"Miss, was it really Zhou Xixi who pushed that man down?" Qingling asked.
"Hmm~"
"No wonder she wanted the ice lotus but didn't dare to pick it! And she used that man later to test the waters!"
Wen Longting said disdainfully, in her opinion, Xiao Jiu was right not to save her. Such a person is a menace to the world. Being on the same team as her, you never know when she might turn on you!
The three of them didn't linger and headed straight for the meeting point.
By this time, many people had already gathered at the assembly point, and several elders glanced at Ji Jiuying and the others with a scrutinizing look.
"Elder!" Ji Jiuying and the others stepped forward to greet him respectfully.
"Girl, I heard from Liu Piaopiao that you secretly killed two intruders?" an elder asked.
Wen Chuyu and Shen Miaoqing were about to step forward to explain when they were met with a glare from the elder! This elder was the most dignified elder in the academy besides the dean. He was a cultivation genius and a highly respected elder in the academy. Therefore, the students in the academy respected him very much, and of course, they were also afraid of him.
Liu Piaopiao stood to the side with a serious expression, but the gloating in her eyes did not escape Ji Jiuying's notice. Ji Jiuying said dismissively, "I killed them! Because... they deserved to die!"
The elder, meeting Ji Jiuying's murderous gaze, paused for a moment before slamming his hand on the table! Seeing this, Liu Piaopiao's smile widened, and she didn't even bother to hide it!
However--
"Good! Well done! Girl, that's the kind of domineering spirit you need!" the elder exclaimed excitedly.
Liu Piaopiao's smile froze instantly, her pupils suddenly contracted, filled with astonishment and shock. How could this be different from what she had imagined? Not only her, but everyone watching was dumbfounded, speechless with astonishment!
Wen Chuyu and the others exchanged smiles and breathed a sigh of relief. Wen Longting and Shen Miaoqing even gave Liu Piaopiao a provocative look. Liu Piaopiao's face immediately turned liver-colored, and she glared at Ji Jiuying with hatred in her eyes. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Ji Jiuying had a deep-seated grudge against her!
"You're such a unique girl, so courageous. No wonder the Dean took you as his disciple," the First Elder said with a smile.
"Thank you for the praise, Elder! But that old man certainly has good taste!" Ji Jiuying said with a smile, not surprised by his reaction, because she could not see a trace of anger in the Elder's eyes.
The elder nodded in satisfaction. This girl had an extraordinary bearing and good aptitude. If she weren't the dean's apprentice, he would have wanted to snatch her away!
"Tch, so arrogant at such a young age, he really doesn't know his own limitations!"
Ji Jiuying looked toward the source of the voice and saw a middle-aged woman looking at her with disdain. She was none other than Leng Yuelan, the sect leader of the Dan Sect and Liu Piaopiao's master. She sneered, "Like master, like master!"
"Sect Leader Leng, you are a sect leader after all, watch your words!" the Grand Elder reminded her. Ji Jiuying was the Dean's disciple, and it was not her Dan Sect's place to discipline her.
However, when Leng Yuelan heard these words, she felt that the Grand Elder was just flattering the Dean.
"I didn't say anything wrong. Just because you're the Dean's disciple doesn't mean you can be so arrogant!" Leng Yuelan said with a cold snort.
"Hehehe, I may not know my own limitations, but I do know you have a thick skin!" Ji Jiuying sneered.
Leng Yuelan stood up abruptly, her face contorted with rage, but her words remained as aggressive as ever. "Hmph~ I am the head of a sect, and you, as a student, dare to be so disrespectful to your teacher. Does such a person deserve to be the dean's disciple?"
Ji Jiuying chuckled and said sarcastically, "So you know you're the sect leader, huh? I thought you were some kind of shrew from somewhere~ Also, you said I'm not worthy to be the dean's disciple, do you think you are?"
"Besides, if you want others to respect you, you must first learn to respect others. I really don't know how someone like you became the head of a sect!"
She had served as the sect leader of the Dan Sect for over twenty years, and no one had ever dared to speak to her like that. Leng Yuelan's face turned pale and then red with anger, and she almost gritted her teeth to pieces as she glared at Ji Jiuying with resentment.
Everyone was worried for Ji Jiuying. Everyone knew that the Dean was elusive and could disappear for a year or two at a time. In this continent, the most indispensable thing for spiritual cultivators was pills. Ji Jiuying's actions had undoubtedly cut off her future path.
But Ji Jiuying didn't care. Those who really knew her knew that she was a Heaven-level alchemist, so there was no need to worry about the pills.
The Grand Elder had also learned about Ji Jiuying, but he did not intend to expose her. Sect Master Leng was used to being domineering in Star Academy, and it was rare for someone to make her lose face, so he was naturally happy to see it!
Shen Miaoqing covered her mouth and chuckled. This was so satisfying. This tigress deserved to be taught a lesson. Wen Chuyu and Wen Longting remained neutral because Wen Longxiu was still in the Dan Sect. Otherwise, given Sect Master Leng's petty nature, he would definitely have treated Wen Longxiu differently.
"Very well! Very well indeed. From now on, my Pill Sect will never provide you with a single pill!"
Leng Yuelan said sternly, "If she had seriously investigated Ji Jiuying, she wouldn't have said such a brainless thing."
Oh, whatever you want!
Ji Jiuying gave a nonchalant reply, but Leng Yuelan saw this as feigned composure. Hmph, so what if she's the dean's apprentice? She'll wait for the day she kneels down and begs her!
Ji Jiuying didn't care what she thought, but turned to the Grand Elder and respectfully asked, "Grand Elder, may I ask where I can exchange spirit beast cores for points?"
Upon hearing this, Leng Yuelan glanced at her disdainfully. She wanted to see how many spirit beast cores she could have!
"Oh, it's fine right here with me," the elder said with a smile.
Leng Yuelan's disdain did not escape her notice, but she did not care, because she preferred to see others get slapped in the face.
Ji Jiuying poured out all the spirit beast cores from her ring. The clattering sound made everyone's eyes nearly pop out of their sockets. The spirit beast cores on the table were piled up into a small hill, with at least five hundred of them! What was even more astonishing was that they were all level five spirit beast cores, and there were even some level six ones!
This is simply unbelievable! In just a few days, they've hunted down so many high-level spirit beast cores!
"Girl, am I dreaming? You hunted all of these?"
"Uh-huh!"
Before the Grand Elder could answer, another annoying voice rang out, "That's impossible, you definitely cheated!"
Leng Yuelan simply couldn't believe that a freshman like her could hunt down so many high-level spirit beasts in just a few days!
At this moment, the First Elder's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Sect Master Leng, what do you mean by that? Are you questioning Star Academy? Everyone knows that a student's token can record the last moment of hunting a spirit beast. For a sect leader to slander a freshman and the Dean's disciple will not do you any good if word gets out!"
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