Free Web NovelChapter 350: Chapter 344: Sweep Away All Obstacles and Present It as a Gift to Teacher
For Sun Canxing, these past few days had undoubtedly been the happiest and most joyful of her life.
Not only were her family’s troubles all resolved, but her own strength had also grown by leaps and bounds,
especially when it came to practical combat experience.
Now, Sun Canxing was filled with confidence for the upcoming assessment.
As a result, her mind began to race.
After all, Sun Canxing had only just come of age, and her mind was not yet fully mature.
"Are you and this friend of yours on good terms?"
Chu He asked softly, his hands on the steering wheel.
"Not at all. She’s my arch-nemesis.
She’s a girl, too.
Actually, my grades have always been among the top in school,
and I’ve always been pretty popular with the opposite sex,
but I’ve never initiated anything with any of them."
As she mentioned this, Sun Canxing’s speech suddenly quickened.
Seeing that Chu He’s expression was as calm as ever, without the slightest change,
she finally relaxed a little and continued her story. "That girl’s family is very rich, probably on the same level as Yu Qiming’s.
In fact, I’ve vaguely heard... that her family is even wealthier than Yu Qiming’s,
but her status isn’t exactly respectable. She’s the illegitimate daughter of some big shot.
Once, a rich kid from here in Haitong City publicly made fun of me,
and the very next day, he was hit by a car and ended up in the intensive care unit.
Everyone knew full well that it was the girl’s doing.
But the next day, she came to class as usual and even privately made it clear that she had arranged it.
And yet, nothing happened to her.
The rich kid who got hit was paralyzed. He survived,
but the rest of his life will be utterly miserable.
After a long stay in the hospital, he transferred schools as soon as he was discharged. I heard he moved to another city.
I’ve always stayed far away from people like that because I know my family’s situation;
we simply can’t afford to provoke them.
Just dealing with Yu Qiming alone pushed our family to the brink.
If we provoked someone with an even more terrifying background and methods than him,
our family would have no hope of survival at all."
A bitter smile touched Sun Canxing’s lips.
"But for some reason, that girl has singled me out.
In terms of academics, she’s also outstanding.
Her Martial Arts cultivation is on par with mine, and she insists on competing with me.
This time, for some reason, after she found out I have a Martial Arts instructor
and got the chance to participate in the Martial Arts assessment,
she suddenly sent me a personal invitation.
She even said that if I don’t go, she’ll make sure I can’t take the Martial Arts college entrance exam."
"How arrogant. To think that such a small, third-tier city is full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons."
Chu He’s gaze turned icy in an instant.
He had been dedicated to forging the Great Xia Empire into a superpower,
one capable of resisting the coming tide of Evil Spirits
that was about to descend upon and affect the entire planet.
But instead, there were endless parasites gnawing away at the Empire’s development.
The experts Chu He had personally cultivated were of no help in this regard.
People like Sun Canxing, who were determined to improve themselves and possessed great potential,
were the true hope for the Great Xia Empire’s future.
But people like Yu Qiming were constantly undermining the very foundation of the Great Xia Empire’s progress.
’It seems a major cleanup across the entire Great Xia Empire is necessary,’ Chu He thought.
"It looks like the Defense Team alone is far from enough,"
Chu He said suddenly, a hint of emotion in his voice.
Sun Canxing only partially understood the meaning behind Chu He’s remark.
"Mr. Chu, do you think I’m being vain?"
Sun Canxing hesitated for a long time before finally mustering the courage to ask.
In truth, the reason she had accepted the invitation to tonight’s party
wasn’t just because of the girl’s threat.
On the other hand, ever since she had offended Yu Hongtao and Yu Qiming, Sun Canxing had been relentlessly targeted.
This caused many who were already envious and resentful of her excellent grades to revel in her misfortune.
Some even came out of the woodwork, openly and secretly mocking her.
Though she had grown numb to the endless taunts, she still felt suffocated and wronged.
She didn’t know when she would ever be able to truly hold her head high again.
And now, this opportunity had come. On impulse,
she had immediately accepted the invitation on the spot.
But she regretted it as soon as she said it, because her greatest support now was Chu He.
"Everyone has a bit of vanity. It just differs in degree or in what they’re vain about."
Chu He shook his head, unconcerned. "If you want to satisfy that vanity, you need to become truly strong. So, I don’t mind helping you this once. It’s because I see great potential in you."
"Thank you, Mr. Chu. I won’t let you down."
Sun Canxing was moved beyond words.
Following the car’s navigation system,
Chu He drove to the venue for Haitong City’s advanced Martial Arts assessment—
a massive assessment ground that could hold two hundred thousand people.
It had originally been a large stadium with a capacity of one hundred thousand,
but after the Evil Spirit outbreak, an Imperial Institution provided funds to convert it into a large-scale assessment ground.
Although the venue was huge, it was still bustling with people today, all here for the graduation exams.
Many people in Defense Team uniforms were patrolling the area.
Chu He wore a baseball cap and a black windbreaker with its collar popped, which, combined with the cap, concealed most of his face.
