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Seeing this, Xie Xie didn't say much. Because they had watched a movie together yesterday, Xie Xie's impression of Su Mo had changed quite a bit.
Good morning, Su Mo!
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie had just sat down when Xu Xiaoyan walked in, arm in arm with Gu Yue.
Upon seeing Su Mo, Xu Xiaoyan's eyes immediately lit up, and she quickly waved to greet him.
Su Mo nodded with a smile, which was her way of responding to Xu Xiaoyan.
Seeing that Su Mo actually smiled at her, Xu Xiaoyan immediately felt that she had no regrets in her life.
Gu Yue, who was standing to the side, looked at Su Mo who appeared in the classroom, and her face also showed a hint of surprise, just like Tang Wulin and the others.
Su Mo was not surprised by the surprised expressions on Gu Yue's and the others' faces.
This is the benefit of creating a persona.
By not attending classes for a semester, he subconsciously instilled in Tang Wulin and the others the impression that he would not attend classes.
When their preconceived notions are shattered by their sudden arrival at class, the huge psychological gap will cause Tang Wulin and the others to subconsciously lower their guard and become curious about them.
When the bell rang, Wu Changkong walked into the classroom right on time. Even with his composure, he was stunned for a moment when he saw Su Mo sitting obediently in the classroom, but he quickly regained his composure.
Wu Changkong stood on the podium and scanned the room before slowly saying, "The academy has decided to let you participate in the Tianhai Grand Competition a month from now."
"The Grand Competition Between Tianjin and Shanghai!!!"
Upon hearing this news, Su Mo was suddenly stunned, subconsciously connecting it to what Ye Xinglan had said yesterday.
Combining the two, Su Mo had a rough idea of Ye Xinglan's purpose in coming to Tianhai City.
However, there was one thing that puzzled Su Mo: why would Ye Xinglan, a person from the central region, suddenly come to Tianhai City to participate in the Tianhai Grand Competition?
Xu Xiaoyan's mouth was slightly open, her face full of astonishment.
She knew the Tianhai Grand Competition all too well.
If they were to participate in the Tianjin Tianhai Grand Competition now, given their age, they would at most only be able to compete in the junior group.
Even the junior group isn't easy to get by in. Her older brother represented Donghai Academy in the Tianhai Grand Competition for the junior group last time, but he didn't even make it past the preliminaries.
"Teacher Wu, what is the Tianhai Grand Competition?"
Tang Wulin raised his hand and looked at Wu Changkong with a curious expression.
Having studied at Donghai Academy for so long, this was the first time he had ever heard of such a competition.
Wu Changkong did not answer, but looked directly at Xie Xie next to Tang Wulin and coldly ordered, "Xie Xie, you are a local of Donghai City, you explain to them what the Tianhai Grand Competition is."
"okay!"
Seeing that it was his turn to shine, Xie Xie immediately transformed into a quick-witted little chatterbox and began to speak fluently and incessantly.
"As we all know, the Federation has a total of eighteen first-tier cities, which are divided into five regions: east, west, south, north, and central."
"Our Donghai City belongs to the eastern region..."
"Tell the important point!"
Seeing Xie Xie dawdling and seemingly wanting to start explaining from the history of the Federation's development, Wu Changkong urged him impatiently.
"All right!"
Xie Xie was a little annoyed at being scolded for no reason, but he still obediently followed Wu Changkong's orders and explained.
"Tianhai Grand Competition, officially known as the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition".
"This competition is jointly organized by our Donghai City and the four first-tier cities of Tianhai, Zhenhai, Binhai, and Hailu, together with other second- and third-tier cities in the eastern region."
"The Tianhai Grand Competition is held every three years and is a place for major cities to showcase their heritage and build their reputation."
"The competition is divided into youth and junior groups. The age range for the youth group is 16 to 20 years old, while the age range for the junior group is 11 to 15 years old."
"Each group's competition is further divided into individual and team competitions, and the team competitions are further divided into seven-person, five-person, and three-person team competitions."
"The most eye-catching competitions are the individual events and the seven-person team events."
“Those who perform exceptionally well in the competition may even represent the Tianhai Alliance in the Federation Grand Competition, a top-level event held every five years on the continent.”
"I'm telling you, the Federation Grand Competition..."
"okay!"
Seeing that the topic was gradually going astray, Wu Changkong frowned and interrupted Xie Xie in a deep voice. Then, he said with a serious expression, "After discussion, the academy has decided to let you participate in the junior group's three-person team competition."
"Huh? A three-person team competition?!"
As soon as Wu Changkong said this, Xie Xie immediately widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Teacher Wu, aren't there five of us? Logically, we should be playing in the five-person team competition."
Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan nodded seriously. It seemed that all five students from Class Zero should participate in the five-person team competition.
Gu Yue's expression shifted slightly as she looked thoughtfully at Su Mo.
Facing Gu Yue's gaze, Su Mo simply smiled faintly and continued to tap the table lightly with his fingers, as if he hadn't heard what Wu Changkong had said.
Su Mo didn't bother to point out Wu Changkong's little scheme.
To reiterate, Wu Changkong was worried that he might threaten Tang Wulin's leadership position.
