The room wasn’t big, but there were seven great teachers seated inside.

  This was the last round of the examination, and no one would usually end up failing this section. Therefore, all the main examiners were dressed in their great teacher long robes to show how serious they took this. At the same time, it was a demonstration of their strength.

  This was a golden long robe given by the Saint Gate. The word ‘teacher’ was embroidered in front of the left chest, and there were six golden stars on top of the word. These represented the examiners’ star level.

  After Sun Mo entered, he quickly took a glance around and couldn’t help but feel slightly astonished.

  “To think that they are all 6-stars?”

  This formation was extremely strong and brilliant. In the entire Central Province Academy, there were currently only three 6-star great teachers. Moreover, all of them were doing research and had stopped giving lessons.

  As Jiang Wei was from Guangling, this was considered his territory and so he assumed the center seat. Mei Yazhi sat to his right.

  Sun Mo threw a glance at the other five examiners. He didn’t know any of them, but they weren’t young. He could see wrinkles on their faces.

  Mei Yazhi, who had a strong dignified-lady disposition, stood out a lot and sat amongst them.

  There was a chair in the center of the room. Sun Mo walked over and sat down, looking very calm and settled.

  The seven 6-star great teachers assessed Sun Mo, their gazes filled with curiosity. After all, he was the first person in 100 years to achieve the result he did.

  It was sufficient to enter the Saint Gate’s history records.

  “His bearing isn’t bad!”

  Wang Song nodded, stroking his beard with his right hand as he gave this praise.

  There had been quite a number of outstanding examinees who came in for the question and answer before Sun Mo. However, when they saw seven 6-star great teachers, they panicked a little. -

  star great teachers didn’t just have great glory but also terrifying strength and great experiences. From them, they had nurtured an impressive disposition. Ordinary people would feel so nervous and frightened when they saw them, until they wouldn’t be able to speak properly.

  Their only instinct was to kneel, kowtow, and listen to their teachings!

  “He doesn’t look bad either!”

  Wu Peiling chuckled. Although she looked like she was in her fifties, her voice sounded very pleasant, like that of a 17 or 18-year-old young lady. It sounded as if a yellow oriole was singing in the forest.

  Sun Mo knew that he should be focused at the moment, but he couldn’t help but take a glance at Wu Peiling. Her laughter really caused one’s heart to throb.

  To speak the truth, Sun Mo didn’t know whether or not he should feel happy. This cultivation art really would cause one to feel no desires if one were to practice it too much, turning them into a monk!

  As a shut-in guy, he had lost his games and p*rn videos. Now, he had lost interest in masturbating as well. What meaning was there in life?

  “Teacher Wu, don’t bully him!”

  Mei Yazhi warned.

  “Haha, what’s the matter? Has our cold and aloft Teacher Mei also developed an admiration for talent?”

  Wu Peiling teased.

  The other great teachers didn’t think much of Wu Peiling’s improper action. The people in Central Plains cared a lot about etiquette, and that men and women shouldn’t have skin contact with each other. However, Wu Peiling came from a minority ‘other’ ethnic group [1] of the southern mountains. They were open about love and relationships and were unrestrained.

  It was said that in Wu Peiling’s ethnic group, there was even the custom of women snatching the groom at a wedding. If they developed a liking for a man, they could snatch the guy.

  Mei Yazhi didn’t say anything.

  “But I won’t give up a talent like him that’s hard to come by in a century!”

  After Wu Peiling said that, she looked toward Sun Mo. “Youngster, are you willing to pursue further studies at our Myriad Spirits Academy?”

  The Myriad Spirits Academy was one of the Nine Greats, the sacred sanctum of all people in the ‘other’ ethnic group. All of them viewed enrolling into the Myriad Spirits Academy as an honor.

  “Thank you for your great kindness, but it’s too far away from home!”

  Sun Mo sighed.

  When Sun Mo saw the tattoos on Wu Peiling’s neck, the earrings on her earlobes being bigger than her bangles, he knew that this 6-star great teacher had a high chance of coming from the Myriad Spirits Academy.

  This was the typical southern Yue Province’s costume. Zhang Lan was dressed in the same way.

  “Hmph, you aren’t honest. If you don’t wish to go, just say so. Why say that it’s too far away from home?”

  Wu Peiling’s expression instantly changed and she reproached with a solemn tone.

