In the surveillance room, they watched the entire incident unfold. Sure enough, it was exactly as Ye Tianyi had said—he truly had not touched Chen Chaoyun even once.
"How strange. So what exactly exploded on him?"
Shi Jiayi stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the wall in thought.
Ye Tianyi said,
"What else could it be? That place exploded."
Shi Jiayi: "..."
Ye Xian'er: "..."
"Xiao Yi."
Ye Xian'er frowned slightly, giving Ye Tianyi a somewhat reproachful look.
The corners of Shi Jiayi's lips curled up as she looked at Ye Tianyi. "Does that thing of yours come with a fuse? Can it be lit and explode?"
Ye Xian'er: "..."
Fine, she would not interfere anymore. After all, Shi Jiayi was that kind of person too.
But she knew that although Shi Jiayi appeared dilly-dallying, a little improper, and even unreliable, she was actually someone very trustworthy.
"You've never seen it, so how do you know it doesn't come with one?"
Ye Tianyi smirked at Shi Jiayi.
Little brat, did he have anything to fear from her?
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Ye Tianyi: "..."
"Sorry, I concede."
Ye Tianyi clasped his fists toward her in admiration.
Ye Xian'er: "..."
Was it really a good idea to leave Ye Tianyi in her care...? She was beginning to have doubts.
"That's it? You could only fool little girls with that. Truly weak. I was wondering how capable this famous scumbag was. Disappointing, truly disappointing."
Shi Jiayi shook her head.
Ye Tianyi: "..."
Fine, just wait! Sooner or later, he would definitely make her cry!
Ye Tianyi secretly thought to himself.
"Since Xiao Yi is no longer under suspicion, then it may be someone else's problem. Sorry to trouble you, Eleventh Sister."
Ye Xian'er gave a slight bow.
"Hmph! This fairy is going to settle things with that dean too. He deducted my bonus without even investigating properly! I'll pluck him bald!"
Shi Jiayi stormed off, then stopped at the doorway and poked her little head back in.
"Xian'er, the Beginner Class evaluation is about to begin. Do you want to stay and see how your little brother performs?"
"Alright."
"You can be a judge while you're at it. Once Heavenly Water Academy learns that you've come and are even serving as a judge, there'll probably be even more people coming to watch the show. Let's see this brat embarrass himself."
Shi Jiayi smiled, then left.
"What grudge, what grievance is this?"
Ye Tianyi secretly shook his head.
After walking outside, Shi Jiayi chuckled and muttered to herself.
"Body Refining Realm Stage One... No matter how I look at it, he doesn't seem like that Qi Foundation Realm Fifth Order trash. Has Ye Tianyi been deliberately hiding something all these years? Interesting."
Unless martial artists released their power, others could not discern their realm. But she happened to possess that ability, so Ye Tianyi could not hide it from her.
"Are you going to participate?"
Ye Xian'er looked at Ye Tianyi worriedly.
"I'll participate. I've made you lose face for so many years. Today, I'll win it back for you." Ye Tianyi smiled.
"But your realm..."
Ye Xian'er looked at Ye Tianyi, her heart filled with worry.
Qi Foundation Realm Fifth Order barely counted as an introduction to martial arts. At nineteen years old, a normal level should have been Enlightened Aperture Realm Stage Five or above. Some people had already reached Qi Foundation Realm Fifth Order when they were six or seven...
Ye Tianyi smiled. "Starting today, I'm going to be the Most Dazzling One in Heavenly Water Holy City. Bro's laying his cards on the table—Bro's done keeping a low profile. To hell with being trash."
Ye Xian'er reached out with her delicate jade-like hand to feel Ye Tianyi's forehead, then straightened his collar. "Just do your best. As long as you improve day by day, that's enough."
Of course, she did not believe Ye Tianyi could suddenly do anything remarkable. She understood him best—she knew exactly what realm he was in and what he did every day. At least for now, it was impossible for him to Rise Abruptly. Ye Xian'er felt that as long as Ye Tianyi was willing to cultivate seriously and truly give it his all, that was enough. She was willing to stand there amid everyone's mockery and sneers, watching Ye Tianyi finish the evaluation.
"Mm, I want a kiss for encouragement."
Ye Tianyi smiled and brought his face closer.
"Ding... Teasing your own sister. The circumstances are vile. The system likes it. Swagger Value +70000."
Ye Xian'er frowned.
"I'll go first."
With that, she walked past Ye Tianyi.
Bang—
Elsewhere, Shi Jiayi kicked open the door to the dean's study room.
Inside the study room, the beard of Heavenly Water Academy's dean trembled as he looked toward Shi Jiayi.
"Teacher Shi, what trouble are you making now?"
When Li Boren saw Shi Jiayi, he felt angry, helpless, and amused all at once.
She was a little ancestor—one of the lawless sort. There was nothing he could do about her. Shi Jiayi had been of enormous help to Heavenly Water Academy, and he liked her very much too. Of course, she also made him furious.
Shi Jiayi sat atop the desk before Li Boren, casually Picked Up an apple from the fruit plate, and took a bite.
"You shameless old man, Ye Tianyi's matter has been investigated. The surveillance footage shows that he never touched Chen Chaoyun at all."
"Then how did it explode?"
Li Boren took off his glasses and looked at Shi Jiayi helplessly.
"How would this fairy know? I don't have that thing you men have."
Shi Jiayi swung her legs as she sat on the desk, calmly finished speaking, then took another contented bite of the apple.
"Cough, cough—Teacher Shi, you are an Instructor. Please pay attention to your usual choice of words."
Li Boren coughed dryly.
"I don't care about that. Anyway, I've said what I came to say. As for my bonus..."
Shi Jiayi rubbed her fingers together, the corners of her lips lifting as she looked at Li Boren.
"Fine!"
Li Boren gritted his teeth.
"Mm..."
Shi Jiayi stroked her exquisite chin. "Besides the bonus that should have belonged to me, there should also be compensation for emotional distress, right?"
"Shi Jiayi, first of all, you never had a bonus to begin with! You're leading a class that came in last place, and you still want a bonus? Giving you a bonus would already be the school showing you the utmost benevolence and righteousness!"
Li Boren pointed at Shi Jiayi, trembling with rage.
"Oh, is that so? Then forget it. I don't want it anymore."
Shi Jiayi jumped down from the desk and said blandly, "The dean has just finished refining a batch of pills, right? It just so happens that I haven't had any Candied Beans lately..."
"You... you, you, you!"
Li Boren pointed at her, too angry to speak.
Then he deflated.
"Fine! I'll give you the compensation for emotional distress!"
"Hehe, love you."
Shi Jiayi made a heart gesture at Li Boren, then skipped away.
"All students, quiet down. The second evaluation assessment for this year's twenty Beginner Classes is about to begin. Before that, I'd like to introduce someone. She is your senior sister and one of my proudest students. She happened to come to Heavenly Water Academy today on some business, so I asked her to lend us a hand and conduct your evaluations. Ye Xian'er, say hello to your junior brothers and sisters."
Li Boren adjusted his glasses and smiled at Ye Xian'er beside him.
In an instant, astonishing cheers erupted from below. It felt as though a star had arrived.
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