Chapter 318: Chapter 319 Academy Assessment (Part 9)
Lady Zang Qingxue felt some regret that she couldn’t deal with her within the Academy, yet this was also within expectations. After all, no matter what, it was not so easy to pass the Central State Academy’s examination.
Had Zang Qingxue ever visited the Medicine Sect and known that Mu Ruyue was an Alchemy Master of the Earth-grade Peak level, she probably would not have harbored such thoughts. Unfortunately, she was unaware of this…
“Did you fail?” Zang Qingxue sneered inwardly, yet her delicate features betrayed no such sentiment. Instead, she looked at her with pitying eyes, “Although I don’t like you very much, you are, after all, Elder Brother Xiao Feng’s sister. No matter how you try to drive a wedge between us, that fact won’t change, so I did hope you could pass. But with your abilities, it seems far too difficult, such an outcome was expected.”
“Lady Zang, you are too kind.”
The person speaking was the same lavishly dressed young man who had spoken for Zang Qingxue at the registration booth. He swept a cold gaze over Mu Ruyue’s disheartened countenance, sneering, “Why would you bother considering someone like her? She will not be grateful to you, nor will she accept you because of it. You need not demean yourself by attaching to her. If it were up to me, I would be mocking her right now. Such trash dares to take part in the Academy’s examination and even fails!”
From beginning to end, Mu Ruyue had not so much as glanced at them, walking through the crowd with a disconsolate expression.
Zang Qingxue bit her lip, her gaze intently following Mu Ruyue, a hint of malice flickering in her eyes. She hastily said, “Xiao Ruyue, if you want to study at the Academy, wait until next year and I can plead with Brother to give you a spot.”
Xiao Ruyue seemed not to hear her words and simply continued walking forward…
“Lady Zang, she simply doesn’t appreciate your kindness. There’s no need for you to bother about someone like her,” the lavishly dressed young man shook his head, his look towards Zang Qingxue carrying a hint of admiration, “But honestly, it’s rare to find someone like Lady Zang who repays evil with kindness. Still, I must remind Lady Zang that one must not be too kind on the Central Continent, for the kind-hearted seldom receive good fortune. Though, if you do enter the Academy, I will protect you. Also, I have yet to introduce myself; I am Huan Yan from the Hua Family.”
The Hua Family was Riyue City’s premier family, a power even stronger than the Zang Family. If she could curry favor with Young Master Hua, she would have a safeguard in the Central State Academy…
Zang Qingxue’s eyes sparkled, and she smiled shyly, “Thank you, Young Master Hua.”
“The woman up ahead, aren’t you walking the wrong way?” Huan Yan had turned around and saw Mu Ruyue walking towards the inner court of the Academy, his eyebrows knitting slightly, “That’s the way into the Academy; you should be heading out!”
Suddenly, a hoarse voice rang out from behind.
Huan Yan turned in surprise to look at the elder coming towards him, “Elder Song?”
Song Ran shook his head slightly, glancing indifferently at Huan Yan, his tone neither cold nor warm, “Who says she’s on the wrong path? That girl has already passed the examination and is now a member of the Alchemy Hall.”
The few who had come to relish the spectacle were all stunned at once.
Zang Qingxue’s eyes widened in astonishment, her complexion turning from pale to white, then from white to green with complex changes. Hearing Elder Song’s words, her delicate body couldn’t help but tremble.
The woman passed the examination? The Academy’s examination was so difficult; how could she have passed so smoothly?
“Elder Song, if she has passed the examination, why does she have that look on her face?” Huan Yan’s mind whirled, forcing himself to calm down, and he asked through gritted teeth.
Song Ran said indifferently, “That girl thought the examination was too simple, that it didn’t meet her expectations, so she felt lost. Why, do you have an issue with that?”