46: The spit is flying everywhere

At this moment, at the entrance of First High School, numerous banners had already been unfurled.

All of them were congratulatory messages for Changtu County No.1 High School producing a Champion.

Shen Bei looked through the car window and saw that these banners, under the erosion of time, had already turned white and faded.

Moreover, the banners didn't state who the Champion was; it felt like they were generic, standardized banners prepared decades ago, finally brought out today.

Meanwhile, Principal Zhang and a group of students, holding flowers, eagerly awaited the bus to stop.

The students immediately erupted into chatter, their discussions rising in waves.

"Wow! A rare sight! Our First High School can actually produce a Champion! Is this the first one since the school was founded?"

"Guess who it is?"

"The banner doesn't say; this school is really stingy. Can't they make new banners with the student's name? They insist on using banners from decades ago, what era is this...?"

"Principal Zhang said this is about saving money, it's a fine tradition, what do you know!"

"I guess it should be Yu Qiuyi."

"You're not putting Qi Chuanyu in your eyes then."

"What, are you looking down on Liao Zhongyang?"

...

At this moment, Qi Chuanyu was the first to get off the bus.

The students surged forward, offering flowers and cheerful words.

This made Qi Chuanyu's face darken, like salt being sprinkled on a wound.

He waved his hand and said impatiently, "It's not me, move, quickly move."

The students were stunned.

Ah?

Not Qi Chuanyu?

Then it must be Yu Qiuyi?

After Yu Qiuyi got off the bus, the students again offered flowers.

Yu Qiuyi merely smiled, her hair fluttering in the wind, and elegantly passed through the crowd, leaving without a trace of floral scent.

The students were once again dumbfounded.

Yu Qiuyi wasn't the Champion either!

Then there was only one truth!

It must be the tall, clumsy Liao Zhongyang!

Goodness.

He usually looked so dull-witted, but he performed well, actually becoming the Champion.

However, when Liao Zhongyang got off the bus, there was no joy on his face. He said nothing, pushed through the crowded people, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"What's going on!"

"None of the three are the Champion?"

"Does First High School have a dark horse?"

"Huh, did Principal Zhang hire someone to take the exam for them?"

"How do I feel like the news is fake... Are we just entertaining ourselves?"

...

At this moment, amidst the collective bewilderment of the students, Shen Bei straightened his back, a triumphant smile on his face, and got off the bus.

However, the awkward thing was...

None of the students paid him any attention.

The students were still craning their necks, looking inside the bus, searching for the person most likely to be the Champion.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Shen Bei put his closed fist to his mouth and coughed a few times.

Reminding the students to have some discernment.

The real Champion is standing right in front of you, the ceremony should be for me!

But the students all gave Shen Bei a disdainful look.

In their eyes, they had almost no impression of this student, Shen Bei.

They had only seen his back as he skipped class.

Someone like him, a Champion?

Do you take us for fools?

Coughing for what!

"Go on, get out of the way, don't block the bus door, you're delaying the Champion from getting off."

"Exactly, we're here to welcome the Champion, not you."

"Stop coughing, you'll infect me with a virus."

...

At this moment, Principal Zhang hurriedly stepped forward, smiling like a pug, and tightly grasped Shen Bei's hand: "Ten years unseen, one day soaring to become the Champion! My good Champion, you've finally returned!"

Boom!!!

As soon as Principal Zhang said this.

All the students present were struck by lightning, their eyes wide, jaws dropped, and their whole bodies were stunned, fried to a crisp.

They collectively looked at Shen Bei with an incredible, unbelievable gaze.

No matter how hard these welcoming students racked their brains, they never thought that the first Champion in First High School's history would be the unknown Shen Bei!

"What! Champion, Shen Bei? He... how could this be!"

"Someone slap me, am I dreaming?"

"How could it be the unknown Shen Bei?"

"This is too Xuanhuan, isn't it?"

"Hiss~~~ It's true that you can't judge a book by its cover, and you can't measure the sea with a dipper. My perspective was too narrow."

"Holy cow! Is this year's Champion so worthless? Did we catch a good era?"

"It's, it's possible! It's not that we are too strong, but that the enemy is too weak."

...

The students chattered, venting their incredulous emotions.

And Principal Zhang, regarding the students' last two lines of doubt, directly sprayed spittle at them: "What do you second-year students know! Shen Bei's Champion status broke the historical record of Lingnan City's Martial Arts! His comprehensive attribute reached 90 points!"

As soon as this was said.

All the students in the audience were filled with horror and shock.

Some students even trembled uncontrollably at the sound of this terrifying comprehensive attribute value, their muscles twitching.

90 points!

What a terrifying number!

It was an existence that could be looked at but not reached!

The students all gasped, constant hissing sounds filling the air.

While their shock and awe had not yet dissipated, Principal Zhang let out a shout.

The students surged forward, offering the flowers in their hands.

The salute cannons also roared at this moment.

The scene was a joyous ocean of celebration.

And Shen Bei, arrogant and dazzling, was surrounded by everyone in the center, like a royal noble.

"Honestly, it was a mistake in my performance, truly ashamed, I disgraced First High School."

Shen Bei sighed, pretending to be humble.

Principal Zhang exclaimed, slapping his thigh: "Are you being modest? This is already excellent, far exceeding expectations!"

"No, no, no, I originally wanted to break 100 points."

"90 points is already more than enough!"

"That's just my bottom line. I'm truly sorry for First High School's cultivation; I feel utterly ashamed and have nowhere to hide my face."

"My Champion, you absolutely must not say that..."

Shen Bei and Principal Zhang just stood there, beginning to engage in mutual commercial flattery.

Professor Gu Xinrou and Jian Tong, standing to the side, watched with faces turning green.

Goodness.

Do these two have some kind of serious illness?

If you're going to brag, then do it properly.

After a few sentences, they started to stray from the topic.

They went from talking about the Champion to Zhou Shuren, from Mao Renfeng to Little Li Flying Dagger, from Kumozhi's Xiaowuxiang Gong to the trade war between China and the US.

One second these two guys were chatting about Trump, the next second they were damn well talking about The Return of the Condor Heroes.

They were spitting so much that it was almost flying onto Jian Tong and Professor Gu Xinrou's foreheads.

The surrounding students listened, dazed, and were so bored they yawned continuously.

Finally, Professor Gu Xinrou couldn't bear it anymore, clenching her fists and letting out a low growl: "Enough! You'll be talking about the Milky Way in a bit!"

"Ah~~~" Shen Bei chuckled: "Principal Zhang and I are kindred spirits, we have endless things to talk about."

"Stop bullshitting me." Professor Gu Xinrou crossed her arms and rolled her eyes.

Shen Fei smacked his lips, then waved his hand: "Continue the music, continue the dance!"

Professor Gu Xinrou reached out, interrupted him, and said: "Principal Zhang, quickly move on to the next step, everyone is standing here dying of awkwardness."

Principal Zhang mumbled a few 'ohs', then took a tray and lifted the red cloth: "These are the school's rewards for the Champion, including qi and blood pill, Major Achievement pill, and other exquisite gift boxes, plus 100,000 in cash!"

Shen Bei naturally didn't refuse, happily taking them.

Professor Gu Xinrou coughed, and whispered in Shen Bei's ear: "A Champion should also know manners, at least say thank you."

"Being the Champion is what I deserve. And First High School picking up a Champion is an unexpected bonus, Principal Zhang should be saying thank you to me."

Shen Bei said righteously.

Professor Gu Xinrou's mouth twitched: "Talking back?"

Shen Bei stroked his chin and said very seriously: "With so many people around, wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

Professor Gu Xinrou: ????