The three of them then talked business for a while.
Helian Wei Wei did not forget about her appointment with the dean, thus she had to return before sunrise.
As she was about to leave, Chi Yan suddenly placed his hand on the collar of her shirt and pulled it up a little.
Helian Wei Wei blinked. She could not help but ask Old Master Hei during their journey home, "Does Grandpa Chi secretly likes me?"
"Ack!" Old Master Hei choked again. He did not want to lower a child's confidence but some things needed to be said. "Wei Wei, you are overthinking it. He, he only likes people with fair skin."
Helian Wei Wei replied, "Oh well, then he has a terrible taste."
Old Master Hei was speechless.
The two of them arrived at the Hei estate as they chattered.
The overbearing Second Master Hei had just exerted every ounce of his strength to escape from his room. However, just as he jumped out, he landed right in front of Old Master Hei staring at him with a deep, unfathomable gaze…
Helian Wei Wei looked at her good friend who was in utter shock, trying desperately to contain her laughter.
Heize had always been uncontrollable ever since he was young. He simply laughed, "Grandfather, you can lock me up for now, but you can't keep me in there forever. Instead of constantly forcing me to get married, why not let me go earn some money? These things can't really chain me down anyway."
With a swing of his arms, the iron chains fell to the ground with a clatter.
Old Master Hei looked at him and massaged his temples as if he was having a headache. "That's enough. I haven't had a good rest these past few days. Head back to your academy and look after Wei Wei."
"Wei Wei?" Heize raised his brows. When did his grandfather become so amiable? Huh, there must be something going on.
Old Master Hei simply waved his hand, "Go on."
"Goodbye." Helian Wei Wei did not overstay her welcome, she had an appointment after all.
As they were sitting in the same carriage, after the oil lamp was lit, Heize would surely notice something that others did not. He inquired, "What happened to your neck?"
My neck? Helian Wei Wei reached up to touch her neck, glancing sideways at her reflection in the bronze mirror.
Immediately, her face became burningly hot.
She recalled Chi Yan's slightly cold gaze in the military camp.
She had only realized that it was all the fault of His Highness leaving his mark!
"This doesn't really look like a mosquito bite," Heize remarked with a sneer in his eyes. However, he was a little astonished.
He understood very well what kind of a person the Third Prince of the current imperial court was. He was indifferent and distant externally and internally. Although he was courteous, in reality he would not get close to anyone.
He had his own set of principles and would never quarrel with anyone, but you could feel his disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e and the pressure he subconsciously put on you… Thus, until now, even the elders of the four influential families did not dare to offend him.
When Wei Wei was about to marry the Third Prince, Heize was worried that she would become his pawn because she did not have the support from an influential family.
He assumed the Third Prince married her because of the pressure from the Retired Emperor.
However, the Third Prince's behavior toward Wei Wei made Heize's jaw drop. The Third Prince was a severe germaphobe that absolutely hated having bodily contact with anyone. Thus, Heize never would have imagined he would brazenly leave a hickey on another person's neck… It was so brazen, like how he treated his private possessions.
Some people claimed that the Third Prince merely entered the bridal chamber on the wedding night to maintain Wei Wei's dignity.
When did His Highness learn to take others' opinions into consideration? In most situations, he just did things his own way!
Did the Third Prince actually make a move because he could not help it anymore?
Then, Heize looked at Helian Wei Wei with sympathy. It was indeed more tormenting than being a pawn to be chosen by a man like the Third Prince, even having to be 'branded' before leaving the house…
Helian Wei Wei saw the look in Heize's eyes and immediately knew that he had guessed everything correctly. Thus, she did not bother to hide it. With a slight raise of her eyebrows, she said, "Based on your experience, how long will it take for this mark to disappear?" She could not possibly wander around the academy with a love bite on her neck constantly.
"Looking at this amount of force he used, it has to be at least two to three days." Heize smiled gloatingly.
Helian Wei Wei shot him a glance. "Looks like I'll have to buy a robe with a higher collar."
