"Understood, teacher."
Yu Feng and Osler nodded somewhat embarrassedly. After all, it was fine to joke about this kind of thing with their peers, but it was really embarrassing to have their teacher find out.
"You two, you need to perform well in the competition later. If you really do poorly, you won't get a break during the holiday," Qin Ming said calmly.
Yu Feng and Osler were a little confused and asked, "Holiday? What holiday?"
"It's nothing, it's almost time. We should head to the waiting area to wait our turn."
Qin Ming stood up and walked out of the lounge, followed closely by the others. Although Yu Feng and Osler were curious, they still followed behind the group, thinking they would ask the others what it meant after the match.
Today's finals were packed with spectators. Some academies had left early on, leaving many empty seats in the waiting area for the audience. Even though everyone knew that the champion of this exchange competition was the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, it didn't dampen their enthusiasm for watching the match. After all, the extraordinary strength displayed by Jun Yi and Dugu Yan added a lot of excitement to the competition.
When Jun Yi checked which teams were still watching the game, he discovered that, apart from his own academy, only students from the Skywater Academy remained in the stands. The other academies only had one teacher left, representing their respective academies.
" Teacher Qin, isn't the first match today the third-place match? Why aren't Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy here? Did they forfeit?" Jun Yi asked Qin Ming curiously.
Qin Ming nodded and said, "Yes, the students from the Godwind Academy and Blazing Fire Academy had a conflict before, and the students from the Godwind Academy suffered a loss. Therefore, their teachers went to the teachers in charge of the Blazing Fire Academy to seek justice. In the end, after negotiation, Blazing Fire Academy chose to give up competing for third place in today's competition."
As they were talking, the referee walked onto the stage and announced, " Blazing Fire Academy has forfeited the remaining battles for some reason; therefore, the winner of the third place is Godwind Academy."
After he finished speaking, the audience erupted in an uproar and began to discuss the matter. This result was clearly unexpected by most people. Who could have imagined that Blazing Fire Academy would actually forfeit in this competition? Many people felt sorry for them. With Feng Xiaotian, the strongest captain of the Godwind Academy, withdrawing from the competition, Blazing Fire Academy had a very good chance of winning. In fact, many viewers thought that Blazing Fire Academy would definitely win today, but they did not expect them to withdraw as well.
"Therefore, our final competition today will take place in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Please both academies be prepared." After the referee finished speaking, he stepped off the stage.
" Teacher Qin, how did you know about the Blazing Fire Academy's withdrawal from the competition?" Osler yawned and asked Qin Ming.
"The reason I didn't return to the academy last night was because we teachers had dinner together and exchanged teaching experiences. The teachers from the Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy didn't come, so I asked the other teachers out of curiosity and learned why Blazing Fire Academy withdrew from the competition," Qin Ming replied calmly.
"I see." Osler nodded, then yawned.
Seeing Osler yawning incessantly and looking completely exhausted, Jun Yi teased, " Osler, judging from your listless appearance, you didn't sleep a wink last night? Was that place really that great?"
"Ahem, I was cultivating all night, so I'm a little tired. Don't make baseless accusations against me." Osler quickly waved his hand.
Jun Yi's lips curled into a mischievous smile. "Alright, alright, I was just kidding. Let me rephrase it. You must have had a very comfortable time cultivating yesterday, right?"
Osler was taken aback, then his face flushed red, and his eyes darted left and right, signaling Jun Yi not to ask any more questions.
"Alright, alright, enough joking around. Let's go up on stage, everyone can relax for a few days after today's competition." Jun Yi patted Osler on the shoulder, stood up and stretched. He had already noticed several pairs of eyes staring at him from not far away.
Jun Yi looked in that direction and saw Shui Bing'er and Shui Bing'er from the Skywater Academy looking at him. Jun Yi waved to them and greeted them. Shui Yue'er Jun Yi back, then clenched her fist and waved it twice in Jun Yi 'Jun Yi direction, as if she was showing off. Shui Bing'er smiled faintly and nodded slightly to Jun Yi.
"Oh my, the competition hasn't even started yet, and you're already flirting with someone?"
Jun Yi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist. Looking down, he saw Dugu Yan pinching his waist and twisting it hard. "Ouch, Sister Yanyan, it hurts!"
"Hmph, so you know what pain is? You haven't even gone on stage yet, and you're already like this with those two. Once you're on stage, won't you just defect to the enemy?" Dugu Yan glared at Jun Yi and said sourly, then let go of his hand.
Jun Yi chuckled twice, "I was just saying hello to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, is it really that big of a deal? Sister Yanyan, are you jealous?"
"You're the one who's jealous!" Dugu Yan said, her face slightly flushed, but she maintained a strong and calm demeanor.
Jun Yi shrugged and said, "Okay, okay, I promise I won't look around too much later."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm going on stage first." Dugu Yan said coquettishly, and hurriedly ran towards the arena.
"Sigh, is it really necessary?" Looking at Dugu Yan's back, Jun Yi shook his head and followed behind her. Osler and the others looked at the two of them with some surprise, and then they smiled at each other, revealing a "you know what I mean" expression.
Yu Feng said thoughtfully, "I've never seen our aloof vice-captain act like this before. It seems something must have happened between Jun Yi and the vice-captain after we left last night."
"What a pity for the captain. He pursued the vice-captain for so long, only to be rejected in the end. Jun Yi, on the other hand, won the vice-captain over in just a few days. It's really infuriating to compare people like that," Osler sighed.
"What are you talking about?" The two brothers, Shi Mo and Shi Mo, were a little confused and didn't know what the other two were talking about.
"Stop talking, get on stage."
When Ye Lingling's voice reached Osler and Yu Feng's ears, they felt a chill and dared not say anything more. They hurriedly ran towards the arena, with Yu Feng and the others following closely behind. Ye Lingling did not say anything more, and her expression was unreadable under her black veil.
The crowd arrived at the arena, where a referee stepped onto the stage. He looked at the crowd and slowly began to speak, "First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone on the successful conclusion of today's competition. Today, we will determine the champion and runner-up of this tournament."
(End of this chapter)