  Everyone’s gazes turned toward Sun Mo, waiting for his reply. If he gave a bad reply, he might be labeled as having a bad character.

  Sun Mo finally came to a realization that the question and answer by a 6-star great teacher couldn’t be assessed by rationality. It wasn’t a scene where one asked and the other answered either. The examinees’ character, personality, behavior, and habits would be tested through the seemingly casual conversation.

  Although Wu Peiling gave a pressurizing feeling, Sun Mo didn’t panic but smile instead.

  “I have a female colleague who is the same age as me, and she came from the Myriad Spirits Academy. I’ve always heard that girls from the southern Yue Province are all very bold and passionate, pursuing freedom and love. I thought that given my looks, I should be able to get a few girls to like me, right? But that wasn’t the case. That female colleague was terrifyingly aloof. She even set off venomous bugs and snakes to bite me. As for whether she used voodoo dolls to curse me, I have no idea about that.”

  Sun Mo’s words caused them to prick their ears.

  “What happened then?”

  Wu Peiling seemed very interested.

  “Then I was given a warning! She said that I’m not fitting of her. If I wish to marry a girl from the Myriad Spirits Academy, I’ll have to wait for another ten years!”

  Sun Mo shrugged, wearing a helpless expression.

  “Haha, that’s right. This is the style of our Myriad Spirits’ ladies!”

  Wu Peiling clapped and laughed, no longer as solemn as she was before.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Wu Peiling +50. Friendly (110/1,000).

  Mei Yazhi broke into a smile. Sun Mo was considered to have passed this round.

  Jiang Wei, who had been quiet all this while, couldn’t help but raise his brows. This Sun Mo was really a schemer. If he had explained, then he’d have fallen into a trap.

  However, his reply had flattered Wu Peiling, praising the ladies from the Myriad Spirits Academy, giving them a great surprise.

  In Central Plains, the impression that the southern Yue Province’s ladies had was that they were free and undisciplined, easy to get their hands on and slept with. Anyway, they didn’t have a good reputation. However, Sun Mo went in the reverse route.

  Think about it. If a great genius were to woo a lady from the Myriad Spirits and ended up being rejected, the reputation of the Myriad Spirits’ ladies would raise by a lot.

  It was no wonder that Wu Peiling would feel happy about that!

  “You sly guy!”

  Wang Song glared at Sun Mo, seemingly angry but actually feeling very satisfied with him.

  Compared to old-fashioned and inflexible teachers, a newcomer with such flexible thoughts was much better. They were also more willing to get along with people like this.

  Sun Mo smiled, maintaining his reserved attitude.

  The seven great teachers’ eyes lit up. Sun Mo’s demeanor really stood out a lot. He had the potential of becoming a celebrity teacher.

  The reason why Wu Peiling had said those things was just to test Sun Mo. But now, she really wanted to get Sun Mo to join the Myriad Spirits Academy.

  (After all, my granddaughter is still lacking a fiancé!)

  When Sun Mo brushed his teeth and washed his face in every morning, he’d look into the mirror and practice for a few minutes, looking for the best angle and the arch of his lips.

  There weren’t any great teacher halos in the modern world, and a teacher’s charm relied only on their looks and their personal bearing. Back then, Sun Mo had felt unsettled as well.

  Now, Sun Mo had handsome looks and was equipped with multiple saint-tier cultivation arts. He even had a divine hall that was filled with spirit stones. Although he couldn’t say that he had too much money that he couldn’t finish spending them, it wouldn’t be a problem to contract all the famous and top prostitutes in Jinling City for a month.

  With money, looks, talent, and even some power, it was no wonder that Sun Mo would be confident!

  Once a man had confidence, the way they spoke and acted would have a unique charm.

  “Teacher Sun, do you want to come to the Black-White Academy?”

  Wang Song said solemnly, “This isn’t part of the question and answer segment. It’s a sincere invitation!”

  Sun Mo immediately stood up and lowered his head to express his gratitude. “Thank you for your great kindness, but I feel quite good in the Central Province Academy, and my students’ developments aren’t bad either. I have no plans to job-hop now!”

  Sun Mo’s impression of this old man wasn’t bad. Given his status, there wasn’t a need for him to address Sun Mo as ‘Teacher Sun’. The reason he did so was purely out of respect.

  “You can bring your students along with you. If there’s anything you need, I’ll make sure that they’ll all be taken care of!”

  Wang Song extended a strong invitation.

