At this ti, the focus of everyone’s attention in the hall varied. So teachers smiled and praised the familiar nas in the top ten of the Red List, especially Yu Huaijin who ranked first, once again becoming the model female top scorer in the mouths of several teachers, deservedly first in the grade. anwhile, so teachers like Duan Jiuling and Su Changfeng were unusually quiet, and couldn’t help but take out that surprisingly dazzling paper of the unknown Ren character number thirteen to examine it closely...
As for the sixteen female students, their whispered discussions also had different focal points. So female students were increasingly hopeful that this Ren character number thirteen was a student from their own hall, while so felt disappointed because the excellent students they had originally guessed might be ’Ren character number thirteen’ had already appeared at the top of the list, losing the possibility of being the dark horse.
So female students were more focused and excited about their own outstanding students’ results, Xiao Hongyu was one of them. She held her friend’s hand joyfully and said:
"Xueyou, Xueyou, haha, this ti it’s Xuanji first again, eighty-five points, the full score is only ninety, no, it’s eighty-eight, it’s almost impossible to get a full score in Scripture aning Skill and Poetry and Prose Skill, Xuanji is really incredible, such a dominant performance, two points higher than Senior Chi from Guangye Hall, three points ahead of Senior Han and Senior Gu! But it seems Senior Han didn’t do well this ti, lost second place, letting Senior Gu from Justice Hall catch up!" Student rankings at the top often differ by just one point, like a chasm.
Li Xueyou, searching for a certain na on the Red List, couldn’t help but whisper: "The results of Ren character number thirteen aren’t out yet, this ti they might get double perfect scores..."
Xiao Hongyu shook her head with folded arms, "I don’t believe this Ren character number thirteen can be so extraordinary, perfect score in Classics, who knows if Old Teacher Zeng sent it to the Six Lords above for a strict review, might end up not having even nineteen points they originally had..."
Li Xueyou wanted to say more, Xiao Hongyu playfully knocked her on the head, "Silly Xueyou, who are you really supporting, it’s not from our Shuaixing Hall, you are siding against us."
Li Xueyou closed her mouth, saying no more. She knew Xiao Hongyu was primarily protective of her own hall’s students. Xiao Hongyu likely felt the Ren character number thirteen had already eliminated their Shuaixing’s hall students as possibilities, and was irritated by the constant anticipation from other hall’s female students for this Ren character number thirteen...
Xiao Hongyu, both happy and envious, said: "Xueyou, you’re impressive too, ranking fifth in the academy this ti, second in the hall! Bringing so much honor to our hall."
Li Xueyou shook her head, "I and brother Xu and brother Chen all have the sa score, I was just a bit luckier, having more perfect scores in Art Studies subjects, that’s why I’m ahead, but their Scripture aning Skill and Poetry and Prose Skill are better than mine..."
As she spoke, she seed to recall sothing, and her face turned slightly red with embarrassnt, lowering her head, "Moreover... actually, my Classics might not have gotten seventeen points as expected, could have been lower..."
Xiao Hongyu simply took it as her friend’s shyness, "Xueyou, you’re too modest, no wonder you learn better than , ey... But anyway, you’re definitely in the top ten, along with brother De Lu and brother Peiliang who entered the top ten for the first ti."
Xiao Hongyu’s face showed a bit of excitent, "Our Shuaixing Hall, this ti, has four spots in the top ten!"
Several female students around, hearing this, cast envious glances, Xiao Hongyu proudly raised her chin.
Li Xueyou also smiled happily, but then Xiao Hongyu suddenly thought of sothing, sighed, "But whether we can be first overall in the Six Halls is still uncertain, ey, with Fan Yushu and the other two dragging their feet... The four in the top ten might cancel out the average score boost, the Six Halls first place is still unknown..."
At this mont, the long-absent Old Teacher Zeng walked in from outside the door.
Everyone stopped their discussions and turned their gaze towards him. ng Zhengjun, who had already written more than half, also paused his pen to ask, "Old Teacher Zeng, how is the paper of Ren character number thirteen?"
Inside the hall, a large-chested female teacher who had remained quietly sipping tea without joining the discussions, unchanged in expression, subtly glanced over as she brought her teacup up, slowing her sipping motion.
The newly returned old teacher’s expression was unusually calm, making it hard to read his emotions. He first returned to his seat silently, picked up his teacup, sipped so tea, then turned to look around the quiet hall, taking out a rolled-up paper.
The elder first handed it to Teacher Chen, who eagerly took it and unrolled it. His expression froze montarily upon glancing at it, then he took a deep breath, stood up silently, and finally handed the paper to ng Zhengjun.
The other teachers and female students in the hall grew increasingly curious.
ng Zhengjun also couldn’t help but look at the two Scripture aning Skill teachers who had beco quietly taciturn, then reached out to take the final paper, opened it, looked down at it... and then froze, glancing again, and once more.
The likes-to-be-stern-faced female teacher’s pupils seed to contract.
She stood silently for a while, then suddenly turned, walked towards the Red List, executing an action that took most teachers and students by surprise:
This stern-faced female teacher rose on her toes, using a brush soaked in ink to write a line of bold, colorful text at the top blank space above the current first na "Yu Huaijin" on the Red List.
Jingchen Hall fell into complete silence.
A group of teachers froze again, ten plus female students widened their eyes.
Li Xueyou opened her mouth but was left speechless.
Beside her, Xiao Hongyu initially showed dejection upon seeing the na written at the top, but when those three characters ca into view, her eyes filled with incredulity, taking a step back and rubbing her eyes forcefully.
At the top of the Red List, there it was, a brand new na, behind the three-character na was ’Ren character number thirteen’ and... a perfect score in all six subjects!
anwhile, a large-chested female teacher by the window turned her gaze to the autumn scenery outside, elegantly raised her teacup and took a gentle sip of orchid tea, smiling slightly.
Sotis being too flashy as ’Little Junior Brother’ isn’t good either, quite a headache for ’Senior Sister’...
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PS: I was wrong, brothers, I’m sorry, nearly four thousand characters as compensation, sob sob sob... and got writer’s block, also Little Rong hasn’t had much ti these days, been on the road, went to school to pack luggage, handle so affairs, graduation wrapping up...
I was wrong, brothers, I’m sorry, nearly four thousand characters as compensation, sob sob sob... and got writer’s block,
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