Xu Shengchuan's Killing Intent

"Brother, that Xu Yiming... he's dead!"

That evening, when Ning Wangshu returned from evening study hall, he heard his younger sister speak to him.

Ning Wangshu smiled. "I said he'd die within three days, and he died within three days. Your brother didn't lie to you, did he?"

"Mm!"

Ning Ruoxuan nodded, let out a soft breath, and added, "This afternoon, some police officers came to see me. They told me Xu Yiming suddenly died of a myocardial infarction."

"They also said that since Xu Yiming was dead, the trial scheduled for next month would be terminated..."

Ning Wangshu rubbed her head and smiled. "Ruoxuan, this matter is over. You don't need to think about it anymore. From now on, just focus on your studies and cultivate properly every day."

"Mm!"

Ning Ruoxuan nodded hard, then suddenly said, "Brother, I... I kind of want to cry!"

Ning Wangshu sighed softly. He knew that his younger sister had not truly let go of their mother's death. Now that she knew the person who had killed their mother was finally dead, she needed an outlet for her emotions.

So, he gently held his younger sister in his arms and said softly, "Then cry if you want to. Your brother is here!"

"Mm..."

Ning Ruoxuan answered quietly, buried her face in Ning Wangshu's chest, and began to sob softly...

In the blink of an eye, several days passed. Only one final week remained before the College Entrance Examination.

Linchuan Thirteenth High School, Class One, Grade Three.

"Ning Wangshu, not bad at all. I've finished grading this paper. Other than losing a few points on the composition and reading comprehension sections, you got every other question right."

"Out of 150 points, you scored 143. That's even higher than your best previous mock exam score..."

Qin Feng said with a satisfied expression.

After helping Ning Wangshu cram over the past few days, he had deliberately given him a past exam paper to complete today. Ning Wangshu's score pleasantly surprised him.

More importantly, over the past two days, not only had he done so, but teachers from the other subjects had also each given Ning Wangshu a past exam paper as a test. Ning Wangshu's scores had basically reached his previous best levels.

Some subjects had even surpassed them.

Qin Feng had deliberately totaled Ning Wangshu's scores across several subjects. Including today's 143 points in Chinese, Ning Wangshu's total score had reached an astonishing 702!

That was more than twenty points higher than Ning Wangshu's best mock exam score before this!

Qin Feng had thought that after more than three months without properly reviewing, Ning Wangshu's grades would surely decline significantly. Who could have expected his total score on this test to rise instead of fall?

Hearing Qin Feng's words, Ning Wangshu smiled. "I still have to thank Teacher Qin for helping me review these past few days. Otherwise, I couldn't have regained my test-taking rhythm so quickly."

Qin Feng smiled. "The main reason is still you. I, along with the teachers of the other subjects, could only play a supporting role in helping you review."

After a pause, he added, "Based on your results from these past exam papers, if you can maintain this level during the College Entrance Examination, you have a very good chance of getting into Qingbei."

"In previous years, Qingbei's admission cutoff in Jiangnan Province was generally around the high 690s."

After saying that, Qin Feng patted Ning Wangshu on the shoulder. "Keep working hard. There is about a week left before the College Entrance Examination. Try to score around 700 when the time comes."

"If you do that, Qingbei will be a sure thing!"

"Thank you, Teacher. I'll work hard!"

Ning Wangshu merely smiled faintly.

After Qin Feng left, Ning Wangshu's deskmate, Li Fei, could not help exclaiming, "wtf, Wangshu, you're incredible! 702 points!!"

"Damn, you're really on track for Qingbei..."

Ning Wangshu smiled. "The teachers only used past exam papers to test me. This isn't the actual College Entrance Examination, so there's no telling how accurate it is."

Li Fei shook his head. "Even if it's only a test using past exam papers, it can still serve as a reference. I never expected you to score like this after being away from school for so long. I'm starting to wonder if you've been taking drugs..."

Ning Wangshu laughed helplessly.

At the same time.

The Xu Family.

Xu Shengchuan, who had already finished arranging his son's funeral, was speaking with a man.

"Director Xu, I've investigated the person you asked me to look into. However, I found some... some things I don't really know how to describe."

"They're just too unbelievable. I specifically verified them through several channels, which is why it took me a few extra days to come report to you."

The man spoke.

Xu Shengchuan was stunned and could not help asking, "Oh? What unbelievable information? Tell me in detail!"

"All right!"

That person nodded and immediately said, "Didn't you ask me to investigate the information on that woman named Zhang Lanfang, including her family background, personal connections, social circle, and so on, without overlooking anything?"

"After investigating, I found that the woman herself was quite ordinary in all those respects. She's just a regular woman, and there's nothing special about her family or social network."

"However, I discovered that her son, who had been missing for several months, suddenly reappeared and has now returned to Linchuan Thirteenth High School."

"I was rather surprised when I found that out. Out of curiosity, I looked into her son and discovered that after suddenly reappearing, he had gone to a Construction Site."

"That's where I found something unbelievable."

"I had people ask around among the workers at that Construction Site. According to them, some strange things happened there a few days ago."

"They said some Evil Spirit was causing trouble, and one of the workers had even been possessed by it. It was that woman's son who helped the worker drive out the Evil Spirit possessing him."

"They also personally saw that woman's son use Magic to kill the Evil Spirit. In addition, the general contractor spent One million to hire him to draw several Talismans and place them around the Construction Site."

"Later, they personally saw many Paper figures and Evil Spirits rush out from the Construction Site, but without exception, every one of those Evil Spirits was struck dead by the Thunderbolt released from those Talismans!"

"All those workers said that woman's son must be some reclusive master, or perhaps even an immortal."

"I thought this was all far too unbelievable, so I had people verify it with quite a few workers. But everyone's account was basically the same."

"So I found it incredible. Director Xu, do you think Evil Spirits and people capable of using Magic really exist in this world?"

As he spoke, the man raised his head to look at Xu Shengchuan.

However, he discovered that Xu Shengchuan was gritting his teeth, his face filled with a fierce and violent expression.

"It's him! It must be him! I didn't expect my guess to be right. After ruling out every possibility, the most impossible possibility is often the one most likely to be true!"

"He knows Magic, and he's that woman's son. It can't be anyone else but him. He must have killed Yiming!"

Xu Shengchuan gritted his teeth and snarled.

Hearing this, the man was stunned, his face full of doubt.

Why was Director Xu so certain that his son had been killed by this person? Didn't the Outside World say Xu Yiming had suddenly died from a myocardial infarction?

And from what Director Xu meant... he was not surprised at all by the Evil Spirits and Magic he had just mentioned. It seemed as though he had known all along that such things existed in this world.

Although he was puzzled, the man did not dare ask further.

Especially when he saw Xu Shengchuan glaring viciously with overwhelming hatred, as though he wanted to devour someone alive, his eyes bloodshot, he dared not say another word.