Chapter 1037 - 1036: Her Cheek Was So Close to His, So Very Close

The senior suddenly turned his head, pointing at Qin Xin: "It was you, you meddled with it!"

Qin Xin remained as calm as water: "I’ve been standing here the whole time, how could I have meddled?"

The senior was furious: "You used Spiritual Power to meddle, you can control it from a distance!"

Qin Xin remained unruffled: "Oh. But I’m of the wood element, you’re the one with the wind element. I don’t interfere with others’ results by blowing wind."

The senior was so choked up that he almost couldn’t catch his breath.

Previously, the contestants whose scores were affected by his wind abilities couldn’t help but stand on Qin Xin’s side now.

"Yeah, senior, it was you who kept blowing wind just now, our arrows were all blown off course by you."

"If Lan had those abilities, she would have skewed your arrows long ago."

"I can testify that Lan didn’t do anything just now, senior, was your arrow skewed by your own wind?"

Amidst a chorus of support, no one noticed a little ginger snake slipping down from the senior’s target and smugly slithering into the grass.

Besieged by people, the senior became the target of everyone’s criticism.

From a score of 100 to 0, it’s a massive gap.

He really couldn’t swallow this bitterness but had no choice but to endure it.

He left the competition field in a huff, and halfway there, he was stopped by a girl wearing a veil: "Senior, don’t feel bad..."

"Don’t bother me, ugly." The senior waved her off.

Ding Yu didn’t give up and continued softly: "Senior, I became so ugly from a snake bite because of Lan Qingxin... She’s like this, harming others yet leaving no evidence against her. People like her should be locked in a small black room to face reality..."

Those words really resonated with the senior.

He paused: "How can we get her into the small black room?"

Ding Yu, seeing she had finally caught his attention, smiled slightly: "I heard the Student Union is looking to cause her trouble, planning a fight after the competition. If we strike while she’s accepting her award..."

Ding Yu’s words finally brought a smile back to his face.

"What’s your name? You’re quite clever, junior."

"Senior, my name isn’t important, what’s important is that we have a common enemy... right?"

"Well said!"

The two of them were conspiring in secret.

Meanwhile, the referee instructor continued announcing the scores. All 25 contestants’ results were out, and unsurprisingly, no one surpassed Qin Xin.

The score leaderboard stirred a mixture of emotions in Jing Zhichen’s heart.

Just as much as he was worried earlier, he’s shocked now.

Unlike Ao Xinghao and the others, he’s witnessed Qin Xin create numerous miracles, making his heart more resilient. He’s only known this girl for a few days, and she’s already pushing his heart to its limits.

He took a deep breath and managed to step forward: "Congratulations, Miss Lan."

Qin Xin slightly turned her face towards him, speaking in a low, quick voice: "The headmaster has arrived, help cover for me later."

Jing Zhichen’s heart pounded wildly!

Not because he heard the news of the headmaster’s arrival.

Nor because they were about to do something as dangerous as plucking a tiger’s whisker.

But because, just for that moment, Qin Xin was so close, so very close to his cheek.

He could almost smell the pleasant mint scent in her hair, feel the subtle warmth near her earlobe, and hear her breathing—steady, measured, calm, and light.

That moment felt as long as a lifetime.

He suddenly realized that he had fallen.

And perhaps, he’d never be able to get out again.

Some people will never make your heart flutter even if you are together for a lifetime.

But some people, just standing before you for a second, can claim your heart for eternity.