Chapter 130 Turning point, the following challenge!
Zhou Yue followed more than a hundred members of the training team and was the last one to walk out of the lounge and enter the competition area in the center of the fitness gym.
The gymnasium is very large, and the surrounding stands are large enough to accommodate more than 2,000 teachers and students in the school, plus more than 1,000 invited parents.
The searchlight was turned on and focused on the young men in the center.
There were more than 3,000 teachers and students in the surrounding stands, and parents burst into warm applause.
At a glance, Zhou Yue saw his parents sitting in the fifth row, clapping excitedly.
Three friends, Yin Chenliang, Wang Yuan and Chen Xin, came to cheer for themselves regardless of the cultural exam that was still a month away.
What made Zhou Yue very speechless was that his parents actually invited a large group of neighbors, owners of nearby shops, employees, and staff from the street office.
Zhou Yue looked at the VIP box above the independent stand to the east.
Through the vaguely fluttering red velvet curtains, Zhou Yue saw several familiar figures.
A few days ago, he met three first-year students of the Relic Academy on the "Nian Xiu Zhe", including Zhao Huihuang.
When Zhou Yue saw Zhao Huihuang, Zhao Huihuang also saw Zhou Yue, his face changed slightly and his eyes quickly averted.
Zhou Yue smiled.
Zhao Huihuang's face is wrapped with circles of gauze, just like a head of garlic, which is not ordinary funny.
Behind Zhao Huihuang and the other three, there were three other slightly older mind cultivators.
One of them is Shi Qing.
Therefore, the other two people should be members of the team that came with Shi Qing to perform the mission.
They were too far apart, so Zhou Yue couldn't scan their cultivation realms. They must have all exceeded the first-level realm.
Zhou Yue and Shi Qing quickly exchanged glances.
There was a warning in Shi Qing's eyes.
Zhou Yue vaguely felt that Shi Qing was warning him not to cause trouble.
It seems that Brother Shi has long known that there is only one place left for Nanhe City in the academy.
Was he worried that he would be dissatisfied, so he didn't inform him in advance?
But as a superior in the Legacy Academy, the rules are like a mountain. Even if I resist in my heart, what can I do?
Is there any way to bring back the life of the Legacy Academy?
Out of the corner of his eye, Zhou Yue saw that most of the members of the training team were as dejected as frosted eggplants and their morale was low.
There are only two exceptions, Ming Xiaoyu who is looking around in a dazed manner, and Xia Tiantian who has not spoken a word from the beginning to now.
Zhou Yue was curious but not surprised about the changes in the sky in the summer.
Since he can complete his spiritual transformation and become a mind cultivator, why can't Xia Tian, who is the perennial number one in mind power in Nanhe City's No. 2 Middle School, not be able to?
The only people in No. 2 Middle School who can really pose a threat to Zhou Yue are Ming Xiaoyu and Xia Tian.
Amidst a burst of warm applause, the old principal Wang Guojun stepped onto the podium.
A few dozen meters away, Zhou Yue saw Principal Wang stumbling, his beard and hair gray, and his fatigue showing.
Zhou Yue was secretly surprised.
The rostrum was also beyond Zhou Yue's telekinesis scanning distance, and he was unable to explore what happened to School Wang.
Principal Wang started speaking into the microphone.
"Today is the day of the annual telepathy selection competition."
"The competition will start on time at nine o'clock in the morning, with three tests of telekinesis, sensitivity and mood assessment, plus a final moral assessment, to determine a winner."
"This winner will represent our Nanhe City No. 2 Middle School and participate in the city-wide telepathy selection finals."
The whole place gradually became quiet.
The faces of the spectators in the surrounding stands showed surprise and confusion.
"What do you mean? Why is there only one winner?"
"Master Wang is not joking, is he?"
"What's going on?"
The one hundred and twelve training team members in the central area of the fitness center calmed down.
Although they are unwilling, frustrated, and disappointed, the situation has come to this, and they can only accept the reality and wait for a comeback next year.
