“They just took the examination at the same time. Is Sun Mo’s influence so great?”

  Someone had doubt and felt that this was too much of an exaggeration.

  “Take a look at the top ten!”

  Everyone then looked toward the notice board once again.

  “What’s wrong?”

  “There doesn’t seem to be any problem!”

  “Can you not keep things in suspense and say it quickly?”

  The examinees urged.

  “Didn’t you guys notice that Gu Qingyan’s name is missing? I’ll say this then. Sun Mo and him were both in the 6 p.m. slot.”

  The person who said this was Gu Qingyan’s loyal fan and felt that it wasn’t worth it.

  When everyone heard this, they were suddenly taken by surprise. That was right. Gu Qingyan was a top graduate from the Skyraise Academy. It would be a humiliation for him to not be in the top ten. Hence, they went down the list and only saw his name in the latter half.

  Gu Qingyan, 97 excellent votes!

  This number was very good to an ordinary examinee. However, when this result was tagged to Gu Qingyan, it was a strong case of him being off his game.

  “This is the influence of Sun Mo’s live lecture. He successfully attracted almost all the patrolling examiners and students.”

  “I am really down on my luck! I’d be able to pass if I wasn’t taking the examination together with him!”

  “Don’t you think that we’re aggrieved?

  Those examinees from the 6 p.m. slot felt so miserable that they wanted to spurt out blood. It would be one thing if they weren’t capable, but it was really hard for them to accept the fact that they had flunked because of Sun Mo!

  “Thank goodness!”

  The examinee who had been complaining about being assigned to the 5 p.m. slot looked so spooked. He couldn’t help but exclaim, “That Sun Mo is actually so terrifying?”

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Zhang Long +100. Friendly (150/1,000). ……

  Sun Mo didn’t squeeze his way to the front. He stood outside the crowd, tiptoeing to take a glance. After all, the first place was at the very top and wouldn’t be hidden by the moving heads of the people in front of him.

  “Hehe, tenth place. Congratulations!”

  Sun Mo congratulated the masochist. To think that she had managed to squeeze into the top ten. That was amazing.

  “I don’t wish to talk to you!”

  Gu Xiuxun was considered to have outperformed herself to get this result. By right, she should feel happy about it. However, after seeing Sun Mo’s exceptional result, she felt very complicated about it.

  (We’re all of the same age, but why are you so outstanding? Forget it, I’ll stop with the comparison. Otherwise, I’d have early wrinkles.)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Gu Xiuxun +500. Reverence (16,800/100,000).

  “Let’s go!”

  Sun Mo called out. However, the two of them hadn’t walked off for too far when they were stopped by a white-haired old man.

  “Teacher Sun, my surname is Bai and my name is Zao. I’m the vice-headmaster of the Virtuous Academy [1].”

  The old man looked very apologetic. “Pardon me for having disturbed you!”

  “Nice to meet you!”

  Since the man’s attitude wasn’t bad, he wouldn’t show a bad attitude himself. However, the name Bai Zao [2] was really funny!

  “I grew up in a poor family and we couldn’t afford food. I was brought up eating mashed wild dates that my mother picked, and thus was given this name!”

  Bai Zao explained.

  “She’s really a mother that deserves great admiration!”

  Sun Mo felt strong respect.

  “Sun Mo, the Virtuous Academy is ranked in the top five of the ‘C’ grade schools. They often are able to rise in the ‘C’ grade league tournament!”

  Gu Xiuxun was worried that Sun Mo would give off a bad attitude and quickly reminded him.

  A school like this far surpassed the other ‘C’ grade famous schools. However, they weren’t able to establish themselves in the ‘B’ grade and thus were like an elevator, moving up and down repeatedly.

  Virtuous Academy’s ranking was actually very awkward. It made them unable to afford headhunting renowned high-star level great teachers. After all, their ranking was low and they could only rely on throwing in a large amount of money to attract the high star-level great teachers to the school.

  At the very beginning, the Virtuous Academy had done this a few times, but they were quickly unable to sustain it. After all, it cost a lot of money to keep a high star great teacher. Therefore, the headmaster changed his plan and started to headhunt new talents from great teacher examinations.

  With that, they managed to form an escalating team.

  Although these people were all youngsters and might not be of a high star level, they had a strong drive and were willing to spend long hours learning and improving themselves. In addition, they had a good aptitude to begin with and thus could produce some results too.

  The only troublesome thing was that they weren’t stable enough.

