This humble Taoist priest wants to take the college entrance exam.

Chapter 218: Scores for Overthrowing the Rule! Daoist Master is Number One!

When Chen Shi'an parked his bicycle and went upstairs with Lin Mengqiu, Wen Zhixia, who had gone back to the classroom to put her things away, was already waiting outside the corridor of Class 5.

Seeing the two walking over side by side, Wen Zhixia's cheeks puffed out.

Xiao Yan, who was standing nearby, quickly covered her eyes.

"Hey Xiaoyan, what are you doing...?"

"A lady's revenge is never too late! Zhizhi was blinded by greed!"

"What the hell...!"

Seeing the annoying cicada's sullen appearance, Lin Mengqiu's anger subsided, and she even raised her chin slightly in a provocative manner.

"Little cicadas, you came down so quickly?"

"I'm waiting for you, Taoist priest. Hurry up, the teachers in the office will be leaving soon."

"Here it comes, let me put my bag down first."

Chen Shi'an and Lin Mengqiu went back to the classroom to put their things away.

It's only a little past four or five in the afternoon, and not many classmates have arrived yet. Zheng Yining and Xie Mengxuan, who sit in front of me, and Qiu Yufu, the vice class monitor, are all in the classroom.

The three were somewhat surprised to see Chen Shi'an and the class monitor arrive so early today;

Hearing that the two were going to the office to check their grades in advance, the three of them couldn't contain their excitement.

Normally, teachers don't allow students to check their grades before the test papers are handed out. Otherwise, if everyone wants to check, the whole office will be in chaos and no one can do any work.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as the good students that teachers like, like Wen Zhixia or Lin Mengqiu.

Seeing that the class monitor was leading the way, Qiu Yufu and the other two raised their hands and said, "Class monitor, can we go with you to see the grades too...?"

"...Then let's go together."

"it is good!"

"...Don't call too many students, or the teacher will complain."

"Don't worry, squad leader! We understand!"

For studious students, the most exciting time is often when they receive their grades.

Not to mention Wen Zhixia and Lin Mengqiu, who were curious about the midterm exam results, even Chen Shi'an was quite curious about each other's midterm exam results. After all, this was the first exam after he had fully caught up with everyone's learning progress. Although he had estimated his score after the exam, he still needed a report card to verify it.

Of course, if Wen Zhixia and Lin Mengqiu hadn't taken the initiative to invite him, Chen Shi'an, even if he was a little curious, wouldn't have been in a hurry to see the results in advance. On the contrary, the two girls seemed much more anxious than him.

Especially Lin Mengqiu.

This was the first time since she was placed in a different class in her first year of high school that she had proactively wanted to check her grades before they were officially released...

The five of them quietly came out of Class 5 and met Wen Zhixia and Yao Jingyan, who were waiting outside the corridor.

The girls all knew each other; they had all been in the same class before, so they naturally started chatting when they met.

On the contrary, Lin Mengqiu and Wen Zhixia, who used to be deskmates, seemed to be completely unfamiliar with each other when they stood together.

It was Wen Zhixia who took the initiative to speak to Lin Mengqiu first.

She peeked out, her gaze passing over Chen Shi'an between the two, and looked at Lin Mengqiu, asking:
"I was quite surprised that you came to see the results early."

"..."

As if she had revealed a lack of confidence or self-assurance, Lin Mengqiu's expression froze for a moment before she casually said:
"...Didn't you come to see it too?"

"I'm curious how many points the Taoist priest will get and what rank he'll achieve this time. He says he'll get over 700 points. I wonder if he's just bragging!"

The group was walking together when they heard Wen Zhixia's words. Xiao Yan, Yu Fuyi, and Ning Mengxuan were all surprised and turned to look at Chen Shi'an, who was walking between the two girls.

"Really?!" the four girls exclaimed in unison.

"Chen Shi'an, did you estimate your score to be over 700 this time?!" Qiu Yufu asked, her eyes wide.

"I heard from Zhizhi that you only scored around 550 on your last monthly exam, right?!" Yao Jingyan also looked incredulous.

“Xiaoyan, your news is outdated! Chen Shi’an already scored over 680 points on the last weekly test!” Zheng Yining and Xie Mengxuan added.

"Holy crap!! A 150-point increase in just one month?!" Yao Jingyan was dumbfounded.

Qiu Yufu and the other two were still incredulously curious: "Chen Shi'an, Zhizhi, is what you said true? You really estimated your score to be over 700 this time?"

