fairy family

Chapter 74: The top three subjects’ rankings are announced!
The teachers' discussions continued in the ordination hall:
"That's a good idea!", "It's not bad. I agree with what Red Snake said."

Listening to the voices of applause from the crowd, Madam Red Snake showed a charming smile on her face, and with a smile, she cast seductive glances at those colleagues who spoke first.

But in her heart, unknown to anyone, she was sneering: "You are a peasant, it's ok for you to steal my extra income, but the title of the top of the list is not something you can take! If you take it, it will break the rules, and I will be ashamed of all the noble families."

But bang!
A loud slam of the table was heard among the crowd, followed by even louder shouts of anger:

"What a joke! Red Snake, have you taken the wrong medicine? You are biased towards the rich and powerful, to such an extent."

This angry rebuke startled many teachers and they immediately looked in the direction of the sound.

"Teacher Zhu, what do you mean by that..." Someone immediately spoke up to refute.

The person who spoke at this moment was Teacher Zhu, whom Yu Que had visited twice but failed to meet.

Teacher Zhu was a burly man. She suddenly stood up from her chair and stood in the middle of the field like a high wall, causing many teachers to subconsciously show fear in their eyes and keep silent.

Teacher Zhu looked at Madam Red Snake with sarcasm on his face and said:
"You can't even get the top spot with the top three subjects, but you let a child from an aristocratic family be the top spot. In my opinion, Hongshe, your method is not only insulting the reputation of my Seventh County School, but also slandering the reputation of the Xie family."

Madam Red Snake's expression suddenly changed, revealing an angry look. She gritted her teeth and said:

"Mr. Zhu, watch your mouth!"

But at this time, not only Zhu Jiaoyu spoke, but someone else also spoke up:
“I agree with what Master Zhu said.

If the top spot was decided in this way and it got out, outsiders would only laugh at our Seventh County School for being too shady and unfair, as even the top scorer in three subjects could not make it to the top.

It is also easy for people to think that Xie Qingjie, the candidate, is completely useless and only made it to the list because of her family background."

Yu Que was also familiar with the person who spoke. It was Lu Tiehua, the invigilator in the military examination.

With Zhu Jiaoyu and Lu Tiehua speaking up, the other teachers in the courtyard who were opposed to the idea also expressed their opinions:
"What Teacher Zhu and Teacher Lu said is absolutely right.

The Xie family attaches great importance to family tradition. If you place a member of your family at the top of the list, it might offend the Xie family."

"Indeed, the top three students can't even be the top of the list. This is a bit too much of a joke."

Mrs. Red Snake's proposal was criticized by everyone. She looked even more angry and bursts of black energy surged from her body.

But the next moment, a cold snort sounded heavily in her ears, making her face suddenly turn pale as if struck by lightning.

When the girl raised her eyes, she saw Teacher Zhu's undisguised mocking look.

Mrs. Red Snake's expression changed several times, and then she forced a smile and said:
"Don't blame me, Sister Zhu. I was ignorant and didn't even know that the Yu family member was your man."

At this moment, Master Zhu was using his spiritual power to pressurize this woman, and the pressure was overwhelming.

Hearing what the other party said, Zhu Jiaoyu showed even more sarcasm on his face and spoke directly:
"What a foxy girl, who are you making fun of?

Although I know the son of the Yu family and have indeed had some contact with him, that was the incident of the county school's fairy seedling in the first half of last year. In the past six months, I have been in seclusion and have not seen any outsiders!"

After saying these decisive words, Zhu looked around at the people present, restrained his sneer, narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked back:
"Do you really think that with this boy's performance, he is not worthy of the top spot?"

When the others heard this, their eyes flickered and they all looked at the records of Yu Que's achievements on the table again.

"Indeed, this boy is the top scorer in two subjects. In the last subject, he even led other candidates to kill an eighth-grade old ghost. His results are excellent!"

"Compared to being the top of one subject, this kid should be at the top of the list."

If Instructor Zhu had not voiced his opposition, no matter how excellent Yu Que's grades were, the other instructors would not have been able to simply refute Madam Hongshe's proposal. After all, Madam Hongshe did have some background.

But now with Teacher Zhu's refutation, all of Yu Que's achievements were dug up and compared with Xie Qingjie one by one.

