13 – A Grаduаtiоn Ехаm Аnyonе Саn Раss
Xi Xingmu absоlutеly obеyed Shеng Сhuуаng’s оrdеrs and hаd nо оbjеctions tо her propоsаl.
Hе immеdiаtеlу toоk Shеng Сhuyang tо Вo Сhenjing’s home.
Оn the wаy, Sheng Chuуang tоok thе оppоrtunity to ask him, “Whу аrе уou investigаting Во Сhenjing?”
“During the grеat wаr betweеn humans and thе Bloоd Clan, manу Нuntеr Familiеs with еxtraordinаry аbilitiеs emergеd. Among thеm, the Rоng fаmilу of Нuayаng was the mоst роwerful. After the war subsided, the Rong fаmilу kept a low рrоfile and remаinеd hidden, but we have been secretly monitoring them. Over the past century, the descendants of the Rong family have almost all been mediocre in talent…”
Sheng Chuyang asked, “What about Bo Chenjing?”
Xi Xingmu lowered his head, took out a secret order from his chest, and respectfully presented it to Sheng Chuyang.
“It’s Father’s secret order.” Sheng Chuyang recognized it at a glance. It was the last secret order issued by her father before his abdication, and she had personally delivered it.
She took it and opened it to read:
—Bo Chenjing is an unfathomable man. If he becomes a threat, he must be eliminated at all costs!
Sheng Chuyang looked at Xi Xingmu in shock. “Why is my father so wary of Bo Chenjing? Isn’t he just an ordinary human?”
She had clashed with Bo Chenjing several times over the past two days. She knew he was dangerous, but she hadn’t expected her father to have already begun to fear him.
Xi Xingmu shook his head, indicating that he hadn’t found out yet.
Sheng Chuyang murmured softly, “No matter. There’s plenty of time. I want to see what other abilities he truly possesses.”
Aside from her father, she had never been defeated by anyone.
…
Xi Xingmu took Sheng Chuyang to the Lingshan Villa District.
The villa district was built at the end of the last century. As a world-renowned mountaintop villa area, it boasted unparalleled geographical advantages.
Nowadays, the villas here were priceless and impossible to buy.
The villa district was lush with vegetation. Trees on both sides of the road blocked out the sky, and each villa stood alone, offering the utmost privacy.
They stopped in front of a villa at the westernmost edge.
“This is the place,” Xi Xingmu said.
“They say the Bo family is illustrious, yet they only live in a house like this.” It didn’t seem much larger than the Sheng family’s villa.
In her imagination, they should at least live in a palace.
Xi Xingmu hesitated for a moment before explaining, “The entire eastern part of the city is the ancestral home of the Bo family. Bo Chenjing lives alone in this villa.”
Sheng Chuyang looked expressionlessly at Xi Xingmu, “…”
Realizing he had said something inappropriate, Xi Xingmu silently turned his gaze to the gate and asked very seriously, “Princess, should we tear down the gate and walk straight in, or should we climb over the wall?”
Sheng Chuyang replied, “Who steals things by walking through the front door?”
“Princess, after you.” Xi Xingmu stepped aside, allowing Sheng Chuyang to climb the wall first.
Sheng Chuyang gathered her strength on the spot, leaped up, and vaulted over the wall that was much taller than her, landing inside.
Xi Xingmu followed closely behind.
The courtyard was densely wooded. Sheng Chuyang climbed along a tree trunk and entered the second-floor balcony.
Perhaps because of her frequent contact with Bo Chenjing over the past two days, Sheng Chuyang was particularly familiar with his aura. She found his study effortlessly.
The study featured two floor-to-ceiling bookshelf walls, a set of guest sofas, a desk, and a leather office chair.
Sheng Chuyang estimated there were at least a thousand books.
It was practically a small library.
“Princess, the autopsy report is here!” Xi Xingmu discovered the autopsy report on the desk.
Sheng Chuyang walked over and noticed that, aside from the autopsy report, there were also open documents on the desk.
It seemed as if someone had left in a hurry.
Such haste didn’t seem like Bo Chenjing’s usual style.Despite already having the autopsy report, he still went to the banquet hall late at night—which wasn’t even the primary crime scene…
Could it be that he went there specifically to intercept her?
This man actually guessed she would investigate the banquet hall at night!
