After hearing Zhao Yunlong's words, Qin Shou glanced sideways at Chen Wan'er and sneered. "What's so great about getting recommended admission?
"Everyone here qualifies for recommendation admission. The only reason we still want to take the assessment is because we're ashamed to make the kind of choice that lacks the courage to fight. Taking recommendation admission when it's available is, instead, the act of a coward.
"Besides, this Chen Nan is already eleven or twelve, yet he still hasn't entered Luojing Transcendent Academy. The 'genius' part of him is considerably weaker, isn't it? What is there for us to make such a fuss over?"
Chen Wan'er glanced at Qin Shou, and the smile in her eyes deepened. She knew there was a barb aimed at her older brother, Chen Jiadong, in those words.
In truth, everyone saw recommendation admission differently.
Chen Jiadong simply disdained to take an academy entrance assessment. He believed it would lower his standing; it was a display of pride.
As for those who had the chance at recommendation admission but insisted on taking the exam, most shared Qin Shou's mindset.
Zhao Yunlong said to Qin Shou, "You're looking at this the wrong way. Chen Nan is an orphan. How could he possibly be compared with those of us who occupied abundant resources from the moment we were born?
"A lone cultivator like him caught the attention of Luojing Transcendent Academy at eleven or twelve years old. He must have something extraordinary about him. We don't know many of the details about him, so we shouldn't make careless judgments."
The moment Qin Shou heard that, his spirits rose. He said with a grin, "Isn't it easy if we want to know his details?
"There's an incompetent distant relative in my Lineage who teaches there. I'll contact him