Especially, although Teacher Zhu said that she and Yu Que had nothing to do with each other, she now stood up so clearly, obviously considering Yu Que as her own.

She said they had no relationship, who would believe her?
Those who originally supported Hongshe's proposal either remained silent or praised Yu Que in a low voice.

In an instant, the opinions of the teachers in the ordination hall were reversed.

This made Madam Red Snake look quite embarrassed. She did not dare to look at Master Zhu, so she lowered her head and continued to force a smile and said:
"Okay, then let's do as my sister said and put the Yu family's son at the top of the list. As for the first place in the literary exam, give it to the girl to appease the Xie family..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu immediately turned his gaze back and looked directly at Madam Red Snake, sneered again, and said:

"You woman, why are you so stingy?

Why split the top three subjects? Why not just give them all to the boy surnamed Yu? Anyway, this boy and the girl have the same score in the literature exam. "

Hearing this, Madam Red Snake could no longer suppress the anger on her face and was about to refute it immediately.

But the next moment, everyone in the field heard Zhu Jiaoyu speak again:
"By the way, if I remember correctly, both of this boy's parents died in an evil disaster, so he should have an extra point for being a loyal hero."

Brushed!

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the remaining biographical column on the table, and indeed found the record about his parents, proving that this boy was indeed the descendant of a loyal and heroic man. Logically speaking, he should be selected into the county school with priority.

However, Yu Que was admitted to the county school solely based on his own abilities, and no additional points could be added to this score.

But if this point is used to compete for the top spot in the literary exam, it does make sense.

Someone immediately spoke up:
"That's right. With the title of the first in the literature examination as the descendant of a loyal hero, we will be able to give an explanation even if the Xie family asks about it."

This time, even Lady Red Snake was speechless and could only secretly resent it. At most, she could continue to frown tightly, but she had to choose to accept it.

However, Teacher Zhu did not let the girl go. She glanced at the records about Yu Que's life on the table, and with a slight flick of her hand, the stacked papers on the table scattered.

Zhu Jiaoyu suddenly said in surprise:
"What's going on? This boy has already become an official before he even started school?"

Upon hearing this, the other teachers looked at the table again, and soon someone also said in surprise:

"A refiner? This boy has actually become a refiner."

"A sixteen-year-old genuine cultivator!?"

Many teachers stared at the scattered papers, and after staring in amazement for a while, they all looked at Madam Red Snake in surprise.

In addition, there were a few people in the field who seemed to have known about this for a long time, and they were staring at the woman with interest.

Madam Red Snake lowered her eyes at this moment, and her smile became even more forced. She also forced herself to look surprised, and said while covering her mouth:

"Oh! If we had known that this boy was not only the descendant of a loyal hero, but also a cultivator, what would we have been arguing about?"

She bowed to Zhu Jiaoyu and said tenderly, "Sister Zhu is the one who has the foresight to recognize the talent. I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as her."

When everyone saw her like this, they didn't know what to say.

Teacher Zhu also suppressed the sneer on his face and turned it into an expressionless look.

However, many of the teachers present were secretly communicating with each other using their spiritual senses: "Does this red snake have a grudge against that kid surnamed Yu?"

"Red Snake dares to suppress such a precious material. Tsk, he is indeed from a wealthy family, so domineering."

"Hey, maybe it's because this boy is too outstanding that she wants to suppress him. Otherwise, wouldn't the county students of this class be dominated by the poor and the lower class?"

Madam Red Snake stood in the middle of the field, feeling the vague gazes sweeping over her.

Even though she was quite thick-skinned, she felt a burning sensation on her face at this moment, as if her shameful thoughts had been dug out in public.

Teacher Lu Tiehua was watching the man on the side. He sighed and suddenly said in a muffled voice:

"Everyone, now that the top spot has been decided, why don't you quickly arrange the rest so that we can take a break."

"Okay! Then who do you choose for the third place?"

"There is an old saying that the third place on the list is called 'Tanhua', so you have to choose someone with a decent appearance, not an ugly one."

"Haha, we are just a small county school student, and we are still the third place winner..."

The battle for the top spot on the list had been decided. Apart from some disputes over a few places for the students who would be admitted to the ordination ceremony, everything else was decided in a few words and with laughter.

