Great, it's just a lackey, we're saved!

Chapter 304 The Trial of the Heart!

When Abao climbed the last step and emerged from the mist, he looked up and saw a huge wooden archway in front of him.

However, at the end of the white jade steps, all the way to the vicinity of the archway, there was not a single person in sight.

Abao was a little confused, his little eyes darting around.

I walked around the archway with my legs splayed out, but I didn't smell any trace of Zhou Wei's treacherous nature.

This means that Zhou Wei, the little girl, has never been here before.

"Strange, where did everyone go? Why is only I, the bear, coming up the stairs?"

While pondering, Abao suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"What? Abao is missing?" Zhou Wei's voice was filled with anger and worry. "Didn't I tell it to stay close to the princess? Why is it gone?"

Tan Lin's voice came: "Alas, it seems that when we entered the fog and everything suddenly went dark, and we couldn't see anything, A Bao got separated from us."

The eldest princess's voice was also filled with worry: "The situation just now was really dangerous. There seemed to be something terrifying in the black fog. I wonder if Abao is in danger?"

Everyone emerged from the white jade staircase, discussing A Bao.

Zhou Wei stared at the vast white mist and said angrily, "Someone must be up to something. I'm going back to find A Bao right now."

As she lifted her foot to step back into the mist, she suddenly felt something push against her waist.

Looking back, I saw Abao's fluffy head!

"Abao!" Zhou Wei exclaimed excitedly, rubbing Abao's big head.

After the initial surprise, anger rose, and Zhou Wei couldn't help but grab A Bao's ear.

"You're not allowed to run around, yet you still do? Do you want to get beaten up?"

At this moment, Zhou Wei looked exactly like a cat owner who had seen her cat jump off the balcony, tried to persuade it to come back with kind words, and then fought it to the death.

Abao struggled free from Zhou Wei's clutches and plopped down on the ground, rubbing his ears with a pitiful expression.

Zhou Wei remained unmoved: "Don't play the victim. Tell me, where did you go just now?"

Abao rubbed his ears while howling.

Only Zhou Wei and the little monk could understand A Bao's words; everyone else stared wide-eyed, looking completely bewildered.

After A Bao finished speaking, Zhu Qi and Zhou Wei's expressions turned serious.

Zhou Wei rubbed A Bao's ears and took an apple out of her bundle and gave it to him.

"I misunderstood you, and I apologize to you."

Abao turned its head away arrogantly, panting heavily with anger, but the little glances it kept giving Apple betrayed it.

"Okay, I was wrong. If there's no problem, I'll just pinch your ear," Zhou Wei said with a helpless laugh. "Or, double the amount of milk tomorrow?"

Abao still tilted his head, not wanting to talk to Zhou Wei.

Upon seeing this, the eldest princess couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Weiwei, you're too impatient! Besides, our Abao has backbone. You think you can bribe it with Apple and Pot Milk? You're underestimating it."

Zhou Wei nodded, "Indeed, since that's the case, then..."

Seeing that Zhou Wei was about to put the apple away, A Bao suddenly sprang up from the ground, its claws reaching out to snatch the apple from Zhou Wei's hand.

ka ka ka-

The crisp sound of chewing rang out, and Abao didn't forget to wave his bear paw at Zhou Wei.

Remind her that there will be two more bowls of milk tomorrow.

After calming Abao down, Zhou Wei said to everyone, "We should all thank Abao, otherwise it wouldn't have been easy for us to get out of the black fog safely."

Shen Shuqing didn't take it seriously. Although she had been quite frightened when she was trapped in the black fog and alone, she was still terrified.

But now that they're out of danger, they've perked up again.

"It's just some black mist blocking our vision, what's so scary about that? Should we be grateful to a beast?"

Zhou Wei looked at Shen Shuqing, "The beast you speak of is an auspicious omen acknowledged by His Majesty. What? His Majesty acknowledges it, but your Marquis's mansion doesn't? Are you planning a rebellion?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Shuqing's expression changed, she snorted, and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Wan Qianliang sighed silently in his heart.

This is a blessed land; what are the monarchs of secular dynasties compared to this?

Shen Shuqing was actually stunned by Zhou Wei's words.

Wan Qianliang really didn't know what to say about this junior sister.

The scene fell silent for a moment. Tan Lin said, "Let's head towards Mingzheng Hall first!"

The group followed Tan Lin through the archway and headed towards the Mingzheng Hall.

Shen Shuqing, her face contorted with anger, fell last, leaving Wan Qianliang with no choice but to offer words of comfort.

"Junior sister, there's no need to bother with that vile servant. Once we reach Immortal Valley, she won't be able to act so arrogantly anymore. Then you can vent your anger as you please."

Shen Shuqing took a deep breath.

"If you could beat her, why would you have to put up with her attitude every time?"

Wan Qianliang looked embarrassed and changed the subject, saying, "This Zhengshan Academy is a bit strange."

Shen Shuqing's curiosity was piqued. "What's strange about it?"

“We’ve been walking for so long and haven’t seen a single person,” Wan Qianliang said, looking around. “Even if Zhengshan Academy were closed, it wouldn’t be this quiet inside.”

Shen Shuqing also noticed something was wrong. "The road we're walking on is very clean, it's obvious that someone sweeps and cleans it regularly, but now we can't see a single person. It's really strange."

Unlike Shen Shuya and Wan Qianliang, who were discussing the strange occurrences at the academy, the Eldest Princess was asking Zhou Wei what had just happened to Abao.

"You mean, Abao has been chosen to undergo the 'Trial of the Heart'?"

"Based on the comprehensive analysis, that's indeed the case..." Zhou Wei said, then suddenly laughed, "That person probably picked through us all, and finally chose the one he thought was the easiest to bully, but unexpectedly..."

Upon hearing this, the eldest princess pondered for a moment.

In the end, it was discovered that A Bao was indeed the easiest target among them.

Although Jiang Yueli and Zhou Wei's cultivation levels were slightly lower, they were still cultivators at least.

Shen Shuqing is a heroine with great fortune, possessing immense luck.

Wan Qianliang, Zhu Qi, and Tan Lin are all disciples of the blessed land.

As for Jiang Zao, Zhou Wei had previously told Jiang Yueli that she might be the original female lead whose luck had been stolen.

As Zhou Wei gradually changes the plot, Jiang Zao's luck also shows signs of slowly returning.

After comparing them, only Abao remains.

After all, on the surface, Po is just an ordinary panda.

“Then this person has chosen the wrong person,” the princess said, patting A Bao’s head. “Our A Bao is no ordinary person.”

Ah Bao let out two triumphant howls.

Zhou Wei also said, "The so-called 'questioning the heart' means testing with the deepest obsession or the greatest desire in one's heart. Although A Bao is greedy, he can distinguish between what is important and what is not."

At this point, Zhou Wei raised her head slightly.

"This person chose Abao, and the 'Trial of the Heart' on the white jade staircase was easily broken, which gave me some confidence."

This means that the person who created this circular copy is not omnipotent or infallible.

Otherwise, the bug that Tan Lin is would not exist, and there would be no joke of Po killing the master with random punches.

At this moment, Tan Lin glanced at Jiang Zao, Shen Shuqing, and Wan Qianliang behind him.

He asked Zhou Wei, "Zhou Dianjun, should we tell them about the strange things that have happened since the academy closed its gates?"