"Qiguo! Didn't I tell you not to wander around?! Come on, line up!"

The little girl named Qiguo immediately jumped up with laughter when she saw the man coming over, and shouted: "Dad, Daddy! This uncle, this uncle also likes...ahem...also likes the Mermaid Song! We have already

They are good friends!”

The girl's father rushed over and grabbed his daughter. After noticing her cough, his face immediately twitched. He quickly put the little girl in his arms and hugged her. He touched her palm and noticed that she was now

After his palms were so cold, he hugged her harder.

But soon, the father saw the clothes on the man. Soon, the expression on his face changed, and he quickly said nervously and humbly: "It turns out...it turns out to be Lao Teng Shu's teacher! It's really...

...I'm really sorry...my daughter disturbed you...I'm so sorry!"

The teacher raised his hand, smiled slightly, and said it didn't matter. Maybe having someone to chat with while waiting in line is a way to kill time in itself.

"You... actually have an invitation letter?"

The teacher's eyes glanced at the man and the little girl, and he said with a slightly questioning tone.

The man seemed a little nervous all of a sudden, but he still tried his best to say forcefully: "I... I didn't steal! I didn't rob! My invitation... my invitation... was bought from formal channels!

I...I bought it seriously!"

The teacher turned around and looked around at the people queuing up, even if they were not high-ranking officials or aristocrats, they were at least ordinary wealthy and respectable people in decent clothes. After all, at least only people with a certain status like him were qualified to get this invitation.

.

But look at this man, the clothes he is wearing are not much better than the little girl's clothes. They are full of patches and holes. In the cold wind of December, this man and his daughter both look...

A little shivering, but still trying to cling to each other.

"Bought it? Do you have so much money to buy it? An invitation letter is not cheap."

Facing the teacher's questioning eyes, the father's eyes showed a bit of stubbornness and persistence. His lips trembled for a moment, as if he was trying to force himself to gain some momentum.

Said: "I... I borrowed money to buy it! Today... today is Qi Guo's birthday. She likes Mermaid Song the most... She has always said that she must watch the Mermaid Song competition with her own eyes... so I...

…I borrowed money to buy it! So, I didn’t steal or rob! We, father and daughter, are innocent!”

His voice was very loud, so loud that people around him turned their heads and looked at this man as if they were a freak.

The more he talked, the father's eyes couldn't help but become redder and redder. But he still tried hard to hold it in, and after sobbing, not a single tear fell.

At this point, the teacher didn't need to say anything. He looked at the ragged appearance of the father and daughter, and then looked at the line in front of him that was about to join him. After thinking about it, he took off his coat and handed it to the teacher.

This father.

"Ah? Teacher... we can't afford this..."

"It's for you."

The teacher thrust the cloak into the father's hands——

"Even if you don't need it, your daughter still needs it. Today is your daughter's birthday, and I don't have any gifts to give. The game will last for at least two hours, so you can keep this cloak to keep out the cold."

Now that the other party had said so, the father lowered his head, looked at his daughter who seemed a little timid in his arms, and finally nodded, gratefully draping the cloak around himself and his daughter.

The teacher nodded, but just when he turned around and planned to go to the guard over there for security check...

"Kind uncle!"

The little girl's voice came out from the cloak again. The teacher stopped and turned around. He saw the little girl sticking her head out of the cloak. After thinking about it, he took off the Mermaid Song badge from his belt.

Then he handed it up: "Do you want this? Then I'll give it to you."

"No, kind uncle...cough...cough...I don't want...I don't want this."

Contrary to the teacher's expectation, the little girl did not extend her hand.

But slowly, the little girl stretched out her dirty little hand from the cloak and handed out a piece of paper. On her thin little face, her big bright eyes were shining with expectation.

——

"Uncle, can you... help me give this letter to the president of Mermaid Song?"

The teacher took the letter, glanced at it briefly, was slightly startled, and then raised his head to look at the little girl again.

The little girl looked at him expectantly, while her father secretly wiped away his tears and looked at the teacher with some pleading eyes.

