At those words, Su Yuan's heart tightened.
He had known for a long time that the Li Family disapproved of Li Zhengxing and Yun Ling's relationship.
But since it had nothing to do with the Eight-School Joint Examination, Su Yuan hadn't given it much thought.
Now, though, it seemed Li Qingyun, the Li Family's Golden Core expert, was going to use Li Zhengxing's poor performance in the exam as a pretext to make trouble!
Damn it! If Li Zhengxing and Yun Ling were torn apart because of this, wouldn't that make him a sinner?
No matter how reasonable Li Zhengxing was, he'd still beat him to death!
Sure enough, what Li Qingyun said next completely confirmed Su Yuan's guess.
He heard the other man ask coldly:
"One of the judges said your poor performance was related to your weak constitution—kidney deficiency, to be precise. Explain to me exactly why that is."
"Is it because you've been secretly dating before you're old enough, behind the backs of us elders?!"
The atmosphere turned heavy in an instant.
Though Li Qingyun had put it rather subtly, anyone with eyes could see that no matter how Li Zhengxing answered, the former would use this as an excuse to nip the budding romance between Li Zhengxing and Yun Ling in the bud!
And the others couldn't exactly argue against him.
Preventing young people from dating early was absolute political correctness, whether on Earth or Blue Star. Who would dare say otherwise?
Su Yuan was getting anxious. He stepped out of the line, intending to explain things for Li Zhengxing.
But before he could say a word, Li Zhengxing spoke first:
"Teacher Li, there's really no need to beat around the bush. I heard very clearly when one of the judges said I was kidney-deficient earlier."