"Well, it's just an estimate, not very accurate," Chen Shi'an said modestly, which was an agreement with what Xiao Zhi had just said.

When Chen Shi'an admitted it, the girls went wild!

"Over 700 points?!"

"Oh my god...!"

"This midterm exam was so hard!!"

"I was afraid I'd drop below 600 points... Chen Shi'an, how could you score over 700 points?!"

Everyone here is a top student. Although we know that there will be errors in the estimated scores, at this level, even if there are errors in the estimated scores, how much error can there be?

Since Chen Shi'an dared to estimate the score to be over 700, then the conservative estimate must be at least 690. Otherwise, he would never dare to estimate it to be 700 and then add the word "over".

As fellow science students, Qiu Yufu, Zheng Yining, and Xie Mengxuan felt the most acutely the difficulty of this exam.
Aside from the English exam being a bit easier, the other subjects were on a completely different level of difficulty compared to the last one. They were all worried that they might drop below 600 points this time, but Chen Shi'an said he estimated his score to be 700. Heaven knows what kind of feelings they had when they heard that...

Unlike Qiu Yufu and the others, Lin Mengqiu's shock was not shown on her face, but when she heard Chen Shi'an say that he estimated his score to be 700, her heart skipped a beat, and she looked up and gave him a deep look.

In the days following the exam, she didn't ask Chen Shi'an about his estimated score... nor did she dare to ask, she just guessed that he must have done well.

Because this exam was very difficult, even if Chen Shi'an estimated his score to be 680 or 690, Lin Mengqiu felt that she would be quite impressed with his abilities. She even thought that he might drop below 700 points this time.

But I never expected that this stinky Taoist priest would dare to estimate more than seven hundred points!

You've only been enrolled for a short time. Do you even know how difficult this exam is? You're taking the exam in the teaching building, how dare you estimate a score of over 700!

But Lin Mengqiu's understanding of Chen Shi'an over the years made her clearer than anyone else that Chen Shi'an wasn't bragging. Since he dared to estimate a score of over 700, then he must have scored at least 700 points.

You stinky Taoist priest! Ugh!
broken! broken!
Lin Mengqiu finally understood why Annoying Chan was so eager to come and see the results early this time. Logically speaking, no one could shake her first place in the liberal arts. Her eagerness to see the results clearly showed that she wanted to see the joke of that stinky Taoist priest trampling her underfoot!

Damn it! I shouldn't have checked the results beforehand!

Seeing Lin Mengqiu's somewhat frozen expression, Wen Zhixia continued her pursuit, "Lin Mengqiu, what's your estimated score this time?"

Lin Mengqiu: "××××××!"

Upon hearing Zhizhi's question, the girls turned their curiosity to Lin Mengqiu.

Qiu Yufu blinked, suppressing her curiosity and daring not to ask any more questions.

Zheng Yining and Xie Mengxuan, puzzled, asked curiously, "Oh, class monitor, what's your estimated score this time?"

"...I don't know, I haven't calculated it."

"Okay, we still believe that you, class monitor, can definitely suppress Chen Shi'an! Chen Shi'an is really too much...!"

Lin Mengqiu: "..."

Chen Shi'an: "Hey, hey, how is it too much for me to take an exam?"

"You haven't even considered the feelings of us poor students! My God... We've only been in school for two months and we're already getting 600 or 700 points... Mengxuan, help me up, I suddenly feel a little dizzy, and I feel like studying has no meaning anymore... and I've lost my direction in life..."

"By the way, Zhizhi and Xiaoyan, how difficult was your monthly exam for humanities students this time?"

"It's really tough! Just like you guys, everything is difficult except for English!"

"So, Zhizhi, what's your estimated score?"

"I don't know, it's hard to estimate scores for humanities subjects."

"Haha, never mind, I won't ask you anymore. I guarantee you'll be number one again when the results come out."

Lin Mengqiu: "..."

Ahhhhh!

The thought that the annoying cicada could still hold onto first place, while her long-ruled science dynasty might be overthrown by that stinky Taoist priest, made Lin Mengqiu feel terrible...

……

For large-scale exams like monthly exams, midterms, and finals, the results are compiled and tallied in the main office in the administration building before they are released.

Usually, the school will arrange several homeroom teachers to take turns doing this job. This time, Mr. Liang, the homeroom teacher of Class 5, happened to be one of them.

It was clear that Lao Liang was in a good mood. Even though it was overtime work, he seemed to be enjoying it. He skillfully used Excel to summarize and proofread while chatting and laughing with the other homeroom teachers in the office.