  “If we can headhunt this Sun Mo, in ten years, no, five years, he’ll definitely become the top teacher in Virtuous Academy. In addition to having these few batches of young great teachers as the core pillars, our Virtuous Academy will definitely be able to establish a standing in the ‘B’ grade.”

  Bai Zao was all smiles. A school’s strength was dependent on the strength of their teachers. Therefore, his admiration for Sun Mo was stronger as he looked at him.

  “Teacher Sun, I’ll spare all the polite talk. The reason I’ve come today is because I wish to invite Teacher Sun to be a teacher in our Virtuous Academy. You can feel free to bring up any conditions that you have!”

  Bai Zao drew back his smile and said in a solemn tone, “No matter what it is, we’ll do our best to fulfill them.”

  Gu Xiuxun was stunned when she heard this. (Isn’t Virtuous Academy being too generous about this? But this is really a lot of sincerity they are showing.)

  Bai Zao was a vice-headmaster, yet he was headhunting Sun Mo so openly in public. Hence, he definitely wouldn’t dare to lie, or the Virtuous Academy’s reputation would be soiled.

  In the great teacher world, the higher ranking the academy, the more they valued their reputation.

  “Thank you, Vice-headmaster Bai for your great kindness, but I have no wish to leave the Central Province Academy for now!”

  Sun Mo could sense Bai Zao’s kindness and sincerity, thus his tone also sounded very amicable and respectful. This was how he was like. If you show me respect, I’ll return you in folds.

  “Oh? Is it because you have any difficulties? If you don’t mind, please say it. The Virtuous Academy is willing to give our support to help!”

  Bai Zao felt that Sun Mo might have owed a debt of favor to the Central Province Academy, causing him to be unable to leave. However, that was alright. The Virtuous Academy could help him with that.

  “Sun Mo, they’re really very sincere!”

  This time around, even Gu Xiuxun was moved by Bai Zao.

  “I’m sorry.”

  Sun Mo could only apologize once again.

  “It’s fine, it’s fine. But I hope that Teacher Sun can give it more consideration. The Virtuous Academy really hopes that Teacher Sun can come to teach at our school. I feel that in the next 20 years, you will become a top pillar of our school!”

  Bai Zao had headhunted too many new talents and was very experienced. One look at Sun Mo and he knew how he could move him.

  He should take a soft approach, to get Sun Mo to feel guilty and indebted to him. Sun Mo’d then fall to the bait with that.

  However, Bai Zao wasn’t lying either. He really wanted to nurture Sun Mo as a core member of their school for the next 20 years. Look at his results. It was definitely one of its kind in the past 30 years.

  The Virtuous Academy was a famous school in the top five of the ‘C’ grade schools and they valued their face. Usually, their headhunting attempts would be done in private. In this way, even if they were rejected, things wouldn’t be awkward.

  But with Sun Mo, Bai Zao couldn’t wait anymore. What if such an outstanding talent like Sun Mo got snatched by other schools first?

  Even if he couldn’t headhunt him successfully, he must leave a good impression first!

  Sun Mo and Bai Zao didn’t try to lower their voices intentionally when they talked. In addition to how great teachers all had a good sense of hearing, some examinees who were closer to them were instantly very astonished when they overheard the conversation.

  Sun Mo had soared up to fame with this one examination!

  When these people subconsciously stopped in their footsteps, other people also saw Sun Mo. A few teachers and graduates from Virtuous Academy immediately ran over to greet Bai Zao when they saw him.

  “Did you see that? That is Sun Mo!”

  “F*ck! To think that he’s so handsome? He’s so tall as well?!”

  “How are others going to live like that? He’s already so talented, but he turns out to be so handsome as well?”

  “Who is that lady next to Sun Mo? Hmph, she looks so frivolous! It’s clear from one look that she’s a b*tch!”

  The examinees chattered away amongst themselves. A few ladies started shooting their mouths off because they had flunked the examination and were jealous of Gu Xiuxun.

  “Old Bai, this is inconsiderate of you. The hidden regulations of the great teacher world are to headhunt after the examinations are over. Why are you making a move now?”

  An old man teased and walked over, greeting Sun Mo, “I’m the vice-headmaster of Wingspread Academy, Jiang Mu. Haha, although my surname is Jiang, I’m not related to Guangling’s Jiang Clan in any way!”

  “Vice-headmaster Jiang!”

  Jiang Mu smiled. He could sense the favorable impression from Jiang Mu.

