This humble Taoist priest wants to take the college entrance exam.

Chapter 201 The Daoist Master Broke the Record
The school sports meet is like a larger version of a physical education class. Just like physical education classes, students are not allowed to return to the classroom on their own during the sports meet.

Each class has its own dedicated base camp in various locations on campus.

There were no more tents, so everyone brought their own chairs and gathered at base camp, sitting however they liked.

Class 5's base camp is considered to be in a prime location, situated in an open space right next to the podium, where the buildings cast a shadow, preventing them from being exposed to the sun.

The class sign stood in the open space, indicating that this was Class 5's camp. Qiu Yufu called a few classmates and they went back to the classroom to move the several cases of mineral water that had been bought with class funds.

There's a sign in the middle of the camp; it's the schedule for Class 5.

Chen Shi'an stood in front of the competition schedule and looked at the competition times of his classmates for each event.

Because the field events and track events do not conflict in terms of venue, the preliminary rounds of the high jump and long jump events are also held at the same time.

The first day of the competition mainly consisted of preliminary rounds, while the second day focused on the finals.

Chen Shi'an checked his competition schedule: the men's 4x100m preliminaries start at 10:00 AM, the men's 4x100m finals start at 10:00 AM tomorrow, the men's 3000m finals start at 11:00 AM, and there are fun events in the afternoon. He will participate in almost all of them.

The first event to begin was the men's 100-meter preliminary round, and only Xu Zihan from the class signed up to participate.

As the first event of the school sports meet, it attracted a lot of attention, and the 100-meter track was already packed with people.

"Zihan! Where have you been hiding! Your competition is about to start!"

"Don't make a sound, I'm changing my shoes..."

"Holy crap, you even wore spiked shoes? That's so professional!"

"Zihan, you're the first one from our class to go on stage, you absolutely have to get off to a great start!"

"Damn it, don't put pressure on me! I'm just going for a run..."

"Let's go!"

A group of people escorted Xu Zihan to the execution ground. Chen Shi'an found it amusing and followed along to watch the competition.

Almost all the students from Class 5 came to cheer them on, including Lin Mengqiu.

She searched through the crowd until she spotted Chen Shi'an standing by the track. Then, she walked over discreetly, squeezed through the gaps in the crowd, and stood next to him.

The morning sun was bright and warm, falling gently on my skin around 8 a.m.

Chen Shi'an looked down at the girl, who was bathed in golden sunlight, and smiled, "The class monitor came to cheer for Zihan too?"

"Ah."

"It's so lively today."

"Ah."

"Let's go over there, the view is better there, and a lot of our classmates are there."

Chen Shi'an patted Lin Mengqiu's arm, then turned and left. Lin Mengqiu was stunned for a moment, then obediently followed behind him, weaving through the crowd.

Xu Zihan's competition has begun.

In the 100-meter event, the top eight finishers in the preliminary rounds advance to the finals. Xu Zihan's chances of making it to the finals are slim, as that event is primarily for students with special talents. For students who don't follow the academic format, the group stage is essentially the finals. As long as there are no more than two students with special talents in their group, getting a top-three finish would be a great achievement.

Zihan was lucky; there was only one student with a special talent in her group.

As the starting gun fired, the eight runners on the starting line gritted their teeth and sprinted, instantly igniting the atmosphere both inside and outside the stadium.

"Go Zihan!!"

Qiu Yufu took the lead in shouting encouragement, and the students in her class who were watching the competition also shouted encouragement. Students from other classes also cheered for their own class's contestants.

"Go Zihan!!"

Chen Shi'an also smiled and shouted out in a very appropriate manner.

Lin Mengqiu, standing to the side, was too embarrassed to shout out, and just blinked as she watched the fierce competition on the field.

"You have a chance, Zihan! You came in second!"

"Hold on!"

The 100-meter sprint was over in the blink of an eye, and Xu Zihan lived up to expectations, maintaining her second-place ranking and crossing the finish line.

"Zihan is awesome! A great start!"

"Damn, I'm about to blow up the engine..."

"Water, water, water! Give General Zihan a bottle of Nongfu Spring water!"

