Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 288 geniuses, are merely the admission ticket to see her! [2 more updates]

Chapter 288: 288 geniuses, are merely the admission ticket to see her! [2 more updates]

This session, only Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School and Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School from Jiangcheng made it to the finals of the physics competition.

Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School had been eliminated by Yunjing No.1 Middle School, leaving only Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School remaining.

Before the elimination round had even started, no one was optimistic about Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School, until Ye Wanlan shone brightly in the first match.

However, this didn’t mean that the audience believed that with Ye Wanlan’s leadership, Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School could be mentioned in the same breath as Yunjing University Affiliated Middle School.

Perhaps this year’s finals, like previous ones, would still be a showdown between the two major high schools of Yunjing.

Ye Wanlan remained indifferent, her expression unchanged by the conversation.

"In Yunjing, Lu Shuyun and Zheng Yuyuan are known as the two young geniuses, both not yet fifteen," Su Xubai spoke slowly. "They are close friends and have already been pre-admitted to Yunjing University. Early next year, they will take the entrance exam for Shenzhou University and are expected to be admitted without any surprises."

The admissions standards of Shenzhou University are very strict, and it was expected to relax them this year.

But students also knew that pursuing a path through intangible cultural heritage skills was no easier than pure academic study, and could even be harder.

He Jiaojiao’s palms were sweating, "Between them and you, who is stronger?"

By the second round of the elimination match, she could barely finish the questions.

During the last elimination match, the knowledge points assessed in the questions had exceeded her grasp.

This match would only be more difficult.

"Me?" Su Xubai laughed bitterly, "If I could be compared to them, I would be the third genius. At their age, my physics was far inferior to theirs, but because they only study physics, they are only strong in physics and mathematics; they have severe subject skews."

He Jiaojiao nodded thoughtfully, "Learning only physics for more than a decade, no wonder they are so proficient."

"Of course, their IQs aren’t low either," Su Xubai shook his head. "For this match, we’ll just go with the flow."

At this moment, Zheng Yuyuan suddenly approached Ye Wanlan, stopping a meter away from her.

He Jiaojiao was somewhat on guard.

Since Zheng Yuyuan was so close to Lu Shuyun, birds of a feather flock together; perhaps he was also here to ridicule them on the playing field.

Ye Wanlan tilted her head slightly, "What is it?"

"Of course, we’re here to make a bet," Zheng Yuyuan declared with an arrogant expression, unruffled, "In this round of the competition, it will just be the two of us answering the questions. No other team members are allowed to intervene or assist, and the team with the higher score will win."

He and Lu Shuyun had very similar views.

In their eyes, the team from Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School was extremely weak, and apart from Ye Wanlan, no one else deserved their attention.

"Oh?" Ye Wanlan finally showed a reaction, her eyebrows subtly raising, "A team competition, and it’s just the two of us competing?"

"You just say whether you accept the bet or not. Why all this pointless talk and questions?" Zheng Yuyuan was getting impatient, "What, as the team leader, you can’t make this decision?"

Ye Wanlan was unfazed by the provocation, her tone calm, "And what’s the wager?"

"The wager?" Zheng Yuyuan pondered seriously for a moment, then smiled, "If you lose, you shout ’I am a loser’ three times in front of everyone on the field. If I lose, I’ll do the same, but I won’t lose."

"Fine, if you lose, you shall fulfil the bet as you described," Ye Wanlan smiled slightly, "I accept your bet."

"No!" Su Xubai, who rarely showed his emotions, was unusually agitated, blurting out, "Don’t agree to it!"

"Brave," Zheng Yuyuan’s eyes beamed, unable to conceal his excitement, "Now that you’ve agreed, don’t you dare go back on your word, or you’re already a loser!"

He had just casually provoked Ye Wanlan, and she bit the bait.

Things were going more smoothly than he had anticipated.

"You’re insane!" Su Xubai restrained his anger, lowering his voice to a whisper, "Do you understand Zheng Yuyuan’s strength? You just agreed to him?"

Ye Wanlan merely stepped forward, "Time’s up; we should get on stage."

She didn’t understand, nor did she need to.

Because on this endless road of learning, all she needed to do was stay at the very front.

Whoever was behind her, why should she care?

"You really are crazy!" Su Xubai exhaled deeply and hurried after her, "Zheng Yuyuan once finished answering four competition questions in an hour, he’s setting a trap for you! Why did you agree?"

He Jiaojiao hesitated for a moment, then firmly said, "I believe in Wanlan."

"You all..." Su Xubai took a deep breath, "We’re going to lose this match, but does it have to be so humiliating?"

He wanted to stop her, but it was too late.

As soon as Zheng Yuyuan stepped onto the stage, he ran to the judges’ seat.

"Reporting to the judges, I have reached a consensus with the team captain of Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School," Zheng Yuyuan said. "During the match, only the team captains will be responsible for answering questions, and no one else may intervene."

