# Chapter 1133: Ant Nest Maze! (Bonus Chapter)
At four in the afternoon, the written exam ended!
Jiangnan collected the papers, hoisted the Barrett over his shoulder, and walked out of the classroom with a satisfied expression!
Proctoring exams earned him resentment points? And money too?
Why was life always so wonderful?
Looking at the back wall of the classroom, there were over a hundred bullet holes, some spirit-binding bullets still stuck in the wall!
It was as if it had been through the baptism of war!
At this moment, all the new students in the examination hall seemed to have been drained dry!
Their eyes hollow, faces utterly resigned to death!
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Wang Zhan exerted nine oxen and two tigers' worth of effort and finally managed to cram the answers onto the paper!
Still heartbroken over his twenty thousand yuan!
From now on, when giving instructions to Boss Nan, he absolutely had to be clear!
Otherwise, he really would take it literally!
At this moment, Bei Bei was lying on the desk, sobbing incessantly, a pool of unidentified liquid on the ground!
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Luo Changge leaned over beside her, softly comforting!
(。ớ₃ờ)ھ "Don't cry, oh, my little Bei Bei. Who hasn't peed their pants before? I did it over a decade ago too!"
Bei Bei: !!!
(*꒦ິ益꒦ີ) "You say that again! I'll scratch you to death! If you can't comfort people, just shut your mouth!"
...
The papers were sent for machine grading!
Meanwhile, in the principal's office!
A group of instructors were either leaning against desks or sitting on windowsills, all looking somewhat troubled!
Guan Hu: "Just keep it to three thousand, or follow the usual routine of cat and mouse?"
Xiao Chuihuo shuddered: "No! Don't let it collapse again!"
The instructors couldn't help but recall last year's cat and mouse!
The mice weren't caught, but Jiangnan caught all the cats and exchanged them for money, even extorting a villa from the academy!
Tao Xinyi frowned: "None of this year's new students are as freakish as Xiao Nan, right?"
Guan Hu said grimly: "The problem is, this year, Jiangnan is the cat! With his abilities, he won't even need an hour to knock out and catch all ten thousand-plus new students!"
"Maybe he'll even make those new students pay money to redeem themselves from him!"
The instructors exchanged glances, all covering their faces with a long sigh!
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Jiangnan would absolutely do something like that!
No matter how they arranged it, as long as Jiangnan was involved, it was bound to collapse!
Luo Tianqing snickered!
(˵ಡกಡ˵) "Then just don't let him participate!"
Xiao Chuihuo said grimly: "He's counting on this to make money. Don't let him participate? Want to bet he'll tear down the academy tomorrow?"
Everyone exchanged glances and let out another synchronized sigh!
Just then, Zhao Dezhu burst in, smiling confidently!
(◞•̀ᗜ•́) "What's the matter? Still worrying? I've already arranged the comprehensive test!"
Xiao Chuihuo was taken aback: "What's the situation?"
Zhao Dezhu looked mysterious!
(︶ᗜ︶◟) "Because of the Western Frontier incident, higher-ups have started a nationwide operation. They've selected a spirit realm near every major city to clear out!"
"Empty the spirit realms and turn them into large-scale shelters, just in case!"
"They're mobilizing explorers from society, along with military forces, to assist in clearing the spirit realms. The operation is codenamed 'Operation Overturning the Nest'!"
Xiao Chuihuo frowned: (◞･᷄‸･᷅) "What does that have to do with our comprehensive test?"
Zhao Dezhu chuckled slyly: "I picked out a spirit realm—the Ant Nest Maze near Kun City! Platinum rank!"
"It's a karst cave terrain, interconnected in all directions, extremely complex, and severely understaffed for clearance. Perfect as the location for this comprehensive test!"
"I arranged it a while ago, so we'll just take them there as free labor and have the new students collect spirit beads!"
Xiao Chuihuo stroked his chin: "But... a Platinum-rank spirit realm? Doesn't seem that difficult?"
Zhao Dezhu lifted a backpack and tossed it onto the desk, then poured out its contents!
Inside were black hoods, each with three eye holes!
(΄◞ิ෴◟ิ‵) "Hehehe~ Who said it wasn't difficult? Only under real crisis situations can we better test the quality of the new students, right?"
"Life-and-death crises are the mirror that reveals true nature! It shows whether someone is human or beast!"
The instructors looked at those black hoods and couldn't help but reveal devilish smiles, clearly knowing what Zhao Dezhu was planning!
Guan Hu and the others stepped forward, grabbing black hoods and stuffing them into their pockets!
"We'll head over tonight to prepare!"
Luo Tianqing excitedly raised her hand!
(๑•̀ㅂ•́)ﾉ "Me! I want to be a villain too! Give me a hood!"
Zhao Dezhu quickly waved his hand: "Forget it! You just keep Jiangnan under control!"
"Don't let him ruin the plan. Make him cooperate properly and not cause any trouble. You're the only one who can match him!"
Luo Tianqing looked disappointed!
(･᷄～･᷅) "Alright then~"
Guan Hu, Ling Feng, and the others set off that night, heading straight for the Kun City Ant Nest Spirit Realm!
When the written exam results came out, another several thousand were eliminated!
In the end, fewer than ten thousand remained, and only three thousand would be kept from these!
All the new students were anxiously waiting for tomorrow's comprehensive test, their hearts filled with trepidation. Meanwhile, Jiangnan was brimming with enthusiasm!
