Chapter 143: Chapter 143: She’s Very Strong, Don’t Be Afraid

The reasoning Helian Sheng added was, admittedly, fairly logical.

After all, most people’s impression of Jiang Qingli was still that of "the infamous, good-for-nothing, evil female of the First District."

The other examiners exchanged glances and whispered among themselves.

"Chief Examiner," Examiner 02 began, his expression grave, "what Examiner 03 just said is pure speculation. The fact is, our equipment detected no suspicion of cheating. To conduct an inspection without any evidence would not only damage the academy’s reputation but could also hurt the candidate’s pride..."

"Does she even have something like pride?" Helian Sheng suddenly cut in, crossing his arms. "If she didn’t cheat, she’ll naturally be cleared. What’s wrong with us enforcing the rules impartially?"

Examiner 02 was so angry he could only point at him. "You—"

As examiners, they did indeed have the right to question and verify the results.

But everyone present knew there was a personal grudge between Helian Sheng and Jiang Qingli.

A year ago, one of the five Beast Husbands Jiang Qingli had stolen from Bai Yiyi was his younger brother.

Helian Ying was a sniper in the military, but after a dispute with Jiang Qingli, his wrist was injured. He spent over half a year recovering and only returned to the military district recently after his marriage contract was terminated.

The importance of one’s hands to a sniper was self-evident. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

After the incident, the Helian family held a deep animosity toward Jiang Qingli, but they didn’t dare do anything to her due to the Jiang Family’s power and influence.

Now that Jiang Qingli had finally fallen into his hands, giving him a legitimate opportunity to torment her, Helian Sheng was determined to humiliate her thoroughly.

At this moment, Examiner 06 stepped in to mediate. "How about we just add an extra test? We can use an S Level Spiritual Body, just like in the final stage."

There were precedents for adding an extra test when the three assessment rounds failed to determine an accurate level.

If Jiang Qingli was truly S Level, she would naturally be able to pass it.

The Chief Examiner’s gaze slowly swept across the crowd. He patted his assistant’s shoulder and said, "Go ask Miss Jiang if she’s willing."

After the assistant left, Examiner 02 said, "Have her take the extra test with the makeup exam group next week."

Helian Sheng scoffed. "Since you’re rating her as Super S Level, she should prove she has the skills for it. The extra test is this afternoon."

A vein throbbed on Examiner 02’s forehead.

As the atmosphere grew tense, a young man’s cool voice suddenly sounded from behind them—

"She just finished three rounds of assessment. She needs to rest."

The examiners froze, turning to see a young man in a white casual uniform approaching at a slow pace. His jade-green eyes were slightly downcast, his features as cold as frost and snow.

Recognizing the newcomer, Examiner 02 looked slightly surprised. "Mr. Yuan? What brings you here?"

Every year, the assessment center would hire experts from various related fields as consultants to demonstrate its impartiality.

The academy had invited Yuan Shimo for several consecutive years, but he had always politely declined. They hadn’t held out much hope this year, so they were surprised when he accepted.

With Jiang Qingli’s results being delayed, it was normal for a consultant to come over and check on the situation.

They just never expected it would be Yuan Shimo, who seemed indifferent to everything...

"Mr. Yuan, if I recall correctly, Jiang Qingli is your female master, isn’t she?" Helian Sheng sneered. "Are you telling me you don’t have a personal bias?"

"Whether from a public or private standpoint, there is nothing wrong with my proposal." Yuan Shimo didn’t take the bait, his gold-rimmed glasses glinting coldly. "On the other hand, Mr. Helian, can you say you aren’t targeting my female master out of personal bias?"

"Me, targeting her?" Helian Sheng let out a sharp laugh. "Hah! Why would I target a morally corrupt, vile, and vicious female? Do you have any proof? If not, couldn’t I also say you’re targeting me out of personal bias?"

His words were sharp, but any discerning person could see that Yuan Shimo’s single sentence had broken through his defenses.

Yuan Shimo clearly had no interest in arguing with him and simply stated the facts to the Chief Examiner.

Seeing the Chief Examiner’s look of approval, Helian Sheng’s brows furrowed tightly. Just as he was about to speak, the assistant who had left earlier rushed back in.

"Chief Examiner, Jiang Qingli has agreed to the extra test."

The Chief Examiner nodded. "Mm, have her go back for now. She can take it next week with the makeup exam group."

The assistant stood frozen. "Chief Examiner, Miss Jiang said she can take the test right now."

As soon as he said this, all the examiners revealed looks of astonishment.

’Are you kidding me?!’

’She just went through three rounds of excessively difficult assessments, and she wants to take another one immediately without any rest?!’

Yuan Shimo pressed his lips together, not quite approving either.

From his recent interactions with her, Yuan Shimo could sense that Jiang Qingli’s spiritual power was stronger than that of an average female.

But her figure was slender and soft, her skin delicate. It always made one worry that even the slightest movement might injure her.

’I don’t want to see her get hurt.’

To ensure the authenticity of Jiang Qingli’s results, the Chief Examiner decided to take the other examiners into the test chamber to watch her up close.

Soon, only Yuan Shimo was left in the monitoring room.

As if sensing something, he turned his head to look at the monitor.

On the monitor, the girl sat in the test chamber, surrounded by several examiners who were speaking to her. Her expression was indifferent.

Suddenly, as if she felt his gaze, Jiang Qingli looked toward the monitor.

The girl raised an eyebrow in his direction and the corner of her lips curled up.

Her smiles were usually very sweet, but this glance carried a hint of provocation, her eyes filled with absolute self-confidence.

It was as intense as a rich, heavy stroke of brilliant red on a canvas.

The young man’s calm, steady heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

The shadow at his feet, as if unable to bear it, clutched at its chest and swayed gently.

The worry in his heart suddenly vanished completely, replaced by an inexplicable trust in her.

The assessment for the extra test was an S Level male eagle with a contamination value of 85%.

The eagle’s eyes were scarlet. It grew agitated as the girl approached, letting out a sharp cry at her.

Jiang Qingli tried to get closer several times, but it dodged away each time.

The eagle circled in the air, its sharp eyes locked on her, searching for an opportunity to strike.

Seeing this, Helian Sheng casually raised an eyebrow.

’Avian Spiritual Bodies are harder to purify than typical ones,’ he thought, ’because they’re so difficult to catch.’

’You can only wait for an opportunity to touch it.’

’And while you wait, it’s very likely you’ll be ambushed.’

’Although you won’t be physically injured, the drain on your spiritual power is immense, and it’s a huge test of patience.’

’Last year, Bai Yiyi suffered a backlash during her assessment precisely because she over-exhausted her spiritual power.’

’If it’s like this for a real S Level, a piece of trash like Jiang Qingli won’t fare any better.’

Helian Sheng was certain Jiang Qingli wouldn’t have the patience to wait.

And sure enough, a moment later, Jiang Qingli gave up on actively trying to touch the eagle.

But what she did next was even more incomprehensible—

In the dim light, the girl raised her arm, looked at the eagle that was so hostile toward her, and said softly, "Come here, won’t you?"

Helian Sheng almost burst out laughing.

’What is she babbling on about to a Spiritual Body? This is ridiculous—’

The mocking smile hadn’t even fully formed on his lips when he saw the eagle, as if it had lost all control, fly toward Jiang Qingli. As it landed on her arm, it even softened its movements, as if afraid of hurting her.

Then, under the stunned gazes of all the examiners—

The eagle, which had been so frantic just a moment ago, suddenly lowered its head. Tentatively, it pressed its head forward and carefully nuzzled the girl’s cheek.