The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

Jier was also surprised. Although he thought she looked young, he didn’t think she was that young. He’d expected her to be sixteen or at least fifteen, but definitely not fourteen.

Shit that’s too young!

“Did you really give birth to this child?” Tian Yue asked, just to clarify and make sure they had the same definition in mind.

It wasn’t unexpected that Tian Yue would be doubtful, even Jier thought the whole thing was pretty dubious. Feng Wu was the kind of ignorant person who would declare herself a mother of a child without realizing the actual implication and true import of the word, at least when it came to the biological sense. Really, who would believe her?

“Yes.” Feng Wu wrinkled her brow remembering how painful it was when she went into labor.

The others stopped doubting her when they saw how serious her expression was.

“Where is the child’s father? Is he not with you?” Tian Yue asked.

“I don’t know.” Feng Wu shook her head.

Tian Yue looked at the girl with pity in her eyes, feeling very sympathetic towards her. This child must have been deceived by some unscrupulous man. To think there are such despicable people in the world.. In her heart she had already built up an elaborate back story about the drama and scams Feng Wu must have fallen prey to. Perhaps she was a neglected wife abandoned by her loathsome husband. Aye… poor child.

Although Jier didn’t go so far as to make up fanciful stories about Feng Wu, he was of the same mindset and didn’t think too well of the man that hurt her either. “Feng Wu, rest assured if you ever see that man again, just tell me. I’ll definitely help you teach him a lesson.” For sure. A scumbag like that, how can he deserve to live?

Feng Wu, “.. .” What was going on? She didn’t understand.

Tian Yue turned to her nephew after satisfying her curiosity about Feng Wu. There were a lot of questions she wanted to ask him. “Tell me what happened.”

Thinking of all the things that happened after his father passed away made Tian Ke really sad, but he still retold the story.

When Tian Yue learned about her brother’s death she couldn’t contain the anguished sob that broke out. As the story unfolded she was more and more shocked - Tian Ke’s treatment, the village massacre, it was all shocking!

The room was filled with their cries. They cried and cried. They cried and consoled one another for nearly half an hour. Finally Tian Yue’s tears dried leaving behind just the streaks on her face. With red rimmed eyes she looked at Tian Ke and said, “You, stay with auntie. Auntie will take care of you OK.” She held him in her arms and kissed his forehead.

Tian Ke buried himself in his aunt’s embrace and cried his little heart out. He was only six you know. It had been really hard on him!

That night everyone had dinner together. Since two of them planned on taking the entrance exams for Xingguang Academy, it was decided they would all stay over for the next three days and wait for the results together.

Later that night they met Tian Yue’s husband, Lan Wei. He was a tiny plump man of about thirty with a peppy energetic almost imposing aura about him. He was a very good tempered man who pretty much left all family decisions up to Tian Yue. Having Tian Ke live with them and having guests over was not something he minded at all.

Tian Yue and Lan Wei had two children. A son named Lantian and a daughter named Lanyue. You could see how much he loved his wife just by looking at the name’s of the children.[notes]

For the next few days Feng Wu and crew stayed over, very much enjoying the hospitality. Lan Wei cooked many delicious dishes for them, and from the quality it wasn’t hard to see how talented he was. It was no wonder he was head chef at Xingguang Academy.

When the day of testing finally arrived everyone went to school to support Jier and Feng Wu.

Feng Wu went to line up in the queue for those interested in swordsmanship. She was surprised to find Jier standing in line with her instead of in the one for magicians. “Jier, why are you lining up here? Don’t you need to go to the one for magicians?”

“Don’t need to. I’m so awesome I’m exempt from it.”

Those around them easily overheard Jier’s words, inciting admiration and envy in some while others looked on with hate in their hearts. A few though glanced over at him with calculated resolution in their eyes.

Feng Wu didn’t have the same intense reaction as those around them. She simply complimented him with, “You must be very powerful then,” before returning her attention to the line.

Feng Wu had picked up a lot of information about the school from Tian Yue in the past few days. She knew that there were sometimes exceptional students who qualified to enter without having to go through the entrance examinations. These special cases were reviewed by the faculty on an individual bases. If they were deemed to possess the abilities, the strength of character and grace of luck, then they were allowed to bypass the entrance assessments. Without a doubt these students were all outstanding in their own ways. Feng Wu knew this so she gave Jier the praise he deserved.

Jier was quite pleased. He felt that Feng Wu was a woman with foresight and understanding, after all being exempt from the assessment was no small feat.

The test for the two classes were different. A magician’s talent level was determined by the speed he or she could cast a spell. The faster the speed the higher the innate talent. Magicians were roughly divided into twelve levels. As long as they kept striving forward and didn’t flounder, they would be able to reach the level of “god.” At Xingguang Holy Academy the minimum requirement was a seventh-level caster. Anyone below that was not considered.

Aside from innate talent, luck was another important factor to consider. Given the opportunity a magician could even defy the natural order of things and become a transcendent being, a “god” even. Luck played an important role in this unpredictable future.

In order to enter the magic class, prospective students had to pass two out of three tests. On top of this they also had to have the right mindset. If their mental state was not strong enough, then it would be useless even if they had the talent. Without the will to keep pushing forward they would never be able to reach for greatness. Therefore in order to enter the academy magicians needed both magical talent and strength of will or luck and the right mindset.

The sword class was not as complicated and didn't have a ranking system. Sword wielders only needed to use their strongest strike to force a stone to light up. If they were unable to do so then they had to to take the second and third assessments, passing both would allow them entry, but failing either would mean automatic rejection.

Xingguang Academy only opened enrollment once every three years so the crowd of people gathered to take the assessment was an astoundingly big crowd that numbered in the thousands. People from all over the continent came, ranging in age from from ten to fifteen.

The school had an unusual rule: one person, one assessment. Which basically meant a person only had one chance at getting into the school. No one was allowed to retake the test.

Many dreamt of entering the school but few succeeded in doing so. The assessment was simply too hard for most people. Out of the thousands that came only several hundred passed. The average from prior enrollments was about 300, with 380 being the highest ever enrolled in a single session.