Speaking of Science in a Supernatural Livestream 50

Chapter 50: Eight-Coin Celestial Master (Part 1)

The next day, outside the A-1 examination room, a group of candidates were chatting.

The examination rooms in this area were for Xuan Masters below five-coin. The morning was a written test, purely theoretical knowledge, such as the precautions for offering incense, the origin, development, and significance of Xuan Masters.

“A little gossip, want to hear it?”

“What little gossip? The questions for the assessment?”

“Haven’t the scope of the assessment already been given? Memorize the thirteen books, and you’re guaranteed a full score.”

“I heard from my elders at home that yesterday, except for Chairman Xia who was on a mission, the other six chairmen all came to Xianling.”

“Really? Did something big happen? Was it the Xianling Lake incident a few days ago?”

“No, they were here to assess one person.”

“You’re just blowing it up. Assess one person? Who has such a big face?”

“Believe it or not, the Xuanmen will make it public after this assessment. You’ll know then.”

Sang Lingyun listened to these words with disdain. It sounded like a lie. How could the Xuanmen chairmen be so free as to come and assess one person?

She snorted and lowered her head to flip through a book. The pages rustled as she flipped them, and it was unclear what she was actually looking at.

A girl sitting next to her turned to look at her and asked with understanding, “Are you very nervous?”

Sang Lingyun was stunned, then she slammed the book shut, put on an air, and raised her head. “No, I’ve already memorized everything in here.”

“That’s very impressive. What’s your name?”

“Sang Lingyun.”

“Your surname is Sang? The Sang family of Liangshui?”

“…Yes.”

“Then you must be very impressive too.”

At this moment, Sang Lingyun’s vanity reached its peak. She thought that if she could get a Celestial Master coin in this assessment, no matter how many, the main family would definitely take her in.

Sang Lingyun was already thinking about how to humiliate Sang Jing in front of her after getting a Celestial Master coin. A half-baked person, learning from her mother to raise a ghost, and even wearing a fake Celestial Master coin, and on her hand at that. So out of place.

A bell rang. The assessment began, and the candidates entered the examination room.

Sang Lingyun found her seat and sat down.

The examination room was so quiet that only the nervous breathing of the candidates could be heard. Sang Lingyun was also extremely nervous. She rested her head on the table to regulate her breathing and began to recall the content she had just read.

Soon, the examiner entered. The not-too-light, not-too-heavy footsteps stepped on the hearts of every candidate.

Sang Lingyun looked up, her mind a blank. She stared blankly at the person in front of her.

Sang Jing… how could it be Sang Jing…

Sang Jing naturally also saw Sang Lingyun below. She hooked the corner of her lips, and her voice spread throughout the examination room. “Hello, candidates. I am the chief examiner for this assessment, Sang Jing.”

And beside Sang Jing stood a young mistress known to everyone on White Whale Live, Wenren Jin.

Last night, when she had seen that the chief examiner for A-1 was Sang Jing, Wenren Jin had been surprised for a while. Then she had learned from her teacher that the seven chairmen of the Xuanmen were assessing Sang Jing at the same time. She had stood there, not moving, for over an hour.

The first time she had seen Sang Jing today, Wenren Jin had noticed the Celestial Master coins on her wrist… one, two, three… eight.

Wenren Jin gasped, understanding why the seven chairmen were assessing her at the same time.

“Slap!” Someone suddenly slapped the table and stood up.

Everyone in the examination room looked over.

Sang Lingyun stared at Sang Jing, not understanding why this jinx would become the chief examiner.

Sang Jing looked at her and smiled slightly. “Is there anything wrong, candidate? If you disrupt the order of the examination room, I have the right to immediately disqualify you from the assessment.”

Sang Lingyun held her breath and finally had to sit down.

“Hahahaha, look at her face. It’s all green with anger,” Xie Yu whispered to Sang Jing, in a good mood.

Sang Jing also curved her lips, in a very good mood. “I see it.”

When she had known that Sang Lingyun was in the A-1 examination room, Sang Jing had thought that Sang Lingyun’s expression today would definitely be very exciting.

As she had expected, it was a mix of colors, and in the end, it turned black.

