Chapter 59: The Test

  Three days later, the two brothers walked out of the cave with a full stomach and high spirits. However, they still didn't know what had happened in the academy over the past three days. Although they hadn't appeared in public for three days, we weren't worried at all, believing that as long as there was Red Hair Old Man's words, the academy wouldn't pursue it either.

  With a rumble, his stomach growled with hunger. These three days of cultivation and recovery didn't make him feel hungry, but as soon as he came out, he felt hungry. The two brothers worked together in tacit cooperation, starting to build a fire and cook in the cave.

  As the ingredients were already prepared, cooking was a breeze for the two brothers. Before long, a table full of delicious dishes appeared on the stone table. After a satisfying meal, they let out a contented belch, but then suddenly and inexplicably let out a loud sneeze. Their minds turned to their parents, wondering how they were doing now. A pang of sadness hit them, and as they looked at each other, they fell silent, lost in thought that wandered far away.

  That remote mountain village, can Mom and Dad eat so well? Are they also thinking of us? They must be, otherwise why would they sneeze. Since Mom and Dad miss us, shouldn't we go back home to visit them? Seeing us, Mom and Dad will definitely be happy, but they will also scold us for being disobedient, scolding us for not growing up; Ah, still remember Mom and Dad's words "Father wishes son to become a dragon", how can we let them down? Using the teleportation array, although it's only a day's journey, it's still far away in the horizon!

  Shaking his head, he shook off those distracting thoughts. The two brothers looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes.

  "Let's go and take a look at the college." The brother spoke first.

  "Hmm." I had no objections, thinking to myself: I wonder what the situation is like at the academy now, the election for the military training uniform should have a result by now. I'm really looking forward to the set of military uniforms I came up with.

  The Tianjiao Martial Arts Arena was bustling with activity, the large square not seeming empty at all, but rather very lively. One group was practicing kicking legs, another pair was engaged in paired combat training, and even on the stage, new students were competing, attracting a crowd of onlookers...

  The two brothers walked to the usual gathering place of our group, and indeed they were still there, each practicing the movements taught by the instructor. Instructor Ma was shuttling back and forth among the crowd, pointing out the actions of his classmates. Little Mei had a high IQ and learned quickly, so now she was sitting on one side with her sister Mei Gui, watching the commotion with nothing to do. Not far from them sat a fly-like figure, Liu Jin Song, who was a repeater and didn't need to study, so at this moment he didn't care about others and was talking incessantly about something. Little Mei was annoyed and wanted to find an excuse to leave, while Mei Gui frowned and said coldly that if it weren't for the sake of his uncle's face, she would have taken action already. Liu Jin Song seemed unaware, but in his heart he thought slyly: If both sisters were to fall into my hands, wouldn't that be wonderful? At that time, I will make you obey me obediently.

  No, as soon as I appeared, I was discovered by Tian Jiao Mei. She excitedly pulled on her sister's clothes and said:

  "Sister, look who's coming over there?"

  "Who else could it be? Of course, ah, what's going on with them."

  The rose seemed to be afraid of seeing it wrong, rubbed her eyes and looked again, and indeed nothing was wrong. She wondered in her heart: Didn't Grandpa say that they would take at least ten days to recover from their injuries? How did they get better so quickly? Although she was puzzled in her heart, she didn't ask out loud, some things were meant to be kept secret, and she did a great job of keeping it.

  Xiao Mei wouldn't think so much anymore, in her opinion, either Grandpa exaggerated their injuries or Xiao Ge and the others were just miraculously recovering quickly. This little loli happened to guess correctly this time.

  The two brothers saw them turn their heads, looking at each other with complex expressions, and couldn't help but feel a little strange. However, they quickly changed to surprise, only then remembering that they hadn't appeared in several days, no wonder they reacted this way.

  As we approached, Little Mei had already gotten up and run to our front. Rose circled around the two brothers twice before finally letting out a sigh of relief, then somewhat reproachfully said: "You two have finally appeared, where did you go these past few days? The entire academy couldn't find your figures, it's really maddening!"

  The two brothers were taken aback, their faces looked strange, and some people also noticed the situation here, all of them had a tendency to gather around; Rose seemed to have realized that her words were easily misunderstood, she frowned and stamped her small foot: "Why are you looking at me like this? This is my grandfather's order for me to meet you, take you to see him. Humph, don't get any wrong ideas, come with me."

  After finishing speaking, her pretty face turned slightly red, and without saying a word, she pulled Xiao Mei towards the nearest transmission array.

  Why the hurry to leave? It's a question in everyone's mind, only Rose herself knows the reason: having just said those words, she felt very embarrassed and ashamed. If she continued to stay here and attracted more attention, she would be completely humiliated, so she hurried away.