Because the only winner must be decided between Xia Tian, Zhou Yue and Ming Xiaoyu. Even Lu Shu, Zhang Zerui and Zhao Yaran may not have any chance.
There was a commotion coming from a certain area of the stands.
A group of parents were protesting excitedly and even began to curse Nanhe No. 2 Middle School and Wang Guojun.
There were about a dozen young people in school uniforms sitting in that area with complicated expressions.
Jiang Weiwei's eyes were sharp: "That's... the seniors."
Zhou Yue also recognized that the dozen or so young people in school uniforms were members of the previous training team of Nanhe No. 2 Middle School.
Last year they failed to be selected into the Heritage Academy. According to the regulations, they had another chance this year.
But the No. 2 Middle School in Nanhe City was reduced to only one place this year. For them, it was tantamount to shocking news and ruined their last hope of entering the Legacy Academy.
An excited parent suddenly rushed out of the stands and pointed at Wang Guojun: "The only quota is for your granddaughter, right?"
Everyone was stunned, even Liu Hui and other telekinesis instructors looked puzzled.
The scene gradually became quiet.
The parent sneered: "Wang Guojun, Wang Guojun, you claim to be fair and just, but in the end you did this! Xiatian and I live in the same community. Don't think I don't know that Xiatian is your granddaughter!"
The whole place was in an uproar.
A series of strange eyes were cast on the pretty girl who was the leader of the training team members.
Zhou Yue was also a little surprised.
There was no rumor at all about this matter, but the parent was very knowledgeable about what he said. Looking at the reactions of Principal Wang and Xia Tian, it seemed to be true.
He stared deeply at Xia Tian who suddenly became a mind cultivator, and then looked at Principal Wang whose hands were trembling slightly on the podium, vaguely guessing something.
Principal Wang Guojun raised his head and did not explain anything. He just sighed, and a wry smile and guilt appeared on his old face.
At this time, a tall figure walked out of the passage and came to the podium.
It was a young woman wearing gold-rimmed glasses. She took the microphone from Principal Wang's hand very naturally.
"My surname is Chen, and I am a teacher at the Zhonglu Branch of Heritage College. Let me explain."
"Nanhe City No. 2 Middle School only has one quota this year because Fang Weitong, a student from the previous class of your school, made a serious mistake and defected from the college."
"According to Article 125 of the Legacy Academy's terms of the Cultivator's Pact, the traitor's high school will accept punitive sanctions from the Legacy Academy and reduce the selection quota for the second year to show fairness and serve as a warning to others."
A deathly silence instantly flooded the gymnasium of Nanhe No. 2 Middle School.
It’s because of Fang Weitong!
The most proud genius student in the history of Nanhe No. 2 Middle School!
But only one year later, Fang Weitong became a traitor to the Relic Academy and caused Nanhe No. 2 Middle School to be severely punished.
The students, teachers, parents, and the police officers headed by Wang Chengliang who were responsible for maintaining order were all shocked and couldn't accept it at all.
Among the crowd in the stands, Lin Huahua's eyes were bright, "Traitors of the Heritage College? Explosive news! No wonder they don't let reporters in. The local sentiment in the city above ground is always so strong. Don't you want the family scandal to be exposed so quickly?"
Lin Huahua glanced at the detectives in front of the VIP box, secretly thinking that the big shots from the government must also be present.
"It's a pity that there can be no real secrets in this world. The only place in Nanhe City's No. 2 Middle School is Ming Xiaoyu."
Lin Huahua muttered and took out a miniature camera, connected it to the panel, and quietly started live video broadcast on a large social platform.
On the rostrum, Chen Wenxi paused and said: "Because of Fang Weitong, the college decided to add [character evaluation]. However, as long as you don't do anything bad or violate moral laws, you don't have to worry too much."
As he spoke, Chen Wenxi's gaze was like a sharp arrow, shooting straight at Zhou Yue in the crowd.
