The boy sat down next to him, incredibly enthusiastic:
"Baiyu-senpai, I'm Oda Qianren, Qian Xue's brother. Of course, I'm also your number one fan, just call me Little Ren!
You know, I've wanted to meet you for a long time!
But for various reasons, I never had the chance, and today I finally did.
I have many academic questions I'd like to ask you."
Oda Qianren went on regardless.
Like a chatterbox, spewing words like beans.
From the situation in the East Prosperity Imperial, to sharing study methods and insights.
Down to what he ate this morning.
Baiyu felt something was off.
This kid seems to really be Qian Xue's brother!
No interest in women.
A lot of interest in him!
There's even a fan club he started at Linjiang Second Middle School.
This kid is the head fan.
His feelings for Baiyu belong to the realm of normal admiration.
"Brother, we should go eat, we have a seminar in the afternoon."
Qian Xue looked embarrassed.
"Right, let's eat. Would you join us, Bai-senpai? This is my sister Oda Chiyuki, it seems like you two already know each other, feel free to chat more."
Oda Qianren pushed Qian Xue over.
Is he recommending his own sister?
This person is terrifying.
For the sake of learning, he'll go to any lengths, even selling out his own sister.
"Uh, let's go together." Baiyu didn't refuse.
The two students from another school were so eager in inviting him, it felt wrong to decline.
The cafeteria at Linjiang First Middle School was excellent.
There were even Exotic Beast meals, great for boosting Blood Qi, though the price was exorbitant.
The three of them headed towards the cafeteria, Oda Qianren insisted on treating, and with financial bravado, told Baiyu to take whatever.
Beside him, Qian Xue's face darkened.
She had no quarrel with Baiyu, but was somewhat fearful of him.
Adding on her previous actions, she realized how rude she had been, intensifying her fear.
Baiyu was indeed a bit angry about her rewriting his mind with Superpower, but not to the extent of begrudging a young girl.
Seeing her behave now, he completely dismissed any thoughts of revenge.
"After the second mock exam, the academic exam results and the college entrance exam results won't differ much, a month or two won't change much. I need to focus on honing Blood Qi, can't mess up the martial exam. I hope to ask Bai-senpai for cultivation advice."
Oda Qianren had a complete study plan for himself.
To apply for Martial Arts School, he not only needed to pass the cultural exam.
But also the martial exam test.
The martial exam content varied each year, they could only enhance their Blood Qi as much as possible to fully prepare.
Anyway, the higher the Blood Qi, the better.
Ideally reaching one hundred sixty cal, which is the ordinary person's limit.
"Who are these roses prepared for?"
Baiyu waited for a long time before asking in a peculiar tone.
Qianren awkwardly scratched his head: "Senpai, you know Pinghong Middle School, right? My girlfriend is from Pinghong Middle School, today they also came for the second mock exam, so..."
Only then did Baiyu feel relieved.
Pinghong Middle School was also a school belonging to Linjiang City.
It wasn't in the urban area, but in the Pinghong Gathering Place, the largest within Linjiang City.
The entire gathering place accommodated over a million residents.
Most of them were lower to middle-class residents.
Due to their harsh upbringing, students were desperate to study hard.
The study atmosphere at Pinghong Middle School was the strongest.
The school enforced strict closed management, students had nothing but studying and sleeping.
And those students were willing, without the slightest complaint, even wishing for tightened restrictions from the school.
Because for most of them, only studying could change their fate.
Pinghong Middle School sends numerous students to the hospital every year.
But their rate of admission to top universities is high, surpassing Linjiang First Middle School.
Every year, Linjiang First Middle School is overshadowed by Pinghong Middle School in the college entrance exam.
Recently, other schools have been imitating Pinghong Middle School's model, causing Linjiang First Middle School's results to trend downwards.
The teachers at Pinghong Middle School were exceedingly proud.
It's the issue giving Linjiang First Middle School's administration the most headache.
"Pinghong Middle School also came, does that mean this afternoon's seminar will have dozens of schools attending together?"
A bold idea popped into Baiyu's mind.
He hadn't experienced a seminar yet.
It's said to be a warm-up for the college entrance exam, held in the afternoon right after the second mock exam, every year.
Moreover, the seminar teacher isn't from the school.
They're brought in from elsewhere, even from Martial Arts Schools, real experts.
"Of course, they're attending together, our teacher dropped a hint. Today's seminar seems to be a secret contest among various schools, concerning future teaching plans." Qianren lowered his voice.
Baiyu was contemplative.
He didn't forget his own task.
The three ate and chatted in the sparsely populated cafeteria.
"Hey, did you also not finish the last question?" Qianren finally noticed the issue.
They had left the exam hall around the same time as Baiyu.
Both he and Qian Xue didn't finish it, they left after struggling with it.
Baiyu, munching on Spiritual Light Fish Meat, replied: "Finished it, the last question was pretty simple, I wrote according to my thoughts and handed it in."
Qianren nodded: "I wrote based on my own thoughts too, luck will determine how many points I get."
Seeing her brother's confident look, Qian Xue internally rebuked.
That question was based on Baiyu, he definitely got high marks by writing from his perspective, you're just echoing nonsense.
She didn't tell her brother this harsh truth, afraid it would scare him.
Half an hour later, Baiyu patted his stomach.
What a satisfying meal.
Qianren ordered all kinds of Exotic Beast ingredients, making Baiyu marveling as he stuffed himself.
Truly, even more extravagant than himself!
No wonder Qian Xue could afford to spend money at the Anomaly Bureau, clearly a family with assets.
Qian Xue also sincerely apologized to Baiyu.
He chose to forgive her.
The three exited together and headed to the location for the afternoon seminar.
This was Linjiang First Middle School's auditorium.
Enough to accommodate over a thousand people without feeling cramped.
The auditorium was divided into many regions today.
"Senpai, I'll head back to the team's master, contact again when the seminar starts."
Qianren reluctantly bid farewell to Baiyu.
Beside him, Qian Xue held her head, speechless at her brother's performance.
After parting from the duo.
Baiyu approached their designated area.
A tall girl was sitting on a chair, playing on her phone.
The girl was eye-catching.
Long black hair draped smoothly down her back, a simple powder-white sweatshirt, and wide kung fu pants below. In the gentle lighting of the auditorium, she sat quietly, resembling a composed painting, filling one's heart with peace.
She stared at her phone, a faint blush rippling across her cheeks.
Her delicate nose, fair skin, subtle dimples sinking in, slender fingers swiping across the screen.
The girl raised her head, eyelashes flickering, placing her phone aside: "Finished the exam?"
"Yeah, finished it, no problem at all, don't worry, old master!"
Baiyu immediately patted his chest.