"Bring the Third Prince with you, let him spend some money," said Heize, to which Helian Wei Wei was quite satisfied with.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the place where they had to part ways.
Unexpectedly, Helian Wei Wei had just hopped off the carriage when she saw Yun Biluo and the others returning to the academy at the same time…
Chapter 350 - A Slap In Yun Biluo's Face
Yun Biluo also saw her; her gaze settled on the carriage which was moving forward. If she was not mistaken, that should be the Hei family's carriage.
"I have always heard that Miss Wei Wei and Young Master Hei were really close, today I see that this is indeed the case," Yun Biluo said with a gentle and beautiful smile on her face…
The other two heard her words; the corners of their mouths lifted into a smirk. They turned to look at Helian Wei Wei with obvious hints of disrespect in their gaze, probably treating Helian Wei Wei as some profligate girl.
Helian Wei Wei could not be bothered to acknowledge them, yawning as she continued walking.
A young master who was recommended by an influential family sneered behind her back. "You were supposed to be carrying out your task, but who knows you disappeared halfway through, causing us to search around the auction."
The other person tapped him on the shoulder. "Saying these things will only make yourself angrier. Don't worry, the Battle Spirit Forces are not like the other places, these things will be reported to the top officials, and the teachers will deal with it accordingly. I believe they would know who has done something and who has not contributed at all. In the end, the ones who pass would undoubtedly be us, and not others."
"You're right." The person smiled and gave Helian Wei Wei a scornful look.
At first, when they could not find Helian Wei Wei, Yun Biluo thought that she had returned earlier because she had received some information, but now it appeared that she had also just reached the academy.
Thinking about that, Yun Biluo nodded softly at the two of them with a decent smile on her gentle and attractive face. "The sun is about to rise, let's go."
Upon saying that, she looked at Helian Wei Wei and said, "Wei Wei was mainly in charge of peripheral work, although she left halfway through, she did put in the effort. However, it would be inconvenient for us to let you know the information that we have found, hope you can understand that."
A hint of a smile plastered on Yun Biluo's face as she said that, like a fairy floating in soft, holy light, clean and flawless, so much so that no one could bear to hurt her.
A cold smile tugged at the corner of Helian Wei Wei's lips, her tranquil gaze showed no signs of disturbance, her voice calm. "Of course, I understand. You all did everything you possibly could to swap me to the periphery, just for this."
Hearing that, the two young masters' expressions changed a little.
Yun Biluo, however, bit her lip, a sad expression appearing on her face, and uttered in a husky voice, "Is it because of His Highness, that Wei Wei has some sort of misconception about me?"
"Misconception?" Helian Wei Wei disagreed, smiling. "What misconception would I have about you, and by the way, Miss Yun, I have to remind you, you and I are not that close, you can call me the Third Princess Consort."
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Hearing the three words, Third Princess Consort, Yun Biluo tightened her fist, looking at Helian Wei Wei with a pained expression. "I just wanted to make friends with you, but since Miss Wei Wei thinks that I'm a social climber, then so be it."
Helian Wei Wei paused her step, and stared at the expression on Yun Biluo's face, she suddenly bent over.
Helian Wei Wei was naturally much taller than an average female's height.
Especially the position she was in, leaning her head toward Yun Biluo who was a head shorter than her, she lowered her voice, giving off a comfortable aura of handsomeness. "Yun Biluo, I am very clear of the reason you came to White Academy, you can stop acting. The reason Hei Zhu pushes me away, no one else knows why, but did you think I wouldn't know? What benefit did you offer her, that she would go around setting me up, even if that meant going against Baili Jia Jue's orders?"
Once the words were out, Yun Biluo's complexion changed a little. She looked into Helian Wei Wei's eyes with uncertainty and disbelief, stuttering, "Miss Wei Wei, what are you saying? Did something happen with Hei Zhu?"
Hearing Yun Biluo's denial, Helian Wei Wei straightened her body slowly and said, smiling faintly, "Miss Yun, one thing that I really admire about you is your absolutely wonderful acting skills."
