“You!!!”
Seeing that key, Yin Daifen’s expression changed drastically.
She glared at Chu Feng, her face filled with fury.
“This belongs to me! You stole the key that proves I passed the assessment!”
Yin Daifen gnashed her teeth and roared at Chu Feng.
She knew that this glowing key was the proof of passing.
She believed it was rightfully hers, and Chu Feng had stolen it.
“Miss Yin, what do you mean by that? I really don’t understand.”
“Didn’t you say you didn’t even know where the assessment location was? How come you have suddenly passed it?”
Chu Feng narrowed his eyes and asked with a playful smile.
“Stop pretending! You did it on purpose. You knew I was lying, so you pretended to leave but actually followed me in secret. Then, after I passed, you took the key that was meant for me!”
Yin Daifen shouted.
“I don’t know where your key is. This one is mine.”
Chu Feng replied.
“Then… isn’t that my key?”
Yin Daifen froze. She hurriedly took out her own key.
Only then did she realise it was still there, unchanged, showing none of the transformation Chu Feng’s key had undergone.
“Could it be… you passed the assessment first?”
Yin Daifen stared at Chu Feng, her eyes wide with shock.
She was clever. She understood everything now.
“Yin Daifen, only realising it now?
“You think you’re so smart, but you’re actually extremely foolish.
“With these petty tricks, you thought you could deceive me, Chu Feng?
“If even you could fully comprehend the contents of this stone tablet, how could I, a Dragon-mark Saint-cloak World Spiritist, fail to do so?
“Let me tell you, not only did I comprehend it, I understood far more than you ever did.
“I deliberately asked you earlier to test your character. If you had told the truth, I might have helped you, even let you pass. But if you lied, I would turn your own scheme against you.
“I never expected your character to be this rotten.
“Before, when you weren’t sure whether I was your sister’s friend, your hostility was at least understandable.
“But after learning that your sister and I are friends, you still tried to stab me in the back with such underhanded methods. Your character is truly vile, right down to the depths of your soul.”
Chu Feng said to Yin Daifen.
Indeed, Chu Feng was renowned for his extraordinary observation skills.
He might not surpass the older generation’s great figures, but among his peers, who could rival him?
He had seen through the stone tablet long ago, and far more thoroughly than Yin Daifen.
Everything he did had been deliberate.
“Young Master Chu Feng, I’m sorry. I was wrong.”
Suddenly, Yin Daifen burst into loud sobs. Tears poured from her eyes like rain.
This girl was an exceptional actress. She could cry on command, and she cried with heartbreaking misery.
Not only did she wail, she collapsed in mid-air, trembling all over, sobbing as though her heart were shattering, looking as if she might die from grief.
“Young Master Chu Feng, I had no choice.
“I grew up by my master’s side, yet my master has always wanted to find my elder sister. I have stayed with him for so many years, but he still only thinks of her.
“I don’t mind him searching for my sister. I want to find her too.
“But Master has always treated her as the future successor. No matter how hard I train by his side all these years, it means nothing.
“I desperately want to prove myself, and this Wish God Palace is the best opportunity.
“I know passing this assessment is only the first step. Only by passing can one accept the true trial.
“I cannot fail. I really cannot fail, or Master will look down on me even more.
“I had no choice but to do this. Young Master Chu Feng, I truly didn’t mean it.”
Yin Daifen wept beautifully, her stunning face making her appear utterly pitiable.
Seeing her like this, even Chu Feng showed a trace of emotion.
“Fine. For your sister’s sake, here, take it.”
Chu Feng held out his key towards Yin Daifen.
Hearing this, she froze, staring at the key in disbelief.
“What are you waiting for? Take it.”
Chu Feng said.
“Young Master Chu Feng, are… are you serious?
“You’re really giving this chance to me?”
Yin Daifen asked.
“Would I joke about it?
“Hurry up and take it, or I might change my mind.”
Chu Feng said with a touch of impatience.
“Thank you, Young Master Chu Feng!”
Yin Daifen, who had been kneeling in mid-air, sprang to her feet and snatched the key from Chu Feng’s hand.
“Young Master Chu Feng, you are too kind. No wonder my sister was willing to befriend you.”
As she spoke, she rushed forward and threw herself into Chu Feng’s arms.
Her soft arms wrapped tightly around him, and she even planted a kiss on his cheek.
Under normal circumstances, such behaviour from Yin Daifen might be understandable.
But the current Chu Feng was hideously ugly, more frightening than a monster.
For her to act this way towards such a Chu Feng was truly remarkable.
“Hey, hey, hey! A man and woman should keep their distance. Don’t do that.
“I’m giving you this key, but not to earn this kind of reaction.
“If I were a lecher, I could have had my way with you right here. I wouldn’t need to trade this precious key for your affection.”
Chu Feng said.
“I know Young Master Chu Feng is not that sort of person.
“Young Master Chu Feng, you are absolutely the kindest person I have ever met.”
Yin Daifen gazed at Chu Feng with pure adoration.
“Enough, enough. Save the sweet words. As long as you mend your ways and stop behaving like this in future, my efforts won’t have been wasted.”
With that, Chu Feng turned and walked away.
Yin Daifen carefully put away the key, smiled sweetly, and followed closely behind as they left the assessment world together.
When Chu Feng and Yin Daifen emerged, they found Long Xiaoxiao, Yu Hong, Yu Yin, Fu Feiyue, and the others already waiting outside.
Some wore expressions of joy, while others looked deeply frustrated.
From their faces, Chu Feng could tell they had all learned the truth of the assessment and undergone it.
Pairs were assessed together, but only one from each pair could pass.
With eight people divided into four groups, at least four had failed.
“Young Benefactor, how did it go? Did you pass?”
The moment Long Xiaoxiao saw Chu Feng, she hurried over, her closeness making others envious.
“I passed.”
When Chu Feng said this, Long Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly, though she was not particularly surprised.
She had always known that with Chu Feng’s ability, he would surely surpass Yin Daifen and claim the passing spot.
The others showed little reaction.
They had witnessed Chu Feng’s methods and long accepted he was no ordinary person. Whether they liked him or not, they acknowledged him as a formidable opponent.
When they thought about it, how could the perpetually tearful Yin Daifen possibly beat Chu Feng?
But Fu Feiyue was different. When he learned that Yin Daifen had actually lost, his expression turned extremely ugly.
“Junior sister, did he bully you?”
Fu Feiyue walked over and asked.
“No.”
Yin Daifen shook her head.
“Good, that’s good. It doesn’t matter, junior sister. Even if you didn’t pass this assessment, the sect master will still recognise your effort.
“Besides, I have passed. I will undergo the true trial, and I will reach the end to earn the chance to make a wish to Granny Wish God.
“My wish will be to let you undergo the trial as well.”
Fu Feiyue said to Yin Daifen.
“Senior brother, you are so good to me. But there’s no need… because I passed the assessment.”
Afraid they might not believe her, Yin Daifen held up the purple key that now glowed with sacred light.
