Stop pretending, I'm a security guard, a five-star general!

After the match, Ye Chen, captain of Jiangzhou City College, gave an interview.

"Congratulations to Ye Chen for defeating a strong opponent and advancing to the semi-finals. Do you have anything to say now?"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said:

"First of all, I'm very happy that we wouldn't have been able to come this far without the support of our fans. Secondly, I'd like to say..."

"brother!"

However, before he could finish speaking, a loud voice rang in Ye Chen's ears.

Ye Chen and the reporter were both slightly taken aback. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a boy with a sly smile on his face running towards them.

"Hey bro, congratulations! I'm so happy for you!"

Qin Yu rushed over and excitedly hugged Ye Chen, patting him on the back.

It felt like meeting a long-lost friend, leaving Ye Chen completely bewildered.

The reporter, seeing this scene, was also taken aback and asked with a curious expression:

"Does Qin Yu know Ye Chen before?"

"Of course, he and I are old acquaintances and friends!" Qin Yu put his arm around Ye Chen's shoulder with a familiar smile.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's lips twitched involuntarily. "We think we've only met once before, and we barely exchanged more than two and a half sentences..."

The reporter was slightly puzzled when he heard what Qin Yu said.

One is a top student from a prestigious university, while the other is just an ordinary student from a third-tier college, who has only just begun to shine in this competition.

How could two people who should have no connection have met?

The reporter voiced his doubts.

"Oh, you're asking how I met him? Well, that's a long story, so I'll stop here for now."

Ye Chen & Reporter: ? ? ?

Ye Chen's forehead was covered in black lines, and he asked somewhat speechlessly:

"What on earth are you here for?"

Qin Yu immediately became furtive, secretly pulling Ye Chen aside and whispering in Ye Chen's ear in a voice that seemed soft but was actually quite loud:

“Brother, back then we fell off a cliff together and luckily entered an ancient ruin. We accidentally obtained a jade pendant that belonged to a Martial Venerable. I feel that we touched that jade pendant and were imbued with the luck of that Martial Venerable, which is why we have become so powerful now.”

Ye Chen:? ? ?

No, what the hell are you talking about?

What kind of jade pendant is this?

And are you talking to me or explaining to the entire audience?

"No, don't talk nonsense, okay? When did we fall off a cliff together?"

"I understand, I understand." Qin Yu chuckled and waved his hand.

"Don't worry, this is something only heaven, earth, you, and I know. I will absolutely not let a third person know."

The entire audience: "..."

However, wasn't your voice a bit too loud? We think we all heard you.

Just then, Qin Yu feigned realization and asked in surprise:

"Oh dear, was I speaking too loudly? Did you all hear me?"

"Well, there's no other way. Since the secret has been leaked, as the saying goes, 'A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.' I can only take out the jade pendant and share it with everyone!"

With feigned regret, Qin Yu pulled a jade pendant from his pocket and loudly proclaimed:

"Hey everyone, do you want to become a muscular man like me or Ye Chen? Tonight at 6 PM, I'll be displaying jade pendants in People's Square. Anyone who wants to touch one is welcome to come over. It only costs 100 yuan per person to touch it once!"

After saying that, without paying any attention to the stunned crowd, Qin Yu patted his behind and swaggered away.

Ye Chen was so angry he laughed.

Good grief, so after all this time you're just trying to ride my coattails to sell your stuff?

Damn it, with such terrible acting, who would be fooled?

In Ye Chen's view, no one could possibly believe such a clumsy scam.

But he overlooked one thing.

That's because when there's a big forest, you'll find all sorts of silly birds.

The diversity of human species is beyond his imagination.

Sure enough, by 6 p.m., Qin Yu's stall in People's Square was already completely surrounded by a large crowd.

In just one night, the number of people who paid to touch the jade pendant reached 100,000, earning 10 million yuan overnight!

Lin Qingxue, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded.

what?

Can these even be sold?

Qin Yu chuckled: "I already said, this world will never lack fools."

……

After four days of fierce competition, the final four teams have finally been determined.

Teikyo University, Yongha University, Shanhe University, Jiangzhou City College.

When they saw the list of the top four, almost everyone was shocked and gasped.

After all, before the competition, no one could have imagined that a third-tier college could make it to the semi-finals, especially since they had come up by defeating the top university ranked third in the country.

This is no longer a miracle, but a divine intervention!

The capital city, the Ancestral Dragon Palace, the Imperial Study.

"A student with SSS-level talent is willing to stay in a third-tier university. Wei Lixian, why do you think that is?"

Looking at the dossier in his hand, the Emperor of Great Xia narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression indifferent, making it impossible to tell his mood at the moment.

"Your Majesty, do you think there's something wrong with this Ye Chen, that he's a spy planted by the Divine Envoys?"

"Isn't this obvious?"

"However, we used all our intelligence networks to investigate this person and found that there was nothing unreasonable about his experience; everything seemed quite reasonable."

The Great Xia Emperor sneered:

"Often, what is too reasonable is itself a kind of unreasonableness."

Upon hearing this, Wei Lixian nodded with a look of sudden realization:

"I see, Your Majesty is wise!"

In fact, he had already decided in his heart that there was something wrong with Ye Chen.

However, there are some things he can't say.

If you have to play dumb, then you have to play dumb.

After all, it's not a good thing for a servant to act as clever as his master.

"Your Majesty, this old servant will immediately send men to arrest Ye Chen and interrogate him thoroughly!"

"Grasp?"

The Great Xia Emperor glanced at him and sneered, "On what grounds did you arrest him?"

"No one is perfect and can never be without making mistakes. There will always be a reason to arrest someone."

"Heh, so what happens after you catch them?"

The Great Xia Emperor's expression was cold: "This kid has such high popularity now, and he has been regarded as a grassroots hero by countless ordinary people. He is a god-like figure. Do you think that if we rashly arrest him, how much public opinion will it cause?"

Wei Lixian was slightly taken aback upon hearing this: "This... this old servant had not thought of it."

The Great Xia Emperor exhaled a breath of stale air, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and said calmly:

“This is a scheme by the Divine Envoy Society. They knew that even if I guessed his identity, I wouldn’t dare to touch him.”

"The only way to break their scheme is for our players to defeat them fair and square on the field."

"But Your Majesty, since they dared to come, they must be confident of victory. Our contestants probably have no chance of defeating them."

"Not necessarily." The Great Xia Emperor shook his head: "There's a kid I've never really been able to see through."

"Oh? Your Majesty, who are you referring to?"

"Qin Qingshan's grandson."