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Chapter 45 - The School Bus Bird
Su Mu had a rough idea of why he was being kept behind, but he wasn't panicked and nodded to show he understood.
Kevin, on the other hand, was in a hurry.
He thought that Su Mu's being kept behind was due to his own involvement and he quickly said, "Teacher, the matter with the Invisible Beast has nothing to do with Su Mu. It was all my idea, and he even tried to dissuade me, but I didn't listen..."
Su Mu was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Kevin, the rich person, would actually show such loyalty and responsibility.
He quickly pulled Kevin aside, "Stop talking, it's not related to that."
"It's not because of the Invisible Beast?" Kevin was first taken aback, then realized he had said too much and hurriedly tried to laugh it off, "Please don't misunderstand, respected teachers, what I just said isn't what you think..."
He was just starting to explain himself when Wen Wubin interrupted him, "You don't need to speak, we don't want to hear it."
How could they not know why the Invisible Beast had sneaked into Shangqing Palace? It was just that, considering the money... ahem, considering the friendship with the Western Magic Academy, they had decided not to delve into it.
"Su Mu, come with us," Wen Wubin beckoned.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. You go down the mountain first, and we'll contact each other by phone. Rest assured, I'm a person who values honesty, I won't just take the money and run," Su Mu reassured Kevin with a few words and even made a small joke before he started up the stairs.
Once Su Mu approached, Wen Wubin turned and led him toward the Shangqing Palace.
The recruitment teachers from the other schools hurried after them, all entering the Shangqing Palace.
Only after all the recruitment teachers had left did the examinees on the empty plateau dare to start discussing what had just happened.
But since the specialized subject examination had only announced the list of those who passed without revealing the details of the scores, they naturally couldn't guess the real reason Su Mu was kept behind.
"What's the deal with that guy named Su Mu? Why was he kept behind alone?"
"He wasn't caught cheating on the exam, was he?"
"How could you cheat on the specialized subject examination, tell me? Even if you could cheat and got caught, you would certainly be disqualified from the exam and handed over to the judicial authorities, so how could they announce that he passed the assessment?"
"That's true. Hey, could it have something to do with him selling Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken in front of the mountain gate?"
"That's a possibility..."
Not just the regular examinees were curious and gossiping, even those from the cultivation families were discussing the matter with interest.
"Pei Jun, what do you think?" someone asked Pei Jun.
Up to this point, most of the examinees believed that Pei Jun was the one with the best results in this year's examination for cultivation in Shu Province. Hence, when this question was raised, many turned to look at Pei Jun, eager to hear what he would say.
Pei Jun thought carefully and glanced at the Shangqing Palace, his gaze filled with curiosity and even a hint of envy.
"It's probably not a bad thing," he said.
Everyone was taken aback.
Not a bad thing? So it was something good? What could be the good thing? And why Su Mu?
Their questions grew, but unfortunately, there was no one to answer them.
"Alright, stop discussing it, let's all follow me down the mountain!" Teacher Sun called out.
This time, Teacher Sun didn't take the examinees down the mountain path to ride the cable car. Instead, he pulled out a brass whistle from his pocket and blew it.
"Dii dii dii—"
The whistle wasn't particularly loud, but its penetrating power was strong, cutting through the clouds.
"Whoosh whoosh—"
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A strong gust of wind came from above, and the examinees looked up in unison to see a gigantic bird descending from the sky.
The enormous bird was about fifty to sixty meters in length, with a wingspan of nearly a hundred meters, resembling a dark cloud overhead, imposing a great sense of oppression.
Had it not been Qingcheng Mountain's cultivation university, and had the examinees not seen Teacher Sun summon the bird with his whistle, they probably would have scattered to find places to hide.
To this colossal bird, they were no different from insects.
"Wow, that's a big bird... What kind of bird is it? A Roc?" someone asked curiously.
"It's not a Roc; it's a Xiyou Bird," Teacher Sun explained.
He then looked at the examinees gathered on the open ground and shook his head: "You all need to improve your understanding of Spiritual Plants and Fantastical Beasts... For those of you who passed the examination for cultivation, you'd better buy some reference books and review them during the holiday before school starts. No matter what major you choose, the study of Spiritual Plants and Fantastical Beasts is a compulsory foundational course. With your current knowledge, you might have to retake it!"
As he spoke, the Xiyou Bird had already landed.
The space on the open ground was insufficient, so it retracted its wings and landed in an open area within a nearby forest.
The examinees had noticed this clearing when they arrived and had wondered about its purpose. It seemed to be specifically designed for the landing of the Xiyou Bird.
"Climb aboard," Teacher Sun called out. "You complained about climbing the mountain and riding the cable car as being too low-key, right? Well, for the descent, I will satisfy you by letting you fly down on the bird. Oh, and make sure you have some change ready. It's one yuan per person."
Pay to ride a bird?
The examinees were taken aback once more, then they noticed a fuzzy figure emerging on the back of the Xiyou Bird—it was a spiritual monkey.
The monkey held change in its left hand and something resembling a ticket in its right hand—it was in charge of ticket sales.
At this moment, the examinees understood everything.
This Xiyou Bird was clearly the Fantastical Beasts version of an on-campus bus!
Despite their complaints, the examinees were keen to ride the bird. After all, they were already there... Besides, it was hard enough to even see such a bird elsewhere, let alone ride one. Only a cultivation university could use these creatures as buses.
Following Teacher Sun's lead, the examinees approached the Xiyou Bird, bought tickets from the spiritual monkey, and boarded... no, climbed onto the bird.
Surprisingly, there were even seats arranged on the bird's back, a thoughtful consideration.
Kevin didn't board the bird; he approached Teacher Sun, expressing a desire to stay and wait for Su Mu to come out.
It seemed he was still somewhat worried.
Teacher Sun said, "Staying here is no problem, but later on, you'll have to make your way down the mountain on your own."
This place was usually an open tourist attraction, only closed during the past few days for the cultivation examinations. Since tourists could visit, it wasn't an issue for Kevin to stay.
Kevin nodded, "No problem, we'll make our way down the mountain ourselves. Thank you, my benevolent teacher."
Unexpectedly, Pei Jun also didn't board the Xiyou Bird.
"Pei bro, aren't you leaving?" an examinee who had climbed onto the Xiyou Bird poked his head out, looking at Pei Jun who was standing at a distance, and asked in confusion.
"I'll leave later," Pei Jun replied, without explaining why he was staying behind.
Hearing this, Kevin turned to look at him.
Pei Jun also looked towards Kevin and nodded with a smile.
"This guy is quite interesting..."
The same thought simultaneously popped into their minds.
Could this be considered a kind of tacit understanding?
Tsk...