"Old Liang, Principal Lin really takes good care of you! Your Class 5 really struck gold this time!"

"Oh, not at all. Principal Lin has always treated everyone equally!"

"Hey! You're the one who got the benefit and is now complaining! Who was it that complained to us back then that the God of Literature was actually a 'nine-year-old fish' (meaning someone who fails the imperial examinations)?"

"...Who said that! Who said that! It's pure slander!"

Laughter filled the office for a moment.

……

As grades are something that every student cares about, the girls chattered away when the topic of grades came up.

Apart from Lin Mengqiu, who remained silent the whole way.

I still remember when I was in the same class as Fanren Chan, after every big exam, the two of us girls would secretly check our grades first.

But I never expected that after so long since we were separated into different classes, I would experience that same feeling of anxiety and trepidation again. And this time, I wasn't even concerned about my own grades, but rather about Chen Shi'an's grades.

If we were to ask who among the group was the most relaxed, it would undoubtedly be Chen Shi'an.

"The main office...is that where it is?"

"Uh-huh!"

Upon reaching the second floor of the administration building, Chen Shi'an and his group spotted several students curiously peering out from the entrance of the main office. After all, tonight was the day grades were tallied, and many students had come early to see if they could sneak in and get a glimpse of the results—firsthand information that would surely get them surrounded when they returned to their classrooms.

In the past, when there were fewer people, the teachers in the office would be kind enough to let them come and take a look. But as more and more people came, they simply chased them all away.

Sure enough, Lao Liang came out of the office with a teacup and started chasing people away again.

"What are you all doing here? We'll find out your scores tomorrow. Go away! Stop blocking the way!"

"Teacher! Just one look! Just one look!"

"Go away, going away! You think reading will give you more points? Use that time to go back to the classroom and study!"

Old Liang waved his hand, and the group of people who had gathered there scattered in all directions.

Old Liang didn't rush in; he just stood at the office door, watching to see who would dare to sneak a peek at the grades.

Just then, Lin Mengqiu, Chen Shian, Wen Zhixia, Qiu Yufu and a few others came into view.

amount……

"Mengqiu, Shi'an, Yufu? What are you doing here..."

"Teacher Liang, are you helping to compile the grades this time?" Qiu Yufu asked.

"Yeah, that's right."

"Is there anything we can help you with, Teacher Liang? We'll help you!" Qiu Yufu said.

They said nice things, but Lao Liang knew exactly what they were thinking. He chuckled and said, "You just want to see the results in advance, right?"

Qiu Yufu, Zheng Yining, and the others smiled sheepishly.

"Mm." Lin Mengqiu nodded.

Nothing beats Mengqiu's nod. Old Liang sighed, quickly glanced around, stepped aside to clear the doorway, and waved for the girls in the class to go inside...

"Wen Zhixia? You've come to see the results too?"

"Yes, hello Ms. Liang! Our homeroom teacher, Ms. Wu, is in there too!"

"...Go in, go in."

"Hehe, thank you, Teacher Liang!"

Chen Shi'an was the last to enter.

Teacher Liang naturally didn't intend to stop Chen Shi'an, but the fact that Chen Shi'an, who was always calm and composed, was here to check the scores in advance surprised Teacher Liang.

"Shi'an, you've come to see the results too?"

"Teacher Liang, they dragged me here with them."

"...Shi'an, you did very well on this exam!"

"It's all thanks to Teacher Liang's guidance."

"Oh, what you said makes even the teacher embarrassed... Come on in, come on in! Hehe!"

After everyone had entered the office, Teacher Liang quickly looked around before entering the office and closing the door.

……

The main office was much larger than a regular office. Several homeroom teachers sat in front of computers compiling and summarizing grades, while the printer whirred nearby. All the answer sheets collected from the midterm exams were temporarily piled up here.

Seeing so many students come in all at once, the teachers in the office all looked up curiously.

Chen Shi'an, Lin Mengqiu, and Wen Zhixia need no introduction; every teacher knows them.

Ms. Wu, the homeroom teacher of Class 11, was also there. When she saw her students, she adjusted her glasses and smiled, "Zhixia, Jingyan, what brings you here?"

"Teacher Wu! Let's go see the results!"

"Hey, why the rush?"

Ms. Wu, who teaches Chinese in the class, is a woman in her forties. When she saw that her beloved Wen Zhixia wanted to see the grades, Ms. Wu switched the spreadsheet and opened the grade sheet for Class 11.