  “Teacher Wang, you are being overboard.”

  Jiang Wei smiled. “Are you not giving me face to be headhunting someone in our Guangling Academy’s territory?”

  “Have you forgotten what this guy has done?”

  Wang Song had a tease in his tone. “There’s no way that you’d want to take him in!”

  Everyone laughed. They knew that what Wang Song was referring to was the conflict between Sun Mo and the Jiang Clan. Because of this, he even had a nickname ‘Like A Dog In Front of the Door’.

  “I, Jiang Wei, aren’t that petty!”

  Jiang Wei looked toward Sun Mo. “Teacher Sun, do you want to come to our Guangling Academy to teach?”

  “Teacher Jiang, thank you for your kind intention!”

  Jiang Wei refused outright. He had wanted to activate Divine Sight and see if Jiang Wei was sincere or if it was just for show. However, he gave up on this thought in the end.

  He was still in the midst of the examination. He felt that it’d be cheating to use Divine Sight.

  Jiang Wei was an influential character and needed to act in a reserved manner. After being rejected by Sun Mo, he wouldn’t speak up again.

  The other few great teachers also asked a few questions. However, the questions they asked weren’t the same as what they had posed to the other examinees. They held greater curiosity toward Sun Mo.

  Mei Yazhi watched quietly, feeling very emotional. Geniuses would always get special treatment.

  Other examinees would be afraid that they’d make a mistake. However, with Sun Mo, this segment had become a headhunting competition. Mei Yazhi believed that if Sun Mo showed the intention of wanting to job-hop, these few important figures would definitely make a move to fight for him.

  Amongst all the great teachers, who wouldn’t want to have many pupils?

  Even if they couldn’t be Sun Mo’s teacher, it wouldn’t be bad to nurture him, giving him opportunities because they’d definitely be able to earn back the favor given to him.

  Wang Song took out his pocket watch to take a look and then suggested, “I think this should be enough. Shall we end it here?”

  “Hold on!”

  Wu Peiling looked toward Mei Yazhi. “Doesn’t Teacher Mei have anything to ask?”

  “Yes!”

  Mei Yazhi looked toward Sun Mo with a serious gaze. “Teacher Sun, what is your initial intent of wanting to become a great teacher?”

  This question was a little sharp. Everyone looked toward Sun Mo.

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, you’ve broken the reward for the live lecture’s results, completing the achievement. Rewarded with one silver treasure chest!”

  [1] In the real world, the term is Inorodtsy: Inorodtsy: literally meaning “of other origin,” inorodtsy denoted the ‘aliens’ or ‘natives’ of the Russian empire living specifically in Asia (Slocum, 177). Referring to anyone who was an ‘other’, inorodtsy applied to many different groups depending on the time and definition of a Russian.

  Chapter 468: Only Achieving Success By Not Forgetting One’s Initial Intent!

  The room instantly fell quiet.

  Sun Mo didn’t notice the system’s notification at all. It was because he was deep in thought.

  His initial intent of becoming a teacher?

  Sun Mo had considered this question before.

  He was a late bloomer, and he just docilely attended middle school, applied for high school, then went with the flow and attended university.

  As his family lived in a village, they had limited education and didn’t know what opinions to give Sun Mo. Therefore, when he applied for the schools he aspired to go to, he selected them based on his scores. He didn’t consider if he liked this profession or not!

  Therefore, Sun Mo entered the normal university [1] and became a teacher!

  When he had just started working, he wasn’t familiar with everything and felt especially tired. He really wanted to quit and go travel the world. However, without any savings, he was worried that he’d starve to death while traveling.

  Therefore, he could only work hard. After all, the higher his class’s ranking, the more bonuses he’d get.

  As his work duration increased, Sun Mo came into contact with more students. There were students who got into a relationship at a young age, students who committed suicide by jumping off a building, students who took days as they came by, as well as students who faced financial difficulties at home and were forced to drop out of school……

  Sun Mo thought about those students a lot. He wanted to help them, but his strength was really too small. ……

  At this moment, the famous lines by Zhang Zai ‘To ordain conscience for Heaven and Earth’ [2] should be used. After all, it had been passed down for over 1,000 years. It’d make him look very cool to say it in a situation like this.

  However, Sun Mo didn’t think of saying this at all. His lips curled up into a smile and he spoke up.