  “I must say. Your words ‘if one doesn’t have the capabilities, they are just a dog waiting for others in front of their door’ are really good. Many youngsters have started to become opportunistic and toadying for personal gain. There really aren’t many who put their focus on their studies.”

  Jiang Mu patted Sun Mo’s shoulder hard when he said this, feeling a little regretful.

  Sun Mo felt a little awkward. It was because this praise was too straightforward.

  “The Wingspread Academy is commonly ranked in the top ten of the ‘C’ grade schools. Sun Mo, you’ve really gotten famous!”

  Gu Xiuxun said softly.

  “Old Jiang, your school isn’t good in the spirit rune department. Don’t waste an unpolished gem like Teacher Sun!”

  Bai Zao secretly mocked in his heart, (If I were to abide by the rules, Sun Mo would have been headhunted away by someone. Jiang Mu is a great example.)

  “It’s because we aren’t good in this area that we need Teacher Sun to come and bring it up to greater heights!”

  Jiang Mu said this and then patted Sun Mo’s shoulder. “The future of our Wingspread Academy will depend on you now!”

  They were all very experienced in society and what kind of scenes had they not come across before?

  Jiang Mu went along with the flow and flattered Sun Mo again.

  “This student wouldn’t dare!”

  Sun Mo quickly said modestly.

  Not only were these two vice-headmasters, but they were also 5-star great teachers. Therefore, it wasn’t wrong for Sun Mo to address himself as a student. On the other hand, it’d make him appear modest and polite.

  “Look at his choice of words. It’s no wonder he can take the position of a vice-headmaster.”

  Gu Xiuxun thought of that middle-aged man from Yuanbo Academy that they had met previously. Why were there such huge differences between people?

  When the examinees in the surroundings saw this scene, they were all very envious.

  Even though ‘C’ grade might seem very bad, there were over 100 countries and countless hundred million square meters of land in Middle Earth’s Nine Provinces. Out of which, there were only 72 ‘C’ grade famous schools.

  ‘B’ grade and ‘A’ grade famous schools rarely came to a 1-star great teacher examination to headhunt talent because they viewed themselves in high importance, had too great a background, and had too strong an appeal to others. They’d just headhunt high star great teachers who were already famous.

  Right now, two vice-headmasters of ‘C’ grade famous schools had come to headhunt Sun Mo. What a great recognition and glory this was!

  A few other famous schools’ heads and department heads were here to check out the examinees’ results. When they saw this scene, all of them sank into an entanglement.

  “Should I go out? Or should I not?”

  Their statuses were too low and the ranking of their schools was also incomparable to Virtuous Academy and Wingspread Academy. If they were to go out to headhunt Sun Mo, they’d definitely be seeking their own humiliation and wouldn’t be able to succeed. However, if they didn’t go, what if he was headhunted by someone else?

  “Sigh, Sun Mo, why are you so outstanding?”

  A head was displeased and after letting out a sigh, he braced himself up and walked over. At the very least, he should go make himself known.

  At this moment, a student dashed toward Sun Mo.

  “Who are you?”

  Gu Xiuxun was surprised and wanted to block in front of Sun Mo. However, Sun Mo’s movement was faster and he had already taken a step forward, looking like a sturdy barrier.

  Looking at Sun Mo’s wide back, the masochist instantly felt a sense of security. For a second, she felt like hugging this back and sticking herself against it.

  [1] The raws for Virtuous Academy separately is qiu (autumn) and shi (truth/solid) but when two words are placed together, they can mean a person is virtuous.

  [2] The word ‘zao’ from Bai Zao’s name translates to jujubes/dates.

  Chapter 465: Three Kneels Nine Kowtows, Acknowledging Teacher On the Spot!

  Near the notice board of the school’s field.

  Sun Mo stood in front of Gu Xiuxun and looked at this nervous-looking young man who was about 12 or 13 years old. He suddenly smiled in self-mockery.

  (I’ve been overly anxious. This is Middle-Earth’s Nine Provinces, but it won’t be to the extent that a violent slashing incident would take place, right?)

  Sun Mo had lived in China for over 20 years after all. He had heard of many slashing news in schools, hospitals, and kindergartens. Therefore, when he saw a guy dashing over with an anxious expression, he instinctively protected the masochist.

  There weren’t any laws protecting underage youngsters in the nine provinces, right?

  Sun Mo was still lost in his thoughts when the young man dashed up to him, dropping to his knees with a plop. He then did three kowtows.

