The sage was determined to die.

Before leaving, Ji Bai tidied himself up a bit. Although he wasn't exactly "ragged," he was at least somewhat disheveled.

He looked at the girl, hoping to get a fair assessment from her.

"Do I look pathetic?"

The girl nodded, her attitude very sincere: "It looks ridiculous."

Ji Bai forcefully changed the subject: "...They won't be out for a while, will they?"

"rest assured."

The girl blinked her clear black and white eyes at him, but what she said was quite violent: "Although there are rules and restrictions in the mountain of books, I can design a lever to knock them unconscious with stones."

Ji Bai shook his head and said, "No need. They're easily punished by the rules. It's fine even if we let them out."

The girl suddenly paused for a moment.

……

Ji Bai sometimes has a strange sense of confidence, such as in his acting skills and forgery techniques.

Although three people went in together, he was the only one who staggered out.

The previously noisy crowd suddenly fell silent, and all eyes turned to him.

Ji Bai quickly returned to his team, and just as he was about to complain about his injuries, Yan Ming's voice came crashing down on him.

"How did you get yourself into this state?"

See? I knew some people would believe it.

Just as Ji Bai was about to cough a few times, he saw Yan Ming suddenly grab his arm, stare at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly laugh, "How lame! How old are you? You still smear food all over your mouth when you eat."

Ji Bai: "...Didn't you think of anything else?"

"What comes to mind?"

Yan Ming looked at him, bewildered: "Aren't you supposed to be cultured? How did you manage to get yourself into this state?"

Damn, he forgot he has literary talent.

Ji Bai remained expressionless, smiled lightly, and said, "I framed Bai Yujing."

Yan Ming's eyes widened instantly, and he covered his ears, saying, "Why don't you keep this to yourself? Why tell me?"

Then he asked, "Where is the Second Prince?"

"Just kidding, you actually believed it."

Ji Bai said, half-jokingly, "We parted ways as soon as we went in, so there was no chance to see them."

Yan Ming lowered his eyebrows, his face saying, "I knew it."

"You never tell the truth."

Ji Bai didn't answer. He turned his head slightly and looked at the others not far away. Suddenly, he gestured with his eyes, and several people from his own camp came over.

"I got involved this time and found that it was indeed very different inside."

Yan Ming didn't speak, but expressed his emotions with his eyes, somewhere between "nonsense" and "you don't even need to tell me."

"Let's go in together in a bit."

Ji Bai's expression was unusually serious. He said slowly, "I've already gained the upper hand. When we go in, the others should follow..."

Gongsun Yang hesitated, but Ji Bai ignored his concerns and said, "Of course it's very dangerous inside. If you're afraid of dying, don't go in."

"That's not what I meant."

Gongsun Yang could only explain, "I've encountered two special examiners before, and I'm curious about what kind of people the examiners here are."

What kind of people are the examiners here?

The girl's face flashed through Ji Bai's mind. When she saw him off, the girl couldn't help but tap her head, worried that she might become delirious again and forget her promise to Ji Bai.

She also worried that she would wake up one day to find herself completely controlled by the "parasite"...

I wish I could help her remember her own name.

Ji Bai thought this to himself, but what he actually said was, "She's fine."