Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Wu Jie's words were very artistic.

He was clearly using Wang Yi as a pawn, but now he's saying it as if Wang Yi had done him a huge favor.

What was clearly a concession of benefits to mend the rift in the relationship between the two parties was presented as a reward for Wang Yi's help.

Even if he were on the opposite side, Wang Yi had to admit that these words sounded much more pleasant.

Of course, the real reason for comfort is to have real benefits; empty words and eloquent explanations will not get you anywhere.

As for the quota for direct admission to the Imperial Capital Magic University, it's obvious that it must be extremely difficult to arrange. Otherwise, all the students directly admitted to Lanling Magic High School every year would belong to the Wu family.

Now that Wu Jie's purpose is known, Wang Yi's doubts have not decreased but have instead increased.

The first question is: why?

Why did Wu Jie do this?

Wang Yi, who never even watched the CCTV Evening News in his previous life, naturally wouldn't look through past official news from Lanling City after leaving Lingnan Shaqiao.

Therefore, no matter how hard Wang Yi racked his brains, he could never have known that a transcendent mage had warned Bai Jingting, forcing Chi Jiayan, who had originally retired due to illness, to be accused of dereliction of duty and breaking the law.

When Wu Jie learned of all this, the information asymmetry led to a wrong judgment, and his thinking was directly corrupted.

The smarter a person is, the harder it is for them to escape their own cognitive biases.

So Wang Yi's first thought was that something was fishy about this.

This was Wu Jie setting a trap for him.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, and even if there were, it certainly wouldn't fall on his head.

But such obvious benefits can't be fake.

Even if this condition is used as bait, many people may know it's a trap but still be unable to resist stepping into it.

But then Wang Yi felt that he wasn't worth Wu Jie's heavy bait.

Surely no angler would use three tons of bait to bait a spot just to catch a small crucian carp, right?

No way, really?

Therefore, Wang Yi guessed that there must have been some situation that she was unaware of, which forced Wu Jie to cut his losses.

As for the verification method, it's very simple: just add a markup.

While Wang Yi was thinking, Wu Jie was also observing Wang Yi's reaction.

So far, Wang Yi has shown no other reaction besides being somewhat surprised.

Actually, Wu Jie just decided on this guaranteed admission spot.

This is also the most valuable thing Wu Jie can offer at the moment, and the thing that best expresses his sincerity.

Otherwise, they wouldn't just give him money directly, would they? Let alone the fact that he doesn't have much money to spare, someone like Wang Yi with a background would certainly not lack money when he needs it.

As for the precious magic crystals, they should be given to anyone who wants them.

If Wang Yi really has some powerful figure hiding behind him, he probably wouldn't care too much about this spot.

Even now, Wu Jie still can't help but cautiously probe in places that are hard to detect.

Perhaps it's just his personality.

"Imperial Capital Magic University?" Wang Yi rubbed his chin. Although he hadn't looked into the rankings of magic universities in China, a university that dared to use "Imperial Capital" in its name must be top-tier.

"Director Wu, I think you might have misunderstood," Wang Yi said, feigning indifference. "A guaranteed admission is neither here nor there for me."

"As expected," Wu Jie sighed inwardly.

This was the most valuable asset he could offer, but the truth is, just because you can offer something doesn't mean the other person needs it.

"However... I do need a spot," Wang Yi changed the subject, "but I only want a spot."

Wu Jie immediately understood Wang Yi's meaning: Wang Yi wanted to decide who would get the spot.

"Even with a guaranteed admission spot, you still won't get in if your talent and ability don't meet the minimum requirements," Wu Jie explained.

"Of course I know that. Don't worry, I'm definitely no worse than Manager Wu," Wang Yi said frankly.

"Okay." Wu Jie agreed without much hesitation.

Since we've decided to give it away, let's see it through to the end.

"Then thank you very much, Uncle Wu." Wang Yi immediately put on a business-like smile, and even changed his form of address: "It's getting late, so I won't bother you any longer. Thank you for your hospitality, Uncle Wu."

After saying that, Wang Yi got up and left.

"Xiaoqi, see her off." Wu Jie was almost caught off guard by Wang Yi's sudden change of expression.

Still in shock, Wu Manqi reluctantly got up, enduring the pain in her thigh, and followed Wang Yi's steps.

In the living room, Wang Yi and Wu Guan's mother exchanged a few words with smiles. After patting Wu Guan on the shoulder, Wang Yi opened the door and left.

The moment Wang Yi stepped out the door, the smile on his face vanished completely.

Not far from the Wu family's house, Qi Xiaohao opened the car window and waved to Wang Yi.

Wang Yi calmly said goodbye to Wu Manqi, then walked to the car, opened the door, sat in the back seat, and asked Qi Xiaohao beside him:

"Why are you here?"

"Hehe." Qi Xiaohao grinned, "I just came to back you up because I was worried you'd get bullied, Brother E."

"What kind of support are you going to give me?" Wang Yi asked casually, then took out his phone to search for information and said to Xu Jun:

"Uncle Xu, let's go."

As the car started, Qi Xiaohao watched Wu Manqi return home and close the door, his heart sinking: "What's wrong, Brother E? Did something not go well?"

Wang Yi stared at his phone screen, constantly opening web pages, and casually replied, "It's hard to say."

"Hmph, the mere Wu family." Qi Xiaohao was unconvinced and naturally assumed that the Wu family didn't think much of Wang Yi and was making things difficult for him.

"It's okay, Brother E. What are you afraid of with our circumstances? My parents are your parents too. I'll have them fly back to support you later," Qi Xiaohao comforted Wang Yi, putting his arm around Wang Yi's shoulder.

"Mom and Dad?" Wang Yi's finger, which was swiping on the screen, suddenly stopped. As if a flash of inspiration had appeared in his mind, a melodramatic plot emerged.

Wu Jie seemed to be wary of something, and was even willing to give up his guaranteed admission spot to resolve the conflict.

Wang Yi was certain that he had nothing that Wu Jie feared, so perhaps it was because the original owner of this body came from an extraordinary family background.

A storm raged in Wang Yi's mind: Could it be that one of the original owner's parents came from a prominent family, but because the family did not approve of the marriage, they eloped and chose a small city to live in seclusion?

They both later sacrificed themselves, leaving behind their original bodies whose fates remain unknown.

After years of secret investigation, this large family has now found its bloodline descendant.

Then, a close elder in the family, seeing that he had been wandering for many years, felt sorry for him. While contacting the family to let him return to his ancestral home, he went directly to the family and found Wu Jie, who had used him, and beat him up.

So Wu Jie was so frightened that he hurriedly apologized.

Wang Yi rubbed his temples in pain. "That's really reasonable... what a load of rubbish!"

Putting aside the fact that this elder, who may not even exist, would know about the conflict between him and Wu Jie.

How could such a melodramatic plot possibly exist in real life? This isn't a novel.