  “I don’t have lofty aspirations. I only want to do what little I can and let the students be able to live with a clear understanding of their life, living a life of great value. I want the things that I’ve taught them to be able to support their pride when they wanted to prove themselves and when they were being doubted. I hope that several decades down the road, when they looked back on their lives, there wouldn’t be any regrets!”

  Sun Mo looked toward the window. There was a blue sky, floating clouds, as well as a white pigeon that flew past.

  “It’s fine as long as I don’t let down this life!”

  The instant Sun Mo’s last note fell, a golden light lit up from his body. Light spots then splattered out, radiating throughout the entire room.

  Priceless Advice erupted!

  However, the room remained as silent as it was earlier.

  None of the seven 6-star great teachers said a word. They just looked at Sun Mo quietly. There were astonishment and pleasant surprises in their gazes, but these eventually turned into strong admiration.

  This question was too broad and people tended to say empty words as a reply. For example, for the sake of students or to become saints. But Sun Mo didn’t do that.

  He said his true feelings, simple and uncomplicated!

  “Excellent!”

  Wang Song suddenly shouted, clapping loudly. His face was filled with smiles.

  The other great teachers also broke into a smile, giving him their applause. No one doubted Sun Mo because Priceless Advice had been activated.

  Mei Yazhi looked at Sun Mo, her heart filled with emotions. This was a guy who liked to think and have his own ideas. Many great teachers couldn’t make sense of this reasoning even in their entire life.

  Many youngsters wanted to become saints, but what they didn’t know was that saints didn’t just need to reach a high cultivation realm and be strong. Most importantly, they needed to become giants with lofty thoughts.

  At this moment, Sun Mo showed the signs of standing on the giant’s shoulder!

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, you’ve received +510 favorable impression points!”

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, you’ve received the favorable impression points from seven 6-star great teachers in one go. You’re specially rewarded with one silver treasure chest!”

  The system’s congratulations rang out again.

  “Alright, Teacher Sun, we’re done with our questions. You can leave now!”

  Jiang Wei smiled and got up.

  At the sight of this scene, everyone felt a little surprised. They knew how strict this guy was. There were almost no junior teachers whom he would show deep respect for. Hence, his act of standing up to see Sun Mo out was a great sign of his extreme admiration.

  Sun Mo got up, bowed slightly, and then left.

  From the beginning to the end, he didn’t display any arrogance at all. ……

  “It’s been so long, but why isn’t he coming out yet?”

  Gu Xiuxun was a little anxious. Sun Mo’s question and answer segment was clearly ten minutes longer than other people’s.

  “He couldn’t have flunked, right?”

  An examinee guessed.

  “Stop dreaming. Scoring full marks for the written examination and breaking the record for the live lecture…… A genius like Sun Mo would definitely be put through a detailed round of questioning by the main examiners!”

  Mo Fei’s lips twitched. This entire process was also one to establish connections. After all, after today, the main examiners wouldn’t have many opportunities to meet Sun Mo.

  Just then, a round of applause rang out in the room. Wang Song’s ‘excellent’ rang out and almost half the people along the corridors heard it.

  Gu Xiuxun let out a long exhale. Sun Mo’s result was a done deal.

  The door opened and Sun Mo walked out. After exchanging a glance with Gu Xiuxun, he left. It was because the Saint Gate had a regulation of not allowing the people who were done with the segment to have exchanges with those who weren’t.

  “Next! Sun Shao!”

  A staff member called out!

  “Haha, it’s finally my turn. Just watch, you guys shall bear witness to the birth of a legend!”

  Sun Shao was very confident. He tidied his hair, especially making sure to reveal his birthmark, then entered the room. ……

  Mei Ziyu held onto a small wooden bucket and a spade and stood in front of the field’s notice board, wanting to check out Sun Mo’s results for the written examination in the second round. She then realized that there wasn’t a need to search for his name at all. It was because he was ranked in first place.

  “I heard that Sun Mo had handed in the papers for the written examination one hour in advance!”

  “That’s right! He was a lot faster than Gu Qingyan!”

  “Therefore, his full marks have a lot more value than Gu Qingyan’s!”

  “That might not necessarily be the case. They are both full marks, but he just did it a little faster. Is there any difference?”

  A few examinees were discussing.

  Hearing this, Mei Ziyu really wanted to tell them that the reason Sun Mo had received full marks was because there were only so many marks on the paper. On the other hand, Gu Qingyan had gone all out to get his full marks.

