Chapter 323 Li Ziqi, You Should Just Forfeit!
âDo I have to say it?â
Sun Mo frowned.
âYes, you must say it!â
The observer had a black headgear on his head, and only his eyes were revealed. His gaze was sharp as he stared at Sun Mo.
âNo comment!â
Sun Mo replied.
Si~
Upon hearing Sun Mo was being so unyielding and had directly offended an observer, Song Ren was so frightened that his heart trembled. (My heavens, do you have to be so iron-headed? He is an observer after all. Are you not afraid that he would mark us down?)
Fan Yaoâs lips twitched, he was pondering over what to say and how to redeem the image of the Central Province Academy. However, Gu Xiuxun felt like laughing. (Do you think the name Black Doggy Sun is fake?)
âIâm a participating teacher yet you are actually asking me this? In that case, why did the Saint Gate hire you as an observer for? Are you here to slack?â
Sun Mo was unhappy about this fellow. He merely had a little authority, so why was he being so arrogant? âIf I was cheating, should I also take the initiative to inform you?â
âTeacher Sun, just say a few words less?â
Fan Yao advised.
âTeacher Sun Mo, I will record your words down!â
The tone of the observer was still as cold as ever. Hence, Sun Mo wasnât able to hear if he was angry or not. The observer then jeered a little and vanished into the forest.
âTeacher Sun, you are too impetuous!â
Song Ren didnât know what he should say.
âI didnât cheat, what should I be afraid of?â
Sun Mo spoke boldly and confidently because justice was on his side. Let alone an observer, even if the main judge came to question him, he wouldnât reply. The secret of Little Silverâs existence was too important.
âDonât worry. If the observer canât discover someone is cheating, that is a problem with his ability. If he dares to record it, he will be the one that loses face. It would mean that the Saint Gate is bad at judging people before hiring them.â
Gu Xiuxun consoled.
Indeed, if one analyzed this from the perspective of human nature, the observer wouldnât do something that was so disadvantageous for himself.
âEh?â
Song Ren was suddenly enlightened. âSo, Teacher Sun scolded him for free?â
âRight!â
Gu Xiuxun surveyed Song Ren. He was just 21, but his sideburns seemed a little bald. However, even if he wasnât bald, his brain was so slow. How would he be able to woo a girl like this?
âTeacher Sun, donât tell me you already considered all this when you scolded him?â
Song Ren asked.
âHe might still be listening in the shadows!â
Sun Moâs lips twitched. He wasnât a fool, and he knew whether he would be able to scold people or not.
âEh!â
Upon hearing this, Song Ren tactfully shut his mouth. Sun Mo dared to offend the observer, but he didnât dare to. However, he really admired such courage very much.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Song Ren +20. Friendly (160/1,000).
Fan Yao was feeling gloomy. The students went down the wrong path, but what should they do? This was especially so for this feeling where they could only watch the students continued making mistakes. It really felt terrible.
The Honglu Island was to the north of White Dew City, 60 degrees to the west. To reach there, one must pass through hills, canyons, and swamps. One could say that the endpoint involved passing through many types of terrains. This was to test the comprehensive strength of the students.
The first day of the death race competition.
As time flowed continuously on, the members of the group became more familiar with each other. After that, Zhang Yanzongâs heart was like a giant rock tossed into the lake, rapidly sinking to the depths.
His prediction wasnât wrong. Li Ziqi was indeed more useless than the sickly invalid.
Tantai Yutangâs body might be weak, but he was able to keep up with the group. Besides, no unexpected incidents would occur to him. However, Li Ziqi wasnât able to do so.
Her athletic ability was extremely inferior. It wasnât to the extent that she didnât have enough stamina, but her bodyâs balance and coordination was too weak.
For someone that could even fall on flat ground, could you have any hopes of her having an outstanding performance when traversing hilly regions?
And as expected, at about 3 p.m, after they entered the hilly region, Li Ziqiâs speed drastically slowed. Also, everyone could feel that it was extremely strenuous for her when they were rushing.
âEldest martial sister!â
Lu Zhiruo stretched out her hand to support the little sunny egg. There was a look of worry on her face.
âIâm fine!â
Li Ziqi pushed the papaya girlâs hand away. But because of this action, she lost her balance. Her legs skidded as she rolled down the slope.
âAh?â
Li Ziqi was startled and cried out. But she quickly stifled the cry.
Bang! Bang!
Although the slope wasnât too precipitous, Li Ziqi wasnât able to quickly regain control of her body. When she rolled down, she even knocked into two fruit trees.
âEldest martial sister!â
Lu Zhiruo jumped in fright. She immediately rushed over and helped her up.
âCareful!â
Chu Jian, who was at the side, had fast reflexes. He sped over as well and grabbed Li Ziqiâs wrist to pull her along.
After some chaos, the group finally ascended to the peak of the hill.
Li Ziqi leaned against a birch tree and panted heavily. Sweat covered her face. Her hair was disheveled and stuck to her face and neck.
âEldest martial sister, drink some water!â
Lu Zhiruo passed a water bag over.
Li Ziqi pushed it away. Although her face was expressionless, she felt extremely depressed and reluctant in her heart. She knew she wasnât agile enough, but wasnât her performance a little way too weak?
âLi Ziqi, I admit that I was very impressed when you controlled your panicked emotions earlier. You fell down and didnât scream out. However, your body is truly too weak.â
Zhang Yanzong squatted before the little sunny egg and looked her directly in the eye. âYou should just forfeit!â
In this autumn afternoon where the sun rays were warm, Zhang Yanzong actually said such a cruel sentence.
