Brother Ning is Awesome!

After putting down his phone, Ning Wangshu couldn't help rubbing his chin and muttering to himself, "I hadn't thought of that before. I remember seeing news in past years that after the college entrance exam results came out, Qingbei's enrollment office would block students' doors to snatch top scorers."

"Mmm... when Ruoxuan gets back, I need to fill her in, so those people don't go asking her if they can't find me."

His earlier joke to Lin Qingzhu about running away and hiding was just that—a joke.

If he wanted to avoid people, he didn't need to run anywhere; he could just cast a concealment spell on himself. Even face to face, no one would be able to see him.

When Ning Ruoxuan came back from evening self-study, Ning Wangshu told her about it.

"Ruoxuan, for the next while, no matter who asks where I am, just say I've gone traveling. Also, I'll be turning off my phone for now. If anything comes up, just come home and find me."

Hearing Ning Wangshu's words, Ning Ruoxuan was taken aback. "Brother, what's wrong?"

At first, she thought he really was going traveling, but the last part clearly contradicted that—otherwise, why would he tell her to come home if something happened?

Ning Wangshu smiled and said, "It's nothing, just being cautious."

He paused, then explained, "Since my college entrance exam results came out today, I'm worried that in a couple of days, some university enrollment officers might come trying to recruit me, so I'm letting you know in advance."

Ning Ruoxuan suddenly understood. "Oh right, today's the 27th. By the way, Brother, what score did you actually get?"

Ning Wangshu smiled. "708 points! Province Seventh!"

"Province Seventh!?"

Ning Ruoxuan's face lit up with surprise and excitement. "Brother, you're amazing! You actually ranked seventh in the whole province!"

Ning Wangshu chuckled. "That's why I'm worried some enrollment officers might really show up."

"Mhm, Brother, I get it! Don't worry, no matter who asks, I'll say you've gone traveling!" Ning Ruoxuan said immediately.

"Good."

Ning Wangshu nodded. "If they don't believe it and want to come inside to check, let them in. I'll use concealment magic, and they won't be able to see me."

"Okay!"

For the next few days, Ning Wangshu had nothing much to do, so he just stayed home killing time on his phone.

And as the scores and rankings of the previously blocked high-scoring students were released, things played out exactly as Ning Wangshu had expected—Qingbei's enrollment officers really did come looking for him...

Blue Mountain Club.

"Boss, that Mister Ning is incredible! Take a look at this year's Jiangnan Province student rankings..."

Song Guowei was playing golf on the course when his bodyguard, Acheng, hurried over.

"Oh? What's the story?"

Song Guowei stopped his swing and asked curiously.

Acheng quickly said, "Boss, Mister Ning is this year's Science Seventh Place in Jiangnan Province! He scored a full 708 points! Only six points short of the Provincial Top Scholar!"

As he spoke, he handed over his phone.

Song Guowei took the phone and glanced at it, sure enough seeing Ning Wangshu's name in seventh place on the officially released Jiangnan Province college entrance exam rankings.

He exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Ning is that impressive? Then he's truly a master of both the pen and the sword!"

"Exactly! If Mister Ning lived in ancient times, he'd be the kind of super genius who could pacify the realm with civil arts and conquer the world with martial might!" Acheng flattered.

Song Guowei glanced at Acheng and laughed. "Acheng, not bad, you can even throw around some fancy phrases now."

"Hehe..."

Acheng gave an awkward smile. "Boss, I may not have much schooling, but I at least graduated middle school, alright!"

Song Guowei chuckled, then said, "But seriously, when you told me earlier that Brother Ning was this year's exam taker, I was pretty surprised. I didn't realize he was even younger than I thought."

"I didn't think much of it at the time. Who would've guessed his academics were this good? Province Seventh! Tsk tsk, that's not something you achieve just by studying hard—you need real intelligence."

Acheng agreed. "Yeah, I didn't expect Mister Ning to do so well either. With those scores, Qingbei is a sure thing!"

"Mhm!"

Song Guowei nodded, then suddenly said, "Acheng, go prepare a gift for me later. This is a good opportunity. I'll call Brother Ning and invite him to a meal to congratulate him."

"Pick whatever gift you think is appropriate. This is a congratulations gift for Brother Ning—can't be too tacky, but can't be too shabby either. As for the price, just pick something between a million and ten million."

"Got it, Boss!"

Acheng quickly replied.

Song Guowei immediately picked up his phone and dialed Ning Wangshu's number, but the line only returned a prompt that the phone was turned off. He was a bit stunned.

"What's going on? Brother Ning's phone is off?"

After a moment's thought, he turned to Acheng and asked, "Acheng, I remember you said you found Brother Ning's home address, right?"

"Go to Brother Ning's place in person and invite him for me. See when he's free!"

He paused, then added, "Go now."

"Alright, Boss, I'm off!"

Acheng acknowledged and hurriedly left again...

Before long, Acheng arrived at Ning Wangshu's doorstep. He knocked and called out, "Mister Ning, are you home?"

At that moment, Ning Wangshu was lying on the sofa in the living room, reading a book.

Hearing the sudden sound from outside, he was momentarily startled. He directly released his Divine Sense to check, and upon seeing it was Acheng, a hint of suspicion flickered across his face.

"Why is this Acheng here? Could Manager Song have another matter he needs my help with? Or... has Wu Shengtian's master already come looking for me so soon?"

After a moment's thought, Ning Wangshu still got up to open the door.

"Mister Ning, you are home!"

Seeing Ning Wangshu, Acheng's face immediately broke into a smile.

"Hmm, I am."

Ning Wangshu responded lightly, then invited him inside and asked, "Did Manager Song send you? Is there something?"

Acheng quickly replied, "The boss sent me. After learning that Mister Ning achieved Province's 7th Place in the College Entrance Examination, he wanted to invite you to a meal to celebrate. I was wondering if Mister Ning would be available?"

He paused, then added, "The boss tried calling you before, but it said your phone was off, so he specifically sent me over to invite you in person."

Hearing this, Ning Wangshu smiled and said, "My phone is off. The Qingbei Enrollment Office teachers have been trying to reach me these past few days. I found it annoying, so I just turned it off."

In truth, the enrollment office teachers from the two top universities had indeed been looking for Ning Wangshu. They first got his contact info from Qin Feng.

Unfortunately, Ning Wangshu had already turned off his phone, so they couldn't reach him.

Then, they came directly to Ning Wangshu's home, but he pretended not to be there and ignored them.

Later, they approached Ning Ruoxuan, but she followed Ning Wangshu's instructions exactly, telling them he had gone on a trip.

She even let them inside to check.

Ning Wangshu had already cast Concealment magic, so they looked around but couldn't spot him at all...

Hearing Ning Wangshu's explanation, Acheng said, suddenly enlightened, "So that's how it is!"

"Hmm."

Ning Wangshu nodded and added, "Tell your boss for me that I'm not in a position to show myself right now. Those Qingbei Enrollment Office teachers haven't left Linchuan yet."

"If I appear and they find out, they'll probably come looking for me again, and then I'll have a real headache..."

Acheng quickly replied, "Mister Ning, there's no rush. Before I came, the boss instructed that whenever Mister Ning is available is fine."

"The boss will be in Linchuan for a while. Since Mister Ning doesn't want to be disturbed by those enrollment office teachers, we can just set a time after they leave."

Ning Wangshu thought it over and found it hard to refuse, so he agreed, "Alright. Let's talk after the Qingbei Enrollment Office teachers leave Linchuan."

"Good, good! Mister Ning, I won't disturb you further. I'll go inform the boss right away."

Acheng said promptly.

"Good!"