Chapter 9

Sitting beside Huajieyu was none other than Ye Futian, the 'legendary figure' who had skipped the exams for three consecutive years, pursued Feng Qingsnow but was rejected, and was about to be expelled from the Qingzhou Academy.

"This lucky dog." Many people cursed in their hearts, how could this guy, who was participating in the autumn examination for the first time in three years, end up sitting next to Huajieyu?

Moreover, Huajieyu was sitting at the edge, which meant only one person could sit beside her. The treatment given to Ye Futian was enviable, and the others' feelings were understandable.

Feeling the malicious gazes, Ye Futian glanced at the girl beside him. She sat quietly in her seat, elegant and natural, her gaze straight ahead, as if she didn't recognize him at all.

"This demoness, she's clearly doing this on purpose." Ye Futian said dejectedly, originally planning to take the exam quietly, but unexpectedly became the center of attention in another way.

More and more people gathered around, and the seats in front and back immediately became the most sought-after. As they passed by, they all glared fiercely at Ye Futian. At this moment, a handsome young man walked up to Ye Futian and said, "Can you change seats?"

Ye Futian looked up. The young man in front of him was about the same age, with a delicate face and a hint of pride, speaking very naturally.

"It's Yang Xiu." Many people's attention was still on this side. Yang Xiu had ranked second in the literary exams for three years, always wanting to surpass Huajieyu. Many people knew that Yang Xiu had a secret crush on Huajieyu.

Moreover, Yang Xiu was not only excellent in literary exams; his cultivation had already reached the seventh level of the Awakening realm, with a top-tier perception of fire elemental spirit energy, a true genius, one of the most dazzling figures among the outer disciples, his brilliance only slightly inferior to Huajieyu.

Ye Futian looked at Yang Xiu, really, how impolite.

"Of course..." Ye Futian said, and everyone around him was stunned. Was he so spineless?

"No." Three more words fell, and the smile on Yang Xiu's face froze. He looked at Ye Futian, who had a smile on his face, as if mocking him.

"I know you, you've skipped the exams for three years and are about to be expelled from the Qingzhou Academy. Why waste time here?" Yang Xiu did not get angry, just casually mocked.

"I'm happy." Ye Futian still smiled.

"Since that's the case, I can only wish you don't embarrass yourself too much after the literary exam." Yang Xiu smiled faintly, "Of course, you don't have much face to lose."

After the mockery, Yang Xiu did not look at Ye Futian again but turned to Huajieyu, then sat down seriously, as if preparing for battle.

"Truly a sad story." Ye Futian looked at Yang Xiu's back with some sympathy.

Ye Futian's refusal was not surprising; this was his character. A notorious genius turned waste, but of course, after this autumn examination, the legend would end, and he would be expelled from the Qingzhou Academy.

As the students entered one after another, the formal disciples began to cordon off the arena.

Three thousand desks, with over a thousand people entering to participate in the autumn examination. After all, many of the outer disciples who had just entered the academy for a year were not yet confident, knowing it would be difficult to achieve good results. Rather than have a poor record, it was better to keep a clean slate. Skipping the exam was a common occurrence, but someone like Ye Futian, who had skipped for three consecutive years, was just a legend, and even the academy couldn't stand it anymore.

In front of the arena, many formal disciples were present. Qin Yi's beautiful eyes gazed at the direction where Ye Futian was. After three years, he finally appeared in the examination hall for the autumn examination. At least he didn't skip all three years, hoping for a miracle.

"Yang Xiu has already agreed to join the Spell Palace after the autumn examination, and will then become a formal disciple. A waste at the Qi Gathering realm, I wonder where he gets the nerve to stand up to Yang Xiu." Mo Lanhshan stood beside Qin Yi and said with a faint smile.

Qin Yi frowned. Although Ye Futian was indeed terrible, the word 'waste' still stung. She looked at Mo Lanhshan and said, "Do you have a grudge against him?"

"Of course." Mo Lanhshan nodded without hesitation, "To dare to treat you like that in the lecture hall, I don't understand why you still have hope for him, wasting your time on him."

Qin Yi didn't know how to refute it. The reason might be that his talent test three years ago was too impressive, and he shouldn't have fallen so far.

"The time has come, distribute the exam papers." An old man sitting behind them said calmly. Immediately, many formal disciples came forward to collect the exam papers and distributed them to the students, marking the official start of the autumn examination's literary test.

The vast arena was silent. The people who came to observe were all important figures from Qingzhou City and the students' family elders, naturally maintaining order.

