Shen Qingqiu stood in the bleak autumn wind, holding her phone, her mind suddenly buzzing.

evildoer?

It was incredibly impactful to hear this word coming from the mouth of a highly respected university professor.

For a moment, she couldn't tell whether it was a compliment or a criticism.

"Professor Li, what...what do you mean? Is the result of the competition...very bad?"

Shen Qingqiu's heart jumped, and her voice tightened.

She was almost certain that Lin Que hadn't followed her instructions to "take it easy" when writing.

"Oh no? No, not oh no!"

Li Yuanchao immediately denied it on the other end, and even laughed twice.

"It's not just not bad, it's... fantastic! So fantastic that it almost flipped the table off us old folks!"

Shen Qingqiu was completely dumbfounded.

What is all this about?

"Professor Li, could you explain it more clearly? I... don't understand."

"Hahaha, of course you don't understand, because you haven't seen that essay!"

Li Yuanchao's tone became agitated again.

"The title is 'Hope.' Do you know what he wrote?"

He wrote about a world without the sun, and about a person who spent his whole life watering a so-called spark of hope.

In the end, the spark didn't become the sun, but instead turned into a black monster that devoured everything!

He dragged the whole world into deeper darkness!

Shen Qingqiu gasped in shock, and goosebumps instantly rose on her back.

That feeling again!

It was exactly the same chill that seeped into my bones, just like when I watched "Back to Back".

She could even imagine the furious expression on the face of an old-fashioned scholar like Wang Shouyi when he saw such an article.

"This...this is ridiculous!"

Shen Qingqiu blurted it out subconsciously, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she realized it was wrong.

“Nonsense? Yes, that’s what Wang Shouyi said too. He called it a poisonous plant, a blasphemy, and left on the spot in anger.”

Li Yuanchao's tone changed.

"But none of the rest of us were not shocked."

Xiao Shen, do you understand?

How long has it been since we've seen text like this?

They dare to smash and crush what everyone believes in!

Then I'll show you this pile of fragments and ask you to think about what it originally looked like!

"His writing possesses a devilish power—calm, precise, ruthless, yet full of charm!"

We, the judges, almost got into a fight right there and then over how to score his article!

I gave it a perfect score, and Teacher Zhao also gave it a perfect score!

Finally, Wang Shouyi stormed off, and the matter remained unresolved.

Shen Qingqiu was at a loss for words.

Her mind was in chaos, caught between Li Yuanchao's almost manic praise and Lin Que's innocent-looking face.

"I use fireflies as a metaphor for dream chasers... In the end, they still realize their value and light up the whole world."

What a scammer!

He was clearly lying, without even blinking!

"Then...the result of the match?"

Shen Qingqiu asked with difficulty.

"result?"

Li Yuanchao sighed.

"It's probably unlikely we'll get a ranking. After all, Wang Shouyi is the chairman; if he's determined to suppress us, there's nothing we can do."

However, rankings don't matter anymore, Xiao Shen.

Remember this: your school has produced an extraordinary genius, no, a prodigy!

Protect him, and don't let him be ruined by those rules and regulations!

I will try to get more people to see this article!

After hanging up the phone, Shen Qingqiu stood there for a long time.

The autumn wind ruffled the hem of her trench coat, but she felt no chill, for her heart was already in turmoil.

She looked back in the direction Lin Que had left, but the boy's figure had already disappeared into the crowd.