Volume 3, Chapter 386 – Screwed Up!

“Cheng Yinyin, passed!”

As Wei Ziqing’s voice rang out, Cheng Yinyin finally relaxed.

Earlier, when her good sister Lin Zixuan failed the test, she had worried for a while.

Her cultivation was far inferior to Lin Zixuan’s, and the Cheng family’s assets could not compare to the Lin family’s at all.

If even the Lin family’s second young lady could not pass the test, could she, Cheng Yinyin, pass it?

In the end, unexpectedly, she had passed so easily.

‘Lin Zixuan. You actually aren’t that impressive after all.’

‘Passing the test turned out to be this simple. I really don’t know what that woman Cheng Lixia has to be so proud of!’

Thinking this, Cheng Yinyin turned around, gave Wei Ziqing a graceful bow, then walked down from the spirit platform with cheerful steps.

Wei Ziqing watched her leave with a faint smile.

The person in the ring could not help but say, “Boy, you actually let this girl pass?”

“She hasn’t met the requirements to pass, has she.”

Wei Ziqing’s expression did not change. His gaze turned toward the direction Cheng Yinyin had come from.

“Cheng Lixia, Cheng Lixue, Cheng Yinyin. The three Cheng family sisters came together to take part in the selection.”

“Although she truly fell just short of passing, that small margin still falls within the range where a favor can be accommodated.”

“Heh heh, so you let her pass for the sake of the other two Cheng sisters.” The person in the ring chuckled lightly. “I wonder, when that girl learns the truth, will she be grateful to you, or to her own two sisters.”

“She will be grateful to me, of course.” Wei Ziqing chuckled. “She might even feel that her two sisters humiliated her!”

Cheng Yinyin returned to her seat. She first shot Chi Xiyan a smug glance, then sat down beside Lu Zhuxin with an excited expression.

“Second Sister, you saw that, right. Passing this test is such a simple thing.”

“I’m not like certain people, who become too proud to see anyone else just because they passed a test!”

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Chi Xiyan ignored her and simply took a quiet sip of tea.

Seeing that Chi Xiyan had ignored her again, Cheng Yinyin’s temper flared and scattered away the joy of having passed the test.

Her eyes rolled, and she suddenly thought of something.

She shifted closer and leaned toward Lu Zhuxin, whispering intimately, “Second Sister, listen to me, don’t believe what certain people say. Actually passing the test is very simple. Let me tell you the trick.”

Chi Xiyan’s expression clearly darkened.

Crack!

A faint sound of porcelain cracking rang out.

Chi Xiyan looked surprised. She glanced down at the teacup in her hand.

But found the cup was still intact.

She raised an eyebrow slightly and looked to the side.

Only then did she notice that not far from her, a young lady from a noble family had a crack unexpectedly split open in the teacup she was holding.

The noble young lady, dressed in a blue green gown, noticed Chi Xiyan’s gaze.

She awkwardly put away the teacup in her hand and gave Chi Xiyan an apologetic smile.

At the same time, an official of Huayue Court called out the name of the next test taker.

“Bu Ruyan!”

Bu Lianshuang froze for a moment. She instinctively glanced at Lu Zhuxin from the corner of her eye.

But found that Lu Zhuxin was simply listening quietly to Cheng Yinyin talk, not looking at her at all.

Bu Lianshuang pressed her lips together slightly.

She still remembered what the fox lady had said earlier.

Don’t get carried away and take the test.

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Although she didn’t know why, if the fox lady said this, there must be a deeper meaning behind it.

Besides, she had only come today to see the fox lady. She had no interest in the concubine selection at all.

After considering for a moment, Bu Lianshuang raised her hand.

“Noble Consort, I forfeit this test!”

Bu Lianshuang’s words instantly drew everyone’s attention.

From the start of the selection until now, she was the first person to voluntarily withdraw.

“…” Lu Zhuxin propped a hand against her forehead.

Up on the stand, even Wei Ziqing cast a look of surprise.

This girl had also just been within the range the immortal sister had pointed out.

He had wanted to see whether this girl’s performance would be the same as Cheng Lixia’s earlier, but he hadn’t expected that she intended to withdraw before even taking the test.

Thinking of this, Wei Ziqing said with a cold expression.

“Come as you please, leave as you please?”

“Does the young lady think the imperial consort selection is child’s play?”

Bu Lianshuang was at a loss for words. She hurriedly said, “I-I suddenly feel unwell. My spiritual energy isn’t circulating properly. I might have entered a cultivation deviation!”

The hand Lu Zhuxin had propped against her head tightened even further.

Wei Ziqing chuckled lightly, “Then shall this consort summon an imperial physician to examine the young lady?”

Bu Lianshuang opened her mouth, about to refuse.

Lu Zhuxin’s voice rang out in her mind again. “Forget it, go on up. Don’t take it seriously.”

She had misjudged the situation.

Since both the male and female leads had appeared here, then no matter what Bu Lianshuang did, it would draw Wei Ziqing’s attention.

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Bu Lianshuang was somewhat surprised.

She looked at Wei Ziqing, “Thank you for your concern, Noble Consort. I suddenly feel better again!”

Bu Lianshuang walked briskly onto the stage. She still remembered what Lu Zhuxin had told her.

Don’t take it seriously.

Bu Lianshuang clenched her fist, gathered energy into her palm, and struck the bluestone with a single punch.

The force of the punch spread out, but the bluestone did not budge in the slightest.

She turned around and looked at Wei Ziqing with a serious expression.

In an instant, the entire place fell silent.

The corner of Wei Ziqing’s mouth twitched.

“Bu Ruyan, passed!”

“Next.”

Shock showed in Bu Lianshuang’s eyes.

‘Oh no! I messed it up!’

‘I held back so much, why did I still pass?!’

After Bu Lianshuang stepped down from the platform, Wei Ziqing could not help but smile bitterly.

“Immortal sister, this young lady seems somewhat rebellious.”

The person in the ring said, “She was disguising herself.”

“That punch just now showed a very weak aura, but her blood energy was extremely powerful.”

“She is a martial artist, a very formidable one.”

“Although I cannot see through her true nature, I can confirm that her real cultivation is no weaker than Cheng Lixia’s.”

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Wei Ziqing nodded inwardly.

Although he had seen countless women, his experience in the path of cultivation was far inferior to his teacher’s.

Bu Lianshuang returned to her seat dejectedly.

She did not even dare look at what expression the fox lady was wearing now.

Passing the test had not been her intention.

But she had indeed messed it up.

“Next, Cheng Lixue!”

Lu Zhuxin’s eyes narrowed slightly.

So it was her turn.

Logically speaking, with their positions placed so far back, it should not have been possible for their turn to come so soon.

And it happened to be their group’s turn in sequence.

Clearly, that male lead had manipulated things behind the scenes.

Cheng Yinyin tugged at Lu Zhuxin’s sleeve, “Go for it, Second Sister! Eldest Sister already passed, you can’t lose to her!”

Chi Xiyan also said to Lu Zhuxin, “Little Xue’er, no need to be nervous. Even if you don’t pass, it’s fine.”

“Hmph! Eldest Sister really knows how to talk.” Cheng Yinyin let out a low snort. “If Second Sister doesn’t pass, then no one will compete with you for a spot to enter the palace, is that it?”

Chi Xiyan shot Cheng Yinyin a cold glance.

Cheng Yinyin shivered.

Lu Zhuxin was speechless for a moment.

She stood up and walked toward the platform in the courtyard with a serious expression.