At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

An Qing covered her chest with the blanket, reached out and touched his forehead.

The worry in his eyes was quite evident.

"Six days?"

"Well, even though it's only the second week of school, Xiaoxiao and the others said they can all ask for leave for you... The senior has also put aside her work, and Gu Zhiwei School isn't planning on requiring you to attend classes at all, so it's fine for you to rest a bit more. We can reschedule for tomorrow..."

"No. I need to line up now."

Su Che has gone mad.

I put down my cat and started putting on my shoes to go out.

Just now, in order to make it easier to sleep, Bai Qiao had stripped off his coat and clothes. If Bai Qiao hadn't pulled him back immediately, he might have run to the main hall and shown himself naked in front of everyone.

"Young master, the clothes! The clothes..."

"what."

Su Che took the pajamas handed to him by the head maid, put them on haphazardly, and then signaled the cat to hurry up and get ready to go to the basement to practice.

Sometimes, people need something that creates a sense of urgency to push themselves.

Su Che pushed open the door and went out.

What comes into view is a peaceful scene in the living room—

Over on the sofa bed, Miya was teaching Yuanxiao to play the piano, correcting her completely wrong fingering step by step...

In the small guest room with the door open, Gu Zhi seemed to be taking a bass lesson with someone, wearing monitoring headphones and unaware of what was happening here;

Senior Yu Xi sat in the main seat, her gaze fixed on the large digital TV screen that covered an entire wall in the hall, where she used the internet to watch live broadcasts of other bands.

On one side, Xiao Xiao was holding a laptop, scribbling something down on it.

Maids were scattered throughout the room, following their supervisor Jiang Yuezhu as she tidied up every corner. Every now and then, a girl in a black and white dress would walk past her with a mop in her hand...

UU and Asai Suzune had already left home at some point.

"Junior, are you feeling better?"

When Yu tide saw him finally come out, her eyes lit up. She immediately raised her hand and pressed the remote control to pause the replay of the live performance about "Paradise" on the TV, and got up and walked over.

The others also glanced toward the master bedroom and stopped what they were doing.

"Yes, seniors, I'm sorry to have worried you."

Su Che turned his gaze to the television screen, paused for a few seconds, and asked, "What is this?"

"They are our opponents in six days, and Xiaoxiao and I are studying their intelligence."

"Ah... so it's called Paradise?"

"Yes, I just took a quick look, and they're all very skilled. Apart from their keyboards being a bit rough, the others are not easy to deal with."

"I see..."

Su Che gestured for her to continue playing the performance video, then walked around to the front of the sofa and sat down next to Xiao Xiao, intending to ponder it a bit.

Yu tide readily agreed, and while playing the video, she simultaneously relayed the information she had just obtained to Su Che.

"Junior, don't worry. We can rehearse all night long. Everyone's in this villa now, we have all the instruments and equipment, and even Miya and Ms. Jiang Nai are helping out, so there's definitely enough time..."

"Nana..."

Su Che then realized that the person giving Gu Zhi lessons in the room was Jiang Nai, who had come from afar.

At that moment, she was completely focused on teaching the piano, with low frequencies and accompaniment filling the room, so she didn't hear the commotion in the living room and didn't come out to greet them.

Su Che nodded, feeling somewhat relieved.

He reached out and took the match schedule letter sent by courier, about to quickly glance at it.

But almost at first glance...

The words "Xiangxuechuan Yuki" were instantly captured by his visual system.

"? It's her!"

Su Che reacted quickly; after all, his good friend had emphasized something not long ago, and only a little over a week had passed, so it was impossible for him to forget.

He took a deep breath, quickly looked up, and fixed his gaze on the large screen on the wall—searching for traces of Xiang Xuechuan.

According to the information provided in the intelligence report, Xiang Xuechuan is a keyboard player.

Su Che locked his gaze on the keyboard-wielding woman sitting in the corner of the stage in the video, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Xiang Xuechuan, so it was this person."

The woman appeared to be around her junior or senior year of college, in her early twenties, with an average figure and nothing particularly remarkable about her.

Under the stage lights, it was clear that her makeup was quite heavy, a typical "landmine" look, and her hair was specially highlighted with purple.

Having seen countless mines and surrounded by a large number of mines, Su Che could naturally tell at a glance that Xiang Xuechuan's temperament was somewhat strange.

She gives the impression that she's the type who forces a "landmine" style of dressing onto herself, rather than actually fitting that style.

But there's another point worth noting: all the clothes she was wearing were genuine!

