Chapter 86: Chapter 77 Liu Mingyue Explains_2
Speaking of this, Chen Hao looked towards Liu Mingyue, Yu Xiaoyu, and the others, “After the Source Pool evaluation ended, they should have all tested their strength, and, unless there is an accident, the school should be able to look it up. Now that they have already practiced, by comparing their strength levels, we will know.”
“All three of them have indeed been tested…”
He Qin, the Elder responsible for checking, recalled for a moment and said, “If I remember correctly, Yu Xiaoyu was 0.42 horsepower, Miss Liu was 0.4 horsepower, and Hong Yi was 0.2 horsepower!”
Because it involved Zhang Xuan, she paid special attention and thus remembered very clearly.
“Since there are results, then it will be easy to deal with. Just now when I entered, I saw Miss Yu practicing… Even if the progress is minimal, there should be some change in strength, right?”
Chen Hao smiled slightly and looked over, “I wonder if Miss Yu could be so kind as to test again?”
“I…”
Yu Xiaoyu fell silent.
“Go ahead and give it a try!”
Zhang Xuan waved his hand, “Use your real strength to dispel their wild speculations!”
This Yu Xiaoyu, she couldn’t remember the cultivation method, but as long as she started practicing, the Heaven’s Path Divine Art—even just a basic vein of it with impeded growth—once begun, would be enough to greatly enhance her strength.
So, he was one hundred percent confident.
This time, it was truly secure.
“This…”
Yu Xiaoyu, looking deeply troubled, struggled for a while, and then revealed a face that looked like she wanted to cry, “I’m sorry, Mr. Zhang, I was just pretending earlier… I didn’t actually practice!”
“You didn’t practice?” Zhang Xuan looked puzzled.
So all of your earlier behavior, looking like you understood and knew everything, filled with emotion… was it all just for fun?
Last time with the Furnace, it was the same; everyone thought you had succeeded, but it turned out to be an act, and now this… I think you should not be called Yu Xiaoyu anymore, but rather Yu Xiaozhuang (Yu the Pretender)!
“Yes…”
Ashamed to raise her head, Yu Xiaoyu felt a desire to die.
Last time, after listening to her father, she didn’t trust the teacher and embarrassed herself in front of thousands of teachers and students; it was the same this time, the only difference being, fewer people noticed her this time…
“You didn’t practice either, right?”
Sighing, Zhang Xuan looked towards Liu Mingyue and Hong Yi.
The two of them, one did not understand and the other memorized mechanically. Carefully considering, there should be no big difference with Yu Xiaoyu…
“Yes!”
Liu Mingyue nodded.
Hong Yi’s face turned red with embarrassment, “I’m sorry, Mr. Zhang. If it’s really necessary, we can start practicing now…”
If only he had not just focused on memorizing earlier but had actually practiced for a while, maybe the teacher wouldn’t be humiliated now…
“No need!”
Zhang Xuan interrupted him, waving his hand towards the Strength Measuring Formation close by, “Just test it directly!”
“Test?”
Hong Yi stood there, stunned, afraid he had misheard. He carefully looked around, only to see that everyone around looked somewhat dumbfounded, with Yu Xiaoyu’s eyes wide open.
If they’d already said they didn’t practice, what could be tested?
Just a more embarrassing moment to endure?
While the city lord’s daughter looked oddly at the scene, she saw Mr. Zhang not far away signalling to her.
“You first!”
Yu Xiaoyu gestured frantically, almost crying, “Teacher, I was telling the truth, I really didn’t practice…”
“When I tell you to test, just test. What’s with all the fuss!” Zhang Xuan frowned.
Seeing him speak so decisively, Yu Xiaoyu dared not say more and, clenching her teeth, stepped forward to the Strength Measuring Formation.
She had tested once in the morning; even if she tested again, there shouldn’t be any changes.
“Why bother testing if you haven’t practiced?”
“Who knows? Maybe hoping for a stroke of luck to exceed the previous results!”
“The Strength Measuring Formation measures overall ability, you really think if you exert a little more force, the results will be higher… If it were that easy, it wouldn’t deserve to be called a formation!”
As everyone already admitted they hadn’t practiced, yet they still insisted on making Yu Xiaoyu test anyway, murmurs rose among the onlookers, all of them looking on as if they were watching a joke.