The chief judge was momentarily stunned, turning to Ye Wanlan with a serious look, "Student Ye, is this true?"

"It’s true," Ye Wanlan nodded, "A very simple and quick way of competing, which I like."

The judges exchanged looks.

Quick it might be, but simple?

Could those two words really be used to describe "physics"?

There was a rule in the physics competition that if both parties agreed, a new form of competition could be initiated.

Seeing the two had reached an agreement, the chief judge nodded, "Okay, in this round of the elimination, aside from the team captains, no one else is allowed to intervene, including interpreting the questions."

On hearing these words, the members of Yunjing Affiliated Middle School’s team were all delighted.

Su Xubai’s expression changed. "It’s over..."

"There are three minutes remaining. Please have each group enter the answer area," the chief judge said, glancing at the time. "The topics will be drawn by the judging panel."

Both teams went onstage and stood in their respective answering areas.

"Ding-ling-ling——"

The pre-competition bell rang, and the four chosen questions appeared on the big screen.

Ye Wanlan glanced at them before picking up a marker to start writing on the whiteboard.

She wrote at a steady pace, neither fast nor slow, without any hesitation, as if she already had all the steps to the solution in her head and didn’t need to think at all.

On the other side, Zheng Yuyuan, having read the questions, also began to write his answers.

To him, none of the four questions were difficult; he was brimming with confidence.

This time, he intended to make Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School suffer a crushing defeat.

The competition rules had changed, and Su Xubai could only stand by, watching Ye Wanlan with intense anxiety.

This behavior from both teams left the audience puzzled, whispering to each other conspiratorially.

"What’s going on? Why is there only one person answering the questions on both sides?"

"Did they change the rules at the last minute to an individual competition?"

"That can’t be right... If it’s an individual competition, doesn’t Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School stand no chance of winning?"

"Ye Wanlan is very strong, but Zheng Yuyuan is a genius. His strength is not something a mere ’scholar-god’ can compare with..."

The whiteboards in the answering area were facing away from the audience, who were extremely anxious.

As time ticked by, even the judges were getting restless.

Both Ye Wanlan and Zheng Yuyuan hadn’t stopped writing, but compared to him, Ye Wanlan’s expression was more serene, and she wasn’t sweating either.

"Ding-ling-ling!"

"Both sides, stop writing!"

Ye Wanlan put down her marker and stepped aside.

Zheng Yuyuan wiped the sweat from his forehead; he seemed unsatisfied with his answers, but still, under the judges’ watchful eyes, he turned his whiteboard around.

All four sides of the whiteboard were filled with writing.

Gasps of surprise rose from the audience seats.

Soon after, the judges presented the score—

Three hundred and eighty-five points.

Zheng Yuyuan had missed three steps in the last question.

"Zheng is really too incredible, answering three questions alone. If he had just a few more minutes, he surely would have finished the fourth one as well," someone commented.

"Who else can lead a team by themselves?"

The coach from Yunjing University Affiliated Middle School let out a sigh of relief, and the weight in his heart dissipated.

Zheng Yuyuan was a genius known for not taking orders well, and his coach had been worried that Zheng might cause trouble as the finals approached, leading the team to lose the competition.

Fortunately, Zheng Yuyuan had the capability.

Otherwise, the coach wouldn’t know how to explain the situation when they returned to their school.

Zheng Yuyuan tilted his chin up, apparently dissatisfied with the score of "385."

He had once practiced solving four competition questions within an hour and had a 90% chance of scoring full marks.

This time, the questions weren’t so simple for him, which meant they were extremely difficult for others.

"Ye Wanlan, it’s your turn," Zheng Yuyuan said, arms crossed. "Don’t forget our bet. If you lose, don’t deny it, and don’t cry."

What he loved most was crushing the confidence of those who thought they were strong.

In physics, apart from Lu Shuyun, no one else could compete with his ability.

Down below, Xie Linyuan watched Ye Wanlan’s figure and suddenly remembered something.

Years ago, a Foreign Envoy entered Fengyuan, dissatisfied that Ning Zhaozong had designated his daughter as the Crown Prince, especially since this daughter wasn’t his first-born child.

It broke the age-old rule of favoring the senior and legitimate over the junior and illegitimate.

The Foreign Envoy demanded that Princess Yongning compete against their prince. If she declined, it would mean Princess Yongning was unworthy of her position.

Yet, if she lost, it would be Daning Dynasty’s reputation that suffered.

The Foreign Prince was known as a rare genius with widespread fame.

However, the prince hadn’t even seen Princess Yongning’s face before being defeated by a Hidden Guard she had trained, with just one move.

There was a saying at the time—

"A so-called genius is merely someone who has gained the entrance ticket to witness Princess Yongning."

Ye Wanlan didn’t look at Zheng Yuyuan, but turned her answer board around, one side after the other.

In an instant, the entire audience was silent.

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