He Wangyao: "You only realize this now? I told you to stop eating it a long time ago, but you kept eating it. Aren't you stupid?"
Chu Yuqi felt a churning in her stomach and ran to the side to vomit violently.
In their group, Ji Yong and Shen Boyuan were the first to come to their senses and were already much better, but the other four trainees were in a terrible state, vomiting until they were pale and sick.
Chu Yuqi, in particular, ate the most; she almost vomited bile.
Fang Linxiao felt a pang of sympathy. Fortunately, he listened to advice and only ate a mouthful of fish porridge in the morning. He secretly vomited during lunch afterwards.
Mingzhuo was being watched too closely by the village chief. Although she didn't eat the fish, she did eat dishes with added ingredients. But since she dared to eat them, she had a way to get out of it.
The added ingredient wasn't strange; it was a sedative that made people weak. Shen Boyuan's group also took it, but the amount of sedative was negligible compared to the effects of the fish and meat.
"Why didn't you remind me?" Chu Yuqi's eyes were red from vomiting. She suddenly remembered something, "You also ate the fairy fish from the guesthouse, how come you're all fine!"
Mingzhuo was speechless. How could she still believe that the ferocious corpse in the lake caused the fish to spoil?
"Because much of the fish served at the guesthouse is supplied by fishermen from other villages."
It's not the lake water that's the problem, causing the fish to smell so bad; it's the people who are the problem.
There are other villages around Chengxian Lake besides Xianyuan Village, but Xianyuan Village has a special geographical location, facing Chengxian Lake directly, which gives it an advantage.
The fish caught by people from other villages were perfectly fresh and delicious.
The fish raised or caught in Xianyuan Village are sometimes good and sometimes bad. Sometimes, after eating them, there is always a strange, fishy smell that lingers.
That's why the guesthouse owner carefully checks the goods when she buys them, and returns them as soon as she finds anything wrong.
The villagers had been eating this fish for a long time and hadn't noticed anything wrong with it. They even suspected that someone was targeting them to drive down the price.
It is precisely for this reason that no matter how good the geographical location is, Xianyuan Village cannot sell its fairy fish and cannot make a fortune.
With the matter settled, Chu Yuqi was the first to pack her luggage and get on the bus.
She no longer wanted to stay in that disgusting village.
After arriving at the guesthouse and having dinner, she locked herself in her room and began writing her mission report.
She knew that the team leader, teaching assistant, and contact person would all write reports to corroborate the students' contributions and jointly score them. She knew that she had been tricked by Mingzhuo and would probably have a hard time getting a high score.
But it's okay, the problem with the teacher in charge of this mission is also quite big.
Most importantly, Mingzhuo actually allowed Hu Shengnan's ghost to leave.
Knowing that there were six Soul-Devouring Nails on the corpse and that the body was submerged in the lake, the safest way was to destroy the ghost completely.
But Mingzhuo left behind such a huge disaster.
Chu Yuqi was so excited while writing the report that the lights in the room stayed on until very late.
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The ingredients the village chief added to the food eventually had an effect.
The next day, the group slept until late morning, and even after getting up, they still felt listless.
A group of people went to the restaurant for brunch. Bu Qianqian looked around and asked, "Where are Teacher Ruan and the others? Haven't they gotten up yet?"
She instinctively went upstairs, intending to call someone down for dinner.
Chu Yuqi snorted coldly. So quickly he's become a simp. Disgusting.
At this moment, Ji Yong hurriedly came downstairs, looking anxious. "Teaching Assistant Shen, the organizers have sent word that there was a major flaw in this mission, and they will deduct points, reducing it to a B grade!"
Everyone in the restaurant was stunned. Fang Linxiao asked, puzzled, "Why?"
He wasn't a gifted student; his ability to rank in the top five in theoretical exams was due to his diligence and hard work.
If he can't get good practice points in this S-level mission, he'll have even less of a chance in the future.
After all, he was the oldest among these students, having been in the industry for over a decade. He was afraid his career would decline in the future, and he wouldn't be able to take the opportunity to switch to a teaching assistant position.
Shen Boyuan walked in from the backyard, his face slightly grim. He had just received the news as well.
"The organizers believe that we failed to perform a proper rites for Hu Shengnan, leaving a huge hidden danger. Therefore, the mission cannot be considered a success, and we will have to deduct points and downgrade the level."
This kind of deliverance is clearly not the Buddhist concept of helping the deceased soul to be reborn in the Pure Land, but rather the physical concept of annihilation.
Bu Qianqian found it unbelievable: "But Hu Shengnan is the victim! Why can't we show leniency?"
"Your so-called leniency means letting her be tortured by the Soul-Devouring Nails until she loses her mind, then becomes a demon and wreaks havoc on the area?" Chu Yuqi retorted sarcastically.
Bu Qianqian was left speechless by the rebuttal.
With her abilities, she could only accept C-level missions. This time, she unexpectedly accepted an S-level mission, which was actually thanks to someone else.
"Of course she's unaffected, since being ranked B is an advantage for her anyway," the other two students added sarcastically.
The people present were all feeling bad. They were among the top five in this theory class and had also taken on an S-level mission, so they were sure they would get a very good ranking.
This sudden drop to B level is such a huge difference, who can remain calm?
"By the way, where is Teacher Ruan? We must tell her about this as soon as possible," Ji Yong said.
Bu Qianqian was taken aback: "Isn't Teacher Ruan in her room?"
Shen Boyuan suddenly remembered something, "Teacher Ruan seemed to have mentioned last night that she was going to perform a ritual to help the souls of the dead this morning."
I was too embarrassed to listen carefully, so I just replied "I know" and went into my room and closed the door.
Chu Yuqi sneered: "How can she be saved? Hu Shengnan isn't stupid. She won't obediently run ashore and let you kill her."
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