Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

Although Shenxin was physically exhausted, her spirits were high; no one had high hopes for her. But now she was so close to the fifth node, only one final hurdle away from ultimate victory...

What an inspiring story! I'm truly remarkable. I'll write an autobiography someday and call it "The Remarkable Heart of God." But someone as remarkable as me will surely have someone else write my biography someday; I won't need to write it myself.

Panting, Shenxin approached the fifth node... but there, she saw someone she didn't want to see.

Without a doubt, it is the platypus itself.

Shen Xin naturally didn't know what slip of paper Ying Qin Guan had drawn. She became somewhat wary, but not overly so.

Because Ying Qin Guan is a rule-abiding person. Just like playing cards, although he has a cheating artifact like the Consciousness Slash, he will only use it when he is in a hurry during the review, but he will not use it when playing cards. Although the game rules do not state that participants are prohibited from attacking each other, Shen Xin thinks that Ying Qin Guan should not do so.

If it were a Nephalem here, things would be a different story. This person has already been blacklisted from playing cards. It's said that people in prison would rather not play cards than play with him. There are also rumors circulating in the Nephalem Bible such as "If you can't play cards, sit at a table with a Nephalem."

In other words, the Nephalem are capable of anything, but Ying Qin Guan is a law-abiding citizen.

Therefore, Shenxin became slightly more vigilant, but not overly so.

But she never dreamed that Ying Qin Guan would draw what slip of paper.

But in reality... whether she's vigilant or not, the outcome is the same.

When Ying Qin Guan saw Shen Xin, he revealed a bright, sunny smile that suggested he was a very skilled player who needed to watch and learn the techniques frame by frame before each card was covered. He waved enthusiastically and asked, "Little Shen Xin, what's that in your hand?"

"None of your business!"

Shen Xin's fierce yet adorable reaction made Ying Qin Guan's smile even brighter.

He said kindly, "Come here, I'll show you a great treasure."

Shen Xin shook her head, trying to hand her note and Xue Meiniang to the production crew for verification, and then proceed to the next round. However, Ying Qin stood guard in front of her, like an insurmountable barrier.

He smiled and smeared his note on Shenxin's face, forcing her to read the words on it.

【“..”】

The expression on Shen Xin's face gradually froze.

The whole world seemed to be collapsing, and all the efforts along the way would be in vain. Even someone as strong as Shen Xin could hardly bear it. Holding onto her last hope, she raised the small blackboard.

"You want me to steal other people's stuff for you, right?"

Ying Qin Guan smiled.

Tears welled up in Shenxin's eyes as she pitifully raised the small blackboard.

"You...you want me to help you steal from others..."

Ying Qin Guan raised his finger and shook it.

With his hands behind his back, he recalled a scene from the movie "The Nameless Swordsman of Southern Qin" where Ji Li put on a show of bravado. At this moment, Ying Qin Guan's memory kicked in, and he easily recited it, even adding some of his own interpretations.

"We often see this kind of ending in various short stories and novellas: the protagonist exerts all their strength, overcomes numerous difficulties, and is finally about to win, only to be cruelly mocked by fate and suddenly plunged into hell. But the author doesn't finish writing those parts; instead, they choose to end the story abruptly just as the protagonist is about to enter hell, or perhaps the protagonist falls into utter despair and contemplates suicide, only to have an unexpected yet logical turn of events, bringing new hope..."

The recent toilet paper incident at Yingqin Pass evoked a flood of emotions.

"This kind of thing can be described in four words:..."

"The will of Heaven is hard to defy."

Ying Qin Guan curled the corners of his mouth into a √ shape.

"so.."

"Bring it to you!"

Chapter Fifteen: Emperor Ying Tian Meets an Unfortunate Encounter!

Ignoring Shen Xin, who was crying and rolling on the ground with "Snow Mochi, my Snow Mochi" written on the blackboard, the heartless and ruthless top player Ying Qin Guan took away the loli's important possession, handed it over, and thus completed the fourth node's task.

Then comes the final hurdle... No, perhaps for others, once they reach the fifth node, this final hurdle is all that's left. But for Ying Qin Guan, besides the challenge of the fifth node, he faces an even bigger problem: where is the finish line?

However, let's solve the immediate problem first.

Ying Qin Guan gripped his gun, praying silently that he would eventually encounter something more tangible.

He fired, hitting the target squarely, and retrieved the note.

It's worth noting that there are very few balloons at the fifth node. Theoretically, there should be at least twelve times two, or at least twenty-four balloons, meaning twelve people, each with one chance to restart. However, in reality, aside from the two people who arrived here earlier than Ying Qin Pass popping four balloons, there are only fourteen balloons left... In other words, there are only eighteen balloons in total. If the first nine people are aggressive, the last three people won't get a single point.

However, it seems there's no need to worry about running out of balloons. Less than an hour remains, and only three people have reached the fifth node... Perhaps there was originally a Shenxin, who had lived her fourth life in a mortal body and was about to live her fifth. But she encountered misfortune, her Dao heart shattered, and she returned defeated.

Ying Qin opened the note.

Let me see what exactly you want me to borrow...

"A sound card for time travel"

"..?"

"Huh?"

"Eh?"

"Hey hey hey... Hmph hmph hmph... Hahahahahahahaha."

Ying Qin Guan couldn't help but burst into wild laughter.

This is fate!

It's fate! It's impossible to defy!

Heaven has decreed that I will win the Qin Pass victory; who in this world can stop me now?!

