“Teacher Sun!”

  Mei Ziyu’s black hair was like a cascading waterfall, casually tied by a ribbon behind her head. When she walked over, her hair swayed gently from the momentum. She then bowed slightly to Sun Mo.

  Mei Yazhi was a little surprised. This was the etiquette shown when ordinary women meet with people. If this action was done by a female great teacher, it meant that she wanted to thank the other party. It wasn’t simply because Sun Mo was a great teacher.

  Mei Ziyu did this because Sun Mo had helped her before. She felt that in such an important situation where they ‘first met’ now, she should lower her attitude.

  “Little Teacher Mei!”

  Sun Mo smiled and revealed eight beautiful and tidy teeth. He originally wanted to say that he was acquainted with Mei Ziyu, but after seeing her blinking her eyes, he immediately closed his mouth.

  “As expected, he understood my intention!”

  Mei Ziyu also smiled. She didn’t want to let her mother know that the two of them had met before. Hence, she blinked her eyes to hint Sun Mo.

  Because of the earlier experience with Wu Peiling, Sun Mo was now more cautious when he spoke. But very soon, he felt relieved and was no longer so restrained. This was because the way Mei Yazhi treated people felt like a warm and gentle breeze in spring.

  It was very comfortable!

  “After returning to the Central Province Academy, try to participate less in social events organized by the Saint Gate. Do your best to increase your strength and guide your students. Also, try to obtain the 2-star ranking as soon as possible.”

  Mei Yazhi admired Sun Mo, this was why she would say all these.

  In all organizations, there would always be disputes among different factions. Sun Mo was still too weak. If he got embroiled in a political storm too early, he would be doomed to become cannon fodder. If he got disabled due to it, things would truly be a pity.

  After all, it was rare to meet such a genius even in a hundred years.

  “Many thanks for Teacher Mei’s teaching!”

  Sun Mo bowed yet sighed in his heart. If the old headmaster was still around, he would be like a thick and muscular thigh, acting as his support. After all, the old headmaster was a secondary saint, how impressive was that?

  If he hugged the thigh tightly, he would be able to do anything he wanted to in the great teacher world. At the very least, ordinary people would never dare to antagonize him. An example was Wu Peiling. (Are you very impressive because you are a 6-star great teacher? But no matter how impressive you are, can you be more impressive when compared to a secondary saint?)

  (Wanting to scare me?)

  (I’ll break your head!)

  It was a pity that the old headmaster had failed to break through to the Saint Realm and had been unconscious since then. Wait a minute, speaking of which, he had been in Jinling for such a long time, yet he hadn’t found time to visit the old headmaster before. That was really inappropriate.

  However, the most important thing right now was whether or not he should ‘hug’ the thigh of Mei Yazhi?

  Sun Mo sank into conflict.

  Sun Mo was someone who depended on his own talent for a living. Wanting him to fawn on others or be a simp was simply impossible. He still had some moral integrity.

  Actually, it was very easy for him if he wanted to ‘hug’ Mei Yazhi’s thigh. He only needed to cure Mei Ziyu. Sun Mo could tell that this middle-aged woman cared and doted on her daughter a lot.

  “Teacher Sun, what are you thinking about?”

  Mei Ziyu’s melodious voice rang out as she asked.

  “I’m thinking about the 2-star great teacher examination!”

  Sun Mo decided to give up using such a method because Mei Ziyu’s smile was too pure. This was a girl whom he could be friends with. He shouldn’t use her as a tool to get close to Mei Yazhi.

  If not, it would be a betrayal of her trust.

  “Oh yes, does Teacher Sun plan to participate in the 2-star great teacher examination? I will also do so!”

  Mei Yazhi glanced at her daughter in surprise. Because of her weak body, although her daughter was talented, other than gardening, she had no interest in teaching at all. Even for the 1-star great teacher examination, Mei Yazhi had had to force her to participate. Yet, she actually took the initiative to say that she would participate in the 2-star great teacher examination?

  Sun Mo felt a little awkward. He could hear the anticipation in Mei Ziyu’s voice, but there was no solution to it, he could only brace himself and explain, “Eh, I plan to join the upcoming one three months later!”

  “Ah?”