Zhou Yue raised his head and calmly faced the cold and scrutinizing gaze, recalling in his mind the anonymous message Shi Qing sent him on a disposable mobile phone last night. Chen Wenxi is Chen Wenhua's biological sister. She has already noticed it and should be careful.
It seems that this hostility will be difficult to resolve in a short while.
At the VIP table, Shi Qing took in this scene.
He knew that Chen Wenxi, a young female teacher in the college, could not just let Zhou Yue go.
He also guessed that Chen Wenxi, as the instructor of this [Nanhe City No. 2 Middle School Mission], would directly use the rules to give Zhou Yue a fatal blow.
Shi Qing sighed in his heart, brother, I can only help you so far and control everything within the rules. How to fight back next is entirely up to you.
"It's time to announce the start."
After Chen Wenxi said the last words, she handed the microphone back to Principal Wang Guojun.
She herself did not leave the podium, but stood quietly, her condescending gaze seemingly fixed on Zhou Yue.
Zhou Yue felt his back, and he understood that Teacher Chen was deliberately creating pressure on himself, hoping to see him lose in the competition.
Wang Guojun took the phone.
He did not directly announce the start of the competition.
After a period of silence, under everyone's complicated gaze, Wang Guojun seemed to have finally made up his mind and spoke with some difficulty: "Here, I would like to recommend someone."
Everyone was stunned.
Wang Guojun continued: "Yes, Xia Tian is my granddaughter. In the past three years, until the training camp, she was the best student in Nanhe City. Her telekinesis value has always led the whole grade. Not only is she talented, she is also very hardworking.
.In the last moment of the training camp, she broke the school record set by Fang Weitong last year..."
Gradually, the eyes of the teachers, students, and parents present became complicated. Especially the eyes of the parents of the contestants who participated in this year's competition showed anger and contempt.
Even Chen Wenxi looked at Wang Guojun strangely.
Wang Guojun paused: "The day before yesterday, Xia Tian's mind power exceeded 100, and he completed his spiritual transformation and became a mind cultivator!"
Uproar sounded from all areas of the stands.
Many excited parents already knew what the old principal wanted to say and began to protest loudly.
Zhou Yue withdrew his gaze, and it turned out that just as he had guessed, Principal Wang must have used some means to help Xia Tian break through the first realm, but he himself was mentally damaged as a result.
Zhou Yue did not draw an immediate conclusion. Recalling what the old principal said to him that day, he always felt that something was wrong.
On the rostrum, Principal Wang Guojun raised his hand and suppressed the restlessness of the audience with the only prestige he had accumulated over decades.
He turned his head and looked at Xia Tian with guilt, with an imperceptible tremor in his voice: "I hereby recommend to all the teachers and students of Nanhe City No. 2 Middle School that Xia Tian Tian take on the 'Following Obsession' challenge."
"According to Article 126 of the Relic Academy's terms of the Practitioner's Pact, if your high school refuses to accept the punishment of the Relic Academy, it can send students to challenge the Relic Academy."
"Xia Tiantian, are you willing to represent Nanhe City No. 2 Middle School and challenge the first-year formal students of Heritage College as a senior graduate of our school?"
"If you win, Heritage Academy will revoke all punishments against Nanhe No. 2 Middle School."
"But if you lose, you will personally suffer the 'loser's punishment' and you will be permanently disqualified from entering the Sky City."
Zhou Yue's heart skipped a beat.
For the first time, Ming Xiaoyu raised his head and looked squarely at the old principal of an ordinary high school in a small southeastern coastal town to him, and his expression began to become complicated.
Lu Shu, Zhang Zerui, Zhao Yaran, Jiang Weiwei... More than a hundred members of the training team looked at the slender figure at the front of the team at the same time. Before they could fully react, their expressions were changing from confused to surprised.
In the school gym, which had long become silent, the heroic girl with a ponytail walked out expressionlessly.
She came to the center of the circle of light that everyone could see, took a deep breath, and then raised her head toward the box at the top of the stand.
"I, Xia Tian, apply for the following challenge."
"Whether I win or lose, I will bear the responsibility alone."