“During the assessment, no talking, no looking around. Once discovered, the assessment qualification will be immediately revoked.”

Wenren Jin began to distribute the examination papers, while Sang Jing set up the examination room. She scattered four talismans and fixed them in the four directions of the examination room. These were sound-seeking talismans. As long as a candidate spoke, whether it was to themselves or something else, and startled this talisman, this talisman would go and find the person who had made the sound.

The Xuanmen’s assessment was very strict. Unlike school teachers, who would be more tolerant of small movements, there was none of that here. It didn’t matter if you had any improper examination behavior or not. If it was against the rules, it was against the rules.

“The assessment begins.”

Sang Jing rang the assessment bell.

An hour later, the assessment ended, and the examiner collected the papers.

When Sang Jing received Sang Lingyun’s paper, she chuckled lightly.

The questions on the back of the examination paper focused on testing the candidates’ concentration and determination, and there was also a talisman-drawing question. Sang Lingyun had drawn it, but it was worse than a three-year-old’s. The lines were so twisted they were out of shape, and it was impossible to tell what the talisman looked like. And this was the most basic talisman.

Of course, Sang Lingyun knew she had done poorly. When she had known that Sang Jing was the chief examiner for this assessment, her mind had gone blank, and she could only barely do the later parts.

Suddenly thinking of how Sang Jing had asked her about her examination room last night, Sang Lingyun couldn’t help but be suspicious. “Sang Jing, did you do it on purpose? You asked me about my examination room last night just to use some dirty tricks to become an examiner, right? Sang Jing, I’m going to report you.”

Seeing her serious look, Sang Jing smiled. “Alright, do you need me to take you to see the chief examiner, Vice-Chairman Tan Wei?”

Sang Lingyun: “…”

Sang Lingyun was a little hesitant. Why wasn’t Sang Jing afraid of being exposed at all? Could it be that she had bribed Vice-Chairman Tan Wei!?

On the other side, Wenren Jin had already sealed the examination papers. Sang Jing didn’t say any more to Sang Lingyun and walked out of the examination room with Wenren Jin.

The girl who had greeted Sang Lingyun before the exam was beside her. She asked in a low voice, “Do you know the chief examiner? Her name is Sang Jing. Is she also from your Sang family?”

“No,” Sang Lingyun gritted her teeth in hatred. “A jinx like her is not worthy.”

The girl saw her gloomy face and realized she might have said the wrong thing. She muttered in a low voice, “If you have a grudge against her, the later assessments will be difficult.”

“What do you mean?” Sang Lingyun frowned.

“She is the chief examiner for all three assessments for all the candidates in our examination room. Our final scores are also determined by her.”

The Xuanmen assessment was divided into three parts. The written test only accounted for 20% of the final total score. The practical and practice parts of the latter two parts were the most important.

The practical part was to operate in front of the examiner. If you were good at talisman techniques, you had to draw a talisman that met the requirements within the specified time, and so on. The practice part was to face a real supernatural incident and show your metaphysical abilities and reaction abilities in the process of solving the incident. Some people might be very good at the written test and the practical part, but lack practical experience and don’t know what to do when they really encounter a supernatural incident.

Hearing that girl’s words, a sharp, piercing glint flashed in Sang Lingyun’s eyes.

If that was the case, Sang Jing would definitely not let her pass. Then how could she go to the main family?

Sang Jing knew that Sang Lingyun would not be so obedient, but she had not expected her to act so quickly.

Not long after the first assessment ended, and before the results were out, Tan Wei had found Sang Jing and said that she had received a joint petition, which stated that Sang Jing was not a member of the Xuanmen and had no Celestial Master rank, and was not worthy of being the chief examiner for the assessment.

Wenren Jin almost laughed. These people were really blind and ignorant. Sang Jing could even be her chief examiner. Was she not worthy of assessing these people?

Tan Wei was holding the petition full of signatures and was about to go out. Sang Jing stopped her. “If you go out, won’t it just confirm that I became the chief examiner by bribing you?”

“Who was the one who started it? Call them over. And call their family over too.”

*

Sang Lingyun had recruited a group of candidates under the name of the Liangshui Sang family. These candidates were not from any major Xuanmen families and had all rushed over after hearing about the Liangshui Sang family.

