Careful?
Careful of what?
When Keha'er threw himself at Wang Qi, Wang Qi instinctively raised a hand to block, only to find it weighted down as though bound to lead blocks, impossible to lift. How could an attack from the Free and Unfettered Stage miss? As if it were only natural, Keha'er's finger touched Wang Qi between the brows.
What was going on? Where had it gone wrong?
I clearly didn't lie just now?
Where, exactly...?
"Don't worry." Chen Jingyun looked at Wang Qi, frozen in place by Keha'er's finger, and a rare trace of a smile appeared on his face. "Your answers were perfect. Both Jiaxuan and I rated you very highly..."
"Your theory of 'removing obscurations' greatly appeals to me," Deng Jiaxuan added.
Chen Jingyun shook his head. "Your views lean toward the path of 'application.' But that is nothing. Teacher Feng also began with 'use,' yet still reached the pinnacle of mathematics and earned the title Hand of the Common People."
A dispute of ideals between pure mathematicians and applied mathematicians?
"Why...?" Under Keha'er's suppression as the Essence of Soul and Spirit, even speaking was difficult for Wang Qi.
"Your origins are suspicious." Chen Jingyun came straight to the point. "Only a few days after entering the Immortal Academy, you solved the mathematical problem in the rear hall of Chuan Gong Hall. That is highly unreasonable. We all suspected that you might be connected to the Unforgiving Taoist—that some evil parasite had bestowed extraordinary talent upon you, giving you a priori knowledge."
Wang Qi focused his gaze on Keha'er's fingertip, his expression puzzled.
"This is a necessary examination," Deng Jiaxuan explained. "You had contact with evil beings on Xinyue Mountain, yet did not descend into madness. And during the Heart-Questioning Trial just now, though you meant to