REINCARNATION OF THIEVING GIRLS

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Chapter 170: Exposed? (1)

Ling Yue led Shen Yanxiao's team straight to the tent where the teachers usually held their meetings. When they got there, Shen Yanxiao noticed some familiar faces among the teachers she did not know.

Kang Si and Na Ken were sitting in the tent. When Shen Yanxiao's team entered, they looked up for a while before turning their attention back to their books. It seemed that no one noticed their arrival as the other teachers were busy with their various tasks.

Ling Yue glanced at her team of five students. Most of the student results had been calculated, and many students were eliminated. They would be judged based on the duration they managed to stay in the Unknown Forest, and students who managed to snatch multiple badges would get very different results.

Some teams had only managed to obtain a few badges during those seven days, and each of those students would have, at most, one to two badges. As for the slightly stronger team, they had dozens of badges, and most of them had only managed to obtain the antidote during the final few days of the exam. Some teams also did not lack badges, but internal strife engulfed them after they recovered their strength.

The swordsmen and magicians wanted to claim most of the badges that their team had managed to seize, while the priests and shamans only had one or two badges on their names. Most of those teams decided not to distribute the badges in their hands evenly among their team members. After the swordsmen and mages recovered their strength and abilities, they did not care much for the priestess and their shaman teammate. The priests and shamans lacked the skill, or courage to fight their other team members. They could only compete with the leftovers the team gave them.

Some teams did not even leave a single badge for the Priests and Herbalists. Some even attacked their weaker teammates to earn badges.

Problems within the team gradually arose towards the end of the test, and the number of students sent to medical tents also increased. The teachers were troubled by the progress of the exam.

Ling Yue looked at the five students in front of her. The team consisted of a magus, a swordsman, a priest, and two shamans. Within the group, only Qi Xia and Yang Xia could fight. Although Yan Yu was also extremely strong, he was not their opponent. As for Tang Nazhi and Shen Jue, they were only first-year students of the Herbalist Division and had no fighting skills.

The three of them would not have the strength to resist if Qi Xia and Yang Xi staked their claims on most badges.

They might hand out some badges to Yan Yu and Tang Nazhi if they were to consider the reputation of the five great noble families. Since Shen Jue was part of a smaller branch of the Vermillion Bird Family, they could decide not to give him a badge.

However, it is interesting to note that the five of them have the same number of badges between them. There was also no sign that someone had taken the badge by force. Ling Yue even discovered that the youngest member of the team, Shen Jue, had several more badges than the other team members.

It was a rare sight that no one would ever see with another team.

The weakest team member is the one with the most badges?

There are only two possibilities for this situation. Firstly, Shen Jue could become a hidden expert. Second, the team was much more harmonious than everyone expected.

Chapter 171: Exposed? (2)

That team member could have shown consideration for the youngest and weakest team member, so, they could have decided to give him more badges.

As he looked at Shen Jue's short legs, he immediately rejected the first possibility.

Only the second possibility remained, but Ling Yue felt it was rare to encounter such a sight.

The test will determine which classes will be allocated to students for the rest of the year. The material taught to students will differ between different classes. Only students from violet classes can learn the highest level of knowledge available to them, which is also the most powerful. No student would give up such an opportunity so easily.

However, Qi Xia's team had reversed such stereotypes completely.

Ling Yue felt even more grateful as she looked at that team of five students. Its dean, Ouyang Huanyu, had arranged the test so that they could train students from different divisions to cooperate with each other. The team of five Shen Yanxiao had completed that goal perfectly.

The ecstatic Ling Yue was completely unaware that the reason Shen Yanxiao had more badges than the others was because she was even more shameless than them!

"You all performed very well this time. Now that the test is complete, I will conduct an investigation with respect to the content of your test. " Ling Yue put aside her satisfaction and looked at them with a straight face.

"According to the testimony of another student, you managed to make the antidote on the second day, right?" Ling Yue's sharp eyes swept across the faces of the five students. Na Ken had mentioned that when he went to take the students, a witch had used a curse to control Lin Ke and tricked three bottles of antidote from him.

There were only three members in Shen Yanxiao's team who had drunk the suppressing potion at the beginning of the exam. Coincidentally, that number matched the number of stolen bidder bottles.

According to their investigation, Shen Yanxiao's team was the first to produce the antidote. Although their team had two shaman students, both Tang Nazhi and Shen Yanxiao were only first-year students who had yet to undergo formal education. It was practically impossible for them to produce potions in such a short time.