After the list was drawn up, the teachers present reviewed it one by one, and then sent it to the schoolmaster sitting in the quiet room to the side, who made the final decision.

In less than half a cup of tea, the list was sent out again. There was no change on it, only one word written in gold pen:
"can."

Many teachers looked at the county examination list written in red and gold.

Even Madam Red Snake, who had been secretly hating others, now looked serious and solemn like the others around her.

They bowed to the list spread out on the table and shouted in unison:

"The court is blessed with good fortune, the immortals are blessed with luck, and the people have good talents. The red list has been finalized and reported to the palace. Can it be announced to the whole neighborhood?!"

As soon as the words came out, everyone bowed.

With a bang, the air in the ordination hall seemed to shake.

As the many teachers worshipped, a rising breath emerged from above their heads, interweaving with the red list on the table and forming clouds.

The colors are alternating between red and yellow, as if paper is dissolving into smoke, making each name on the list look like a pearl.

Wow!

A cloud of mist suddenly boiled up, reaching straight into the sky and heading straight towards the towering Tiandu Peak of Huangshan Mountain not far away.

In addition to the clouds that emerged from the county school in the Seventh Block, clouds also rose from the other blocks and markets in Huangshan County one after another and rushed towards Tiandu Peak one by one.

Such a scene immediately attracted the attention of many immortals in the huge desolate mountain county.

Some are looking forward to it, some are worried.

There was also a white-haired old immortal who looked up at the night sky and sighed:
"It's the day of the results announcement again. Some are happy while others are sad."

The list of names for the county school has been finalized, but the time for the announcement has not yet been decided. It may be delayed until dawn, or even evening.

Because the list of each city and prefecture must obtain permission from the Huangshan Taoist Temple's Academy of Degrees, only then will the list be valid and can be made public.

Logically speaking, the Dao Palace may completely overturn the list, send it back for rewriting, and order the local county school to replace and lay off employees.

However, unless there is a major fraud, this kind of thing basically will not happen. At least in Huangshan County, it has not happened once in three hundred years.

Therefore, what happens next is just a matter of going through the motions.

Even if the announcement of the results was really delayed until the evening or even at night, it could only be that the immortals in the Taoist Palace's Ordination Institute forgot about this matter by negligence and only remembered it belatedly.

Therefore, Teacher Zhu, Lu Tiehua, Madam Red Snake and others could rest and drink, but they still had to stay in the ordination hall.

They could not leave the ordination institute until they received a letter from the Taoist Palace.

time flies.

Suddenly, a loud rooster crowed in the county school, the sound could crack rocks, and dawn had arrived.

This year, the people in the Ordination Hall did not have to wait long. An hour and a half after dawn, before noon, incense sticks began to fall from the sky and landed in the Ordination Hall.

The waiting teachers opened their eyes one after another, and saw the red list on the table moving without wind, wrapped in a ball of luck, as if burning like fire.

Ding!
The clerks and servants who had been staying up all night with the teachers in the ordination hall were all delighted. They immediately struck the bells and shouted loudly:
"The results are out, the results are out!"

Many yamen runners stepped forward, bowed their heads to thank the teachers, then picked up the red list and wrote quickly, first copying the list several times and keeping it for archiving.

When Teacher Zhu and others saw the list left the table, they nodded to each other and then dispersed.

After the teachers left, the servants who remained in the ordination hall breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"It's time to get off work, it's time to get off work!"

"Finally I've made it through."

They were all delighted, and some even flicked the red list and said joyfully, "We can go and ask for the reward money now."

"Haha, these candidates just need to take the exam. We are really busy checking the results. We will have to ask for more money later!"

At the same time, at the gate of the county school.

The county school was quiet, but outside it, it was already crowded with people.

There are far more people crowding here today than when the exam was held seven days ago.

In addition to the candidates and their families who wanted to see the red list first, there were also many people in the city waiting to watch the fun, people from various families, and people who wanted to copy the list.

"Look, there's someone. Coming out!"

They crouched down at first, and when a figure appeared in the county school, someone shouted first, and they all raised their heads.

Everyone looking at the list stretched their necks and leaned forward involuntarily, as if ducks and geese were huddled together, it was extremely lively.

At this moment.

Yu Que was not at the gate of the county school. After seeing Fang Mulian off, he returned to the Lianduxing Courtyard early, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)