Lin Xiao passed a glance at his younger brother and shrugged. "How should I know? Maybe good, maybe not."
He glanced to the front where a young man was attempting the second one only to be kicked out right away. It seemed that to be able to stay for some time in the second step was already quite good.
"Sheâs on the third step!"
"Woah! Would she last long?"
Princess Lan Xiao Yue was already on the third step, but only one leg. It seemed as if she was struggling to stay as long as possible before her body jerked and leap back in beautiful arc. There was sweat on her attractive voice as she controlled her breath.
"The third stage is really difficult," her melodious voice sounded helpless.
"Thatâs fine, Princess."
"Yes. youâre already very amazing to be able to pass the second stage."
"Your Highness, please accept my heartfelt admiration."
Lin Xiao watched everyone trying to butter up Princess Lan Xiao Yue and chose to ignore them. In any case, he had no interest to get close to that princess. Even if she was good, but he always disliked those type of girls who acted like they were the best and looked down on everyone else.
Swish!
Many more tried and Su Luo was only watching from the side. She nodded in satisfaction when she saw the result from Princess Lan Xiao Yue and also Lin Hong. The two of them were really great. Back then, Princess Lin Feiâs performance didnât even lose out from the two of them when he first joined.
She glanced to another group and furrowed her brows when she saw Princess Lan Yi Hua, who was standing with her head lowered. She waved her hand. "Thereâs no need for you to try. You canât even pass the stairs back then."
Princess Lan Yi Hua raised her head then looked down before stepped away. Lin Xiao looked at the teacher with a frown. Even if she couldnât pass the stairs back then, why didnât she let her tried again?
"Brother..." Lin Yun was about to warn his brother when he heard Lin Xiao speak.
"Just try it. Thereâs nothing wrong with testing if you want to find out," Lin Xiao said with cheerful tone.
Teacher Su Luo looked at Lin Xiao and arched her eyebrows in displeasure. To think that there would be someone who go against her words for another student. "Whatâs your name, Brat?"
"Lin Xiao," Lin Xiao replied fearlessly.
"Lin Xiao?" Teacher Su Luo browsed the data he had and then smirked. "Youâre nothing more than a country bumpkin whoâs only at Body Training Stage rank 10. What makes you think that youâre qualified to go against my word?"
"Iâm not going against you, Teacher. Iâm only saying that the entrance test is already a few days ago so is it not possible for her to have an advancement? Denying a studentâs right to do the test when you said that we all can do the test is strange, Teacher."
Actually, Lin Xiao wanted to scold the teacher in front of him, but he knew that if he let his mouth run off, he would be the one getting punishment.
Teacher Su Luo looked at Lin Xiao with disdain. "You think you know the right thing? If you wish to be associated with this trash, it means youâre also a trash with no future. You donât need to do the test either."
Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes. "Are you kicking me out of the class, Teacher?"
"Yes." Teacher Su Luo pursed her lips and raised her chin.
"It seems that Teacher Su Luo is a teacher whoâs always right and hated low talent students. I might not have much background, but I know for sure that Iâm also a cultivator. What makes you think that a cultivator with low background like me will never achieve anything?" Lin Xiao asked back, his voice was calm and indifferent yet there was a hint of rage beneath it.
He didnât mind being insulted for having low background because it was the truth. He lived at the small village for most of his life before he could enter the capital city and attended the test back then. However, being called as a trash without future was a bit too much.
"Achieve anything?" Teacher Su Luo laughed out loudly. She looked at Lin Xiao and shook her head. "Brat, do you really think that you can walk around freely without background. In just a few years, youâll realize the difference in background meant everything. Youâre nothing more than a trash that will become a stepping stone."
Stepping stone?
Right now, even Sui Wenyan was annoyed. She also didnât have much background and lived her life normally before attending the academy. In fact, she used to be a runaway because of her connection to Taiyi Sect. But she would also not accept being insulted to be nothing more than a stepping stone.
The teacher in front of them seemed to be highly favoring those with good background and have good talent, but she admonished those with poor talent and poor background.
No, she was simply bullying those without backing.
"Teacher is saying that a cultivatorâs future is determined by their background? On what grounds are you saying that?" Lin Xiao couldnât stand it anymore. "There are a lot of powerful cultivators who start from having nothing then make their name on their path. Just because we have low background it didnât mean that weâre going to always stay at the bottom of the ladder!"
Teacher Su Luo sneered. "There might be others, but those with poor character like you will never make it past the stage. Youâre doomed to be nothing more than a stepping stone."
"Since youâre so confident, why donât we make a bet?" Lin Xiao asked back.
"A bet?"
"Iâll pass the examination each year. Isnât there the examination ground each year?" Lin Xiao said with a smile.