The Mock Test Zhang Yunji Wrote
For the next two days, the entire Dubian Town was enveloped in this particularly tense atmosphere. Everywhere on the streets, one could see ascetics carrying paper and pen walked by, deep in thought and frowning. These great figures, who hadn't picked up a pen to write for decades or even centuries, had now transformed into good children who loved learning and thinking.
When chatting with others, the boast isn't about whose magical artifact is of a higher grade, or whose cultivation has broken through; it's about showing off that you discovered a potential test question today and solved it.
Whenever a practitioner utters such words, they often receive envious and admiring glances from those around them, greatly satisfying the practitioner's vanity.
As for Ma Feifei, the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore who was the instigator, his information has become a focus of attention for hundreds of thousands of cultivators in the past few days.
For example, one night, the leader of a certain sect used a supreme secret technique to transmit his voice across thousands of miles to his disciples, mobilizing the entire sect's resources to collect information about Ma Feifei's deeds from childhood to adulthood, the more detailed the better.
For example, a powerful figure might urgently convene an internal meeting, demanding that his subordinates quickly identify all the shop owners and residents who opened next to the Mysterious Bookstore last year.
Some people even found Zhang Yunji, a clerk at the Mysterious Bookstore...
"You're getting me into trouble! If the shop owner finds out, he'll kill me! No way!" Zhang Yunji stood at his doorstep, looking at the large group of people holding up space bags filled with Spirit Crystal, waving his hands and shaking his head repeatedly, looking like he wouldn't dare to do it no matter what.
"Brother Yunji, we just want you to tell us some old stories about the Mysterious Bookstore. We're not revealing any secrets of the Mysterious Bookstore. How could the owner, such a great figure, possibly hold you responsible?" A powerful figure at the Spirit Venerable realm advised.
"Yes, Brother Zhang, this is just your personal speculation, and it shouldn't be taken seriously. We live in an era of free speech, so the shop owner certainly won't care," said another Spirit Venerable figure, holding up a spatial bag.
"Yes..." The group of cultivators behind him echoed.
No matter how much everyone tried to persuade him, Zhang Yunji just shook his head. Strangely, he didn't turn around and go back, and the two sides remained deadlocked there.
Finally, a clever young man squeezed through the crowd and managed to stuff the space bag into Zhang Yunji's pocket.
Zhang Yunji frantically waved his arms and legs, shouting, "Young man, what are you doing? I've already said no, no!"
The young man's cultivation level was only at the Spirit Ancestor realm, but he still managed to stuff the spatial bag inside...
The first high-ranking Spirit Venerable to speak lit up, and he quickly followed suit, stuffing his spatial bag into the bag as well, saying, "Brother Yunji, please help me out."
If anyone still doesn't understand by this point, they're an idiot. They lined up one by one and stuffed the Spirit Crystal into Zhang Yunji's pocket in order.
While constantly shoving the newcomers with both hands, Zhang Yunji shook his head and sighed, "It really won't work. You're forcing me to make a mistake..."
But who would listen to Zhang Yunji? Everyone buried their heads in their food and stuffed it in. After they finished, they ran to the side and stood quietly watching Zhang Yunji's performance.
Soon, Zhang Yunji's pockets were full. When it was a cultivator's turn to stuff some in, he found he couldn't fit any in. Looking at Zhang Yunji shaking his head and waving his hands in protest, he said, "Brother Zhang, could you please tidy up a bit? I can't fit any more in."
Zhang Yunji was shaking his head when he heard this, and he instinctively paused and said, "Oh!"
Then Zhang Yunji took out his spatial bag, waved it lightly, and with a 'whoosh', all the spatial bags in his pocket disappeared.
The scene fell silent for a moment.
Zhang Yunji was also taken aback.
The cultivator who had given him the spatial bag was the more astute one. He quickly stuffed the bag inside and called out, "Brother Zhang, please help me out!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yunji quickly shook his head and pushed his hands away, saying, "It really won't work, brother, you're making things difficult for me..."
Then the scene became lively again...
Half an hour later, after everyone had successfully handed the spatial bags to Zhang Yunji, he wiped the sweat from Zhang Yunji brow, looked at everyone, and said, "Sigh, you guys really are..."
"We humbly request your guidance, Brother Zhang!" the group said, clasping their hands in greeting.
Zhang Yunji shook his head helplessly, looking defeated, and said, "I really can't do anything with you guys."
After saying that, Zhang Yunji took out a piece of white paper from his spatial bag and looked at everyone, saying, "This is a mock exam I made based on my understanding of the Mysterious Bookstore. My father-in-law and sister copied it down yesterday, and I'm passing it on to you today. Remember, you must not spread it around, and you must not let the shop owner know that I made this mock exam."
Everyone's faces lit up with joy, and they all nodded in agreement.
Zhang Yunji glanced at the paper and nodded in satisfaction. He opened it, coughed a few times, and said seriously, "Then I'll read it aloud right now. Everyone, take out your notebooks and write it down."
Upon hearing this, everyone instantly produced paper and pens, and then one by one they either sat cross-legged on the ground, squatted, or even lay down on the ground, finding a comfortable position to prick up their ears and prepare to copy.
Zhang Yunji was delighted by everyone's strong desire to learn. Without further ado, looking at the mock exam he had painstakingly written, he said, "Based on the theme of this feedback event, I have compiled the following fifty questions that may appear on the exam. The first question is also the one that everyone thinks has the highest probability of appearing. The question is: When does the Mysterious Bookstore open?"
"Based on my investigation, I think there might be some misunderstanding about this question. In the latest Dubian Town trending topics list, the answer to this question is actually September? That's utter nonsense!"
"As a proud employee of the Mysterious Bookstore, I, Zhang Yunji, can confidently tell you that if this question appears on the exam and you choose September, you are 100% wrong."
"Why am I so sure? I can tell you this because I personally heard the exact opening date of the Mysterious Bookstore from the store owner, down to the exact day!"
"What is the exact date?" one of the cultivators couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Yunji said with certainty, "The opening date is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month!"
"The seventh day of the seventh lunar month?" Upon hearing this, everyone wrote down the answer on their papers with puzzled expressions.
Some cultivators wanted to ask questions, but Zhang Yunji stopped them, saying, "I don't accept any questions here, nor will I reveal the specific reasons. This is my professional ethics as an employee of the Mysterious Bookstore. If you don't believe me, you don't have to record my answer."
Upon hearing this, everyone had no choice but to abandon their questions and patiently continue copying.
Zhang Yunji was very satisfied with the students' attitude. It gave him a feeling similar to that of a shopkeeper teaching three thousand students to read the Analects. A sense of being a teacher welled up from the depths of his heart, and he said solemnly, "Besides this question, which is considered to have the highest probability of appearing, there are also questions about the first customer, the first book, and so on..."
"My answer differs slightly from what's available online. According to accurate information I received from the shop owner, the opening day of the Mysterious Bookstore was reportedly a grand affair, with drums and gongs, firecrackers, red flags waving, and a sea of people..."