Chapter 59 (1/2)

If Li Gong hadn’t seen it for himself, he might have thought that Sun Mo had just gotten lucky before anyone had noticed Xuanyuan Po. But what was the truth like?

Qin Fen had also been present at the scene then. He had even confidently mentioned his brilliant achievements to prove how outstanding he was. In the end, Xuanyuan Po still chose Sun Mo.

Even until now, Li Gong could still remember how furious Qin Fen had been after losing to Sun Mo. He was just short of devouring Sun Mo up.

Was Xuanyuan Po a genius?

Li Gong couldn’t tell. However, he knew that Liu Mubai and Gu Xiuxun had both wanted to recruit him. But in the end, he landed up in Sun Mo’s hands.

As someone who was used to the society’s ways, having experienced a lot of ups and downs, Li Gong didn’t believe in luck. There must be a reason why Sun Mo had been able to win against Qin Fen.

Then, Li Ziqi came up by herself to look for Sun Mo, wanting to become his disciple.

Li Gong had seen for himself how many teachers had fought to recruit her. Putting aside Liu Mubai and Gu Xiuxun, who were new teachers that An Xinhui had held great expectations for, even a few great teachers came. However, Li Ziqi hadn’t wavered at all and insisted on choosing to follow Sun Mo.

Li Gong found it funny after seeing Xu Shaoyuan returning in disappointment, wearing an expression as if someone had stolen his food supply. (You great teachers have always carried yourself so loftily. You’ve been defeated now, right?)

However, Li Gong’s amusement was then replaced by respect and fear. Xu Shaoyuan was a 2-star great teacher, and even he had wanted to recruit Li Ziqi. This showed that Li Ziqi was either very talented or had come from a wealthy family, having a distinguished status.

Regardless of which it was, Sun Mo had gotten a good deal.

Of course, there was also the possibility that he might suffer great losses.

Not all great teachers were good people with respectable morals. What would happen when someone snatched the opportunity and recruited a student like Li Ziqi, whom even great teachers wanted?

Of course they’d keep on sending trouble to that particular teacher’s way. This trouble wasn’t referring to fighting, but in the area of their teaching capabilities.

If the teacher’s capabilities were insufficient, they’d gradually lose confidence from these challenges. They might even become reclusive, feeling that they weren’t able to teach the student well and take on the initiative to rescind their teacher-student relationship.

There was no other way out. Who would still have the face to continue as a teacher after failing too many times?

Li Gong had been working in the Central Province Academy for close to ten years and had seen such occurrences before. Great teachers didn’t just need to be able to recruit students with good potential, but they also had to be capable of holding onto them.

“Hmph, Sun Mo, don’t be proud. The real tests are the ones that are coming.”

Li Gong wanted to see Sun Mo ending up in a wretched state. However, upon recalling his pathetic state the other day after being struck by the ‘Ignorant and Incompetent’ halo, he shuddered and quickly dismissed this thought.

Even if Sun Mo were to lose, he still wouldn’t be someone that Li Gong could taunt.

At the thought of this, Li Gong felt upset and drank an entire jug of wine.

Ding.

+20 favorable impression points from Li Gong.

Prestige connection with Li Gong: Neutral (76/100).

“Sun Mo isn’t as bad as you guys say, okay? In order to fight for students, he even had a competition with Qin Fen and ended up winning.”

One logistics worker pointed out. He had been present at the scene then.

“I heard about that as well. It was said that after he won, that pair of twin brothers immediately knelt and asked to study under him. However, did he really reject them?”

Chen Mu asked.

“It must be fake. If it were you, would you reject students who want to study under you?”

Liu Tong was very certain.

“I wouldn’t.”

Chen Mu shook his head. “I would want to put them up on an altar and revere them.

(That’s why you’ll forever be a logistics worker, while Sun Mo is a teacher. Moreover, it is very likely that he might become a great teacher.)

Li Gong sneered in his heart. He had seen that competition as well. He had even been outside the classroom, making use of some tools to peep at the process in which Sun Mo had used the Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands massage technique on the student called Zou Ping. It was too magnificent and too amazing.

If he could have the good fortune of enjoying it, his lame leg would definitely be able to recover.

At the thought of this, Li Gong felt even greater respect toward Sun Mo. Just with his hands alone, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to take care of his living needs in the Central Province Academy.

The only problem was that the vice-headmaster Zhang Hanfu would definitely destroy his reputation and chase him out of the school so that his son would be able to marry An Xinhui.

Ding.

+20 favorable impression points from Li Gong.

Prestige connection with Li Gong: Neutral (96/100).

The logistics workers chatted on, and the topic soon changed to the ladies. They talked about female teachers, students, as well as throwing out all sorts of lewd jokes.

Li Gong was usually someone who enjoyed conversations like these, but he had no mood for that today.

What kind of person was Sun Mo?

Li Gong felt that given his judgment that he had trained up while mingling in society for so many years, he was able to see through plenty of people. However, he was unable to see through Sun Mo.

Why did he reject the Zou brothers?

They were young men who were called geniuses and had their names listed on the talent booklet. If Sun Mo didn’t care for them, then why did he take in Jiang Leng thereafter?

Having stayed in the school for a very long time, even Li Gong knew of some basic techniques for selecting students. One shouldn’t take students who were covered in spirit runes. That would mean that the students would have no more potential for growth. One shouldn’t take in sickly students either…

However, not only did Sun Mo recruit Jiang Leng, but he had even gone up against Lian Zheng, who was a 1-star great teacher, to get him. Lian Zheng was someone that Li Gong would anxiously curry up to, but Sun Mo was unafraid of him.

At the thought of how he had threatened Sun Mo back then, Li Gong felt that he had been too ridiculous. In Sun Mo’s eyes, he was probably more of a clown than a clown was.

Ding!

+20 favorable impression points from Li Gong.

Prestige connection with Li Gong: Friendly (106/100).

“Li Gong, drink up!”

Chen Mu called out.