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

Shen Bai sat down as instructed and looked at An Li's mother.

Are you planning to go to Qingbei Taoist Academy or Longhu Taoist Academy?

An Li's mother's question surprised Shen Bai. He hadn't really considered it before, and he had originally planned to think about it after the college entrance examination: "I haven't thought about it yet. I don't know much about these two holy academies."

An Li's mother smiled: "After the third mock exam results come out, admissions officers from the two major holy academies and the ten major Dao academies will soon come to you. You need to think about it in advance."

Shen Bai suddenly realized.

In my previous life, I was just an ordinary undergraduate and never experienced the special treatment that top students receive.

With my current grades, I've basically moved beyond the realm of top students and am now on my way to becoming a genius.

"Auntie, what's the difference between these two holy houses?"

An Li's mother asked this question because she had a deep understanding of the two holy academies, especially since An Li would definitely be attending a holy academy this year.

"Both of the two sacred academies are old-established Taoist academies with a long history. The only difference may be the difference in teaching philosophy. The Dragon Tiger Taoist Academy follows the old ways and takes the excavation of ancient relics and the exploration of ancient Qi-refining cultivation methods as its guiding ideology. It believes that after the spiritual energy is restored, the glory of the ancient times will surely reappear on the earth."

Qingbei Taoist Academy, on the other hand, is bold in innovation. They dare to try different cultivation paths, dedicate themselves to exploring outer space and spiritual planets, and believe that people cannot be complacent; what is ancient is not necessarily good, and what is from the distant past may not be suitable for the present.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, An Li's mother succinctly pointed out the differences in the philosophies of the two holy academies, and Shen Bai knew which one was most suitable for him after listening.

"If I can get in, I will choose Tsinghua-Peking University Taoist Academy."

An Li's mother was overjoyed: "What a coincidence, An Li also chose Tsinghua University's Peking University Academy."

Shen Bai glanced at An Li's mother with suspicion, only to see the beautiful Foundation Establishment cultivator wearing a sincere smile. He couldn't help but laugh and say, "What a coincidence!"

I always feel like I've been tricked.

But I'm also somewhat willing to do it. What's going on?

……

For the next month, Shen Bai did nothing but go to school, work, and internship every day, and didn't go anywhere else.

Si Qing was increasingly satisfied with Shen Bai and wanted to suggest to Hu Fangkun several times that Shen Bai be accepted as a formal disciple. However, considering that Shen Bai had not yet entered the Qi Refining stage, she suppressed the idea.

As the college entrance examination drew closer, admissions officers from various colleges and universities began to come knocking on their doors.

Shen Bai neither gave a clear answer to any of the invitations nor made any promises casually, only saying that there was no rush and that they would talk about it after the college entrance examination.

This attitude made the admission teachers of the two holy academies anxious, while the admission teachers of the ten great Dao academies saw a glimmer of hope!

Could it be that this academic genius is interested in our top ten?

Every year there are news reports of local top scholars being snatched up by the top ten Taoist academies, so the top ten Taoist academies are not discouraged. If Shen Bai doesn't give in, they go to find Teacher Yang Xiao, which makes Teacher Yang Xiao both happy and painful.

……

On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, the annual college entrance examination begins.

Early in the morning, just as Shen Bai was about to leave on his flying skateboard, Shen Wenwen, dressed in her pajamas, stood at the bedroom door and called out, "Did you bring the talismans and lucky bags?"

Shen Bai pulled open his shirt, and Shen Wenwen saw the blessing bag tied around his neck. She smiled with satisfaction: "Good luck!"

Don't worry!

No sooner had Shen Bai left than Shen Wenwen quickly changed out of her pajamas, put on her own clothes, and quietly slipped out of the house to follow him.

Upon arriving outside the examination hall, Shen Wenwen saw various flying boats docked outside the gate of a university in Jiangbei, and many cultivators disregarding the ban, hovering in mid-air on flying swords.

At this moment, even the cultivators of the Enforcement Hall dared not utter a single word of reprimand to these parents, or even raise their voices.

Who knows if some anxious Foundation Establishment cultivator's parent will suddenly strike them with a thunderbolt?

Even though there was a huge protective array inside the examination hall to prevent cheating, the parents outside the school remained quiet, some standing on the ground, some floating in mid-air, and some sitting in flying boats looking in the direction of the school.

Parents dared not speak too much, and when they did talk, they kept their voices down, afraid of disturbing the students who were taking exams at school.

Among the eagerly waiting crowd, Shen Wenwen, wearing a pink flying skateboard and carrying a pink backpack, stood out conspicuously.

……

"Young lady, who are you waiting for?"

A bored parent waiting nearby casually asked a question.

"Wait for my brother! He's taking the college entrance exam today!"

Shen Wenwen took out a bag of spicy strips from her backpack, ate them while standing on tiptoe and looking in the direction of the school.

"You two have a really good relationship. How are your brother's grades?"

The person asking the question was a middle-aged woman dressed in a bright red cheongsam, clearly hoping for a "victorious start".

"It's just so-so!"

Shen Wenwen took a bite of a spicy snack and casually asked, "How are your child's grades?"

"My son, haha, my son Qian Kai's grades are amazing! He scored 880 on his third mock exam, and he should be able to get 900 this time!"

Qian Kai's mother proudly opened the fan in her hand, on which were written the four characters "Jinbang Timing" (meaning "passing the imperial examination with flying colors").

