"You exam department sure is impressive!" the alluring beast-eared maiden Yunbing said coldly, "Some examiners use their position to let outsiders take exams under false pretenses, trying to snag first place and extra points from local base cities."
"I think your exam department needs a good shake-up!"
Diamond Supreme was furious, speaking in a deep voice, "Borrowed exam candidates? Examiners taking bribes under the table?"
"One bad apple spoils the bunch."
"Kunpeng Supreme elder sister, which examiner is it? I'll deal with him!"
Diamond Supreme didn't doubt Yunbing's words—no Supreme would joke about such matters.
"Examiner 5270, Zhang San! The candidates are Yu Toothpick and Huo Ya," Yunbing said, glancing at their ID badges.
"Wait a moment!" Diamond Supreme hung up.
"Was that really Diamond Supreme?" Yu Toothpick and Huo Ya exchanged glances, seeing the panic in each other's eyes.
They're doomed! Completely doomed now!
Examiner Zhang San's face turned pale, bloodless, his eyes trembling.
He was panicking!
What to do? It's over!
He realized he had hit a brick wall.
Yunbing teasingly looked at Chief Examiner Pterosaur and Examiner Zhang San, "Your exam department's matters are indeed not my place to intervene."
"So handle it internally!" With that, the alluring beast-eared maiden Yunbing laid back on the white clouds, leisurely basking in the sun.
Chief Examiner Pterosaur's mouth twitched—did such a trivial matter require a top minister's involvement?
"Zhang San, answer honestly, did you arrange for these two to take the exam under false pretenses?" Pterosaur asked sternly; if true, he could be implicated.
"I, I..." Examiner Zhang San stammered, lips trembling, trying to speak, but at that moment, "Ring, ring, ring!" his communicator rang.
His pupils shrank, seeing the call from their base city's exam department branch minister.
"Zhang San, you little trash, you think you're tough, arranging outsiders for false exams? You're fired!" An angry roar came through when he answered.
Zhang San trembled, the call ending, leaving him filled with infinite regret.
"Ring, ring, ring!" A call came from somewhere on Chief Examiner Pterosaur, whose face changed as he quickly answered with his beak and tongue.
It was from the branch minister!
"Su Yi, bring back the Virtual God Tower records perfectly from today's exam. Your examiner team is also fired—come back and write your resignation letter!"
Pterosaur frowned, "Minister, this was Zhang San's doing, not enough to disband my entire team, right?"
A cold snort came through, "Su Yi, are you brain dead? You don't know who your team offended in the exam department? Your path is blocked! Hurry back and resign, don't drag me down! Quick!"
With a crunch, Pterosaur crushed the phone in his beak, roaring at Zhang San:
"Are you satisfied now? Our whole team is fired! I'll deal with you later."
"And you two trash, always looking for shortcuts—your exam results are void, permanently blacklisted by the exam department! Go back to where you came from!"
"Boom!" Yu Toothpick and Huo Ya, as if struck by lightning, stood there, despondent.
Being permanently blacklisted by the exam department meant being blacklisted by all national colleges, barring them from ever taking exams or entering accredited colleges!
Next, Pterosaur apologized to Yunbing and carried Zhang San, Yu Toothpick, and Huo Ya back to the ground.
Facing the waiting candidates and examiners, Pterosaur announced:
"Yu Toothpick and Huo Ya violated exam rules, their results canceled, permanently blacklisted by the exam department!"
"All candidates dismissed in order; the exam is over!"
Hearing this, the candidates erupted in joyous cheers.
Nangong Siyao's beautiful eyes curved into happy crescent moons, "Results canceled, permanently blacklisted? Great, just great!"
"Yesterday, my dad was furious when his report failed; he'll be thrilled to hear this!"
Still laughing, Nangong Siyao, Cheng Bingxi secretly linked arms with Xiao Ye, her rosy lips moving closer.
?? Xiao Ye didn't understand what Cheng Bingxi intended but kissed those tempting lips.
With a smack, Cheng Bingxi whispered, "Xiao Ye, isn't it my turn to exercise this year?"
Xiao Ye thought for a moment and nodded, "Seems like it."
"Mm-hmm! Don't let Siyao take you today." Cheng Bingxi, recalling recent interruptions by Nangong Siyao, felt a bit annoyed.
"!!!"
Nangong Siyao, feeling ignored, turned her head and was stunned.
"Wow! Ice Xie is sneaking a taste." With that, Nangong Siyao jumped into Xiao Ye's arms, "Xiao Ye, you promised me, I want it today."
Cheng Bingxi objected, "Siyao, Xiao Ye is mine today!"
Nangong Siyao frowned, "But Xiao Ye promised me!"
The two conferred quietly, avoiding Xiao Ye, then both asked him, "Which one of us will you choose today?"
Xiao Ye looked at the two stunning beauties, one with abundant curves, the other with legs longer than his life, finding it hard to decide.
Then Xiao Ye had a bold idea, saying:
"I want both!"
Nangong Siyao and Cheng Bingxi were stunned.
Suddenly, a pleasant yet puzzled voice came from behind: "What do you want both of?"
It was the alluring beast-eared maiden Yunbing, standing with her ripe figure, two smooth Kunpeng ears beside her head, her beautiful face full of curiosity.
Xiao Ye's mouth twitched, "Fruits, peach and sugarcane, I want both!"
Yunbing's eyes lit up, "Fruits? I love them, I want some too."
Time slipped through their fingers.
Now, fifteen days after the exam, it's time for the results.
Xiao Ye, Nangong Siyao, and Cheng Bingxi were in the city lord's mansion's hall, with the city lord couple on the main seat and Yunbing in the guest seat.
The atmosphere was tense, the city lord couple nervous.
City Lord Nangong Qitao asked, "The results are out today, have you checked?"
The three shook their heads, indicating they hadn't checked yet.
City Lord Nangong Qitao carefully took out a communicator, projecting a virtual screen for all to see, logging into the Mangyuan Base City candidate results overview site.
The screen displayed a network error, asking them to try again later.
"Damn!" the city lord cursed softly, "What a crappy server."
Xiao Ye, confident in himself, said, "Father-in-law, don't worry, we did well, the results won't be bad."
Nangong Siyao and Cheng Bingxi added, "Yeah, Dad, Uncle, no need to worry, the results will come out."
The alluring Yunbing rested her chin on her hand, eyes gleaming—why are onlookers more anxious than the emperor?
Nangong Qitao couldn't help but be anxious; he wasn't just checking Xiao Ye's results but also Mangyuan Base City's overall results!
In the city lord couple's tense anticipation, after over ten minutes, the results came out!
**[Xiao Ye, Nangong Siyao: Full Marks] Tied for top scorer**
**[Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi: Full Marks] Tied for top scorer**
**[Mangyuan Base City Overall Ranking: Ninth Nationwide]**
"Damn!" the city lord couple exclaimed.
"Holy shit!" Yunbing stood up, shocked.