  Bai Zao and Jiang Mu exchanged glances. What was he doing? Acknowledging a teacher?

  “What’s wrong?”

  Sun Mo reached out his hand to help the young man up.

  “It’s all my bad. I harmed Teacher!”

  The young man was tear-streaked, looking troubled and regretful, refusing to get up.

  Sun Mo’s brows furrowed slightly. After being stunned for a short moment, he guessed the reason and then consoled, “Get up first. We can talk properly!”

  “Teacher, it’s all because of me that you’ve lost your perfect record!”

  The young cried very sadly, his chest filled with a strong sense of guilt.

  He was called Zhou Qisen and he was one of the new students in Guangling Academy. He had been lucky to have been selected as one of the students participating in this examination, in-charge of assessing the examinees.

  Zhou Qisen valued this job very highly, and thus would pay attention to every class very seriously. He had been very excited during Sun Mo’s class.

  It was because Sun Mo had done an excellent job in teaching. Having entered the school for close to a year, Zhou Qisen had attended some great teachers’ classes before. There were a few 3-star great teachers who did a very good job of teaching. He thought that it was how great teachers should be. However, after having attended Sun Mo’s class, he realized that there was always someone better out there.

  Sun Mo had an overwhelming victory against those 3-star great teachers.

  Back then, Zhou Qisen was very agitated, even having the thought of transferring schools. Therefore, his mind was in a chaotic mess. In addition to there being a lot of people discussing amongst themselves noisily, he gave the wrong vote without paying attention.

  He should have used the excellent vote but ended up giving an ordinary vote instead.

  Zhou Qisen had felt a little unsettled and wanted to go to the administrative building to look for the examiners, telling them that he had cast the wrong vote. However, his good friend consoled that given the commotion of Sun Mo’s class, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to get a pass.

  Only then did Zhou Qisen calm down. He came to check out the results early today, hoping that Sun Mo could pass.

  If there were only 79 votes, then he’d have sinned greatly. He didn’t expect that Sun Mo’s result turned out so outstanding, sufficient for him to establish a great standing for 100 years.

  ,061 excellent votes!

  This was a result that was even scarier than The Grand Slam. Zhou Qisen had heard from the examinees that this was a number that hadn’t appeared in 100 years in the Saint Gate’s 1-star great teacher examination!

  Because of this, Zhou Qisen felt so terrible that he almost banged his head into the wall. There wasn’t a need to ask. That one ordinary vote was definitely the one he had cast.

  “If I didn’t cast the wrong vote, you’d have a perfect record!”

  Zhou Qisen felt that he was a sinner who had destroyed this record.

  The commotion here was very big. Some examinees came over to watch the scene. After hearing Zhou Qisen’s words, they couldn’t help but feel extremely surprised.

  “I thought that the person who used the ordinary vote was blind. So, it turns out to be a wrong vote!”

  “Sigh, it’s really a great pity! A perfect record is wasted!”

  “Haha, do you guys think Sun Mo would be driven to death?”

  The examinees mumbled between themselves. Some of them who felt jealous of Sun Mo started to gloat. It was because the results couldn’t be changed.

  “Get up. I want to thank you instead!”

  Sun Moc chuckled and pulled Zhou Qisen up with force.

  “Huh?”

  Gu Xiuxun was staring at Zhou Qisen with a displeased gaze. After all, he had destroyed Sun Mo’s perfect result that was hard to come by even in 100 years. However, when she heard Sun Mo’s words, she was stunned.

  (Are you someone so magnanimous? If I were the one who encountered this, even if I might not do something like killing Zhou Qisen, I’ll definitely break his two legs, connect them back, and then break them once again.)

  “The one ordinary vote can let me forever remember that I’m not perfect and flawless, that I still have room for improvement. I’ll constantly remain alert!”

  Sun Mo smiled. “Without your one ordinary vote, I might end up being complacent!”

  “Teacher!”

  Zhou Qisen blinked his big eyes. When he heard Sun Mo’s words, not only did his feelings of regret not disappear, but they became even more intense. (It’s all my fault. I caused such a good teacher to lose his perfect record.)

  “Alright, guys shouldn’t shed tears easily. Don’t cry anymore!”

  Sun Mo put out his hand and wiped off Zhou Qisen’s tears, patting him hard on the shoulder. “But I still hope that you can remember this ‘lesson’. Life is like voting, it cannot be redone. Therefore, when you make an important decision, you must give more thought to it!”

  Swoosh!

  Sun Mo’s body emitted golden light. Light spots then splattered out.

