Chapter 40: Chief Examiner: This is our internal matter, please do not intervene! Request for follow-up reading
The youthful faces of the examinees all lit up with joy at these words.
"Kunpeng Queen? Who the hell is that? That title already sounds insanely badass. Those two out-of-town exam takers are screwed!"
"Long live the Kunpeng Queen! Those two examinees from out of town totally deserve to have their results revoked!"
"And that examiner too, looks shady as hell. I hope they investigate him thoroughly!"
"Yeah, those outsiders probably just bribed the examiner, that's how they fixed their identity issues and managed to take the exam here!"
They were absolutely thrilled, but the four pairs of examiners in charge of order were not pleased at all.
First, the pterosaur soaring through the sky put away the Void God Tower and said to all the examinees,
"The college entrance exam is over, but due to unexpected circumstances, no examinee is allowed to leave the testing grounds. All examinees, return to your seats!"
"Examiners, maintain order!"
"Anyone who disobeys will be considered in violation of the exam rules and will be punished, with results potentially invalidated!"
At the chief examiner's command, the other four pairs of Contractor examiners stepped out to maintain order, making everyone go back to their seats.
Once everyone was back where they were supposed to be, the chief examiner's summoned beast pterosaur snorted coldly, "Kunpeng Queen, Kunpeng Venerable?"
"I admit her realm is terrifying and her status is high, but the college entrance exam is our internal business; it's not something for an outsider to meddle in!"
Saying this, the summoned pterosaur turned and soared up into the sky, flying toward the spot in the heavens where the Kunpeng Queen's voice had come from.
The title of Kunpeng Queen was famous in the Super Base City of Devil City, but it wasn't necessarily known in other lower, middle, or high-level base cities.
These examiners were from a middle-level base city and had no contact with such top-tier figures before.
Seeing what the chief examiner's summoned pterosaur was doing, the other examiners chimed in, "Exactly! Every organization has its own rules. Even if someone broke the rules, it's our job to investigate and solve it—not for some outsider to jump in and mess with the exam!"
"Kunpeng Queen? Our department has never had anyone by that name. Just because her realm is high, doesn't mean she can come here and stir up trouble with our exam department! Not a chance!"
"We've got powerhouses in our exam department too! Not just any random nobody can show up and interfere!"
Listening to the examiners, the examinees' hearts grew tense! They looked at Xiao Ye and Nangong Siyao with worried faces.
*God Xiao and the school beauty did eliminate two examinees without authorization—even though they were out-of-town exam takers, out-of-town or not, they're still examinees!*
*If God Xiao got his exam results canceled, that would be a disaster!*
High above the sky, the charming Kunpeng beast-eared girl Yun Bing stood on a cloud, her eyes cold as she looked at the middle-aged examiner in her giant energy grip—Yu Yaqian and Huo Ya.
"You're speaking up for those two examinees—are you the one who made arrangements so they could take the exam smoothly?"
The middle-aged examiner's face flushed bright red, and he shook his head, "What out-of-town exam takers? There's no such thing!"
"You two, speak for yourselves. Are you exam takers from out of town?"
Yu Yaqian and Huo Ya, still gripped by the energy hand, stared at Kunpeng beast-eared girl Yun Bing with terror in their eyes. They didn't even process the examiner's question; their hearts and minds were completely engulfed by fear, panicked words flashing endlessly inside them.
*Kunpeng Venerable! It's really the Kunpeng Venerable, one of the Top Ten Venerable Ones of Devil City!*
*We're finished. We're dead meat. Why the hell is the Kunpeng Venerable showing up in Wilderness Base City?*
*The Kunpeng Venerable—she's the vice president of the top academy, Kunpeng Academy, in Devil City. Her power and status are monstrous. The exam department? Even the top director would have to show her some respect!*
Seeing Yu Yaqian and Huo Ya remain silent, the middle-aged examiner's face darkened like charcoal, and he yelled,
"Speak up, damn it! Are you out-of-town exam takers or not!?"
