Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl-Chapter 281 The final showdown! [1 more update]

The rules of the physics competition knockout round are quite simple.

Each team selects one member to draw questions by playing rock-paper-scissors, totaling four questions.

Teams are made up of four people, with each person playing an indispensable role in the problem-solving phase.

If Lin Qin didn’t compete today, Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School could only have their sole reserve player step in, greatly increasing their chances of losing.

Xue Yiwei had already made a plan in her mind.

As long as she made a slight mistake during her segment, it could lower the entire team’s score.

"Your opponents tomorrow are not to be underestimated," the Physics Group Leader added. "In fact, every team that has made it to the finals is formidable, all composed of the best high school students from major cities."

Before Ye Wanlan arrived, Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School couldn’t even muster a full four-person team.

Even if No.7 Middle School were to be eliminated in the first round this time, the Physics Group Leader felt it would still be a significant improvement.

But everyone is competitive, and who wouldn’t want to be first?

"All right, I’m here to give you a pre-competition pep talk. Don’t put too much pressure on yourselves," the Physics Group Leader clapped his hands. "Rest well tonight and be in top form for the competition tomorrow."

After the meeting, Lin Qin and Lin Wenli found Ye Wanlan.

The three sat in a common area.

"Cousin," Lin Qin said gravely, "I suspect the Lin Family hasn’t got their hands on the Secluded Zither and they won’t just let things be. It’s best if we don’t go anywhere alone in the next few days."

Ye Wanlan smiled faintly. "The Lin Family has already come after me once again, and they won’t dare to make a move in the short term."

"They’ve come after you again?" Lin Qin was shocked. "When did this happen?"

"During your competition," Ye Wanlan replied lazily. "Don’t worry, I’ve taken care of it."

Lin Qin and Lin Wenli exchanged glances.

After a moment of silence, Lin Wenli voiced his own doubt. "Did you give them a beating?"

This was his cousin’s typical method of resolving problems.

If you can’t fix the problem, then fix the person who’s causing the problem.

But it has to be said, that is indeed the simplest approach.

"More or less," Ye Wanlan tilted her head slightly. "I beat them up and then they were taken into custody by Bureau 723. However, the one who bullied Qinqin, I just took his life, that’s all."

"!!!"

Lin Wenli’s expression changed, and Lin Qin’s complexion suddenly turned pale.

After all, in their awareness, none of the previous conflicts involved the matter of life or death.

But after Lin Qin was taken to the Lin Family Main House once, she realized they never really valued human life.

She was prepared to die that time.

"The Xiang, Lin, Huo, Su, and Rong families of Yunjing, these Five Major Families, when they fight, they must draw blood," Ye Wanlan said nonchalantly. "In other words, they follow the old ways of Jianghu: whoever has the strongest fist gets to call the shots. Therefore, when we confront them, we must play by their rules, or else wouldn’t we be at a disadvantage?"

After listening, Lin Wenli silently stood up and went to the balcony. freēnovelkiss.com

Ye Wanlan looked up. "What’s wrong? Scared?"

"No," Lin Wenli pressed his forehead. "I’ve decided to train harder because if I end up in Yunjing in the future... and I become your weak spot, what then?"

Being male, he couldn’t cultivate the Heavenly Music Method and had to learn other martial arts secrets.

At that moment, Lin Wenli realized that in the highest circles, one must possess true strength.

Lin Qin’s phone suddenly rang, and she took it out to see. "Cousin, brother, it’s Grandma’s call."

"Answer it," Ye Wanlan said. "We’re all here, after all."

Lin Qin hummed in acknowledgment and answered the video call from Lin Weilan.

After chatting about household matters for a while, Lin Weilan noticed from Lin Qin’s expression that she had encountered troublesome issues.

Lin Weilan frowned. "Did the Lin Family come to you?"

Lin Qin was taken aback. "Grandma?"

"It’s my fault," Lin Weilan shook her head. "I shouldn’t have let you take the Secluded Zither out."

"Grandma, you don’t need to blame yourself," Ye Wanlan spoke calmly. "The phrase ’a crime to bear jade’ has indeed been true through the ages, but is it the fault of those who carry treasures and talents?"

Lin Weilan was taken aback.

"The ones at fault are always the envious and the schemers," Ye Wanlan continued. "So, in such circumstances, aside from enhancing one’s own abilities, there’s no other way."

"Grandma, whether or not I carry the Secluded Zither, the main house would have targeted us sooner or later," Lin Qin added. "Once I return, I will definitely focus on my cultivation."

Lin Weilan remained silent for a moment. "Alright, whatever you choose to do, I will support you. When you come back Qinqin, set aside two hours every day to learn the Heavenly Music Method with me; you can stop your zither classes."

Lin Qin was somewhat surprised. "Thank you, Grandma."

"Grandma, I’m off to train in martial arts, too," Lin Wenli nodded to Lin Weilan. "You don’t need to worry at all."

Lin Weilan smiled. "Good, you go too."

After the call ended, Ye Wanlan taught Lin Wenli a few more moves to reinforce his foundation.

