Chapter 36

In the center of the venue, several responsible mentors stood in a row, and Principal Meng Laike was also among the crowd. In addition, there were dozens of students from the C unit of the middle class... This setup felt like they were waiting for a leader to speak.

"Principal, Xiao Xiu Zhe has arrived!" Liang Bo said with a smile.

Dongfang Xiu Zhe followed behind, guessing the purpose of their summoning him.

Meng Laike, who had been previously dispirited, now looked very much like a principal.

He carefully examined Dongfang Xiu Zhe from head to toe. If it were just based on appearance, he found it hard to believe that this delicate and tender child could have achieved so many perfect scores.

"Let's begin then!" Meng Laike nodded at the other responsible mentors, and Lu Neng, the mentor in charge of the C unit of the middle class, stepped forward.

This assessment would be entirely his responsibility, while the other mentors were just there for the show, after all, such a recommendation for skipping a grade was quite rare!

"Could these people have discovered my secret?" Dongfang Xiu Zhe felt a bit hesitant. He thought he had hidden it well, using the Yin-Yang Wuxing technique only for cultivation and keeping the ghost lady hidden in the storage ring.

Perhaps seeing his worried expression, Liang Bo came over and explained the purpose of the assessment. Dongfang Xiu Zhe then felt relieved, realizing that they hadn't discovered his secret.

Only at this moment did Dongfang Xiu Zhe understand that these people were testing him.

As for whether he could enter the middle class, he wasn't particularly interested, because he hadn't learned anything in the small class, only doing chores like weeding, feeding chickens, and herding sheep... It was hard to say whether he would be assigned new chores in the middle class.

Perhaps seeing Dongfang Xiu Zhe's lack of enthusiasm, Liang Bo quickly added, "This is a rare opportunity. If you can enter the middle class, the dormitory will be changed to 8 people per room, and you won't have to do chores like in the small class..."

This statement indeed had an effect. Not for any other reason, but for the 8-person dormitory, Dongfang Xiu Zhe would be a bit more serious.

This place was behind the school, close to the trees, with a large open area.

Compared to the dirt and mess in front of the school, this place was much cleaner, and the air was much better, without the smell of feces.

What Dongfang Xiu Zhe didn't know was that this place was where the middle and senior classes had their lessons, and students from the small class were not allowed to come here.

In the center of the venue was a circle made of grass rope, about the size of a house. Dongfang Xiu Zhe stood inside the circle, waiting for the assessment.

Apart from the principal and the mentor named Lu Neng, no one else knew what the assessment would be, which made everyone even more excited.

"This child is much younger than I imagined. I didn't think Teacher Liang Bo would recommend him to skip a grade!" Mentor A whispered.

"I was also surprised. He must be the youngest student in our school!" Mentor B looked amazed.

"What do you think of this child compared to Wang Junqi, who was also recommended to skip a grade by Teacher Liang Bo last time?"

"I think this child definitely can't match Wang Junqi. I taught her, and she's definitely a genius, learning everything at first try, with excellent physical fitness... But look at this child, he looks so listless, there's no way he can skip a grade. I doubt he can even pass this assessment today!"

"I wonder what the content of this assessment will be. It shouldn't be an obstacle run again, right?"

Just as these mentors were discussing, the content of the assessment was finally revealed. It turned out that Dongfang Xiu Zhe was to fight a student from the C unit of the middle class.

"Is... is this a joke?"

The mentors couldn't believe their ears, as the child named Dongfang Xiu Zhe seemed to have no chance of winning no matter how they looked at it.

What surprised them even more was that the student chosen to fight Dongfang Xiu Zhe was the tallest and strongest, Li Erniu.

Li Erniu was twelve years old, with dark skin and a height that was a full head taller than Dongfang Xiu Zhe. No matter how they looked at it, he had an absolute advantage.

"Principal, having Xiu Zhe fight Li Erniu isn't fair, is it?" Liang Bo hurriedly protested.

"Don't worry. Whether he passes the assessment isn't determined by the result. I know this little Xiu Zhe has no chance of winning," Principal Meng Laike said with a calculating look, then continued, "I just want to see how he performs when faced with a strong opponent."

"Xiu Zhe will get hurt!" Liang Bo insisted.

"Two children fighting, even if they get a little hurt, it's no big deal! Don't worry, I'll stop it when it's time!" Meng Laike said firmly.

At this moment, the assessment officially began. The rules were simple: just knock the opponent down so they can't stand up, or force them out of the circle to win, with no time limit!

Dongfang Xiu Zhe still stood there lazily, looking even more listless than before.

"Ah, to make me do such a boring thing!"

Dongfang Xiu Zhe had intended to be serious, but upon learning that he had to fight a child, he couldn't muster the energy.

"At least you should send a mentor-level person to fight me, right? Isn't this just setting me up to bully someone?"

Dongfang Xiu Zhe felt helpless. If he were to fight this dark-skinned boy, even using just one-tenth of his strength would send the boy flying into the ground, and it would take a while to dig him out.

Li Erniu seemed eager to show off. Upon hearing the start command, he roared and lunged at Dongfang Xiu Zhe with open arms.

Dongfang Xiu Zhe lifted his eyelids and sighed, deciding to play along with this dark-skinned boy for a bit.

Just as the other boy was about to grab his collar, he ducked and easily dodged.

"Oh? This little boy is quite agile!" Lu Neng thought to himself.

He had confidence in his student, Li Erniu, and was sure that the fight would be won, it was just a matter of time.

Li Erniu, like a rampaging wild bull, chased Dongfang Xiu Zhe around the circle, but he couldn't catch this seemingly frail opponent, which made him roar in frustration.

"There are too many openings!" Dongfang Xiu Zhe watched Li Erniu with a calm expression.

"This little boy is interesting!"

Meng Laike smiled and wrote "agile movements" on Dongfang Xiu Zhe's list.

"Is it just a matter of winning him?"

Just as everyone started to get interested in the fight, Dongfang Xiu Zhe's lazy voice rang out.

Does this little boy think he can win?

Meng Laike thought about it and was about to add "arrogant and conceited" to the list, but at that moment, what happened next made him freeze!