"Let's go! Let's go watch Brother Zhuo's long jump preliminaries over there!"

There was no time to congratulate Zihan on her success, so the students from Class 5 quickly moved to the long jump field to cheer on Liu Zhuoran, who was about to compete.

"Let's go, squad leader, let's go take a look too."

Just like before, Chen Shi'an patted Lin Mengqiu's arm and led her to the long jump field.

The two of them followed the crowd like vagrants, going wherever their classmates had a match to watch.

Lin Mengqiu also seemed very excited and amused. Occasionally, when she saw something new, she would gently tug at Chen Shi'an's clothes to let him see it too.

In the past, she would always sit in the corner of the base camp, wearing headphones and flipping through half of the exercise book, not even bothering to ask about the rankings of the projects that everyone was discussing.

She, who has never liked crowds, never expected that one day she would be so enthusiastic about joining in the fun with Chen Shi'an.

In such a lively and unstructured moment, everyone subconsciously pairs up with their closest friends to watch the game. Lin Mengqiu didn't know who she was closest to, but wherever Chen Shi'an went, she quietly followed.

Unlike the others who would talk about the competition, she simply stood next to Chen Shi'an, their arms pressed together by the crowd, a feeling Lin Mengqiu liked.

……

Soon, at 10 o'clock, the men's 4x100m relay group stage began.

Having been a spectator for so long, Chen Shi'an is now finally going to be a contestant, and he is eager to try.

Lin Mengqiu seemed much more excited than Chen Shi'an. She had gone to get a bottle of water early on and was waiting at the finish line.

"Master Dao! This way! Come over and register first!"

"Okay, here we come."

"Grade 11 Class 5, Liu Zhuoran, Wang Yuze, Xu Zihan, Chen Shian, are you all here in lane four?"

The referee was Teacher Wan. He had already seen that all four of them had arrived, but he still smiled and asked them the usual questions.

"We're all here!"

"Alright, go and prepare yourselves."

Chen Shian, Xu Zihan, and the other three gathered together to discuss tactics.

"We don't have any tactics. The three of us will do our best to pass the baton to Dao Ye! We trust Dao Ye!"

"Huh? Is it already time to believe me?"

Similar to the 100-meter race, the 4x100-meter relay race also selects the top eight finishers from the preliminary rounds to advance to the final.

There is one team of students with special talents in the group. Apart from the students with special talents, the remaining seven teams are all about the same.

"If we can beat that team of gifted students, we're guaranteed a spot in the finals! Even if we don't, it's okay, getting a top-three finish in our group is still a good result!"

"Damn, those guys look really tough."

"Don't be afraid, trust Master Dao!"

"I trust Master Dao!"

Chen Shi'an: "..."

I'm running the fourth leg, so all the pressure is on me, right?
"Okay, as long as you don't hand me the baton only when the opponent has reached the finish line, we have a chance."

"It's only when the Taoist priest speaks that you feel at ease!"

"Don't worry, Daoist Master, even if the three of us run the slowest, we'll never wait until everyone else has reached the finish line before handing you the baton!"

Come on, let's cheer each other on!

Xu Zihan extended her palm first, followed by Liu Zhuoran and Wang Yuze, who placed their palms on top of each other.

In the end, only Chen Shi'an remained.

Chen Shi'an understood and followed their example, placing his palm on it.

"Go for it—! Roar!"

The four guys put their palms together, shouted, and then ran to their designated spots to wait.

The 4x100 meter distance was long, and the students watching the race were scattered. Chen Shi'an stood at the starting point of the fourth leg, and Lin Mengqiu, who had just been watching the race with him, was already waiting at the finish line.

Two little tomatoes came running over, hand in hand, Wen Zhixia and Yao Jingyan. The two girls had been watching the games all morning.

"Taoist priest!"

Wen Zhixia stood beside the track and called out to him with a grin.

"Go for it! I'll be waiting for you at the finish line!"

"it is good."

Wen Zhixia ran up to him and said "good luck!" before pulling Yao Jingyan over to the finish line.

"...No, wait, Zhizhi! Zhao Junhao and his classmates from our class are in the same group as your Taoist priest!"

