Chapter Nineteenth: Gallant and Dashing

  "This time I didn't arrive late, but actually arrived early, not bad."

  More than half an hour later, when Guo Zhengyang arrived at the classroom of Class 1 High School, he looked at the sparse figures in the classroom and took a step forward. This weekend was so eventful, but it didn't delay his evening study, and he was indeed very satisfied. Especially now that it's just past five o'clock in the afternoon, most students who had been given half a day off hadn't returned yet, and only some of the top students from the student group were still holed up in the classroom.

  After walking to his seat and resting for a while, Guo Zhengyang quickly threw himself into studying again.

  The thing this afternoon was indeed beyond expectation, and it also made him understand a truth: the idea that something can appear at any time. The first time was in the dormitory after he had just cultivated, just entering the Linggathering period, this time was on the road, next time... if there is still a next time, when will it be?

  And if there is next time, what should he do?

  Killing the long-haired man, Guo Zhengyang's mood had indeed undergone some changes, especially after discovering that killing the target indicated by his intention could still absorb and refine the gray gas. The benefits of this gray gas made Guo Zhengyang still somewhat excited even now.

  Moreover, the anomaly in his left hand had persisted until now, and apart from the benefits, he hadn't detected any abnormalities, even after observing his left hand for a long time with his internal energy.

  Is it possible that after merging with that sin, there are only advantages and no disadvantages?

  If that's the case, what should he do next time when his thoughts guide him to a target? Should he kill like he did with the long-haired man to obtain new gray energy to refine his body, or should he let go like he did with Yang Lulu and wait for an opportunity to get it himself?

  Guo Zhengyang was at a loss because he found himself being shaken by the benefits, and could only try to calm his emotions and stop thinking about it.

  After diving into learning, time passed quickly. Occasionally, Guo Zhengyang would look up and glance at the fourth row of the classroom, but no one was there. After a few times, he stopped paying attention and focused on reading his textbook.

  Although he still owed the woman fifty yuan, Guo Zhengyang wanted to return it as soon as possible, but she was not around and there was no way.

  Time passed again, and when a figure sat down beside Guo Zhengyang and patted him on the shoulder, he suddenly woke up with a start. He then discovered that the classroom was almost full of people... even their class teacher Wang Dongping was already seated at the podium.

  Okay, actually the classroom was bustling with people coming and going, the loud chatter rising and falling, if he wanted to pay attention he wouldn't have missed it, but his whole heart was devoted to studying, so he didn't notice the commotion around him at all. It wasn't until Zhang Hang returned from next door that he suddenly realized how late it had become.

  The seat in the fourth row of the classroom has also been taken by someone, but it's no longer suitable to go back and return the money now.

  "Lao Guo, do you know what I did this afternoon?" Guo Zhengyang glanced around and saw Zhang Hang propping up his textbook on the desk, looking over with a strange smile.

  Guo Zhengyang shook his head, showing no interest at all.

  "I went on a date with Xiaomin and even kissed her, hehe, it was so cool, I'm so satisfied. If we didn't have to come back for class tonight, who knows what might have happened... Thanks to you lending me all that money, I could take her to sing karaoke in a private room, just the two of us, it was awesome." Zhang Hang continued to whisper excitedly.

  Kuang Zhengyang was speechless, no wonder he couldn't find this guy when he had something to do in the afternoon. It turned out that before lunch break, he even borrowed 300 yuan from Zhang Hang, but unfortunately, as soon as he walked out, he forgot to bring his wallet and ended up awkwardly asking others for help.

  Just as Zhang Hang was excitedly whispering, another figure walked in from outside the classroom, holding a stack of test papers. Upon seeing Guo Zhengyang, his eyes lit up, and his interest in the stack of test papers far exceeded Zhang Hang's gossip.

  If everything goes as expected, it should be the results of yesterday's and today's tests.

  By the time they reach their third year of high school, especially in the second semester, students have to take a multitude of exams. Apart from large-scale mock exams, there are also small quizzes on weekends. These quizzes are very simple and don't require separate desks or exam rooms; the books on the desks don't even need to be put away, and the teachers just sit at the front, mostly not paying attention, while the students take the exams by themselves.

  The exam is over and there's no need for class ranking, the teacher just grades a score and then evaluates the test paper during class.

  Yesterday afternoon to this noon, the four subjects of language, mathematics, foreign languages and comprehensive tests were conducted. Guo Zhengyang didn't know how others did, but he knew that he had done his best, without cheating at all, and the hard work he put in day and night seemed to have paid off a bit in this test.

  At this time, holding the roll in seems to be the math class representative.

  After entering, he found a few nearby classmates and started distributing handouts in the classroom.

  Several classmates were walking around in the classroom, and soon someone grabbed the test paper and walked over. As soon as the papers were handed out, Zhang Hang's face fell while he was still excitedly chatting with others. He was the first to get his math paper, which had a full score of 150, but he only scored 35 points.

  When Guo Zhengyang's test paper arrived, Zhang Hang was even more shocked on the spot, "Damn, 64...... how did you score so many."

  Guo Zhengyang couldn't help but laugh with joy, clutching his exam paper. A score of 64 - he was very satisfied, extremely satisfied, and even felt a bit proud.

  It was Zhang Hang's words and Guo Zhengyang's spirited smile that caused the classmate who was distributing handouts to slip and almost fall, and he hastily stretched out his hand to grab onto a nearby desk. The classmate obviously looked at them with an odd gaze for a few moments before turning around and leaving with a speechless expression.

  "You've only been studying hard for a few days, and your results are so remarkable?" Zhang Hang was still staring at Guo Zhengyang with his eyes wide open, while Guo Zhengyang gave him a very pleased glance.

  It's 4 minutes past.

  With a full score of 150, even if he used all his strength, he only scored 64 points, but Guo Zhengyang was indeed very satisfied. Ten days ago, he had almost forgotten everything about this subject, and many things in this subject were related to junior high school. He started from scratch and took the exam entirely on his own, and surprisingly got 64 points, which was really satisfying.

  To know that his math score was 49 points last time, and some of the multiple-choice questions were guessed correctly.

  This time, it's hard power!

  Moreover, among all subjects, the one that has improved the most for Guo Zhengyang is this subject. If math can make such progress, other subjects will likely improve even more, and he can't help but feel delighted.

  It was also because during the test, Guo Zhengyang relied solely on himself and did not use any external help. In addition to his hard work day and night for the past ten days, this attitude affected Zhang Hang, so during the test, Zhang Hang also let go and did not cheat, just to see if Guo Zhengyang's efforts were worth it.

  Before the exam, Zhang Hang's original words were: "You're starting to work hard so late, isn't it a bit too late? No matter how hard you try, it won't be useful. This time I didn't cheat, let you see that even if you study hard, you may not be better than me who doesn't study at all."

  Zhang Hang's astonishment continued for a while, and then another class representative walked in with a stack of test papers, which made it even more intense. The new English class representative handed out two test papers, Zhang Hang got 46 points, and Guo Zhengyang proudly received 77 points.

  Looking at the score that was close to passing, Zhang Hang was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out, while Guo Zhengyang looked like he had drunk honey, with a smile all over his face.

  He got 88 points in the last English test, but it was copied. This time is all by himself, and he actually got 77 points, this score really makes him happy to laugh out loud.

  After all, it's just a week of hard study day and night, and there are such results. Now there are still more than three months before the college entrance examination.

  The progress he made in this week's exams was indeed more exciting than his improvement in cultivation.