Reincarnated as a Mosquito, I Sucked the Reborn Empress to Tears

Chapter 94: Chapter 94: Are You Crazy? We Were Going to Take the Joint Exam’s First-Place Prize Anyway

Just as the atmosphere in the conference room turned delicate, with everyone pondering how to further their relationship with Gu Yuexi,

BANG!

The door to the conference room was suddenly thrown open.

A school staff member scrambled inside, his face a mask of panic and anxiety.

“Prin… Principal! This is bad! Something terrible has happened!”

Chen Xiaozhang’s brow furrowed. He had just resolved a massive crisis and was in a good mood. ’How could something else go wrong already?’

Everyone else looked over in confusion.

The staff member gasped for breath as he shouted, “Qin… Qin Zheng! That Qin Zheng from the Hidden Dragon Class! He’s leading a huge group of students in a protest outside!”

“They’re demanding an explanation from the school!”

“They’re demanding that… that transfer student, Gu Yuexi, must participate in the joint exam!”

“They said they’re boycotting anyone who gets in through connections! They just want fairness!”

“A protest??”

Chen Xiaozhang frowned slightly. Though surprised, his expression remained calm.

He had just heard about the incident on the forums. He’d planned to deal with it after finishing things here, but he hadn’t expected this bunch of kids to actually stir up trouble.

However, he wasn’t concerned.

’A bunch of commoner students with no background. No matter how much noise they make, what kind of trouble could they possibly cause?’

’Do they think shouting a few slogans can change anything? So naive!’

’As for that commoner prodigy, Qin Zheng? It’s questionable if he can even reach the Ninth Grade in the future. Would Du Nan First Middle School really be afraid of a commoner prodigy?’

Chen Xiaozhang waved his hand dismissively and said calmly, “I understand. Let them make a scene. They’re just a bunch of ignorant children.”

“But… but, Principal!”

The staff member said, extremely anxious:

“Now… now it’s not just the ordinary students making a scene!”

“Many of the children from major families and large corporations have joined the protest! There are almost ten thousand people in the square now! The roads are nearly blocked off!!”

“Even… even more than half of the students from Beast Taming Class Ten and Martial Arts Class Ten have gone!!”

“What?”

This time, Chen Xiaozhang’s expression changed.

The others in the conference room also wore expressions of shock and confusion.

’Those kids from powerful families are joining in on the commotion too?’

’And that bunch from Class Ten?’

’Isn’t that class famous for being the “aristocrat class”? All the students in there have mediocre talent. Didn’t every single one of them get in by their families spending a fortune and pulling strings?’

’Every last one of them got in through connections, so what right do they have to boycott someone else?’

’What gives them the right to shout “We want fairness” alongside the others?’

’Isn’t this the fucking pot calling the kettle black?’

’Are they insane?!’

Facing the bewildered expressions of Chen Xiaozhang and the others,

the staff member gave a wry smile, finding the situation both laughable and frustrating. “Principal, from what I’ve heard, the reason those children of influential families are upset is…”

“Why is it that, when everyone got in through connections, Gu Yuexi gets to parachute directly into the Hidden Dragon Class and enjoy the most Top Notch resources? While they’re stuck in the last-place Class Ten?”

“They feel… that’s just too unfair!”

Chen Xiaozhang: “…”

The school leaders: “…”

Chu Sheng: “…”

’Isn’t this ridiculous?’

Chu Sheng was speechless. ’Isn’t this just too fucking absurd?’

“This is utter nonsense!”

Chen Xiaozhang’s face darkened with anger as he slammed his hand on the table. “Who the hell is behind this? Who posted that thread on the forums? Find them! A thorough investigation!”

“Gu isn’t someone who got in with connections at all, it’s all fucking rumors! This bunch is being led around by the nose. Where are their brains?!”

“Principal, we’re already investigating… but the posts were all anonymous, and the poster specifically encrypted their account information, which makes it a bit difficult to trace…” the staff member said, troubled.

“Find them even if you think you can’t!”

