4: Chapter 4 See you in the college entrance exam!

Su Yu looked at her serious expression as she concocted the story, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"Yeah."

Su Yu went along with her words, pretending to fantasize for a moment, "Maybe a 'ding' sound will suddenly ring in my head, and I'll bind with a System."

A casual, offhand remark.

Yet it revealed the most genuine secret.

Lin Xiaoxiao was momentarily dazed by this rare smile from Su Yu.

She suddenly realized that today's Su Yu seemed different from usual.

The boy who was usually frowning, with eyes full of endurance and exhaustion, had an indescribable composure today.

That feeling was like an unparalleled blade hidden in a scabbard, finally revealing a hint of its cold gleam.

Lin Xiaoxiao put away her playful expression.

She stepped forward and stared intently into Su Yu's eyes.

"Su Yu."

Lin Xiaoxiao's voice became unprecedentedly serious, "Tell me the truth."

"Do you really want to get into Kyoto No. 1 Martial Arts University?"

Su Yu restrained his smile.

He looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, his deep eyes devoid of any ripples, only absolute determination.

"Really."

There was no need for any extra explanation.

Two words, spoken with conviction.

Lin Xiaoxiao stared fixedly at Su Yu for several seconds.

She didn't see any vanity, arrogance, or playfulness in those eyes.

He was serious.

He really wanted to go to that unreachable place.

Lin Xiaoxiao bit her lower lip, seemingly having made an extremely significant decision in her heart.

She took a deep breath, and when she spoke again, her voice was very low, audible only to the two of them.

"As it happens."

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Su Yu, "My family has a special admission spot."

"Do you want it?"

The evening breeze was still blowing.

The leaves rustled.

Su Yu looked at Lin Xiaoxiao's earnest eyes, stunned for a full two or three seconds before speaking slowly.

"A special admission spot?"

He frowned slightly, his voice tinged with reasonable doubt, "For Jiangcheng Martial Arts University? Or some other provincial key martial arts university?"

Su Yu subconsciously made a judgment in his heart.

Given the Lin family's financial resources, if they were to arrange a guaranteed admission spot for a regular key martial arts university in Jiangcheng or a surrounding province, while extremely difficult, it wouldn't be entirely impossible.

This would already be a favor so great that he would find it hard to bear.

However.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at him and shook her head gently.

She met Su Yu's probing gaze and repeated, word for word, with absolute clarity:

"It's Daxia Capital."

"First Martial Arts University."

Boom!

Su Yu's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart skipped a beat.

He stared fixedly at the girl in front of him; even having lived two lifetimes, and even having just awakened the System, his brain went momentarily blank.

A special admission spot?

A special admission spot for Daxia Capital First Martial Arts University?!

How is this possible!

Admission spots for Kyoto Martial Arts University have always been the focus of games between provincial governors, military bigwigs, and top families.

Every single spot represents immeasurable resources and power!

The Zhao family, a local Jiangcheng bully with assets over a hundred million, had to go to great lengths just to buy his liberal arts grades for a regular college entrance exam spot.

And now.

Lin Xiaoxiao was actually saying, so nonchalantly, that her family had a special admission spot?

And she wanted to give it directly to him?!

Su Yu looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, his eyes completely changed.

He had long known that this girl's family background was good, but now it seemed, this wasn't just "good."

This was simply heaven-reaching!

"You..." Su Yu opened his mouth, uncharacteristically at a loss for words.

"Don't worry about how I got it."

Lin Xiaoxiao avoided Su Yu's probing gaze, her tone somewhat urgent, "As long as you nod, this spot is yours. No need to take the college entrance exam, no need to fight for those one hundred spots."

"Direct admission."

The streetlights turned on one after another at this moment, casting a dim yellow light onto Lin Xiaoxiao's Face.

Su Yu looked at her.

Silence.

Deathly silence.

A special admission spot, a step to the heavens.

As long as he nodded, he wouldn't even need to expose the existence of the System, wouldn't need to take any risks, and could safely enter the highest martial arts institution in the Great Xia Kingdom.

