The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

Hua Linlin, with her neat short hair, and Wu You, wearing large sunglasses, naturally saw Wu Jing and the other two running over.

Hua Linlin's gaze precisely locked onto the girl with a ponytail and wearing a dark short-sleeved shirt.

Wu You's silver eyes behind his sunglasses also flickered slightly.

His gaze shifted from the area where the assessment was underway below the stage to the three people.

Coincidentally, he knew all three of them.

He nodded to Wu Jing and the other two.

Ye Yi, who was next to Wu You, naturally knew of Wu Jing's presence. With a gentle smile typical of an elder, she nodded in agreement.

Upon seeing this, Xia Yu's mouth opened slightly, and her gaze was the first to fall from the podium onto Wu Jing's face.

Her voice, forced from her open mouth, was filled with utter shock: "Xiao Jing, you...you...you know those people on the stage?"

Her family was quite wealthy, so she had come into contact with many martial arts practitioners: instructors at martial arts schools, competitors who appeared in martial arts leagues, and so on.

She even has contact with her family and several members of the martial arts association.

The Baguazhang martial art she practiced was taught to her by one of the members of the martial arts association!

In a sense, that martial arts association member could also be considered her master.

Because of this relationship, and because she and the other person had spent quite some time together, she had vaguely learned some things from him:

That means there's a huge organization called the Investigation Bureau above the Martial Arts Federation!

Moreover, it seems that even the strongest martial artist doesn't even qualify to join that organization!

Her master's exact words were: "In other people's eyes, our level of martial arts is probably just like that of kindergarten children."

Xia Yu didn't understand why someone who had been involved in the martial arts circle in Lanhe City for decades would describe himself as a kindergarten child, but she remembered it.

At the same time, the other party also told her another important piece of information: never mess with those people wearing black trench coats!

Especially those wearing small badges on their chests!

Even a bronze badge is something that ordinary martial artists can only look up to!

If it's a silver badge, without a doubt, that person is someone you absolutely can't afford to mess with.

Xia Yu, at that time, also asked curiously, "Since there are bronze and silver badges, are there any gold badges?"

She asked the question in a relaxed and casual tone.

The martial arts association member who taught her simply smiled: "Of course. If you're lucky enough to meet..."

Then he paused, shifting his gaze from Xia Yu's face to the sky outside the window, which was dyed red by the setting sun. He remained silent for a few seconds, then shook his head. "Hmm... never mind."

"Even if you cultivate your martial arts to the highest level of Dan Jin, you will never have the chance to meet them."

Finally, after thinking for a moment, he added, his tone somewhat heavy: "You'd better not even think about seeing them."

"If we really saw it, then it means the situation may have already..."

He stopped there and said nothing more.

No matter how much Xia Yu pressed him for an answer, he remained silent.

Just now, the first thing she saw when she looked at the podium was those three people wearing black trench coats.

The young man in the black trench coat standing next to him, wearing a bronze badge, was somewhat understandable.

Then, when she turned her gaze to the two men in black trench coats in the middle of the stage, one wearing gold-rimmed glasses and the other wearing sunglasses, her eyes widened suddenly.

That is!

A golden badge!

Two golden torches, one on the chest of the man with gold-rimmed glasses, and the other on the chest of the man with large sunglasses.

They shone brightly in the morning light.

Then, something even more unbelievable happened.

The three people in black trench coats were all looking in their direction.

Even the two black trench coats with gold badges nodded to them.

Moreover, their gazes were clearly not directed at him and Lin Xinmai!

Instead, they looked behind them!

That place is—

The spot where Wu Jing stood!

Wu Jing seemed not to have heard Xia Yu's words.

She stared straight at the two familiar figures.

A storm was brewing within her.

Why?

Why would my brother's classmate be standing on the podium at the Wuhan University entrance exam?

Why was the white-haired guest who visited her home yesterday sitting in the main seat on the stage?

Who exactly are they?!

Countless question marks floated into her mind, each one catching her attention and making it impossible for her to look away.

Meanwhile, some of Wu Jing's previous speculations have also been confirmed.

That wooden box on my desk must have been placed there by them!

But why would they do that?

She was just an ordinary high school student, with no special background or talent, and had no value to be treated like this.

And the most important point.

Connecting her dream with her previous analysis, Wu Jing's intuition told her that the people on the stage must also know about the monster's existence!

Now that you know about the monster's existence, do you also know specific details about your brother?

When the thought popped into her mind, her heart skipped a few beats.

Although the older brother has been confirmed missing, it is highly likely that he has been killed by the monster.

But what if?

What if he really is just missing but still alive?

What if he was just injured and lost contact, but is still alive?

The faint glimmer of hope that surfaced in Wu Jing's heart was burning fiercely within her.

No, she had to find out!

Thinking of this, her eyes were still fixed on the two figures on the platform, but her feet had already moved towards the platform.

Xia Yu was also startled when she saw this scene.

Wu Jing didn't know the concept of the gold badge, but she knew a little about it!

She quickly grabbed Wu Jing's arm, her voice low but urgent: "Wu Jing, do you really know the people on stage?"

She needed to confirm whether Wu Jing really knew the people on stage.

If you know each other, then there won't be any problems.

If they didn't know each other and offended them, the three of them would be finished.

Feeling the pull on her arm, Wu Jing paused.

She nodded slightly, a small gesture, but without hesitation or doubt, and with certainty.

Seeing her nod in confirmation, Xia Yu felt a voice echoing in her heart: Pear blossoms fall before your window~

While the martial arts college entrance exam is indeed a great opportunity, frankly speaking, it's only for martial artists. If you already know those big shots who are beyond the reach of even the strongest martial artists, why would you need to take the martial arts college entrance exam?

Xia Yu has realized that all those claims about not wanting to participate in the martial arts college entrance examination, having poor talent, and having to wait until next year are just lies told by Sister Jing.

In addition, she immediately realized what was happening and felt a surge of surprise fill her heart.

Her excitement was palpable: What do you mean my friend knows some big shot?

(There will be two more chapters later, probably in about half an hour.)