Yin Xiaodie couldn't figure it out.

The little girl's perception was quite sharp. She had only asked one question, but she had already thought of so much.

To be honest, she had no interest in being a saint, and she only came to participate in the election for the snake bone flower and Wei Xu's medicine.

If she gets first place in the first three rounds, she will have a chance to get the snake bone flower, which is a good opportunity for her.

Su Xiaoxiao said, "Little one, didn't you say you wanted to make a deal with me last time?"

Yin Xiaodie frowned and said, "Didn't you say no? Why? Did you fail the test just now and finally realize that you need a backer?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "I will help you deal with Cheng Qingxue. If you win first place in all three rounds, you can ask the Saint Maiden Hall for the snake bone flower as a reward."

Yin Xiaodie was surprised: "Do you really want the snake bone flower?"

"Yes." Su Xiaoxiao nodded, "To be honest, a good friend of mine is sick and needs snake bone flower as a medicine."

Yin Xiaodie looked at Su Xiaoxiao suspiciously: "So you came to the Saint Maiden Temple just for the medicine?"

Su Xiaoxiao admitted generously: "That's right."

"No wonder you are so perfunctory and don't do any homework..."

Yin Xiaodie is a smart little adult. Even though she is only nine years old, she has a sharp eye.

Those who really want to run for election are all well prepared, unlike someone who is being forced into it.

Su Xiaoxiao praised: "It's easier to talk to smart people."

If it were a dumber person, she would have to find a way to convince the other person that she was not trying to snatch the position of Saint from Yin Xiaodie at the last minute.

"Don't flatter me!" Young Master Yin said sternly, "Also, don't call me little one anymore!"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Is it okay to call you Miss Yin Qi?"

Yin Xiaodie was satisfied then and told Su Xiaoxiao the contents of the next two rounds.

"Tomorrow we will go into the Holy Mountain to look for the Holy Bird. Whoever finds the Holy Bird first and successfully brings it back to the Holy Maiden Hall will be the winner. Those who cannot find the Holy Bird can still advance if they find the Holy Grass. As for the final round, the Holy Bird will choose its Master. Whoever can gain the Holy Bird's approval will become the new Holy Maiden."

Su Xiaoxiao said: "The second and third rounds don't sound directly related. The Holy Bird has to choose its master anyway, so why bother looking for the Holy Bird in the second round? Can't we advance just as well by picking Holy Grass?"

Yin Xiaodie said, "But when you were on your way back with the Holy Bird, you had the opportunity to get along with it, so that the Holy Bird would be familiar with and remember your scent. The possibility of it choosing you in the third round would be greater. Of course, if you pissed it off, that would be another matter. Anyone who is disliked by the Holy Bird would lose the qualification to compete on the spot."

Su Xiaoxiao asked again: "What does it mean to be rejected by the holy bird?"

Yin Xiaodie raised her eyebrows and said, "Attack you."

The selection rules are indeed very Saint Maiden Palace-like... Su Xiaoxiao still has one last question: "What kind of bird is the Holy Bird?"

Yin Xiaodie took out a portrait from her purse and handed it to her.

Su Xiaoxiao opened it and took a look: "Isn't this a pigeon?"

Yin Xiaodie said seriously: "This is not an ordinary pigeon, it is a divine pigeon tamed by the Holy Mountain!"

Su Xiaoxiao curled the corners of her mouth.

Aren't they still pigeons? Cheng Qingxue kept so many pigeons, could it be that she was training them to catch the holy bird in advance? Those pigeons might have come from the holy mountain, and had been domesticated with the holy bird, so they had similar habits.

No wonder she was so angry because I ate her pigeon.

Su Xiaoxiao had almost come up with a solution in mind.

The first day's medicine and mathematics exams were all conducted by the invigilators of the Holy Maiden Hall. Internal manipulation was possible, but it was unlikely that the candidates would interfere with each other.

Tomorrow's trip to the Holy Mountain would be the best opportunity to eliminate competitors.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly laughed.

Yin Xiaodie asked: "What are you laughing at?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled faintly and said, "I laughed and thought I should have handed in a blank paper just now."

Yin Xiaodie was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Su Xiaoxiao said, "Because I have formed an alliance with you, I believe you can help me advance."

"Ahem." Yin Xiaodie was a little embarrassed to be praised like this. "Don't mess around in the math test. Wait for me to give you the answer. You will definitely advance."

It has nothing to do with Yin Xiaodie.

