Ye Feng watched An Lan walk up. This was the girl he had fought earlier today. She smelled fragrant, and her eyes were pure and cute; he would not remember wrong.
The teachers and students on the stage did not understand what An Lan wanted to do, but Ye Feng did not speak, and no one stopped her.
"Principal, I think there is a Black Curtain!"
An Lan did not even look at Ye Feng in front of her, speaking instead to Principal Liu, who was standing beside him.
A sudden uproar broke out on and off the stage.
Principal Liu looked at An Lan with a probing gaze, then looked at Ye Feng. In her memory, An Lan was extremely outstanding; she did not know why she had suddenly come up to say these things today.
Ye Feng felt Principal Liu's gaze and nodded slightly.
"An Lan, you have always been an extremely outstanding child in this school, and a student I, as Principal, highly approve of."
"Although I was also surprised that you were eliminated in the first round, every Deity has their own requirements for their Believers. This does not mean that other Deities cannot accept you. Keep a good mindset; there will be many opportunities in the future."
Principal Liu leaned forward slightly, carrying an inexplicable aura, and said sternly.
"But, Principal..."
An Lan looked at her with a wronged expression.
"If there is nothing else, go down. Regardless of where you think there is a Black Curtain, since you did not pass the preliminary selection, it is normal to have opinions."
"Go down."
The Principal reiterated.
Her gaze carried a threatening tone.
Everyone felt the pressure An Lan was facing. She did not say a word, yet she did not take a single step back.
Ye Feng looked at the girl in front of him and suddenly felt a trace of admiration for her. She was meticulous and fearless; if she could use this on proper matters, she would be a rare talent.
"Principal Liu, since An Lan has opinions about this preliminary selection for the Pure White Maiden Church, why not let her finish? I would like to see how she manages to speak such nonsense."
"We might as well listen to her thoughts. It will also give all the students who have doubts an explanation, and allow her evil face to be exposed."
Ye Feng said with a calm expression.
Veins bulged on Principal Liu's hands. An Lan was not usually like this; she was actually questioning the selection process in front of an investor, and even though she had given her a way out, she had ignored it.
Even if there really were a Black Curtain, people were spending their own money to recruit their own people, so some internal arrangements were normal. After all, the people they recruited were for their own Church to use; which recruiter wouldn't prioritize those loyal to them!
She waved her hand, signaling for An Lan to speak.
"Principal, I have no opinion on the selection and ranking of others, but Bai Jie and Ye Feng already knew each other. He is the examiner, and Bai Jie is ranked first—if this isn't a Black Curtain, what is!"
An Lan was flushed with anger. She looked at Ye Feng, who stood on the stage with a normal expression, and gritted her teeth in hatred.
All the students off the stage were in an uproar again.
Many students looked at Ye Feng in disbelief, not expecting such explosive inside information.
"I said it before, Lan Si being second might be because he truly loves every girl in his heart. As for that Bai Jie, what is so outstanding about her?"
"Black Curtain, Black Curtain, Black Curtain!"
The people who had been eliminated were burning with rage. They felt they had been eliminated precisely because of the Black Curtain.
Even the five hundred people standing on the stage, including the top ten, were looking at Bai Jie with questioning eyes.
Bai Jie kept her head down and did not speak; no one could see her expression.
Liu Chuanfeng watched An Lan go up to speak and did not expect her to bring this up. A bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart. She wouldn't be so angry that she would reveal the incident where they beat Bai Jie and were beaten back by Ye Feng, would she?
Ye Feng did not care about this farce.
He calmed his mind and checked his Believers.
Number of Believers: 635
Number of True Believers and above: 3
Shallow Believers: 4
General Believers: 628
Daily Divine Power provided: 1500 points
Ye Feng nodded secretly. This recruitment had cost tens of millions, bringing in over five hundred core elites. There were also some who hadn't signed up, but after watching this feast, they had also started to have Faith in the Pure White Maiden. The harvest was great.
According to his plan, he only needed to keep a low profile, slowly develop Believers, and increase his Divine Power.
Whether it was to avenge the Original Body's parents or to become a powerhouse himself, it was bound to be achieved.
Ye Feng thought about these things in a split second. He raised his head and looked down at An Lan in front of him.
"You know clearly why I know Bai Jie."
"Since you have no shame, I don't need to be polite either."
With a wave of his hand, thick White Mist rose and gathered behind Ye Feng. Then, the White Mist slowly parted in the middle, revealing a video of Liu Chuanfeng and An Lan leading people to beat up Bai Jie, followed by Ye Feng stepping forward to save her.
After playing the video, Ye Feng's expression turned gloomy.
For a moment, everyone was silent. School violence was not something everyone experienced; most people, including the Principal and the leaders, did not know such things were happening.
All the school leaders had ashen faces. Having such a thing happen, and in front of a partner, was simply a slap in their faces.
Principal Liu's eyes were fierce, looking as if she wanted to devour An Lan. She was currently in her promotion period, so she wanted to achieve some merits to improve her resume. Now that such a scandal had broken out, it had caused her, the Principal, to lose all face!
Liu Chuanfeng was so scared by his aunt's gaze that he almost wet himself. He was just a collateral relative; it was one thing to act like a tyrant usually, but if it affected the family, he would be directly eliminated.
An Lan watched this scene, and her mental state also shattered.
"Fine, then I want to know, given her family's situation, her father doesn't even come home, as if he doesn't want them anymore."
"Her mother, as the neighbors all know, is a social butterfly who meets with others in private all day long."
"And that younger brother of hers, fighting, brawling, and collecting protection money—he's a pure thug and a hoodlum."
"Ye Feng, tell me, what exactly is 'Pure White'?"
"In such a family, with not a single normal person, how can she, Bai Jie, remain unstained by dust? I don't believe it!"
"There is definitely a Black Curtain!"
An Lan said hysterically.
She took two more steps forward, continuing to press him. Anyway, she had already offended everyone; no matter what, she had to drag Bai Jie down with her this time.
The students below were in an uproar again; today's gossip came in wave after wave.
Ye Feng frowned. He truly did not know these things. Although he felt that purity had nothing to do with one's family, the students clearly did not understand this.
He still needed to give his Believers an explanation, otherwise, it would be easy for them to become alienated.
He used his Divine Power to silently retrieve Bai Jie's hair clip.
With a thought, he checked the recent experiences of Bai Jie's family.
He checked her father first.
Everything went black before his eyes as he entered a god's-eye view.
A middle-aged man was carrying a sack on his shoulder, placing it onto a truck over and over again, tirelessly.
"Bai Qiusheng, you've been carrying for two hours already, take a break."
The surrounding workers were all sitting on the ground resting and drinking water, but only he was silently carrying sacks.
"Old Bai, this is so heavy, and we only get 3 yuan per sack. Why are you working so hard?"
One of them asked, puzzled.
"It's fine, I'm not tired. I have things to do this afternoon. Once I finish my share, I'll leave."
Bai Qiusheng said, gritting his teeth.
"Don't ask him. Old Bai has his own hardships; he has to go do other work this afternoon."
Another worker said quietly.
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