# Chapter 388: A Bunch of Old Immortals
Cold sweat instantly broke out on Jiangnan's face!
He'd been careless!
This was totally messed up!
What hidden test? More like a hidden disaster!
This "showing love and care" thing was way too hard on grandpas!
The expressions on Zhong Yingxue and the others' faces froze. What to do?
Jiangnan: "Run! Hurry! Let's pretend nothing happened!"
Good thing he hadn't told the old man his name earlier, or there'd be no point even trying the interview.
Yu Qingqing: ???
But that grandpa was still lying on the ground!
What about the love and responsibility they'd just talked about?
Wu Liang patted his chest and laughed: "No worries, Brother Nan is probably afraid it'd be awkward to go down and help the grandpa up!"
"Don't worry! Leave it to me! I'm not afraid of awkwardness! We gotta see this good deed through to the end!"
Saying that, he leaped down from the steps in a big jump, arcing gracefully through the air before landing heavily on the ground!
Jiangnan's face darkened as he pulled Zhong Yingxue: "Let's go! Let's go! Quickly!"
He hurriedly dragged Zhong Yingxue and the others and ran inside!
Wu Liang grinned widely, his big hand grabbing Xiao Chuihuo by the scruff of his neck as he lay on the ground!
He was lifted up like a little chick!
Xiao Chuihuo's cotton pants and down jacket had several holes from the fall!
White cotton and down feathers were poking out!
There was also a big bruise on his forehead!
[From Xiao Chuihuo, Grudge Points +1000!]
The kid sure had a sense of responsibility!
But could you please, for crying out loud, change the way you're holding me?
Don't I get any face?
Wu Liang's big hand patted Xiao Chuihuo all over like a big fan, dusting off the dirt!
Making a dull "thwack, thwack" sound!
It made Xiao Chuihuo widen his eyes and cough!
He couldn't help but say: "Young man! You've got quite the grip!"
Any stronger and you'd pat me to death!
Are you dusting me off or beating me up?
Wu Liang: "Thanks for the compliment, Grandpa! Sorry about earlier! You alright?"
Xiao Chuihuo: …
Do I look alright to you?
Are you sure that was a compliment?
Wu Liang then lifted Xiao Chuihuo and put him back in the wheelchair!
Then he picked up the entire wheelchair and hoisted it onto his shoulder!
Xiao Chuihuo: !!!
In an instant, a bad feeling arose in his heart!
"Grandpa! I'll take you up now! Hold tight!"
"Hey! No need! Don't—"
"It's fine! Why are you being so polite with me?"
"Boom!"
With a loud crash, Wu Liang jumped up on the spot!
With the wheelchair on his shoulder! And the grandpa in the wheelchair!
Xiao Chuihuo got to experience the thrill of speed once again!
[From Xiao Chuihuo, Grudge Points +1000!]
[From…]
You guys are definitely doing this on purpose, right?
Just messing with me, huh?
Carrying me back up again? Then I fell for nothing just now?
Aaaaaaagh!
But he squinted and smiled: "Young man! What's your name? Tell Grandpa, okay?"
Wu Liang remembered what Jiangnan had taught him earlier, and put on a serious expression: "My name is Wu Haoren!"
Xiao Chuihuo: !!!
I really don't think you look like a good person at all!
By now, Wu Liang realized Jiangnan and the others had already gone inside, so he hurried to catch up!
Xiao Chuihuo rubbed the big bump on his forehead, pushed his wheelchair with both hands, and gritted his teeth as he rolled into the courtyard!
"Dean… Dean? What happened to you? Weren't you going to check out the new students?"
A woman with a bun on her head, black-rimmed glasses, and a folder in her arms stared in shock at Xiao Chuihuo!
Not only was she stunned, but the staff in charge of interview registration were also dumbfounded!
What happened? Did he get mauled by a wolfhound?
"Xinyi? Hurry! Push me to the Personnel Office! What kind of immortal new students are we recruiting this year?"
Tao Xinyi was bewildered: "Should… should we go to the infirmary first?"
"No! Personnel Office! Hurry!"
Wu Liang jogged up to catch up, beaming!
Sure enough, doing good deeds really lifted one's spirits!
Jiangnan: "Big guy! Is that grandpa okay?"
"Fine! He even thanked me with a smile and asked my name!"
