Realizing he had spoken too hastily, his intention to eat for free was obvious, Xiao Jian added, "Since you invited me so warmly, and since you must be quite lonely eating alone, I'll reluctantly eat with you."

Xue Huan's mouth twitched. Young man, there's really no need to force yourself.

Although he said that, Xiao Jian's actions were not too fast. He had already sat down, and without Xue Huan's invitation, he took out his chopsticks, reached into the pot, picked up the fat and tender chicken wings he had been drooling over for a long time, and brought it to his mouth and took a bite. Wow, it was so hot, spicy, and numb, but it was really delicious!

It's impossible to stop.

Xiao Jian is the type who can't eat spicy food very well, but once he tasted this spicy food, he couldn't stop. Even though his face turned red from the spiciness and sweat oozed from the tip of his nose, he still stuck out his tongue and buried his head in the food.

Xue Huan naturally had a fondness for people who loved gourmet food, so she poured him a glass of cold juice and said, "Drink some juice to help with the spiciness."

Xiao Jian picked up the cup and took a big sip. After drinking the cool and sweet juice, the discomfort was immediately greatly relieved.

It was at this time that Wang Qiubai came over.

Because the first floor of the Tower of Babel was used as an examination room, the Tower of Babel and the area around the maple forest were cleared today. Except for the examinees and the teachers in charge of supervising the examination, no one else was allowed to come.

So when Wang Qiubai saw Xue Huan and Xiao Jian in the pavilion, he knew that they were the candidates who came out before him.

When she saw Xue Huan, a hint of disgust flashed across her eyes. Why was it this woman again?

Xiao Jian is a direct descendant of the Xiao family, and he might have some rare treasures like the Migu Tree. It's nothing that he can get out of the maze before her, but what's the reason for that woman's success?

But a pariah!

In Wang Qiubai's view, those who were not from aristocratic families were all untouchables and were not worthy of competing with her, the daughter of an aristocratic family, for admission.

I don't know what the academy is thinking. It's obvious that the qualifications and talents of the children of aristocratic families are far superior to those of the untouchables, but they still recruit students from all over the spiritual world, making those untouchables eligible to be on equal footing with their children of aristocratic families.

In her opinion, the untouchables should be disqualified from taking the exam.

The untouchables should always be slaves of the aristocratic families, driven by them. How dare they dream of snatching resources from them? It's really a fantasy!

What Wang Qiubai didn't know was that the ancestor who led the Wang family into the ranks of aristocratic families was originally just a pariah in her eyes.

The ancestor of the Wang family originally wanted to overthrow the rule of the aristocratic family and break the situation where the aristocratic family monopolized most of the resources in the spiritual world. However, the dragon slayer eventually became an evil dragon, and the ancestor of the Wang family became the kind of person he wanted to defeat in the beginning.

Moreover, compared with those old aristocratic families, the ancestor of the Wang family is more ruthless and suppresses civilians more harshly.

Let’s get back to the present.

Wang Qiubai felt a little suffocated when he saw the two people eating and chatting happily at the same table in the pavilion.

"Xiao Jian, when did you fall to this level, actually having dinner with that kind of person?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Xue Huan with extreme contempt.

Xiao Jian swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Are you sick? Who I eat with is none of your business. What are you talking about here? Get out of here and don't spoil my appetite."

Noticing the look from Xue Huan across from him, he coughed awkwardly and said, "Ignore her. Let's continue eating."

Xue Huan smiled, picked up a pair of chopsticks again, picked up a big chicken wing for him, and put it in his bowl, "Here, a reward for you." Rewarding him for his tough attitude towards flies.

Xiao Jian was a little flattered and said awkwardly, "Don't worry about me, just eat too."

Wang Qiubai, who was outside the pavilion, was furious. He raised his hand and shot a thunder and fire talisman over, thinking maliciously, "I'll let you eat! I can't kill you!"

That talisman was aimed at the stove under the incense pot.

She had already anticipated the scene where the talisman would explode the stove and pot together, and the food inside would fly everywhere, covering the heads and faces of the two people. Unfortunately, the next moment, the vicious expression on her face that was waiting for the show froze.

The talisman was easily held by Xue Huan's two jade-white fingers, and the talisman went out without even a spark.

Wang Qiubai widened his eyes. How could this be possible?

A talisman that has been activated cannot be easily extinguished unless the control over spiritual power has become strong enough.

For example, if her talisman is a second-level low-grade thunder and fire talisman, then only a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building can be able to extinguish it. But that woman is only in the Qi Refining stage. How did she do it?

Could it be that she has some rare treasure?

Xue Huan shot the talisman back with her backhand, and the speed was much faster than when it came. Wang Qiubai had no time to react before the talisman hit her in the face. Then the talisman exploded, and a purple fireball with electric light enveloped her.

Wang Qiubai was so frightened that he subconsciously squatted down with his hands covering his head.

The pain she had imagined did not come. She slowly lowered her arm and realized that it was the necklace around her neck that blocked the attack for her.

This necklace is a third-grade low-grade magic weapon. It was given to her by her father before she came here. He said that it could withstand a full-strength attack from a Jindan stage cultivator and prevent her from getting into trouble during the assessment.

As a result, she didn't use it during the assessment, but came back with it!

Thinking that she was the one who threw the talisman, her face became even more distorted.

This untouchable deserves to die!

"What happened here?" A patrol guard came over and asked in a serious voice. He had just been patrolling nearby when he noticed a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy here and rushed over immediately.

Wang Qiubai, the villain, complained first and pointed at Xue Huan, "She—"

However, after she had said just one word, her head suddenly felt dizzy, and her mouth seemed to have its own consciousness. She blurted out everything that had just happened, including her thoughts.

After she finished speaking, the patrolman looked at her with an expression that was hard to describe. "You are intentionally causing trouble and maliciously attacking others. Come with me."

Wang Qiubai: "I'm not..."

She wanted to argue, but her mouth wouldn't obey her. "So what if I was deliberately causing trouble? I'm from the Wang family. How dare you, a mere patrolman, do anything to me? They're fine, sitting here peacefully. Why do you want to take me away?"

The patrol officer sneered: "Just because I am from Lingyao Academy and this is Lingyao Academy, I won't tolerate you from acting wildly and presumptuously!"

After saying that, he shot out a spiritual rope from his hand and tied Wang Qiubai tightly.

The patrolman glanced at Xue Huan and the other two, nodded to them, and took Wang Qiubai away.

In the pavilion, Xiao Jian looked at Xue Huan curiously, "How did you do that?"

"How did you do that? Eat quickly, or you'll have noodles if you don't eat the vegetables now."

At the end of the second assessment, less than fifty people successfully walked out of the maze, and the elimination rate exceeded 50%.

Then, the third test arrived.