Mu Family's Wishful Thinking

Mu Bai took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and walked toward the stage.

The time had come to prove himself with his talent, enter the ranks of the Mu Family's core members, and perhaps even win the goddess's special attention.

He, Mu Bai, had waited for this moment for many years!

Mu Bai placed his hand on the Star Sensing Stone and closed his eyes.

It had to be said that although Mu Bai was a bit of a Green Tea Man, his attitude toward magic was beyond reproach. He was clearly more nervous than anyone else, yet he entered meditation with astonishing smoothness, forming a stark contrast with Zhang Xiaohou earlier.

White icy rays rapidly spread from the Star Sensing Stone, densely covering the area around it.

The icy rays were extremely intense. They even overflowed from the Star Sensing Stone and reflected onto Mu Bai's face.

All the teachers and students widened their eyes as shock appeared on every face.

The light was overflowing!

"My magic energy isn't even full, yet Mu Bai's is overflowing?"

"He's far stronger than Zhou Min. I guess only Xu Zhao Ting can suppress Mu Bai."

"You sure about that? Didn't you see that Mu Bai has three S's, while Xu Zhao Ting has two S's and an A+?"

"Mu Bai, you're awesome!"

Zhao Kun San, Mu Bai's top lackey, said smugly, "See that, Mo Fan? This is the difference between you and a genius! Later, kneel and apologize to our Mu Bai. If we're in a good mood, we might even give you a hand... Ah, I almost forgot. After today's assessment, you're going to be expelled. You won't even have the chance to kneel and apologize. Hahaha."

"Zhao Kun San, say one more word and see what happens!"

Mo Fan could not be bothered to deal with him, but Zhang Xiaohou could not stand it. If the leadership team had not been standing in front of them, the two might have started fighting right there.

On the stage.

The three-S result did not impress Mu Ningxue. The girl still stood there coldly and aloofly. After exchanging a glance with Mu He, Mu Bai chose to proceed with the spell-release assessment.

"Go, Ice Vine!"

A star orbit appeared. Under Mu Bai's command, the power of ice froze the test dummy into an ice popsicle, and even the field beneath its feet was covered in frost.

Another Ice Element student had performed the release assessment earlier, but his results had been far inferior to Mu Bai's. Compared to Mu Ningxue, the difference was even greater.

Quite a few students standing nearby were frightened into retreating again and again, while approval filled the eyes of the school leaders.

Mu Bai let out a long breath and looked somewhat nervously toward Mu Ningxue. What made his heart abruptly stop, however, was that Mu Ningxue was not looking at him!

She was looking at... Mo Fan!

Mo Fan! Mo Fan! It was that bastard again!

What was so interesting about this bug, who was destined to drive a big truck alongside his worthless father? Why was she not looking at me when I released my magic so well?

It was not just Mu Ningxue and Mo Fan. Mu Bai also saw the subject of his wet dreams, Teacher Tang Yue, the perfect big-truck driver, chatting happily with Xu Fang!

It hurt. It hurt so much.

Mu Bai felt as though he were the protagonist of a cuckold manga: handsome, diligent, and hardworking in his cultivation, yet caught off guard when an ugly, fat blond stole his family.

His intense unwillingness twisted his expression slightly. He abruptly turned toward the chief examiner.

Make those two bastards get lost. Now!

Elsewhere.

"You're saying the chief examiner will tamper with the Star Sensing Stone? Just because you offended Mu Bai, and the chief examiner is from the Mu Family?" Tang Yue laughed. "It's merely a conflict between students. How could a great family be so petty... Uh."

She recalled the noble-family youths she had dealt with.

Apparently, they really were not very broad-minded.

Xu Fang sighed. "The kind get bullied by dogs. Mo Fan and I are both soft-hearted people. If the Mu Family really bullies us, we'll probably only be able to hide under our blankets and cry..."

"All right, all right, stop reciting it. I'll keep an eye on things for you later, okay?" After spending a semester together, Tang Yue knew Xu Fang very well. He was reckless and audacious; it was already a blessing if he did not bully others.

Soft-hearted?

I'd say shameless is more like it!

......

"Next, Mo Fan!"

Mo Fan walked onto the stage with his hands in his pockets. He had also sensed that something was off.