Especially Chen Hao, with a face full of derision.
As long as the results didn’t change, he would have plenty of excuses to make Zhang Xuan lose face, in retaliation for yesterday’s humiliation.
“I…I’ve started!”
Feeling all eyes on her and knowing she couldn’t dodge any longer, Yu Xiaoyu clenched her teeth, gathered all her strength, and with her eyes closed, threw a punch straight ahead.
Hum!
The formation shook, the air softly buzzed, and a row of numbers emerged.
Immediately, laughter from Chen Hao not far away could be heard, “It must still be 0.42 horsepower. Without practice, how could her strength possibly increase… Huh? How is this possible!”
“Could the Strength Measuring Formation be broken?”
“What happened?”
Not expecting such a reaction, Yu Xiaoyu cautiously opened one eye and peeked ahead, only to freeze on the spot after a single glance.
The Strength Measuring Formation that had indicated 0.42 before the class now showed 0.5.
In other words, in just a short while, her strength had surged by 0.08, which was nearly a 20% increase.
Strength increasing without practice? How could that be?
Yu Xiaoyu was completely dumbfounded.
Others might doubt her words, wondering why she wouldn’t learn the cultivation techniques taught by the teacher, but having experienced it herself, she knew she was waiting for her father to impart the more advanced “Five Directions Energy Storage Technique”!
The things Zhang laoshi explained, she hadn’t even taken them seriously enough to listen, let alone practice. So how could her strength have surged like this?
Lost in shock and full of questions, she saw Zhang laoshi not far away frowning deeply, showing clear displeasure, “It seems that you didn’t practice at all and didn’t even listen seriously when I was explaining…”
“Yes…” Yu Xiaoyu’s face flushed with embarrassment, as if she had been stripped of her clothes, and a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes, “But if I didn’t practice, why did my strength increase?”
Without answering her, Zhang Xuan turned to another girl, “Alright, Liu Mingyue, you go and test yourself too!”
“Me?”
Liu Mingyue pointed to herself.
She could remember part of what the other had explained and had listened attentively during the class, unlike Yu Xiaoyu who was pretentious. She truly hadn’t practiced.
Indeed, in her opinion, Yu Xiaoyu claiming she hadn’t practiced must have been an act, just to show off in front of everyone…
“Forget it, it’s your loss…”
She wanted to refuse, but thinking that if her own strength hadn’t increased, it would be the girl in front of her who would be embarrassed, so she stopped hesitating, clenched her fists, let out a soft shout, and punched straight ahead.
Hum!
The formation vibrated and the same line of numbers slowly appeared.
“I told you I haven’t practiced… Ah?”
She had barely finished her sentence when Liu Mingyue’s voice suddenly choked in her throat, her beautiful eyes going wide with disbelief.
The numbers that had just tested as 0.4 horsepower had now doubled by fifty percent to 0.6!
“This…”
Not only did she have this expression, but Lu Mingrong and the others also widened their eyes in astonishment.
Increasing strength by fifty percent from a single practice session…
To say nothing of just listening to a lesson, even if one were to sit and practice non-stop for three days, it seemed impossible to achieve that!
The most crucial point was… both Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue insisted that they hadn’t practiced at all.
Without practice, their strength had increased so much…
“That’s not right!”
As everyone was shocked, Zhang Xuan suddenly turned to the girl, “Did you follow the method I mentioned and control the Origin qi to temper your meridians?”
“I, I…”
Liu Mingyue nodded, her face embarrassed, “I did control a strand, just exploring the pathway a bit, and it took me less than half the time of a tea cup…”
“As I thought…”
As if a realization had struck him, Zhang Xuan nodded involuntarily, “That’s why your increase is greater than Yu Xiaoyu, and your progress is faster, too!”
“Just controlling Origin qi to explore the pathway, less than the time of half a cup of tea… and it directly surged your strength by fifty percent?”
“Am I dreaming?”
“And Yu Xiaoyu… She didn’t practice at all, didn’t even explore, and still her strength soared nearly by twenty percent…”
“What exactly is going on?”
Instantly, everyone’s gaze turned in unison towards Zhang laoshi, looking at him as if they had seen a ghost.