Business at the Door

At this sight, the two examiners were struck dumb, both of them frozen in place.

Could it be that Zheng Que could hear their voice transmissions and was deliberately doing the opposite of what they wanted?

As they were thinking this, the examiner on the left suddenly sensed something. He immediately took out a specially made Voice Transmission Talisman bearing the court's seal. At that moment, the talisman glimmered faintly—clearly, a colleague was sending him a voice transmission.

The examiner's expression turned solemn. Without delay, he activated the talisman.

The next moment, a deep, icy voice came from the talisman. "The two of you have not moved from your positions. Have you found something?"

Though the voice was calm, it carried the authority unique to one long accustomed to high rank. It was Ning Jiushan, the chief examiner of this Immortal Examination!

The two examiners immediately composed themselves. Though they knew he might not be able to see them at the moment, they instinctively bowed slightly. The examiner on the left hurriedly replied, "Reporting to my lord, this subordinate and my companion have yet to uncover any case of examinee cheating. We remained here because we encountered the Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment examinee from Qingrao Prefecture, Tu Prefecture, engaged in battle with an Iron Tree Hell tricky specter."

"This subordinate and my companion feared that the Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment might come to harm, so we watched from the side for a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Jiushan's voice turned abruptly cold. "The rules of the Immortal Examination cannot be violated by anyone."

"Even a Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment examinee is no exception!"

"Carry out your duties at once. You are not to interfere in any incident during the Immortal Examination!"

"This time, considering it is your first offense and