In middle age, one's comprehension becomes extraordinary.

After dinner, Li Yuan took Chen Yong to his training ground to continue his practice.

Chen Yong was indeed not very interested in martial arts.

Less than an hour later, she started complaining that she wanted to go back and rest.

She said she was too tired from classes during the day and had to go to work the next day, so she needed to go to bed early.

Li Yuan knew he couldn't persuade them, so the two went back inside together.

Let's watch TV together, and Li Yuan will give him some pointers and explanations.

He had to prepare for the Qingwu Competition, and he also had to prepare for the provincial open classes.

Tonight, the two of them will squeeze into this rented room to sleep.

While watching TV, Chen Yong suddenly remembered something and spoke up again to remind him.

"Many parents are complaining about you at the school right now."

"It's okay in the first year of high school, but the parents of the second and third years have a lot of complaints about you."

"I don't teach the second and third years of high school, so what are they complaining about me for?" Li Yuan was a little confused, as he didn't have much interaction with the parents of the second and third years of high school.

"They say you stole Jin Fan's qualification, affected the ranking of the Lingshan City Youth Martial Arts Competition, and hindered the development of Lingshan City."

However, the education bureau helped suppress the complaint, so it hasn't had much of an impact for now.

Chen Yong actually wanted to say some good news, but after thinking about it, he just couldn't find any.

"This year's Youth Martial Arts Tournament also has real-time online rankings."

Although everyone can't see the live competition, they can still see how many points they've scored...

This is an innovation for this year's Youth Martial Arts Tournament, and there might even be live broadcasts in the future.

For the participants, the constantly updated rankings add another layer of pressure.

The thought of many people watching your grades can be overwhelming.

"I feel alright. Ever since I started competing for the Qingwu Tournament qualification, the rumors have never stopped."

The rankings are updated in real time, so the impact is even smaller, and I can't hear them when I'm participating in the competition.

The two chatted until around ten o'clock.

Li Yuan originally planned to give Chen Yong another lecture and help him understand the questions he might encounter in the open class.

At this point, Chen Yong said he was sleepy.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Li Yuan got up and went to school with Chen Yong.

Although it was still during the holiday, Li Yuan still planned to go back and visit.

The two took a car to school, and the journey seemed rather long to Chen Yong.

But Chen Yong was also aware of Li Yuan's current financial situation.

Renting a place closer to home might be unaffordable for some, only making their finances tighter.

He kept all his thoughts to himself and didn't voice them.

Upon arriving at Lingshan No.1 Middle School, Li Yuan went directly to Class 9 and Class 14.

I told the students in both classes that I would be sitting at school until the end of the workday.

If they have any questions, they can just ask them directly.

On this trip, Li Yuan also wanted to see if there were any experience points he could pick up.

On this trip, the two classes found a total of three.

It seems that being far away does indeed affect the amount of experience points you lose.

Back in the office, I sat down, and the teachers around me nodded politely as a greeting.

Adults don't easily break off relations.

Even if they had opinions about Li Yuan, feeling that Li Yuan's taking the qualification affected the future of Lingshan City.

They only complain behind people's backs; they wouldn't bring it up and cause any unpleasantness.

Not long after I sat in the office, Gu Yu, the intern who was assigned to follow Li Yuan, arrived.

He, as an intern, has never attended a single internship class.

Having been at Lingshan No.1 Middle School for so long, I've only been focusing on my own spiritual practice.

As Gu Yu entered the office, he walked directly toward Li Yuan.

He was carrying a bag, which looked like it was for Li Yuan.

"Isn't the Qingwu Tournament starting this Friday?"

This is a set of inner armor I use for protection. It's not the best, but it's still quite effective at protecting me.

Teacher Li Yuan, please take this and use it. To be honest, I'm really worried about you getting hurt.

The mentor said that he must formally defeat you and completely break your Cloud Extreme Fist before he can go back.

If you get hurt, it will cause me a lot of trouble...

When Gu Yu said this, the worry in his eyes and brows seemed genuine.

Hearing this, the other teachers around lowered their heads and whispered among themselves.

Li Yuan didn't hesitate; he stepped forward, took the bag, and even took out the inner armor to examine it.

"Thank you for your kindness, Teacher Gu Yu. I will do my best to achieve good results in the Qingwu Competition."

Li Yuan replied with a polite remark.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yu smiled helplessly.

"I do hope you won't try so hard in the Qingwu competition."

So that when you fight me, you won't lose your fighting spirit and won't have any strength left to make a move.

My supervisor is very strict.

Even if I win, he won't admit it...

Gu Yu's words were filled with confidence.

Hesitating for a moment, Gu Yu took out the question he had asked before and threw it in front of Li Yuan again.

"Teacher Li Yuan, now you see, how long will it take me to beat you?"

Still two months?

When Li Yuan heard this question, he looked at the inner armor in his hand.

Once you've taken a bribe from someone, you lose your backbone.

"It should take less than two months, maybe fifty days?"

Gu Yu was clearly still not satisfied with this answer.

"I have fully understood the core of Yunjiquan."

"Wait until you return from the Qingwu Tournament, which will be about a month later. Let's see if I can beat you then."

Having said all that, Gu Yu wasted no time and turned to leave.

Li Yuan stayed at Lingshan No. 1 Middle School until school ended, during which many students came to ask him questions.

I took this opportunity to give them another boost.

Other teachers around him saw Li Yuan's work attitude and dedication.

To be honest, I swallowed back all my initial disapproval.

Director Ma also witnessed this scene.

The slight regret I had felt seemed to have dissipated.

Helping Li Yuan was the right thing to do.

Why shouldn't such a dedicated and hardworking teacher be given a chance for promotion?

Using the "bad money drives out good" approach will only make teachers less willing to focus their energy on teaching.

Of course, Director Ma can only dream about it now.

He delegated a lot of his work to Director Liu.

The relevant management positions remain, but the actual management power is gone.

The personnel adjustments at Lingshan No.1 Middle School require approval from the Education Bureau.

Otherwise, Principal Yin would probably have demoted all his department heads by one level.

In the remaining two days, Li Yuan calmed down and improved his skills again.

On Saturday morning, I arrived at the provincial stadium at the scheduled time.

The martial artists from Lingshan City who are participating in the Qingwu Tournament will gather here today and then set off together.

Upon arriving at the provincial gymnasium, Deputy Director Zeng Chang was already waiting there.

He was the first team leader at this year's Youth Martial Arts Tournament.

At first, he had some drive and ambition.

If we do well this time, it will make the education bureau chief look good.

He might still have a chance at the position of bureau chief.

But now, he's certain he has no chance.

Deputy Director Zeng Chang was leading the team this time, and he only hoped that nothing serious would happen.

Once the new director takes office, it would be good if he could be transferred to a sinecure position.

Upon seeing Deputy Director Zeng Chang, Li Yuan immediately went up to greet him.

Deputy Director Zeng Chang smiled; he seemed quite composed and didn't have a gloomy expression.

Then I chatted with Li Yuan about this experience.