  Hua!

  At the sight of this scene, the surrounding spectators were surprised.

  “Priceless Advice?”

  Does he have to flaunt like this?”

  “But what he said is really good!”

  The examinees who were seeing Sun Mo for the first time were all convinced by him. Look at him. He didn’t get angry because a student had caused him to lose his record because of a mistake. Instead, he was nice to the student, consoling and teaching him, saying something very philosophical.

  And this great teacher halo had radiated through the entire field, within a radius of 1,000 meters. It was really terrifyingly strong.

  “Amazing!”

  Bai Zao clapped, his gaze filled with admiration as he looked at Sun Mo. He then sneaked a glance at Jiang Mu and secretly made a decision.

  (No matter what offer you made, I’ll offer three times more. I must headhunt Sun Mo successfully.)

  “It’s over. The difficulty to headhunt has increased again!”

  Jiang Mu was smiling but secretly cursing in his heart. Sun Mo’s performance was probably going to lead a fight of the ‘C’ grade schools over him.

  “Again?”

  Gu Xiuxun couldn’t help but roll her eyes, nudging Sun Mo with her elbow. (I already told you to stop flaunting your great teacher halo.)

  “Teacher!”

  Zhou Qisen stood up, feeling very touched. Teacher Sun was really nice. He then knelt again.

  “Teacher, I want to transfer school. I want to go under your wing and learn from you!”

  After Zhou Qisen said that, he started kowtowing. Then, he remained on the ground, his entire body not moving.

  Several examinees started to feel envious of Sun Mo. They had just become teachers and what they wanted the most was to have students, nurturing them into talents!

  “Young man, what did I say earlier? When you encounter a great matter in life, you should put more thought into things!”

  This time around, Sun Mo didn’t help Zhou Qisen up again. Instead, he looked at him, his tone sounding solemn, “You only made this decision while being affected by the great teacher halo.

  “Let me ask you. What do you wish to learn from following me? Do you know what I excel in? Do you know how my character is?

  “What if I turn out to be someone with a bad temperament and like to scold and beat people. What would you do then? After you acknowledge a teacher, you’ll have to bear with it for life!”

  Zhou Qisen was stunned by Sun Mo’s consecutive questions. His countenance also turned anxious and grim.

  He gave Sun Mo’s questions some thought and realized that he couldn’t answer any of them.

  “You’re still young and haven’t seen much. After you attend my class, you admire me and thus have the idea of acknowledging me as your teacher. You should look around and listen more. Some great teachers are better than me at teaching!”

  Sun Mo’s voice stopped sounding stern but became gentle instead.

  “Moreover, would your parents feel at ease if you traveled far away to study? Will your family be able to support this expense? And you, will you be able to bear with the hardship?”

  Zhou Qisen felt as if he was completely soaked by a basin of ice water, the enthusiasm in his heart rapidly cooling down. That was right. After thinking about it in detail, it was really troublesome.

  “Wait a little more. If you still want to acknowledge me as your teacher in another two years, I’ll take you in!”

  Sun Mo helped Zhou Qisen up. He had wanted to use Divine Sight to take a glance at this student’s data but dismissed the thought.

  He wasn’t a saint who had no desires. He was worried that if he saw that Zhou Qisen’s potential value was too high, he might not be able to hold back and would take him in.

  “Teacher, I’ve benefited from the teaching!”

  Zhou Qisen bowed and greeted, having an additional hint of stability between his brows. It was because Sun Mo’s words made him more mature.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Zhou Qisen +100. Friendly (900/1,000).

  Zhou Qisen left, but more examinees gathered over to assess Sun Mo.

  “Teacher Sun, I didn’t expect that you have comprehended the true essence of being a great teacher despite your young age.”

  As Jiang Mu said this, he looked around. “Not only must we nurture students’ abilities, but it is even more important to be their guiding light and not let them take a wrong path in life!”

  The examinees quickly bowed to show that they had benefited from the teaching. A person like this was clearly a great character whom they couldn’t afford to offend.

  Bai Zao felt even more satisfied with Sun Mo’s performance. Sun Mo didn’t feel proud just because a student had asked to acknowledge him as his teacher in public. Instead, he analyzed things for the student, allowing him to ponder about his choices.

  Thinking from the students’ perspectives was the basic attribute of a good teacher.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Bai Zao +50. Friendly (350/1,000).

  “Teacher Sun, I’m the Flying Eagle Academy’s head of teaching!”