Jiangnan shuddered: "You didn't tell him, did you?"
"Of course not!"
"Good! Good!"
The group crossed the square, behind which were six small buildings forming a C-shaped complex!
On the open ground were various recreational fitness equipment like those found in parks!
Parallel bars, horizontal bars, and the like!
Quite a few uncles and aunties were strolling around downstairs!
But then—
A crisp "smack!" echoed, drawing everyone's attention!
Two old men were sitting on stone benches, both grinning and baring their teeth, red-eyed!
"Scissors! Rock! Paper!"
"Haha! I won this round!"
One old man threw his head back and laughed, then raised his palm and swung it hard!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
In an extremely short distance, he actually produced three sonic booms!
"Smack!"
A crisp sound rang out as he slapped the other old man's face, making his head turn!
"You old bastard, didn't you eat breakfast? So weak? Again!"
Jiangnan and the others watched in utter bewilderment!
On the other side, two old men who had lost their left arms were arm-wrestling on a stone table, gritting their teeth!
Veins bulged on their arms, and their biceps were thicker than Jiangnan's waist!
Jiangnan's eyes nearly popped out!
What kind of brutal training did it take to get such thick right arms?
On the horizontal bar, an old lady was doing a "hip circle" maneuver, spinning at 78 rotations per minute!
She had practically turned into a blur!
On the parallel bars, an old man missing both legs was doing a Russian dip, holding the position for who knows how long, with three centimeters of snow accumulated on his back!
There was also an old man spinning an ice top with a whip!
That motion looked pretty normal!
But his ice top was freaking made from a gas cylinder!
And he was spinning it upside down?
Jiangnan: =͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇)
"Can someone tell me… is this really a nursing home?"
Did these uncles and aunties really need care?
They were practically a bunch of old gods, weren't they?
Wu Liang's face darkened: "I feel like any random grandpa here could punch me to death with one hit!"
Qin Shou swallowed his saliva: "Is this the standard for nursing homes these days?"
Zhong Yingxue was completely dazed: "I can't even see their ranks…"
This scene was truly mind-blowing!
Ye Xinghe led his team from behind and walked over, smiling: "They are pioneers. The pioneers of this era."
"Many of them were comrades-in-arms with my grandfather."
"Nan Shen! We meet again! Still Silver? Gotten addicted to it?"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "If you keep talking like that, you're gonna get beat up."
Ye Xinghe laughed heartily: "Come on! The interview's about to start!"
"But I'm not kidding. Among this batch, we're the only ones straight out of high school. The other interview candidates are all from top universities—sophomores and juniors."
"In terms of age, experience, and rank, we're at a disadvantage. Those 500 spots won't be easy to get."
"Interview, physical exam, attack power test, and the final comprehensive evaluation…"
"I wonder how many of our hundred-plus will make it in the end."
Even Ye Xinghe was a bit worried.
But Jiangnan was full of guilt: "I'm more worried about the interview…"
The group passed through the nursing home area and finally reached the real Pioneer Academy!
In the middle was a huge green lawn!
The buildings were massive, even bigger than top-tier Spirit Martial universities!
Rows of teaching buildings and student dormitories were neatly arranged, along with some oddly shaped buildings whose purpose was unknown…
On the field, groups of students were hanging around!
Senior students were guiding new candidates to their interviews!
"Hey hey hey! Did you hear? Among this batch of newcomers, there's a badass! As soon as he arrived, he cracked the dean's head open!"
"What? That reckless? How'd he crack it?"
"I don't know either. There's a huge bump on the dean's forehead. I heard he slid over 70 meters on his knees and tore his cotton pants!"
"This newbie's pretty fierce, huh? What happened? Bullying the dean because his legs don't work well?"
"I don't dare ask. I heard the dean is frantically looking for someone named Jiang Haoren at the Personnel Office…"
"Jiang Haoren? That's a hardcore name!"
Hearing the seniors' conversation, the group's expressions started to shift. All eyes turned to Jiangnan!
Ye Xinghe asked in confusion: "Nan Shen? Why are you sweating so much on your forehead in the dead of winter?"
Jiangnan swallowed his saliva: "I… I'm just nervous!"
Scared, really!
Xia Yao asked curiously: "Hmm? Xiao Nan, what are you searching for on your phone?"
Jiangnan: "I'm booking a ticket back to Jiangcheng for tonight…"