Once the eight hours were up, the teachers in the White Dew Building were like arrows that had left the bow. They immediately dashed out.
Everyone's speed was about the same, and the distance between them was only a few hundred meters. Three hours later, a fork in the road appeared.
"Wait a minute!"
Sun Mo stopped.
"What's wrong?"
Fan Yao's forehead wrinkled. "If you need to pee, quickly go and resolve it!"
"Let's take the one on the right!"
Sun Mo shaded his eyes and glanced into the distance.
"The right?"
Fan Yao frowned and looked at the teaching group ahead. Beside him, the teachers kept running over. Without exception, all of them chose the fork on the left.
"You discovered a problem?"
Gu Xiuxun asked in a low voice. From her experience of knowing Sun Mo, she knew that he wasn't a man who spoke without thinking.
"Yes!"
Sun Mo nodded.
"What problem?"
Song Ren asked, but Fan Yao raised his hand, indicating for Sun Mo not to reply. He discovered that the other 17 groups of teachers had also stopped.
"Pretend to drink water and rest!"
Fan Yao reminded. After that, they left the main road and entered the forest at the side.
"Teacher Sun, what's going on exactly?"
Song Ren didn't understand.
"Let me take a look at the map!"
Sun Mo stretched out his hand.
Fan Yao took out the map and passed it to Sun Mo.
Sun Mo looked at it attentively, recalling the eye-catching landmarks they had encountered on their way here.
"The map is wrong?"
Gu Xiuxun's reaction was very fast. She thought of a possibility.
"Impossible, I've been comparing those landmarks..."
Fan Yao shook his head. But halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped. His map was correct, but what if the students' map was wrong?
If that was the case, if they continued to chase after them, they'd be heading in the opposite direction.
"I don't know if the map is wrong, but the new student group has gone to the fork on the right."
Sun Mo explained.
"It can't be, right?"
Song Ren was shocked.
"How do you know?"
Fan Yao asked.
Gu Xiuxun was also waiting for an answer, but her eyes glanced at Song Ren and Fan Yao.
Song Ren's performance was very normal.
As for Fan Yao, he was very outstanding. He didn't act arbitrarily nor was he arrogant. After Sun Mo brought up an 'unrealistic' suggestion, he didn't refute it. Instead, he immediately analyzed and verified it. Moreover, his question immediately hit the main point.
"Before the students set off, I had already gotten my spiritual beast to follow them. It was the one who told me the route the students took."
Sun Mo explained.
"What?"
Song Ren picked his ears. "What did you say?"
"Teacher Sun, this isn't the time to joke around!"
Fan Yao frowned.
Gu Xiuxun had a look of surprise on her face and didn't say anything.
"I'm not joking!"
Sun Mo sighed, but he also knew that the credibility of his words was too low.
"Hehe, you are the God Hands and a spirit rune grandmaster. Oh right, your cultivation realm is still at the sixth level of the blood-ignition realm? And now you're telling me that you're a spiritualist? "
"Oh my god, are you twenty years old? No, there are many master teachers in their thirties who are unable to reach your level! "
It wasn't that Fan Yao wanted to doubt Sun Mo, but it was too unrealistic.
From the entry level to the proficient level of a subject, how could it be possible without seven to eight years of accumulation?
Even if Sun Mo started learning when he was in his mother's womb and didn't sleep or rest for 20 years, he might still be able to reach the level he was talking about.
"Teacher Sun, stop fooling around. Time is very tight!"
Song Ren tried to persuade him.
Out of so many occupations, which one relied on talent the most? The most time consuming? The most dangerous?
The art of spiritual beast control!
Because they had to communicate with ferocious beasts every day and build a relationship...
They had to meditate every night and go through all sorts of rituals to sense the spirit beasts in the spirit world. This required extremely high talent, or they wouldn't even be able to sense a fart. Moreover, even if they sensed something, they had to keep on communicating and convince the other party to sign a spiritual contract.
For other occupations, they could try again if they made a mistake. But if a spiritual controller made a mistake, they would be killed by the backlash from the spiritual beast!
"Are you a beast tamer? Or a spiritual controller? "
Fan Yao asked.
The former could control ferocious beasts and even plants and flowers. As for the latter, they could summon spiritual beasts from the spirit world through mysterious rituals.
Usually speaking, the difficulty of the latter was higher.
"I can be considered a spiritual controller!"
Sun Mo had signed a contract with Little Silver. From the concept, he could be considered a spiritual controller.
"What do you mean by 'can be considered'?"
Fan Yao didn't like such unreliable answers. "Where's your spiritual beast? What is it? Where is it? "
"Sorry, I can't tell you. But I can use my life to guarantee that Li Ziqi and the others took the path on the right."
How could Sun Mo possibly say that his spiritual beast was an eight-gate cloud? As the saying went, treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime. Once he said that, he would definitely not have peaceful days in the future.
Ah!
Fan Yao grabbed his hair in frustration. His rationality told him that Sun Mo was talking nonsense. But given Sun Mo's reputation, this fellow didn't seem like someone who would joke around with the competition.
Moreover, Sun Mo was An Xinhui's fiance and would be half the owner of the Central Province Academy in the future. There was no reason for him to mess everything up.
"What do the two of you think?"
Fan Yao asked.
"Unless Teacher Sun can give us proof that he is a spiritual controller, I won't believe it!"