Although Gu Yue is stronger than Tang Wulin, it's clear to everyone that Gu Yue is willing to be Tang Wulin's sidekick, letting Tang Wulin be the backbone of the team.
But I am different. I am far, far stronger than Tang Wulin, strong enough to affect the normal operation of a team.
A team can have someone stronger than the team leader, but it cannot have someone stronger than all the others combined.
Otherwise, the so-called team is nothing more than an accessory to this person, and he just happens to fit that description.
Given how much Wu Changkong values Tang Wulin, he would absolutely not tolerate such a thing happening.
So even though he knew that doing so would cause controversy in Class Zero, Wu Changkong still had to bite the bullet and kick himself out.
If I'm not mistaken, Wu Changkong has probably thrown himself into the individual competition.
Otherwise, Yu Zhen would absolutely not agree to Wu Changkong's actions, which were clearly aimed at isolating him.
Wu Changkong treats Tang Wulin like a treasure, but that doesn't mean Donghai Academy treats Tang Wulin like a treasure as well.
The only person whom Donghai Academy treasured and was willing to make an exception for was himself.
Chapter 67 Xu Xiaoyan's Social Death
Faced with Xie Xie's question, a rare hint of guilt flashed across Wu Changkong's face.
But when he thought of the reasons he had persuaded Yu Zhen, he immediately regained his confidence and said in an icy tone, "This is the result of a joint discussion within the academy. If you have any objections, you can go to the dean."
Upon hearing that this was the result of a discussion within the academy, Xie Xie immediately deflated.
Seeing that no one was questioning him, Wu Changkong nodded in satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Tang Wulin, "Wulin, in this three-person team competition, you will lead Xie Xie and Gu Yue as the main force, with Xu Xiaoyan as the substitute."
Upon hearing that Wu Changkong wanted him to lead a team in the three-person team competition, Tang Wulin's eyes widened in disbelief. He pointed at himself with a puzzled expression, "Me???"
"Yes, it's you."
Wu Changkong said decisively, without the slightest hesitation, "This time, each of you participating must at least make it into the top eight."
Upon hearing Wu Changkong's target, Xie Xie immediately lost his composure, "Top eight? Teacher Wu, you're not joking, are you?"
"We're only eleven years old! The strongest one, Su Mo, isn't even with us. How could we possibly compete with those fourteen or fifteen-year-olds?"
Seeing Xie Xie interrupt again, Wu Changkong glared at Xie Xie in annoyance and said coldly, "Su Mo also has his goals to achieve. If you can't achieve the goals I set, you'd better prepare to come back and train more!"
"Ah~"
Upon hearing the words "extra training," Xie Xie immediately wore a pained expression, but Wu Changkong had no time to pay attention to him and turned to look at Su Mo.
"Su Mo, you will be participating in this individual competition."
"As for the rankings, I don't need to say anything more, do I?"
Su Mo nodded, not refusing Wu Changkong's arrangement.
Considering that Donghai Academy had treated him fairly well, Su Mo didn't mind making a name for Donghai Academy in the Tianhai Grand Competition.
Just as Wu Changkong was about to breathe a sigh of relief after Su Mo agreed to his arrangement, he heard Su Mo suddenly speak.
"That's possible, but I have one condition: I want to participate in the team competition."
"Su Mo..."
Upon hearing that Su Mo was going to participate in the team competition, Wu Changkong's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively wanted to stop Su Mo.
When Yu Zhen, the dean, learned that he was preventing Su Mo from participating in the team competition, he also questioned him.
However, he brushed it off by saying that "if Su Mo gets injured in the team competition, it will affect his performance in the individual competition."
But Wu Changkong knew better than anyone else that with Su Mo's strength, even if he led Tang Wulin and the other three to participate in the seven-person team competition, they could easily win one place.
In that case, Tang Wulin became a stepping stone for Su Mo and Donghai Academy to gain fame.
This is a situation that Wu Changkong absolutely does not want to see.
But now that Su Mo wants to participate in the team competition, he really can't find a reason to refuse.
The previous excuse might have fooled Yu Zhen, but using that excuse to deal with Su Mo was clearly treating Su Mo like a fool.
For a moment, Wu Changkong was caught in a dilemma, his face becoming extremely stiff.
Seeing Wu Changkong's face was even more unpleasant than if he had swallowed a fly, Su Mo slowly said, "Xu Xiaoyan is in my group, and I'll recruit another person to participate in the three-person team competition."
Wu Changkong had been subtly ostracizing him, so he shouldn't blame himself for collecting some interest first.
I have prepared a big gift for Wu Changkong.
"can!"
Wu Changkong agreed almost without hesitation.
As long as she's not on Tang Wulin's team, Su Mo can do whatever she wants.
However, when Wu Changkong saw the faint smile on Su Mo's face, he realized that he had been tricked by Su Mo.
But what frightened Wu Changkong the most was that Su Mo actually saw through his intentions. Fortunately, Su Mo did not point it out directly.
Otherwise, the disintegration of Class Zero might have happened today.
Upon hearing that Su Mo wanted to team up with her, Xu Xiaoyan's pretty face was practically overflowing with excitement. Her light blue eyes sparkled with starlight, and she was so happy she almost jumped for joy.