This was a shortcut that countless people wouldn't even dare to dream of.

However.

Su Yu slowly closed his eyes, and Zhao Ze's condescending Face appeared in his mind.

"You have no background, no resources, just relying on passion and hard work?"

"If hard work were useful, what would be the point of talent and family background?"

Zhao Ze's mockery was still vivid in his mind.

If he accepted this spot, how would he be any different from Zhao Ze?

Furthermore, that was a spot from Lin Xiaoxiao's family.

To obtain resources of this level, what kind of price would Lin Xiaoxiao have to pay to give it to him?

Debts of favor are the hardest to repay.

Even taking a step back.

He had the System now, and 328.5 yuan in his pocket!

Why couldn't he charge in squarely and trample those so-called Geniuses under his feet?!

Su Yu opened his eyes again.

The shock in his eyes had completely faded, leaving only a rock-like calmness and arrogance.

"Xiaoxiao."

Su Yu spoke, his voice very soft, yet carrying an unquestionable resolve.

"Thank you."

"But, I don't want it."

"You don't want it?"

Lin Xiaoxiao stood frozen in place, the dim yellow streetlight stretching her shadow long.

She looked at the boy before her, wearing a faded school uniform but with eyes so calm they were frightening, and felt a sense of absurdity.

That was a special admission spot for Kyoto No. 1 Martial Arts University!

Who knows how many dignitaries and nobles in the entire Great Xia Kingdom would be willing to spend fortunes, go bankrupt, and even mobilize their connections to trigger a war without smoke just for this spot!

And now, this spot had been delivered to Su Yu for free.

He actually refused?

"Su Yu, do you not know what this spot means?"

Lin Xiaoxiao became anxious, took a step forward, her tone filled with a mix of frustration and concern.

"It means you don't have to squeeze through that narrow bridge with millions of high school seniors across the country!"

"It means even if your Qi and blood value is only 0.8, you can still enjoy the top-tier martial arts resources of the Great Xia Kingdom!"

"Don't you want to go to Kyoto Martial Arts University? This is your only chance!"

She stared straight at Su Yu, trying to find a hint of impulse or pride in those deep eyes.

But there was none.

Nothing at all.

Su Yu's gaze was like a dry well, not even a ripple surfacing.

"I know."

Su Yu's voice was still soft, yet carried an unquestionable resolve.

"But I cannot take it."

He looked at Lin Xiaoxiao's Face, slightly flushed with anxiety, and was actually very clear about her good intentions.

In this high-martial world where the weak are prey to the strong, for someone to be willing to hand over resources of this level, this favor was greater than the heavens.

But precisely because it was too great, he couldn't accept it.

Why would the Lin family give such a precious special admission spot to an outsider?

Lin Xiaoxiao might be driven by the obsession of a life-saving grace, but what about the elders of the Lin family?

Would they agree?

Furthermore—

He had the System now.

And that 328.5 yuan.

"Xiaoxiao, saving you a year ago was just a casual act."

Su Yu turned around, his back to the streetlight, hiding most of his Face in the shadows.

"You don't owe me anything, and I never intended to trade that incident for anything."

"See you at the college entrance exam."

After speaking, he didn't give Lin Xiaoxiao another chance to speak, shoved his hands into his school uniform pockets, and walked straight into the dim street of the old city, where even most of the streetlights were broken.

Decisive.

Clean.

Without any hesitation.

Lin Xiaoxiao stood in place, watching that back gradually merge into the darkness, biting her lower lip hard.

"Dying for Face and suffering!"

She stomped her feet angrily, but her eyes were inexplicably turning red.

She thought Su Yu was protecting that pitiful bit of self-esteem.

A commoner with 0.8 Qi and blood value, refusing the shortcut to the summit, insisting on hitting that southern wall called "reality" himself.

"Fine! You want to take the exam yourself, right?"

Lin Xiaoxiao shouted at the blurry figure in the darkness.

"I want to see how you'll pass the passing line in the martial arts college entrance exam three days later!"

No response.

Only the rustling of the night wind sweeping up fallen leaves.