Song Ren insisted.
"I believe in Sun Mo!"
Gu Xiuxun hesitated a little and chose to stand on Sun Mo's side.
"Do you guys have to be like this?"
Fan Yao was speechless. (Do I still have to make the decision in the end?) This made him very vexed because a single mistake in decision-making might have terrifying consequences.
Sun Mo took out his pocket watch and glanced at it. After that, he jumped onto a big tree and glanced in the direction of the fork.
Gu Xiuxun wasn't idle either. She was observing those teachers.
"What should we do?"
Song Ren was speechless. "Sun Mo is very impressive, but if he is a spiritual controller, he would be extremely impressive!"
If it was so easy to capture spiritual beasts, the streets would be filled with spiritual controllers.
Fan Yao was conflicted.
"Teacher Fan, I've inquired about your situation. You are actually very impressive, but your only weakness is that when you encounter trouble, you will hesitate and can't make a decision even after half a day."
Sun Mo's tone was sincere.
If Fan Yao didn't have some capabilities, he wouldn't have been recognized by An Xinhui and Wang Su and become the group leader.
Swoosh!
Priceless Advice activated.
The golden light spread out and scattered on Fan Yao's body, making him feel refreshed. In an instant, many reflections and insights appeared in his mind.
"That's right, I'm just too indecisive."
Fan Yao shook his head. After that, he drew in a deep breath and made a decision. "Teacher Sun, Teacher Gu, come over. Let's set off!"
"Let's take a detour through the forest on this side and try not to be seen by others."
"Ah?"
Song Ren was stunned. Fan Yao meant that he wanted to listen to Sun Mo's opinion and go to the right fork!
"Teacher Fan, your emotions are fluctuating under the influence of the great teacher halo. Don't make a reckless decision!"
Song Ren grew anxious.
"Teacher Sun, we won't look at your spiritual beast, but if you want us to believe you, you should at least tell us a name, right?"
One of Song Ren's great strengths was that he was steady and didn't take risks. This was also the reason why he was chosen by An Xinhui. But now, he had become a stumbling block.
"Sorry!"
Sun Mo shook his head.
"Alright, stop quarreling. Just do as I say!"
Fan Yao decided.
"Teacher Song, Teacher Sun isn't wrong. Look at those teachers!"
Gu Xiuxun reminded.
Among the groups of teachers who had stopped at the fork earlier, some were resting, some continued on their way, and some entered the forest on the side of the road.
Ordinary people wouldn't be able to tell that something was wrong, but the wariness in the gazes of these teachers was sufficient to show that something was wrong.
That was right, Gu Xiuxun couldn't determine which path the students had taken, but she could obtain some evidence through these details.
Song Ren's heart thumped. This was really the case!
If these people didn't have any ulterior motives, why would they be so wary of others?
Sun Mo glanced at Gu Xiuxun. This masochist was as expected of a top graduate of the Myriad Daos Academy. She managed to find the crucial point so quickly.
After Song Ren was convinced, the four of them continued on their way. Moreover, they immediately increased their speed to the fastest.
Their thinking was very simple. If their judgment was wrong, they should be able to make up for the time they saved by rushing at full speed.
However, they were worrying too much. When the sunset glow dyed the sky, they saw Zhang Yaozong's group.
"Found them!"
Fan Yao had an excited look on his face as he waved his fist with force. However, he felt a lingering fear after that. If it wasn't for Sun Mo's reminder, it was unknown where he would be now.
One could very well imagine the result of the first round. It would be very terrible.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Fan Yao + 50. Neutral, Friendly (110/1,000).
"Those teachers who took the wrong path would most probably cry to death if they knew about this, right?"
Song Ren grew joyful. After that, he glanced at Sun Mo and forcefully patted his shoulder. "Teacher Sun, I've blamed you wrongly!"
"Hehe!"
Sun Mo didn't mind.
"Speaking of which, are you really a spirit controller?"
Song Ren was very curious and couldn't help but pinch Sun Mo's arm. "You specialize in so many subjects. Don't you need to sleep?"
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Song Ren + 30. Friendly (140/1,000).
"Teacher Song, the problem now is that the map in the students' hands is wrong!"
Gu Xiuxun mentally mused, (What kind of situation is this? Why are you still concerned about Sun Mo? Alright, actually, I'm also very concerned about it.)
After Song Ren glanced at the surroundings, he lowered his voice. "Why don't you use your spiritual beast to transmit a message to them?"
The observer had said that any form of communication between teachers and students was prohibited. However, things like spiritual beasts should be more discreet.
"Song Ren, please compete fairly. If you say such things again, I'll deprive you of your right to participate in the competition!"
A low and solemn voice rang out. It was like a cold water droplet in winter dripping on his neck, causing Song Ren to shiver.
Observer # 63 was like a phantom as he appeared before everyone.
"Being able to discover the flaw in the map on the first day and locate the new student group, your performance is outstanding!"
As the observer spoke, he recorded something in a small red-covered notebook.
Gu Xiuxun's eyes brightened. "Are there bonus points?"
"Nope!"
The observer's tone was ice-cold. He wouldn't tell these teachers.
Their current performance would be recorded in their files. In the future, when they participated in the great teacher examination, it would be used as a reference.
"What method did you guys use to locate the new student group?"
The observer asked.
Fan Yao and the other two looked at Sun Mo.
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