Let Qiao Hongxi take charge of this assessment?!

Guo Songlin heard this sentence, his face changed slightly, and his heart sank.

He knew Qiao Hongxi, a senior instructor at the Rong City's Daxia Martial Arts Hall, and rumored to be the uncle of Qiao Yushu, although they have never openly admitted it.

And if this rumor is true, having Qiao Hongxi in charge of this assessment might mean that some unexpected changes will happen…

A bad premonition suddenly surged in Guo Songlin's heart.

"What's wrong? Does he have issues?"

Mu Jinyu noticed Guo Songlin's profound change of expression and the intense emotional fluctuations when Qiao Hongxi announced he would be in charge of the assessment, and knowing something was amiss, he asked.

"Nothing…"

Guo Songlin shook his head slightly, feeling troubled, unwilling to discuss it further with Mu Jinyu.

Mu Jinyu saw this and didn't ask more, just secretly noting the suspicion.

"Alright, next I'll call names, those who are named, come into the room, and we'll first test the character as usual. If you don't qualify, you won't need to participate in the following tests of strength, speed, and aptitude."

Qiao Hongxi said, leading a few other instructors and Qiao Yushu, stepping into a small office next to the Martial Arts Arena.

"Wang Huan!"

"Yes."

Upon hearing Qiao Hongxi's call, the young man named Wang Huan shuddered, immediately responding loudly, and then asked the martial arts school student who brought him a few questions before quickly walking into the room.

"What specifically will the character test ask?"

Cai Zhengyan felt a bit nervous, turned around, and asked Guo Songlin.

Guo Songlin shook his head and said, "The questions are different, basically to test if you have anti-social personality disorder or any psychological problems, and even if you know the correct standard answers, they can tell from various details whether you're lying or your true thoughts, so you don't need to ask me, just answer according to your own thoughts later."

Mu Jinyu nodded secretly upon hearing this.

That's the reasoning; at the time, he discussed with several elders that if a person has anti-social personality disorder or other personality defects, unpredictable problems may arise, regardless of their talent, they shouldn't be allowed to cultivate along this path.

Otherwise, they'd become a scourge sooner or later.

So the character test is the first test, failing it means no need for further talent tests.

Otherwise, fearing they'd pity someone with great talent later.

Cai Zhengyan, Yang Chao, and He Jingting heard Guo Songlin's advice, gently nodded, and remembered his words.

Soon, the office door opened, and Wang Huan came out, looking slightly invigorated.

"He should have passed the character test, right?"

Everyone saw this and secretly murmured.

"Yang Shiluan!"

Qiao Hongxi's voice continued from the office.

"Yes!"

Someone responded and went into the office.

Time passed slowly, soon over an hour had passed.

More than a hundred people had undergone testing.

Some were joyful, some were worried.

More than twenty people had been eliminated.

The students who brought friends quietly tallied the data and felt something was off.

Clearly, the conditions were supposed to relax, why has the first test become so difficult? It wasn't like this before.

Perhaps too many people in this batch have character flaws?

Of course, since there were three slots, typically one was eliminated, and the other two temporarily passed, no one brought three friends who were all eliminated, so although people felt something was wrong, no one made a fuss.

"Cai Zhengyan!"

Finally, with only a few remaining, Cai Zhengyan's name was called.

Cai Zhengyan jolted mentally, quickly shouted, "Here!"

"Big sister, good luck."

Yang Chao and He Jingting also got nervous, then began encouraging Cai Zhengyan, cheering for themselves as well.

"Good luck." Mu Jinyu also nodded, showing encouragement.

"Hmm."

Cai Zhengyan took a deep breath, then slowly walked into the office.

In the expectant yet tense waiting of Guo Songlin and others, Cai Zhengyan came out with a surprised expression not long after entering the office.

"What's going on? Why did she come out so quickly?"

All the hundred or so people present were surprised to see Cai Zhengyan come out so fast, then whispered discussions ensued:

"Our normal tests take at least three to five minutes to finish; the fastest just now seemed about two minutes, right? She came out in ten seconds, probably indicating a serious issue, don't get too close to her."

"Yes, it's scary, right? Look at her somber face; I feel like she really wants to kill someone…"

"…"

Hearing these opinions, Cai Zhengyan's initially confused and aggrieved heart became even more hurt and aggrieved, and she quickly walked towards Mu Jinyu and the others.

When Guo Songlin saw Cai Zhengyan come out in just ten seconds, the bad premonition that had arisen in his heart upon seeing Qiao Hongxi as the examiner became even stronger.

"Big sister, why did you come out so fast?"

Yang Chao and He Jingting didn't believe that Cai Zhengyan had any personality flaws. Such a kind person, growing up in an orphanage and volunteering weekly as an adult, donating almost two-thirds of her monthly salary for children's needs, how could she have such a big problem?

Surely something went wrong.

So they asked confusedly.

Cai Zhengyan looked slightly dazed, shook her head after coming over, and said, "I also don't know what's going on; they just asked me if I normally eat chicken, duck, or fish, I said not often, then they asked if I do it myself, I nodded, and they let me go, saying I have violent tendencies…"

"This…"

"That's crazy, right?!"

Yang Chao and He Jingting were astonished after hearing Cai Zhengyan's aggrieved words, then spoke angrily.

Guo Songlin didn't speak, pursed his lips, tightened his fists, eyes flickering with hatred.

He knew for sure that Qiao Yushu came out and deliberately targeted him!

"Yang Chao!"

At this moment, Qiao Hongxi's voice came from inside.

"This..."

Yang Chao hesitated.

"Go in and have a look first."

Mu Jinyu spoke, advising him to take the test first and not think too much.

Yang Chao hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay, comfort big sister while I go in and see what's happening!"

Mu Jinyu and others had just comforted Cai Zhengyan briefly when the office door suddenly opened, and Yang Chao came out angrily.

Seeing Yang Chao come out so soon, the crowd's discussions grew louder.

Two friends consecutively eliminated in the character test was rare here, which made them suspect that this group had some issues.

"What's your situation now?"

Mu Jinyu frowned tightly and asked Yang Chao.

Yang Chao, feeling speechless and angry, said, "They asked me if I saw an elderly person fall on the road, would I help them up?

"I replied that it depends; if the elderly person was in bad condition, I'd immediately help them to the hospital, but if they seemed okay, I'd record first and then help… They said I lack public morality!"

Yang Chao's expression looked on the verge of exploding by the end!

Then, he added very reluctantly, "They also reminded me if the elderly person fell badly, I shouldn't randomly help but wait for professionals to handle it to avoid making the situation worse, saying I lack common sense, hence eliminated!"

"What kind of bullshit reason is that?!"

Mu Jinyu listened to Yang Chao's words, his face darkening, knowing they were being targeted by those inside!

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