Chapter 70: You Can’t Disobey
Seeing how Zhong Min turned this originally very embarrassing situation around so easily, and with such self-assurance, and even more interestingly, how he transferred his own unique sense of rightness and self-assurance to other people, making them all wholeheartedly agree with it, Xiao Mingzheng was very impressed.
An imperceptible smile appeared involuntarily at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes followed the figure casually, wanting to see how this confident woman would win the competition.
Seeing this, Luo Jiaxing on the side shook his head in a somewhat amusing manner. On the one hand, he was excited about Zhong Min's strong driving ability, but on the other hand, he was even more worried about the girl's lack of any sense of distinction between men and women.
However, in the current situation, it is not appropriate for him to say anything more. It seems that he still needs to find a time to talk to this girl, give her a good warning, and remind her, so that she will not suffer any losses and not know what happened.
At this moment, Zhong Min and the guards were already preparing for the competition. The three chosen by the guards were already standing by a specially placed table. The others watched excitedly, many shouting slogans in encouragement.
"Okay, who will go first?" Zhong Min glanced at the three people who were selected, his eyes full of smiles.
In fact, if she only relied on her own real ability, her natural strength could not be greater than these tall and strong guards in front of her. However, the unexpected surprise after her rebirth was that she actually had an inexplicable strength. It was estimated that Li Jin'er must have received some special training in the past, so her physical foundation was somewhat special compared to ordinary people.
Although she had never actually competed with anyone, she had already felt that this power was extraordinary, and today was a good opportunity for her to verify it.
"I'll go first!" A slightly thinner man stepped out from among the three. He smiled at Zhong Min and said, "I'm the second strongest of the three. Sir, please practice on me first."
After the guard finished speaking, he walked to the side of the table first, took out a coarse cloth towel and covered his palms, then put his elbows on it and prepared to start competing with Zhong Min.
When Zhong Min saw the coarse cloth scarf, she was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She naturally understood the guard's intention, but it was really funny.
"Don't be so petty, my hands are not dirty!" She said as she reached out and took the handkerchief from the guard's hand and threw it aside. Then she reached out and held the guard's hand: "Get ready, it will start after three rings, I won't be polite!"
"One, two, three!" As soon as he counted to three, Zhong Min began to exert force. Seeing this, the guard dared not be distracted anymore and fought with all his strength.
"Have you used all your strength?" After a moment, Zhong Min said to the guard, "If you have, then you are in danger."
While speaking, Zhong Min still looked calm, but the guard's face was flushed with anger. It was obvious that he had put in all his effort and had no intention of letting up.
Seeing this, the guards watching on the side became anxious and quickly cheered him up: "Gouzi, try harder, hurry up..."
But before he could finish his words, Zhong Min suddenly curled her lips. Before he could see how she was exerting her strength, he heard a bang, and the hand of the guard called Gou Zi had been pried down by Zhong Min.
"Oh!" There were sudden bursts of disappointed voices in the crowd, and Gou Zi looked ashamed, not even daring to look at other people, as if he was afraid that they would laugh at him.
"Don't be discouraged, Gouzi. A man has nothing to lose. Don't worry, you'll have someone to keep you company later. Don't feel embarrassed." Zhong Min clapped his hands decisively and looked at the remaining two people: "Keep going!"
The two men exchanged glances, and soon the taller one stepped forward. Gou Zi's defeat had greatly stimulated them, so the young man learned his lesson the moment he entered the arena. He dared not underestimate his opponent or be careless again, and fought with single-minded concentration.
This time, everyone watched more intently, and they didn't even dare to cheer after the game started, for fear of affecting their teammates' performance. After all, if they lost again, it would not only mean that the entire competition was lost, but also that all of them men had lost, lost to a little girl.
However, even though they were extremely unwilling, it didn't take long before the scene they least wanted to see happened. And just like last time, the winner was decided without any hesitation or effort.
Seeing Zhong Min's increasingly bright and sunny expression, everyone could only sigh again, each face filled with frustration. Fortunately, they had known Zhong Min was quite capable, so it wasn't too surprising. They just hadn't expected him to be so impressive, so they were somewhat disappointed with their own performance.
