<h4>Chapter 1000: Chapter 999 Advanced ss</h4>


    Li Wanxiong and Huo Zihen exchanged a nce, a look of confusion appearing on their faces as they looked at Su Yang in astonishment.


    "You aren’t familiar with Qinghe Academy either?" asked Huo Zihen, clearly surprised.


    "What do you mean ’either’?" Su Yang was speechless. Judging by their reactions, it seemed they knew absolutely nothing about Qinghe Academy either. What on earth was going on?


    "It’s just that we thought you understood the situation at Qinghe Academy," Li Wanxiong said, also at a loss for words. "Turns out you don’t either! If you don’t understand Qinghe Academy, then why would youe here to study?"


    "It wasn’t my own decision toe here; someone else asked me to," Su Yang responded without mentioning his father, Su Ping. After all, to many people, Su Ping was just an ordinary person with nothing particrly special about him.


    Although Su Yang now felt sure Su Ping was no simple man, if Su Ping was hiding his circumstances, then Su Yang would naturally not reveal anything. There must be a reason for Su Ping’s secrecy.


    "I see!" Both Huo Zihen and Li Wanxiong seemed to have an epiphany. Since Su Yang didn’t specify who it was, they didn’t pry further. After all, knowing so many experts, who could say where Su Yang got his information from?


    "I’ve discussed Qinghe Academy’s situation with Mr. Huo before," Li Wanxiong said. "It turns out, both Mr. Huo and I know the same amount, which is to say, not much about the specifics here. But based on your expression, Master Su, I guess you know even less than we do!"


    "Less than you? I know absolutely nothing at all!" Su Yang said helplessly. "I only found out about all these strange rules after enrolling in this school. Students fighting each other, and in the end, only a hundred graduating—is this really a school?"


    Li Wanxiong and Huo Zihen exchanged another look. Huo Zihen took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice, "So, that means you don’t even know about the advanced ss?"


    "What advanced ss?" Su Yang asked, perplexed.


    The two were at a loss for words. Li Wanxiong said, "You really don’t know anything at all? You came to study here without knowing anything?"


    Su Yang was also stunned. It seemed that the two knew something—advanced ss? How had he never heard of it?


    "What exactly is this advanced ss?" Su Yang immediately inquired.


    "It’s simply the higher grade levels," Li Wanxiong exined.


    "Just that?" Su Yang was speechless. What was there to know about that? After one more year, wouldn’t you just be in a higher grade?


    "Indeed, it is just that, but the reality is not so simple," said Li Wanxiong. "Getting into Qinghe Academy’s advanced ss is not just about spending enough time here. There are only a few spots in the advanced sses, and everyone has topete to get in."


    "There’s such a thing?" Su Yang couldn’t hide his astonishment. He genuinely didn’t know about this.


    "Each year, there are only about two hundred spots avable in the advanced sses, but only a hundred students from the school can make it in. Therefore, those hundred mustpete for their ces," Li Wanxiong went on. "Thepetition at Qinghe Academy is quite straightforward—if you can oupete the others, you’ll make it into the advanced ss. Thus, from the moment you join this school, thepetition begins. The so-called student conflicts are actually fights for advanced ss spots because only by entering the advanced ss can you eventually graduate!"


    Su Yang’s face showed utter astonishment. If Li Wanxiong hadn’t mentioned it, he would have been clueless up to now.


    "So you’re saying that if only about a hundred students remain from this year’s cohort, then those hundred can enter the advanced ss and graduate?" Su Yang asked.


    "Exactly!" Li Wanxiong nodded.


    Su Yang continued, "So studying here doesn’t require time served? Like, if I were to drive all the other students away right now and only a hundred remained, would we be able to directly enter the advanced ss then?"


    Li Wanxiong and Huo Zihen exchanged a nce. Though the method sounded brutish, they couldn’t deny that Su Yang could truly make it happen.


    "That should be the case," Li Wanxiong said. "Qinghe Academy doesn’t require time spent; as long as the number meets the advanced ss quota, you can directly move up."


    Su Yang nodded slowly, finally understanding what thepetition was about. Still, he had another question on his mind.


    "You just said there are only about two hundred spots avable each year," Su Yang began. "But if the school recruits only about a hundred students, wouldn’t that leave surplus spots in the advanced ss?"


    "You’re wrong there!" Li Wanxiong shook his head. "The spots in the advanced ss are always in high demand. Forget about two hundred— even two thousand spots would be filled up!"


    "How can they be filled?" Su Yang was bewildered. "Aren’t there supposed to be only about a hundred students like us?"


    "That’s for students like you, but there’s another group of students in the school that you haven’t seen yet..." Li Wanxiong exined. "This group is called special recruitment students!"


    "What are special recruitment students?" Su Yang was puzzled. This broken school has special recruitment students?


    "These special recruitment students are those who are brought in by the school in advance. They don’tpete with you and are directly admitted into the advanced ss," Li Wanxiong said.


    "Oh?" Su Yang immediately asked, "How are these people brought in?"


    "There are various methods for these special recruitment students toe in," Li Wanxiong exined. "Most of theme from Capital City or are rmended by powerful families from different regions. After selection by the school, they are admitted directly into the advanced ss. Others are exceptional talents picked out by people from the school and are also allowed to directly enter the advanced ss."


    Su Yang was taken aback, so that’s how the advanced ss was formed?


    He looked at Huo Zihen and asked, "Then why didn’t Miss Huo directly enter the advanced ss?"


    The Huo Family was a great n and should have been qualified to rmend Huo Qianfang for schooling.


    "Her enrollment was so rushed that there wasn’t time for a rmendation," Huo Zihen replied with a smile. "Also, my little aunt said that the people from the Huo Family don’t need to take any backdoors to Qinghe Academy. The Huo Family can rely on their own abilities to enter the advanced ss without anyone’s help!"


    Su Yang nodded slowly. That indeed sounded like something Huo Yuanzhen would say. With such a high-minded disposition, wanting Huo Qianfang to enter the advanced ss on her own merit was typical, and Su Yang could totally understand that sentiment.