  A middle-aged man went up to greet Sun Mo, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted.

  Seven people introduced themselves, wearing amicable smiles and walking up to Sun Mo.

  “F*ck your mom! There are so many competitors!”

  Jiang Mu felt gloomy, having the urge to pick up a whip and chase these guys away!

  The examinees’ eyes were red from envy.

  “I’ve always thought that it was just a case of similar names, but I didn’t expect it to really be Sun Mo!”

  An examinee who had graduated from Songyang Academy last year looked at Sun Mo, his face filled with astonishment.

  “You guys should be from the same batch, right? Let’s go over and say hi?”

  There were a lot of benefits if they knew someone like Sun Mo.

  The Songyang graduate had been on the job for a year, and after having been bitten a few times, he knew how hard life was. When he heard his colleague’s words, he felt tempted and was about to go over. However, when he saw the leaders from the various schools around Sun Mo, he felt unsettled.

  “Forget it!”

  The Songyang graduate shook his head. “I don’t know him well!”

  They really didn’t. In the school, this graduate had been a top character who ranked in the top 20 of the cohort. As for Sun Mo? Sorry, he was just an invisible character.

  The reason why the graduate knew Sun Mo was because he looked handsome. The most beautiful girl of their cohort had wooed Sun Mo before but was rejected.

  It was said that Sun Mo had a fiancée from the Black-White Academy. But no one took it seriously!

  After all, even if this was the truth, this marriage talk would probably not go through in the end. It was because students from the Black-White Academy were destined to have great prospects. Sun Mo, being merely a student from Songyang, wouldn’t be a match for her.

  “What kind of heavenly and earthly treasures did this guy eat? Why has he become so amazing within a year?”

  The Songyang graduate couldn’t understand this. After all, Sun Mo’s name wasn’t in the top 100 of the graduation examination at all. Should he try to find out more about this? Why did Sun Mo go through such tremendous changes?

  Regardless, Sun Mo had soared to fame through one examination. If the headmaster were to hear of this, he’d probably be elated.

  Chapter 466: The Start of the Fourth Round, Question and Answer

  Headhunting was something that shouldn’t be done in public. Moreover, given that there were so many competitors, Jiang Mu and the others shared the same thoughts. After a casual chat with Sun Mo, they bade their leave.

  “Be honest. Do you have any plans to leave?”

  Gu Xiuxun felt curious because amongst the people who wanted to headhunt Sun Mo, one of them was the year’s head of a ‘B’ grade school. That was quite amazing.

  “Not interested!”

  Sun Mo said honestly.

  “That’s good then!”

  Gu Xiuxun was very satisfied with the reply. She then took out a piece of pearflower candy from her pocket and gave it to Sun Mo. “There, a reward!”

  “This is very insincere!”

  Sun Mo didn’t take it. “You should peel the wrapping for me!”

  Pa!

  Gu Xiuxun raised her elbow and nudged Sun Mo’s stomach. But she then peeled open the wrapper and stuffed the milk-colored pearflower candy into Sun Mo’s mouth.

  “Only this time. Don’t think about getting this special treatment in the future!”

  Gu Xiuxun warned.

  “.……”

  Sun Mo was stunned. He was just making a joke and didn’t expect that Gu Xiuxun really did it. Moreover, it was such an intimate act, causing his lips to remember the touch from Gu Xiuxun’s finger.

  “Sun Mo, you’re really amazing!”

  An abrupt voice rang out and then a hand suddenly patted Sun Mo’s shoulder from behind him.

  Sun Mo turned and saw a young man with a birthmark on his forehead. However, this person should be very confident. Usually, people would try to find ways to hide their birthmarks, but this young man didn’t. Instead, he combed his hair back and left it exposed.

  “I’m called Sun Shao.”

  The young man put out his hand cordially. However, he knew that this wasn’t a good act and thus he drew his hand back midway.

  “I thought that I’d be able to stand out in this great teacher examination, but I didn’t expect for there to be a few amazing guys. You, especially, leave me with no choice but to be convinced by you!”

  Sun Shao stared at Sun Mo with admiration in his gaze. However, more of it was a sense of desire to excel.

  “Thank you!”

  Sun Mo smiled. He knew this Sun Shao. Back in the first round of the examination, he had been reproached by Tang Nian.

  “But I’ll definitely surpass you!”

  Sun Shao smiled proudly. “I discovered someone with good potential. Although he isn’t smart, his aptitude is really good. Therefore, I’ve taken him in as my personal disciple, and I’ll be going for this year’s 2-star great teacher examination. I’ll definitely be able to pass it!”

