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

Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Xiao Ran’s Shock and Doubt: Could the Evil Giant Mushroom Be That Mosquito?

“Seriously, man, you’re at the Peak of Second-Grade. You can’t even get matched into the Fourth-Grade Early Stage bracket, so why are you kicking up a fuss with everyone else?”

Xiao Ran looked at Huo Mingxuan’s indignant expression, feeling rather speechless.

Huo Mingxuan wasn’t having it. He fumed, “Is this a fucking bracket problem? This is an attitude problem!”

“If they dare to put something this overpowered in the Fourth-Grade Early Stage bracket today, they’ll dare to put it in every bracket tomorrow!”

“I just can’t stand the officials’ scummy behavior—they do something but won’t take responsibility, and they fucking lie to the players, trying to pull the wool over our eyes! What’s wrong with me cussing them out for it?!”

Xiao Ran couldn’t be bothered to argue with him anymore. He turned away, his gaze instantly locking onto Gu Yuexi as she approached. His face immediately broke into an enthusiastic grin.

“Gu! You’re here too? Did you rest well yesterday?”

Gu Yuexi didn’t even bother to lift her eyelids. She walked over to a corner of the Hidden Dragon Class area, sat down cross-legged, and closed her eyes to rest her mind.

Xiao Ran was long accustomed to being ignored like this and didn’t mind in the slightest.

He sidled up to her anyway, beaming. “Speaking of which, I really have to thank Lord Mosquito!”

“Ever since my Three-headed Red Flame Lion’s Soul Curse was cleansed, my Cultivation speed has been advancing by leaps and bounds! I’m even showing faint signs of breaking through to Third-Grade Early Stage!”

At this, he couldn’t help but sigh, a hint of regret in his voice. “Alas, if it weren’t for this damn curse holding me back for so many years, I’d most likely be a Third-Grade Early Stage Beast Tamer by now!”

“Maybe I could even test my mettle against those two monsters from the neighboring provinces… Oh well, I guess this is just fate. Our Sui Ming Province is destined to miss out on the Champion Scholar title this year!”

Huo Mingxuan, who was standing nearby, chimed in, “Is it really so bad? We might not get Champion Scholar, but with Sister Gu securing third place for our province, that shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

“A Second-Grade Middle Stage taking third in the tri-province joint exam? If word of that gets out, it’s a hell of a lot more impressive than winning Champion Scholar, don’t you think?”

Hearing this, the other students from the Hidden Dragon Class nodded in full agreement.

Indeed. In a way, the prestige of such an achievement was even greater than becoming the Champion Scholar.

Just then, Chu Sheng, who had been snoozing soundly on top of Gu Yuexi’s head, slowly stirred awake.

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Huo Mingxuan in the distance and instantly remembered something.

“BUZZ BUZZ! (Empress! Empress! Quick! Ask him! Where’s the reward he promised? He said he’d give me something good if I gave his big gorilla a suck too! It’s been days! Where’s my good stuff?)”

Gu Yuexi: “…”

She felt a vein throbbing in her temple.

’He wants me to ask for the reward?’

’Have I no dignity?!’

She wasn’t as thick-skinned as this mosquito. She could never bring herself to say something like that.

Fortunately, Huo Mingxuan seemed to recall the matter as well. He scratched his head, a bit embarrassed, and spoke up. “Um… Sister Gu, about that reward we agreed on, I have it ready!”

“I guarantee you and Lord Mosquito will be satisfied! But the item is a bit special, so it’s not convenient to carry right now. I’ll deliver it to you the moment the joint exam is over!”

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuexi finally gave a deadpan nod.

Chu Sheng was rendered speechless.

’So he knows how to build suspense, the bastard? Fine. Lord Mosquito will wait a few more days!’

After finishing with Gu Yuexi, Huo Mingxuan looked around curiously. “Hey? Speaking of which, where’s Lord Mosquito? How come I don’t see him? Is he still in the Beast Taming Pouch? I haven’t seen him in a while, I kind of miss him!”

Gu Yuexi fell silent for a moment before expressionlessly raising a hand and pointing to the top of her head.

Xiao Ran, Huo Mingxuan, and the others froze, following her finger with their eyes.

After staring for a good while, they finally managed to spot it amidst her silky black hair… an ordinary White-striped Aedes Mosquito, seemingly less than a centimeter long.

“???”

Everyone was dumbfounded.

What in the world?

That was the mosquito?

That couldn’t be right. They had all seen it with their own eyes. Wasn’t that thing a full eighteen centimeters long? And what about its fiery mane and burning wings?!

Seeing the looks of utter disbelief on their faces, Gu Yuexi explained flatly, “It can switch forms at will.”

“What? It’s that badass?”

“Lord Mosquito has an ability like that?”

A look of dawning comprehension appeared on everyone’s faces, and they began to click their tongues in amazement.

’It can grow and shrink? That’s a pretty great ability!’

’If used for reconnaissance, infiltration, or sneak attacks… it would be a Divine Technique!’

’This mosquito’s utility is truly maxed out!’

’A pity… its head-on combat power is just too weak. Otherwise, it would be perfect.’

“Impressive. Lord Mosquito’s abilities are truly endless!” Xiao Ran said in amazement, sucking up reflexively.

But a moment later, as if he’d just remembered something, his expression suddenly froze.

’Wait… Supplement!’

’Switching forms at will?’

’Growing and shrinking?’

’Eighteen centimeters?’

’And! The Lord Governor had mentioned it to him before!’

’The reason this mosquito was able to solve the Spirit-Devouring Insect Calamity was because of an absurd ability to summon and control a massive swarm of insects!’

’Summoning minions… controlling an insect swarm…’

’Growing and shrinking…’

’This… This is fucking…’

An absurd thought that made his scalp tingle surged uncontrollably from the depths of his mind!

’It couldn’t possibly be the “Evil Giant Mushroom,” could it?!’

’No way?!’

’This… this, this, this…’

’Could such a coincidence… really exist in this world?!’

Xiao Ran felt it was impossible. When so many coincidences piled up, it was no longer a coincidence!

’It’s definitely him!’

The game officials weren’t lying! That Contracted Beast was real!

’So… in this duo of one girl and one mosquito, the real heavy hitter wasn’t the stunningly aloof girl at all?’

’It was this… this monster of a mosquito, one that possessed the power to jump ranks and slaughter a Top Notch genius at the Fourth-Grade Early Stage!!!’

’What kind of fucking terrifying combat power was that?!’

’The so-called Champion Scholar of the tri-province exam… wouldn’t taking that title be a piece of cake for this Lord?’

’He truly is… “Lord Mosquito”!’

Xiao Ran’s mind went blank, stunned numb by this terrifying truth.

Just then—

BOOM! BOOM!

Two terrifying auras, as heavy and immense as mountains, descended from the sky without warning, instantly blanketing the entire entrance to the Secret Realm!

Under this pressure, all the examinees present turned pale, finding it difficult to even breathe.

Everyone looked up in horror.

They saw two figures who, at some unknown point, had appeared beside Governor Sui Ming, Qi Chongshan.

They were the two governors from the neighboring Celestial Fire Province and Canglan Province!

They had actually… come to Du Nan in person as well!

The three governors, spectating the tri-province joint exam together?!

Wasn’t this an excessively grand display?