Special Agent’s Rebirth: The Almighty Goddess of Quick Transmigration - Chapter 319

Ye Jia’s smile slowly froze on her face.

However, Mr. Lin didn’t notice and continued speaking, “She is the most talented student I have ever seen…”

Unfortunately, Ye Shaohua ultimately didn’t agree to Master Lin’s request.

To persuade Ye Shaohua, Master Lin directly canceled his study tour plans.

He stayed put, visiting Ye Shaohua almost every day to plead his case.

He had little time left to teach his other students.

Gradually, Ye Jia faded into obscurity in the oil painting world. Uncle Ye scraped together some funds to hold an exhibition for her, but it was all in vain; no one showed any interest in her work.

With the budget exhausted, the Ye family spent their remaining money and fell deep into debt, forcing them to move into a simple, cramped house.

The entire family had no choice but to find work to earn a living. Occasionally, when they saw the images of Ye Chen and the senior management of the Ye Corporation on the huge screens lining the streets, they would unconsciously stop and stare.

They would gaze at the screen, filled with deep regret.

But everyone knew there was no way to reverse their fortunes now.

[Ding! Completion of Main Quest: Protect Ye Chen. System reward: 700 points. Congratulations, Host, for completing the Hidden Quest: Revive the Ye Corporation. System reward: 5000 points!]

[Ding! System 008 at your service. 5700 points have been credited to your account. Now departing this world!]

This time, Ye Shaohua didn’t hesitate. She left a duplicate behind and departed immediately.

**

“Steward Liu, Steward Liu! Shaohua is awake!”

When Ye Shaohua woke up, her throat felt extremely dry. She saw a girl of about thirteen or fourteen sitting by her bed, whose voice was full of excitement.

The girl hurried out through the wooden door.

Seeing the girl dressed in coarse linen clothes, Ye Shaohua guessed this was likely an ancient era.

However…

She narrowed her eyes slightly. The elements in the air of this world felt different from a typical ancient setting.

Having experienced several ancient eras before, she knew the air normally felt different from this.

As she pondered this, the girl returned, pulling along a middle-aged man and a young man roughly her own age.

“It’s good that you’re awake. The Profound Sky Sect’s aptitude test is this afternoon,” the middle-aged man said after checking that Ye Shaohua was indeed out of danger. He then glanced dismissively at the girl and the young man. “Fu Xue, Qingning, you two help Shaohua pack the things she’ll need. Bring her to your carriage later.”

He clearly held Ye Shaohua in higher regard than Fu Xue and the young man.

The girl from earlier, Fu Xue, nodded obediently.

However, the young man, Yue Qingning, furrowed his elegant brows slightly. Although he didn’t say anything, he was clearly unhappy with the steward’s order.

“Shaohua, why aren’t you talking to me?” Fu Xue helped Ye Shaohua up, chattering away, but noticed Ye Shaohua wasn’t responding. She pouted, sounding wronged. “Are you angry? But when you fell off the cliff, we couldn’t just go down after you, right? You know my body is weak; there was no way I could climb down to search for you. Luckily, there were people from the village below…”

Her words trailed off as she met Ye Shaohua’s dark, inscrutable gaze.

Ye Shaohua hadn’t received the plot details for this world yet, and didn’t bother about whether she had fallen off the cliff herself or not.

She simply followed Fu Xue, walking slowly outside.

“Why do Fu Xue and Qingning have to bring Ye Shaohua along?” Ye Shaohua discovered this body’s senses were exceptionally sharp, allowing her to clearly overhear the conversation of people standing outside. “She’s our biggest competitor. Wouldn’t it have been better to leave her at the cliff? They could have told the innkeeper to send a search party after we left. Why bring her back now?”

“Exactly. I don’t understand what those two are thinking.”

“…”

Ye Shaohua remained silent and followed the group onto a carriage.

System 008 had detected that she wasn’t in a state to receive the plot details immediately, so Ye Shaohua decided to wait until after the so-called aptitude test was over.

The rickety carriage journey lasted about two hours before finally arriving at the test site.

The Steward Liu from earlier, dressed in slightly finer clothes than the rest, came over and addressed the dozen or so young boys and girls standing before him: “This is the Profound Sky Sect’s grand selection, held once every five years! Even you lower-class people can participate. If you possess talent, you will be accepted as an outer sect disciple of the Profound Sky Sect, or perhaps even an inner sect disciple! If you are chosen, this is your chance to change your destiny and soar to greatness! I wish you all success here!”

Although the group of youths had known about this opportunity beforehand, their faces were still flushed with excitement.

Fu Xue, in particular, was thrilled. She gripped Yue Qingning’s arm tightly. “Qingning, what do you think my soul aptitude will be? Do you think the Profound Sky Sect will want us? I must be chosen…”

Yue Qingning was clearly very excited too.

Steward Liu directed them to line up properly and wait for the representatives from the Profound Sky Sect to arrive.

Suddenly, Ye Shaohua slightly raised her head and looked towards the sky.

A few seconds later, a figure appeared, soaring through the sky on a sword. His white robes fluttered dramatically in the wind.

His jet-black hair was tied up at the back of his head with a simple jade hairpin, giving him an immortal, transcendent aura.

“A white-robed disciple of the Profound Sky Sect!” Ye Shaohua heard people around her exclaim in shock and awe. “An inner sect disciple!”

Instantly, everyone present gazed at the white-robed disciple with a mixture of envy and admiration.

The white-robed disciple held a register in his hand. His voice, amplified by some profound energy, carried far and wide: “Everyone, form orderly lines. Proceed in sequence…”

There were many participants for the grand selection.

The test itself was simple: place a hand on a stone slab and observe the color it displayed.

“Earth soul aptitude. Next.”

The white-robed disciple looked dispassionately at the earthy yellow light emanating from the slab and drew a large cross next to that person’s name on his list.

Nearly a hundred people were tested, and not a single one had qualified.

Soon, it was the turn of Ye Shaohua’s group.

Fu Xue and Ye Shaohua were near the front of the line.

Fu Xue stepped up first and placed her hand on the stone slab.

A burning red color slowly bloomed on the slab’s surface.

It was the first different color to appear after testing so many people.

The white-robed disciple’s expression softened slightly. He checked his list and looked at Fu Xue. “Fu Xue, correct? Fire element soul aptitude. Go inside and change into a new set of robes.”

“Fu Xue actually passed! She’s truly amazing!” Everyone behind Ye Shaohua was buzzing with excitement. Even Steward Liu seemed surprised.

The white-robed disciple’s face turned stern. “Quiet! Next, Ye Shaohua.”