"Your cousin has a good temperament," Xie Linyuan appeared out of nowhere, arms crossed. "Ever thought about teaching him the Heavenly Walk Nine Swords?"

"Oh?" Ye Wanlan raised her eyebrows, "Does the Eldest Senior Brother want to take on an apprentice?"

Xie Linyuan also raised his eyebrows, "I could consider it."

It would not do for the lineage of the Sword Saint to end with him.

**

The next day, morning.

The competition at Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School was the first one today, from nine to ten o’clock.

Within one hour, both sides needed to solve four problems, which would then be evaluated by professional judges.

The team with the higher score would win and move on to the next round.

As team captain, Ye Wanlan was responsible for playing rock-paper-scissors with the opposing team captain.

Games like rock-paper-scissors are often influenced by luck.

Yet in four rounds of rock-paper-scissors, Ye Wanlan won them all, which meant the Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School team could actively choose the four problems.

"Wanlan, I’m starting to suspect you have mind-reading abilities, knowing what the other party is going to throw." He Jiaojiao lowered her voice, "That’s really amazing."

"It’s not mind-reading," Ye Wanlan said, "but sometimes, by observing the opponent’s micro-expressions, you can indeed know what they are thinking."

Xue Yiwei heard this and snorted lightly, not joining the conversation but rather starting to work on a problem on the whiteboard in front of her.

Each team had four whiteboards; these whiteboards all faced away from the audience and the main stage, only to be turned around after the countdown ended.

Time continued to tick away, second by second.

After finally solving her assigned problem, He Jiaojiao wiped off her sweat and looked towards her teammates, only to find that Xue Yiwei’s whiteboard was only half-filled.

Xue Yiwei’s calm demeanor suggested she was not concerned at all.

"Yiwei, how come you haven’t finished yet?" He Jiaojiao became anxious, "There are only three minutes left, and time’s almost up!"

Among the four, her physics skills were the weakest.

In the several exams since the start of the senior year, Xue Yiwei’s physics scores had all surpassed Su Xubai’s.

How could Xue Yiwei possibly fail to complete what she herself had managed?

Xue Yiwei glanced at her, "What if I can’t do it, should I just force myself to?"

"You’re spouting nonsense!" He Jiaojiao shouted angrily, "You definitely can do it, you’re doing this on purpose!"

Ye Wanlan put down her pen and walked over as well.

"What should we do, Wanlan, we don’t have enough time!" He Jiaojiao was incredibly anxious, "We’re going to lose!"

Their opponents were strong, one of the top three famous schools from Harbor City, Harbor City No.1 Middle School.

The level of difficulty of these problems wasn’t insurmountable for them.

At such times, what was being tested was the cooperation and attention to detail of each team.

Because in a competition, half a point could determine the victory or defeat.

Seeing that the Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School team seemed to be having a dispute, the audience below began to whisper among themselves.

"Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School, never even heard of this school before, wonder from where this no-name school sprang up, facing off against Harbor City No.1 Middle School in the first round, looks like they’ll be knocked out right away."

"The difficulty of these four problems is at best medium-high, and yet they are fumbling, no wonder Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School never made it to the finals before."

"Everyone has their weak spots, and mine just happen to be special relativity." Xue Yiwei faced the furious He Jiaojiao, quite frankly, "In the previous exams, I didn’t manage to solve the problems involving special relativity."

Su Xubai stepped forward, protecting Xue Yiwei, "Indeed, Yiwei is not good at problems related to special relativity, the captain shouldn’t have assigned her this problem."

"Then why didn’t you speak up earlier?" He Jiaojiao was so mad she wanted to stomp her feet but dared not make any dramatic gestures under everyone’s watchful eyes and could only glare angrily, "Besides, when you couldn’t solve it, why didn’t you ask for help from other teammates?"

"It was in the last few steps when I realized I had encountered difficulties," Xue Yiwei explained calmly, "By that time, you were all at the most critical points in solving your problems. What if by asking for your help we ended up unable to solve both problems, what then?"

"You—"

Xue Yiwei looked completely indifferent, with the words "I can’t solve it" clearly written on her face.

He Jiaojiao seethed with anger, but was impotent to act.

Even if she looked at the problem now, there wasn’t enough time left to solve it!

He Jiaojiao concluded that Xue Yiwei must have done it on purpose.

This was the knockout round, once you lose, there is no second chance!

"Fine, there are only a few steps left, at most we’ll lose three points," Su Xubai said, "The opponent isn’t as strong as you think, they might also make bigger mistakes."

Xue Yiwei stood behind Su Xubai, her head slightly lowered, but the smile in her eyes was almost spilling out.

She would delay for as long as she could, for with this knockout round, defeat was almost certain.

As captain, Ye Wanlan had to bear all the responsibility.

Ye Wanlan looked up, "Move aside."

Xue Yiwei didn’t want to move, but she had to obey the captain’s orders, reluctantly stepping aside.

Ye Wanlan picked up the pen and walked up to Xue Yiwei’s whiteboard.

By now, there were only thirty seconds left!

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