  In Sun Mo’s eyes, this knowledge had become tools for him to explore the study of spirit runes. On the other hand, Gu Qingyan was still learning. He was still treating the knowledge as knowledge.

  Of course, Mei Ziyu wouldn’t debate with other people. Therefore, she left with the small wooden bucket. She had walked for a distance away but could still hear their discussion.

  “Gu Qingyan’s teacher is the Skyraise Academy’s headmaster, but no one has heard of Sun Mo’s teacher before. This proves that Sun Mo’s aptitude is higher!”

  Mei Ziyu enjoyed the winter’s sunlight and walked along the small path. Suddenly, she came to a stop. She looked up and saw that Sun Mo was standing not far away in front of her.

  “Hello, we meet again!”

  Sun Mo let out a soft laugh.

  “Hello!”

  Mei Ziyu’s face flushed up, her voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzzing.

  “Are you feeling better?”

  Sun Mo walked over.

  “Yes, a lot better!”

  Mei Ziyu withstood the shyness and looked up, looking straight at Sun Mo. “I really have to thank you for the other time. And congratulations on becoming a great teacher!”

  “Are you sure that I wouldn’t flunk?”

  Sun Mo teased.

  Mei Ziyu’s covered her mouth and smiled. “If you failed the question and answer segment, you wouldn’t be in the mood for a leisure stroll.”

  “Haha, I’ll accept your congratulations!”

  Sun Mo could tell that a girl like Mei Ziyu wouldn’t take advantage of others. It was almost impossible for her to take the initiative to tell Sun Mo to give her a treatment. Therefore, he was the one who took the initiative.

  Boom!

  Spirit qi gushed forth and the genie appeared, starting to give this girl with long black hair a massage.

  “Uhh!”

  Mei Ziyu was stunned. She was then immersed in the comfort.

  Ten minutes later, the entire set of the ancient massaging technique ended.

  “Take note of your diet. Don’t always eat vegetarian food. If you don’t like meat, then eat more fish!”

  Sun Mo instructed, “With your constitution, you’ll have to strain your body less!”

  “Thank you!”

  Mei Ziyu bit her lower lips.

  Sun Mo turned to leave. When he heard this, he waved his hand.

  Mei Ziyu stood under the shade of the tree, looking at Sun Mo’s back view and feeling that he was very gentle. ……

  After so many rounds of examinations, the remaining people weren’t that many. Moreover, the question and answer segment was very simple, and each examinee would only take around ten minutes to finish it. Since that was the case, all the examinations had ended by the second day’s afternoon.

  The name list of everyone who had passed was put up on the notice board. At the same time, the Saint Gate also announced that there would be a certification awarding ceremony held at the Guangling Academy’s auditorium the next morning.

  “Teacher Sun, should we have a meal together? Let’s celebrate passing the examinations!”

  “Teacher Sun, can you give me some face and have a meal together with me?”

  “Teacher Sun, I’ll be seeking your guidance in the future!”

  The examinees who had failed had no right to look for Sun Mo. However, it was different for those who passed. From today onward, they were teachers of the same batch, and no one knew when they’d be meeting again next time. Therefore, some examinees who liked to make friends—no, they should be called great teachers now—came to look for Sun Mo.

  Sun Mo rejected all of them politely.

  On this night, the knocking on his door didn’t stop until midnight.

  The next morning, 615 examinees who had passed were dressed in clean and neat teacher attire. They headed for Guangling Academy. After seeing Sun Mo, all of them took the initiative to greet him.

  “You’re famous now!”

  Gu Xiuxun teased.

  “It’s troublesome to become this famous!”

  Sun Mo felt helpless. It wasn’t as if he could pretend that he didn’t see others greeting him. Therefore, he had to keep on replying to them. As he smiled too much, the muscles on his face were all stiff now.

  “Teacher Sun, other people would want this glory that you have now, but they can’t!”

  Gao Ben teased.

  There were staff members at the auditorium’s entrance, arranging the seating.

  “Your names are stuck on the floor! Queue up according to the names!”

  “Ah, Teacher Sun, good morning. Your seat is the first one on the first row.”

  “Teacher Sun, nice to meet you! Nice to meet you!”

  The staff members took the advantage of their positions to have a chat with Sun Mo. Their attitudes were very amicable and they weren’t trying to curry up to Sun Mo. They were just curious, wanting to see what kind of person this ‘One-Vote Sun’ who had broken the 100-years record was like.