Chen Xiaozhang gritted his teeth, his tone leaving no room for doubt. “We must give Gu an explanation! She is now a student of Du Nan First Middle School! As the school’s leadership, we absolutely cannot stand by and watch her be slandered by these rumors!!”

In the conference room, the other school leaders nodded one after another, their expressions terrifyingly stern.

They knew in their hearts that this matter had to be handled with extreme seriousness. If it caused Gu Yuexi to become dissatisfied with Du Nan First Middle School, wouldn’t the two portions of King-level Essence Blood they gave her have been for nothing?

Chen Xiaozhang taking a stand in front of Gu Yuexi at the earliest opportunity was undoubtedly the right move!

Gu Yuexi couldn’t be bothered to watch these sly foxes put on a show. She spoke, a bit exasperated, “Forcing me to take the joint exam? But I was already planning to participate in it.”

’The extra reward for a Beast Tamer who becomes the joint exam’s Champion Scholar is a King-level Bloodline cub. Whether raised as a Contracted Beast or used as blood food, it’s a top-tier resource.’

’This was one of the goals I set for myself right after I was reborn.’

’Even though I have two portions of adult King-level Essence Blood now, and guaranteed admission to Huaqing Jing University comes with an extra scholarship, who would ever complain about having too many resources?’

Chu Sheng, perched on her shoulder, nodded in agreement. ’With those two portions of King-level Essence Blood, by the time the joint exam comes in three days, I might even reach Third-Grade!’

’Taking first place will be a piece of cake!’

’Free prize money and rewards… only a damn fool would turn that down!’

“Huh?!”

Chen Xiaozhang and the other school leaders were stunned for a moment, but then their faces lit up with joy.

’It’s great that she’s participating in the joint exam!’

’They were just getting a headache trying to figure out how to handle this mess. The emotions of the ordinary students didn’t matter, but the unreasonable troublemaking from the children of the elite was somewhat difficult to manage.’

’Now that Gu Yuexi herself said she’ll take the joint exam, doesn’t that solve everything?’

’Even though this mosquito is only at the Second-Grade Middle Stage now, with its absurd ability to break through just by drinking a mouthful of blood, reaching the Peak of Second-Grade by the joint exam in three days should be no problem, right?’

’Peak of Second-Grade is already the pinnacle of the Hidden Dragon Class!’

’Add to that its incredibly bizarre swarm control ability… forget Second-Grade, even a Third-Grade would have to think twice before facing it!’

’As long as this girl and her mosquito demonstrate their absolute power in the joint exam—maybe even take first place!’

’All those doubts and rumors will naturally fall apart on their own!’

Moreover…

As if he’d thought of something, Chen Xiaozhang’s gaze on Gu Yuexi gradually grew excited.

What the ordinary students didn’t know was that this year’s joint exam had undergone a major change. The Great Xia Ministry of Education was preparing to implement a “multi-province joint exam system” and had set up a pilot program in Sui Ming Province.

In previous years, each province held its own exams. As the uncrowned king of Sui Ming Province, Du Nan First Middle School won the Champion Scholar title so often it was barely a challenge.

But this year, Sui Ming Province was “fortunate” enough to become one of the provinces in the reform’s pilot program.

Their Sui Ming Province would now be tested alongside the neighboring Canglan Province and Celestial Fire Province! It had become a tri-province joint exam!

The Federation’s reward for the Champion Scholar was even more generous this year, but only the absolute first place in the tri-province exam would receive it!

Chen Xiaozhang had been so worried about this recently that he’d grown several new white hairs.

He had received confirmed intelligence that the top high schools in the two neighboring provinces had produced some real monsters this year!

Two of them, at a very young age, had already reached the Third-Grade Early Stage!

Meanwhile, the strongest students at Du Nan First Middle School this year, Xiao Ran and Chu Yiran of the Hidden Dragon Class, were both at the Peak of Second-Grade, still a great distance from the Third-Grade threshold.

If they were to truly compete, Du Nan First Middle School’s Champion Scholar throne was all but lost!

At that point, the entire school would be utterly humiliated!

But now…