Douluo Continent: My name is Lu Mingfei, and my martial soul is Lu Mingze.

Lu Mingfei exchanged a few words with Wang Dong and found that although Wang Dong was sharp-tongued, his voice was very weak, and he had to pant after every sentence, which clearly indicated that he was seriously injured.

Feeling a little guilty, he kept quiet.

Wang Dong was also tired. He closed his eyes, leaned against the pillow, and his breathing gradually calmed down.

The room was quiet for a while.

Zhang Lexuan put down her cup and looked at Lu Mingfei.

"How are you feeling?"

Lu Mingfei stretched his arms, his whole body aching, as if someone had rolled him up from head to toe with a rolling pin.

"It's alright, I won't die."

"That's good," Zhang Lexuan said. "You've been unconscious for almost a week."

Lu Mingfei was taken aback.

"A week?"

"Yes, a full six days," Zhang Lexuan said. "Today is the seventh day."

Lu Mingfei's eyes widened.

He felt like he had just taken a nap, maybe a few hours at most, but when he opened his eyes, a week had passed?

"So today is..." He calculated the date, and his expression suddenly changed.

"Is the grade-level assessment coming up soon?"

Zhang Lexuan thought for a moment and then said, "The second-year grade assessment is scheduled to begin the day after tomorrow."

Lu Mingfei felt as if his heart had been squeezed tightly.

the day after tomorrow?

He looked down at himself; he was covered in injuries, his soul power was completely depleted, and even standing up was a bit of a struggle.

Are you going to take the grade-level assessment in this state?

Even when he was in good form, he couldn't beat them. Now that he's low on health, wouldn't he just be feeding them to the enemy?

"It's all over, it's all over, it's all over." Lu Mingfei covered his head and curled up into a ball.

"I'm going to have to repeat a year."

Wang Dong opened his eyes, glanced at him, and curled his lip.

"Repeat a year? With your skills, repeating a year would be too lenient for you. I think you should be expelled directly."

Lu Mingfei ignored him and continued to wail, clutching his head.

"Why am I so unlucky? I finally managed to get into Shrek Academy... no, I finally managed to get into Shrek Academy, but I'm going to be kicked out before I even finish my second year. How am I going to face anyone after this?"

Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but laugh again when she saw his funny expression.

"You don't need to be too pessimistic. You don't necessarily have to win the grade-level assessment. Just persevere for a while and you'll be scored based on your performance."

"Hold on for a while?" Lu Mingfei looked up, his face filled with despair.

"Senior, look at me now. My soul power is less than 10%, and I'm covered in wounds. I can't even last a short while. I'd be a sitting duck if I went up there."

Zhang Lexuan naturally knew what was going on. Compared to Wang Dong, whose injuries were not serious, it would indeed affect the assessment, especially for someone like Lu Mingfei who was always at the bottom of the class.

"I still have one day left to recover properly, and I should be able to recover some of my strength," Zhang Lexuan said.

"What can you recover in a day?" Lu Mingfei lamented. "I'm not a Saiyan who can be fully recovered after a good night's sleep."

Wang Dong clicked his tongue in disapproval.

"Can you stop howling? You're acting like a woman."

Lu Mingfei turned to look at him, his eyes lighting up.

"Wang Dong, you're also taking the freshman assessment tomorrow, right?"

Wang Dong's face stiffened for a moment.

"How can I participate with my injuries like this?"

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a sense of balance.

"Oh, so you're also at the bottom of the class? Then let's team up, so we can keep each other company."

Wang Dong's face darkened even more.

"Who wants to be at the bottom of the class with you? I'm different from you; I've already had someone apply for a postponement of my assessment."

"Postponed?" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened. "It can be postponed?"

"Of course you can," Wang Dong said. "As long as you have a legitimate reason, such as serious injury or illness, you can apply for a postponement. You can retake the exam after you recover."

Lu Mingfei turned to look at Zhang Lexuan.

"Senior, I also want to postpone my application."

Zhang Lexuan shook her head.

"Your situation is rather special. Wang Dong's injury was caused by you, but your injury... well, it's something you did because you were tired from hitting him, so it's not a legitimate reason."

Lu Mingfei: "..."

He felt that the world was full of malice towards him.

"So, do I really have to go up and fight tomorrow?"

"Okay," Zhang Lexuan said, "but don't worry, the teachers will give you a score based on your actual performance, and they won't make things too difficult for you."

Lu Mingfei sighed and collapsed onto the bed.

"Fine, let's leave it to fate."

He looked at the ceiling and began talking to himself again.

"I, Lu Mingfei, have spent my life doing good deeds, helping old ladies and giving up my seat to children. How did I end up like this? God, you are not fair!"

"You've only lived for a little over ten years, and you've spent your whole life doing good deeds and accumulating merit?" Wang Dong couldn't help but complain.

"Were you perhaps a good person in your past life?"

"I was a dragon in my past life," Lu Mingfei said.

"It's a pity we got scammed."

Wang Dong couldn't understand what he was saying, rolled his eyes, and ignored him.

Zhang Lexuan found it quite interesting, watching Lu Mingfei complain and blaming others, the smile on her lips never fading.

This little guy talks in a strange way, but he's quite funny.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Zhang Lexuan said.

The door was pushed open, and Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao walked in.

Huo Yuhao was carrying a bag filled with fruit and snacks. Xiao Xiao was holding a bouquet of flowers, which looked like wildflowers picked from beside the training field.

"Hello, Senior Zhang." The two greeted Zhang Lexuan first.

Zhang Lexuan nodded.

Huo Yuhao walked to Lu Mingfei's bedside, put the bag on the table, and looked at Lu Mingfei's expression.

"Senior, you're awake? How are you feeling?"

"Not bad, I'm still alive," Lu Mingfei said.

Huo Yuhao walked to Wang Dong's bedside again, looked at the bandages covering his body, and frowned.

"Wang Dong, are you badly injured?"

"Stop talking." Wang Dong closed his eyes, not wanting to recall.

It seems like I started it? And then I got a good beating. I'll have to go back and ask my uncles what happened. How could I be possessed?

Xiao Xiao placed the flowers on Wang Dong's bedside table, then turned to Lu Mingfei, hesitated for a moment, and spoke.

"Senior Lu."

Lu Mingfei looked at her.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Xiao took a deep breath, as if she had made a great decision.

"I was wrong to speak ill of you before and think you lacked ability."

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

"What did you say? I didn't hear you. Say it again?"

Xiao Xiao gritted her teeth.

"I said, I misjudged you, senior is indeed very capable."

A smile instantly bloomed on Lu Mingfei's face.

He sat up straight, grimacing in pain all over his body, but still tried his best to look like a wise man.

"Yes, it's good that you know."

He cleared his throat: "Actually, I've always been very low-key and never flaunt my abilities. But gold always shines, just like a firefly in the night; no matter how hard you try to hide it, it will always catch fire."

Xiao Xiao's lips twitched.

"Senior, I was just being polite, please don't take it seriously."

"You're being polite?" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened. "What you say is like water spilled on the ground. How can you call it being polite? You just said I'm very capable, and everyone heard that."

He looked at Huo Yuhao.

"Yuhao, did you hear that?"

Huo Yuhao looked embarrassed, unsure whether to nod or shake his head.

Xiao Xiao rolled her eyes.

"Alright, alright, senior is really capable, he's the best in the world. So, you'll definitely pass the grade-level assessment easily tomorrow, right?"