Today's test was another major failure.

"Do you know how the people who run schools line their own pockets?"

As Si Xuanyin searched for the boundaries of the underground space, Ling Xiuqi, who was following behind her, suddenly asked a question.

"Why are you asking this?" You Yonghuai asked instinctively, curious.

"I just suddenly learned some things," Ling Xiuqi shrugged and continued:

"For example, high school textbooks and supplementary materials are purchased by the school at the students' own expense."

"The selection of teaching materials requires schools to put out a tender to bookstores in the city, and finally decide which bookstore to purchase the teaching materials from."

"Wenjiang Middle School orders all its teaching materials from the same bookstore every semester—I had someone check, and it's an empty store; the owner is a relative of one of the principals."

"Each set of materials was sourced from another bookstore that sold them exclusively to the school. The purchase price was only 30% of the original price, but when resold to the school, they were sold at the original price."

After saying that, the group walked to a corner of the campus. Ling Xiuqi squatted down, picked up some soil and rubbed it, then condensed a hurricane in his palm.

Si Xuanyin tried again and found that the underground space was still extending outwards, all the way to outside the school.

"It's alright, this is about enough." Ling Xiuqi squatted down and smiled.

"Guess how much it would cost to secretly dig a huge underground space?"

"You mean, the money embezzled from Wenjiang Middle School was used to build this basement?"

"To be more precise, it's about recouping costs, since the underground space should have been built a long time ago."

As he spoke, Ling Xiuqi dug a hole in the ground, beneath which lay a hard stone slab.

Stuffing the hurricane-like object into the pit, Ling Xiuqi brushed the dust off his hands and said, "Do you remember that dean of academic affairs who lost his memory?"

"Was he also involved in corruption?"

"Of course, you can find out this by just looking at his bank statements... but more importantly, why specifically erase his memory?"

The hurricane, buried in the soil, split into sharp slashes, cutting through the stone slabs and leaving obvious cracks.

"I have people monitoring that academic affairs director, but he hasn't made any moves. So, I'm curious whether the academic affairs director can hold out if we just demolish their basement."

As he spoke, Ling Xiuqi conjured another hurricane and threw it into the small hole from before.

[Skill included: Hurricane Control]

You Yonghuai stood aside, listening quietly to Ling Xiuqi speak, when a line of text immediately appeared before his eyes.

Without a doubt, You Yonghuai chose to include it.

His palm trembled slightly beneath the glove, as if an eye had opened in response to You Yonghuai's thoughts. Then, a cool sensation came from his palm, and another line of text appeared before his eyes:

[Inclusion successful]

Before You Yonghuai could ask what was going on, he felt a tremor beneath his feet.

"Looks like his basement isn't very good quality... Wait, could it be your bad luck kicking in?" Ling Xiuqi first shook his head with a smile, then instantly looked at You Yonghuai.

[Standing test: A score greater than 90 indicates a successful test]

Test result: 66

[Test failed!]

Looking at the ten-sided dice in front of him, You Yonghuai smiled helplessly.

At least Ling Xiuqi achieved his goal of destroying the basement.

Perhaps due to the accidental infusion of too much spiritual energy, the hurricane that had just been thrown into the pit unleashed a powerful slash, instantly destroying the stone slab covering the ground.

The next second, the two felt a tremor beneath their feet, as if the ground beneath them was about to collapse.

"I only said I wanted to destroy the underground, I didn't say we had to go down and see!" Ling Xiuqi blinked blankly, grabbed You Yonghuai's hand and was about to run, but his left foot accidentally tripped over his right foot.

"What a joke!" Ling Xiuqi fell to the ground with a thud, turning around to look at You Yonghuai in surprise.

The other party seemed resigned to their fate, bowing their head with a wry smile.

"Click!"

The stone slab shattered, along with the special metal material used for insulation, and the two bodies fell rapidly, instantly landing in the underground space.

[Physical fitness test: A score greater than 39 indicates a successful test]

Test result: 25

[Test failed! You have a fracture.]

The underground space was about two stories high. By the time You Yonghuai came to his senses, he had already fallen heavily to the ground and lost sensation in his lower body.

If it weren't for the fact that the pain he felt was no longer so intense after absorbing the source of life, You Yonghuai would probably have already passed out.

"Are you alright?" Two hurricanes floated beneath Ling Xiuqi's feet, lifting him up and gently landing him.

Just now, Ling Xiuqi also tried to throw two hurricanes at You Yonghuai to help him land smoothly, but when the hurricanes got close, they inexplicably veered off course and landed on the wall not far away.

"I can't move my lower body, but it's okay." You Yonghuai supported himself with his hands on the ground, feeling his body rapidly healing itself.

Before long, as some of the remaining life force from the Source of Life was consumed, You Yonghuai was fully revived.

No skill involved, just sheer luck.

"We could fly straight up," Ling Xiuqi said, looking up at the cave entrance still covered in dust. "But since we're already here, why don't we take a look first?"

You Yonghuai naturally followed Ling Xiuqi's idea.

The underground space was very large, but there were no light bulbs installed. Even though it was possible to see things in the dark and there was an opening as a light source, You Yonghuai still felt it was very dim.

"There's a magic circle on the ground," Ling Xiuqi said, turning on the flashlight in his phone and shining it on the floor.

You Yonghuai looked down and saw that he was stepping on intricate and mysterious patterns.

"Probably some kind of ceremony again." Ling Xiuqi walked ahead, slowly approaching the center of the underground space.

"Thump!"

After walking only a few steps, Ling Xiuqi bumped into something and was blocked on the outside.

I shone the flashlight in front of me, but there was nothing there.

"There's an invisible wall?" Ling Xiuqi tried to reach out and could feel a barrier blocking his way, hindering his progress.

Standing next to Ling Xiuqi, You Yonghuai also reached out his hand with some curiosity.

The arm moves forward normally.

"Is the barrier only on my side?" Ling Xiuqi tilted his head, switched places with You Yonghuai, and took another step.

"Thump!"

Ling Xiuqi ran into the invisible wall once again.

"Why should I?" Ling Xiuqi looked at You Yonghuai, who was walking forward normally, with a puzzled expression.

He had intended to think about the differences between the two in order to find out the reasons, but after thinking about it, he realized that the two were different in every way.

"Be careful, don't go too deep. If you encounter any problems, run back immediately, and I'll take you away!"

Standing outside the invisible wall, Ling Xiuqi cursed this buggy world in his heart while reminding You Yonghuai.

"Okay..." You Yonghuai turned around, but as soon as he spoke, his body suddenly stopped.

"Thump!"

He also ran into an invisible wall.