Chapter 10

Yefutian raised his head and looked at Lingxiao, whose face was twisted with a mocking sneer, but his expression remained as calm as ever.

"This list is just the list of qualified candidates. Why are you so agitated?" Yefutian said indifferently, glancing at the crowd around him who were gloating.

"Haha." Lingxiao burst into laughter, staring at Yefutian. "Don't tell me you still think you can make it to the top list? After dreaming for three years, you're still so arrogant and ignorant of your own limits. Even at this point, you haven't given up, still struggling in vain."

"You laugh so recklessly. If the result is different from what you imagine, won't your face be hard to save?" Yefutian raised an eyebrow. Although he knew Lingxiao had always disliked him, there was no need to be so agitated, right? What grudge, what hate?

"Truly, you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin. Then just keep waiting." Lingxiao said coldly, and Yefutian shook his head.

The lecturer in front was still busy organizing the exam papers and copying the list. After some time, Qin Yi walked forward with a scroll and announced the names of the seventy-two students who had made it to the top three lists. Among them was Lingxiao's name, and his gaze toward Yefutian became even more arrogant and unrestrained. However, he did not speak sarcastically again. Since they were waiting, they would wait for the entire list to be announced before humiliating him thoroughly.

Feng Qingsnow was somewhat excited. Her name was not on the top three lists, but she was confident she would not be disqualified. Therefore, her name was very likely to be on the second list.

If she performed well in the written test, she could achieve her goal.

"Feng Qingsnow." The second list began to be announced, and the first name was Feng Qingsnow. Her beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and then she smiled. Indeed, she had made it to the second list.

"Yusheng." The lecturer continued to announce, and each name called out was somewhat famous among the outer disciples of Qingzhou Academy.

"Murong Qiu." When the last name was called, the lecturer put down the list.

Murong Qiu, who was sitting, instantly turned pale, looking very bad. The second list took thirty-six names, which might be a great honor to others, but for him, not making it to the top list was a failure.

Last time, he was third in the top list, and this time, he was aiming to challenge that proud girl. However, it was clear that he had failed again, and this time, he had lost even more miserably.

On the platform, a senior figure from the Murong Clan also looked somewhat displeased.

"Murong Qiu only made it to the second list, without a ranking." The leader of the group said in a low voice. Only the top three had specific rankings, and the rest did not.

Others were also puzzled and discussed among themselves. There were three spots in the top list, and the legendary girl and Yang Xiu should still be in the top two. So, who had pushed Murong Qiu to the second list?

It seemed that all the more famous outer disciples were on the second list. They really couldn't think of anyone who had been overlooked.

"Who made a stunning debut this time?" Looking around, everyone tried to figure out who might have been overlooked, but they still couldn't think of anyone.

However, this was no longer relevant to Lingxiao. His gaze swept over Yefutian with a mocking look. Now that everything was settled, that guy still had the nerve to sit there calmly.

In front, several elders of Qingzhou Academy were holding the last three exam papers, and it seemed there was some disagreement. They were discussing something, as if deliberating on the final results. Yang Xiu took a deep breath when he saw this. Could he surpass Huajieyu this time?

He had already agreed to enter the Spell Palace next year for cultivation. This was his last chance to participate in the autumn examination, which also meant it was his only chance to surpass Huajieyu.

Finally, the elders of Qingzhou Academy seemed to have made a decision. Someone recorded it, and an elder walked forward, his gaze sweeping over all the students present.

For a moment, the entire space was silent, everyone waiting for the final announcement.

"Third in the top list, Yang Xiu." The elder said the first name, and the space, which had been quiet for a moment, instantly erupted in a clamor.

Yang Xiu, actually third?

The genius who had always been second only to Huajieyu, this time, was also pushed down like Murong Qiu?

"This is impossible." Yang Xiu, who was nervously waiting for the results, seemed to have received a huge blow, appearing dazed. He muttered to himself, "This is impossible, impossible..."

He had always wanted to surpass Huajieyu, but this time, not only did he not surpass her, he was also pushed down. It was hard to accept.

"Who is it?" Everyone became even more curious, and even those on the platform had sharp gazes, focusing on the elder announcing the top list.

"Second in the top list, Huajieyu." The elder said again, like a thunderclap in everyone's hearts.

Huajieyu, who had been first in the written test for three consecutive years, this time, second in the top list?

Moreover, the one who defeated her was neither Yang Xiu nor Murong Qiu. At this point, no one could guess who the mysterious person was.

