However, in the next second.
Gu Jingyan hadn’t yet settled into the best spot in the middle of the front row.
He felt a breeze of immortal wind pass by, a simple white figure leisurely seated beside him.
"Xiao Yan, what are you staring at?"
Zuzi looked at him with a smile at the shared desk.
Gu Jingyan couldn’t breathe: "..."
Damn, he forgot that Zuzi scored 600, coming in second place.
If seats were arranged by scores instead of donation amounts, Zuzi would still be sitting beside him.
Persistent as a ghost!
Zuzi corrected him earnestly: "It’s ’Persisting like an immortal soul.’ Xiao Yan, your ancestor will supervise your learning well; your history really isn’t great."
Just as he was about to angrily retort, he suddenly remembered Zuzi’s insane 300 score on the comprehensive exam, leaving him speechless.
Bear in mind that he lost a full 50 points on the last history question of the comprehensive exam.
The stark contrast made him endure internal injury: "That question, show me your answer."
Zuzi gladly complied: "Here, but Xiao Yan, can you understand it?"
He was already internally injured to the point where he couldn’t even spit blood!
He quickly scanned through Zuzi’s paper, his face looking rather unpleasant: "Are you sure? This question asked us to analyze the historical origins of Nuwa’s image as a frog or snake. Yet you directly refuted the question, saying Nuwa is neither a frog nor a snake?"
Zuzi: "Oh, of course not."
Frog and snake? What a joke, right?
Gu Jingyan took a deep breath, arguing confidently: "Nuwa is the Creator God. The pronunciation of ’Wa’ is similar to ’frog,’ and almost all ancient murals depict Nuwa as having a human head and snake body or emerging from a frog’s belly. So Nuwa’s true form being a frog or snake is a conclusion from archaeological experts, a basic fact, and you actually denied it?"
What’s even more bizarre is, were the grading teachers blind, giving Zuzi’s nonsense full marks? Giving his serious academic analysis zero?
Not to mention, regarding the history of the era of Nuwa and Fu Xi, his research from childhood is unmatched by anyone.
In this field, his scholarly achievements are equivalent to that of archaeological experts.
If it weren’t for his grandfather opposing him pursuing an archaeology profession, he would’ve already been exceptionally admitted into the archaeological department of Imperial University through dozens of SCI academic papers.
Why would he need to endure hardship just to take the entrance exam in a small place like Qingcheng?
To Zuzi, Gu Jingyan’s long argument received only a casual reply: "What is an archaeology expert? Think they know better than me what Nuwa is?"
He endured and endured, suppressing a belly full of indignation: "Then what do you say Nuwa is?"
Never heard that Nuwa is a dragon.
Gu Jingyan was so angry he almost couldn’t speak: "Do I need to show you the replica I made of the original mural at Dunhuang?"
Zuzi pouted: "No need. If you’ve seen the original mural and still see it as a snake tail, then you’re really blind. It’s obviously a dragon tail."
The two sat in the front row.
Even though they kept their voices low, their conversation easily reached Xing Yue’s ears.
Xing Yue waved the pointer: "Gu Jingyan, there’s no need to argue. You’re right, historically Nuwa’s true form was thought to be a frog or snake."
Gu Jingyan’s expression finally improved slightly.
But the next second, it sank like a pot bottom again.
Only to hear Xing Yue’s tone shift: "But that’s no longer the case. Just a few days ago, in the newly excavated tomb of Nuwa at Qingcheng Mountain, it clearly showed Nuwa’s true form as a dragon. All the murals and carvings depict dragon tails. This is a new discovery by archaeologists, so the grading teachers changed the answers. You all must keep up with the times."
His first time being criticized for rote learning!
It’s only because he was too busy being tormented by his new deskmate, Zuzi, these past few days to watch the news that he’s become historically out of touch!!!
Nuwa is a dragon? A dragon? Really a dragon???