  “I’ll be leaving first!”

  Gao Ben and Zhang Lan slipped off. As Sun Mo was too famous, he became the center of attention the moment he entered the auditorium. He was surrounded by many people.

  “I’ll be leaving too!”

  Gu Xiuxun left. She didn’t wish to be treated like a monkey, but it had only been a few minutes when she appeared not far away from Sun Mo again. It was because her overall results were 23rd, so she wasn’t far away from Sun Mo.

  Liu Mubai was in the top ten. However, he felt very awkward. He had been working for three years. Despite that, Sun Mo ranked better than him.

  “But I’m someone who is going to rise by three stars in a year. I shouldn’t care about this failure!”

  Liu Mubai consoled himself.

  Sun Mo was hesitating if he should be greeting Liu Mubai when he suddenly heard a loud proposal.

  “Zhang Li, please marry me!”

  Sun Mo turned and raised his brows. He didn’t expect the guy who was doing the proposal to be someone he knew. However, why did that woman look angry?

  [1] Referring to a university that provides training for teachers.

  [2] Zhang Zai was a Chinese philosopher (1020-1077). The four lines of this famous quote from him can be translated as ‘To ordain conscience for Heaven and Earth, to secure life and fortune for the people, to continue the lost teachings of past sages, and to establish peace for all future generations.’


  Chapter 469: Longing to Get One Person’s Heart, Till Death Do Us Part!

  The one who proposed was the Myriad Daos Academy’s Fang Wuji. His voice was very loud, with a strong impact. Therefore, all the gazes in the auditorium were attracted.

  Fang Wuji’s teacher attire was washed very clean and there wasn’t any hint of crease on it. He had also put in some effort to tidy up his hair, tying it up into a bun.

  From just his back view, he looked like a very charismatic guy. After all, he had his capabilities and figure. However, his looks couldn’t make a cut.

  He was alright from nose up, but his lower chin was too wide, spoiling the sense of beauty. He wasn’t exactly ugly, but he definitely didn’t look coordinated.

  Fang Wuji had wanted to propose long ago. However, this was a big event in one’s lifetime, thus he decided to choose an important place.

  Right now, after getting the great teacher title together with Zhang Li, he felt that this was his most blissful time that was the most worthy to think back on. It was also the most suitable for a proposal.

  “Fang Wuji, what are you doing?”

  Zhang Li was angry and took a step back.

  “It’s fine. There’s no need to be anxious. It’ll be fine as long as we’re happy!”

  Fang Wuji smiled as he looked at Zhang Li. He felt that it could be that Zhang Li couldn’t put down her face and thus tried to persuade her gently.

  “Xiuxun!”

  Sun Mo quickly walked over to the masochist and asked softly, “What’s going on?”

  Sun Mo could tell that something was off. After all, when he was in university, he had seen too many guys like this who brought roses to the female dorm to propose. However, things ended up in a pathetic plight with them being ignored for a night.

  They curried up to the girl all the way but ended up with nothing in the end!

  “Sigh, I knew that Fang Wuji is going to be fooled by this woman!”

  Gu Xiuxun sighed.

  Fang Wuji had entered the Myriad Daos Academy the moment he graduated, and it had been three years since then. Although he hadn’t taught Gu Xiuxun before, he could be considered one of her teachers.

  “What’s going on?”

  Sun Mo felt curious.

  “Zhang Li was my senior with mediocre grades, and it should have been impossible for her to stay in the school to teach. After all, the Myriad Daos Academy is a ‘C’ grade famous school. However, she managed to do so, and it’s said that it could be because of Fang Wuji!”

  Gu Xiuxun lowered her voice.

  “I understand!”

  Sun Mo nodded. Even in modern society, there was often news of some girls selling their bodies in order to take up graduate studies or to stay in their schools.

  Zhang Li had clearly agreed to be Fang Wuji’s girlfriend.

  Who was Fang Wuji?

  He was one of the twin jade annulus of Jinling, sharing the title with Liu Mubai. For a genius with immeasurable prospects like him, he wouldn’t need to raise any requests and the school would take the initiative to take care of things for him.

  If his girlfriend was to leave, Fang Wuji would follow her. Therefore, Cao Xian could only let Zhang Li stay in the school.

  “The reason Fang Wuji has waited until now to take part in the examination isn’t because he wants to compete against Liu Mubai. He was just waiting for Zhang Li!”

