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Quan Shaoqing watched the live stream on his phone, his heart roller-coasting with the action, thankful he didn’t have a heart condition.

Otherwise, he’d have been in the hospital by now.

The race in Texas was in full swing.

Gu Xiaoxi gripped the steering wheel tightly and floored the gas pedal, accelerating to catch up with the car ahead.

At the same time, she let her five senses expand and her intuition spread, using her keen vision and hearing to control the overall situation, and her nimble mind to anticipate others’ moves and the cars’ trajectories.

Where she passed, it was like a whirlwind had been raised, unstoppable.

Even if someone deliberately drove to block her path, she could react quickly, avoiding danger and then using her unique skills to skilfully overtake.

Fifteen minutes into the race, the Songshan Highway track was finished. Next up, the coastal highway.

What characterizes this section is its many bends, wide roads, and the presence of obstacles in the middle, requiring very strict control over speed. A moment’s inattention could result in a car plummeting into the sea—a very dangerous stretch.

Korte took one minute to change his tires; two people had already overtaken him. But he wasn’t concerned.

The coastal track wasn’t easy to navigate, but it was ideal for overtaking. Because of its width, three cars could race side by side.

With just two cars ahead, if he wanted to overtake, it was only a matter of speed and timing.

Just as Korte was ready to press the gas pedal and start chasing the others,

a white and blue racing car suddenly flew past him. The speed wasn’t very fast, but the car stirred up a whirlwind that stung his cheeks.

As the car passed by Korte, Gu Xiaoxi’s expression was cold as she turned her head slightly, her gaze icy as it swept over him. Then, she extended two fingers and made a very disdainful gesture.

"Sift!" Korte’s face changed dramatically, his eyebrows shot up, and he seethed with anger, his chest heaving.

This was too much—an absolute nobody who entered last dares to disdain him.

Angry, he slammed on the brake, and his car roared as it ferociously chased after her.

Gu Xiaoxi maintained a speed that was neither fast nor slow, the safest for this track.

Korte wasn’t far behind her, but she still left him trailing.

It was then that exclamations of surprise resounded from outside the racecourse.

The car that entered last had already sped to Korte’s front.

Into the top three!

Everyone rubbed their eyes, assuring themselves that they weren’t seeing things.

Because Gu Xiaoxi had successfully overtaken Korte, she immediately attracted three recording followers.

Soon, on the big screen, her car and her not particularly tall figure could be seen.

"Oh my God! Look! Mr. Xiao X actually overtook Korte. Korte only took a minute to change his tire, and he passed him. How did he manage that?"

"I hadn’t paid attention to him before. It’s like he appeared out of thin air. Amazing."

"Why is there no prior recording of his driving? How did he just appear like that? Can his car fly?"

"This is impossible, absolutely incredible. We want to know, what did he do before this? Exactly how did he catch up to the top three!"

And Lu Xi’s fans, who had been following Gu Xiaoxi for a while, were now screaming fiercely, their applause thunderous, each of them excitedly flushed.

If Mr. Xiao X won, it was a victory for their idol. It was their glory, and no matter what, they would cheer and shout for him.

Danny smiled softly, a sense of excitement and surge unexpectedly welling up in his heart.

Finally, he could see Gu Xiaoxi show her stuff. She’d kept a low profile long enough, entering the scene quietly and then, just as quietly, leaving that group of racers behind, until she overtook Korte and everyone discovered her dark horse potential.

She was the only one on the field who had maintained her car in top condition. Because from the start, her speed was incredibly steady, only accelerating when absolutely necessary to avoid danger. You could say that when the other cars had drained much of their power,

she was still warming up hers and hadn’t used up all its energy, preserving her own strength.

At this moment, Korte’s car, because of two collisions, was deformed and its power reduced. Although it was the highest-end car, his aggressive use to eliminate the others—ramming other cars with the rear of his own—also brought damage to his vehicle.

Quan Shaoqing watched anxiously as events unfolded.

Especially the footage of Gu Xiaoxi provoking that man, captured in its entirety. Watching it made him sweat on her behalf.

