Around nine in the morning, the exam officially began. Today's morning test was on Chinese language. As soon as the test papers were distributed, the proctors, as part of their routine duties, first asked the students to write down their names, class, and other identifying information on their sheets!

There were two proctors, one at the front and one at the back of the classroom, a male and a female!

It was already October in the solar calendar, so the weather was by no means hot. The two teachers, one in front and one behind, seemed very energetic!

After all, taking a test was simply "easy if you understand, hard if you don't!"

Once the test papers were handed out, two types of students immediately emerged in the classroom: those who, after jotting down their information, began scribbling down answers right away, and those who, holding their test papers, frowned intensely, looking as if the test paper knew them, but they did not know the test paper!

Ling Shuya, Zhou Yuyan, Lan Lan, and even Tang Xuewen, upon receiving their papers, immediately began to answer the questions swiftly. Their grades were all very good, especially Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, who had been in the top ten regularly, with Ling Shuya often ranking within the top three. Therefore, at this moment, taking the test was pressure-free for them!

However, for someone like Wei Yang, holding the test paper immediately became a headache, and he soon simply laid his head on the test paper in defeat—a clear sign of not knowing the answers!

This was Ye Xiao's first time taking an exam, so he looked at his test paper with fresh eyes and curiosity, glancing around. However, the moment he turned his head, the male teacher sitting in front snapped at Ye Xiao, "What are you looking around for, student? Manage your time. Work on what you know, and if you keep looking around, I'll have to ask you to leave!"

Ye Xiao wasn't annoyed by such a strict proctor; on the contrary, he was somewhat pleased. He really did hope the proctoring would be strict—he didn't want anyone cheating!

The proctor's voice was loud, so it immediately attracted the attention of many students, particularly Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, who turned their heads towards Ye Xiao. Having confirmed that the proctor's words were directed at Ye Xiao, they couldn't help but laugh!

Clearly, they were laughing at Ye Xiao, wondering if he was thinking of cheating right before the test? At that moment, they were even more convinced that Ye Xiao couldn't possibly achieve the scores he had promised before!

"Everyone, focus on your test!" the proctor announced, seeing many students looking at Ye Xiao.

Hearing the proctor's words, the classroom quieted down considerably, and the students resumed answering the questions at a fast pace.

Ye Xiao looked at the test paper; indeed, they were the same questions for which Yao Zhengming had given him the answers. Now, with the test paper in front of him and the answers in mind, all he had to do was transfer those answers from his brain to his test paper with his pen. So, Ye Xiao got to work!

Ye Xiao was extremely quick with his pen. As soon as he picked it up, he began to write as if flying. His writing speed was even faster than most people typing on a computer. In no time at all, he had finished half of the questions!

During the exam, the proctors would occasionally walk around the room. So, one of the proctors stood up and started moving around. When she approached Ye Xiao, she was startled by his rapid pace of answering. She had originally thought that with such speed, his handwriting would surely be very sloppy. But when this veteran teacher of twenty or thirty years saw Ye Xiao's writing, she was surprised. The characters looked as if they were stamped out by a machine, and because Ye Xiao was using a black ink pen, the answers on his test paper looked like they had been printed. Yet, each character was written under the observation of the proctor!

"Teacher, I'm not cheating, am I?" Ye Xiao suddenly looked up at the enthralled proctor as he continued to answer the questions.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, the proctor was taken aback for a moment, then offered a faint smile, saying, "Your handwriting is beautiful. Take your time with the test, there's still plenty of it left."

"Thank you, teacher. I'll definitely aim for first place!" Ye Xiao said to the proctor with a chuckle.

At Ye Xiao's words, everyone was speechless. Who does that? The teacher just made a casual remark, and he actually took it seriously, even saying he would aim for first place. Isn't this the kind of thing you shouldn't really say?

The proctor heard Ye Xiao's assertion, smiled without comment, and moved on to check on the other students.

The exam was scheduled to last 150 minutes, or two and a half hours, but...

About half an hour after the exam had started, someone suddenly stood up from their seat in the classroom.

"What are you doing?" Seeing a student suddenly stand up, which was a serious breach of exam protocols, a proctor seated at the lectern immediately addressed him sternly.

Of course, this student was Ye Xiao!

At this moment, almost all the students, including Ling Shuya, Zhou Yuyan, Lan Lan, Tang Xuewen, and Wei Yang, turned their eyes towards him, puzzled as to why Ye Xiao had suddenly stood up. Even if someone didn't know the answers, they should still persist until halfway through the exam, but the test had only been going for half an hour.