âWhy?â
Lu Zhiruo grew anxious.
Wu Jitong and Xu Dingjiang exchanged a mutual glance. They didnât speak, but this was their intention as well. âBecause of Li Ziqi, we were passed by over 60 students on our way there.â
Zhang Yanzong was very unhappy.
If a group had to lose a member and the reason wasnât because of combat, which group leader would feel happy? However, if they didnât do this and continued bringing Li Ziqi along, their speed would only be dragged down even more.
âI can keep up!â
Li Ziqi gritted her teeth.
âLi Ziqi, you are also an intelligent person so you should stop lying to yourself. Your movement speed is already so slow on flat grounds. Now, we are going to be traversing the hilly regions. This is basically a death sentence for you.â Wu Jitong interjected, âItâs better to just get the pain over with rather than to prolong the agony!â
âHow can you guys act like this?â
Lu Zhiruo felt it was unfair for Li Ziqi. âMy eldest martial sister is already doing her utmost!â
âAnd then?â
Zhang Yanzong glanced over and spoke in a grave tone, âIf doing her utmost can be the reason for her to stay, I am sure that among the freshmen, at least 100 people are more hardworking than her.â
âGroup leader, your words are a little too overboard. From the start until now, Ziqiâs performance looks extremely perfect in my point of view.â
Tantai Yutang helped and spoke on her behalf.
The coordination of oneâs body was something determined by birth. Even if one trained themselves continuously, the improvement wouldnât be that great.
In the world, all athletes in various fields depended on their talent to win. If their innate talent wasnât high enough, no matter how much effort they put in, they wouldnât be able to get good results.
If Sun Mo hadnât stimulated her potential with his Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands and the first level of the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art, she would have long since lagged behind the group. âPerfect? To the extent of causing us to rank in the 70s?â
Zhang Yanzong ridiculed.
âItâs my fault, I wonât deny it. But I have my strong points too!â Li Ziqi pursed her lips. âI will use my own methods to contribute to the group.â
âLi Ziqi, just give up on your wild ambitions.â Zhang Yanzong looked at her. âWe want to win. Please make the correct decision that would benefit the group!â
âOi, are you forcing her to give up automatically?â
Tantai Yutang walked over and pushed Zhang Yanzongâs shoulder, forcing him back.
âDonât fight!
Li Fen nervously rushed over.
Xuanyuan Po knew that there wouldnât be any results soon after seeing these people quarreling. Hence, he went to sit at the side to meditate.
Li Ziqi fell silent and started to doubt her persistence. Was it a wrong decision? After all, Zhang Yanzong said this because he also wanted the group to win.
What was more important was her teacher. If she dragged down the group and caused their ranking to fall, the ones being harmed would be the Central Province Academy and her teacher!
âLi Ziqi, donât look down on yourself. This competition has just started. Who knows what would happen in the end?â
Tantai Yutang persuaded her.
âIf we bring her along, we wonât be able to finish walking the whole distance within five days! Also, even if we finish on time, whatâs the point of getting the 70th or 80th place?â
âGroup leader, it isnât wrong that you want to cast aside a burden to perfect our performance. However, since you are speaking blindly and not admitting Li Ziqiâs strengths, this is too overboard.â
Tantai Yutang took out a pear-flavored sweet from his pocket. He took off the wrapper and threw the sweet into his mouth.
There was no problem if Zhang Yanzong wanted to be an egoist person. After all, the competition would affect all their futures, so it was understandable if Zhang Yanzong was a little selfish. However, he shouldnât have used this pompous-sounding excuse to kick Li Ziqi away.
âDoes she have strengths? Do you mean the strength to fall when walking on flat ground?â
Zhang Yanzongâs tone was filled with animosity. Tantai Yutang was always screwing things up for him! As expected, he shouldnât have allowed these two to join the group back then.
âYou guys, stop quarreling, I...â
Li Ziqiâs heart suddenly trembled when she saw the look of disdain in the eyes of Wu Jitong and the others. She was preparing to leave the group, but before she could say the words, Lu Zhiruo interrupted her.
âEldest martial sister, you mustnât give up!â
Lu Zhiruo grabbed Li Ziqiâs hand. âTeacher has high expectations of you. Are you going to use âgiving upâ to repay his trust?â
After hearing Sun Moâs name, Li Ziqi covered her mouth.
âIf our teacher was the group leader, I believe that he would never abandon any teammates and would think of all solutions to make everyone pass the crisis!â
After the papaya girl spoke, she looked at Zhang Yanzong. âI feel that a good group leader shouldnât abandon teammates in times of crisis. Instead, he should rack his brain paste to think of a solution.â
âItâs brain juice, not paste!â
Tantai Yutang reminded her.
âIn any case, our teacher would surely do this!â
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Lu Zhiruo +100. Reverence.
Although Sun Mo who was hiding in the shadows had no idea what Lu Zhiruo was saying, he could roughly guess most of it. But after hearing the system notification, he felt extremely moved.
The papaya girl truly had incomparable trust toward him!
Everyone felt somewhat awkward, especially so for Wu Jitong and Xu Dingjiang. After all, their group was just formed and the members werenât that close to each other yet. Hence, when a problem occurred, their first notion was to toss aside the burden so they wouldnât be dragged down.
âZhiruo, thank you!â
Li Ziqi smiled at the papaya girl. After that, she inhaled deeply twice, calming down her emotions. Then, she turned to Zhang Yanzong. âSorry, I will not forfeit!â
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