School Test: Showdown with Li Ya

Just one day later, the administrative teacher could already sense that Yang Sheng's aura had grown even more unfathomable.

She unconsciously rose to her feet.

"Y-Yang Sheng."

Guo Rui and Li Jing both widened their eyes at the sight before them.

The administrative teacher, who had been so overbearing before, suddenly changed the moment she saw Yang Sheng.

It felt as though Yang Sheng was the teacher now, while the administrator was the student—their positions had completely reversed.

"Is there anything you need help with?" The administrative teacher forced a smile onto her face.

Yang Sheng gave her a warm smile.

"Teacher, are you getting off work?"

"No, not yet. It's still early, haha..."

Li Jing, who had been standing beside Guo Rui in a daze, was the first to recover.

She nudged Guo Rui with her elbow.

"Rui, I remember you brought him here, right? Who is he?"

Guo Rui had not yet figured out what was going on. "Uh... he's the son of one of my mom's friends. You could say he's my friend, Yang Sheng."

Li Jing shifted her gaze to Yang Sheng.

"I think he has a rather distinctive air about him. He must be an Upper Registry student, right? Otherwise, the administrative teacher wouldn't be so polite to him."

Guo Rui shook her head. "No, he isn't. He's Lower Registry, and a poor household at that. As for why the teacher is being so polite to him, I don't know either."

Upon hearing that Yang Sheng was a Lower-Registry Commoner, Li Jing showed neither disappointment nor disdain.

Instead, her curiosity toward Yang Sheng only grew stronger.

"A Lower-Registry Commoner who can make the administrative teacher treat him this politely must be incredibly strong!"

Guo Rui shook her head again. "When I saw him a few days ago, he said he hadn't even reached Lesser Completion of Bright Force yet."

Li Jing said, "That doesn't make sense. Even if he had reached Lesser Completion of Bright Force, he still shouldn't have this kind of presence."

While the two of them chattered away nearby,

Yang Sheng reached out and took Guo Rui's application documents.

"Teacher, I don't have any business to handle myself. It's my friends here—they urgently need to submit their applications today."

The administrative teacher glanced at Guo Rui and Li Jing.

"Oh my, if I'd known they were Yang's friends, I would've personally helped you two with it."

Guo Rui snorted in displeasure.

Li Jing, however, readily went along with it.

"We understand that you work hard too, Teacher. You're simply following the rules, and we understand."

Yang Sheng glanced at Li Jing.

He noticed that this short-haired girl was plainly dressed. She was not stunning at first glance, but the more he looked, the more refined her features appeared.

She was quick-witted too, and knew how to read the situation.

The administrative teacher carefully reviewed the two sets of documents again.

Frowning, she said, "But Yang, it's not that I'm being overly strict. There really are signs of alteration here. It would be best to prepare a fresh copy of these documents."

As she spoke, she handed the documents back.

Yang Sheng suddenly reached out and pressed down on the documents she was returning.

It was obvious that the administrative teacher's improved attitude had merely been an act for the three of them.

In truth, she was still trying to brush them off.

"Teacher, page 132 of the regulations, Section Two, Article Three. Documents with alteration marks may be approved with a fingerprint."

The administrative teacher froze. "How do you know that so clearly?"

Yang Sheng's expression remained blank. "I came to you to handle paperwork before."

For a moment, even the administrative teacher's breathing became heavier.

Yet she still continued, "I suggest that you revise them anyway, just in case there are problems later."

Yang Sheng turned to the two girls. "Which one of you brought a communicator?"

Li Jing immediately pulled her small communicator from her bag and presented it to Yang Sheng with both hands.

Yang Sheng accepted it and skillfully dialed a number.

"Hello, Senior Sister Liu, this is Yang Sheng..."

Before he could finish, the administrative teacher hurriedly stopped him.

"I'll do it, I'll do it! You two, hurry up and press your fingerprints."

She hung up Yang Sheng's call.

Liu Chang, on the other end of the line, was completely baffled.

What followed was a smooth process of fingerprinting and stamping with the official seal.

They even submitted an expedited review application at the same time.

After everything was done, Yang Sheng smiled kindly again.

"Thank you, Teacher."

The administrative teacher smiled awkwardly.

"You're welcome, Yang. If you need anything, just come directly to me. Please don't trouble Director Liu again."

After the three of them left the archives office, Li Jing finally let out a long breath.

"It's finally done. This won't affect the Martial Arts Entrance Exam in June now. Rui, we can take the university entrance exam!"

Guo Rui, on the other hand, seemed somewhat downcast.

She stopped and looked at Yang Sheng, who was about to leave without even saying goodbye.

"Yang Sheng!"

Hearing his name, Yang Sheng turned back.

"What is it?"

Guo Rui wanted to say something, especially to ask how Yang Sheng knew the administrative teacher, why she was so polite to him, and how such a difficult matter had been settled with a single phone call.

But when the words reached her lips, they became just two words.

"Nothing."

Yang Sheng nodded. "If there's nothing else, I'll head back to class first."

"Didn't you already withdraw from your class? What class are you going back to?"

This time, Yang Sheng did not even turn his head.

"The High-Aspiration Class."

The words "High-Aspiration Class" were like a heavy hammer, each syllable striking Guo Rui's heart.

She looked at Li Jing in disbelief and found that her best friend was equally shocked.

"Did he just say the High-Aspiration Class? I didn't hear wrong, did I?"

Li Jing said, "You heard right. He really said the High-Aspiration Class. Well, well, Rui—you actually know someone from the High-Aspiration Class. You should've told me sooner."

For a moment, Guo Rui fell into confusion.

Just a few days ago, Yang Sheng had been a student notified by the school to voluntarily withdraw.

In the blink of an eye, he had become a High-Aspiration Class student who could settle difficult matters with a single call.

No matter how hard she thought about it, she could not understand.

By the time Yang Sheng returned to class, Liu Chang, who had already called back to find out what happened, had been waiting for some time.

"You're pretty good, Junior Brother Yang. You've mastered the art of borrowing influence."

From Liu Chang's tone, Yang Sheng knew she was not angry.

"It was all thanks to Senior Sister Liu's guidance. Yang Sheng was merely imitating others."

Liu Chang gave a light snort. "You looked like such an honest person. How did you learn to talk so slickly too?"

Yang Sheng scratched his head.

"Alright, Teacher Jiang asked me to pass along some news just now."

Yang Sheng immediately became alert.

"Is it related to the school test in a few days?"

Liu Chang said, "You catch on quickly."

"The list of participants for this school test has been confirmed. It was decided by drawing lots. Your opponent will be someone named Li Ya."

Yang Sheng frowned slightly.

It was not that he was unfamiliar with this person. On the contrary, he knew Li Ya very well.

Li Ya was Li Yan's cousin and the class monitor of the first-year Rocket Class.

He possessed Half-Step Great Completion of Bright Force cultivation.

Some people had said that he needed only half a year to advance to Great Completion of Bright Force.

But Yang Sheng knew very well that Li Ya's strength was already infinitely close to Great Completion of Bright Force.

That was because he had once served not only as Li Yan's sparring partner, but also because they did not want to waste him as a sparring resource.

Whenever Li Yan rested, Li Ya would take over.

"They actually arranged someone like him to fight me."

Yang Sheng murmured.

Liu Chang said helplessly, "The drawing was conducted under the supervision of the Board of Trustees. The result has been decided. Prepare yourself for battle."