At the same time, the general raised his chin and gestured in a direction towards the interior of the academy.

The soldier seemed a little hesitant, but the general said something else and patted him on the shoulder, which made the soldier look more determined.

Then, the soldier left, and he entered a nearby alley, jumped onto the roof of the courtyard, and then silently crept towards the examination hall.

As they got closer, Qiao Lian'er noticed that his hand, hidden under his sleeve, seemed to be holding something.

She glanced at it through the space telescope, and wow, it was an extremely sharp short arrow, its tip like the sharpest edge of a dagger, its sharpness concentrated into a terrifying edge.

I can't believe the panic this thing would cause if it ended up in the examination hall.

During the exam, there can be no disturbance whatsoever.

As the other party drew closer to the examination hall, Qiao Lian'er summoned a pigeon from her spatial storage and gently stroked its head.

The pigeon sensed her intention, its dark eyes darted around, and then it took flight and disappeared out the window.

At this moment, the soldier stopped in a relatively safe position for him, his entire body lying under a flying eave.

He was completely out of sight from the direction of the academy.

From Qiao Lian'er's perspective, however, she could see him clearly, his entire body and every movement. The other man held a short arrow between his fingers, his eyes were fixed in one direction, and he was gathering strength, ready to strike.

Unbeknownst to the soldier, a snow-white pigeon silently landed beside him, its eyes remaining perfectly still, like a statue.

Just as he was about to release the short arrow, a pigeon suddenly pecked his hand hard, and the arrow lost its momentum and fell onto the eaves.

"That dead bird!" the soldier cursed, reaching out to swat it. The pigeon took flight, and he missed, nearly falling off the roof due to loss of balance.

In order not to affect the mission assigned to him, he ignored the pigeon and was about to pick up the short arrow when the pigeon flew back and flew straight at his face, aggressive and unavoidable.

The soldier was startled and instinctively reached out to block, but it was too late.

Caught off guard, the pigeon pecked his right eye, causing blood to splatter.

"Ah!" The soldier covered his eyes and screamed in agony as he fell from the eaves.

Then the pigeon continued to swoop down and pecked out his left eye.

The soldier's eyes were bleeding profusely as he wandered around the alley like a headless fly.

“This person had bad intentions, he deserves it. But why did he sabotage the exam?” Qiao Xi’er said.

"And that leader, he was the one who gave the order. He didn't succeed this time, but there might be a next time."

She gripped Qiao Lian'er's hand, her voice filled with anxiety: "Lian'er, we absolutely cannot let him do this again."

Although she didn't know where Mu Xinghe was or who he was targeting, if she knew that someone had attacked the exam hall, she was afraid that no one would be able to take the exam in peace.

"Sister Xi'er, don't worry. Now that I've caught him, I won't let him have that chance," Qiao Lian'er said coldly.

"You go back first, I'll stay and handle this."

Qiao Xi'er didn't really want to leave, but she was heavily pregnant and didn't want to be a burden to Lian'er, so she had no choice but to agree.

"Then you should be careful too."

Qiao Lian'er left only two of her men behind, and the rest escorted Qiao Xi'er back to her residence.

She led her people into the alley, walked up to the soldier, and ordered, "Tie him up."

The soldier was quickly and swiftly bound. With his bleeding eyes closed, he shouted, "What are you doing? What have I done to offend you? Let me go!"