Upon hearing the score of 900, Shen Wenwen was somewhat surprised: "Then your son should be able to get into one of the top ten schools this year!"

"Absolutely! He could basically pick any of the top ten! It's a pity he used the first-tier breakthrough pill I bought for him ahead of time. Otherwise, if he had pushed himself to the limit and reached the extreme realm, he would have had no problem getting into the Holy Academy this year!"

Qian Kai's mother spoke with regret, but her face couldn't hide her smile.

Shen Wenwen gave a thumbs up: "You're such a good mother."

Once Qian Kai's mother started talking, she couldn't help but ask, "How many points did your brother get on the third mock exam?"

Shen Wenwen looked up and thought for a moment: "They didn't tell me my scores for the second and third mock exams, but I think I got 681 points in the first mock exam!"

"681 points, that's...that's a bit...but it's not bad either. It'll be enough to get into a local Taoist academy. After graduation, it shouldn't be a problem for him to work as a herb farmer at Kunbai Pharmaceutical."

For people from Jiangbei, Kunbai Pharmaceutical is considered the best company in the city. Getting a job at Kunbai Pharmaceutical after graduation is considered a very good opportunity.

Shen Wenwen nodded and didn't say anything more.

Qian Kai's mother felt she had dampened the girl's spirits a bit, so she quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Well, my son's classmate, what's his name, Shen Bai, only scored a little over 600 in the first mock exam, but recently, I don't know what happened, he scored over 990 in the third mock exam. So you have to believe in your brother, what if he has a big breakthrough in the college entrance exam this time?"

A middle-aged woman with curly hair, also wearing a red cheongsam, couldn't help but scoff as she listened to the gossip: "How is that possible? Missing one level in the college entrance exam means missing 50 points, unless you take a magic pill. But once you take that pill, it will be discovered. So, you only got 600-something points in the mock exam. At most, you'll get 700 points this time."

Qian Kai's mother chuckled a few times: "What Wang Wei's mother said is true. Don't be discouraged, little girl. Anyway, it should be good to be able to work at Kunbai Pharmaceutical in the future."

Wang Wei's mother chuckled softly, "Qian Kai's mother, you don't know that Kunbai Pharmaceutical has become one of the top 100 pharmaceutical companies, do you? I heard that their recruitment standards are already rising, and in the future, the minimum requirement may be a cultivator who has graduated from one of the top 100 Dao Academys. Moreover, they are gradually laying off their existing employees!"

"Really? This is the first time I've heard this!"

Qian Kai's mother immediately forgot about Shen Wenwen standing beside her and began whispering with Wang Wei's mother: "Kunbai's Juyuan Pill is selling so well, I have a feeling it'll soon break into the top ten pharmaceutical companies?"

"Absolutely! I believe that in a few years, only cultivators who graduated from the top ten Daoist academies will be able to enter Kunbai Pharmaceutical!"

"Now that you mention it, we need to start looking for connections as soon as possible. My son will be able to join us when he graduates from the Ten Great Daoist Academies. Kunbai Pharmaceutical is a local pharmaceutical company in Jiangbei, after all, so they'll definitely take care of local graduates!"

"Sigh, I really envy your son. My son, Wang Wei, is a bit lacking; I wonder if he'll be able to get into one of the top ten!"

……

Their conversation quickly drew in many parents, who spoke in hushed tones, as if in a secret meeting, which amused Shen Wenwen greatly.

If these people knew that their brother was already working at Kunbai Pharmaceutical, wouldn't they be shocked to death?

After finishing a bag of spicy strips, Shen Wenwen pulled out a bag of roasted chestnuts, jumped onto a branch of a big tree, and leisurely ate them.

……

An hour passed quickly.

The parents waiting anxiously outside suddenly stirred. A small opening appeared in the protective magic circle, and a tall boy in a school uniform walked out. Shen Wenwen, with her sharp eyes, immediately recognized him as Shen Bai and shouted, "Shen Bai, over here!"

Shen Bai was somewhat surprised to see Shen Wenwen. He walked over to her, while the parents standing on both sides were puzzled and surprised.

"Why did this child hand in their paper so early? There's still an hour left!"

"Could it be that it was too difficult, and you couldn't write it, so you gave up?"

"Not even a parent came; he's probably just a student troublemaker."

……

Strangers would naturally assume that Shen Bai handing in his paper so early was definitely not a good idea.

However, most parents heard Shen Wenwen call out the name "Shen Bai".

"He's Shen Bai? The Shen Bai who scored 993 on the third mock exam?"

"I heard he submitted his mock exams early in both the second and third mock exams, and he did the same in the actual college entrance exam. Is he really a genius?"

"Shen Bai, were this year's exercises difficult?"

……

More and more parents recognized Shen Bai, and many began to approach him, wanting to ask how difficult this year's exam was.

At this moment, many parents have forgotten the experience of many parents: after the exam, don't ask your child how they did, whether they did well, or how difficult the questions were.

Everyone was eager to get an answer from Shen Bai so they could mentally gauge how many points their sons would score this year.

Perhaps they do remember, but since the child they're asking isn't their own, what's wrong with asking?

Shen Bai, you've already handed in your paper early, so what's wrong with answering one more question?

This is the mindset of many parents of test-takers.

At this moment, media reporters spotted Shen Bai, who was the first to hand in his paper. They immediately stopped him, activated the recording stone, and wanted to capture the moment.