The round-faced examinee stiffened, then chose a palace maid.
He had actually chosen correctly.
Everyone was immensely curious, but the round-faced examinee calmly returned to his original spot.
It was the fourth person's turn. Qiu Ye failed at choosing the handkerchief.
The stone lion opened its mouth and asked, "While playing Pass the Handkerchief, did you ever want to kill your teammate?"
The entire venue fell silent as death.
A trace of amusement flashed through the round-faced examinee's eyes.
No matter what the earlier questions had been, they had nothing to do with this Azure Cloud Examination and were merely personal privacy.
But this question was completely different. One careless answer could affect the entire team.
Yet Qiu Ye answered openly, "Yes! I think that's only human nature. I only thought about letting my teammates die in my place—I never actually did it. I imagine everyone else is the same."
The atmosphere abruptly became awkward, and everyone fell silent.
One person after another played the game and failed. All of them chose Heart Inquiry.
Mao Shigao tossed the walnut for the ninth time.
It landed before the Guardian.
The Guardian narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly drew a deep breath. Without waiting for Mao Shigao to speak, he chanted an incantation and cast a spell. Then he looked at the palace maid behind him with the character "West" written on her and walked woodenly toward her, pointing at her. "I choose her."
"You chose wrong!" The palace maid turned around and spread open the handkerchief in her hand. It was completely blank.
The Guardian's pupils suddenly dilated. Then he gave Mao Shigao a puzzled glance, said nothing, and walked to the lion's mouth, placing his arm inside.
A moment later, he felt his arm enveloped by an icy aura, exactly