Lunar December 15th, Rain Alley First High School senior year final exams for the first term, individual scores as follows:

First place, senior class (4), Lu Ran—118.5 points, Immortal Sheep Believer.

Second place, senior class (7), Wu Shanshan—89.7 points, Asha Believer.

Third place, senior class (4), Tian Tian—84.1 points, Sword Lotus believer.

...

"Yo?" Lu Ran took the smartphone that Chang Ying handed over and looked at the second name on the list, "Is Class President Wu that strong?"

"Huh?" Chang Ying looked at Lu Ran in bewilderment.

You scored 118 points!

You're not concerned about how you scored so high, but instead you're looking at Wu Shanshan?

On Lu Ran's side, as he looked at the photo on the phone, the murmuring around him never stopped.

"Isn't this supposed to be out of a hundred points? Were there bonus questions?"

"118 points, dang! A real beast..."

"He's not even pretending! Normally he'd score eighty or ninety points, making us think he's trying his hardest, but the moment it's a percentage system with bonus points, he just blows past it!"

"Class President Wu is pretty tough too? Nearly hit 90 points?"

"After the Night of Ghosts, I heard that several teams didn't return to the shelter, probably the ones at the top of the ranks."

"Not returning to the shelter? What's the big deal? My bro Ran straight up left the fifth primary school and went out on patrol!"

"Ah???"

"Night of Ghosts? Lu Ran? On patrol?"

"Why all the fuss? It was just a Night of Ghosts event for the Straw Demon clan."

"Yo~ Mr. Sober, how many points did you get?"

"I didn't go out on patrol!"

"Why didn't you go? Don't you like it?"

"You f*ckin'..."

Listening to the chaotic voices, Lu Ran pulled on Chang Ying's sleeve.

Chang Ying nodded, understanding his intent, and followed Lu Ran as they left.

Lu Ran, with his sharp hearing, sneaked toward the school gate and overheard a bet from behind:

"Place your bets! Bet on whether Lu Ran's bonus question is worth 20 points or 30 points, come on, let's start..."

"The bonus question should be 30 points, right? Lu Ran's normal score is 88.5 points."

"Are you kidding me! How could my bro Ran score lower than Wu Shanshan? I bet it's 20 points! All in, 10 packs of spicy strips!"

"So you're saying, Lu Ran scored 98.5 points?"

"98.5, so what? And then my bro Ran would ask, where's the missing 1.5 points?"

"They're deducted here because I now have 1.5 language points."

Lu Ran's face looked puzzled; the voice that kept saying "my bro Ran" sounded very familiar.

It must be that little fatty Qian Hao.

Good kid,

the points were scored by me, but you get all the credit?

Chang Ying whispered, "I really want to know what you did that night."

That morning, after Lu Ran returned to the fifth primary school, he didn't share much with his teammates.

Lu Ran, cradling the twin blades wrapped in cloth and partially covering his face, said lightly: "Didn't do much. Just killed some demons and saved some people."

Chang Ying: "..."

Suddenly she thought of something and in a lowered voice said: "Right, your weapons even leveled up to divine weapons!"

With that being said, isn't 118.5 points a bit low?

"Divine weapons probably don't count for points," Lu Ran quickly arrived at the south side of the sports field, hiding behind a tree, "It has nothing to do with the exam content."

With one hand on the tree trunk, Chang Ying looked at Lu Ran sitting under the tree and found it quite amusing.

The mighty fighter of River Realm, awkwardly curled up behind a tree, presented quite the spectacle.

As she watched, Chang Ying suddenly chuckled: "In a while, during your match, your opponents are going to suffer~

Haha! They'll get slaughtered by the divine weapon!

Poor Ma Tianchuan, poor Wu Shanshan, poor..."

Lu Ran: "I plan to use the Silent Night Blade. Later, you help me hold onto the Dawn Blade."

"Why?" Chang Ying crouched down, curiously looking at Lu Ran.

"Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?"

"Poor Ma Tianchuan, poor Wu Shanshan..." Chang Ying whispered softly, "In the eyes of my precious Ran, they're all just chickens."

Lu Ran: ???

...

At eight o'clock sharp, a male teacher stepped onto the podium: "Attention, everyone, assemble!"

Today's podium was quite different from usual days; it had been noticeably extended in size.

Without surprise, the upcoming grand martial arts competition will be held right here.

Lu Ran darted out from behind the tree and began to look for a spot with his team members.

A moment later, silence fell over the sports field.

Inside and outside the campus, everyone's eyes were on the podium.

The onlookers from outside the school outnumbered the students inside.

Taking advantage of the Spring Festival vacation and the end of the term, many students transferred away.

On December 15th, there were still 200 students in the senior year, but now, there were only about 130 to 140 left on the field.

"First of all, congratulations on successfully passing the final exam of the last term!"

The male teacher paced back and forth on the podium, looking at the somewhat sparsely populated student formation below.

"I can say with responsibility that the overall quality of your class is a big step higher than in previous years!"

