I am reborn and just want to concentrate on my studies

No matter what level of debate competition, on-site appeal is very important, sometimes even more important than logic itself.

Yi Yang himself also knows that the logic of his opening argument is not necessarily perfect, but as long as it can resonate with the audience, someone will give you a nod, thus further attacking your opponent.

Again, even if you say something that is easily refuted on the field, but the other party does not realize it and there is no refutation, your argument is successful.

Both sides did have insufficient preparations. In the second and third debates, the confrontation was not as sharp as the opening arguments. There was even a feeling that the more they talked, the more they went off topic. Fortunately, Xing Yingdan was stable enough, and several times Forcibly pulling back the rhythm, the judges in the audience frowned and nodded.

It was not until the free debate session that the atmosphere gradually became heated.

"Now we will enter the free debate. Each side has four minutes. Please speak first."

As soon as the host finished speaking, the second argument for the affirmative stood up.

"I would like to ask the opponent's opponent, if you were Xiang Yu and you knew that Liu Bang would defeat him in the future, and you would not use such bright and heroic means, would you still think about what the opponent said and insist on the so-called heroic integrity?"

Zhan Chao was a little proud that he asked such a stupid question. Sure enough, it was a girl. He stood up immediately: "Of course! May I ask my fellow debater, do you want to be a hero or a villain?"

"The questions and answers from the opposing debater are too subjective. Killing Liu Bang does not mean that you cannot be a hero, and not killing Liu Bang does not mean that you are not a villain. Of course we want to be heroes, but we want to be a victorious hero even more. I would like to ask my fellow debater, if you think Xiang Yu is not a hero because he killed Liu Bang, then how do you explain it as a big deal but not a trivial matter?"

"Achieving a great event does not mean becoming a hero. My friend, do you think that Xiang Yu will definitely win the final victory if he kills Liu Bang?" Xing Yingdan said calmly.

"May I ask how the other debater explains that Cao Cao is also rated as a hero by many people?"

"My fellow debater, we are discussing Xiang Yu today. You haven't answered our question yet. Do you think Xiang Yu will definitely win the final victory by killing Liu Bang? The second time."

Xing Yingdan compared life.

"I……"

Yi Yang felt funny in his heart. How should I put it? The other party had been detoured into a dead end. They kept trying to prove that even if they killed Liu Bang, Xiang Yu was still a hero, thereby proving that their point of view was wrong. But in fact, the more this was true, the more it proved that the opponent had completely Get into their rhythm.

Many times, even prestigious competitions such as the International College Debate Competition will still have flaws. Occasionally, the audience will feel that it is nothing more than that, and I can do it, not to mention that everyone is a high school student?

Only those who have actually participated in a debate know that it is not easy to speak fluently without stumbling in such a high-pressure environment.

In the following sessions, the girls on the opposite side became more and more nervous. Instead, they became confused and wasted a position that was more beneficial to them. In the end, the High School Affiliated to Normal University successfully won the first game and entered the next round.

After the game, the rhythm did not slow down, and I didn’t even have time to hang out outside, so I immediately threw myself into preparations for the next debate competition.

Fortunately, discussing the topic and searching for information are not boring tasks, so I can persevere.

After a few days of this, I miraculously passed all the tests and entered the finals.

It was rare to have one and a half days to prepare before the finals.

Compared with the previous debate topics, this time’s debate topic is much more down-to-earth...

Liberal arts/science lead social progress.

The positive side is that liberal arts lead social progress, while the negative side is that science leads social progress.

But after the debate question was drawn, Xing Yingdan complained to Lai Subin: "Teacher Lai, your luck is really not good at all... There are three science students in our team, you draw the right, liberal arts lead social progress! Opposite the Donghai In the city’s No. 1 Middle School, I remember that four of them were liberal arts students, but they were selected to lead social progress in science.”

Zhan Chao sighed and said: "I also think science leads social progress..."

Liang Ruimin, the only liberal arts student, hesitated to speak and sighed quietly.

Lai Subin laughed: "This kind of debate is interesting. It's not easy for you to get here. Keep working hard. The competition is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, so you still have a day and a half to prepare. So, I'll give it to you this morning. Let’s take a half-day vacation and go shopping nearby. We’ll get ready on time in the afternoon.”

Xing Yingdan snorted: "That's pretty much it."

Yi Yang thought for a moment, but Donghai University is not in the city center. If you want to go shopping, you can probably only go around here. I guess you can only go around the school in the end, but it’s okay, although it has been almost a week since I arrived here. But apart from the school gate to the library, and the library to the teaching building where the competition is held, these two sections have never been to other places.

So Yi Yang proposed: "We have only one morning, and time is quite tight. Let's just walk around Tunghai University."

