as a disciple by Uncle Kunhu, he became even more famous. He often walked around, and many people saw him. Overcome the other party’s tyranny.
Among the candidates for the top prize in the first province of Southwest this time, Geng Qianqiu is the most promising one.
Therefore, everyone subconsciously believed that Geng Qianqiu must be among the last batch in the 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 was startled and then walked over and said with a surprised smile: "How did you two get together?"
What embarrassed Geng Qianqiu was that both Cao Wen and Li Jiaqi ignored him.
"Pfft!" Seeing Geng Qianqiu deflated, a boy in the crowd in Jingcheng couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.
The distance between the two parties was not far, so Geng Qianqiu naturally heard it with his strong ears. He squinted and turned around, his eyes locked on the boy.
"Smile again and let me hear it?"
The boy didn't dare to say anything.
Geng Qianqiu sneered, but refused to give up and strode over.
Ouyang Fei could only stand up, block Geng Qianqiu's way, frowned and said: "It's not a big deal, forget it?"
"Forget it?" Geng Qianqiu chuckled, "Say this to me... are you worthy?"
Ouyang Fei's expression changed and he said in a deep voice, "If you really want to cause trouble, I will accompany you to the end."
"Follow me to the end?" Geng Qianqiu laughed, "What gave you the illusion that you have the strength to stay with me to the end?"
Seeing that the situation was not right, Gu Zifang and others came closer.
"Why, you want to play with more people and bully less people?" Geng Qianqiu tutted, "It seems to be a bit worse... Hey, how come you, the Light of Jingcheng, are so cowardly?"
Geng Qianqiu glanced around and didn't see Shen Qian, so he couldn't help but smile.
"Shen Qian...it seems he hasn't come out yet."
But another candidate from Tongcheng said something to Geng Qianqiu.
"Not coming out? How is this possible!"
Geng Qianqiu was surprised at first, but when he saw the boy nodding, he thought about it, seemed to understand something, and then smiled disdainfully.
"It's a bit scheming. I think he deliberately lingered in there for a while after the exam to give everyone the illusion that he is very powerful... He is really a person who is seeking fame and reputation, and he is very experienced!"
Some candidates in Tongcheng laughed when they heard this.
"So, Brother Geng, you didn't meet him in the ladder battle?" someone asked.
"I haven't encountered them in the first few floors, and it's even less likely in the later levels." Geng Qianqiu smiled casually, "But there were too many people killed by my one move, and I might have encountered them, but it ended too quickly and I didn't see clearly.
?"
"Hahaha..." A group of people in Tongcheng burst into laughter.
Ouyang Fei and others looked gloomy when they heard this. Naturally, they couldn't bear the other party's insult to Shen Qian. They were about to have a fit, but they didn't expect that the other two voices were faster than them.
"Retarded!"
"Who are you? You dare to kill Shen Qian with one move?"
Everyone was stunned.
Because the people who scolded turned out to be Cao Wen and Li Jiaqi!
The former voice is Cao Wen, and the latter voice is Li Jiaqi.
Ouyang Fei and others blinked and looked at each other, wondering what kind of divine unfolding this was. When did Cao Wen and Li Jiaqi get on such good terms with Shen Qian?
As for Geng Qianqiu, who was scolded, he was a little confused.
He couldn't react at all for a while.
Cao Wen and Li Jiaqi also looked at each other in surprise.
Cao Wen simply can't stand Geng Qianqiu's words. Shen Qian is a passerby who was killed by one of your moves, so who am I?
As for Li Jiaqi, who spoke coldly, she seemed to have thought of something. After thinking deeply, she unconsciously looked at Cao Wen with a closer look.
Geng Qianqiu came to his senses. Although he didn't know why these two women stood up for Shen Qian, the insult in those words made him unbearable.
"Why, you are going to make me feel uncomfortable too?" Geng Qianqiu sneered, "I said Shen Qian is a clown who is just trying to gain fame. Is there something wrong?"
