The Demonic World I designed
Chapter 314 - 314 306 Unease

314: Chapter 306: Unease…

314: Chapter 306: Unease…

“That little illegitimate girl really got admitted!”

The release of examination results naturally brought joy to some families and sorrow to others, but most of the children from the big families in Capital City were okay.

Even if some of the children primed for intensive training didn’t get admitted, most didn’t envy those illegitimate children momentarily succeeding.

Although they envied the opportunity to stay in a place with such high spiritual energy, those truly promising descendants generally had the breadth of mind to accommodate others.

Moreover, many descendants simply spent too much energy focusing on inheriting techniques and had too little time to engage with rational learning, leading to their failure.

Yet, those with exceptional talents were mostly quite confident in themselves.

A temporary setback didn’t affect their mindset, and many believed that they could catch up and gain admittance to Jiangnan in at most half a year.

But not everyone had such an excellent attitude—quite a significant number simply couldn’t accept those illegitimate scions taking such an advantage!

At this moment, two formerly significant descendants of the Shen Family were particularly troubled…

Being key descendants nurtured by the family and born from the main line—even though they couldn’t compare to Shen Yu’s status in the family—they were certainly not comparable to an illegitimate girl like Shen Xue who lacked talent, and the resources they enjoyed were on a completely different scale.

Yet, because of Jiangnan Academy, everything had turned upside down.

The high-level Spirit Field, which used to be open only once a month, was now accessible to someone like Shen Xue, who lacked talent, and had even been made available three times at once.

If the Spirit Field was opened frequently, it would affect the quality of subsequent openings.

For those who originally enjoyed such resources, it was undoubtedly a reduction in benefits and naturally caused dissatisfaction.

Now, the opportunity for Jiangnan had been taken as well!

Here…

there was spiritual energy several times denser than in Capital City.

Although still not comparable to that of the Spirit Fields, you couldn’t resist it as it was available daily.

The Spirit Field opened once a month for just three days, but here, as long as you’re willing, you could meditate any time on the streets for thirty days.

Any magician who came here probably wouldn’t want to leave.

“You really think Shen Yu can handle it?” Another direct descendant of the Shen Family, a fat one from the fourth branch who had just been admitted to the Capital City Yin Yang Academy this year, was supposed to be in high spirits.

However, he just couldn’t muster any enthusiasm at the moment.

If he hadn’t come here, it would have been bearable, but after arriving, he instantly felt the Yin Yang Academy paled in comparison.

“Are you really counting on him?” Shen Xing from the third branch sighed and shook his head, “He’s focused all his attention on Shen Yuan.

Leaving aside whether Shen Yuan has the capacity to break the Academy’s rules, even if he does, it might not necessarily be our turn.”

At those words, the other’s expression changed, deflating instantly.

That was the truth, wasn’t it?

The most antagonistic the two of them could be was still as close as brothers, but what were they?

Back when Shen Yuan was with the Shen Family, they never missed a chance to mock him.

Why would they count on him to help them now?

“So…

we’re just going to slink back in defeat?” Shen Lin, the fat one, suddenly widened his eyes.

Shen Xing fell silent.

Logically, that was what should be done; both of their scores were so low, they were nearly at the bottom.

If they didn’t slink back, then what?

But how could they be content with that?

“How about…

we write back home, have my father and third uncle apply pressure, and force Shen Xue to give us her spot?”

Shen Xing: “….”

This fat one…

has his brain been waterlogged?

First of all, it’s uncertain if Jiangnan on this side would acknowledge your maneuver, and even if they did, how would you convince the other descendants?

Now Shen Xue isn’t without backing; Bai Hua’s old man is highly sought after in Capital City nowadays.

The Shen Family could gain favor from many prestigious families just by opening a school in his name.

Only if their brain was malfunctioning would they try to snatch the spot from someone’s daughter-in-law.

After forcing these three upon the family, it had already caused displeasure in Bai Hua.

It took a great deal of negotiation to keep the old master around.

Now steal someone’s spot with just a word?

Are you joking?

No matter the weight of these two, even Shen Yu’s influence today wouldn’t dare to risk it by doing such a thing!

Seeing Shen Xing looking at him as if he were an idiot, Shen Lin also realized his idea was far-fetched, and his head drooped in dejection.

So, are they really going back like this?

Letting that illegitimate girl climb over their heads in the future?

The more Shen Lin thought about it, the less reconciled he felt.

For some reason, a surge of inexplicable irateness filled his heart, and his face twisted into a menacing scowl.

“Hey…

Fatty…” Shen Xing was shocked, “What’s happening to you?”

Shen Lin might have a bad temperament, but his countenance was usually likable—he had a plump and naive appearance that easily won favor with others.

This was the first time Shen Xing saw Shen Lin looking so frightening.

It felt as if his entire face had somehow twisted.

“What if…” Shen Lin suddenly lifted his head, “What if Shen Xue dies?”

“What are you saying?” Shen Xing was taken aback, “Have you gone mad?”

“I’m not crazy…” Shen Lin spoke in a lowered voice, “You’ve seen Shen Xue’s state these last few days, haven’t you?

If she suddenly died…

it wouldn’t be incomprehensible, right?”

“You…” Shen Xing scowled: “Even if she did suddenly die, what does it have to do with us?

Do you think Jiangnan Academy will let you take over her place?

Don’t you know your own ranking?”

“That depends on when she dies…” Shen Lin said with a smile, “Not possible now, but after those descendants who didn’t get admitted have returned, if we could stay a few days longer and Shen Xue suddenly dies, then with some effort from Shen Yuan and the Family Head…

it’s not impossible for us to replace her, is it?”

