Though there was no yuanqi testing apparatus in the house, everybody should be aware of their own condition.
Jing Jiu was worried that she would make a wrong judgment due to her excessive yuanqi, so he shot her a glance nonetheless.
She was still wearing the same blue camisole and tight trousers that accentuated her curves.
After making sure that she had succeeded, Jing Jiu pulled back his gaze and said, "Congratulations."
This congratulation was said without any emotional fluctuation, and she couldn't sense his sincerity. Yet, Zong Lizi was fully aware that he was such a person. It was a great honor for him to be willing to congratulate her. She jumped up twice happily and exclaimed in delight, "How come I can pass the fifth level? The test will be held in a few days. Can I still break through the state in such a short period of time? "
It was indeed difficult to break through the state consecutively from the fourth level to the sixth level in such a short period of time. It was understandable that she lacked confidence.
Jing Jiu had nothing to say.
He had opened a channel for her and infused some yuanqi into her body. Yet, she had only passed the fifth level, and she even doubted that she could pass the sixth level …
Zong Lizi calmed down from the joy, but she was too calm.
She sat in the chair and looked at the large yellow cat in the photo on the cupboard, remaining silent for a long time.
In fact, she had found some hope.
"Other girls are proud and aloof because they are good-looking and beautiful; it's because they are confident. But I'm not such a person. I have an inferiority complex."
Having said this, Zong Lizi suddenly burst into tears. She kept wiping her tears with her hands, but she couldn't wipe them clean.
Her silvery hair was stuck to her face by her tears and sweat, looking a bit sorry and pitiful.
It was true that she had an inferiority complex. It was because her mother had died a long time ago; her father had died a dishonorable death; she didn't even know where her Little Yellow Cat had died; she was very poor; and she was sick and could die at any moment.
This family had been happy before, but it had been tense later; and now it was desolate, even though Jing Jiu had joined the family.
Her silvery hair was not due to her illness; it was dyed, and the roots of her hair had gradually turned black.
It was because she needed to be different from others to conceal her weakness and weakness, like her proud and aloof nature.
However, she was only a sixteen-year-old girl after all. She couldn't hold it in any longer. Today, at the moment she broke through to the fifth rank, she finally burst into tears.
Jing Jiu leaned back in his chair and looked at the silver-haired girl in Silence. He didn't say anything, nor did he try to comfort her.
The lives of mortals were very short. In a sense, as long as they were awake enough, they were living from death every day.
This girl was sick. Knowing that her life was even shorter, this feeling of helplessness became stronger.
It was indeed hard to live like this.
"Don't worry. You'll become an exchange student. When you go to the university above, you'll have enough credits to perform gene optimization."
Jing Jiu thought.
Of course, this may not be necessary.
He got up and opened a clean bottle of beer and handed it to her.
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Jing Jiu had finally left the comfortable chair and followed Zong Lizi to the Institute of Cultivation on the day of the test.
He had spent most of his time at home in the last few days, except for going to the library to collect some materials and check out the examination procedures of the gaming company called the Twirling Rain. It would take a long time for him to absorb the knowledge in his mind.
Zong Lizi felt surprised, but she soon figured out the reason. She turned the hood of the tracksuit over her head, blushing slightly.
Jing Jiu reached out his hand and pulled the hood to the back of her head. "It's fine as long as you're fast," he said while staring into her eyes.
The place where the test was held was the gymnasium, not the crowded lawn. It had nothing to do with the explosion of the testing apparatus. It was because the test had to go through a comprehensive examination in addition to the strength and yuanqi value.
The first test was the control of the body. Besides the ten postures that Zong Lizi had practiced in the apartment, the most important test was the ability to pass the test in a low-gravity environment.
There was a special low-gravity environment in the gymnasium. The students participating in the test would enter the environment one by one and perform various movements under the guidance of the examiners.
The movements looked simple, and the environment was not complicated; but only those students who could maintain a steady flow of yuanqi could do it in a low-gravity environment.
The New Era Institute was located in the deep part of the earth's mantle, close to the center of the earth. It was a low-gravity environment to begin with, so the students' daily walking was like practicing. As a result, their performance was quite outstanding. The examiners from above were used to such a scene. All they did was take notes mechanically, without showing any astonished emotion.
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Many students participated in the test, and many others didn't participate for various reasons. They were all watching the show in the gymnasium.
Seeing their classmates climbing and riding at a slow speed under the cliff, they screamed and cheered from time to time.
Leaning against a small door of the gymnasium, Jing Jiu looked in that direction quietly with the hood covering his face.
His silver hair was tied up tightly that day, swaying at a very slow speed under the low-gravity environment; it looked like the slow-motion scenes in the movies.
