Lin Jingge quickly looked away, and in an instant, the shock in her eyes disappeared.
Lin Jingge originally wanted to say directly that she had never been to the back mountain, but her lowered eyes happened to see a jade slip in Qingjian's hand.
This jade slip looked all too familiar.
Isn't that exactly what her mission jade slip looks like?
This sudden discovery instantly rendered Lin Jingge speechless, leaving her unable to utter the words she had prepared.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, and Lin Jingge spoke:
"I had just finished my mission when the back mountain collapsed. I was already at the back gate of the academy at that time," Lin Jingge replied to Qingjian's question with her head down.
"Is that so?" Qingjian snorted lightly, his tone somewhat dissatisfied at not getting the answer he wanted. His brows furrowed slightly as he looked at the top of Lin Jingge's head.
Subconsciously, I felt that the woman in front of me was lying.
"Of course." Lin Jingge nodded slightly, her words perfectly tactful.
Seeing the other party's attitude, Qingjian became even more puzzled.
For a moment, he almost wondered if he had really contacted the wrong person.
"When you were doing the mission, did you go to the mountainside?"
"No, I left after destroying enough hornet's nests at the front," Lin Jingge said. After saying that, she patted her chest with great relief: "Luckily, I completed the task quickly and left early."
Zhao Ya, who was standing to the side, listened to the back-and-forth conversation between the two and finally began to understand what was going on.
Although she didn't know the specifics, it was clear that Lin Jingge was hiding something.
Why would she think that way?
It's because there were no hornet nests at the foot of the back mountain.
It's important to know that first and second-tier wasps are also a type of demonic beast, and they mostly prefer to stay in places with abundant spiritual energy.
At the foot of the back mountain, the spiritual energy is thin, and few demonic beasts appear.
It's impossible for wasps to build their nests at the foot of the mountain.
Although Zhao Ya thought so, she was also perceptive and didn't say anything, but kept her gaze fixed on Lin Jingge.
Seeing Lin Jingge like this, Qing knew that he probably wouldn't get any more information from her.
But Lin Jingge was the only person besides them who was in the back mountain at that time.
This is just too much of a coincidence.
After that, Qingjian didn't say anything more, but simply took Zhao Ya and left.
Lin Jingge breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the two figures leave.
Whether the other party believed it or not, the matter was thus smoothed over. She dared not reveal it to anyone.
Otherwise, how do you explain the spatial folding that only those at the Spirit Emperor level or above can perceive? And how do you explain her sudden journey from the back mountain to the back gate of the academy? And what about the water pump, etc.?
She would never dare to reveal these things.
Lin Jingge patted her head in a worried manner. She sighed and turned to walk back to her residence.
After she left, Qingjian, who hadn't gone far, suddenly stopped in her tracks.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Ya looked at Qing Jian with a puzzled expression.
Qingjian took out something he had found while searching for someone in the back mountain.
It was hanging there when the building collapsed; if he hadn't been quick and sharp-eyed, he might not have been able to get his hands on it.
"Look what this is?" Qingjian handed the item to Zhao Ya.
Zhao Ya held the object in her hand, which resembled a pendant but was far too crude.
"A spirit-sealing stone?" Zhao Ya looked at it for a long time before hesitatingly asking.
It's no wonder she didn't recognize it; it was just too crude.
The spirit-sealing stones from their Cloud Cauldron Continent all have their outermost layer polished away, revealing the light purple core inside.
The production of spirit-sealing stones is not high in the Cloud Cauldron Continent. They are mostly made into gemstones. This is the first time she has seen one that is encased in its original form.
"I remember when we were on the mountaintop, you heard a sound coming from below and asked me if you needed to go down and check it out," Qingjian said, glancing back at him.
The person who was standing at the main entrance has disappeared.
He walked side by side with Zhao Ya, strolling slowly along the path.
Upon hearing Qingjian's words, Zhao Ya immediately recalled what had happened back then.
"I remember now!" She immediately stopped, raised her hand, and held the spirit-sealing stone to her chest. She looked down at the very rough spirit-sealing stone in her hand: "No wonder that part was blurry and couldn't be seen clearly. It was all because of this spirit-sealing stone!"
"That's not right... Since you already had this, why didn't you take it out just now?"
Qingjian was speechless for a moment when Zhao Ya asked him that question.
"I was too excited just now, I forgot that I had found this thing before."
"Are you really sure it was her who saved the fate of our Southern Academy? The child of a mere Grand Spirit Master?"
Considering Lin Jingge's current identity, without this mission jade slip, probably no one would have associated her with it.
Even if it can be proven that Lin Jingge was present at the time, it is still somewhat hard to believe.
The thing that this group of people had been researching for hundreds of years was solved by a child. No one would believe it if you told them.
“I had some doubts before, but after meeting her, all my doubts vanished.”
Qingjian took the spirit-sealing stone back from Zhao Ya and put it away along with the jade slip.
"I have something to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." He stopped walking, and after saying this, he quickly left the place without waiting for Zhao Ya to speak.
Zhao Ya looked at the spot where Qingjian had disappeared, but didn't say anything to him.
She had figured this out, but the only thing that puzzled her was that breaking the formation was clearly a good thing, so if it really was Lin Jingge who did it, why was she unwilling to admit it?
Even though Zhao Ya is very smart, she really can't figure this out in a short time.
If it is indeed confirmed to be her, the academy might even offer a reward.
Why do they look like they're avoiding it at all costs? Does the academy eat people?
This is tricky, I can't figure it out.
Zhao Ya shook her head.
Then it suddenly dawned on me that a whole bunch of people were still waiting at the contribution point exchange area!
She hurried over there.
When I arrived, I found that all the array masters in the room had dispersed.
She looked at the money manager who was taking notes.
"Have their contribution points been allocated?"
Upon hearing the question, Manager Qian stopped what he was doing and looked up at Zhao Ya.
"Dean Qing relayed the message that the allocation will be done in the same way as in previous years. Teacher Zhao, yours has also been allocated."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ya subconsciously took out her spirit card. After gathering her spiritual energy, she nodded in satisfaction upon seeing the numbers displayed on it.
He immediately went up to the second floor.
Now that she has the money, she's going to buy as many things as she wants!
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After entering the courtyard, Lin Jingge intended to go straight to her room, but was blocked by someone on the path.
She looked up at the person blocking her way, somewhat displeased.
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