Xia Xue called Gao Yang over.
Gao Yang's eyes darted around, revealing a knowing smile.
“You two… ”
Xia Xue said coldly, “Shut your stinking mouth, or this young miss will tear you apart.”
Xia Xue's arrogance was well-known.
Only when she was with Lin Mo Yu would she tone it down a bit.
After all, Lin Mo Yu was even colder, and if Xia Xue were to be equally arrogant, they wouldn’t need to speak at all.
Now, facing Gao Yang, her spoiled-brat temperament was on full display.
Gao Yang was startled, scratching his head. “Just kidding, just kidding! Don't take it seriously.”
Xia Xue said, “Stop looking for a team. We’ll take you with us when our cooldown ends, and we’ll do the dungeon run.”
“You’ll reach level 12 before the grand exam.”
Gao Yang let out an excited roar, “Really? You two are my benefactors.”
“You don’t know, the academy I want to go to requires level 12 to get in.”
“Such kind people.”
Gao Yang's expression was incredibly exaggerated.
Xia Xue frowned. “If you keep this up, we won’t take you.”
Gao Yang immediately surrendered, instantly becoming serious. “Don't worry, Xia Xue, I’ll be good. You point east, I won’t go south. You point north, I won’t go east.”
“What nonsense, shut up,” Xia Xue snorted, a ball of fire appearing in her palm.
If Gao Yang dared to speak another word, she would definitely throw this fire ball in his face.
Gao Yang wisely closed his mouth. “This humble one obeys. I just wonder how long your cooldown is.”
Xia Xue calculated the time. “Another 10 hours.”
10 hours was a long time, but Gao Yang knew that he wouldn’t be able to find a team in 10 hours either.
“Okay, you two rest and chat, I’ll go grind some monsters.”
“Mo Yu, good luck! I believe in you! You'll win Xia Xue over one day.”
He then took off running.
Xia Xue stomped her foot in anger, and a fire ball shot out.
With a boom, the fire ball exploded behind Gao Yang, a few sparks landing on him.
Ouch~~~
Gao Yang cried out, clutching his butt and vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Xia Xue angrily stomped her feet. “This guy, such a foul mouth, deserves a beating.”
Lin Mo Yu felt the same way, but had to admit, Gao Yang was a good guy.
When everyone else was distant, only Gao Yang actively came to talk to her.
Even though she rarely responded, Gao Yang never showed any annoyance.
Lin Mo Yu believed her feelings were right.
Gao Yang was a sincere goofball.
10 hours later, Gao Yang joined the team.
Lin Mo Yu became the leader, entering the Nightmare-difficulty dungeon.
As soon as they entered, Gao Yang collapsed to the ground in terror.
“Whoa whoa whoa… Xia Xue, Boss Lin, how come you’re doing Nightmare difficulty?”
Xia Xue snorted. “Less talk, just follow us. You don’t have to fight the monsters.”
Huh?
Gao Yang was puzzled, scared, and fearful, all at once.
Xia Xue wondered if she felt this way when she first entered.
She seemed to be scared out of her wits back then.
For the sake of his life, Gao Yang stayed close to Xia Xue, not daring to move an inch.
This was Nightmare difficulty! If he was hit by a monster, he’d be done for.
Ten minutes later, Gao Yang watched the defeated boss, still unable to close his mouth.
“This… this… ”
“It’s… it’s dead?”
Xia Xue looked at him. “Can you shut your mouth? You’re drooling.”
Gao Yang wiped his mouth, then suddenly hugged Lin Mo Yu’s leg. “Boss, Boss Lin, will you take me with you on dungeon runs from now on? I’ll be your hanger-on.”
Xia Xue was helpless. “You’re so spineless! You’re a Knight, can you have some knightly spirit?”
Gao Yang exclaimed, “What’s the use of knightly spirit? When there’s a boss like you, what do I need a knight for?”
Xia Xue was at her wit’s end, so she decided to ignore him.
Lin Mo Yu was surrounded by a faint white light.
He had finished leveling up.
Level 16 gave him a solid chance to enter the Xia Jing Academy.
Just one more dungeon run, and Xia Xue would reach level 15, making her admission to Xia Jing Academy highly probable.
As for Gao Yang, his goal was the Jiang Ning Academy in this province.
It was a good high-ranking academy, but its requirements were lower than Xia Jing Academy.
A level 12 Knight was good enough to qualify.
The sun dipped low, stretching the shadows of everything.
On the South City Wall of Xi Hai City.
Several headmasters stood together, looking at the wild area outside the wall.
“The kids should be back by now.”
“Tomorrow is the grand exam, and we told them to return today.”
“I wonder how the grand exam results will be.”
“Most of them should be fine, it’s just a matter of which academy they get into.”
“Old Lu, the two prodigies from your school, I heard they’re both aiming for Xia Jing Academy.”
Lu Yun stared unblinking into the distance. “Yes, Mo Yu and Xia Xue both want to go to Xia Jing Academy.”
“Xia Jing Academy has the fiercest competition, based on past standards, level 15 has a good chance, level 16 is almost guaranteed.”
“It’s tough.”
“Level 15 is still possible, but level 16 is incredibly rare. Besides last year’s Lin Mo Han, the only one who reached level 16 in Xi Hai City was Su Qian Xing.”
“I wonder if these two youngsters will have a chance this year.”
Lu Yun nodded. “I believe in them.”
Lin Mo Yu and Xia Xue, one was Lin Mo Han’s younger brother, the other was a Xia family heiress.
Lu Yun felt that these two might be able to create miracles.
Finally, someone appeared in their line of sight.
A headmaster said, “That’s one of ours from No. 3 High.”
Using Detection, their level was clear as day.
【Xu Zhen, Level 12, Swordsman.】
The headmaster was quite satisfied. Level 12 was good enough to get into a good high-ranking academy.
Xu Zhen was a well-known figure at No. 3 High, considered one of their prodigies.
“My student from No. 2 High, Wan Ming, has returned.”
【Wan Ming, Level 13, Hawkeye Archer.】
Students returned one by one, while the headmasters continuously used Detection on the City Wall.
At this time of year, it was also a sort of pre-exam competition between headmasters.
A face-off competition