My older sister is a villainous rich girl

Gavin flashed a slightly greasy smile.

"No way!" Molly instinctively moved closer to Wayne.

The area illuminated by the magic lamp was limited, and there were always gusts of cold wind blowing from unknown corners in the passage, making one feel uneasy.

“There’s a fork in the road here,” Chris said, pulling Wayne back.

Next to it was a slightly recessed space, resembling a safe zone.

“Come over here!” Chris called out excitedly.

Wayne was pulled over by her, and Molly and Gavin followed closely behind.

"Uh... what are we doing here?" Wayne asked, puzzled.

There's nothing here except for bare walls.

Chris didn't answer, but poked half her head out of the passageway to look at the outside; there was no one else there.

Then, she confidently took it out of her backpack—

A large magic stone.

Chapter 142 There are countless roads, but safety is the first priority.

Deep within the ruins.

"Hal... I feel like I need to get to know you again."

Below the steep cliff, a slightly mature female voice softly rang out.

"Their exam has already begun." The young man named Hal had his entire face covered, revealing only a pair of eerie eyes.

The other woman was dressed the same as him, and the two of them clearly had a secret relationship.

The two walked one after the other on a narrow path that could only accommodate one person at a time.

Beside him was a bottomless cliff.

“Eleanor,” Hal said, “this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we succeed, it will surely shock the entire kingdom.”

“But if it fails, this hidden weapon might be completely useless,” Eleanor said, trying to dissuade him.

A ruthless glint appeared in Hal's eyes.

He swallowed hard and said coldly, "Is there a better deal in the world than exchanging a lowly nobleman for the life of a duke's daughter?"

"Mr. Ross has already evacuated the capital..."

The young man's gloomy tone was full of sarcasm.

“He’s old and timid, so I’ll do the things he’s too afraid to do.”

The woman laughed, “It’s good that you have guts… This way, we can at least make up for our mistake of being captured by the city guards.”

At this point, Hal stopped in his tracks.

"Who exactly let us out of the city guard that day?" he suddenly asked.

"I don't know either..."

The faint sounds of conversation faded into the deep darkness.

……

"Ah, this..."

Wayne stared at the magic stone, momentarily at a loss for words.

Before the formal exam, everyone was checked to make sure they weren't carrying any magic stones before being allowed to enter.

"How did you do that?" Gavin asked in astonishment.

"Of course, it's done by... bribing the inspector!"

Chris made no attempt to hide anything and openly said things that violated the exam rules.

“I’ve already looked into the content of previous practical exams, and I know all the tricks to it.” Chris put the magic stone back.

"To prevent cheating, the magic stones placed in the academy are specially treated, and mine has also been specially treated to ensure that I won't be caught!"

"As expected of Lady Chris!"

Beside her, Molly's eyes had turned into stars filled with adoration.

Wayne had mixed feelings.

He had originally planned to show off in front of everyone and get Chris to fawn over him.

But that's fine, safety first.

"In that case, let's sit here for now and go out when it's almost time."

Just in case, Wayne even used magic to test every corner of the space to make sure there were no hidden mechanisms.

Chris quickly took a long towel from her bag and spread it on the ground.

Then, another deck of cards was taken out.

"Come on, let's play cards! Let's play until dawn!" she said enthusiastically.

Wayne outwardly looked disgusted, but his body language betrayed him perfectly as he instantly lay down on the long towel, taking up a precious spot.

"I should at least get to play this time."

His tone carried a hint of resentment.

He hadn't forgotten how Chris had left him hanging all afternoon to play cards.

Chris casually pushed his face away a little.

“Okay, you, me, and Molly can play first,” she said. “Gavin can just watch for now.”

“Ah…this isn’t fair,” Gavin protested.

“You can stand behind Molly and watch the cards,” Wayne advised.

"Never!"

Molly immediately rejected the offer, delivering another blow to Gavin.

……

Tasia walked alone in the dimly lit passageway.

She was originally assigned a team, but her "teammates" said, "Since it's Tasia, she can manage alone, right?"

Since entering the ruins, it has not had any further interaction with itself.

Now they've even gotten separated at the crossroads, and I don't know if they deliberately left me behind.

Although I've gotten used to this kind of experience, I still can't face it calmly if I go through it again.

I still need to practice more.

I just didn't get the 10 points for teamwork. If I had enough points in the other areas, my overall score for this test should have been pretty good.

She comforted herself.

As she walked, she stopped.

There seemed to be a very uncomfortable feeling in the passageway ahead.

She frowned, extended her finger, and a dazzling beam of light burst forth from between her fingers.

It shines directly into the darkness ahead.

Everything the beam of light passed through was illuminated.

However, there was nothing abnormal about it.

Am I overthinking it?

Tasia looked puzzled.

She was on high alert and cautiously approached the direction from which the aura had come from.

Soon, that uncomfortable feeling returned.

"Who is it!" Tasia shouted.

No response.

She hurried forward, her magic fully mobilized, ready to unleash her most powerful attack at any moment.

The sensor is intermittent, constantly darting around at various intersections.

Tasia chased after them, not even knowing which direction she was being led in.

When they passed another fork in the road, the aura had completely disappeared.

It was as if it had never existed.

Only Tasia remained in the passageway, looking completely bewildered.

She realized that she seemed to be lost.

Just as they were hesitating about whether to turn back, they faintly heard excited chatter from a group of people not far ahead.

Tasia paused for a moment, then followed the passageway in that direction.

The noise became increasingly clear.

"Shunzi!" a boy shouted excitedly.

"Bomb!" a female voice retorted defiantly.

"You think you're the only one with a bomb? I have one too! Hiahiahia~" The boy from before let out a wild laugh.

The passageway was dimly lit, with a section illuminated in the middle.

Several dark shadows were reflected on the stone wall, trembling in a terrifying manner.

It would occasionally bar its teeth and claws, making strange gestures.

Tasia paused for two seconds, then stepped forward.

Then I saw four classmates sitting around a long scarf.

"Chris, Wayne... what are you doing sitting here?"

All four people stopped moving.

Then, they all looked at her.

A magic lamp was placed in the middle, casting a somewhat eerie glow on their faces.

"..."

An awkward silence fell over the room.

"Ah!" Chris suddenly exclaimed, her face lighting up with joy. "Tasia, you've come at the perfect time! Quickly, replace Wayne!"

He then tried to snatch the last two cards from Wayne's hand and reshuffle them.

"Huh? Why?!" Wayne clutched the cards in his hand tightly.

"Are you a sore loser?!" he shouted. "Is this how you play games?! You try to cheat when you lose?"

"I'm not trying to cheat!"

Chris denied it, but the way she grabbed the cards made her story completely unbelievable.

Chapter 143 You want to spend some time alone with Tasia?

"Huh? Has Tasia gotten separated from her teammates?"

Chris looked worried. "If that happens, we won't get any points for teamwork."

Seeing Tasia's somewhat disappointed look, Wayne keenly sensed that the situation was probably not so simple.

However, he didn't ask any further questions.

“In that case, we need to hurry up and find more magic stones,” he said. “The exam time is almost halfway over, and it would be a real shame for Tasia to fail the practical exam.”