Jiang Yan raised his eyes, and only when he glanced over from the corner of his eye did he realize there was another familiar face there.
It was none other than Daoist Mingling, the Senior Sister of An Ling beside him.
Mingling sat sideways on a Warm-White Gourd, holding a Gold-and-Jade Ruyi, with a green snake wound around her wrist.
She looked much more solemn than when they had first met.
Noticing where he was looking, An Ling spoke softly:
"Usually, Seventh Grade disciples of the Prefecture Academy prepare for the Commandery Academy entrance examination and don't need to take the Yearly Examination.
"But the Battle Front in the East River Realm isn't very intense, so quite a few Seventh Grade disciples want to try their hand on the battlefield."
Jiang Yan nodded in understanding. As far as he knew, his own second Senior Brother, Dragonflame Daoist, rarely went out. Most likely, he was preparing for the Commandery Academy entrance examination.
From the look of things, Mingling must have broken through to Seventh Grade after Senior Brother Dragonflame.
Just then, Mingling also noticed their gazes and nodded toward them.
Not many Seventh Grade disciples wanted to take the Yearly Examination this time. Apart from Mingling, there were only two other men.
Jiang Yan carefully looked around, trying not to let anyone notice.
Only after looking them over did he frown.
An Ling beside him naturally knew what he was doing and signaled with her eyes.
Seeing the question in her eyes, Jiang Yan spoke quietly:
"He isn't here."
"Those two seem to be disciples of the Treasury Master."
An Ling offered the reminder in a low voice.
Hearing this, Jiang Yan nodded without saying anything.
He had thought that if the Desire Corpse wanted to infiltrate the Yearly Examination, he