Wait till tomorrow—I'm going to catch every single new student in that toy house!
Only those who pay a little cash or buy my precious little mice will qualify to escape from my grasp!
Ah, that's nice~
Unable to sleep from excitement as he lay in bed, Jiangnan started opening biscuit blind boxes again!
...
In Luo Tianqing's room, she thought about the day's events, blushed again, then forcefully shook her head and slapped her cheeks!
She pulled the mattress off the bed, placed it on the floor, and lay down on her back!
It made a "thump" sound!
The mattress was completely flattened, and her whole body sank into it!
Then she pulled out her phone, grinned mischievously, and started sending a WeChat message to Luo Tianhong!
Sunshine Pillar: "Little Hong? Made it home yet? How's Dad's illness?"
"Poke poke poke~ You there?"
...
At this moment, in the Luo family villa in Kun City!
In the room, Luo Yuhui, wearing a hospital gown and looking ruddy, was lying on a steel hospital bed!
An IV drip was still hanging from his arm!
(๐꒪ͦᴗ̵̍꒪ͦ๐) "Ouch~ I'm in pain, it hurts, I'm dying, cough cough cough~"
As he spoke, he kept coughing, sneaking glances at Shanmao's expression while doing so!
(◔ก◔ิ๐) Cough cough cough~
Shanmao sat grim-faced in front of the hospital bed, wearing a sulky expression. Where did her dad look sick?
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"Where does it hurt?"
Luo Yuhui frowned, his face contorted in pain!
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"My bones hurt, ah, bone cancer! It's hopeless! This is the fate of us Luo family members!"
"Before I die, my only wish is to see you one more time. My little Hong has grown up, earning so many little medals!"
"Just hasn't found a partner yet. If only I could hold a grandchild before I die, that would be wonderful~ Cough cough cough!"
As he spoke, he coughed up a mouthful of bright red blood!
Shanmao said grimly: "Why don't you nag my sister? Why nag me? Eat this!"
She shoved a small ginseng into Luo Yuhui's mouth!
Immediately, Luo Yuhui's face turned even ruddier!
"Your sister? Your sister couldn't produce a fart if she tried? I can't control her, so I'm counting on you!"
As he spoke, two streams of nosebleed shot out over ten meters, staining the wall red!
Shanmao: !!!
There's nothing wrong with him—he's clearly in disgustingly good health! I can't even shoot that far!
Claiming he's sick is clearly just a trick to get me back!
Shanmao stood up: "Even if you had bone cancer, eating this ginseng would cure it! I'm going back to the unit!"
Luo Yuhui immediately panicked!
٩(›ಠ⌓ಠ‹) "No, no, I'm about to die! My whole body hurts! Aaah~ Even if the bone cancer is cured, I've got other illnesses!"
Shanmao paused mid-step: "What illness?"
Luo Yuhui looked serious!
(͡ಠʖ̯͡ಠ) "The 'I'll die if my daughter leaves' disease!"
Shanmao ground her teeth and turned to walk out the door!
Luo Yuhui hurriedly said: "Don't leave! If I hadn't done this, would you have come back?"
"How many years has it been since you last saw your mother? Do you know how many times she beats me every day because you ran away from home?"
Shanmao bit her lip: "I just don't like you confining me with the family's rules and regulations! I don't agree with the family's will either!"
"Children of noble families aren't allowed to join the military, so I left the Luo family! The Spirit Muscle Jade Bone technique can't be passed outside, so I didn't learn a bit of it!"
"If this time you called me back just for an arranged marriage with another family, then forget it! I'll never come home again in this life!"
Luo Yuhui said urgently: "Who said anything about arranged marriage? Those useless sons from other families—who could possibly be worthy of my precious daughter?"
Shanmao was taken aback: (･᷄～･᷅) "Then why did you all trick me into coming back?"
Luo Yuhui's expression turned serious!
(͡ಠʖ̫͡ಠ) "Arranged marriage!"
Shanmao: !!!
Dad, are you messing with me?
Without even replying, Shanmao turned and walked out!
Luo Yuhui hurriedly said: "No! Listen to me! Our family's Spirit Muscle Jade Bone technique is powerful, but its drawbacks are equally severe!"
"Many of the clan's elders can't move anymore, and quite a few have gotten bone cancer!"
Shanmao's eyes were complex: "I... I'll go find Xiao Nan and buy some ginseng to treat you all..."
But Luo Yuhui said anxiously: "That's only treating the symptoms, not the root cause! The Chen family's Spirit Power Silk Armor has been completed by Jiangnan!"
"And now they're thriving in the Western Frontier! Can you ask Jiangnan to discuss completing our Spirit Muscle Jade Bone technique too?"
"I can see you two get along very well. As long as you ask, Jiangnan will surely agree, right?"
"As they say, 'good things come in pairs.' You two are both of marriageable age. If only you could..."
Shanmao's face completely froze, and big teardrops fell one after another!
(˚˃̣̣̥᷄﹏ก̀)
Her eyes were filled with disappointment!
"You tricked me into coming home just to have Jiangnan complete the Spirit Muscle Jade Bone technique? Selling your daughter to exchange for a spirit technique, is that it? I thought you guys missed me..."
"I'm so sick of the family!"
Without looking back, she was about to run out!
Luo Yuhui's eyes reddened: "Your grandfather! He's about to be crushed to death! He's already on a respirator, won't last much longer..."
Shanmao paused mid-step, clenched her teeth, and without looking back, slammed the door and ran out!