  Mei Ziyu started. She felt some worry. “Given your fame, you have to pass it at the first attempt. If you failed, it would become a black stain on your reputation for life. Many people would laugh at you because of jealousy!”

  “Teacher Sun has a personal student who is extremely impressive!”

  Mei Yazhi explained. She had also checked up on Sun Mo’s situation and naturally knew that he had the God Hands. By helping him this time around, she actually did so because of pragmatism. She wanted him to give her daughter a massage.

  “I see!”

  Mei Ziyu’s mood that was originally extremely joyful instantly sank. Her pale face had a look of disappointment on it. However, she began to smile at the next moment.

  “In that case, I wish for Teacher Sun’s success. I hope you will be able to get 2 stars in a year!”

  Mei Ziyu wished Sun Mo well sincerely.

  “Thanks!”

  After chatting for a few more sentences, Sun Mo left.

  “When did you get acquainted with him?”

  Mei Yazhi suddenly asked.

  “Ah? Why?”

  Mei Ziyu’s eyes evaded her mother’s gaze. “I didn’t know him before this!”

  “Your complexion has been much better during these few days. Was it due to his God Hands?”

  Mei Yazhi was very intelligent. Given her understanding of her daughter, she casually made some deductions and obtained the truth.

  “Mn!”

  Mei Ziyu nodded. She originally didn’t plan to expose her relationship with Sun Mo.

  “He is a young man with principles!”

  Mei Yazhi nodded. Sun Mo’s manner which was neither obsequious nor supercilious caused her to feel good will toward him. “Oh right, you must not fall in love with him!”

  “I naturally will never do so!”

  Mei Ziyu pouted.

  Mei Yazhi glanced at her daughter. “He already has a fiance, she is the top graduate of the Heavenly Mystery Academy, An Xinhui!”

  “Ah, it’s elder sister An?”

  Mei Ziyu was stunned. She didn’t know why, but she suddenly felt a little unbearable.

  “Even if there’s no An Xinhui, given Sun Mo’s outstandingness, he wouldn’t lack women around him. If you fall in love with him, you would only be courting trouble for yourself.”

  Mei Yazhi gave her a forewarning.

  “With my illness, even if I fall in love with him, it’s useless!”

  Mei Ziyu lowered her head. “In any case, I’m about to die.”

  (No, during my remaining days, I have to find some happy things to do. For example, competing with Sun Mo together. However, I have to find a good personal student first.)

  Mei Ziyu knew her own condition. If she accepted a personal student, she would only harm others. Hence, she had to find an alternative. ……

  After the meal ended, each of the great teachers either returned home or went to look for prostitutes.

  Sun Mo couldn’t return to Jinling through the teleportation gate. If not, he would leave behind a teleportation gate in the hotel that he would have no way to remove. Sitting on the eight-gate cloud to fly back was impossible too because he was traveling in a group.

  Hence, Sun Mo could only obediently choose to ride horses.

  However, before this, Gu Xiuxun dragged Sun Mo to tour the famous locations of Guangling first.

  During the night, when he was finally alone, Sun Mo cast Encyclopedic Knowledge on himself and learned the contents of the two skill books. After that, he started to memorize the information.

  This bout of hard work lasted all the way until late at night.

  The atmosphere was dry; there was a need to worry about candle flames becoming a huge fire.

  The night-watch man clanked the gong to signify the fourth watch (1am-3am). Sun Mo turned around and covered himself with his blanket, preparing to sleep. But all of a sudden, he opened his eyes and glanced at the windows.

  “Sun Shao?”

  Sun Mo frowned, his windows were open and Sun Shao was squatting there.

  Through the moonlight, Sun Mo could see that Sun Shao cut a sorry figure. His hair was disheveled and there were even blood stains on his robes.

  “What happened to you……?”

  Sun Mo frowned.

  “I came here to tell you that I originally planned to win against you in the 2-star great teacher examination. However, I won’t be able to participate in that now.”

  Sun Shao panted, he was coughing as well.

  “You should look for a doctor to treat your illness first!”

  Sun Mo could see blood flowing out of the gap between Sun Shao’s fingers from the cough.

  “If I manage to not die, I will definitely come and challenge you. So, Sun Mo, don’t die. Make sure that your talent doesn’t run out. Work hard and climb higher. The more glorious and radiant your achievements are, the more it would prove my superiority when I finally defeat you!”

