Chapter 35

"Once he gets to the Church Academy, he’ll probably be expelled in a few days." Eryd, the thin man, spoke with a light and somewhat gloating tone, "The nobles have already seen through his act. Even if he goes to the Church Academy, it won’t take long for him to be exposed."

Jiang Junming still had a faint smile on his face, but he said nothing, offering no defense. How could he explain these matters? It would be simpler not to say anything at all. The brain computer had used all its energy to modify his body, and he had been directly kicked out of the six-sided rectangular space. Even if he wanted to display divine power now, he couldn’t, let alone the fact that Jiang Junming didn’t want to do so.

"Junming, what did you do to the testing equipment? Tell us."

"Don’t ask. How could he admit to such a big thing? If he did, it would be better for him to return to Moonlight City."

"In the future, this poor boy will still have to go back to selling medicine. We might as well take him to Dusk City to broaden his horizons."

"Isn’t that right? Hey, boy, say something."

The more Jiang Junming remained silent and offered no defense, the more mocking words were hurled at him, and the more brazen the taunts became. He was too proud to argue, but others took his silence as a sign of guilt. Seeing Jiang Junming’s expression, they believed they had hit a nerve and became even more convinced that he had cheated in the Church Academy’s entrance exam.

A haughty young man approached Jiang Junming, one standing and the other sitting, making the young man appear even taller.

"Hey, I’m Dwight, the man destined to become a Holy Knight. You, the coward who only knows how to cheat, if you don’t honestly tell me how you cheated today, watch out for my fist." As he spoke, Dwight clenched his right fist, his knuckles cracking, and he waved it in front of Jiang Junming, threatening him.

Seeing Jiang Junming smile at him, Dwight, emboldened by his own bravado, felt a surge of anger. The coward who had cheated was completely unfazed by his threats, which only fueled his rage. Earlier, when little Price was invited into the carriage and he was ignored, Dwight had been seething with anger. He didn’t dare offend the Church of Dawn’s priests, so he vented his anger on Jiang Junming.

"Do you want to talk? I’m serious, I’m not joking. If you don’t, you’ll regret it today." His face contorted with anger, Dwight’s eyes glinted menacingly as he spoke.

The priests and knights who were traveling with them watched Dwight provoke Jiang Junming with amusement. A young man who could defeat a grown adult and was destined to become a Holy Knight, versus a frail young man—what would the outcome be? The priests and knights were eager to hear how Jiang Junming had cheated, finding the matter quite interesting. As for Dwight bullying Jiang Junming, no one intervened.

The fat and thin young men also gathered around, jeering at Jiang Junming.

Seeing that the priests and knights did not stop him, Dwight became even more arrogant, pointing at Jiang Junming and shouting loudly.

"In the future, we’ll all be classmates at the Church Academy and need to look out for each other. Young Master Dwight, you..." The short merchant, seeing little Dwight standing haughtily in front of Jiang Junming, and the others either gloating or egging him on, felt a pang of sympathy and stepped forward to plead.

Jiang Junming, who was thin and frail, clearly wasn’t a match for Dwight. If they fought, Jiang Junming would definitely be injured. But before the short merchant could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by little Dwight.

Dwight looked down at the short merchant with a haughty expression, his face contorted with anger, "Get out of here, this has nothing to do with you."

After saying this, Dwight looked down at Jiang Junming, who remained silent, and assumed he was afraid, becoming even more brazen. "Boy, don’t think I’ll let you off just because you’re pretending to be mute. If you don’t tell me how you cheated during the test, I can guarantee you’ll regret it."

A knight’s attendant, who had been chatting with Dwight, folded his arms and said, "Why don’t you have a fight? A believer in the light should also have the ability to defend themselves. If Junming loses, he can tell us how he cheated."

It sounded like the knight’s attendant was making a reasonable suggestion, but Dwight was strong and muscular, while Jiang Junming, though not short, was thin and frail. Sitting on the ground, the difference in their physical strength was obvious to everyone. The knight’s attendant was clearly favoring Dwight, and he didn’t even mention what would happen if Dwight lost. In his view, Dwight wouldn’t lose. The two were right in front of everyone, and the outcome was clear just by comparing their physical strength. Even if it involved divine power, they would still worry about Jiang Junming cheating, but in a direct fight, the outcome was obvious. Even little Price couldn’t beat Dwight, let alone Jiang Junming.

The short merchant, feeling a pang of sympathy, said, "Let’s not fight. We’re all on the same side. If we create bad blood, it won’t be good for the future."

"Who wants to be on the same side as him?" Dwight glanced at the short merchant and said, "If he doesn’t tell us how he cheated today, I’ll beat it out of him."

"Even as classmates, some competition is normal. They’re young and have their own ways of solving problems. Don’t meddle so much." The knight’s attendant, who was close to Dwight, urged from the side.

The fat man, Chadus, gloated, "Boy, you can’t keep up the act today, can you? Speak up."

The thin man, Eryd, said sarcastically, "How can he speak? If he admits it, his cheating secret will be revealed, and he won’t even need to go to the Church Academy. No god would have a believer like him. I think you should go back and stick to your promising career of selling herbs."

Little Price watched coldly from the side. His initial shock and disbelief at Jiang Junming’s performance during the test had faded. Compared to the miraculous performance that he couldn’t believe, he was more convinced that Jiang Junming had cheated. Dwight was clearly bullying Jiang Junming, and normally, Price wouldn’t care about such matters. But today, he watched with interest, hoping to see Jiang Junming humiliated.

The short merchant wanted to say a few more words, but another merchant pulled him aside and whispered, "Why do you care so much?"

Although the voice was low, Jiang Junming heard it clearly.

"Less trouble is always better." The short merchant, realizing he couldn’t do anything, sighed and whispered. But he couldn’t bear to see the injustice and glanced at the priests and knight’s attendants who were escorting the students, hoping to try.

The knights and attendants who were escorting the young men to the Church Academy watched the commotion, discussing, "Dwight is almost at the level of a first-class warrior. I doubt an ordinary adult could beat him."

"Not just that, I heard he defeated three young men who challenged him a while ago."

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