Wasn’t this openly making enemies for herself? Pointing at someone’s face, she caused a sensation throughout the venue with such high-profile tactics.

This time, Gu Xiaoxi’s actions were like a slap, fiercely striking Korte’s face.

Korte was about to explode with anger.

He punched the steering wheel in rage, then suddenly floored the accelerator, fiercely chasing after Gu Xiaoxi, trying to catch up and then stage a collision.

He wanted to send Gu Xiaoxi plunging into the sea.

Did Gu Xiaoxi not know what he was thinking?

A radiant smile appeared on her face as she gripped the steering wheel tightly. She opened up her hearing and intuition, Korte’s racing trajectory all mapped out in her mind.

Just as Korte charged up for the collision, she suddenly spun the steering wheel, making the race car spin around on the spot.

Before Korte could catch up, she swiftly turned the wheel, and with the car’s inertia, it ’drifted’ in a straight line to the other side of the road, then maneuvered in a Z-pattern until the car stabilized.

Look again at Korte!

His forceful attempt at collision missed, crashing the front of his car into the chaotic boulders on the left side of the road. The front caved in again, and the race car was immediately damaged.

Whereas Gu Xiaoxi’s 360-degree spin, combined with the ’straight line’ maneuvers followed by a Z, constituted a beautiful callback. The movement, which seemed to be done with foresight of the impending crash, stunned everyone watching.

That’s Lu Xi’s disciple, so impressive! Such beautiful driving skills! Such a formidable aura.

In no time, everyone was focused on this video, screaming with excitement.

Even the doctors in the hospital, the teachers in the schools, and the pedestrians on the street stopped what they were doing, their faces flushed red as they cheered for her.

Danny gripped his seat tightly, his heart surging with emotion! From here, it was clear that Gu Xiaoxi’s numerical calculation abilities were amazing, her observation skills were undoubtedly advanced, and her ability to control the overall situation was unrivaled.

With her driving technique and positioning, even if Lu Xi himself were present, he might not be able to perform at such a high level.

What seemed to be an effortless callback, she chose the broadest part of the road where the space was more conducive to her performance.

First, she made a ’straight line’ move, then transitioned to a ’Z’ advance; aligning diagonally and returning to the ’straight line’ helped mitigate the impact on the car, more effectively ensuring her own and the race car’s safety.

One could say that these several elements were interlinked, meticulously calculated, to produce such a successful outcome. The position of the race track down to 0.1 was precisely accounted for.

Such meticulous thinkers, if they were enemies, would truly be terrifying.

Gu Xiaoxi maintained her speed, and behind her, Korte, who had just changed his tires and now had crashed into rocks, had his car already damaged.

He was no longer to be feared.

She did not act, but once she did, she easily forced Korte out of the race. On the road ahead, as long as he dared to follow, she would show no mercy.

Lu Xi was still lying in the hospital at this point, and she had to avenge him today.

Gu Xiaoxi took advantage of the wide road to speed up, chasing the two cars ahead.

Korte was so angry he could cough up blood, the car alarm was sounding, nearly a total wreck.

Fortunately, he was unharmed!

But he couldn’t bear to give up the race just like that.

How could he let Gu Xiaoxi defeat him so easily?

He could not lose to a piece of trash, could he?

Korte stepped hard on the gas pedal, charging forward at maximum speed. If he could get past the curve ahead within a thousand meters, he could switch to a spare car.

Then, he would properly take care of Lu Xi’s disciple—the useless one trailing at the back.

Until now, he refused to acknowledge Gu Xiaoxi’s ability.

Korte gripped the steering wheel, coughing up blood in his fury, all he could do was desperately chase.

Gu Xiaoxi stabilized her car and soon, she saw the two cars ahead she was about to overtake.

A deep blue racing car and a bright red racing car, both high-end models. The two drivers were clearly competing, not going very fast, but their skills were neck and neck.

Gu Xiaoxi narrowed her eyes. Since the others had managed to overtake Korte, they were obviously not mediocre, and she could not take them lightly.