"Oh, then I want to see how well you live up to your reputation!"
Cao Wen felt an uncontrollable anger rising in her heart, but before she could show it, the sneering Li Jiaqi had already disappeared.
Li Jiaqi, who was full of energy, actually took action directly against Geng Qianqiu!
This scene shocked everyone. After subconsciously retreating, they couldn't help but feel excited and watched attentively.
Actual battles between top talents are not common.
Geng Qianqiu didn't know why Li Jiaqi was so crazy. They were sitting together talking and laughing just a day ago, but he was naturally not afraid. He snorted coldly and went up to her with a shake of energy.
"This momentum...is wrong."
Ouyang Fei's face changed slightly.
Not only Ouyang Fei, but also some relatively strong people noticed it.
"Geng Qianqiu's Qi Ji is probably around the second level of a middle warrior, but Li Jiaqi... is at least the fourth level!"
In other words, one is in the early stage of a middle martial artist, and the other is in the middle stage of a middle martial artist.
This is not a slight difference!
Li Jiaqi is so much better than Geng Qianqiu?
Everyone who realized something was wrong was shocked.
And Geng Qianqiu's face was also ugly at the moment of the fight.
Bang!
In just ten moves, Geng Qianqiu was slapped away by Li Jiaqi and fell into the crowd, causing countless exclamations.
No one expected that Geng Qianqiu would be defeated so quickly, and they couldn't help but look at Li Jiaqi in shock.
"It turns out that Li Jiaqi is the one who hides the deepest..."
"So strong!"
Geng Qianqiu got up in embarrassment. The playful smile that had always been on his face had long since disappeared, replaced by a purple color. He could not accept that he was defeated so easily by a girl in front of everyone.
The surprised looks around him were like needles piercing his face, making him feel ashamed and angry, and he was about to go crazy.
"Since I am also a clown in your eyes, let me ask you for advice!"
However, this was not the end. In the eyes of everyone in shock, Cao Wen shouted loudly and actually took action against Geng Qianqiu who had just stood up!
"Hiss, the third level of middle martial artist!"
Although Cao Wen is not as good as Li Jiaqi, her level is actually better than Geng Qianqiu.
So under the strange looks of everyone, Geng Qianqiu was kicked away again...
"Okay, very good!"
Geng Qianqiu stood up and was furious. Just as he was about to fight Cao Wen again, a cold voice came from mid-air, "If you move again, I will destroy your hand today."
Geng Qianqiu raised his head, and on top of a flagpole stood a stern-faced young man, looking at Geng Qianqiu indifferently.
"Cao Qian!"
Geng Qianqiu's pupils shrank, he regained his composure slightly, and a look of fear appeared on his face.
Among his previous imaginary enemies, the only one he couldn't see through was Cao Qian.
And Cao Wen is so strong, one can imagine Cao Qian’s strength.
Cao Qian is here too!
The onlookers were a little excited. At the entrance of the provincial gymnasium, most of the top geniuses from the southwestern province had gathered.
Everything that just happened was too weird, and no one can tell the reason until now.
"Brother." Cao Wen was a little surprised when she saw Cao Qian's arrival, "Why are you here? Didn't you say you would go home and see you directly?"
"Didn't I hear others say that you have been standing here for a long time, so come and take a look."
Cao Qian, who knew his sister's proud character, touched her head and sighed, "Let me guess, if you are still unconvinced after losing, you want to fight with that person again, right?"
"Brother, why are you..."
"I can still guess that that person is Shen Qian, right?" Cao Qian smiled faintly, then shook his head, "Don't wait, there's no point."
"Brother, have you met Shen Qian in the ladder battle?" Cao Wen was startled and then thought of something, her eyes lit up, "You mean, you have already avenged me?"
"I had a fight with him, but..."
Although he felt that he would be slightly uncomfortable admitting it in public, Cao Qian did not bother to cover it up. After a moment of silence, Cao Qian shook his head.