  After Sun Shao finished speaking, he cast a deep glance at Sun Mo. He then jumped from the windows to the roof and vanished under the moonlight.

  Sun Mo had a look of innocence on his face. (Even if you want to issue a challenge, there’s no need to come here in the middle of the night, right? From the looks of things, it seems like you just experienced an assassination.)

  Because of this, Sun Mo wasn’t able to fall asleep anymore.

  His guess wasn’t wrong. 30 minutes later, a group of soldiers clad in black barged into the hotel and rushed in.

  The door to Sun Mo’s room was blasted open.

  “You met with Sun Shao?”

  A middle-aged man walked in and asked in a fierce and forceful manner.

  “Disturbing someone in the middle of the night and even asking a question with such a horrible attitude. Has your mother never taught you how to conduct yourself properly before?”

  Sun Mo was very unhappy. These people were too lawless.

  “I suspect that you are Sun Shao’s accomplice. Capture him!”

  Seeing Sun Mo sidestepping the question, the middle-aged man couldn’t be bothered to continue talking. With a command, a soldier clad in black lunged over and tried to place the chain in his hand around Sun Mo’s neck.

  Sun Mo grew angry too. His fists trembled as he unleashed his full firepower.

  Boundless Sea of Suffering, Impermanence!

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  The soldier only felt an imposing and mighty aura rushing at him. Fist shadows filled the air, enveloping all his vital points.

  Fighting in such a small space allowed the prowess of Sun Mo’s Dharma Skyshock Fist to explosively increase.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  The other soldiers were forced back. It was especially so for the three in front. They were sent flying through the air.

  The expression of the middle-aged man sank. He didn’t expect that this fellow would be so hard to deal with. Hence, he decided to act personally.

  “Courting death!”

  The middle-aged guy roared. He crossed a distance of seven meters with a step and appeared in front of Sun Mo. He then cleaved down with his iron-like palm.

  Sun Mo felt no fear and lifted his fist in answer.

  Eternalism!

  Boom!

  Sun Mo took two steps back and the impact caused the floor panels beneath his feet to crack.

  The body of the middle-aged man shook. The impact he suffered was smaller compared to Sun Mo, but there was a look of shock on his face.

  This young man was actually so terrifying?

  That cultivation art was definitely a saint-tier one!

  “Sun Mo, stop fighting. They are from the law enforcement group of the Saint Gate!”

  Gu Xiuxun also rushed over upon hearing the commotion. In the end, she almost peed her pants when she saw this scene.

  The law enforcement group was the Saint Gate’s combat department. They were mainly responsible for hunting and capturing great teachers who had committed crimes. Bluntly speaking, they were the ones to get rid of the black sheep to ensure the Saint Gate’s purity and righteousness.

  Sun Mo’s lips twitched. As expected, all large institutions had such lawless people.

  “This group leader, Sun Mo is the top-ranker of this year’s 1-star great teacher examination, and he just broke the previous record that has lasted a hundred years. I have no idea why you guys are attacking him, but Sun Mo definitely is innocent.”

  Gu Xiuxun hurriedly explained.

  The middle-aged man started. He originally wanted to teach Sun Mo a lesson, but after hearing Gu Xiuxun’s words, he couldn’t help but survey Sun Mo closely.

  “You are that One-Vote Sun who spoke about dogs?”

  Because the middle-aged man had great authority and immense combat strength, he basically didn’t place young people in his eyes. Let alone 1-star great teachers, he had even apprehended 3-stars great teachers before. But after hearing Gu Xiuxun’s words, his anger faded by quite a bit.

  After all, it wasn’t worth it to offend an absolute genius like this.

  Even the soldiers clad in black were surveying Sun Mo with curiosity in their eyes. After all, his results were too terrifying. This title ‘One-Vote Sun’ had circulated throughout the great teacher circle of Guangling.

  Before Sun Mo could say anything, Jiang Wei walked out under the escort of a bunch of guards.

  “Have you guys captured Sun Shao?”

  After Jiang Wei finished asking, he stared at Sun Mo and couldn’t help but be surprised. “You stay here?”

  “Teacher Jiang!”

  Sun Mo clasped his hands.

  “Teacher Jiang, is it possible for you to tell me what crime did Sun Shao commit exactly?