Under such circumstances, anything that would affect the balance would be troublesome.
The braid was not the tail of an animal; one couldn't control which way it swayed.
Seeing this scene, Jing Jiu thought of Zhao Layue, thinking that it was a good decision to cut his hair short.
The surprised screams and scattered applause suddenly broke out in the gymnasium, bringing him back to his senses.
Zong Lizi had passed the last and most difficult test. She jumped down from the rope and hugged a female student happily.
Jing Jiu remembered that the female student was called Lu something, and that she was a good liar.
Though Zong Lizi was fully aware that she was not a good person, she hugged her tightly, her face full of joy.
By now, Jing Jiu realized that all the children were good at lying.
Seven or eight classmates surrounded Zong Lizi and congratulated her happily; but the atmosphere among the crowd was different. Some of them looked at her in surprise, and some didn't even try to conceal their jealousy and anger. Someone said in a mocking tone, "If her father hadn't committed suicide, she wouldn't have been qualified to enter our institute. Do you know? She has been living in the underground neighborhood. You all know how strong the gravity there is. Of course she's good at it. "
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The second test was the most common one, and it was also the most popular one among the students who were hostile to Zong Lizi: the test of source energy.
The testing apparatus at the New Era Institute had exploded a few days ago. The police had investigated it for a long time, but they couldn't find any trace of human sabotage, so they had no choice but to attribute it to natural aging.
The testing apparatus was very expensive. It was impossible for it to be approved the first time they applied for a budget, and it would take them a long time to go back and forth with the government. As the New Era Institute was in a dilemma, a large gaming company suddenly came to them and sponsored a brand new testing apparatus of the highest level. The institute was pleasantly surprised, not only because of the testing apparatus itself, but also because they could establish a connection with this large gaming company. As such, they wouldn't have to worry about the sponsorship in the future.
The testing apparatus sponsored by the gaming company was indeed of a high level, and it could test a few students at the same time. As such, the test proceeded very quickly, just like a certain program of the gaming company.
It didn't take long before it was Zong Lizi's turn. She walked to the front of the testing apparatus under the countless gazes of disdain, mockery, sympathy, and nervousness, and reached her hand into the apparatus.
Then, she closed her eyes.
It seemed that the discussions, mockery, and gazes of the crowd had no effect on her.
Whoosh!!!
The silvery hair tousled in the air.
The crowd screamed in surprise.
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Unexpectedly, Zong Lizi had reached the sixth level of the Fire-Observing State!
It was well known that among the students taking part in the test that day, only seven had reached the sixth level, and they were all outstanding students who were thought highly of.
Zong Lizi lived in the underground neighborhood and couldn't afford a private tutor, let alone any resources for Cultivation. How could she advance from the fourth level to the sixth level in such a short time?
At the moment, the gazes of mockery and disdain toward her had become less, replaced by more shock and bewilderment.
Zong Lizi took a deep breath and walked to the last testing field.
Did the discussions and gazes have no effect on her? Of course not.
When she couldn't see any hope, she could hide in the shell of her silvery hair, wearing an expressionless face and pretending that she didn't care about anything.
Now that she had seen a glimmer of hope, it was natural for her to feel nervous.
The last test was the actual combat, which she had no experience in.
As she walked into the combat field, which was completely isolated by a transparent material, her breathing had gradually calmed down, but she felt increasingly nervous. She halted her steps reflexively and turned around to look at the crowd.
She didn't see that face in the crowd.
Well, his face was always hidden in the shadow under the hat, not giving others a chance to see it. She could only see it when she was at home.
Thinking of this, Zong Lizi felt proud and happy, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly.
Just as she had said before, she was indeed very beautiful. At this moment, her silver hair fluttered in the wind and her smile rippled. Many boys in the crowd were stunned.
The expression on the girl named Lu Shuiqian's face changed slightly, and then she laughed out, waving her hand toward Zong Lizi's gaze.
Zong Lizi didn't heed her this time. Her gaze kept searching the crowd, but she didn't see anyone wearing a hat.
As she felt disappointed, she suddenly saw a figure by the small door in the distance.
She couldn't see the person's appearance clearly because he was too far away, nor could she see his face or the hat covering his face. All she could see was that he wore a white cloth.
Yet, she knew it was him.
The crowd in the gymnasium was noisy, but he was in the distance, leaning against the door.
He was really lazy.
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(After yesterday's chapter was published, some readers sent me a private message. They were worried that I was mocking myself for not selling my book or something … This … was really just for fun. I sold my book before I started writing it. I'm really popular, I'm just using heart gestures ~)
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