  Gu Xiuxun exposed, “For the past three years, Fang Wuji would give Zhang Li guidance whenever he had free time. However, Zhang Li is a schemer. She had been through a few boyfriends before Fang Wuji!”

  “What a b*tch!”

  Sun Mo’s mouth twitched.

  “Zhang Li comes from a family of farmers, but she’s never lacking in alchemical pills for cultivation. Moreover, her cultivation art was also given to her by a boyfriend.”

  Gu Xiuxun sighed. Zhang Li’s reputation was notorious amongst the senior grades, and she relied on men to climb up. Once there was a better man, she’d kicked away her current boyfriend.

  Of course, Zhang Li was very beautiful. Before Gu Xiuxun’s beauty developed, Zhang Li was the top beauty in the Myriad Daos Academy. She had plenty of suitors.

  “Doesn’t Fang Wuji know that?”

  Sun Mo was surprised.

  “Sigh, Fang Wuji is an honest guy who only knows about cultivating and burying his head into his studies. His life revolves around his home, school, and canteen, and he never spends any energy on these rumors!”

  Gu Xiuxun felt very helpless as well.

  “What about Headmaster Cao? He must have tried to persuade him before, right?”

  Sun Mo felt like crying when he heard this story. How long had Fang Wuji been made a cuckold?

  “Of course, he had done that. However, Fang Wuji flew into rage and dueled against a great teacher because of it!”

  Gu Xiuxun felt emotional. “The intelligence of a person who has fallen in love is worse off than a dog!”

  The atmosphere in the surroundings had turned awkward. No matter how honest a guy Fang Wuji was, seeing Zhang Li refusing him repeatedly, he realized how serious the problem was.

  However, he wasn’t enraged. Instead, he looked stunned and hurt. “Why?”

  “Li`er, what’s going on?”

  A young man walked over and embraced Zhang Li.

  Zhang Li put up a struggle but didn’t break free. She could only allow the young man to hold her.

  “Who are you?” Fang Wuji bellowed furiously, “Let go of her!”

  “I’m her man!”

  The young man chuckled. His gaze when looking at Fang Wuji was filled with a sense of superiority. (So what if you’ve gotten into the top ten? Didn’t you still end up being made a cuckold?)

  “Zhang Li, is this true?”

  Fang Wuji looked toward Zhang Li, his face in disbelief.

  “Fang Wuji, I never had any relationship with you. I don’t need to answer any of your questions!”

  After Zhang Li said that, she looked at the young man worriedly, explaining in a soft voice, “Nothing has happened between us at all! He was the one who has been wooing me all along!”

  “I know!”

  The young man purposely put his face near Zhang Li’s ears, rubbing against her affectionately and saying, “I believe you!”

  The spectators immediately felt displeased. This young man was clearly humiliating Fang Wuji on purpose. (It’s one thing to have snatched his girlfriend, but do you have to do this?)

  Zhang Li struggled, but it was a very light one. She clearly didn’t dare to offend this young man.

  “Alright, quickly end this farce. After the award ceremony, let’s go have a good time at a few famous places in Guangling!”

  After the young man said that, he patted Zhang Li’s butt and left. His action and expression looked extremely frivolous. It was clear that he had often patronized brothels.

  “Why?”

  Fang Wuji asked.

  “Brother Wuji, if you want what’s good for me, then give me freedom.”

  Zhang Li wore a miserable expression. Having been together for three years, she knew well of Fang Wuji’s weakness. As long as she showed him her weak side, he’d definitely give up.

  “Is it because I look ugly?”

  Fang Wuji was heartbroken.

  Zhang Li was silent. She didn’t just despise Fang Wuji for being ugly, but also that he didn’t have any prospects. The young man from earlier was the grandson of a vice-headmaster in the Warm Spring Blooming Flowers Academy. If she were to be with him, she’d be able to get into a ‘B’ grade school to teach. It was something that she wouldn’t be able to do even if she worked hard for her entire life.

  Gu Xiuxun couldn’t take it anymore and dashed out. “Zhang Li, that young man from earlier is clearly someone frivolous. He is just playing with you and won’t marry you.”

  “Xiuxun, I’m not as talented as you are, being able to get what you want with your own capabilities. If I wish to live a life superior to others, I can only take alternate routes!”