"Do you still want to try?" Zhong Min said to the last guard representative, "Although the winner has been decided, you can still represent yourself and try to compete."
"No need, sir. I'm the weakest of the three of you. They can't beat you, so I'm convinced." The last one said bluntly: "You're right. A man has nothing to lose. I surrender, sir!"
The guard's words were genuine, and he had no intention of being dissatisfied, but his face was gloomy, and he was clearly depressed. The other guards were not much better, each one looking like an eggplant hit by frost.
Seeing that everyone was convinced but morale was low, Zhong Min couldn't help but shake her head. She reached out and patted the guard who had just spoken to her on the head. Then she said sternly, "Look at what has become of each of you? You still say you can afford to lose, but each of you looks like a widow, almost like you've carved something on your face."
"Sir, we are truly convinced, but..." The guard said with a bitter face after being slapped by Zhong Min, "We are men after all, so this makes us feel a little uncomfortable."
"Yes!" When the others heard this, they all nodded. It was obvious that the guard had expressed his true feelings. He was convinced by Zhong Min, but he was a little disappointed in himself.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Min patted the guard's head again and shouted, "You're useless! What's so embarrassing about that? Don't assume that all men are naturally stronger than all women. There are always exceptions. Look, every household cooks at home. Who isn't a woman? But the truly skilled chefs, the imperial chefs, and so on, are all men. According to your thinking, wouldn't all women in the world be so ashamed that they'd jump into a well?"
Everyone raised their heads and listened attentively to Zhong Min's words, seemingly finding them quite sensible. Zhong Min continued, "Besides, our competition is about strength, not skill. Losing is no big deal. If you truly have ambition, you should diligently practice the security skills and knowledge I've taught you, striving to surpass me in this area. That would be your true ability, and that would be something you should be truly proud of!"
"Well said!" As soon as Zhong Min finished speaking, Xie Feng excitedly shouted, and then took the lead in clapping. The others also reacted quickly, and followed suit with applause and cheers full of approval and admiration, truly admiring their female teacher.
Seeing that everyone's morale had finally returned and was even higher than before, Zhong Min smiled with satisfaction, then turned around and walked towards Xiao Mingzheng slowly, thinking that it was time to get her prize.
"Your Highness, the results are out. What reward are you going to give?" She deliberately changed the word "reward" to "reward". In her opinion, she won the reward based on her own ability, not by relying on the reward given by Xiao Mingzheng.
Xiao Mingzheng had just watched Zhong Min's every move and every word. To be honest, he really admired her ability to pinpoint the key to the problem, solve it in a timely manner, boost morale, and make people convinced of her.
It was a shame that Zhong Min was a woman; otherwise, with her abilities and wisdom, she would definitely have achieved great things. However, this was also a good thing; for someone who struggled to fully control a machine, at least as a woman, she couldn't possibly be a true rival.
He stood up without saying a word, but glanced at Luo Jiaxing who was standing beside him. Luo Jiaxing nodded, then took out a bulging purse from his pocket and handed it to Zhong Min, saying, "Here, I didn't expect you to have such brute force."
Zhong Min took the purse and weighed it. She hadn't expected Xiao Mingzheng to be so stingy. He offered her a mere handful of loose change in front of so many people. If she hadn't made a lot of money from the concubines recently, she would have appreciated the money. But now, it was just a small change to her, and she had no interest in it anymore.
"Thank you, Your Highness." However, she still thanked him with a smile. Forget it, just be content with what you have. It is not easy to take advantage of Xiao Mingzheng.
"Go directly to the study after you finish your work." Xiao Mingzheng could naturally see that Zhong Min was not satisfied with the reward, but he did not point it out. He then gave the order and left. Luo Jiaxing glanced at Zhong Min and immediately followed without lingering.
Seeing this, everyone bid him farewell in unison. Just as Xiao Mingzheng was about to step out of the courtyard, there was a big commotion in the courtyard. Indistinctly, one could hear Zhong Min saying something in a very heroic voice, inviting the brothers to drink or something like that.
He did not stop, nor did he look back, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again, which he was not even aware of.
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