"Your team scores may be lower, after all, the scoring standards are set, but your individual scores are high. This is also the recognition of your abilities by the Divine People Bureau!"

"The average score of your class is a full 16 points higher than the previous class, give yourselves a round of applause."

Whether proud or obliging, students began to clap and whistle.

On the podium, the teacher stopped walking: "Among them, the highest team score is 7 points higher than the previous class.

The highest individual score... "

The teacher paused, speaking gravely: "Is 31.5 points higher than the highest scorer of the previous class."

Everyone: "..."

The field went silent.

Of course, everyone had seen the big list and knew who the highest scorer of Rain Alley First High School was.

Since last year's Worship God event, Lu Ran repeatedly scored high.

The students went from initially dismissing the idea that Lu Ran was just lucky.

To the full questioning after several exams, wondering why Lu Ran could still score so high.

Then they secretly hoped that Lu Ran would mess up, that the little lamb would be beaten back to form.

Until the end...

Regarding Lu Ran, people could only admire and look up to him.

Da Xia has never lacked geniuses!

It's just that people were very "cautious," taking several months to fully confirm that the little lamb was truly a Heavenly Pride!

To say "confirm" is less accurate than to say "acceptance."

As a Nine-level God·Immortal Sheep Believer, Lu Ran's path of growth was indeed full of endless doubts.

Thinking back, as early as the beginning of June in the lunar calendar last year, the world had been informed of what kind of person Lu Ran was.

Who informed everyone?

Evil Demon·Yan Zhi!

Interestingly, the talent and strength of other believers are typically endorsed by schools, society, gods, etc.

But with Lu Ran, it was Yan Zhi who stamped his approval.

"Senior class (4), Lu Ran." The male teacher looked at Lu Ran, his gaze intense.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lu Ran didn't react and kept his head down.

The teacher's voice spread through the microphone across the campus: "Before midnight, the exam score was 98.5.

After the Night of Ghosts began, he answered the call of Yunshan City Divine People Bureau Moon Gazer team and participated in patrol duties.

A one-man team, protecting the district.

You received the most evaluation reports from Moon Gazers out of all the students.

You were also the only one who received a commendation letter from the public.

The 20 bonus points couldn't fully reflect your contribution to Rain Alley City that night.

But this is the maximum bonus the school can give you within the scope of the final exam."

In an instant, the sports field buzzed with discussion.

"Damn! So he really went on patrol alone?"

"Ran Shen is a battle sheep of Immortal Goat Sect! You've got to compare him to the North Wind Believers; others can't keep up with him!"

"Pfft, our Rain Alley is just too small. Bring in an East Thunder Believer, and Lu Ran would behave!"

"You're talking nonsense! My bro Ran is f*ckin' happy! He's swift in a fight; there's never a moment of calm!"

"Wu Shanshan must be regretting it now, hahahaha..."

"She had a chance to cling to a great leg, but she played herself out of it~"

"You two are laughing too soon; Class President Wu did super well on this exam."

Wu Shanshan didn't show any expression, not uttering a word.

And Lu Ran, at the center of it all, hadn't said a word either, inwardly criticizing.

There's something off with this teacher!

Always using me as a target to motivate the entire school.

But the thing is, the students really did quite well in this final exam!

Sure enough, the teacher continued!

"For the final exam, team and individual scores count for 50% each. Taking Lu Ran as an example, after calculation, the total score is 105.6 points."

"That score is the number of Believer points that Lu Ran has earned."

The teacher looked at the paper in his hand and nodded in admiration:

"Including the 194 Believer points Lu Ran already had, your total Believer points are nearing the 300 mark."

The teacher's tone shifted: "Actually, you could graduate now.

To commend your contribution on the Night of Ghosts, Yunshan City Divine People Bureau has awarded you 30 Believer points."

"Hiss..."

"Damn! I'm excited just watching this rake in!"

"You're excited for nothing; it's not for you."

"Silence!" the teacher said sternly, "Another student has been commended by Yunshan City Divine People Bureau, senior class (7)'s Wu Shanshan!"

"Oh!!!!"

"Whoo~"

"Awesome! Awesome!!" A wave of cheers suddenly erupted from the field.

And these voices came not just from class 7, but spontaneously from students all over the field.

Such a scene inevitably stirred something in Lu Ran.

What does this mean?

Is my popularity really that bad?

When the teacher announced my grades, the students were either silent or discussing; there was no cheering, right?

Well... it's probably the teacher's fault!

For half a year, I've always been the target.

The name Lu Ran has come to be like a heavy cloud looming over everyone's heads.

For more than half a year, the clouds haven't dispersed, constantly pressing down on people until they can't breathe.

Now, finally, a new face emerges, and the students teased and provoked burst into excitement!

As for who this new face is, it doesn't matter whether it's Zhang San or Li Si; the students just want to stick their heads above the water to breathe...

Having understood all this, Lu Ran couldn't help but nod silently.

It seems,

The people of this world, have long suffered under Ran Shen...

Heh heh~

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