But tomorrow's trip to the Holy Mountain is a great opportunity to get rid of her. Even if she does very badly in the exam today, the Saint will definitely let her advance.

Sure enough, when she was examining the patient, she found that the patient she had drawn was just suffering from a common cold.

In order to further verify her guess, during the math exam in the afternoon, when Lu Changshi came over to supervise the exam, Su Xiaoxiao deliberately dropped a ball of paper that looked like the answer at Lu Changshi's feet.

Envoy Lu, however, acted as if he saw nothing and just walked past.

Su Xiaoxiao sat behind Yin Xiaodie.

After Yin Xiaodie finished, she handed her test paper to Su Xiaoxiao to copy.

Su Xiaoxiao took a glance.

These questions were considered difficult in ancient times, but the little guy only got one wrong.

…

After the exam, everyone came out of the exam room one after another.

The math lesson in the afternoon was quite difficult, and even the daughter of the Yue family showed a hint of displeasure.

Cheng Lian came to pick her up.

She didn't even look at Su Xiaoxiao, and got into the carriage with the maid who was waiting in the side hall in a haughty manner.

Su Xiaoxiao can't leave now, she has to steal Wei Xu's prescription.

She called Yin Xiaodie and said, "Little one, I want to borrow some books from the Collection Pavilion. Can you take me there?"

Yin Xiaodie said in a pretentious tone: "What did you call me just now?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled slightly: "Miss Yin Qi."

Yin Xiaodie was satisfied: "Humph, follow me!"

Yin Xiaodie went to find Elder Yin.

Elder Yin is the sister of Old Master Yin and also Yin Xiaodie’s great-aunt. Yin Xiaodie just brought a friend to visit the Collection Pavilion, which was not a difficult thing.

"Who is it?" asked Elder Yin.

Yin Xiaodie said, "Cheng Sang's granddaughter, the one who just came back to recognize her relatives."

Elder Yin's eyes flashed: "She..."

The Saint and Cheng Sang's lineage are at odds with each other, and that girl is someone the Yin family can use.

She agreed.

She asked her trusted disciple to send the two of them to the Book Collection Pavilion.

"What book are you looking for?" Yin Xiaodie asked.

Su Xiaoxiao looked around and said, "I told you not to tell anyone else."

Yin Xiaodie patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, I'm a trustworthy person!"

Su Xiaoxiao whispered to her: "I heard that there are many masters in the Holy Maiden Palace who are controlled by drugs."

Yin Xiaodie looked at her strangely: "Are you curious about this?"

Su Xiaoxiao nodded: "It seems that you also know, aren't you curious?"

"I--"

Just as Yin Xiaodie was about to speak, Su Xiaoxiao moved her ears and made a gesture to her to keep quiet.

Someone is coming!

You're here, why are you being so secretive?

Yin Xiaodie turned her head with resentment.

It's a saint.

Huh? The Saint came to the Collection Pavilion so late.

Out of curiosity, Yin Xiaodie squatted behind the bookshelf and observed secretly with Su Xiaoxiao.

Boom.

The stone door of the secret room opened.

Yin Xiaodie was extremely surprised.

She had come to the Collection Pavilion so many times, how come she didn't know there was a secret room inside? Su Xiaoxiao knew about this secret room. The former Wei Xu was lying in it, and was later transferred to the Qionghua Palace by the Saint's confidant.

In the dim light, a master from the Holy Maiden Temple came before the Holy Maiden wearing a black cloak.

The saint opened a portrait and said, "Find this person and bring him back."

From Su Xiaoxiao's angle, she happened to be able to see the portrait.

It’s Wei Xu.

Yin Xiaodie didn't know Wei Xu, but she thought the man in the portrait looked very heroic.

It's so strange, who is he? Why would the Saint look for him?

Could it be that those rumors—

After the expert finished looking at the portrait, he walked out of the hall.

The saint called him and warned him, "Remember, I want to live."

The master turned around and nodded lightly to the saint.

But it was this unintentional action that allowed Su Xiaoxiao to see the other person's face clearly.

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes moved.

Is it him?

My cough has gotten better recently, but my daily routine is a little disrupted. This is an old problem. I have taken Chinese medicine, seen a psychologist, and received hypnosis treatment, but unfortunately there was no effect.

Later, the doctor asked me to adjust my mindset and said that as long as I didn’t feel anxious, it would just be a small problem.

Hmm... small problem.

(End of this chapter)