The cracking noises on Fang Chao’s windshield were incessant. The web of cracks on the glass grew denser and denser until they could no longer see the road ahead. "Slow down! Slow down!" Han Shanchi shouted, his voice hoarse with frustration. Fang Chao no longer dared to follow Su Xuan so closely. He tapped the brakes a few times to slow down. Han Shanchi unfastened his seatbelt and kicked the windshield out with his foot. Just like that, it was completely gone. Rain lashed their faces. "Teacher!" Fang Chao wiped the rain from his face, his voice miserable. "Can your body handle this?" Han Shanchi also wiped the rain from his face. "It’s manageable." Fang Chao asked, "Then why is your stomach still rumbling?" Han Shanchi’s mouth twitched. "My chronic constipation seems to have suddenly cleared up..." Fang Chao was speechless. Han Shanchi gritted his teeth. "But don’t worry. Your teacher won’t relieve himself in your car. I have some self-control!" Fang Chao was speechless. Ten minutes passed, but Fang Chao still hadn’t found an opportunity to overtake Su Xuan’s car. The Charman’s body was simply too wide, hogging the middle of the mountain road and leaving no room to pass. Fang Chao didn’t dare get too close, either; otherwise, he’d be eating dust or gravel, which would be disastrous. Suddenly, Fang Chao heard Han Shanchi’s stomach growl again. He said grimly, "Teacher, just hang in there. I’ll finish this race as fast as I can and find you the best outhouse on Autumn Maple Mountain so you can relieve yourself properly!" Clenching the handrail with one hand while clutching his stomach with the other, Han Shanchi looked like a pregnant woman about to give birth. He nodded forcefully. "Okay!" After another five or six minutes, Fang Chao, who still hadn’t found a chance to overtake, witnessed something unbelievable. Su Xuan’s car had stopped for some unknown reason. Fang Chao quickly stomped on the brakes, bringing his own car to a halt. He had no choice, as the Charman still left him no room to pass. Then, to his astonishment, the Charman’s door opened. The blonde, Alice, got out with the two kids and started walking up the road on foot. "What the hell?" Fang Chao got out of his car, overcome with shock and confusion. The next sight completely dumbfounded him. Alice and the two children had walked right up to an old fruit farmer on a tricycle and were now picking out fruit from his cart. They were actually buying fruit. Fang Chao’s mouth twitched violently. I mean, come on! We’re in the middle of a race! Can’t you people be serious for once? I’ve raced seventy, eighty, maybe even a hundred times, and I’ve never seen anyone get out to buy fruit in the middle of it! Fang Chao’s associates, watching the live broadcast from under the rain shelter, couldn’t help but condemn Su Xuan’s actions. "Damn it! That’s too much!" "They’re just doing it to provoke Young Master Fang!" "If I were him, I’d stone them to death!" "They have no morals!" "Utterly despicable!" This was a real eye-opener for them. Stopping the car to shop during a race? It was so audacious it was infuriating. Only Cen Haonan and Heizi were in good spirits. They both lit up and savored their cigarettes. After buying the fruit and getting back in the car, Xiaoyun immediately handed a bright red apple to Su Xuan. "Brother Su, this apple is really sweet, I’m not lying! The old man said they’re pesticide-free, so you can eat it without worrying!" Su Xuan took the apple and bit into it. It was indeed very sweet. Afterward, he drove on, steering with one hand while munching on the apple with the other. This scene was also broadcast on the live stream, drawing a fresh chorus of jeers. He estimated that in another five minutes, he would reach the village at the summit, completing the first third of the race. "Teacher, we should get going too!" Fang Chao got back in the car and gripped the steering wheel. Suddenly, he sniffed the air, his brow furrowing as he turned to look at Han Shanchi. Han Shanchi was no longer clutching his stomach. Instead, he was cupping the seat of his pants with both hands, his face a mask of utter embarrassment. Fang Chao’s mouth fell open. "Teacher... you didn’t... in your pants, did you?" Han Shanchi nodded honestly. "Mhm." Google seaʀᴄh 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾·𝗇𝖾𝗍 Fang Chao sputtered, "You really couldn’t hold it? You could have gotten out to... uh... relieve yourself while they were buying fruit! What happened to your self-control?" Han Shanchi said, "There was no time. When you slammed on the brakes just now, it shook my insides, and then... the heavenly gates parted for the Chu River to flow through..." *The heavenly gates parted for the Chu River to flow through, its murky waters flowing east, never to return.* Fang Chao opened his mouth, speechless. That poem is damn fitting for the occasion! He then slammed the clutch, shifted gears, released the clutch, and stomped on the gas. The car roared in fury, taking off after Su Xuan, enveloped in a peculiar odor. Five or six minutes later, Su Xuan’s and Fang Chao’s cars arrived one after the other at the mountain’s summit. They began to pass through a village of a few hundred households. The village had only one main road; all other paths were narrow lanes hidden between the houses, their destinations unknown. My chance to turn the tables has come! This time, you won’t even see my taillights! Unlike Su Xuan, Fang Chao was very familiar with this place. He had spent the night drinking in the village’s guesthouses with his degenerate friends and pretty girls on more than one occasion. Upon entering the village, Fang Chao didn’t slow down. Instead, he accelerated into a narrow lane and disappeared in an instant. He was confident that by taking that shortcut, he could overtake Su Xuan and reach the finish line on the other side of the mountain first. Alice glanced back and saw that Fang Chao’s car was gone. "Su Xuan, this race is actually very unfair to you," she said. "Our opponent is clearly very familiar with these roads. He’ll probably reach the second half of the course before we do." Su Xuan seemed not to have heard her. He was holding his phone, muttering to himself, "The signal in these mountains is surprisingly good. Full bars. And these villagers are quite business-minded, opening seven or eight guesthouses in such a small village." Alice blinked. I’m getting anxious for you, and you still have time to worry about this stuff? Su Xuan handed the phone to Alice. "See for yourself." Alice took the phone and glanced at the screen. Her beautiful eyes lit up with understanding. At some point, Su Xuan had used the Meisi Net platform to open the booking page for a local guesthouse. In the booking page’s description, a line was clearly visible: *Due to the overnight rain, a section of the road on the north side of Autumn Maple Mountain has collapsed. Please try to avoid ascending via the northern mountain road!* Alice handed the phone back to Su Xuan, marveling at his cleverness. He actually thought to check a guesthouse booking page to get an update on the road conditions! Alice looked at Su Xuan with admiration. "The northern mountain road is the only way through the second half of the race!" Su Xuan nodded. "Yes. But it has collapsed, so it will be very difficult for them to get through." Alice asked, "So what about us?"