  But someone didn't let her have her way, and all she heard was a voice shouting sternly:

  "You'd better not forget what I said, come and apologize quickly, I won't hold it against you. Otherwise, don't blame me if you can't avoid being punished for not attending training and staying out all night!"

  As soon as I heard this, I knew it was Liu Jinsong. Last time he told me to stay away from Xiaomei; but with the soul of an adult, I didn't care about that at all, and in my eyes, he's still a kid. Pretending not to have heard, I followed Rose sisters out of the crowd.

  "Halt! Didn't you hear me speaking?" A figure blocked the way between the two brothers and Rose sisters.

  His brother's heart was not pleased, but before he could get angry, the obstacle in front of him had turned into a football and rolled far away. In front of him stood an angrily frosty-faced Nü Jia, and Liu Jin-song, who had been kicked flying, suddenly roared:

  "That son of a bitch... Ouch, ouch."

  Rose said with a smile: "Two words are not spoken, and again several feet, kicking in the buttocks, so as not to hurt him."

  "You don't know when to advance or retreat, and you dare to obstruct official business. Your words are also extremely impudent. This is just a small lesson for now. If you dare to be presumptuous again, it won't be so simple."

  Lin Jingsong covered his butt and rolled around, making "heh heh" sounds with his mouth. Indeed, we didn't bother him again, and the four of us turned our heads to leave; leaving behind Little Liu, whose eyes were full of resentment, mainly towards me. He also didn't reflect on himself, instead putting all the blame on my head. In his mind, Rose must have been speaking up for me.

  Actually, Rose had wanted to teach him a lesson for a long time, but couldn't find an excuse, and now she was thinking of leaving anyway, Liu Jinsong deserved it. Of course, there was also the intention of standing up for me, after all, she had said in front of my parents "With me around, who dares to bully him in college?" At that time, neither of us took it seriously, but she has been keeping her promise, and now we both have a score to settle.

  Everyone watching was stunned, and it seemed that this senior sister was too ruthless. The person hadn't even said anything to her, yet they were beaten up like this. Then, someone in the crowd whispered:

  "You don't know this, but this world is a famous rose with thorns from the academy. I'm telling you, the young talents who pursue her are really miserable. It's said..."

  "Oh, I see. What a pity." The speaker's gaze towards Rose became respectful and distant.

  These words spread quickly, and soon almost all the freshmen knew about it. By then we had already arrived at Zhongshan Tianjiao Peak. Nobody mentioned what happened earlier, so after walking for a while, I said:

  "Xiao Mei, have you chosen your military training uniform yet?"

  It's rare for me to take the initiative to find a topic, and Xiaomei told me about the situation of selecting military training uniforms yesterday. As expected, the military training uniform I brought was selected and is being mass-produced now, it should be popularized in another week.

  "By the way, why haven't you appeared for so long? Even Coach Ma didn't ask about it. When others asked him, he didn't express any opinion, as if he knew something."

  "You didn't know this? I'm not sure either, maybe it's because your grandfather told him."

  "My little brother is really clever, haha, I was just teasing you, of course I knew that."

  “…＂

  Speechless for a moment, this sister is teasing me on purpose.

  "That nine-story building in front is my grandfather's office building." Rose stopped teasing me and said seriously, "Be quiet when we go in later, Grandfather likes quietness, maybe he's studying something inside."

  The two brothers nodded to indicate they knew, and then walked into the eighth floor of the hospital's office building, room 808. Mei Gui lightly knocked three times on the door, took a step back and waited quietly. Three seconds later, without seeing any response, she knocked again, and once more stepped back and waited quietly.

  "Come in with your brothers, dear granddaughter." A loving voice called out.

  She gently pushed open the door and entered, the room was clean and tidy, simple and elegant. Rose sister whispered in surprise: "Who has tidied up Grandpa's place? It wasn't like this before."

  Although spoken in a low voice, the words were clearly transmitted to everyone's ears. Mei Gui thought that Grandfather would scold him, but Tian Ba was not at all concerned and instead said:

  "Yes, it was all messy before you knocked on the door for the first time, but Grandpa tidied up in just a few seconds. What's your secret?" He looked at the two brothers.

  "Impossible, just a few seconds?" Rose said without thinking.

  "A few seconds can change a lot of things. Tiān Bó Bo wants us to know that anything is possible, even if it's just for a few seconds." The two brothers had their own unique perspective and continued:

  "This revelation is to cherish time and make good use of it."

  "Haha, haha, haha, haha! The young master is indeed teachable, the young master is indeed teachable!" Tianba burst out laughing.

  "Two freaks, I didn't react so quickly at first," Rose said, seemingly unwilling to concede.

  It wasn't until then that the two brothers realized this was a test designed by Tianba, and Rose's words were all interference.