  “Really good aptitude? I’m telling you, Sun Mo has six such personal disciples!”

  Gu Xiuxun didn’t like Sun Shao’s attitude.

  The people in Middle-Earth’s Nine Provinces were like those from ancient China. They liked to be reserved and modest, but this Sun Shao was flaunting too much.

  “Is that so? Then you must definitely come! Let our students have a fight!”

  Sun Shao couldn’t tell the mockery in the masochist’s words and challenged Sun Mo excitedly. “I’ll be going. My question and answer time is in the afternoon, so I have to go back and make preparations!”

  The fourth round of the great teacher examination was question and answer. The seven main examiners would ask the examinees some questions that might involve their life and future. It was similar to interviews. Therefore, as long as there wasn’t something wrong with someone’s head, they’d definitely be able to pass.

  This meant that the people who had passed the third round of the examination already had half their head wearing the crown of a 1-star great teacher.

  After Sun Shao walked out for a short distance, he recalled something again and turned to shout out, “Sun Mo, stop flirting around. It’s not worth it. One only has a rushed 100 years in their life. Don’t waste your time on women. If you really can’t hold it in, then go get it dealt with at brothels!”

  “Trust me! Getting into a relationship is a slow suicide!”

  Not only was Sun Shao’s tone solemn, but his expression was very serious as well. Even Priceless Advice had erupted. A gold light circle erupted, radiating toward the surroundings.

  “What do you mean by that?”

  Gu Xiuxun bellowed out. It was because Sun Shao had been staring at her while advising Sun Mo. His meaning was very clear.

  When the other women nearby heard this, they didn’t feel happy about it either.

  His words made it sound as if women were vipers.

  “Did you see that? This is how troublesome women are!”

  Sun Shao shrugged and turned to leave, completely in his own world. ……

  Sun Mo and Gu Xiuxun left. Their question and answer segment was also in the afternoon. Therefore, they had to go back for preparations. At the very least, they had to take a bath and change into a new set of clean clothes.

  They had to avoid leaving a bad impression in terms of their disposition and attitude.

  Liu Mubai stood under a pine tree by the roadside, his expression grim. Who’d have expected that Sun Mo would come out like a dark horse, appearing with an astonishing aura.

  Even Gu Qingyan had been suppressed to the extent that he appeared dull. As for himself, he didn’t even have the chance to act as a contrast for Sun Mo.

  Was Liu Mubai’s performance not good enough?

  That wasn’t it. He had obtained 500 excellent votes from the live lecture, coming in fifth place. However, even all of those from the top ten together wouldn’t be a match for Sun Mo, let alone by himself.

  Sun Mo’s results were too astonishing, attracting all of the gazes onto him.

  In the past, important characters like Bai Zao would be picky when they headhunted, with each of them having different targets. But this year, all of them headed for Sun Mo. As long as they could get Sun Mo, they’d have a top teacher for the next ten years.

  This was how sad it was to be born in the same era as a genius! ……

  Sun Mo returned to the hotel and had just entered the hall when he was stopped by an old man.

  “Teacher Sun, I’m Springflower Academy’s vice-headmaster.”

  The old man smiled, lowering his attitude, unlike how arrogant he had acted when facing Qian Dun.

  “If you wish to headhunt me, then I can only say sorry!”

  After saying that, Sun Mo headed upstairs.

  The old man was stunned. This Sun Mo was so rude. However, it could just be his attempt to raise his value. Therefore, the old man didn’t say anything and was waiting for Sun Mo to regret his words. Despite this, Sun Mo didn’t slow down at all and eventually disappeared at the stairs.

  “Huh?”

  The old man was stunned. Was Sun Mo not trying to scheme?

  “He’s really rude!”

  The attendant was very angry.

  The old man didn’t pay his attendant any heed but just leaped to the third floor with one jump. “Teacher Sun, please hold on. I’m Warm Spring Blooming Flowers Academy’s vice-headmaster!”

  The old man added emphasis when saying the words ‘Warm Spring Blooming Flowers’. He was worried that Sun Mo might not know of this school’s status.

  “I know. A ‘B’ grade famous school!”

  Sun Mo felt a little impatient. This old man’s attitude wasn’t as good as Bai Zao and the others.

  “Hehe!”

  The old man smiled, but there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes because Sun Mo’s tone was too frivolous, not having any respect at all.