"...Okay, don't worry, I will definitely do it."

"Thank you kind uncle~~~!"

At this time, the guard in front had already checked everyone in front and started shouting. The teacher nodded, waved goodbye to the father and daughter, stuffed the note into his arms, and strode forward

and walked forward.

After crossing the moat, being inspected by the guards and showing the invitation, he entered the imperial city with the invited "civilians" and walked towards a huge garden on the side of the castle.

The broad lawn had already been built into a huge stage at this moment. The civilians wearing silk and satin, holding lady fans in their hands, or wearing tuxedos had already taken their seats according to the invitations in their hands, and began to prepare to enjoy the scene.

The "performance" in front of me is over.

But unlike those civilians who came to visit with a relaxed attitude, this teacher did not come here simply to watch the game. After passing through the crowd, he hurried to a tent on the other side of the stage. After checking the tent

After writing the sign, he stretched out his hand and slightly pulled the bell hanging on the tent door to alert the people inside that a guest was coming.

"Who? Please come in."

The tent door opened, and when Ji Lian saw the man standing at the door, hesitation appeared on his face.

But this man slightly pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, exhaled and said: "Hello, my name is Connor Conservative, and I am an economics teacher at Lao Teng Shu."

Cream was still hesitating, but Airo, who was sitting in the tent, immediately turned his head when he heard the name. Then a cheerful smile appeared on his face, and he quickly walked up and welcomed his teacher in.

"Teacher Connor! Why are you here? Are you here to visit my competition?"

Seeing that his teacher actually came to visit as promised, Airl was really overjoyed! He quickly pulled Connor in and arranged a chair for him to sit down.

Connor's eyes swept around the tent, and he couldn't help but sigh a little, and said: "Ai Luo, I really didn't expect that you could actually reach the finals. This is really surprising.

I have to admit that you have really fulfilled your promise. I believe that even if you lose this game, no one will doubt your ability."

Ai Luo's expression that had been smiling just now suddenly became stiff. He thought for a while, looked at Connor with a smile again, and said, "I'm really glad that you can come to visit, Mr. Connor! You sit here

Which position are you in? Tell me and I can find your position immediately during the game!"

Seeing this student talking so carelessly about him, Connor's mood gradually calmed down. He exhaled and finally put a smile on his face and said: "Hahaha, let's forget about the position. Don't.

It's good to distract you. Speaking of which, your lineup...is this really okay?"

Hearing that Connor had also changed the topic, the forced smile on Ai Luo's face finally gradually faded away. He turned back and glanced at the configuration of his guild, and could only give a wry smile and shrug his shoulders.

——

"Yes, this is our configuration. Now it seems that it is really bad, right?"

The Mermaid Song has a total of nine people: Ai Luo, Napa, Brad, Parfait, Cream, Coco, Margaux, Sutta, and Cheese.

Among them, Suta cannot participate in the battle, so there are only eight people left.

At this moment, Brad is wearing splints on his chest and back. He is lying on the bed beside him and can only look at this side with his eyes. He is obviously too injured and is far from being able to fight smoothly.

result.

The other one who is also lying down is Coco. This necromancer has lost too much blood. Although she is constantly eating the meat porridge that Margaux fed her and smacking her lips at the same time. But if you think about it with your head, you will know that

There's no way she's going to play.

In this way, if you really want to put together a roster of five players, Mermaid Song has almost no choice.

"You're not going to play, are you?"

Connor turned his head and looked at Arrow, his eyes full of worry.

Ai Luo smiled and said: "Teacher, you think highly of me. Do you think I am qualified to play with my arms and legs?"

Hearing Aiello's promise not to play, Connor couldn't help but exhale softly.

After a moment of silence, he turned his head to look at Ai Luo again and smiled, but his expression became serious——

"Ai... Luo, you are my student. I would like to test you. How have your academic performance been in the past three years? Have you declined?"

Ji Lian frowned slightly, walked over and said softly: "President, the game is about to start, we..."
Chapter completed!