He also asked the teacher from the Herbalist Division. Among their disciples, only Shangguan Xiao could produce an antidote in two days.

If they could find out who stole the three bottles of poison antidote, then they would also discover the identity of the witch.

"Frightly so." As the team leader, Qi Xia answered Ling Yue's question.

When she heard Ling Yue's question, Shen Yanxiao immediately understood her purpose. However, he did not know that the incident with the curse had been revealed. He only thought that Ling Yue only wanted to track down the thief who stole the antidote bottle.

Ling Yue nodded, and her gaze was fixed on Tang Nazhi and Shen Yanxiao.

Then who produced this antidote? Ling Yue asked.

Shen Yanxiao's heart surged. He secretly scolded himself for not being meticulous in his actions and allowed others to snatch his weak point. He didn't expect to be the first to get the antidote. After stealing the antidote, he did not expect Qi Xia and the others would immediately consume it. He was afraid that others would find an abnormality with the situation. How could he possibly accidentally pick up all four of his unfortunate teammates as they roamed aimlessly in the Unknown Forest? When she saw their miserable state, Shen Yanxiao felt an indescribable irritation deep in her heart.

Chapter 172: Exposed? (3)

Therefore, he decided to abandon his original plan and give them the antidote.

As a result, a single moment of her tenderness had become a flaw in her plan!

Shen Yanxiao silently clenched her fists. When he saw his team members fall down the slope and lose all their previous elegance, he felt annoyed and exasperated. They were his to defeat, so he disliked the idea that others had defeated him for it.

Therefore, he decided to offer her an antidote so that they could recover their former elegance and avenge those who had hurt them.

Does he regret that decision?

Shen Yanxiao laughed bitterly inwardly. Why did he not feel the slightest bit of regret? He thought it was unsightly to see all four of his teammates covered in dirt. Arrogant and heroic looks were an impressive way that was more suited to them.

Shen Yanxiao prepared to be caught. He thought, at most, he would only be lectured by teachers. He just stole something, so they couldn't possibly get it out, right?

The only drawback of it was that it would be challenging to take action against one of the teachers if he wanted to in the future.

No matter who would lose the next time, he would always be the first suspect.

Shen Yanxiao could already imagine her gloomy college life in the future. However, Qi Xia looked at Shen Yanxiao and Tang Nazhi with a smile and said, "That is Tang Nazhi, of course."

"" Shen Yanxiao was stunned for a moment with her answer as she looked at the smiling Qi Xia in surprise.

However, Tang Nazhi had already spoken up before he even had the chance to react. "Teacher Ling Yue, I am ashamed to say this, but my previous herbalist instructor has taught me the same formula in the past. Haha so it is naturally faster for me to produce the antidote however, this cannot be considered cheating! That's something I've collected over the years! " Tang Nazhi defended himself as if there really was such an incident, and acted as if he was afraid Ling Yue would abort his achievements.

Ling Yue was also stunned as she assumed that it was Shen Jue who had given them the antidote. After all, as the young master of the Black Tortoise Family, old man Tang Nazhi would break his legs to pull him back onto the right path even if he wanted to become a magician. Therefore, he could not possibly be that witch.

Although Shen Jue was part of the Vermilion Bird Family, those from the branch family were rarely valued by the main family. Therefore, no one would realize it even if he was secretly learning to become a magician.

However, Qi Xia and Tang Nazhi had spoken simultaneously that Tang Nazhi had produced the potion and it was beyond Ling Yue's expectations.

Furthermore, there was nothing wrong with what he said. After all, everyone knew that the young master of the Black Tortoise Family had been studying diligently for a long time in hopes of getting into the Herbalist Division. He had also sought guidance from leading shamans everywhere, and it was entirely possible for him to find a similar formula before.

Ling Yue frowned. The conflict between the five great families never ended. Thus, Qi Xia and Tang Nazhi had no reason to protect a member of one of the branches of the Vermilion Bird Family.

Ling Yue glanced at the petite Shen Jue and thought that her guess might have diverged significantly. According to their judgment, the magician was at least at the intermediate level but how old was Shen Jue?

She was only thirteen years old, and there was still time before she grew into an adult. So how could he possibly be a mid-level mage?

If he had indeed managed to become an intermediate magician at thirteen, then he would definitely surpass those legendary people in the future.

The moment he heard Qi Xia and Tang Nazhi's statement, Ling Yue's last trace of suspicion was erased.