Moreover, they are all carefully selected classic models, making them quite difficult to acquire.

It seems she really did manage to get the money. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to afford so many Japanese cars.

Su Che learned more about her.

The initial thought of starting rehearsals immediately began to waver slightly.

Now, his goals have changed.

Since the opponent is Xiang Xuechuan's team, in addition to winning the Mosse tournament, we also need to find a way to get back the 20 yuan that she cheated Lao Zhang out of. Only in this way can we be considered to have done our roommate a great favor and have a very ideal ending.

The question is, how do we do it?

This is a difficult point.

"Junior, what's wrong? Do you know her?"

Yu tide noticed that Su Che's gaze remained fixed on Xiang Xuechuan, and couldn't help but feel quite curious.

"Why aren't you looking at the guitarist? Why are you staring at the keyboard? If you like the keyboard so much, why don't you look at me more? Aren't I prettier than her?"

"..."

Su Che sighed and remained silent.

"You are naturally more beautiful than her."

He tried his best to soothe the senior's emotions: "You play the piano better than her, you're much prettier, your skin is whiter, your temperament is better, you're ten lifetimes better than her, and your character is ten times better. So, senior, let's not worry too much about who I'm looking at. I'm just thinking about how to beat her in the preliminaries, it's that simple."

"What? You want to kill her?"

Yu tide filtered out all the polite compliments, extracting only the core keywords, and her expression became even more serious.

Su Che's expression stiffened, and he chose to remain silent.

If he weren't so physically weak, he would have loved to tell his senior, "See you for tea tonight."

The best way to deal with a stubborn and unyielding senior is to be even more assertive than her, forcing her to reveal her vulnerable side in a private setting.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to control.

"Hmph, alright, junior, just don't get any funny ideas. I also think that everyone in our team is better looking than them, so you shouldn't be so desperate as to be picky."

Yu tide wisely avoided mentioning Ari, knowing that certain topics could be avoided, and that she could ask him about them suddenly at the right time.

[Am I better or Ari?]

This situation requires a specific location to trigger and is quite detail-oriented.

Su Che pressed Yu tide down beside him, restraining her restless, white legs, and continued to observe her.

—It is clear that the performance level of "Paradise" is indeed as stated in the introduction. The students are all from professional backgrounds and are very strong, but Xiang Xuechuan is obviously a breakthrough point.

If you listen carefully, you'll find that Xiang Xuechuan's keyboard playing is rather amateurish.

Either the arrangement is brief enough to be quickly covered up and the audience won't notice anything wrong, or it's just some chords that can be covered up by the guitar—simple and stress-free.

As for the claim that someone like Senior Yu Xi frequently performs a piano solo, that simply doesn't exist.

There are also those who cannot.

"It seems she's a junior member of her team. Given our team's current situation, in a normal PK, our win rate is around 55%."

Su Che made a preliminary, conservative estimate.

"The orange cat playing guitar is quite good. It plays very steadily and the tone is very authentic. But compared to Miya, it would still be completely outclassed. So even I should be able to put up a fight."

Su Che pondered for a moment, believing that if he practiced the zither for another 6 days, he could suppress the orange cat.

Of course, this is inseparable from the bonuses from the many divine artifacts he possesses.

In terms of matchups, An Qing versus lead singer Qian Hui, Su Che is very confident in this aspect.

"Although Chie is a professional, she is not as cute as An Qing."

Su Che knew that this seemingly unimportant point was actually extremely crucial.

When audiences listen to a song, they first need to be sure that the lead singer can provide them with an enjoyable viewing experience. Otherwise, even if the singer performs exceptionally well, when it comes to scoring and voting, they will still instinctively cast their votes for the more attractive singer, as long as the difference in skill level is not too significant.

Furthermore, An Qing's voice is sweeter than Qian Hui's.

Chie is a classically trained singer, with each note exuding a "formally trained" quality, while Anqing is a self-taught singer, focusing on conveying emotion.

Therefore, there is a fundamental difference between the two, and An Qing's performance is relatively more natural.

Of all the songstresses I know, Bai Chu is the most natural and unrestrained.

With her bare, pearly white feet, Bai Chu, with her eyes closed and completely absorbed on stage, is virtually invincible when it comes to emotions—that's beyond doubt.

"Finally... is a comparison with the other musicians."

Su Che continued to ponder.

The gaze fell upon the 210-pound drummer, Tuanzi...

His brows furrowed slightly...

He turned to his left and asked, "Xiaoxiao, can you beat her?"