Mu Jianling’s words immediately invigorated the students in the training room.
This—
Shen Changqing’s success clearly showed the devastated students a clear direction: it turned out that passing the acting assessment wasn’t hard as long as one managed their emotions properly.
Especially for Chu Jiaojiao, Ji You, Yue Qiyuan... These people, thinking that even the honest Shen Changqing could pass, why couldn’t they?
Thus, everyone began to think of either sad or joyful past experiences...
This was the first time adding an acting assessment, and Mu Jianling didn’t increase the difficulty. She only asked the students to perform simple emotional changes, such as crying, laughing, sadness, anger, joy... and the like.
Afterwards.
One after another, approximately dozens of students passed the assessment.
Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiyuan, and a few others, of course, passed the assessment. However, Mu Jianling might have had higher expectations for Ji You; the questions for Ji You were several times more difficult than for the other students, but fortunately, Ji You succeeded in the assessment thanks to her exquisite acting skills.
Throughout the afternoon, out of 998 students in the Combat Department, only 312 passed the acting assessment, and the rest failed. This included Xuzhou, Zhang Ye, Lou, Lance, Yue Qiguang, and a few others who were mandated to participate in the acting assessment.
Mu Jianling looked at the pile of students who failed the assessment, curved her lips slightly, and said, "Those who didn’t pass the assessment will have their natural food supply cut off for a week. For Xuzhou, Zhang Ye, Yue Qiguang, and other mandatory participants, no supply for two weeks and corresponding academic points deducted."
Upon hearing this, the students who failed instantly wailed in despair.
Cruel.
Truly too cruel.
Then.
Mu Jianling continued, "Furthermore, the students who failed the assessment will have an additional performing arts class for 30 minutes every day after school for the next two weeks. I’ll invite a senior performing arts expert from the Alliance to teach you."
Whoa~
The students stared wide-eyed: [We still have to take acting classes?]
Mu Jianling observed their expressions and snorted coldly, "What, unwilling?"
The students shook their heads together: "No!"
Mu Jianling stated, "That’s good. You must know that inviting this performing arts expert isn’t free. After the class, those who still haven’t passed the acting assessment will have 30 academic points deducted."
Students: "!!!"
Wouldn’t these deductions lead to failing the course?
Mu Jianling glanced at the time, speaking indifferently: "Class dismissed."
Usually, every time a class ended, the students would enthusiastically rush towards the cafeteria, but today their mood wasn’t very high, mostly because of what Teacher Mu said.
Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, and Shen Changqing weren’t affected much. They went to the cafeteria for a meal and then hurried to the horse stables to clean. Ji You was even more miserable; she had to clean an extra rabbit shed.
The group rushed out of the training room and Ji You caught up to Sheng Qingyan, planning to mooch a ride from this free chauffeur, but the free chauffeur had a very bad expression today, seemingly in a terrible mood.
Ji You asked puzzledly, "Little Cutie, what’s wrong with you? Don’t tell me you are going to cry because you didn’t pass the assessment?"
Cry?
Sheng Qingyan raised his head and glared at Ji You, grumbling, "Cry? Impossible."
Ji You covered her mouth and snickered, teasing, "What were you thinking? Cheating in front of Teacher Mu, you’re lucky not to have been beaten to death."
Sheng Qingyan frowned, "Don’t laugh."
Ji You tilted her head, saying, "Actually, at the beginning, I also thought about using onions, scallions, chili water, Wind Oil Essence for cheating, but fortunately, I was wise enough not to actually do it."
Chili water?
Wind Oil Essence?
Listening to Ji You listing these items, everyone was a bit speechless. This was admittedly audacious.
Sheng Qingyan, looking very upset, decided to strike: "I’m not going to the cafeteria. You, poor dead, figure out your own way."
Ji You glowered, "Then I won’t vouch for you tomorrow."
Sheng Qingyan: "..."
Annoyed, Sheng Qingyan said, "I can’t even eat natural food, okay? Going over there I’d just be gnawing on nutrient solution and staring as you devour ribs. I’m not going there."
With that, he turned and walked away.
This guy was always slack and nonchalant, but when really pushed to do something, it was no easy task, Ji You thought, and decided not to stop him.
Meanwhile, Sheng Qingyan, who would always choose lying down over sitting, and sitting over standing, oddly didn’t directly opt for an automated floating car. Instead, he walked on foot...
His tall figure became more distant with each step, but he never looked back.
Ji You didn’t think too much about it. Yue Qiyuan had already summoned an automated float car. As everyone got in and was ready to head to the cafeteria, suddenly, the always quiet Shen Changqing said, "I’m not going to eat today, you all go ahead."
Yue Qiyuan was surprised, "Huh? You’re not eating?"
All this guy had in his brain was Mecha and combat, plus a fixation on food.
Not eating?
Weird.
Shen Changqing lifted his gaze slightly, glanced towards Sheng Qingyan who was a few hundred meters away, and softly said, "Yeah, I’m not eating."
After saying that, Shen Changqing lightly hopped off the floating car.
Then, Shen Changqing strode toward Sheng Qingyan.
Ji You blinked, "What’s the deal? This is strange."
Yue Qiyuan shook his head, "I’m not sure either."
Ji You looked at Chu Jiaojiao, who frowned slightly, as if she thought of something, but it was fleeting. She quickly grinned and said, "It’s nothing. Shen Changqing probably cried too much today and can’t eat."
Ji You: "..."
...
On this end.
Sheng Qingyan walked briskly, his hands in his pockets. One step, two steps, three steps—his direction didn’t seem to be headed towards the dorms, but rather he looked aimlessly wandering around the campus.
Not needing to look back when he heard footsteps behind him and simply listening to the frequency of the voice, he already knew who it was. Frowning, he said, "Aqing, why are you following me?"
Shen Changqing said, "I’m just passing by."
Sheng Qingyan: "..."
Annoyed, Sheng Qingyan decided to ignore him and thus changed direction, continuing his leisurely wandering.
However.
Shen Changqing also changed his direction.
Annoyed, Sheng Qingyan said, "What exactly do you want by following me?"
Shen Changqing pursed his lips, his expression and tone very serious, "I’m just genuinely passing by."
Sheng Qingyan: "..."
Extending his slender hand, Sheng Qingyan pointed at him and grumbled, "Aqing, what’s wrong with you? How come you’re picking up the persistence of that poor dead soul 4444? It’s not okay..."
"Cough..."
Shen Changqing coughed lightly, his face reddening a bit. Though he wanted to emulate Ji You’s thick skin, he couldn’t quite learn it.
Thus, Shen Changqing thought for a moment, then spoke softly, "Ayan, I saw you crying secretly today."
Sheng Qingyan was so startled he jumped, "What nonsense are you talking? I didn’t cry! How could someone as universally unparalleled and cute as me cry?"
Shen Changqing looked at him, lips pursed, clearly stating, "In the training room, you were indeed crying at first, and then you purposefully smeared on onion water later."