  Zhang Li knew that what Gu Xiuxun said was the truth, but so what? (It’ll be fine as long as I get into the Springflower Academy and reach my objective. Marry that guy? Please, I know myself well. I know that I’m not worth that much!)

  Gu Xiuxun was rendered speechless.

  “Brother Wuji, although you’re ugly, you’re very gentle. I’ve been very happy in the three years I was with you!”

  Zhang Li said this in a soft voice and turned to leave, heading toward the end of the queue.

  What she said was the truth. Fang Wuji had given Zhang Li gentleness. However, it was a pity that he couldn’t give her a better life.

  Fang Wuji reached out his hand, wanting to grab Zhang Li. However, he didn’t know what he should say. He squatted down, grabbed his head, and then cried.

  “Teacher Fang, get up first!”

  Gu Xiuxun changed her term of address, wanting to stimulate Fang Wuji’s pride, letting him understand that he was still in front of students.

  Sun Mo saw the masochist in a different light. This was a gentle girl. She was now on equal grounds with Fang Wuji and didn’t need to address him as ‘teacher’.

  Fang Wuji didn’t move.

  “Have you cried enough?”

  Sun Mo walked over and pulled Fang Wuji up.

  “You have your prosperous life, she has her blooming life. From now on, you are you and she will be just her. You won’t see each other and won’t owe each other anything. Isn’t it good to congratulate her, hoping the best for each other?”

  Sun Mo looked at Fang Wuji, fearing that he’d be dealt such a big blow that he couldn’t recover.

  Gu Xiuxun immediately looked toward Sun Mo.

  “What’s wrong?”

  Sun Mo felt a little uneasy from the glance.

  “Excellent. Priceless Advice has not erupted!”

  Gu Xiuxun was really scared of how Sun Mo would use Priceless Advice over the smallest thing.

  Sun Mo rolled his eyes and continued persuading, “To some people, love might not be in the form of sticking to one person until the very end. It can be an experience, a part of their life, with one person being the passerby to the other person’s life. If they passed, they passed. Don’t turn back and don’t think back. Leave each other to the past!”

  The surrounding great teachers were mostly young men and women in their twenties. When they heard Sun Mo’s words, their eyes lit up, revealing an expression of being in deep thought.

  Some of them had a taste of love before but had been hurt by the roses’ thorns and hadn’t been able to let go until now. After hearing Sun Mo’s words, they wore an expression of acceptance.

  “That’s right, it’s time to put things down!”

  Many people broke into a smile.

  “Then what is love to you?”

  Fang Wuji looked at Sun Mo with a solemn gaze.

  Sun Mo gave it some thought before saying, “Longing to get a person’s heart, till death do us part!”

  Sun Mo also had a yearning for a perfect love deep down inside, to love one person and watch over them, hoping to spend a lifetime with them and growing old together!

  Swoosh!

  Priceless Advice had erupted.

  Brilliant golden light spots radiated out, scattering toward the surroundings.

  The young men and women who were encompassed by the light spots instantly felt complicated emotions. Who in this world didn’t wish to have a soulmate?

  Understand them! Know them! Love them!

  “These words are really well-said!”

  “Teacher Sun has such a philosophical disposition!”

  “What should I do? I seemed to have fallen in love with him!”

  The ladies looked at Sun Mo with an infatuated gaze. A guy like this with the looks, gentleness, and talent was really a dream lover for them.

  It wasn’t long before they turned to feel jealous. It was because Sun Mo’s gaze was on Gu Xiuxun.

  “Sigh, I wonder when I’d be able to meet the destined lady of my life!”

  Sun Mo thought about it and then subconsciously looked toward Gu Xiuxun.

  “Hmm? Why are you looking at me?”

  Gu Xiuxun was digesting Sun Mo’s words as well when she saw him suddenly looking in her direction. She was stunned and felt anxious. (Could it be that he has feelings for me?)

  Suddenly, the masochist’s cheeks flushed up, looking even more beautiful.

  “Marry him.”

  “Marry him.”

  “Marry him!”

  Some meddlesome youngsters saw this scene and started calling out.

  The great teachers, with Jiang Wei in the lead, had just entered the auditorium when they saw this scene. The golden light spots landed on their bodies as well.

  “I didn’t expect that this guy is an affectionate person as well?”

  Wu Peiling teased. However, the feeling that Priceless Advice gave her was like a light drunken state after drinking great wine. It wasn’t bad.