Everyone agreed.

Half an hour later, at the gate of Donghai University.

Everyone went back and changed the suits used in the debate competition into casual clothes.

If a high school student is thrown into a group of college students, it is easy to be discovered, especially in top universities like this. College students often have their own unique temperament and are very recognizable compared to high school students.

At this time, the four of them were standing at the school gate.

College students passing by occasionally glanced at a few of them, and naturally their eyes didn't stay too long, but basically they could tell at a glance that they... were not college students.

Only Yi Yang stood there, making it impossible to see the shadow of a high school student.

Like many famous schools, Tunghai University has its own unique scenery.

Tunghai University does not have a clear school motto. A version that was widely circulated for a period of time in history was "Tranquility and Far-reaching, Unity of Knowledge and Action."

The word "quiet and far-reaching" can probably give the outline of this school.

The buildings in this school rarely use fancy patterns or colors. The entire school uses light gray or light yellow as the main color, which looks cool and graceful. The only brightly colored building is the red library. The work is embellishment.

The two most famous places in the school can be regarded as scenic spots. One of them is a tranquil lotus pond, which complements the overall style of the school.

The four of them went to the quiet lotus pond at this time.

On the way, Xing Yingdan, who knows a lot about Tunghai University, introduced the Serenity Lotus Pond.

"The quiet lotus pond that is rumored outside is actually called Guiyuan. Why is it called Guiyuan? Of course it is because there are many osmanthus trees planted there, but Guiyuan Guiyuan sounds like longan, the round shape. Later, didn't Mr. Zhu Ziqing write an article called "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond"? That one was about Tsinghua University's Near Spring Garden. Those seniors at Tunghai University looked at Tunghai University's Guiyuan Garden and saw that there was also a lotus pond in it, and the scenery was not inferior to that of Tsinghua University's Near Spring Garden. Spring Garden, so the school jokingly called Guiyuan Lotus Pond... Later, I didn't know who came up with the name, Tranquility Lotus Pond, because it is said that the school motto of Tunghai University uses the allusion of Tranquility and Zhiyuan, and people are quite happy with it. , over time, it no longer called Guiyuan, but called it Tranquil Lotus Pond..."

Liang Ruimin said with admiration: "Sister Xing, you know so much."

Xing Yingdan shook her head and said flatly: "It's just that my brother graduated here, and over time I heard some things about Donghai University from him."

Zhan Chao said: "Your brother's grades must be very good! The two top majors of Donghai University have higher scores than the Qingbei Line."

Xing Yingdan shook his head: "He is an art student, he studied painting."

"oh……"

As we walked, we reached the quiet lotus pond ahead.

Yi Yang noticed that far away from the quiet lotus pond, there was a large stone tablet with the word "Guiyuan" written on it.

The road to the pond is a path paved with stone slabs. Unlike Yi Yang's imagination, there are not many people here. This is mainly because the school's access control management makes it difficult for outsiders to enter, and the students of the school have been here for a long time. I'm not that interested anymore.

After walking along the stone road for a while, I finally saw the legendary quiet lotus pond.

The lotus pond is surrounded by sweet-scented osmanthus trees.

The sweet-scented osmanthus is evergreen all year round and has luxuriant branches and leaves. It is close to the Mid-Autumn Festival and it is the season when the sweet-scented osmanthus is in full bloom.

Of course, there are more than just osmanthus trees, but Yi Yang looked around and realized that his talents were probably focused on interpersonal communication, sports, etc. He was completely face-blind to plants. He still has not been able to fully understand them. He could not help but call out the names of other ornamental plants except roses... He didn't recognize any of those trees.

I only know the sweet-scented osmanthus tree because... I have eaten sweet-scented osmanthus cake and smelled something similar to it, so I guessed it.

The lotus pond is surrounded by sweet-scented osmanthus trees in an orderly manner. From a distance, it seems to be very tight, but when you walk in, you find that the terrain here is flat, and the distance between the trees is just right, leaving just enough space for people to pass through.

The four of them walked to the edge of the lotus pond.

Seeing the scene of the lotus pond, Yi Yang somewhat understood why there were so few people here.

The lotus leaves should be the most beautiful in midsummer, but now it is autumn, and the lotus flowers on the edge of the pond are bleak.

It had just rained last night. There were many broken branches and withered yellow lotus leaves scattered on the quiet pool water. As the saying goes, water is spiritual, but this water gave people a feeling of desolation, filled with a touch of sadness. Until you look deep into the lotus pond, you can see the green under the stone arch bridge not far away, which makes people feel like they are back to summer again.

Xing Yingdan said: "That bridge is called Baiyu Bridge. Let's go to the bridge!"

