"I was just kidding with you, couldn't you tell?" Feng Qingyi said a lot to Qin Yuchuan, but he ended up saying he was just joking, which made her even unhappier.
"Don't you think you're being boring? Is it fun to tease me?"
Qin Yuchuan looked at Feng Qingyi's pitiful little look and found it rather cute. "It's quite fun."
"Hmph, I don't want to talk to you anymore!"
She had never realized before that he was actually this kind of person, saying deceitful things with a straight face.
The problem was that she had actually believed him and earnestly advised him to maintain distance from the girl he liked and the opposite sex.
"Seeing you in such good spirits, you must be almost fully recovered. But just to be safe, you should take another dose of medicine."
"As for your classes, you can skip them today. You can catch up after the exams are over."
"You're still young, you have plenty of time to study, no need to rush."
Feng Qingyi listened to Qin Yuchuan's reminders, "I know, you really are a nag. Bye!"
The mid-term exams at Jing University arrived on schedule, and the exam rooms were specially arranged according to each student's ID number.
Feng Qingyi and Qu Jingqiu were in the same exam room, and they walked towards it together.
Qu Jingqiu asked, "Qingyi, how prepared are you this time?"
"I know what I know, and I don't know what I don't know. I'll just leave it to fate!"
Having taken exams since she was little, Feng Qingyi was used to it and didn't feel nervous at all.
Qu Jingqiu said, "I hope the questions this time won't be too outrageous."
Feng Qingyi had always known that the exams at Jing University were very strict, but it wasn't until she entered the exam room that she realized this time it was even stricter than before.
There were thirty people in each classroom, and the distance between them on all sides was more than a meter.
There were two invigilators, and there were also patrollers in the corridors. Cheating was simply impossible.
The exam lasted three days, which was still quite relaxed compared to attending classes.
After the exam, Feng Qingyi was in a good mood when she saw that her side quest was marked as completed.
Surprisingly, even before the results were out, the quest showed as completed. It could even automatically determine the result - truly high-level!
While Feng Qingyi was still happy about earning 1,000 points, a new side quest was issued.
Side Quest: Rank first in your department in the final exams. Completing this quest will earn you 5,000 points.
Seeing that completing the quest would earn 5,000 points, Feng Qingyi became a little flustered.
That's 5,000 points! Even if she chatted with Qin Yuchuan through voice and video, it would take a month to earn that much. She had to complete this side quest.
Feng Qingyi was full of determination and had already started planning her study schedule for the next two months in her mind.
As soon as she got home, Feng Qingyi received a message from Qin Yuchuan.
[Yuchuan: All done with the exams, how did it feel?]
[Qingyi: I told you before, I still have a side quest where one of the tasks is to rank first in the midterms. This quest showed as completed right after I finished the exams.]
[Qingyi: So I must have done pretty well. I'm happy!]
[Yuchuan: Well done, keep it up.]
[Qingyi: I know, and I earned 1,000 points for completing the quest. I've saved up a lot of points now.]
Qin Yuchuan looked at the point balance on his phone, which had also increased by 1,000. He suddenly had a hunch.
Their points must be linked, so when she completes a quest, he also gets the corresponding points.
If that's the case, then meeting her on her birthday should be possible.
[Yuchuan: Do you have any other side quests?]
[Qingyi: Yes! Last time a martial arts competition quest was issued, it's at the end of this month, but it's only 500 points.]
[Qingyi: Just now another quest for the final exams was issued, 5,000 points! I was stunned!]
[Yuchuan: When are the final exams?]
[Qingyi: Mid-January, and then I'll go home for the New Year after the exams.]
[Yuchuan: I see.]
[Qingyi: After the exams, I want to celebrate a little. Is there anything you want? I'll go buy it!]
[Yuchuan: Going to the supermarket again?]
Qin Yuchuan noticed that Feng Qingyi seemed very fond of going to the supermarket.
[Qingyi: Not the supermarket this time, I'll go to the mall. It's cold now, so I need to buy some winter clothes.]
[Qingyi: I'll get a few pieces for you too, using the box of gold you gave me before.]
Feng Qingyi knew that if she used her own money, he might get angry again, so she mentioned the box of gold.
To this day, she still hadn't gotten around to exchanging that box of gold bars, and it was still locked in her cabinet!
[Yuchuan: Okay.]
[Qingyi: Then I'll just pick them out randomly. Don't complain about them later.]
[Yuchuan: Alright.]
[Qingyi: I'll send them to you after I've bought them.]
In Shengjing, at the General's Mansion.
"General, bad news. Qiu Tongfu has died from poisoning in prison!" Yan Chi rushed in to report.
Qin Yuchuan frowned, "When did this happen?"
"Just last night. Apparently the Ministry of Justice wanted to pry some information about the Southern Frontier out of him, but he didn't say anything."
"What poison was he afflicted with?" Qin Yuchuan asked.
Yan Chi said, "The coroners are also unaware of the poison he was afflicted with. It seems to be a poison from the Southern Frontier."
"Who visited him during this period?"
He couldn't have had poison on him, so someone must have done it secretly.
Yan Chi shook his head, "No one."
Qin Yuchuan waved his hand, dismissing Yan Chi.
This matter was becoming more and more complicated. Na Muqi had already apprehended all the Southern Frontier people they had found.
But it seemed there were still some who had slipped through the net.
What role had that noble consort played in all this?
Xuanyuan Sheng seemed to trust his bedmate greatly, and he had already warned him, but he didn't seem to take it seriously.
As for what consequences might arise, he would have to bear them himself.
He had already devoted enough effort and heart to this country. War with the Southern Frontier was now inevitable. Once everything was settled, he would take his mother and leave Shengjing. He should also make some plans for his own future.
After Qiu Tongfu died from poisoning in prison, Xuanyuan Sheng had people investigate thoroughly, but they found nothing.
In the end, he was given the crime of cowardly suicide, and the matter was dropped.
With the position of Grand Chancellor vacant in the court, the civil officials vied to display their talents, hoping to gain the emperor's favor.
Every day when Qin Yuchuan attended court, he found the sight of those ministers in their late forties puffing out their chests and glaring unsettling.
As they were embroiled in a heated confrontation, a widespread poisoning incident occurred within Shengjing City. The symptoms of this poisoning were bizarre, and within three days, several people had already perished due to it.
The people of Shengjing were in a state of panic and unrest. When Xuanyuan Sheng learned of this news, he dispatched Qin Yuchuan to investigate.
Concerned for Qin Yuchuan's safety, Na Muqi voluntarily requested to accompany him, and her request was granted.
Currently, all those poisoned reside in the western part of the city, within a radius of three miles. Qin Yuchuan and Na Muqi purposefully went to inspect the situation.
"With so many people in the imperial court, the Emperor specifically appointed you to investigate. It's clear to any discerning person what his intentions are!"