Shen Xing: “….”

This guy…

has he really lost his mind?

At this moment, the smile on Shen Lin’s face appeared sinister to him, unlike ever before.

But for some reason, listening to such an unreliable suggestion, a wicked thought took root and he couldn’t suppress it.

An idea kept surfacing.

Maybe…

it might just work?

Once the thought arose, he found he couldn’t push it back down.

And he didn’t realize that a similar eerie smile had crept onto his own face, just like Shen Lin’s.

In a corner unknown to the two of them, a sinister straw man watched them with a smile…

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“Older brother, what are you looking at?”

At night, inside the room of the Northern Wasteland Country team, Murong Bingyun stood lost in thought with a list of test scores in hand.

After being interrupted by Bei Yu, he looked up and said, “Your Mystic Academy’s exam tomorrow will focus on medical theory, and you must not slack off.

Why come here instead of reviewing pharmacology?”

“Medical theory is accumulated over years of study.

How useful can cramming be?” Bei Yu rolled his eyes at the other, then found a spot to sit down and laughed upon seeing the list, “What’s the matter?

Didn’t you top the list?

Why are you still so concerned about it?”

Murong Bingyun’s mathematics and natural philosophy scores were in the top five.

The results this time weren’t shameful, considering the competition was from major families in the Central Plains, which far surpassed the Northern Wasteland Country in scholarly inheritance.

“I’m just studying it to see what kind of classmates I’ll have in the future,” Murong Bingyun replied with a smile.

“What’s there to study about?” Bei Yu asked curiously.

“Of course, there is…” Murong Bingyun shook his head, “I looked at the list, and it’s still mostly the big families that rank high this time, especially the descendants of the nine nobles, who basically occupy the majority of the list.

The nine noble families of the Central Plains are thousand-year-old families with an incredibly impressive reserve of techniques.

They are nothing like the families in our Northern Wolf Country.

As classmates with them, we must be alert when competing for the best techniques; after all, we can’t match them in the quantity of techniques.

We’ll need keen insight to exchange for the best techniques from the Jiangnan Academy before others react.”

“That makes sense…” Bei Yu nodded, “But I trust your judgment.”

“Then thank you for your trust.”

“However…” Bei Yu said teasingly, “I see you’ve been focusing on the top ranker.

It can’t be just because you’re studying the descendants of the nobles, right?

I’ve noticed you seem rather interested in that girl called Shen Xue.

I should remind you that you are already betrothed by the Wolf King himself; you can’t have other improper thoughts.

And I’ve also inquired about it; that Shen Xue is already betrothed, the prospective bride of another family.”

“You really have nothing better to do…” Murong Bingyun chuckled, “With exams upon us, you still have the leisure to inquire about that…”

“Isn’t it because I’m afraid you’ll act rashly in your youth?”

“I’m not as idle as you are…” Murong Bingyun gave him a look: “I just think the girl might be of some value for cooperation.”

“Cooperation value?”

“Yes, her talent in mathematics is very good.

I just looked at the scores, and although she ranked first among us foreign students, the significance of her score is not trivial because she is over fifty points ahead of the second place, a disciple from the Pang Family.

Her nearly perfect score in mathematics can only prove that she has a considerably solid foundation already.”

“What does that mean?” Bei Yu was taken aback.

“It means she’ll progress much faster than us once she starts school,” Murong Bingyun said in a low voice.

“The difficulty of our exam is far inferior to that of the local Jiangnan test, considering the weaker foundation of us foreign students.

Mathematical knowledge can’t be made up for quickly, so even after we enter the academy, it will likely take us a lot of time to catch up.

But with her strong mathematical foundation, she’ll catch up much faster than us.”

“I’ve also investigated that girl.

The Shen Family isn’t a very profound lineage, they don’t have many techniques to exchange, and she might not get the full support of her family.

Now is the time for her to find good techniques for us.

We can supply the techniques for the exchange, and after the job is done, we can share the techniques.

It’s not out of the question.”

“So that’s your plan?” Bei Yu nodded in understanding, “If that’s the case, why not go directly to her?

With our offer, she wouldn’t refuse, right?”

“It’s a bit tricky…”

“What’s the trouble?”

“She’s followed by a very troublesome evil entity.

I have a feeling that thing isn’t simple; rashly getting close…

could be dangerous!”

“Evil entity?” Bei Yu looked seriously at him, “A sacrifice to an evil entity?

Does the Central Plains have such a thing too?

You are blessed by the Wolf King, what could make you feel danger like that; what exactly is it?”

“I’m not sure…” Murong Bingyun shook his head gravely, “But my intuition tells me that thing…

I might not necessarily be able to evade it…”

Bei Yu: “…”

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“You have come to see the master?”

On the other side, sensing that something was amiss, Wei Gongcheng ultimately decided to report it, even though Shen Qi didn’t quite agree, but in the end, they made that decision.

However, when they arrived at the Provincial Government Office, Chen Ying’s response was completely unexpected.

“The master…

left an hour ago!”

“Left?”

Wei Gongcheng was taken aback: “Where did he go?”

With the examination results freshly released, Chen Qing seemed to take them very seriously; why would he leave at such a critical time?

“That monster is looking for him.”

“Monster?”

“Princess Bai Yu!”

This revelation startled not only Wei Gongcheng but also the accompanying Shen Qi.

They had almost forgotten that in the power struggle of the West Sea, there was such an important figure!

But was it a coincidence to be called away at such a time?

For some reason, a sense of unease began to rise in Wei Gongcheng’s heart…