  Sun Mo’s brows were furrowed so tightly that they could squeeze a crab to death. Even a major character like Jiang Wei had moved out. Most probably, Sun Shao must have committed a heinous crime.

  Chapter 474: Return to Central Province, to Enjoy the Applause and Fresh Flowers!

  “Sun Shao killed Teacher Miao. After that, he was discovered when he was planning to assassinate me!”

  The crime Sun Shao committed was simply too great. It was basically impossible to conceal this, hence, Jiang Wei directly told Sun Mo.

  “What?”

  Before Sun Mo could react, Gu Xiuxun and the others already screamed in shock.

  Miao Pu was a 6-star great teacher, one of the seven main examiners of the 1-star great teacher examination this batch. He had a high status and great authority. Was Sun Shao’s brain damaged? He had assassinated Miao Out and actually succeeded?

  Sun Shao was finished!

  The Saint Gate had always treated others with magnanimity and was strict to themselves. In order to display the glory of great teachers to the world, the Saint Gate had zero tolerance toward any great teachers that flouted the laws.

  There was just a single sentence to sum things up. Even if the mistake made by the great teacher was a small one, the punishment would be very heavy.

  “Teacher Sun, can you tell me why Sun Shao came to look for you?”

  Jiang Wei asked.

  “Sun Mo, just tell him!”

  Gu Xiuxun came over and persuaded in a low voice. She didn’t want Sun Mo to be brought away by the law enforcement group. One must know that there was a conflict between Jiang Wei and Sun Mo. If Jiang Wei was determined to use this matter to teach Sun Mo a lesson, even if Sun Mo didn’t die, he would surely lose a layer of skin.

  The human heart was treacherous. Gu Xiuxun had to take precautions against it.

  “That Sun Shao is extremely narrow-minded. Just because Teacher Miao was the first to stand out and berate him, Sun Shao actually killed him. This personality is simply too terrifying!”

  Jiang Wei sighed. “Luckily, we didn’t allow him to become a great teacher. If not, he would surely be a major source of trouble in the future!”

  “Sun Shao came here to issue a challenge.”

  Sun Mo didn’t know how to evaluate Sun Shao’s behavior. (When it comes to something as important as becoming a great teacher, why can’t you tell a small lie? Do you really have to state the truth despite knowing how the head examiners would look at you?)

  “I feel this is the case as well!”

  Jiang Wei nodded.

  “Alright, everyone leave. Go and track Sun Shao’s movements!”

  Jiang Wei indicated for the law enforcement group to leave.

  “Teacher Jiang!”

  The middle-aged man frowned. He then glanced at Sun Mo. “You must not listen to his one-sided story. If he has a connection to Sun Shao……”

  “Enough. The matter ends here!”

  Jiang Wei interrupted the middle-aged man.

  Very soon, the law enforcement group retreated cleanly. Only then did Gu Xiuxun and the others heaved a sigh of relief. There was no solution to it. Those fellows had the authority to capture great teachers for questioning after all.

  “A bloody storm is about to occur in Guangling. It’s best for us to depart as soon as possible!”

  Gu Xiuxun suggested

  “Mn!”

  Sun Mo fell silent.

  “Speaking of which, Teacher Jiang’s character isn’t bad. It seems like I’ve misunderstood him before.”

  Gu Xiuxun sighed. She was referring to Jiang Wei helping Sun Mo to avert this calamity. After all, if the middle-aged man had been determined to bring Sun Mo away, there was nothing the rest of them could have done.

  Even if Sun Mo wasn’t tortured, he would be imprisoned for a few days for sure.

  “What level do I have to reach before I can ignore the law enforcement group?”

  Ever since Sun Mo came to Guangling, this was the first time he had suffered such a huge disadvantage.

  “That’s difficult. You have to reach the 5-star rank at the very least before the law enforcement group wouldn’t dare to act violent against you.”

  Gu Xiuxun sighed. The best solution was to find a backing. Why were there so many great teachers wanting to join ‘A’ grade schools or even one of the Nine Greats?

  Because if something bad happened, the school would protect them! ……

  After exiting the hotel and moving three streets away, Jiang Wei smiled. “Well done!”

  “Teacher, pardon me for being straightforward, but why did you regard that Teacher Sun so highly?”