"Let's cheer each other on!" ...

Standing on the field felt amazing, with cheers rising and falling all around me and countless eyes on me.

As a public figure on campus, many students who were unfamiliar with Chen Shi'an were cheering him on.

Chen Shi'an responded with a natural smile, his expression showing no sign of nervousness.

Looking at the other runners on the sidelines, they all seemed to be facing a formidable enemy. Most of them had taken off their jackets and put on more comfortable running shoes and T-shirts, while Chen Shi'an was still wearing ordinary cloth shoes and his short-sleeved class uniform. His demeanor gave people the feeling of 'participation is more important'...

"On your marks—"

"preparation--"

"boom--!"

The starting gun fired from the starting line, echoing throughout the entire track and field, instantly igniting the atmosphere.

As the first runner, Liu Zhuoran had no time to be nervous. He gripped the baton tightly and sprinted forward, while keeping an eye on the other runners on either side.

As expected, those with special talents have a clear advantage!

The gifted student in the third lane took the lead from the start, far ahead of the other seven.

Liu Zhuoran dared not relax, the cheers of the villagers from Class 5 echoing in his ears.

"Go for it, Brother Zhuo!"

He is currently in fourth place, and the second runner, Wang Yuze, can already be seen in the distance.

When Wang Yuze saw Liu Zhuoran running over, he also became nervous and started jogging slowly, preparing to receive the baton.

"Run, Yuze!"

"quick!"

Wang Yuze sped up his pre-running pace a bit, but he was worried that Liu Zhuoran wouldn't be able to keep up.

Looking at the talented athletes who were originally standing next door, they had already completed the baton exchange during the pre-race, widening the gap between them and the other seven teams even further.

Fortunately, he finally received the baton from Liu Zhuoran, and Wang Yuze no longer held back, sprinting forward at full speed.

Apart from the students with special talents, the other seven teams were all weaklings fighting each other. After the second round, Class 5 dropped to fifth place.

By the time Xu Zihan received the baton from Wang Yuze, Class 5 had already dropped to sixth place.

Xu Zihan gritted his teeth and used the fastest speed he had ever traveled to catch up. Finally, when he handed the baton to Dao Ye, he pulled the ranking back to fifth.

The fourth runners, standing alongside Chen Shi'an, were already on high alert.

Especially when you see other competitors already sprinting into the fourth stage while you're still standing there waiting to be taken over, it's hard not to feel anxious.

Chen Shi'an, on the other hand, seemed quite calm.

Seeing Xu Zihan running towards him, Chen Shi'an also started to jog slowly. He didn't dare to run fast, because if he ran fast, Zihan really wouldn't be able to keep up.

"Master Dao! We're counting on you!"

"it is good."

As Xu Zihan ran, she stretched out the baton in her hand, and Chen Shian took it steadily.

Looking at the current situation, Class 5 is in fifth place. The team of students with special talents, which is ranked first, has widened the gap with the other teams after three rounds of baton exchanges, and has almost completed the last half of the race.

The students in Class 5 were all on edge. With such a huge gap, it was obviously impossible for them to get first place, and even getting into the top four would be difficult.

"Go, Daoist Master!"

"Go, Daoist Master!"

The moment Chen Shi'an received the baton, cheers erupted from the villagers of Class 5.

At that very moment, the students watching the game from the sidelines suddenly felt that their eyes couldn't keep up—

Chen Shi'an, who was just starting slowly, suddenly began to accelerate!
The speed range jumps were so fast it felt like a frame drop. Just a moment ago it was at speed 1, and without any transition to speed 2 or 3, it went straight to speed 4!

Chen Shi'an maintained this speed and quickly chased after them.

Fourth!
Third!
Second place!

The students watching were stunned. The once lively stadium fell silent for two seconds, then erupted in even louder cheers and exclamations!
"Fuck!!"

"Master Dao runs so fast!!"

"What did I just see?!"

"We're already in second place!"

Because of their large lead, the student running the fourth leg, who was a gifted athlete, even had the leisure to turn around and glance back when he heard the commotion behind him.

