“This is… Jia class talent!” (Equivalent to A)
“My gosh! How many students of Jia class talent has our academy had since its founding?”
“It isn’t just our academy. Jia class talent is rare and invaluable across the whole country!”
…
Those gathered around the testing area were astonished. Even the teacher who had conducted the test saw him in a new and positive light. With a warm smile, he began asking Hong Xingying for his personal details.
This was simply what reality was like. For someone who was sufficiently strong, a minor flaw meant nothing.
Not to mention, there was no evidence to back up Zu An’s allegations. The truth could have been something very different.
Hong Xingying walked down the stairs with a gleeful smile on his face, basking in the limelight. It felt like eating a chilled watermelon on the hottest day of summer. At the same time, he felt a twinge of regret. If only he had known it would be like this, he would never have wasted his time serving humbly in the Chu Estate.
No matter how well I do, the First Miss thinks of me as nothing more than a servant. If only I had entered the academy a little earlier! I might have become of equal standing with the First Miss by now.
Such thoughts only made him feel greater rage toward the fellow who had conveniently benefitted from his mistake. He walked up to Zu An and said coldly, “Do you finally understand the difference between the two of us?”
You have successfully trolled Hong Xingying for 66 Rage points!
Zu An was a little perplexed. Shouldn’t Hong Xingying be feeling fulfilled and overjoyed right now? Why is he still contributing Rage points? Could it be that he’s suffering from a hormonal imbalance or something?
“Next, Zu An!”
Upon hearing the teacher’s call, Zu An stepped forward. The teacher pushed the crystal ball to him with a frigid expression. “A man should rely on his own strength to defeat his opponent. Stooping to make petty reports is truly unbecoming.”
“Who is the strongest person in your academy?” Zu An asked calmly.
The teacher was taken aback by the question. “It’s the principal, of course.”
“If the principal were to slap you for no reason one day, how will you respond to it?”
“I…” The teacher was at a loss for words. “The principal would never do something like that. Even if such a thing happens, I believe that there would be a deeper reason behind the principal’s actions.”
Zu An smiled wryly in response. “If I were you, I would report it to his superior. I don’t know how you can criticize others when you don’t even have the courage to make such reports!”
You have successfully trolled Ni Dian for 233 Rage points!
“Calm down, calm down.” The teacher beside him tried his best not to laugh as he pulled his fuming colleague aside. He cleared his throat, then turned to Zu An. “Let’s get straight to the test, all right?”
Now that he could examine the crystal ball close-up, Zu An noticed a few nearly indiscernible lines on its surface. It was most likely a formation of some kind. He pricked his finger and squeezed a droplet of blood onto the crystal ball.
“What aptitude could that fellow possibly have?” Hong Xingying sneered coldly, craning his neck to take a look.
There was a brilliant burst of light, as if the crystal ball had turned into the sun itself! Those who hadn’t been blinded by this would have been astounded to see that the light was still growing visibly brighter.
“What the hell! I’m turning blind!”
Similar cries echoed out from the onlookers as they covered their eyes in terror.
With a jarring sound, the crystal ball blew up. The blinding light faded, leaving behind glass fragments and a trail of smoke that rose slowly from the charred tabletop.
“W-what happened?”
“Is that… upper Jia class?” (Equivalent to A+)
“That’s impossible! Even a cultivator of upper Jia class talent couldn’t possibly destroy the crystal ball!”
“Then, is this the legendary transcendent class talent?”
“The transcendent class talent is just a rumor. No one has seen it for the past few centuries!”
…
Walking along a street some distance away, a beautiful figure came to a halt. Her lips curled up into a graceful smile. “The son-in-law of the Chu clan sure is an interesting man.”
While the teachers of the academy huddled together, discussing the matter intently, Zu An walked over to Hong Xingying and said calmly, “Do you finally understand the difference between the two of us?”
You have successfully trolled Hong Xingying for 999 Rage points!
Hong Xingying felt his hands and feet turn icy-cold. His eyes reflected confusion, rage, and embarrassment all at once. He couldn’t understand how such a situation could have happened. It should have been his turn to shine and make a name for himself, but now he was a mere sidekick to the man he’d looked down upon all this while. Why is the world so unfair to me?!
Meanwhile, Zu An clasped his fist toward those around him and said, “Thanks for going easy on me.” He spoke as if they had held back during their own tests so as not to outdo him.
You have successfully trolled Wei Suo for 66 Rage points!
You have successfully trolled Ma Zhu for 66 Rage points!
You have successfully trolled…
He looked at the stream of Rage points he had just earned. Attending the academy suddenly seemed like a decent idea. After all, he had such adorable classmates from whom he could milk Rage points whenever he needed to.
While Zu An gloated, a voice spoke up weakly, “Young master, weren’t you only at lower Ding the last time Master tested your aptitude?”
Zu An turned, and saw Cheng Shouping staring at him with eyes full of confusion.
How can anyone be so bad at reading the situation… Once again, Zu An found it miraculous that Cheng Shouping had managed to survive all this while.
Cheng Shouping’s revelation was a bright ray of hope piercing through Hong Xingying’s despair. He burst into laughter. “I remember now, I remember now! He has been through the aptitude test before, and he’s only at lower Ding class…”
He exposed Zu An’s identity, and the notorious reputation he had in Brightmoon city.
“He’s the young master of the Chu clan?”
“What young master? He’s just a drafted son-in-law!”
“How in the world did someone like him catch the eye of the First Miss of the Chu clan?”