"No matter how you look at it, our brother Tang Ming not only survived a great disaster this time, but also managed to humble the proud Mu Zixin like an arrogant girl. Now that’s a skill, escaping death to find fortune!"

Shao Wuyou looked mischievously at Tang Ming, winking and raising his eyebrows.

"Idiot."

Tang Ming gave Shao Wuyou a sideways glance but didn’t tell them about the matters related to Glazed Island and Mu Zixin’s pregnancy, as the fewer who knew, the safer it would be.

"Wuyou, the three of us are here for the medical competition and you don’t even qualify. Why are you here to join the fun?"

Meng Xianjun looked at Shao Wuyou with disdain.

"You’ve already said I’m here for the fun, so I’m definitely here for the fun."

Shao Wuyou grinned: "Nowadays, New Year celebrations are dull, far less exciting than watching your competition. I’ve heard there are bets involved in the medical competition. I’m definitely going to take the opportunity to make a big score."

"Tsk!"

The three of them simultaneously gave Shao Wuyou the finger.

"Hehe, you guys are setting off the day after tomorrow. How about we have a blast tonight?"

Shao Wuyou, undeterred by the disdain, rubbed his hands enthusiastically: "I heard that a lot of new girls have arrived at the Heaven and Earth Nightclub, many of them grad students. Let’s go have some fun."

"Sure, as long as you’re buying, I’m willing to offer my entire life essence."

Meng Xianjun nodded repeatedly.

"Isn’t that inappropriate?"

Hua Yingjie looked troubled, but his sparkling little eyes betrayed his true feelings.

"You guys go ahead, I won’t join the fun."

Tang Ming shook his head with a smile.

"Oh wow, you’re the biggest flirt among us, why so serious all of a sudden?"

Shao Wuyou and the others looked at Tang Ming in surprise.

"Ahem, Xiaoqian’s already in Imperial City, she’s been waiting for me."

Tang Ming rolled his eyes; Zhou Xiaoqian had already passed the preliminaries and had been in Imperial City waiting to meet up, with only a day left, naturally, he wanted to spend quality time with her.

"Damn, bothering with him is pointless, he’s never been short of women around him."

Shao Wuyou cursed enviously.

Then they all ate and drank together, and after the gathering, Tang Ming immediately headed to the hotel where Zhou Xiaoqian was staying for a romantic rendezvous while Shao Wuyou and the others went off to find entertainment.

After a day of rest, the next morning, Tang Ming, Zhou Xiaoqian, Wu Fangyue, and Liu Xinlong headed to the airport, accompanied by Guo Dahai and Huang Di.

"Little Tang, this time it’s all on you guys for the medical competition."

Guo Dahai, sitting in the front passenger seat, looked expectantly at Tang Ming and the others: "Whether our Medical University gets to stand tall or not depends entirely on your performance."

"Exactly! The dean and I have discussed it, the school has applied for scholarships for you four, as long as you advance in this round, the school will open the path for graduate school recommendations, so you must do your best."

Huang Di began to describe the benefits that would come after passing the semifinals.

"Don’t worry, we will definitely give it our all."

Tang Ming nodded with a smile, "What’s the specific process and content of this medical competition? "

"This year’s medical competition process is a bit different from previous years."

Huang Di sighed, "According to past rules, the medical competition is divided into city-level preliminaries, provincial-level semifinals, provincial-level finals, national semifinals, and finally the championship finals. But this year, we were notified that there will only be three rounds, just the upcoming finals and the last championship finals."

"Well, that certainly simplifies things a lot."

Tang Ming’s eyes lit up; he always hated complicated matters."

"But, this kind of process makes the competition extremely fierce and increases the element of luck. Contestants who have passed the preliminaries from all over the country compete against each other in one-on-one elimination in the finals; losing even once means elimination, leaving only twenty people for the championship finals, then battling against the top twenty from the Western Medicine sections."

"If the rule is like this, then if we meet a very strong opponent in the first match, won’t we get eliminated on the spot?"

Zhou Xiaoqian exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, that’s why I said the luck factor has increased significantly. If any of you face someone as strong as Tang Ming in the first match, well, that’d be just bad luck."

Huang Di looked worriedly at Zhou Xiaoqian and the others, finally focusing on Tang Ming: "Even if Tang Ming faces a equally skilled opponent right at the start, one of you would have to be eliminated early on and leave quietly."

"I don’t mind. If confronted with an unbeatable opponent, whether it’s sooner or later doesn’t really matter."

Tang Ming shrugged nonchalantly, "I’m just really curious about the specific content of the competition."

"Currently, we don’t know either; we’ll only find out when we get to the competition venue, which is why we need to head there a day early."

Guo Dahai sighed, "We’re responsible for getting you to the airport for the special flight, all contestants from the Imperial City division will act together, while we coordinators will have to take other flights to the venue."

"Where exactly is this competition taking place?"

Zhou Xiaoqian couldn’t help but ask.

"This year’s medical competition semifinals will be held in Goose City."

Huang Di quickly explained, "Goose City is located in the southwestern province."

"Southwest? Why go to such a remote place?"

Liu Xinlong complained.

"Southwest province is indeed desolate and remote, but it is a gathering place for Martial Arts Sects."

Tang Ming frowned slightly, he had previously suspected that the medical competition was manipulated by martial arts forces, and now he was more convinced. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"We just do what’s in the competition notice, no need to mind the reasons."

Guo Dahai smiled, "In any case, just do your best. The competition will be broadcast live on CCTV, which is crucial for your future."

"Yes."

They nodded one after another.

Zhou Xiaoqian, Wu Fangyue, and Liu Xinlong were feeling nervous, but only Tang Ming remained calm. As long as there is skill, no matter the competition format, he is confident.

Soon, they arrived at the airport, where Tang Ming and the others, identified by several sunglass-wearing guards, were allowed to pass through a special channel directly to the boarding gate, while Guo Dahai and Huang Di were stopped.

"Hey! The rest is up to them now."

Guo Dahai rubbed his hands together, nervously watching the backs of Tang Ming and the others.

"Dean, with Tang Ming on our side, our Medical University is sure to achieve good results this year."

Huang Di reassured him with confidence.

Tang Ming and the others followed the passage to board a large airplane, the seats in first-class were all empty, and their seats were further back.

Once on the plane, Tang Ming saw that many students were already seated.

"There sure are a lot of people."

Zhou Xiaoqian muttered as she held her seat ticket, looking for her spot.