Everyone's vision blurred as a black shadow seemed to flash past, followed by a deafening boom.
A figure now stood in the middle of the forest, tall and straight, with a youthful face carrying a trace of coldness.
The young man and woman who had intended to approach Lin Fang were startled and hurriedly backed away, their panicked gazes fixed on the person who had suddenly appeared.
"Hun Cang?!" the girl cried out when she saw his face clearly.
She had only mentioned it casually. Who would have thought Hun Cang was actually nearby?
Did that mean he had heard everything she had just said?
"Don't be afraid." The young man turned to comfort her. "There are people looking for Hun Cang everywhere. If he dares show himself, he's walking right into a trap. He won't have time to care about us. We'll slip away when we get the chance."
A glimmer seemed to flash through the girl's eyes. Clearly, she agreed with him.
As long as she could leave this place and find somewhere to hide, there was only one day left until the assessment ended. If she held out until then, she would become an Inner Academy student.
Even if Lin Fang and Hun Cang held a grudge against her, there would be nothing they could do.
Having weighed the pros and cons, the panic vanished from the girl's eyes and was replaced by excitement.
As the two spoke, the assessment participants around them holding torches had already shifted their attention to Hun Cang.
"Is that him?" Among them, one man asked the person beside him. He looked no different from the other examinees, so how had he dared provoke Luo Fei's younger brother?
There were many people taking part in the assessment. Other than Luo Fei's people,