The blond had been temporarily driven off the stage and replaced by the Green Tea Man. The Green Tea Man had just finished being tested, and he was immediately next in line. Wasn't that too much of a coincidence... My head itches. Am I about to grow a brain?

Mo Fan decisively gave up thinking. He would eat when he needed to eat and drink when he needed to drink. He would deal with soldiers when they came and block the water with earth. If he did not rise, then the sky would be clear.

The chief examiner looked at him, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes.

You little nobody, do you really have high talent? What use is high talent? If you wanted to survive out in the world, you had to rely on connections. The Mu Family was Bocheng's TOP0 power!

After offending the Mu Family, the futures of these two brats were destined to be tied to the bottom rung...

"Like me, place your hand on the Star Sensing Stone."

As he demonstrated, the chief examiner placed his hand on the Star Sensing Stone and took the opportunity to stick a Dark Stone onto it.

The Dark Stone was tiny, and its color was extremely similar to that of the Star Sensing Stone. Without Shadow Element assistance, it was very difficult to detect with the naked eye alone.

As for a special magic tool?

Mo Fan was just a student, so poor he could hear his pockets echo. He was the sort who wore a shabby plastic pendant to look the part. How could he possibly have that much money?

As for Xu Fang, who would be going up next, perhaps he had some way to detect the Dark Stone—but so what?

The Mu Family could simply pin the blame on Mo Fan, saying that the boy had failed the assessment, lost control of his emotions, tried to frame a classmate, and dragged someone else down with him.

If Xu Fang also failed to detect it, that would be even better.

They could take the opportunity to challenge the Military, insisting that they had tried to reach into pure education and disrupt Bocheng's long-standing balance and stability.

Of course, reconciliation was not impossible. As long as they could offer enough sincerity—for example, opening more Earth Holy Spring slots to the Mu Family's younger generation, which would make a fine apology gift.

If they refused, that was fine too. Even business negotiations required haggling back and forth. In any case, stirring the waters was the right move!

And as the person who had opened up this situation, he was bound to receive the Mu Family's greatest reward. He might even become a retainer in his lifetime...

Thinking of that beautiful scene, the bald chief examiner could not hold back and let out a muffled "kukuku" laugh, making Mo Fan across from him shudder with disgust.

Ugh, could this guy be an old pervert...?

"Ahem, begin the test!" the chief examiner said.

Mo Fan took a step forward. Just as he was about to place his hand on the Star Sensing Stone, he heard an unfriendly voice.

"Stop!" Tang Yue said coldly. "There's something wrong with this Star Sensing Stone!"

Everyone's expressions changed, especially the chief examiner and Mu Bai. Their faces instantly went white.

Mu He remained somewhat calmer. He spoke up to stop her, trying to use his identity as a school board member to suppress Tang Yue, but Tang Yue ignored him completely.

"Teacher Tang Yue, may I ask what the problem is?" Principal Zhu asked courteously.

He did not know Tang Yue's background either. He only knew that this woman had been transferred from a higher department, and that his former superior had personally instructed him to provide her with whatever she needed and cooperate with her however necessary.

Tang Yue's face was cold as she strode onto the stage. Ignoring the bald examiner, who was jumping around in panic, she reached beneath the Star Sensing Stone and pulled out the Dark Stone.

The bald examiner wet himself.

Framing someone during a magic examination was a major crime—the kind that would be recorded in his file and get him dismissed from public service!

The students did not recognize the Dark Stone and whispered among themselves in confusion. The several examiners exchanged glances, but none dared to be the first to speak.

Mu He spoke first. "So the Star Sensing Stone broke. This thing is useful, but it's just too delicate... Fortunately, Teacher Tang Yue discovered it in time and helped us make up for our mistake. Hey, you there, why haven't you hurried to bring over another one?"

The chief examiner felt as if he had been pardoned.

Tang Yue frowned. She knew this matter could not be separated from the Mu Family.

If she exposed the matter publicly, the school leaders would be placed in a difficult position, and the students would not receive any compensation either. Offending the local tyrant that was the Mu Family would also affect her mission to investigate the Black Vatican.

She could only settle this for the time being...

"This is a Dark Stone. It can absorb the light of the Star Sensing Stone and turn an S into a B!" a furious voice suddenly rang out.