Yu Yaqian and Huo Ya snapped out of it a bit thanks to the yell, but were still petrified. Out of instinct, they answered, "Yes!"
"???" The middle-aged examiner stared at them in utter disbelief. *Are these two out of their damn minds?*
*He felt like he was about to die of anger.*
So he yelled again, "What the hell is wrong with you? You're from Wilderness Base City, not out-of-town exam takers! One more time: are you out-of-town exam takers?"
Yu Yaqian and Huo Ya finally snapped out of it completely and said, "No! We're not out-of-town exam takers."
"Yeah, yeah! We're from Wilderness Base City."
*Even though the Kunpeng Venerable was powerful and high up, they couldn't just admit it straight up. If they didn't admit it, maybe there'd still be a chance to turn it around. Admit it, and they were done for sure.*
The middle-aged examiner's face eased up a little and he looked toward Kunpeng beast-eared girl Yun Bing, "Senior, you see? You misunderstood us! There's no such thing as rigging the college entrance exam over here."
The charming beast-eared girl Yun Bing dug in her ear, curled her lip, and said nonchalantly, "You done talking?"
The middle-aged examiner nodded rapidly, "Heh heh, yeah, I'm done!"
But his words had barely left his mouth when a fair, jade-like hand suddenly filled his vision. With a loud slap, she smacked him across the face, knocking him senseless.
The charming beast-eared girl barked coldly, "I asked you a question and you didn't answer me. What the hell were you screaming for?"
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*Damn, so badass! This is one of Devil City's Top Ten Venerable Ones, the Kunpeng Venerable!*
The middle-aged examiner's right cheek swelled up high, his eyes clouded with a look of gloom and frustration.
"Screech!!"
At that moment, a screech rose from below, followed by a pterosaur the size of a football field swooping upward. When it saw the middle-aged examiner and Yu Yaqian being squeezed in that giant energy hand, its eyes were blazing with fury.
The pterosaur hovered not far from the charming beast-eared girl Yun Bing and said, displeased,
"Senior Kunpeng, aren't you crossing a line here?"
Yun Bing glanced at him and said, "Oh yeah?"
The pterosaur replied, "Since you realize you're crossing lines, please stop interfering in our exam department's business."
"As for the out-of-town exam takers, we'll handle the investigation ourselves. If it turns out to be true, they'll be punished accordingly."
"As chief examiner, I'll personally follow up on a thorough investigation myself."
He made it very clear: mind your own business—our department will handle our own affairs!
Yun Bing stared him down, "You're sure you can get to the bottom of it? And you'll handle the out-of-town exam takers according to the rules?"
The pterosaur said, "I'm very sure, but please don't say these two are out-of-town exam takers before the investigation is done."
Yun Bing nodded, feeling that his words made sense, and said, "Fine, then let your department handle it internally."
The pterosaur said, "Thanks! Then please safely release our examiner and examinees."
The middle-aged examiner, Yu Yaqian, and Huo Ya were overjoyed—totally relieved.
*What the pterosaur just said was regular official talk. Who knows if they'll just sweep it under the rug afterward?*
Yun Bing ignored the pterosaur.
She looked at the ID badge on the middle-aged examiner's chest, rummaged in her clothes for a massive satellite phone, then dialed a string of numbers. Her voice went ice cold,
"Vajra Venerable, are you just itching for a beating? Didn't get enough last time?"
From the other end came a cautious reply, "Plenty, plenty, big sis! Why are you so pissed off? What did I do to upset you lately? Just say the word, I'll apologize right now."
When the pterosaur and the middle-aged examiner heard the name 'Vajra Venerable,' they were floored. Vajra Venerable was one of their department's legendary top figures—the highest boss!
Vajra Venerable, one of the directors at the exam department headquarters!
"Gasp! Gasp!" The pterosaur and the middle-aged examiner sucked in a breath of cold air.