  The middle-aged man didn’t understand. He was a personal student of Jiang Wei and had interacted with him for 20 years. Hence, he was familiar with his teacher’s personality. Earlier when he had said he wanted to bring Sun Mo away, it was actually for the sake of giving Jiang Wei a chance to gain a favor from Sun Mo.

  “What do you think of Sun Mo?”

  Jiang Wei counter-asked.

  “He’s extremely capable and the cultivation art he trains in is very strong. It might very well be a saint-tier one!”

  The middle-aged man reported factually.

  “Saint-tier?”

  Jiang Wei started. Because the 1-star great teacher examination didn’t involve combat, he had no idea how high Sun Mo’s combat strength was. However, he didn’t expect the middle-aged man’s evaluation of Sun Mo to be so high.

  “Besides, his ability to withstand pressure is extremely great. Teacher, you should know the prestige of our law enforcement group. Even if a 3-star great teacher is facing us, even if he is unhappy, he would have to bear with it. But the attitude of this young man is extremely tough and unyielding!”

  The middle-aged man thought back to Sun Mo’s words and actions.

  “Most probably, he isn’t familiar with you guys?”

  Jiang Wei guessed.

  “No!”

  The middle-aged man shook his head. “That fellow is upright and has an extremely unyielding character.”

  For such a person, either they grew and became a towering tree capable of blotting out the skies, or they would die early and their names would vanish in the long river of time.

  Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei frowned. It seemed like his plans to recruit Sun Mo would fail for sure.

  “What a pity!”

  Jiang Wei sighed. If he could recruit Sun Mo, the competitiveness of his Guangling Academy would surely improve 10 years from now.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Jiang Wei +30. Friendly (150/1,000). ……

  On the second morning, Sun Mo’s group set off on the return journey to Jinling.

  Gao Ben and Zhang Lan had planned to stay here to play for a few more days. But they didn’t have the mood to do so after such a major incident occurred. It was best to leave this place as early as possible.

  At the western region of Jinling, Grass Hut!

  Although the name of this place was ‘Grass Hut’, it was actually a pavilion. During winter, the cold gusts of wind were everywhere, causing people to shiver from the cold.

  “Like I said, Siyuan, do you have to put in so much effort to curry favor with that Sun Mo?”

  “I’m doing this for my cousin!”

  Qi Siyuan lied. Actually, he really wanted to curry favor with Sun Mo, but he didn’t want to lose face before his friend.

  Ever since Qi Siyuan knew from the famous doctor of his clan that the doctor had no way to cure the poison in his body, Sun Mo’s position in his heart instantly rose and became extremely important.

  In addition to the matter with his cousin, Qi Siyuan sent a slave to Guangling to monitor Sun Mo’s actions. But the moment he did so, he was almost frightened to death.

  In the reply sent back by the slave, there were only descriptions of Sun Mo’s examination progress. The writing wasn’t nice to look at, but it was fine as the content was extremely shocking!

  When he first read the secret letter, Qi Siyuan thought that Sun Mo had discovered the slave and bribed him. If not, how could the content of the letter be so shocking?

  When Sun Mo had arrived in Guangling, he had gone to the door of a 6-star great teacher and shouted words like ‘you are just a dog waiting for others in front of their door!’, winning public acclaim and fame. Wasn’t he too gusty?

  (Are you not afraid they would take revenge?)

  Honestly, as a rebellious youth, Qi Siyuan actually thought of doing this before. He wanted to try challenging someone with prestige and gain fame through that.

  After that, for the written examination, Sun Mo had not only handed in the exam papers in advance, but he had even scored full marks and suppressed the top graduate of the Skyraise Academy, Gu Qingyan. After that in the lecture of the third round, he had achieved an unprecedented record and obtained the beautiful title of ‘One-Vote Sun’.

  Qi Siyuan could imagine that his slave had become an iron fan of Sun Mo. Because at the start, the content of the letters was all neutral, but for the last few letters, they were all filled with emotions when he described Sun Mo’s outstandingness.

  Qi Siyuan always remembered his mother’s words. ‘You can be stupid, but you must have good judgment. This is especially so when you are treating talents. You should always show respect for the wise, and it wouldn’t be a mistake for you to lower your own attitude.’

