"He went in?"
"Yes! He was wearing a mask, but his build is unmistakable. It's him!"
"Good. Call the others. That little bastard has been hiding in his courtyard for over a month. He's finally come out."
Outside the Ninefold Hall, the Gatekeeper Disciple, who had just been yawning lazily, was now like a completely different person. His face was full of shrewd avarice, and he rubbed his hands together as he reported in a low voice to several Outer Mansion Disciples with menacing auras.
Thanks to the Black Mountain Master targeting him, the fact that Qi Yun had become the Champion Scholar was known by everyone in the Outer Mansion, earning him the jealousy and resentment of many.
Most of them were the unlucky souls he had ambushed and killed during the examination.
But a small portion was simply due to redirected anger.
They were all Outer Mansion Disciples. How could a nobody with no background, a complete stray, possibly become the Champion Scholar?