Sang Lingyun had told them about the chief examiner Sang Jing’s past, and with her personal emotions, she had branded Sang Jing as a jinx who was insidious and cunning. She had also mentioned Sang Jing’s mother, who had caused the Sang family’s decline. She had told those people that Sang Jing had never learned metaphysical arts because the Sang family did not allow her to learn them, for fear that she would follow her mother’s crooked path.

After saying this, it was hard for anyone not to wonder why Sang Jing could become the chief examiner. Why should a person with such a corrupt character and no strength be their chief examiner?

Seeing more and more people sign the joint petition, the smile on Sang Lingyun’s face grew brighter and brighter.

Sang Jing, don’t even think about ruining me. Before that, I will make you lose all your reputation.

“Will this cause too much of a stir? Vice-Chairman Tan Wei is known for being strict and fair. What if we’re wrong…” Cen Yue didn’t want to sign it.

Sang Lingyun looked at her seriously. “You’ve been preparing for this assessment for so long. Are you going to let a chief examiner who knows nothing and is not as good as you determine your score?”

In the end, Cen Yue still didn’t sign. She didn’t know the chief examiner, but there were two examiners in one examination room, and their other examiner was Wenren Jin. In terms of status and background, who could suppress the young mistress Wenren? If the chief examiner Sang Jing had really gotten in by bribery, how could she have been arranged in the same examination room as the young mistress Wenren?

Cen Yue had her own considerations. How could she listen to one person’s side of the story?

The assessment continued as normal. The people who had signed the petition were temporarily assigned to other examination rooms. Only Sang Lingyun had not yet been notified of the next assessment.

And the two examiners in the A-1 examination room had not shown up again.

When the day’s assessment was almost over, and the staff notified Sang Lingyun to go to the conference room, Sang Lingyun confidently thought that she had succeeded and that Sang Jing had really been reported.

When she arrived at the conference room, she was stunned to see the people on both sides of the conference table.

On one side was the person in charge of this Xuanmen assessment, Vice-Chairman Tan Wei, Sang Jing, and Wenren Jin. And on the other side was the head of the Sang family’s main courtyard, Sang Ciying. Beside her sat a person with a majestic gaze, and Sang Ciying’s attitude towards her was obviously fawning.

Tan Wei took out the joint petition and an audio recording. In the audio, Sang Lingyun’s words to those people were very clear.

“Yes, I am indeed a member of the Liangshui Sang family.”

“Let me tell you, the chief examiner for A-1, Sang Jing, is actually a fake. She was originally considered a member of the Sang family, but she was not on the family tree. The Sang family was just temporarily raising her. She doesn’t know any metaphysical arts at all. The head of the family didn’t let her learn. She secretly learned a little when she was a child and almost had her legs broken. After that, she never dared to learn again. I saw her a few days ago, and she was no different from before. Who knew that after a few days, she would become the chief examiner for this assessment…”

After the audio ended, Tan Wei glanced at the time. Today’s assessment was also all over.

Sang Jing had said last night that she wanted to release the results together with this batch of candidates.

Sang Ciying still didn’t know why Tan Wei had called her over, and had also called someone from the main family. But seeing Sang Jing, she had a guess. “Vice-Chairman Tan, did Sang Jing do something wrong…”

Tan Wei interrupted her coldly. “Take a look at the announcement from the Xuanmen.”

The list of Celestial Masters of six-coin and above in the Xuanmen assessment would be sent to all branches and Xuanmen families at the same time.

Today’s list was still fresh.

For some reason, Sang Ciying’s heart suddenly became a little flustered.

She opened the newly released announcement list and at first glance, she noticed the striking red characters in the first line.

Eight-coin Celestial Master—Sang Jing.

“Disrupting the order of the assessment; spreading false information; jointly with other candidates, slandering the examiner.

“After a discussion among the seven chairmen, the actions of Sang Lingyun of the Donglai Sang family will be borne jointly by the main family of the Liangshui Sang family. For three years, all students of the main family and its branches are not allowed to participate in the assessment, and for three generations, they are not allowed to enter any branch of the Xuanmen.”