Chapter 15

Zhou Tian's life had no more waves, and Chen Fan spent most of the remaining time practicing blade techniques and reading books.

During this time, he chatted briefly with Yang Chuchu, who expressed her desire to invite him to dinner in the evening to express her gratitude.

However, Chen Fan refused. There was no other reason; he had to intensify his training. After all, every second counted for the martial arts exam.

However, Yang Chuchu was somewhat unwilling to give up, so the dinner time was set for next Sunday evening, which was the night after Chen Fan's martial arts exam.

Yang Chuchu was very happy about this because, in her view, the first meal after Chen Fan's martial arts exam would be with her.

On Monday morning, Chen Fan asked Wang Yanran for a week off. His reason was to focus on preparing for the martial arts exam.

Wang Yanran knew he had signed up for the martial arts exam, and returning to the classroom to attend lessons during this period was a waste of time, so she agreed decisively.

However, the classmates in the class saw his empty seat and thought he didn't dare to face the bet and chose to escape.

It was also today that the Grade 12 Dean of Instruction, Du Jiang, found Wang Yanran.

Du Jiang was slightly chubby and usually had the appearance of an easygoing middle-aged uncle, but today he was unusually serious and questioned coldly:

"Teacher Wang, do you know that your class student Chen Fan has signed up for the martial arts exam?"

"I know!" Wang Yanran nodded. She had long been mentally prepared; it was impossible for the school not to ask about a liberal arts student signing up for the martial arts exam.

However, anger suddenly appeared on Du Jiang's face: "Since you know, why didn't you stop him! If it weren't for the call from the Provincial Education Department, the school wouldn't even know about this!"

He looked at Wang Yanran with a frosty face: "I don't care what method you use, make him withdraw from the exam!"

Wang Yanran's beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly: "Dean Du, signing up for the martial arts exam is every student's right. That is his choice, and we should support it. Why should we stop him?"

"You ask why we should stop him?" Du Jiang tried hard to suppress his anger to avoid roaring out loud.

"The martial arts exam can be fatal! As an ordinary person, he will surely die if he participates! If he dies in the exam hall, do you know how much impact it will have on the school's reputation!"

"And now students are spreading rumors about his bet with Li Wenbin! A liberal arts student signing up for the martial arts exam out of spite—if he dies in the exam hall, the online public opinion alone will crush you and me!"

"Once this kind of thing spreads, the Education Bureau will determine that the school's management is improper and instruction is lacking. By then, from the principal down to you and me, everyone will be held accountable!"

"It won't happen!" Wang Yanran shook her head gently: "I know Chen Fan. He won't joke with his life because of a bet! He has his own confidence!"

"Confidence?" Du Jiang said coldly: "Do you know that in the last hundred years, a total of 728 liberal arts students have participated in the martial arts exam, of which 719 died in the exam hall, 8 were lucky enough to hide and hold out until the end of the exam, and only one actually passed!"

"A death rate of nearly 99 percent, and you tell me he has confidence?"

Although Wang Yanran was worried in her heart, she still supported Chen Fan's decision. She said firmly: "I believe he can do it!"

"You!" Du Jiang's face trembled with anger.

"Teacher Wang, you are joking with the school's reputation. To tell you the truth, I am conveying the principal's order."

"If Chen Fan dies in the martial arts exam, the school will attribute all the responsibility to you. By then, you will be fired, and it will be recorded in your file. No school will dare to hire you in the future!"

"Dean Du, you don't need to say anymore. As long as he is willing, I will definitely support him!" Wang Yanran's tone was firm.

"Foolish!" Du Jiang slammed his palm on the table, glared fiercely at Wang Yanran, and slammed the door as he left.

Wang Yanran sighed softly. She knew the martial arts exam was dangerous and was worried for Chen Fan, but for some reason, she had an inexplicable confidence in Chen Fan.

At the same time, the news of Chen Fan participating in the martial arts exam completely exploded at Qingcheng No. 3 Middle School.

The students of Class 6, Grade 12 Liberal Arts, were all laughing like crazy.

They mocked Chen Fan for being so desperate to win that he didn't even want his life. Of course, in their view, with Chen Fan's academic performance, he probably wouldn't even pass the written test of the martial arts exam.

And the students in the school's martial arts class were mocking and ridiculing: "What are you, a liberal arts student, joining in the fun for?"

Or maybe they wanted to say that he wasn't qualified to participate in the martial arts exam at all. In the eyes of these people, they had always looked down on liberal arts students.

And the Grade 10 and 11 students mostly held a "gossip" attitude. After all, the naked running incident had already spread widely.

Of course, there were also people who started to worry about Chen Fan, and that was Yang Chuchu. After she heard that Chen Fan had signed up for the martial arts exam, she was stunned on the spot and took a long time to recover.

She didn't want anything to happen to Chen Fan. Although she had seen Chen Fan's skills, she still worried for that boy.

For the first time, she experienced what it felt like to worry about a boy. Her heart felt as if it were being gripped by a hand, very uncomfortable, and her breathing was a bit heavy.

She hurriedly sent a message to Chen Fan: "Senior, did you really sign up for the martial arts exam?"

A few minutes later, she received Chen Fan's reply: "Yes."

She wanted to persuade him, but didn't know how to start. After a long time, she put down her phone and looked out the window, lost in thought.

"You must be safe!" This was the only thought in her mind.

And her deskmate Wang Wenli was gloating. Although her own family was not wealthy, she looked down on the poor the most.

In her eyes, Chen Fan was a loser who wasn't qualified to enter the vision of a rich daughter like Yang Chuchu, just as he wasn't qualified to appear in front of her.

At the same time, this news also reached other high schools in Qingcheng City. Among them, a tall young man from Qingcheng No. 1 Middle School was stunned when he heard this news, but then he felt relieved.

"With his strength, passing the martial arts exam should be very easy!"

But then his eyes lit up, and a plan against Chen Fan took shape in his heart.

"Abilities can be used in the martial arts exam hall. My strength will have a qualitative improvement. By then, although I can't kill Chen Fan directly, I can find a way to lure a few powerful exotic beasts to trap and kill him."

As the saying goes, good news doesn't leave the house, but bad news travels a thousand miles. The news of the first liberal arts student in Qingcheng City in twenty years to sign up for the martial arts exam soon spread to every household.

This became a hot topic of discussion. Everyone wanted to see this mysterious liberal arts student.

But Chen Fan didn't care about so many rumors. The best way to face questioning was to fight back with actual actions.

So for the next few days, he kept sweating in the training room, and the 1.5-meter long blade was swung by him with great force.

Chen Fan had long mastered all the moves of the Wild Gale Blade Technique. Now, the purpose of his continuous training was to increase the sense of fit between himself and the long blade; only in this way could he truly achieve the ability to use it as easily as his own arm.