Yi Yang followed silently behind, walking slowly over and onto the bridge, his eyes darting around absentmindedly, admiring the lotus leaves that resembled the hem of a girl's skirt, swaying gently in the breeze.

The lotus leaves in early autumn are also very nice.

At this time, Liang Ruimin took Xing Yingdan and asked Zhan Chao to take pictures for them. Yi Yang was alone, lying on the stone railing of the White Jade Bridge and watching quietly, with some emotion in his heart... If we talk about the last life, it doesn't even have to be the last life, two or three years. Before, if you let him calm down and watch these scenery, he will feel impetuous.

In ancient times, those literati would feel various emotions when they saw the beautiful scenery. They used to think it was very outrageous, because in the previous life, no matter what kind of scenic spots they were in, they could not experience that state of mind.

But at this moment Yi Yang understood something.

If you have experienced enough, learned enough things, and gained enough insights, a lot of things will be deposited in your body. Those things you usually cannot feel their existence. Just like some people say, after you read so much What's the use of having many books? How much can you remember now? But they do exist in your body. When you see a certain scene at a certain moment, it may touch those things that have been deposited in the past and arouse your emotions... This is something that only those who study can understand. fun of.

For example, some people see lotus flowers in a pond as plants, while others think of the moonlight in the lotus pond and Zhu Ziqing, and then smile knowingly.

Of course, Yi Yang was not thinking of Zhu Ziqing at this moment. As he stared at the lotus pond, he was thinking of Jiang Lili...

She should like this kind of place very much, right?

Just as he was lost in thought, he felt his trouser leg being gently pulled.

Yi Yang lowered his head and saw a little girl of four or five years old, with clean and clear eyes and long and curved eyelashes, looking at him timidly.

Yi Yang smiled, squatted down and looked at the little girl: "What's wrong, little sister?"

The little girl said shyly: "Brother, brother, can you hug me?"

Yi Yang was stunned for a moment, then smiled dumbly and nodded: "Of course."

The little girl opened her hands.

Yi Yang felt a little warm. He hugged the little girl firmly and asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Huanxi..." The little girl thought for a while and said seriously: "Dad said that vulgarity means elegance. Huanxi is a good name. Brother, does my name sound good?"

Yi Yang smiled and said, "It sounds good."

While looking around, I saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses, with a smile on his face, walking calmly in this direction.

Yi Yang understood that he was probably the little girl's father.

The middle-aged man walked up to Yi Yang, looked at the little girl dotingly, and then said to Yi Yang, "I'm sorry. She is my daughter and has caused trouble for you."

The little girl glanced at her father and said with some embarrassment to Yi Yang: "Brother, please let me down."

"My daughter likes to be hugged by her good-looking brothers and sisters since she was a child." The middle-aged man took the little girl's hand and said to Yi Yang.

Yi Yang smiled: "Your daughter is very cute, and she is so discerning at such a young age. She will definitely be very lucky in the future."

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

Xiao Huanxi looked at his father doubtfully.

After the middle-aged man laughed, he asked Yi Yang: "Which department are you from?"

Yi Yang shook his head: "I'm still a high school student, and I'm only a sophomore in high school now."

"Second year of high school?" The middle-aged man was a little surprised.

"Well...this time I represent our high school here to participate in a debate competition."

A top university like Tunghai University has various activities every day, so even though he is the dean of a college in this school, he doesn't know about it.

"Debate?" The man thought for a moment and nodded, "My name is Kang Xin. Welcome to our Donghai University."

"Thanks……"

"Well... it looks like it's going to rain soon." Kang Xin raised his head, and just as he finished speaking, a drop of rain fell on his face.

Kang Xin and Yi Yang were both stunned.

Kang Xin smiled, took out a folding umbrella from his pocket, and said, "Classmate, I guess you didn't bring an umbrella. Take it. If you get wet, it's easy to catch a cold in the East China Sea."

Just as Yi Yang was about to refuse, the little girl said in her father's arms: "Brother, can you kiss me?"

Yi Yang was stunned and looked at Kang Xin hesitantly.

Kang Xin smiled, but there was helplessness in his smile, and said to his daughter: "Huanxi, boys can't kiss girls casually, not even the big brother you like."

Kang Huanxi was a little disappointed and nodded: "Oh..."

Yi Yang smiled and touched Kang Huanxi's head.

Then Kang Xin hugged his daughter and waved goodbye to Yi Yang on the bridge. When they walked away, Yi Yang's eyes were still on the little girl, with a faint smile on his face, but then he suddenly saw something in his hand. He picked up the umbrella in his hand, and when he was about to call, the rain fell in heavy drops.

Yi Yang frowned and looked up at the sky.

At this moment, Xing Yingdan and the others came running over.