Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

"We've been waiting for you, the prettiest girl in the class!"

Qian Kai greeted them with a big smile, and Wang Wei, Xie Zong, and the others also gathered around.

Bai Qingqing glanced around but didn't see Shen Bai. Her eyes dimmed, but Xie Beibei called out first, "Where's Shen Bai? Hasn't he arrived yet?"

Qian Kai and the others' faces immediately darkened. "Only you are thinking about this school heartthrob every day."

A female classmate named Yu Yan pointed to one side and exclaimed, "Here he comes! Shen Bai is here!"

Everyone looked up and saw Shen Bai dressed in a black business suit, speeding towards them on a flying skateboard.

"Shen Bai, it's just a class reunion, you don't need to dress so formally, do you?"

Xie Zong snorted, "This school heartthrob is usually a loner. Everyone else is dressed casually today, but you're wearing a suit."

"Sorry, I just got off work!"

Shen Bai put away his flying skateboard and tossed it into his storage ring, then looked at the crowd.

The most eye-catching one was Bai Qingqing, wearing a white dress that revealed her imposing figure, her slender waist, and her long, fair legs. Her beautiful curves, usually hidden by her school uniform, were on full display. Her crystal-clear feet were clad in black sandals, adding a touch of allure.

It's clear that Bai Qingqing is wearing light makeup; she's already beautiful, but tonight she's even more radiant.

Xie Beibei, Yu Yan and other female classmates also wore makeup to varying degrees, while Qian Kai and others appeared to be wearing casual clothes, but it was obvious that they were all carefully selected new fashion items.

The college entrance examination seems to be a dividing line; after passing it, one's mindset and mental outlook will undergo a huge change!

She could be described as a pretty young girl before, but now she's a beautiful fairy!

He used to be described as a handsome young man, but now he's an ambitious young man!

The college entrance examination may seem like just an exam, but it is a baptism for students.

From mind to body.

Shedding immaturity, blossoming into beauty!

Shed your timidity, radiate confidence!

"Are you at work?"

Xie Beibei chimed in at the opportune moment: "When did this happen?"

Everyone knew that Shen Bai had been working odd jobs to earn tuition and living expenses, but no one expected that Shen Bai had already started working. Especially when the two of them were dressed in contrasting ways, it was as if they were facing an adult. This sense of disparity made some people feel ashamed.

We're both 18 years old, but while I'm still at home asking for money, my classmates are already getting paid!

The difference is too big!

What shocked everyone even more was that Shen Bai had somehow entered the Innate Realm and possessed a storage ring!

Even with the eyesight of these eighth and ninth level students, they couldn't tell that Shen Bai had already entered the Qi Refining stage, but being able to use a storage ring was definitely a sign of stepping into the Innate stage!

I thought he was only at the Extreme Realm, but now he has stepped into the Innate Realm. Is the gap between us getting bigger and bigger?

Qian Kai, Wang Wei, and other male classmates had bitterness in their mouths.

The eyes of Bai Qingqing, Xie Beibei, and other female classmates were filled with undisguised admiration and affection. Even the other girls, whose attention had been diverted by the elites of the capital, were now getting restless.

Innate Realm, Storage Ring, Going to Work.

These three words together completely overshadowed the still somewhat immature male classmates around them.

Who would have thought that the school heartthrob who was once at the bottom of the class and came from a poor family would become a handsome, rich, and successful man?

Several female classmates exchanged glances and squeezed towards Shen Bai. However, Bai Qingqing and Xie Beibei blocked them all from the left and right.

As Shen Bai walked with everyone into the hotel, he casually remarked, "After the second mock exam!"

"After the second mock exam? That means you started working right after the Chinese New Year? Which company?"

Wang Wei and Xie Zong exchanged a glance, both seeing the disbelief in each other's eyes: "It's not some kind of errand company or insurance company, is it?"

Xie Beibei rolled her eyes at the two of them: "Does a delivery company require you to dress like this for work? Would an insurance company hire a high school student with no connections?"

Bai Qingqing looked at Shen Bai, but saw that he didn't seem inclined to explain, so they had no choice but to go into the private room first.

Only forty students from the class were present. The young people didn't have any concept of main or secondary seats; they only had one thought: to sit next to a beautiful girl.

Although the girls wanted to sit with the boys they liked, they were a little shy, so in the end the boys sat at one table and the girls at another.

"Great idea! That's a good idea!"

The boys immediately started shouting, while the girls shyly pretended to disagree, but their objections were quickly suppressed.

Soon, the seats for boys and girls were all separated, and then some boys with ulterior motives began to seek out the boys next to the girls they liked to engage in illicit sexual transactions.

The seating arrangement alone caused everyone to play for a while before they finally settled down.

In the end, Qian Kai sat down next to Bai Qingqing as he had wished.

Shen Bai was standing next to Xie Beibei.

Seeing that Shen Bai showed no intention of participating at all, Bai Qingqing bit her lip, stood up, walked to Xie Beibei's side, and stared at her intently.

Xie Beibei exclaimed angrily, "Sister, don't go too far!"

Bai Qingqing remained silent. Xie Beibei stamped her foot, got up, and sat down next to Qian Kai. Bai Qingqing smiled beautifully and gently sat down.

"Whoa—"

Everyone started making a fuss; the girls were jealous, and the boys were even more jealous.

No one expected Bai Qingqing to be so bold today. Normally, she was always quiet and reserved, and had never taken such the initiative before.

