"It's not a burnout phase," Mi Xiao said. "By the end, I felt like vomiting just seeing sweet potatoes or corn. But the people there had eaten that way for decades. Thinking about it, my heart feels so sour."
"No wonder a bowl of braised pork noodles made you so excited," Zhu Yanyi smiled. She understood that feeling. That was why her Aoyan Foundation always helped such people.
Gu Jun, standing nearby, said, "By the way, if you win that one-versus-twenty PK, you won't need to take the Sage Academy entrance exam at year-end. You can enter directly."
Zhu Yanyi jumped slightly. They were talking about food, and Gu Jun suddenly brought this up. "Did you come just for this?"
Gu Jun nodded. "Exactly for this."
Mi Xiao added, "Of course, even if you lose, as long as you lose against ten or more opponents, you can still take the entrance exam. But if you lose against fewer than ten, you lose your eligibility."
Zhu Yanyi shrugged slightly. "I feel like you are deliberately pressuring me."
"Pressure creates motivation," Gu Jun said carelessly. "Actually, the Academy originally said you could still take the exam even if you lost. Mi Xiao and I decided on this limit because we believe you won't lose."
"Thank you," Zhu Yanyi said with a speechless smile. These two were really something.
Mi Xiao grinned. "I was just afraid you would go easy on them."
"Don't worry, I won't go easy. However," Zhu Yanyi paused, "since you enjoy watching the show so much, for the next ten years, you won't get to eat the food Yan Aohan and I make."
Mi Xiao: (⊙o⊙)…
Gu Jun: (⊙o⊙)…
"No!" Mi Xiao cried out. "I was wrong, okay? Spare me. How can I live without good food?"
Zhu Yanyi snorted. "I disdain using tricks, but I use open strategies. You like good food, and I caught that weakness. You especially love our family's cooking. When you plotted against me, you should have expected my revenge."
Mi Xiao never thought she would be banned from Zhu Yanyi's food. If she had known, she wouldn't have gotten involved with Gu Jun. She looked at Zhu Yanyi with a pitiful face.
Zhu Yanyi showed no mercy. This was actually her showing leniency. When Gu Jun and Mi Xiao plotted against her, setting rules without informing her, Zhu Yanyi was naturally unhappy.
Gu Jun sighed. He knew this would happen. "Yanyi, don't be angry with us. Every student has a special exam. You can treat this match as your entrance exam."
Zhu Yanyi smiled calmly. "I'm not angry. I know you have your rules, and I have mine." She then asked Yan Aohan, "Aohan, besides the Sage Academy, are there other places to study medicine?"
Yan Aohan glanced at Gu Jun and smiled. "There are, but they are far away in other planes."
"Get me the information. Although I am confident I will win, it doesn't mean I must go to the Sage Academy. A student shouldn't stubbornly stick to one school," Zhu Yanyi said calmly. Her tone was peaceful, but Gu Jun and Mi Xiao could hear the anger underneath.
Mi Xiao's face changed. If Zhu Yanyi refused to go to the Sage Academy, she and Gu Jun would have messed things up. "Yanyi, please don't be angry. Other schools aren't as comprehensive as ours."
"It doesn't matter. I don't mind. My internal energy has reached the Pre-Dan stage. I have plenty of time to visit several schools," Zhu Yanyi said. The calmer she looked, the more terrifying she seemed to Mi Xiao.
"Yanyi, I was wrong. I shouldn't have suggested this bad idea just to watch the show. Punish me however you want, but please don't refuse to enter our school," Mi Xiao said, nearly crying. She was truly scared this time.
Seeing Mi Xiao like this, Gu Jun paused, stood up, and bowed deeply to Zhu Yanyi. "Yanyi, I was wrong. Mi Xiao only suggested it; I made the decision. Originally, the school only proposed an early entrance exam. If you won, you could enter directly. If you lost, you could take the exam at year-end. The school had no intention of targeting you. Mi Xiao and I acted on a whim, creating this situation. We are willing to take full responsibility."
Zhu Yanyi looked at Gu Jun. "Brother Gu Jun, I call you brother, but you show no brotherly loyalty. Even if I can fight those twenty people, it is my war with them, not related to the Sage Academy. Why use those twenty people to test me?"
Gu Jun admitted his mistake directly. "It is my fault."
"You are not wrong. You are just too proud. You don't believe I will win. You just want to give me a warning," Zhu Yanyi said. "I don't know why you think this way, but this mindset limits your breakthrough in medical skills. Are you dissatisfied because I have the title of Little Divine Doctor?"
Gu Jun shook his head slightly. "No. I just think you are improving too fast and need to be suppressed."
"Yanyi, we had no other meaning. We worried you would become arrogant and float away because you improved too fast, so we thought of this method. Even if you lose this time and don't get into the Sage Academy this year, we will have an internal recommendation next year. As long as I and my senior brother recommend you, you can still enter. We really had no other meaning," Mi Xiao explained everything in a rush.
Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan exchanged a look, a hint of smile in their eyes. He knew Gu Jun and Mi Xiao would have a backup plan, so he pushed them to show that Zhu Yanyi was not to be bullied. Seeing this, the effect seemed even better.
"In that case, I need to consider it carefully," Zhu Yanyi said. She certainly wouldn't forgive Mi Xiao so easily.
Seeing Zhu Yanyi soften, Mi Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. "Yanyi, our Sage Academy is really good. It is close in plane distance, has few students, many teachers, and lots of resources. You can definitely learn all the knowledge you want there."