  “Teacher Sun, if I didn’t recall wrongly, the Central Province Academy should be a ‘C’ grade school, right? And it has just risen to ‘C’ grade this year?”

  The attendant came up and spurted out right away.

  “Shut up! Step down!”

  The old man reproached and then looked toward Sun Mo. “This wretched attendant doesn’t know any better. Teacher Sun, please don’t hold it against him!”

  Even though the old man apologized, there wasn’t any sincerity to his apology at all. If he was sincere, he’d be able to get that attendant to shut up right away and not reproach him after he was done saying his piece.

  “Hehe, to speak the truth, I was shocked. From your attendant’s tone, I almost thought that you’re the vice-headmaster of the Nine Greats!”

  Sun Mo feigned nervousness. “I’m just a small character and haven’t seen much. Therefore, pardon me for asking, is the attendant of an ‘A’ grade school’s vice-headmaster also so confident and proud?”

  Pffft!

  Gu Xiuxun couldn’t hold back her smile. Black Doggy Sun was really like a wild dog who had been released from his reins. This old man was in for it.

  No matter how good the old man’s temper was, he couldn’t hold it in anymore when he heard this mockery. “Teacher Sun, I came with great sincerity. You didn’t have to treat me this way, right?”

  “I’m sorry, I only see your arrogance!”

  Sun Mo said outright.

  “Arrogance? We’ve been waiting here to headhunt you since morning!”

  The old man explained, “As the first famous school who shows goodwill toward you, don’t you think that you should show me basic respect?”

  “I’m sorry, you aren’t the first. Virtuous Academy’s Vice-headmaster Bai was the first!”

  Sun Mo retorted.

  Gu Xiuxun’s lips twitched. Some people were used to assuming airs, and thus even if they put on a polite attitude, you’d still be able to sense the contempt that came deep down from their bones and reflected through their eyes.

  This was how it was for this old man.

  Qian Dun also sensed this which was why he regained his pride.

  The old man was stunned and then chuckled. “Virtuous Academy? They are just a ‘C’ grade school. Let me change the way I say things then. I should be the first to invite you amongst the ‘B’ grade schools, right?”

  “I’m sorry to disappoint you, but this time around, you can be ranked in second place!”

  Sun Mo shrugged. “Alright, I still have to participate in the question and answer segment in the afternoon. I shan’t be wasting your time! Goodbye!”

  After Sun Mo said that, he quickened his footsteps and returned to his room.

  Gu Xiuxun left as well.

  The old man stood in the corridors, appearing a little lost. (Are the youngsters these days all so arrogant? I am still a 5-star great teacher, alright? Why are you guys giving me this kind of attitude?)

  The old man was in a high position and often received other people’s respect and smiles. It had been many years since he had come across youngsters like Sun Mo and Gu Xiuxun who ignored him completely.

  “Hehe, interesting. Let’s see if you can continue to act so cool!”

  The old man’s countenance turned dark and he gave up on recruiting Sun Mo. “Let’s go!”

  Pui!

  The attendant spat in the direction of Sun Mo’s room, thinking that Sun Mo really didn’t know what was good for himself. ……

  After a simple washing up and lunch, Sun Mo and Gu Xiuxun headed for Guangling Academy to take part in the question and answer segment in the afternoon.

  Gao Ben had a narrow pass with 80 votes. Zhang Lan, who was usually quiet and reserved, ended up getting over 100 votes.

  After seeing Sun Mo, Gao Ben’s attitude became a lot better than before. He even took the initiative to greet Sun Mo because it wasn’t embarrassing to lose to someone like him.

  Please, even Gu Qingyan had been crushed.

  There were already quite a number of people along the corridors of the teaching building. Everyone kept quiet, but when gazes met, they’d nod to greet each other.

  It was because these people would be from the same batch. It’d be the simplest line of connection.

  “Next, Sun Mo!”

  As the staff member called out for Sun Mo, all the gazes along the corridor turned over with a swoosh.

  “Good luck!”

  Gao Ben swung her fist, Zhang Lan smiled, and Gu Xiuxun pounded on Sun Mo’s chest gently.

  Sun Mo raised his hand calmly, tidied his clothing, and then entered the office to start the question and answer segment.

  “Do you guys think that there’s a chance he’ll fail?”

  An examinee suddenly asked.

  “That’s impossible. This place shall be the place where a legendary great teacher will be born!”

  Mo Fei hugged his girlfriend and said as he looked at the closed office door.