Upon hearing that, Yun Biluo's complexion paled considerably, that tolerating and wronged expression, coupled with her natural good looks.
Comparing that to Helian Wei Wei's face, dark-skinned and indifferent, one was Snow White and the other was the evil queen.
The two young masters in front eventually could not bear to watch anymore. "Miss Yun, why are you saying these things to her? She has not done anything, so it's only fair that she doesn't get the information."
Yun Biluo, with great effort, took a deep breath as if she was pushing down a great grievance. Then, she raised her beautiful face, and with her gentle yet husky voice, she said, "It was I who was social climbing. Let's hurry up, the dean is still waiting for our information."
The other two nodded and looked at Helian Wei Wei coldly. "Hopefully there will not be people who could not afford to lose by then."
Could not afford to lose? Helian Wei Wei's fingers touched the prize cheque that the dean had previously insisted for her to keep, the corner of her lips tugged upward faintly, though slightly menacing.
Yuan Ming, on the other hand, was very smug. "I wonder what their reaction will be after hearing the news that you have won."
Helian Wei Wei smiled, and without saying a word, she tagged along behind casually, her green and white robe flowing, cold air around her, the languidness of her body not lessening one bit.
Shortly, Yun Biluo and the others arrived at the Underground Palace.
Tu Sufeng was sitting at the desk with a cup of hot tea in hand. From head to toe, he exuded a charisma perfectly suited for a man his age, refined yet gentleman.
"Take a seat."
As usual, he had someone pour some tea for the students.
Seeing Helian Wei Wei who was the last to arrive, he smiled, then turned his gaze to Yun Biluo and the others.
Yun Biluo stood up, her voice neither fast nor slow, and smoothly informed Tu Sufeng of the results previously discussed at the auction.
Tu Sufeng took a sip of tea, showing a smile on his face. "That's all?"
"Yes." Yun Biluo smiled gently. "The Third Prince's intervention stopped us from continuing our investigation, but based on the information we have now, Murong Hongtu is a real problem."
Tu Sufeng hummed, laying his hands on the desk. "You had mentioned just now, the people that Murong Hongtu met with were all rich businessmen, so what was his purpose in meeting them?"
Yun Biluo paused, then said, "This we are not particularly sure of, but since all the people he looked for are rich, then it shouldn't be far from corruption."
"That's right!" The other two people echoed, gazing at Yun Biluo with eyes full of admiration. This was Miss Yun after all, sure enough, her reaction was real quick.
However, Tu Sufeng only glanced at Yun Biluo indifferently, and he did not continue saying anything.
In the beginning, Yun Biluo was not aware, but after a while, she realized that Tu Sufeng had not spoken a word for too long, so she had to ask awkwardly, "Dean?"
Chapter 351 - Announcement Of The Test Results
"When all of you left, you were in a group of six," Tu Sufeng paused, "Coming back, however, all of you came back separately, and now the other two are not even here yet. Who can give me a reasonable explanation as to where the two of them are?"
For a brief moment, Yun Biluo simply stared, tongue-tied.
Helian Wei Wei quickly spoke up, "It was me who forgot to report. Little Seven is too young, so after completing the assigned task, he followed the Third Prince home to sleep. Young Master Han has some post-cleaning tasks to do, so as to return things to their original state, that way absolute secrecy can be achieved. Young Master Han is the most suitable person for the job."
"Very well." Tu Sufeng nodded and looked up to meet Yun Biluo's gaze. "There has to be a problem with the person the Battle Spirit Forces had you all to investigate; if there weren't any problems they wouldn't even have asked you to do anything. The key thing is whether you managed to find out where the problem with Murong Hongtu lies. Clearly, you did not obtain any information at all."
"We…" the two young masters began, anxious to explain.
Tu Sufeng, however, cut them off. Slowly, he said, "Young Master Liang, Young Master Lee, you might know these two."
With that, Tu Sufeng peeked behind himself and ordered, "You can come out now."
