“Dong, dong, dong…” A series of long, hollow bell chimes echoed across the campus. It was eleven o’clock in the dead of night.
The door to the Jiaowuchu was pushed open, and the first person called inside was a female player named Molly.
She looked somewhat flustered, and only after encouragement from her companions did she push the door open and step into the pitch-black Jiaowuchu.
After she went in, the classroom door slammed shut with a bang, and no sound came from within.
About a minute later, Molly pushed the door open and came out, her face pale, with traces of fear still lingering in her eyes.
Her companions quickly steadied her and asked what had happened.
They spoke in hushed voices, and Jiang Liyue didn’t deliberately eavesdrop, only catching vague words like “blood” and “horror.”
Then the players were called in one by one, and after receiving their respective class placement results, they quickly went off to find their own dormitories.
From what she vaguely overheard of their conversations, no scores were announced—only the class placements were given. Jiang Liyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed her guess was right. This Fenban Exam was indeed just a trial of death; grades didn’t matter.
As long as the scores weren’t made public, her image as a top student wouldn’t collapse.
After everyone had filed into the Jiaowuchu one after another and received their class placements, it was finally Jiang Liyue’s turn.
“Yueyue, don’t be afraid.” Pei Ji, seeing how frightened the humans looked with their pale faces, quickly tried to comfort Jiang Liyue.
Humans were fragile creatures, and his Yueyue looked so pitiful and adorable—she deserved even more careful protection.
She slipped her fingers out of Pei Ji’s hand, her expression calm and unafraid, and simply looked at him with curved, smiling eyes: “I know. With you here, I’ll definitely be fine.”
In truth, judging from the players’ reactions when they came out, the Jiaowuchu at most just scared them—there was no real harm.
She said that just to soothe Pei Ji.
But Pei Ji, at the thought that she actually trusted him, felt his heart float with elation.
Hehe, Yueyue—his Yueyue believed in him.
A faint sense of pride rose in his chest, and his gaze toward the Jiaowuchu grew increasingly menacing.
If those pieces of trash dared to scare her, he would kill them. Definitely.
Jiang Liyue had no idea that a single sentence from her had stirred in Pei Ji a murderous intent toward the Guiyi that hadn’t even shown themselves in the Jiaowuchu yet.
She slowly pushed open the door to the Jiaowuchu.
The Jiaowuchu was very dark, lit only by a flickering incandescent bulb that barely gave off light. The moment the door opened, a wave of dust and a faint, rotting stench hit her in the face.
Seated in their chairs were the female teacher who had proctored the exam and another slightly overweight middle-aged man.
Their faces were pale to the point of looking greenish, and their eyes stared unblinkingly at her the moment she stepped in.
“Teacher, I’m here to pick up my class placement result.” Jiang Liyue seemed completely oblivious, walking into the Jiaowuchu with a sweet smile on her face.
[A sweet girl like her exists to save the world—another day of being struck by Yueyue-wife’s smile.]
The two of them visibly relaxed the moment they saw Jiang Liyue, and the oppressive atmosphere that had hung over the Jiaowuchu seemed to vanish in an instant.
The female teacher in particular broke into a smile directly: “Come on in.”
But after Jiang Liyue entered, Pei Ji silently followed behind her and walked in as well.
Because he was walking behind her, under the dim yellow light, only a shadow could be seen at first.
The two teachers noticed that someone had broken the rules by following in, and their expressions shifted once more.
The skin on their faces, which had been intact, visibly swelled and split: “Breaking the rules…”
Die!
But before the word “die” could even leave their mouths, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended upon the office.
It was only then that the male teacher realized who had followed into the office. His face, like a punctured balloon, instantly deflated back to normal.
“Teacher, I’m here to accompany Classmate Jiang to pick up her class placement result.” Pei Ji calmly walked over and stood beside Jiang Liyue, his gaze coldly sweeping over the two teachers in their seats.
“Classmate Jiang is my good friend. I think it should be fine for me to accompany her, right?”
He hadn’t said anything threatening, yet the look he cast over made both Guiyi involuntarily tremble.
Jiang Liyue vaguely sensed that the tone he was using now was completely different from how he spoke to her, and she quietly stole a glance at his profile.
His cold, stern expression instantly melted into a smile for her the moment it caught her gaze.
A bit like a dog at home whose street name was “Savage Biao” but who came home and went “woof woof.”
The male teacher hurriedly stammered in response: “Of course, of course you can. Classmates should be friends with each other…”
Who could have imagined that this one would suddenly decide to befriend a human player? Didn’t you used to just kill anyone you took a disliking to?
Although this Classmate Jiang really was quite adorable…
“Ahem, Classmate Jiang, right? You’ve been assigned to Class One,” the male teacher said, giving Jiang Liyue an awkward smile, as if the commotion from moments ago had never happened at all. “Same class as Classmate Pei.”
The female teacher, for her part, carefully handed her the class placard without daring to glance at Pei Ji beside her.
Normally, the process should have ended there, but seeing how much Pei Ji valued Jiang Liyue, the male teacher decided to add a few more words.
“Miss Jiang, you must care a lot about this exam score, right? How about we take a look at your results…”
No, she didn’t care at all!
The moment Jiang Liyue saw him bring up her score, she sensed trouble. She knew exactly how she’d filled in those answers randomly.
Instinctively, she broke into a smile and quickly changed the subject: “Teacher, shouldn’t I be heading to my class to check in now?”
“No rush, let’s talk about your score first.” The male teacher looked concerned and friendly. “Besides, your homeroom teacher is right here—this is Teacher Zhou. You can check in with her in a moment.”
The female teacher, Teacher Zhou, nodded in agreement: “I know you have good grades. You even submitted your paper early this time, right?”
“Yes…” Jiang Liyue nodded reluctantly.
“I see, that’s indeed impressive.” The male teacher pulled out a small stack of papers from his drawer and carefully retrieved Jiang Liyue’s exam.
“Miss Jiang, your score is… 21 points.”
When he saw the score, the male teacher’s movements froze.
Hearing the number 21, Jiang Liyue had already given up resisting, her face returning to a well-behaved smile.
She met Pei Ji’s meaningful gaze and smiled back at him with complete confidence.
“21 points, that score…” The male teacher felt a warning glare and swallowed hard. “That score is pretty good, actually.”
Only then did Pei Ji look away. No matter what his Yueyue scored, she was adorable!
“Mhm mhm, thank you, teacher.” Jiang Liyue accepted his praise without changing her expression.
After all, she’d been in the entertainment industry—after a brief moment of embarrassment, she accepted the fact that her genius student persona had crumbled.
But the male teacher wasn’t done with her yet. With great kindness, he added: “However, Pei is the top student in our school. Since you two are good friends, you should have him help you with your studies from now on.”
At that moment, Jiang Liyue thought: Save me!
【Hahahahaha I’m already cringing so hard for Yueyue I could dig out a three-bedroom apartment】
【When Yueyue-wife submitted her paper early, I thought she was just writing randomly. Then she was so confident about teaching that student, I actually believed Yueyue-wife was a genius】
【All I can say is, wife acted too well】
Feeling Jiang Liyue’s emotional shift, Pei Ji shot the male teacher a warning glance and said coldly, “Teacher, I’m going to take the new student around campus.”
“Alright, alright, go ahead, go ahead.” The male teacher felt the murderous intent directed at him and felt wronged inside.
Wasn’t he just trying to set them up? Why was the guy angry? Being a teacher was way too hard TT
Next time, could he be the Fuben Boss instead? He wanted to have some fun too.