It would have been better if he hadn't looked; once he did, even he was stunned.

In that instant of turning his head, he saw Dao Ye, Lian Chao, and two others from Class 5 quickly crossing the gap between them, like a flying sword, stabbing straight towards him!

What the hell!

Is this even a human being able to run at that speed?

He only had about twenty meters left to reach the finish line, but those twenty meters, which usually passed in the blink of an eye, suddenly felt exceptionally long.

The gifted student panicked and unleashed his greatest speed ever, sprinting towards the remaining twenty meters.

But the footsteps behind him grew louder and louder!
Until he watched helplessly, terrified, and unable to stop it, as the Taoist priest from Class Five appeared in his peripheral vision.

The two walked side by side for only a moment before the Taoist priest from Class 5 ran ahead of him, leaving him only with the fluttering hem of his blue and white class uniform...

The atmosphere among the students of Class 5 who were waiting at the finish line exploded when they saw Dao Ye overtake the students with special talents and take the lead!

"Go, Daoist Master!!"

"Master Dao is awesome!!"

Even the usually calm Lin Mengqiu blushed with excitement and subconsciously shouted along with the others:
"come on--!"

When the crisp voice came out from the class monitor's mouth, Qiu Yufu, Zheng Yining, and the others standing next to her were all startled.

When have you ever seen a class monitor cheering someone on?!

Meanwhile, Wen Zhixia, on the other side, excitedly grabbed Xiaoyan's arm and shook it, shouting, "Go, Taoist! Go, Taoist!!"

This drew strange looks from the students in Class 11 nearby.

No, our classmate is still in fourth place. Zhizhi, you cheered for Daoye from Class 5. What are our classmates going to do?

Xiaoyan is about to faint. Zhizhi, you can cheer me on, but don't grab my arm and shout "Go Zhizhi!" too!
Zhizhi is a traitor, I am not...!
In the blink of an eye, Chen Shi'an had already crossed the finish line.

The frame-dropping scene from before reappeared. Dao Ye, who had been running at high speed in 4th gear, suddenly dropped to 1st gear without transitioning to 2nd or 3rd gear. After taking a few short steps, he stopped in place.

It wasn't until quite some time after he reached the finish line that the student who was originally in first place finally arrived...

Even now, my buddy is still having some existential questions...

Looking up at the LCD scoreboard beside me, it clearly displayed—

[Lane 4 - Grade 11 Class 5 - 43.46 seconds]
"School Sports Meet Records!!"

"A new school sports meet record! Holy crap! A new school sports meet record was set in the preliminary rounds!"

When the results were announced, the atmosphere among the students who were watching exploded once again.

Chen Shi'an was already surrounded by the students of Class 5.

What does it mean to return home in glory? This is what it means to return home in glory! Returning home in triumph!

Even more bewildered than the guys from the advanced class were Xu Zihan, Liu Zhuoran, and Wang Yuze. The three of them knew their own running level all too well. They thought it would be difficult to even make it into the top four of their group, but they won all the way through and even set a new school sports meet record.

"Master Dao is awesome!!!"

"Holy crap! We're the champions!"

"I did a great job! I'm the one who passed the baton to Master Dao!"

"Yes, yes, without the three of you, this competition wouldn't even be able to start!"

"What are you saying! What are you saying!"

The commotion was so big that Chen Shi'an felt a little embarrassed. He had run too fast. He hoped that in tomorrow's final, he could only be one meter ahead of his opponent...

As everyone was surrounding Chen Shi'an, two small hands, each holding a bottle of water, were simultaneously extended in front of him from the crowd.

"Have some water."

"Taoist priest, please have some water!"

The water was delivered by Lin Mengqiu and Wen Zhixia, and it wasn't Nongfu Spring water, but a more expensive sports drink.

The surrounding classmates wisely kept quiet, looking at Dao Ye with envy.

"Thank you, class monitor. Thank you, Xiaozhi."

Chen Shi'an reached out and took both bottles of water at the same time.

With many people around, the two girls, embarrassed, didn't linger after delivering the water and quickly dispersed, their faces slightly flushed.

(End of this chapter)