  So, what could suffering the freezing cold for a few days count for? He wouldn’t die from it anyway. But if he could obtain Sun Mo’s friendship, it would surely be of benefit to his future.

  “In that case, can you send a servant 30 li ahead to wait? Once that servant spots Sun Mo’s group, he can rush back to inform us.”

  Bai Ziyu suggested. “If we don’t return home, why don’t we go into the city for a stroll? There’s a place there where we won’t need to feel the torment of the biting winds!”

  “Brother Bai, if we did that, it wouldn’t seem that sincere!”

  Xu Rui interjected. After she told her parents about the incident where Sun Mo had solved her queries, her father also sent someone to monitor him. Hence, all of Sun Mo’s deeds in Guangling were also known to Xu Rui.

  Hence, right now, her heart was filled with agitation. She wanted to see Teacher Sun as soon as possible and congratulate him.

  “Ziyu, just wait. In any case, we have nothing to do either!”

  Zhang Mingyu chortled.

  (Damn, if I have so much time, I might as well go and sleep with famed prostitutes!)

  Bai Ziyu was depressed. He didn’t know what happened to his good friends; all of them seemed to be mesmerized by Sun Mo. Even if Sun Mo passed, he would only be a 1-star great teacher.

  (My private teacher is a 2-star one!)

  Bai Ziyu felt disdain.

  At this moment, the sound of horses galloping grew closer and closer. Very soon, the silhouettes of Sun Mo and his colleagues appeared in their vision.

  Qi Siyuan and Xu Rui moved the fastest, and they directly ran out and waited at the side of the pavilion.

  “Teacher Sun!”

  Qi Siyuan wanted to call out to congratulate Sun Mo. However, Sun Mo and his colleagues directly galloped past him, leaving behind clouds of dust that covered the air.

  “Cough! Cough!”

  As Qi Siyuan coughed, he urged his servant. “Bring my horse over!”

  He had to let Sun Mo see him. Otherwise, wouldn’t he have wasted these few days by waiting here?

  “Teacher Sun, wait a moment. It’s us!”

  Xu Rui called out loudly and took a few steps forward.

  Yu!

  Sun Mo pulled the reins, his steed halted. He then turned his head and looked in bewilderment at the few affluent noble brats. (Is the cold wind outside the city very enjoyable?)

  “Teacher Sun, congratulations on becoming a 1-star great teacher!”

  Xu Rui ran over and wanted to lead Sun Mo’s horse for him.

  “Thanks!”

  Sun Mo smiled. “Your complexion is much better. This is then correct. Humans should have a goal and not be satisfied just to muddle through each day!”

  “Many thanks for your teachings!”

  Xu Rui looked at Sun Mo and discovered that he was clad in white and was extremely dashing. This set of clothes further enhanced his good looks. (Hmph, in the past, I felt that Qi Siyuan was very handsome. But when compared to Teacher Sun, he was just like a young boy who hasn’t gone through puberty yet.)

  (Sigh, I wonder if he would accept me as his personal student?)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Xu Rui +100. Friendly (600/1,000).

  “Teacher Sun.”

  Qi Siyuan came over. Just when he wanted to speak, Sun Mo interrupted, “The weather is too cold. I’m rushing home. If you want to dispel your poison, get Ziqi to bring you over to look for me!”

  After Sun Mo spoke, he continued galloping away.

  “Teacher Sun! Teacher Sun! I didn’t plan for that!”

  Qi Siyuan grew anxious, deeply afraid that Sun Mo might feel he was just using him.

  “Damn, isn’t this fellow a little too arrogant? Little prince, you waited here to welcome him, but he didn’t even want to give you a chance to do so!”

  Bai Ziyu was dumbfounded. He felt that there was something wrong with Sun Mo’s brains.

  “You have probably seen too many slaves kneeling to our statuses, right?”

  Qi Siyuan grumbled angrily. “You don’t understand. For a person like Sun Mo, we have to show sincerity!”

  “Aiya, I’ve forgotten to tell Teacher Sun that the Central Province Academy is currently facing huge trouble. Would he be implicated?”

  Xu Rui suddenly thought of something and grew very worried.

  “What are you saying? Sun Mo is An Xinhui’s fiance. If the Central Province Academy collapsed, he would suffer the greatest disadvantage!”

  Bai Ziyu mocked.