The Appreciation Event Begins

After Zhang Yunji's mock exam paper was released, it spread throughout the entire Dubian Town in less than an hour.

"Breaking news! Zhang Yunji, an employee of the Mysterious Bookstore, has created a mock exam paper, which includes detailed predictions of fifty questions that are highly likely to appear on the actual exam!"

"Incredible news! The answer to the number one trending topic, 'Opening date of the Mysterious Bookstore,' has changed! According to insiders, the Mysterious Bookstore actually opens on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, a fact revealed directly by the Mysterious Bookstore's owner, Ma Feifei!"

"Breaking news! Mock exam questions have appeared on the market, suspected to be leaked by an insider from the Mysterious Bookstore..."

"..."

And so, all the practitioners in Dubian Town, whether or not they had signed up for this feedback event, were swept up in the excitement and began to work out the quiz questions.

Until June 6th, the 351st year of the Great Chu Dynasty, the Mysterious Bookstore held an event to give back to its book lovers.

The event will start at 10:00 AM, and the exam will be held throughout the day.

Early in the morning, the practitioners in Dubian Town tidied themselves up, muttering to themselves, and walked absentmindedly towards a spot twenty miles Zhenbei.

Those practitioners who hadn't successfully registered also followed out of curiosity, resulting in a massive and spectacular flow of hundreds of thousands of people.

Meanwhile, our protagonist, Ma Feifei, was lying on a rocking chair in the yard, staring blankly at the sky, his hands limply resting on the arms of the chair, letting it sway gently.

Mew doesn't seem to like staying in its Poké Ball either; it's currently flying around the yard, Meowth incessantly.

It's unclear how long Ma Feifei remained in that state, but when the sun became quite dazzling, Ma Feifei snapped out of it and subconsciously remembered that she hadn't taken the exam paper. She quickly ran into the warehouse, stuffed the exam paper into her spatial bag, and called out towards Yun Qingyang's door, "Qingyang, I'm leaving!"

"I don't want to go," Yun Qingyang's voice came from the room.

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei said, "How can that be? What if I get assassinated if you don't go? Hurry up, here's five Spirit Crystal for your travel expenses."

"Too few, ten," Yun Qingyang said in a muffled voice.

Ma Feifei clapped his hands and said, "Deal! We'll settle the bill later."

"..."

At 9:45 a. m., Ma Feifei and Yun Qingyang appeared precisely 20 li Zhenbei.

"Shopkeeper, you've arrived." Steward Liu hurriedly came out to greet you.

There was no other way; all the leaders of Wantong Trading Market had signed up for the quiz, even bodyguards like Chu Hongyuan. So, he had to host the event. Fortunately, the event was simple and had no rules, so it didn't matter who hosted it.

Ma Feifei nodded and walked in with an air of grandeur.

As soon as he entered, he bumped into Zhang Yunji, who came out to greet Ma Feifei.

Today is a quiz event at the Mysterious Bookstore, and as an employee, he has an obligation to come and help.

"Shopkeeper, you've arrived." Zhang Yunji chuckled.

Ma Feifei gave Zhang Yunji a meaningful look and said, "I heard you've been quite popular these past few days!"

Zhang Yunji was startled and said, "No, that's not true. Shopkeeper, I really didn't reveal any secrets about our Mysterious Bookstore."

Ma Feifei shook his head with a smile and said, "What secrets could Bookstore possibly have? Don't worry, I don't mean to blame you. Being popular is a good thing. Trust me, after this event, you'll be so famous you won't even dare to leave your house."

Ma Feifei patted Zhang Yunji on the shoulder, suppressing a laugh as he continued walking forward.

Zhang Yunji was completely bewildered. Following behind Ma Feifei, he pondered, "Does the shopkeeper mean that all the questions I gave were on this exam paper? And that they were all correct? So those cultivators who memorized my answers will have a great harvest this time?"

"Wow! Does that mean I, Zhang Yunji, have become their benefactor?"

"No wonder the shop owner said I'd be so famous after this event that I wouldn't dare leave my house. It's true, the Zhang Manor will be overflowing with people coming to thank me and give me gifts." Zhang Yunji felt a surge of joy at the thought.

Ma Feifei had no idea that Zhang Yunji was still having such a dream. If she did know, she would probably shake her head and sigh at how imaginative Zhang Yunji was!

Soon, the group arrived at the center of the venue, where 100,000 people had already entered and found their seats as required.

Although the venue was large, it was still quite crowded with 100,000 people crammed together, with virtually no spacing. Under such circumstances, it would be very easy to plagiarize.

However, Ma Feifei wasn't worried at all. The rules of this event were very clear: the answer must be what comes to mind when you see the question. If you peek at someone else's answer, you will be judged as answering incorrectly.

No one can deceive the system.

"Shopkeeper, it'll be ten o'clock in five minutes," Steward Liu whispered a reminder from the side.

Ma Feifei nodded, looking at the 100,000 people kneeling quietly beside the table, and said, "I believe everyone is already clear about the rules of the event. There's one thing I'd like to remind you all: when answering questions, don't try to peek at other people's answers, because even if you answer correctly, it will be marked as wrong. Also, after you answer each question, there will be a notification next to the test paper indicating whether you answered the previous question correctly."

"Answering a certain number of questions correctly will display the rewards you can obtain at that stage in the blank space at the top of the test paper. For example, if you answer ten questions correctly, it will show that your reward is a fifth-tier spiritual weapon. Congratulations! Even if you answer all the following questions incorrectly, you will still receive a fifth-tier spiritual weapon. The more questions you answer correctly, the higher the rewards will become. Those who answer all questions correctly can even obtain divine artifacts, god-level cultivation techniques and martial arts skills, or Divine Beast- quality sprites."

The people below and the onlookers all showed expressions of shock; they hadn't been told the reward would be so generous!

This is exactly the effect Ma Feifei wanted. As for the divine artifact and all that? That's all nonsense on his part. The system never mentioned how big the reward would be.

"Furthermore!" Ma Feifei paused, looked at the 100,000 people in the audience, and said meaningfully, "To make up for the mistake I made by bragging back then, I'd like to kindly remind everyone to use your brains when answering questions, and never just parrot what others say."

The group looked at each other, puzzled.

Ma Feifei sighed inwardly and said, "Zhang Yunji, this is all I can do to help you. Good luck."

"Alright, I hereby announce that the Mysterious Bookstore's book-loving appreciation event is now officially underway!"

At Ma Feifei's command, Yun Qingyang's spatial ring emitted a fluorescent light, followed by countless beams of light, and 100,000 exam papers floated in the sky.

With a flick of his hand, Yun Qingyang sent 100,000 exam papers landing precisely on 100,000 desks with a 'whoosh'.