I'm a Martial Dao Genius-I'm Coming Clean

"Xiao Shu... that couldn't all be true, could it?"

Xu Lizhi wore a worried expression. Her whole heart had always been devoted to business and family; she had never considered such a possibility. But the more she thought about it now, the more she felt the girl's words made sense. Xia Kingdom's various policies all seemed to herald the eve of great upheaval.

She looked at Jiang Shu and could not help asking.

From her son's ever-increasing appetite, she had also guessed that his talent in Martial Dao was quite good.

Getting into an undergraduate university should not have been a problem.

But now, all she wanted was for Jiang Shu to be safe and sound. Even a vocational college would be fine, as long as it was in Jicheng and close to home.

"Mom, it's fine. If monsters really invaded, Xia Kingdom would probably start conscripting soldiers on a massive scale."

On the bus, Jiang Shu smiled and soothed his mother's nerves.

Martial Dao was by no means a shortcut.

If the situation were truly urgent, Xia Kingdom would certainly adopt genetic modification like America.

The fact that films like this could be shown and the College Entrance Examination could be reformed gradually itself proved that everything was still under control.

Seeing that it was still early,

Jiang Shu followed Xu Lizhi through the market to buy some vegetables. By the time they got home, Jiang Yongyi and Jiang Yan Yue had arrived as well.

"I got fooled by one of those movie marketing accounts again. It said she'd be on screen for several minutes, but it was barely over one minute! Mom, the movie was pretty good today, right?"

"I don't understand any of that. Ask your brother. Old Jiang, take a break today. I'll cook." As she spoke, Xu Lizhi carried the vegetables toward the kitchen.

"Rare, unprecedented, astonishingly high-quality."

Jiang Shu gave Jiang Yan Yue a thumbs-up, then entered the kitchen as well, washing rice and vegetables and helping his mother.

Before long, he carried four dishes and a soup out.

The aroma of the food curled around the dining table. The family of four sat down, but unlike usual, Jiang Shu did not go serve himself first. Instead, he sat in his chair and said solemnly, "Dad, Mom, I have something to say."

"Your son has already achieved the Whole Body Qi and Blood Great Circulation and can enter an Academy without an exam."

"Shengjing Academy, East Sea Academy, Jiangnan Academy, Tianshu Academy."

"Dad, Mom, pick one."

After saying that, Jiang Shu went to serve himself a heaping bowl of rice. When he returned, the dining table had fallen utterly silent.

Jiang Yongyi, Xu Lizhi, and Jiang Yan Yue all stared with eyes wide open.

Had Jiang Shu not said it himself, they never would have believed it.

"J-Jiang Shu, you're not joking?"

"Mm. Study hard in high school, and you can still become my junior schoolmate someday."

Seeing Jiang Shu nod so seriously, Jiang Yan Yue felt herself go numb. More than two months ago, she had guessed that her brother might already have achieved Qi and Blood Circulation. Perhaps during the College Entrance Examination, he might erupt with a Minor Universe and get into a Key University.

But an Academy...

She had never even imagined it.

Even a study genius like herself could not guarantee that she would definitely be admitted to an Academy during the College Entrance Examination.

Jiang Shu had practiced martial arts for only six months.

From having the ability to meet the undergraduate cutoff, he had leaped straight to a Key University?

So martial arts really could change one's fate.

Could he truly be a genius?

"Xiao Shu... which of the four Academies do you think suits you best?" Jiang Yongyi had, after all, experienced the most. After taking several deep breaths, he quickly adjusted.

Applying to university

was absolutely the first and most important event in an ordinary family's child's life.

The university they applied to, the major they chose—even their future work and life could be decided by it.

"They each have their own advantages."

After explaining his analysis of the Four Great Academies, Jiang Shu ate while giving his parents enough time to think.

"Xiao Shu, how about... you choose between Shengjing Academy and Jiangnan Academy yourself."

After a long while, Jiang Yongyi gritted his teeth and said it.

When it came to such a major life decision, he did not dare make a choice. Since his child had come this far, perhaps his horizons were broader than his own.

As his father, all he could do was offer support.

Shengjing Academy was the best Academy in all of Xia Kingdom, without question. It stood at the very pinnacle. If Jiang Shu could enter that Academy, anyone who heard of it would have to give a thumbs-up.

As for Jiangnan Academy, that was his own selfish wish. Yan Yan's grades were quite good. If she performed beyond expectations in the College Entrance Examination, perhaps she could get into an Academy too.

Girls and boys were different, after all. A university closer to home would put their parents more at ease.

If Jiang Shu attended Jiangnan Academy, perhaps he could even look after Yan Yan.

"Then let's tentatively settle on Jiangnan Academy. When the time comes, I'll see what conditions the Four Great Academies offer. Dad, Mom, eat first. The dishes are getting cold."

"Xiao Shu..."

"Mm."

"Should we tell your grandparents and your eldest uncle's family that you can enter an Academy without an exam? Or wait until the results come out..."

"Dad, Martial Dao is different from academic grades. There can be mistakes in performance during the liberal arts and science College Entrance Examinations. Martial Dao doesn't have that kind of thing, unless the policy changes in the final month. As for whether to tell them, you can arrange it. I'm free these next few days anyway."

Jiang Shu agreed at once. Naturally, he understood that by "tell them," his father did not mean simply making a phone call.

The custom on his side of the family was that whenever something major happened, everyone gathered for a meal.

Just like when his younger sister had been admitted early to Ji City First High School, their family had held a table at a hotel and celebrated simply.

"Big Brother, are you free lately? It's nothing much—Xiao Shu is about to take the College Entrance Examination, and now he's got some confidence. Our family wants to get together and celebrate. Bring Sister-in-law and your son too. I'll go over to tell Mom and Dad myself tomorrow. Okay, okay, you're free the next two evenings? Okay, okay, I'm hanging up."

"A Li..."

Jiang Yongyi was the second child. After calling his eldest and third brothers, he set the date for the evening after tomorrow.

"Hey, where's Xiao Shu?"

After hanging up, Jiang Yongyi set his phone aside and could not help asking.

"I don't know. He went out while you were on the phone." Jiang Yan Yue wished she could bury her head in her bowl as she answered in a muffled voice.

It was over, it was over.

How had that bastard Jiang Shu suddenly achieved the Whole Body Qi and Blood Great Circulation and gained admission to an Academy without an exam?

Not only would she be unable to joke around with him in the future, she could no longer treat him as a driver or bodyguard.

She might even have to become his secretary, specifically handling all his calls.

What the hell... was that reasonable?!

Jiang Yan Yue felt miserable, and at that moment, Jiang Shu returned. He carried a box of liquor in his hand, opened it, and poured it directly into Jiang Yongyi's bowl. "I saw that you seemed pretty happy, Dad, so I went downstairs to buy a bottle. Let's celebrate early in our little family too."

"Dad, stop driving Didi from now on. That line of work is all algorithms now—it's way too cutthroat. No matter how much you drive, they'll keep you capped at a certain amount. You might as well rest properly and get your health back in shape."

"Mom, you too. Since the rent has gone up and keeping the shop open is difficult, why not just stay home? You really won't need to worry about money anymore."

"Believe in your son. The efficiency with which martial artists make money is far beyond your imagination."