Chapter 49 Poverty Limits My Imagination
Time comes to early April in a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.
Hongshan City in April is full of spring. Although the craze brought by the entrance examination has gradually faded, the rest of the charm has lingered for a long time, as refreshing as the spring breeze. Hongshan people still talk about the topic of admission examination from time to time after dinner.
Although the admission examination of Hongshan College is a routine work every year, and the people of Hongshan have long been immune to various news, this year's situation is really special and the topic is the highest in a century: the number of applicants hits a record high, and many wealthy families sent their family heirs to the exam. The love story of the Demon Princess Qingyue, the Snow Mountain Hunter Bai Xiao, and the test results that scared countless peripheral gambling bills and abscond, people couldn't help but climax afterwards.
The focus of this is naturally Bai Xiao, and the topic is even several times higher than Qingyue. After all, the so-called Demon Princess is very common in places like Hongshan City. Almost every ten or twenty years, such geniuses far beyond their peers will emerge, and their life experiences are different. Although most of them come from wealthy families, Hongshan people have seen many geniuses from ordinary people. The great master Zhu Junshen is one of them. The sensational effect that year was much higher than that of Qingyue.
But Bai Xiao is such a strange man, which is really a precedent for Hongshan Academy's history in a thousand years. Before him, no one could win the position of chief with a score of nearly half above the second place, and no one would ever get such an outrageous result of 0 points in the first ring, such as banning demon bodies, ancient power, and inhumanity... He almost monopolized all legendary topics!
Hongshan people like this kind of legend. Even though he was born in the snow-capped mountains, there were many places in the civilized world. But from the day he was founded, this city was like a melting pot, integrating people of different cultures and backgrounds. Hongshan Academy even shouted the slogan of teaching and disparity 1,800 years ago, and was unique. In such a cultural atmosphere, although Bai Xiao had not fully accepted Hongshan City, Hongshan City could completely accept Bai Xiao.
In theory, as long as Bai Xiao does not take the initiative to cause trouble, his reputation among the people will only increase day by day.
But reality is very different from theory.
In the afternoon, in a teahouse in the south city of Hongshan, several idle middle-aged and elderly people were chatting with a pot of coarse tea. They had been talking from the morning until now, but they still had a deep impression.
"If you want me to tell me, this Bai Xiao is probably a cover for launching it! The big guys used it to hide their real work..."
"Hey, what's the point?"
"If I knew, I was a big shot, could I still drink this bad tea with you here?"
Before he finished speaking, the teahouse owner said angrily: "Don't drink it if you think it's rotten! Do you want to visit you poor people?"
Several tea shoppers ignored him and chatted and passed the time. One of them said, "I think so. I think this is the case. Think about it, this matter was strange from the beginning. People from the snow mountain came from? There has been no one in that ghost place for more than two thousand years. Suddenly, a Bai Xiao appeared. Do you think it is credible? Moreover, there are too many topics about this person, it is like someone deliberately creating a character... "
"This is reasonable, it's okay to have one or two topics. The topics he has too concentrated. It's true that some people are deliberately adding fuel to the fire."
"Speaking of this, have you read the newspaper this morning? Someone is already questioning the fairness of the college entrance examination. A person who got 0 points in the first ring and only 50 points in the second ring suddenly scored more than 200 points in the third ring. Is this normal? No one has ever got such an outrageous score since the third ring test was designed! So normally, the first thing to question is the rationality of this score."
"Isn't that a scoring formula designed by the Grand Master? Someone supervised the whole process. It's impossible to cheat, right?"
"If someone supervises you, you can't cheat? Then you underestimate people too much. Of course, don't ask me how to cheat. If I knew, I wouldn't have been here for tea and I'd been going to Hongshan Academy as a tutor. But we have to clarify the basic logic. The formula of this test was designed by the Grand Master, so how to score points to break the limit is definitely clearer than anyone else. According to the subsequent reports, the Grand Master was also the Grand Master who personally participated in the test. In other words, Bai Xiao's extraordinary score was inseparable from the Grand Master! And think about it again, what is the relationship between Bai Xiao and Qingyue, and Qingyue and Grand Master?"
"...You mean, that boy relies on Qingyue's face to ask the Grand Master to let the water secretly? This is unlikely!"
"Do you think it's a high possibility of unspoiling water in the dark box, or is it a high possibility that someone can get 200 points in the third ring?"
"That seems to make sense... But the Grand Master doesn't even want the fairness and justice of the college entrance examination just for his apprentice?"
"Of course it's impossible to just make it for Qingyue. After all, he is a talented student, not his own daughter. But don't forget that Bai Xiao can not only please Qingyue, but he is also very rich! And what is the most well-known problem of the Grand Master? You won't forget it, right?"
"Damn, I'm short of money!? Are you saying that Bai Xiao bribed the Grand Master?"
"I didn't say that. They were all said in the newspaper, but what they said really makes sense. Not long after the exam was over, the Grand Master suddenly resolved the financial crisis. Where did this windfall come from? Don't you think this time is too coincidental?"
"...Damn it, if you say this, it seems that there will be something wrong with this from the beginning."
"Hehe, there are so many problems. Let's read more newspapers. What is revealed now is the tip of the iceberg."
The middle-aged tea lovers were stunned for a while when they spoke, and they felt very comfortable. Even the coarse tea in the teapot showed a refreshing fragrance.
The same dialogue is being staged in every corner of Hongshan City. Whether it is the vagrants in the south city or the powerful people in the north city, a big network of public opinion is aimed at Bai Xiao.
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At the same time, in the old rain building of Hongshan College, Yuan Shi pushed open the study door and threw a stack of newspapers in front of Bai Xiao.
"Here, the new episode of Bai Xiao's scandal has arrived again. The focus of this episode is still on the entrance examination, but some pioneers have begun to dig deep into your black material and write about the fact that you openly killed someone on the Nancheng Mall."
Behind the desk, Bai Xiao raised his head from the pile of books and said in surprise: "There is still this?"
"I should have asked. Although these recent reports are purely slander out of nothing, we can ignore them for now, but if you really kill someone in the street, it will be a bit troublesome to deal with..."
Bai Xiao recalled it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out: "Xiaoqing is more familiar with Nancheng, so I'll ask her then."
"Anyway, congratulations on your reputation collapse recently and you are about to become the public enemy of Hongshan."
Bai Xiao thought for a while: "So I should spend money? Someone taught me that if I encounter a word of mouth, I will hold a super large red envelope grab event and prepare hundreds of thousands of small red envelopes in the city, so that I can call me dad."
Chapter completed!