Wen Zhixia, who had just said she wanted to see the grades, now stood in front of Teacher Liang's computer in Class 5, bending over and looking at the grades with several students from Class 5.

Teacher Wu: "???"

"Zhixia, Jingyan, didn't you two want to see the scores?"

"Wait a minute, Teacher Wu! Let me scout out the enemy's situation first and check Class 5's score!"

"..."

You should transfer to Class 5!
On the other side, Teacher Liang, sitting in front of the computer, opened the ranking table of the second-year high school students' grades and zoomed in.

The girls standing behind him seemed to have their eyes magnified along with the zoomed-in screen, and the light reflected on their pretty faces.

"Teacher Liang, please mark it up, please mark it up..."

Even the usually composed Qiu Yufu was unsettled. The rankings displayed on the screen were all in the middle of the grade. She glanced at them and noticed that the scores for the same rankings seemed to be much lower than last time.

As expected, everyone failed the exam this time!
"The questions were indeed difficult this time, but ultimately it comes down to your insufficient foundation. Even with difficult questions, some students can still get high scores, so we still need to..."

As Teacher Liang rambled on, she slowly scrolled up the rankings, intending to show everyone the overall performance of the grade in this exam.

But apart from Chen Shi'an who was watching intently, the other girls couldn't concentrate at all.

They all wanted to snatch Teacher Liang's mouse away!

Fortunately, those whose scores dropped significantly were mostly students at the middle level of the grade. Class 5, as the top class in science, saw a decrease in scores despite the difficulty of the questions, but it was still within an acceptable range, with an average total score drop of more than 20 points.

Finally, the rankings rolled over to the top 100.

The student who came in last place in the class last time was Chen Shi'an.

As the rankings climbed, Chen Shi'an's name was nowhere to be seen.

The first name that came into view was Liu Zhuoran, with 591 points, ranking 60th in the class and 86th in the grade.

"It's not Xu Zihan bringing up the rear this time!" The girls were all a little surprised.

"Oh no, some students in our class have dropped below 600 points..."

"One, two, three... five people have already dropped below 600 points..."

"Ugh, I suddenly can't look anymore..."

After seeing the names of several classmates, I finally saw Xu Zihan's name.

"Wait! Xu Zihan actually managed to hold onto 600 points! 600.5 points, 54th in the class, 72nd in the grade!"

What kind of rule-based fractions are these?!

The students in Class 5 always jokingly call Zihan the 600-point gatekeeper of the class, since Zihan always scores around 600 points in every exam.

Unexpectedly, the exam became more difficult this time, and everyone's average score dropped by more than 20 points, but Zihan remained steadfast and firmly held onto 600 points!

Teacher Liang chuckled and said, "The main difficulties this time were the science and math sections. Xu Zihan did well in both math and science, and he has always been quite good at science."

Not only were the students stunned, but even Teacher Liang himself was impressed. He thought to himself that Xu Zihan could get such a low score on easy tests and still maintain the same score on difficult tests... It was quite a spectacle in the class.

"Ah! I see myself!"

"Yining! 604 points, ranked 51st in class and 68th in grade!"

"Waaaaah... 604 points... This is the lowest score I've ever gotten..."

Zheng Yining wailed, her score had dropped by exactly twenty points compared to last time.

"It's alright, the ranking has stabilized."

"Mengxuan! Yours! 606 points, 49th in class, 65th in grade!"

After a while.

"Yu Fu! Yu Fu! You've improved this time! 652 points, ranking fourteenth in the class and fourteenth in the grade!"

When Qiu Yufu saw her score, she frowned, but when she saw her ranking, she breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of joy appeared in her eyes. She had even improved by two places compared to the last exam.

By the time it came to Qiu Yufu, she was basically among the top students.

Although this exam was difficult, even with the reduction in scores for top students, the reduction was limited.

Still haven't seen Chen Shi'an!!
Teacher Liang, with a malicious intent, only scrolled the rankings on the screen up to the position starting from eleventh place.
Seeing that Lin Mengqiu and Chen Shi'an were still watching behind him, he finally smiled and scrolled the mouse wheel a little further.

The scores and names of the top ten students appeared on the screen.

"Wow--!!"

"Chen Shi'an—!!"

"Taoist priest, you...you got 723 points!!!"

"723 points!! First in the whole school!!! Is 723 points even human?!?!"

When they saw the score, the girls went crazy.

Lin Mengqiu felt a sudden darkness engulf her vision, and she felt dizzy...

Woo! !

That stinky Taoist priest!!

That damned Taoist priest!!

I hate you!!

Ugh...!
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