The students gradually received their exam papers. Feng Qingsnow took a deep breath. This autumn examination, he hoped to achieve a good ranking and win the reward of free access to the second floor of the Qingzhou Academy's library, so he could see those exquisite and powerful spells in advance.

Ling Xiao glanced at Ye Futian before starting to answer the questions. When he saw the legendary girl sitting beside him, his face showed unhidden jealousy. He had always had a secret crush on Feng Qingsnow, while Huajieyu was a distant dream. Why did Ye Futian deserve to sit next to Huajieyu?

Huajieyu was very calm after receiving the exam paper, perhaps due to her confidence. Yang Xiu in front of her clenched his fists slightly, then relaxed, extremely serious.

As for Ye Futian, he glanced at the exam paper, a faint smile on his lips, then picked up his pen. His first autumn examination had finally arrived. He knew many people were waiting to see his downfall, hoping he would be expelled from the academy. Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed.

The questions started easy and gradually became more difficult. The earlier questions were about the basics of cultivation, which most students could answer.

Ye Futian wrote with great speed, solving the problems quickly.

"Interesting." Ye Futian's gaze fell on a question. In a battle between a warrior and a mage, the mage's elemental spirit energy was about to run out. If you were the warrior, what would you do? If you were the mage, what would you do?

The sound of the pen scratching on paper was heard as Ye Futian quickly wrote down his answer.

Time passed, and some students began to sweat. The questions at the end of the exam paper became more open-ended and more challenging.

Unconsciously, Ye Futian's gaze had reached the last question, which seemed very simple.

The question was: In a battle between a group of martial cultivators and a group of spell cultivators of the same realm and number, who would win?

This last question seemed like a freebie. In a group battle, martial cultivators would have various professions, and spell cultivators would have various elemental attributes, making their combined power astonishing. A single spell attack could wipe out the group. How could they fight?

Ye Futian thought for a moment, then smiled, filling in his answer and putting down his pen.

Beside him, Huajieyu also put down her pen at almost the same time, looking very relaxed.

The two of them involuntarily turned to look at each other. Ye Futian had a slightly provocative smile on his face, while Huajieyu glared at him, still looking beautiful.

Of course, this small action was not noticed by others. In front of the arena, someone noticed Huajieyu.

"Sure enough, she's the first to finish, as usual." An elder of the academy smiled. Even when Huajieyu sat quietly answering questions, she was still the focus.

"No, the young man beside her finished even earlier, but he probably wasn't focused on the exam." The elder beside him smiled and shook his head. With Huajieyu sitting beside him, it would be hard to concentrate.

"Finishing so quickly, you tried to give him a chance, but in the autumn examination, he was just thinking about how to attract a girl's attention." Mo Lanhshan said to Qin Yi, lowering his voice. Qin Yi looked at Ye Futian, feeling a bit disappointed.

Gradually, more and more people put down their pens, some happy, some disappointed.

Finally, as the old man in front stood up, it marked the end of the autumn examination's literary test.

Many formal disciples of the academy had been waiting. Seeing the old man stand up, they approached the students to collect the exam papers.

After the exam papers were collected, the students did not leave. After the autumn examination's literary test, the results would be graded and announced on the spot, with very high efficiency.

Dozens of elders and outer lecturers of the academy graded the papers simultaneously, and the speed was unimaginable. While they were grading, many of the students below were nervous, while the people on the stage chatted, waiting for the results.

As the lecturers began to categorize and record the exam papers, the tense atmosphere spread.

After a long time, a lecturer walked forward with a list and looked at the students. Everyone knew that the first list to be announced was the list of those who passed the autumn examination's literary test.

"Li Yu, Fang Yun, Mo Hanjiang..." Each name the lecturer called out brought relief to a student below, but a few were disappointed, hoping for a better ranking.

In addition to the list of those who passed, the top three, second, and first ranks would be announced subsequently.

The top three had seventy-two people, the second rank had thirty-six people, and the first rank had only three people.

Qin Yi listened carefully. When the rankings were announced, her disappointment grew. Not passing the literary test meant expulsion from the academy was inevitable.

She looked at Ye Futian in the crowd and sighed inwardly.

Yang Xiu in front of Ye Futian coldly laughed, "As expected, since you're going to be expelled anyway, why embarrass yourself again?"

Feng Qingsnow also glanced at Ye Futian, her beautiful eyes slightly disappointed, but then she returned to her usual self. Wasn't this the expected outcome?

"Ye Futian, do you remember your arrogance in the dormitory last time? Now, you're finally going to be expelled from the academy. Isn't that ironic?" Ling Xiao mocked from a distance, making many people look at Ye Futian, thinking this shameless guy was finally going to be expelled from the Qingzhou Academy.

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