Qian Kai was furious, his face turning ashen. He had promised the other boys many benefits to get the seat, but he never expected Bai Qingqing to leave on her own!

How could he possibly switch back to her side?

[Ding! 20 rivals' jealousy levels have reached 100. You can draw one of their abilities.]

Please select 20 abilities from the following list of 20 rivals in love.

[Skill 1: Beginner Origami]

[Skill 2: Basic Billiards Techniques]

[Ability 3: Double the alcohol tolerance of an average person]

……

Looking at the ability values ​​given to him by the system, Shen Bai was stunned!

Students, is this all the ability you have? You can't even properly take advantage of freebies!

No wonder, these classmates are not as good as me in either humanities or martial arts, and they can't even match me in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing. The only abilities they can draw are these strange little ones.

This made Shen Bai realize once again the importance of social circles.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully extracting abilities from 102 rivals three times, earning the title "Enemy of a Hundred." This title prevents powerful individuals, even those a major realm above the host, from detecting the host's cultivation level. This title's effect will upgrade as the host's title increases.]

[Ding! System Shop Update.]

……

A series of prompts overwhelmed Shen Bai, but the appearance of the system shop immediately caught his attention.

The new title's ability is easy to see; it's a fixed skill called "Concealing Breath Technique." Since I'm currently in the Qi Refining stage, even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can't detect my true cultivation level.

As one's cultivation level increases, this skill will always have a fixed effect: preventing those one realm above oneself from detecting one's abilities.

This is a permanent skill, much safer than learning the Concealing Breath Technique on your own!

Moreover, once you get the title again, this skill can be upgraded, which means that even more people will be unable to figure out your true strength.

Shen Bai happily opened the system shop and saw a money symbol in the upper right corner.

Jealousy level: 72650

There are now more products to choose from in the online store.

Skill upgrade: 1 per upgrade

[Skill Synthesis: 1 per attempt]

[Tier 1 Breakthrough Pill/Realm Breakthrough Pill: 10,000 per pill]

[Second-Tier Breakthrough Pill/Realm Breakthrough Pill: 5 per pill]

Item appraisal: 1000/time

[Cultivation Level Detection: 1000/time (same cultivation level or lower than the host's)]

[Artifact Upgrade: 10 per upgrade]

……

There were too many items for Shen Bai to look at closely, as Bai Qingqing was already pouring him wine.

"I can't drink alcohol!"

Shen Bai instinctively refused, saying, "I have to go to work tomorrow!"

He was afraid that if he drank too much today, he would be lectured by Shen Wenwen when he got home tonight.

When the little girl gets angry, even her older brother has to back down.

Bai Qingqing looked at him with bright eyes, a hint of a smile on her face: "A martial artist at the Innate Realm, are you afraid of drinking?"

Qian Kai, Wang Wei, and others across the table chimed in, "That's right! For us martial artists, this little bit of wine is like drinking water. Shen Bai, don't put on airs. Do you look down on your classmates now that you're working here?"

The most beautiful girl in the class has already been taken by Shen Bai. I'm not as good as you in love, but I can still win you over at the bar.

After being teased by several people and being stared at by Bai Qingqing, Shen Bai knew he couldn't escape the drinking session, so he simply stopped pretending: "Alright then, let's drink until we drop!"

"We won't leave until we're drunk!"

All the students laughed.

In the prime of youth, even the deepest resentment is but a fleeting emotion. What truly makes someone hold a grudge for a lifetime is school bullying.

That night, everyone had endless stories to tell about the interesting things that had happened in the past three years, and they talked about their hopes for the future. As they talked, they started talking about their college applications.

Some are riding high on success, while others are heartbroken.

Those who were certain they could get into the top 100 academies were naturally overjoyed.

Having realized that he could only get into a local Taoist academy, he could only drown his sorrows in alcohol.

Unlike other worlds, Earth doesn't have the concept of retaking the college entrance exam.

Cultivation resources may seem unlimited, but they are actually limited.

Cultivation talent is innate. If one does not advance to the Innate Realm in their senior year of high school, and has to repeat a year to advance to the Innate Realm, they will actually be far behind those who are admitted to the Dao Academy.

Moreover, once inside the Taoist academy, with abundant cultivation resources, the gap between them will only widen.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

Therefore, the concept of retaking the college entrance examination simply doesn't exist on Earth.

If you succeed, you will be an outstanding person.

If that doesn't work, you should just find a job at a company.

This is why some disappointed classmates drowned their sorrows in alcohol at today's gathering, and also why some classmates didn't attend.

Because in their view, this gathering was more like a victory celebration for the successful.

……

As the drinks flowed freely, the game escalated from random waving around to a free-for-all. Nobody really understood the etiquette of drinking at the table; they just picked someone up to toast whenever they felt like it.

At first, they looked for things they were most familiar with, and then they started looking for things they didn't like.

Anyway, with the excuse of "drunken misbehavior" as a shield, you don't know whether what I say after drinking is sincere or not. Let's just treat it as a test between each other.

Some were testing the waters of confession, some were testing the resolution of grudges, and some were testing the revelation of their innermost secrets.

For three years, they couldn't bring themselves to say everything they wanted to say on this one night.

Bai Qingqing, the class beauty, was naturally the girl who received the most toasts from the male classmates. Shen Bai wanted to stop her, but she was not to be outdone by the boys. Whenever she came to toast, she would drink it down in one gulp.

Inspired by Bai Qingqing's behavior, the other girls also became more enthusiastic and started drinking freely.