Hmph!
She refused to believe he could also anticipate she would come to his house to steal the autopsy report!
Sheng Chuyang glanced at the autopsy report and prepared to pick it up and stuff it back into her pocket to take away. “Let’s go!”
But Xi Xingmu stopped her. “Princess, taking it would make Bo Chenjing suspicious. Just take photos.”
Seeing Sheng Chuyang’s confused expression, Xi Xingmu took out his phone to demonstrate how to take photos. “Like this.”
Sheng Chuyang: “…”
Honestly, she felt this made her look like an idiot.
When she first woke up, all she could think about was returning to the City of Eternal Night. She had only just accepted the fact of living as the human Sheng Chuyang and hadn’t yet had time to adapt.
While Xi Xingmu took photos, Sheng Chuyang casually flipped through the other documents spread out nearby.
There, she saw a “Saint Brilliance Academy Quarterly Report.”
Finding the name Saint Brilliance Academy somewhat familiar, she asked Xi Xingmu, “What kind of place is Saint Brilliance Academy?”
“It’s an industry passed down through the Bo family ancestors—a prestigious academy founded over a hundred years ago.”
Xi Xingmu had already finished taking the photos and seemed a bit embarrassed. “My current identity is a student in the university division of Saint Brilliance Academy.”
Vampires are ageless and immortal. Having lived in the human world for many years, he often had to change locations.
This time, his identity was that of a university student.
Sheng Chuyang mercilessly teased him. “You’re over five hundred years old, sitting in a classroom learning alongside a bunch of humans in their teens?”
But the next second, she couldn’t laugh anymore.
“It seems… I’m also a student at Saint Brilliance Academy.”
Hearing this, Xi Xingmu was delighted. “Is the princess in the university division or the high school division?”
Saint Brilliance Academy offers everything from kindergarten to university. As long as one passes the assessments, they can advance directly.
If the princess were also studying in the university division, it would be even more convenient for him to protect her.
“After summer vacation, I can start my first year of university…”
But…
“I didn’t pass my high school graduation assessment!”
Xi Xingmu was shocked: QAQ!!
The graduation assessment, which anyone with hands could pass—Her Highness actually didn’t pass??
Sheng Chuyang had just learned from the original host’s memories that on the day of the graduation assessment, Jiang Songran had invited her to watch a movie.
Of course, Jiang Songran was just toying with her.
She waited at the cinema all day, but Jiang Songran never showed up.
If she had known earlier, she should have broken Jiang Songran’s legs along with the rest.
Seeing Sheng Chuyang’s displeased expression, Xi Xingmu comforted her. “It’s okay, you can just repeat a year and retake the assessment.”
Sheng Chuyang’s expression didn’t improve, so Xi Xingmu continued to console her. “Every year, many human students fail the assessment.”
Sheng Chuyang: “Just shut up.”
Xi Xingmu obediently fell silent, pocketed his phone, and followed Sheng Chuyang out.
As soon as they left the study, Xi Xingmu grew alert. “Princess, someone’s here!”
Sheng Chuyang stopped. “It’s not a person.”
The next moment, a round cat head peeked out from the corner of the wall.
“Meow—”
Sheng Chuyang immediately broke into a smile. “Pang Qiu.”
Pang Qiu trotted over, curiously eyeing Xi Xingmu.
Without hesitation, Sheng Chuyang crouched down and patted Pang Qiu’s large, round head.
“Xingmu, aren’t human pets so… cute.”She turned around and realized that Xi Xingmu, who had originally been standing behind her, had retreated to the window, looking as if he was ready to break through it and flee at any moment.
Sheng Chuyang: “??” Afraid of cats?
On Xi Xingmu’s pale, snow-like face was the unmistakable expression of “wanting to run away”: “Princess, I’ll wait for you outside.”
“Okay.”
With her permission, Xi Xingmu vanished in an instant.
Sheng Chuyang continued happily petting the cat: “Pang Qiu, you really are so chubby.”
Pang Qiu was displeased: “Meow—” Little kittens are just fluffy!
Sheng Chuyang: “But you’re clearly very chubby…”
Snap!
The lights suddenly turned on.
Sheng Chuyang looked up sharply and saw Bo Chenjing, who should have been at the hotel, standing at the top of the stairs.