Ying Qin Guan had two voice cards. One, "The Unyielding Fallen Warrior," was kept in the teachers' dormitory. The other, the one given to him by the Time-Space Killing Company, was something Ying Qin Guan had been thinking about today—perhaps a chance to impress Jiu Yi with a Versailles-like gesture, waiting for him to receive the card before casually saying something like, "Oh, actually I have a second one, and it's also me." But...

Surprisingly, it actually came in handy.

"Hahaha!" Ying Qin Guan, a petty man who had achieved his goal, laughed triumphantly, "This is the will of Heaven! Destiny is in my hands!"

"Victory, I accept!"

Then...

Ying Qin Guan was lost until the end of the competition.

-

Although Ying Qin Guan performed poorly, the other contestants did not give up.

Shenxin rolled on the ground for a long time, and when she found that no one was paying attention to her, she got up, defeated the ominous, lived a second life, and finally broke through the fourth and fifth nodes in succession, completing the mission.

As for the rest of the people... those who could finish and those who couldn't, they've all done about the same.

Ruoye's group was always just there to fill the gaps, nothing much to say. Although Ruoye had the hair color of someone with social anxiety, she was actually socially awkward. After running out of money, she got stuck on the task and chose to give up. Luoshui, on the other hand, kept pushing forward. But perhaps because she had become a student of Ying Qin Pass, she also got lost. As for Ahe, she didn't even reach the fifth node.

In the Nineteenth Refinement group, Nephalem failed to live a new life like Godheart and has been buried in the forbidden public toilet. Nocturne and Nineteenth Refinement, on the other hand, completed the entire course. However, due to Nephalem's poor performance, they lost their chance to compete for the championship.

Zhao Yunxian, as the author of the travelogue of the nameless swordsman of Southern Qin, received great help and completed the mission with great difficulty. However, she paid a heavy price and was forced by enthusiastic readers to sign a humiliating treaty that required her to "update the next book before xx day".

Mu Nandong also completed the task, but due to physical limitations, his score was not high.

Finally... there's the rivalry between Jiu Yi and Yu Xietian.

Their scores will determine who gets the final sound card.

If Zhao Yunxian's group wins, then all three of them will pass, allowing them to defeat the first two groups and win the final victory.

On Jiu Yi's side, they probably really didn't expect the invincible Ying Qin Guan to choose to falter at this moment. But fortunately, their group's initial score was too high. As long as he can defeat Yu Xietian, he can still win the final victory.

So, in the end... it all comes down to these two!

On Jiu Yi's side, Ying Qin Guan was too embarrassed to confess, wasting over two hours. However, his successful confession gave the 25-year-old, soon-to-be 26-year-old virgin a series of buffs. Coupled with a pep talk from Ying Qin Guan, he went into a berserk state and actually managed to catch up with Yu Xie Tian despite the wasted two hours!

As for Yu Xietian, although his martial prowess ranked third overall, he lacked Ying Qin Guan's good fortune, Shen Xin's unwavering will, Nephalem's connections, Zhao Yunxian's special status, Shi Jiu Xiu's keen insight, and Jiu Yi's buffs.

—There are two pulls above, I won't say who they are.

There's a significant difference in their fighting abilities. If Nephalem were in Yu Xietian's position, he might have already made a move. But Yu Xietian is honest and simple, a kind person who's constantly bullied by his employees and feels embarrassed to accept payment if he doesn't complete a task. Naturally, he wouldn't do something so unethical.

They ran together toward the fifth node, picked up their guns, and fired!

The two raced against time, pouncing on the note like hungry tigers.

What Jiu also received was...

'Life winner'

What Yu Xietian received was...

'Vampire Capitalist'

Upon seeing the note, the two reacted remarkably in unison: they were both slightly bewildered at first, then their faces lit up with ecstatic joy.

They had no intention of looking for anything; in the last bit of time, they headed straight for the finish line!

"Oh oh oh!"

The host stood at the finish line, microphone in hand, and announced loudly, "At this point, we still don't know what the two of them saw on the note. But the photographer on the plane said they didn't look for anything and just rushed straight to the finish line. Could it be that what they're looking for is on themselves?!"

"Such examples have occurred before, but a convincing logic must be presented!"

"Let's put aside whether you two can convince us for now, let's see who crosses the finish line first! I didn't expect it to really turn into a race!"

"Three, two, one... Contestant Yu Xietian is in the lead! Wait, contestant Jiu Yi has acted unethically and ambushed Yu Xietian. Contestant Yu Xietian retaliated, and the two fought fiercely, battling all the way to the edge of the universe, even obliterating the Great Dao!"

In the end, Yu Xietian and Jiu Yi rolled together and crossed the finish line together.

Chapter Sixteen: I fucking object!

This is a really difficult situation.

Two people crossing the finish line together...that's fine, at worst one will be split. After all, only the winner gets the final prize in this competition, and there's not much difference between second and fourth place.

But these two groups are tied on points and are both contenders for the championship. Whoever crosses the finish line first will be the champion!

Since it concerns a sound card, it can't be done casually, and the production team had a discussion about it.

'I think we should give it to Yu Xietian. That Jiu Yi is too despicable; he actually launched a sneak attack.'

'If you're talking about scum, are you referring to that guy who bullied the little girl? Where did he go? He ran so fast; I thought he'd be the first one here...'

"Are you crazy? He can take down Darius like it's nothing, watch out, he might fly over and kill you!"

'Don't veer off-topic...'