"Alright," a sloppy voice replied.
Helian Wei Wei glanced toward the direction of the voice to see a man with refreshing features. He paced toward them, his figure and appearance illuminated beneath the trembling lights in the night.
As the person revealed himself, the expressions of the two young masters immediately turned sour.
The two exchanged a worried glance in a panic, guilt sprawled over their transparent faces.
Yun Biluo was kept in the dark, unknowing to whatever happened.
By now, the smile plastered on Tu Sufeng's face had already disappeared without a trace. "I have already warned you, again and again, not to expose your identity to any single souls, or uncover any information relating to the Battle Spirit Forces, but clearly, someone casually ignored my warnings."
Upon hearing this, the two young masters fell back into their seats with a loud thud. "How could it be? How could this person show up here?"
"Did you think that I wouldn't send people to tail you while you're on missions?" Tu Sufeng brushed his cold gaze over them and continued, "Every single one of you has your very own test; just because you were separated from the group and were threatened with a knife, you easily betrayed the Battle Spirit Forces. We do not wish to have people like you on the Battle Spirit Forces. Mei, bring these two downstairs and wipe off their memory."
The man called Mei let out a sinister chuckle and proceeded to lift the two with ease. "Come on, you two childish cowards."
"Miss Yun." Tu Sufeng shifted his gaze from the two screaming and squirming men to Yun Biluo. "Your performance is barely satisfactory, but you've managed to pass."
Upon hearing this, the corners of Yun Biluo's thin lips curled upward into a beautiful arc. She turned to look at Helian Wei Wei, revealing a smug look on her face.
However, what she had not expected though, was Tu Sufeng's next statement. "The best results holder for this time's test is still Wei Wei. Wei Wei, you can keep the prize."
"Okay." Helian Wei Wei's emotions did not seem to falter.
On the other hand, Yun Biluo's smile seemed to have stiffened, her face muscles rigid and twitching. Very awkwardly she bit her bottom lip and managed to force a smile. In an instant, she had returned to her original elegant state. She raised her cup into the air, "Congratulations, Wei Wei."
Helian Wei W
ei did not refuse. She tossed over an interesting glance then slightly raised her cup in response and downed the contents of her teacup. She commented with her faint and flat tone, "It seems like Miss Yun's memory isn't exactly great. I've mentioned before that we're not very close, so don't call me 'Wei Wei' anymore."
After saying that, Helian Wei Wei did not care whether Yun Biluo was depressed like a lost teenage girl again. She directly turned to Tu Sufeng and said, "If the dean has nothing else to address, I'll take my leave now."
They had gone back and forth for an entire night, and throughout the whole night, they had already gotten into two fights.
Besides, these people were all difficult to deal with.
She even wondered whether His Highness would directly finish her if one day, he discovered that she had also made use of someone else's body.
Seeing her yawn twice in a row, Tu Sufeng decided not to stop her from asking about the hidden army. Since he returned with a smile, it simply meant that her results were satisfactory.
Watching the two of them ignored her, Yun Biluo's fingers tightened their grip around her white handkerchief. Her face was rigid and slightly pale, her beautiful, bright irises trembling, as she turned to look at Tu Sufeng with a pitiful expression.
However, Tu Sufeng did not even try to catch a glimpse of her. He kept his head low, keeping himself busy with official duties.
"Dean," Yun Biluo waited for Helian Wei Wei to disappear out of her sight before beginning. "Is it true that the Retired Emperor does not like me being by His Highness' side?"
Tu Sufeng put down the brush in his hand and looked over at her faintly. A few simple words were all he said, "This is the camp of the Battle Spirits Forces, not a place for discussing private affairs. What's more, regarding this kind of matters you should directly approach the Retired Emperor."
Yun Biluo naturally knew the appropriate time to advance and retreat. Hearing the words fall from Tu Sufeng's lips, she hastily suppressed the lump growing in her throat and revealed a forced smile across her face. "I see. I'll be making a move as well now, you should rest early too, Dean."
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