"Teacher, I'm ready to hand in my paper!" Ye Xiao said to the proctor with a smile.

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, the proctor and everyone present trembled with astonishment.

Handing in his paper?

Just thirty minutes into the exam, and he's already handing in his paper? Could it be because he doesn't know the answers and is submitting a blank sheet?

Perhaps it was because he had just seen Ye Xiao's beautiful handwriting, so the invigilating teacher kindly advised Ye Xiao, "Student, it's alright if you don't know the answers. You still have two hours. Take your time and answer the questions, no need to rush!"

Ye Xiao immediately said with confusion, "Teacher, has the school made a rule against turning in papers early?"

"This..." The invigilating teacher thought for a moment and then said, "There shouldn't be!"

"That settles it," Ye Xiao said with a smile, undeterred by the invigilator and all the students' strange looks. He firmly looked at the teacher once more, "Please collect my paper, Teacher!"

Seeing Ye Xiao so resolute, the invigilating teacher couldn't help feeling a little upset. After all, they had kindly reminded him, but why was this person still so stubborn? Since he was so insistent, why bother?

"Hand over your paper then!" The teacher said a bit irritably.

Ye Xiao didn't care and walked straight up to the podium, where he handed his paper to the teacher.

After receiving the paper, the invigilating teacher, looking at the confidence emanating from Ye Xiao, asked tentatively, "Are you sure you don't want to think it over? This is a Chinese exam; you can still think about it."

But Ye Xiao didn't appreciate the gesture and instead said to the teacher, "Teacher, could you please not delay me from going out? If I write another word, I won't get a perfect score."

When the invigilating teacher heard this, they immediately snorted coldly and said, "Go on out!"

Both the invigilating teacher and all the students were quite annoyed with Ye Xiao's statement, 'Writing one more word won't get a perfect score.' People can be arrogant, but there's a limit, isn't there? What was this all about?

Ye Xiao didn't care about anyone's looks; he walked out of the classroom with a smile, while the invigilating teacher started looking through his paper. Initially, they only noticed Ye Xiao's beautiful handwriting, but after looking through a few major questions, they were taken aback by the change in their expression. The student had completed all the answers, and many of them so perfectly? When did Minghai Academy produce such an exceptional talent?

Meanwhile, Ye Xiao, having stepped out of the academic building, was, of course, certain about his own paper. If there was a problem with answering according to the standard answers, then it must be the paper's fault.

Actually, Ye Xiao had intended to hand in his paper later. However, five minutes before the exam began, he received a text message from Zhou Hao. It said that 'Blood Blade' had fully assembled and could enter Minghai Academy at any moment!

An issue with Minghai Academy's security was certainly a big deal, so after leaving the academic building, Ye Xiao immediately headed outside the school.

Once out of the school, Ye Xiao initially planned to visit Blue-tailed Fox, but then he suddenly thought of someone and turned towards another place.

Inside a room at a hotel near Minghai Academy!

A cold and beautiful woman was sitting cross-legged on the floor, astonishingly spinning on the spot without any external force. She was moving rapidly, relying solely on her Inner Power True Qi, and as she spun, her hands were constantly forming different gestures, her eyes closed, yet her eyeballs kept moving!

In this world, there are two types of Martial Arts geniuses. One is the true genius, blessed with extraordinary talent. The other is the pseudo-genius, who leverages high-level Internal Cultivation Methods, hence progressing rapidly during the early stages of their training.

Clearly, this beautiful and cold woman was such a figure.

Around the beautiful woman, there was a considerable amount of Inner Power True Qi circulating, indicating that she was nearing the Yellow Rank Middle Stage.

Knock, knock, knock!

A knock on the door interrupted the beautiful woman's martial arts practice.

The beautiful woman slowly ended her practice and looked towards the door. Even though she didn't open it, she could already sense who was there.

She immediately rose to her feet and swiftly walked to the door, opening it.

Standing at the door was a handsome young man—none other than Ye Xiao.

"Such dense True Qi. It seems your strength has improved," Ye Xiao said with a smile to the beautiful woman.

Obviously, everyone had guessed; this cold and beautiful woman was none other than Huo Feng, whom Ye Xiao had left at the hotel. Huo Feng's meridians had reached a perfect state, and she was currently cultivating the Internal Cultivation Methods altered by Ye Xiao. Its rank was at least Advanced Xuan Rank, perhaps even Earth Rank; hence, Huo Feng's cultivation was progressing rapidly.

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