Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

His youthful attire, reminiscent of a high school or college student, suited him perfectly, highlighting one word—youthful vibe.

Mu Yulan: "???"

When did Gengar develop a talent for taking artistic photos?

She asked tentatively, "Where did you take this picture? This young man looks quite handsome."

She was pleased that Gengar had developed interests other than eating.

If Gengar likes taking artistic photos, let him take them. It's better than staying at home every day eating snacks and drinking sugary drinks, getting so fat he can barely float.

"genger?"

What are you talking about? This person is my prime suspect!

Gengar immediately complained to Mu Yulan about it.

What? This boy answered the questions incredibly fast during the exam, even faster than the people ahead of him...

Some students, after handing in their papers, refused to leave and caused a scene in the examination room, even making the invigilators scream...

Gengar racked its brains to list Su Hao's seven deadly sins, getting more and more excited as it spoke.

But he didn't notice that Mu Yulan's expression was growing increasingly gloomy.

“gen...genger!!”

Unaware of the impending storm, Gengar continued his long-winded discourse.

“Gengar.” Mu Yulan’s voice was very calm.

"genger?"

Hey?

"Are you lying? Did you appear in front of the test takers?"

“gen.......”

Gengar's red eyes, no longer filled with excitement, involuntarily shifted to the other side.

Having spent so many years with Gengar, Mu Yulan knows whether Gengar is about to fart or use the Sludge Bomb move just by lifting its butt.

Seeing Gengar's guilty look, she knew that Gengar was either hiding something or exaggerating something.

"Dinner will be halved for the next few days, and snacks will not be provided for a week!"

"Gen?!"

"Gengger!!!"

Gengar's screams echoed throughout the city of Demon City—

......

Su Hao, Yangcheng, Sichuan Province

The person lives in Villa 3, Unit 11-45. His father is Su Xu, the Fire-type Gym Leader, and his mother is Professor Su Qing, the Pokémon Expert.

"Interesting... Someone from a family of trainers coming here to take the junior breeder exam?"

"The reason for not taking the exam in Chengdu, where there is a branch, must be that you came to Shanghai to visit your mother, right?"

......

When Su Hao returned to the waiting room after submitting the anonymous report, his first impression was of the noise. People who had just finished the exam and even strangers were gathered together, discussing the exam questions and speculating about their scores.

"Su Hao, over here!"

A girl with braided pigtails waved at Su Hao, with two boys and a girl beside her.

These are the four people he met after experiencing the riot in Examination Room No. 1.

The girl with braided pigtails is named Liu Yue, a freshman at a relatively ordinary university in Shanghai.

The other two boys, Zhao Xing and He Kun, are both sophomores living in Shanghai.

Zhao Xing is a student at Shanghai University, while He Kun and Liu Yue are from the same university.

The last girl was named Li Xin. She was the only one among the four who was about the same age as Su Hao. She said that her family was a family of educators, and she came to the exam to broaden her horizons.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, have the results been released yet?"

Zhao Xing said, "Not yet. We just went over the questions and we're starting to feel a little more confident."

"Speaking of which, Su Hao, you said you're a senior high school student from Yangcheng, Sichuan Province. How come you're thinking about the Nurturing Master exam in Shanghai? I remember there's a branch of the Nurturing Master Association in Chengdu too?" Li Xin asked.

She was a little curious why Su Hao didn't take the exam near his own city, but instead came to Shanghai.

The Exam for the Shanghai Breeders Association is clearly much harder, but judging from Su Hao's relaxed demeanor as he handed in his paper in just ten or twenty minutes, it doesn't seem like he came here because he thought the Shanghai exam was easy.

"My mother works here, and I came to visit her this time, and also wanted to try my luck in passing the exam," Su Hao said modestly.

He Kun suddenly spoke up, mysteriously saying, "Let's not talk about that for now. I just heard some rather exciting news."

"what?"

He Kun's behavior aroused the curiosity of several people, including Su Hao.

"When I came out of the exam room, I heard a boy bragging to a few girls next to him."

He said, "The questions for the novice cultivator assessment are far too easy. I answered them with ease and got a perfect score of 100 without any problem."

"One hundred points? I'm not even very confident. Getting the round shadow question is too difficult..." Li Xin said in disbelief.

Even she, who was raised by her parents who were highly educated, dared not say she could get a perfect score. Where did this boy get the confidence to be so sure before the results were even out?

"Do you remember that boy saying his name? We'll find out by looking at the scores on the big screen later," Zhao Xing asked.

He Kun racked his brains, trying to recall: "His name? Let me think... I remember those girls calling him by his name."

"Shu... his name should be Shu Hongyuan!"

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Chapter 153 Cheater

"I think I vaguely remember this person."

It was Li Xin who spoke; she vaguely remembered the boy with that name.

Su Hao asked with great interest, "Do you know him?"

The other three also moved slightly closer to Li Xin, each with an excited expression on their face.

"I wouldn't say we know each other, but he's a fairly well-known figure in our grade..."

"He transferred to our school six months ago. After enrolling, he often spent a lot of money treating his classmates or younger students to meals and outings. He was quite famous in our senior year. Everyone thought he was a rich second-generation from a wealthy family."

"I've heard that he's very particular about his clothes, food, housing, and transportation, but I've never met him. All I know are these hearsay stories, the truth of which I don't know. Besides, the people I know might not be the same people He Kun just met." Liu Yue searched her memory and told him everything she knew.

"Being a rich kid...that's great." He Kun crossed his arms, looking very envious.

After chatting about gossip, the five people, who weren't very familiar with each other yet, fell into an awkward silence. Suddenly, Zhao Xing pointed to the huge display screen hanging in the hall of the Breeders Association and said, "Hey... look, the big screen is starting to refresh the results!"

The hall fell silent instantly after Zhao Xing's voice began to ring out.

On the big screen, the scores were listed in descending order of ranking.

[Tie for first place: Shu Hongyuan, Zhao Zihao, Ai Luoli, Shi Yi – 100 points]

Second place: Su Hao – 99 points

[Tie for third place: Li Xin, Liao Xiaoxing, Han Shaofeng – 96 points]

[Tie for fourth: Zhao Xing and Liu Yue – 95 points]

......

[Tie for ninth: He Kun... - 90 points]

[All those listed above have passed the written examination for the Junior Breeder Assessment. Please attend the practical examination tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM on the fourth floor of the Breeder Association.]

The large screen repeatedly displayed the exam scores, highlighted in red, in a sorted order.

A moment later, those who repeatedly confirmed that they had failed broke down!

"Three years! Three years! I've taken the exam three times and still haven't passed. Do you know how I've gotten through these three years?"

"Waaaaah, I failed again!"

"I've been taking the written exam for ten years and still haven't passed... Maybe it's really time to give up."

Unlike the gloomy faces of those who failed the exam, those who passed were singing and dancing, practically ready to hold a feast on the spot.

Standing next to Su Hao, Zhao Xing grumbled, "It's not like he got a certificate, why is he so excited..."

"It's normal for some people to be excited after taking the written exam many times." Liu Yue, as the only one among them who took the exam for the second time, has a lot to say about this.

Li Xin covered her mouth in surprise and said, "But Su Hao, you are really amazing. You actually got 99 points. It's a pity that you were just a little short of 100."

"It's alright, after all, I've reviewed quite a bit... But Shu Hongyuan not only actually got a perfect score, but three other people did too. I'm a little curious about him."

Su Hao was very surprised. He was confident that he had answered every question correctly. Where did he go wrong?

"Hey, look, that's the boy I just saw!"