Huajieyu herself was somewhat surprised. For some reason, her beautiful eyes glanced at Yefutian beside her, with a hint of unusual expression. Could it be...

Everyone's curiosity was at its peak. Who was it?

"Good." A low, deep voice sounded, and Yusheng clenched his fists, his face showing excitement. No one knew why he was so excited, and even less understood what he was excited about. Only he knew, because only he believed in and understood that person.

The elder's gaze swept over everyone again, his eyes piercing through the crowd and landing on a young man, with surprise and astonishment.

Had he been silent for three years at the academy, only to make a stunning debut?

"Top of the Qingzhou Academy autumn examination written test..." The old man paused, then slowly spoke a name.

"Ye... Fu... Tian!"

As his voice fell, the noisy space instantly became silent, deathly quiet.

The expressions on the faces of the students were extremely vivid. They had thought of all possible people, but Yefutian was the one person they never imagined.

A person who had skipped the exam for three consecutive years, who had not advanced for three years, and who had remained at the Qi Gathering stage, first in the autumn examination written test? Was this a joke?

The elders of Qingzhou Academy certainly would not joke during the autumn examination. After the shock, there was an even greater uproar.

"Yefutian, top of the top list? I must be dreaming." Someone thought they had heard wrong.

"Yefutian?" Qin Yi, who was not far from the elder, repeated softly, somewhat dazed. His name had not appeared on the list of qualified candidates, so it wasn't that his written test was too poor to qualify, but rather, he was on the top list. However, this was too dramatic, wasn't it?

Lingxiao, who had been preparing to gloat and humiliate Yefutian, thinking he would be expelled from Qingzhou Academy, had his smile frozen on his face. He stood up, his gaze fixed on the front. Yefutian, top of the top list? First in the written test?

Feng Qingsnow opened her mouth, her beautiful eyes staring in shock at the elder announcing the top list, then slowly turned her gaze to the young man.

Yefutian remained quietly seated, his face always wearing the same calm, faint smile, as if this was nothing to be excited or shocked about, as if it was supposed to be this way... What an incredible confidence.

Had he been silent for three years, only to make a stunning debut today?

Huajieyu, sitting beside Yefutian, looked at the young man beside her. Her record of being first in the written test for three years had been broken, but her beautiful eyes did not show much disappointment, nor did she have the same grim expression as Yang Xiu and Murong Qiu. On the contrary, she seemed not to care much, her eyes filled with only a faint curiosity and surprise.

Her father had told her that Yefutian's talent was not inferior to hers, and she naturally had some不服气 (disagreement). Today, during the autumn examination, she also wanted to see what Yefutian had that made her father look at him highly and be willing to take him as a disciple.

In the written test, Yefutian had given her a pleasant surprise.

"It must be a mistake, this is impossible." Suddenly, a loud shout sounded, and many people's gazes turned to the figure in front of Yefutian, Yang Xiu.

He had just recovered from the disappointment of being pushed to third in the top list, only to be hit with an even stronger blow. The person who had pushed him down and taken first in the written test was none other than the person he had mocked not long ago. What did his words just now mean? Wasn't he slapping his own face?

"Yang Xiu, do you have any questions?" The elder announcing the list looked at him and asked.

Yang Xiu was stunned, then turned and gave Yefutian a cold glance. "He sat next to Huajieyu, he must have cheated. He must have copied Huajieyu's exam paper."

"Yes, he must have cheated." Lingxiao also chimed in, as if he had found something, and many people's eyes lit up, as if they had found a breakthrough.

"Do you think we, who reviewed the exam papers, are all blind?" The elder's cold words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing everyone's fantasies. Indeed, their exam papers had not just been handled by one person, especially the top three, whose results were deliberated and reviewed multiple times. If Yefutian had cheated from Huajieyu, could it have gone unnoticed?

Yefutian's fingers lightly tapped the desk, always so relaxed and natural. All the doubts would be shattered in the face of the ironclad facts.

"I naturally believe in the ability of the exam reviewers, but everyone has their own preferences. I still don't accept it. I want to know why I am third in the top list, while Yefutian is at the top?" Yang Xiu seemed to have been greatly affected, still insisting, as if he was determined to destroy Yefutian's top position.

The elder's gaze toward Yang Xiu was somewhat disappointed. Was failure so hard for him to accept?

If he couldn't handle this, even with outstanding talent, his future would still be limited.

Yefutian looked at the figure in front of him. Truly, he was so persistent. However, the more Yang Xiu insisted, the more he would fall.