Parting came a little sooner than they had imagined.
Teacher Yang informed them that the four of them would be heading back to Cloud Perch during the exercise break after the second period.
During morning reading, Chen Shi'an and the others did not attend class in the classroom. Instead, they went to the conference room to give their report on the exchange student program with Teacher Yang.
When they returned to the classroom afterward, quite a few classmates came over to ask about it.
Yuan Xuan and Yang Chun asked too. "Chen Shi'an, are you going back?"
"Yeah. We'll be heading back after the second period."
"Ah... that early? Didn't you say you were leaving after the morning classes?" Yuan Xuan and Yang Chun both felt a little disappointed for some reason.
"Earlier or later, it's all the same. If we stay here too long, we might affect everyone's studies."
"How could you..."
Yuan Xuan couldn't help laughing. "Teacher Xue and the school must wish you could stay in Jianzhang forever."
The four of them had gained something from this experience, but so had Yuan Xuan and the others. At the very least, after seeing that someone really could achieve scores like that, their belief that they had reached the limits of their studies had changed. After all, compared to 745, they still had such a long way to go...
As for feeling discouraged, it really wasn't that bad. At a provincial key school like this, being knocked down a peg was normal. Those who couldn't take it had long since faded into the crowd.
Chen Shi'an had shown them that scores at the very top were possible. Not everyone had the good fortune to witness an immortal walking among mortals, and for Yuan Xuan, Meng Song, and the others,