bayedsolid Ch. 16 - Mourning His Lost Youth?
Ch. 16 - Mourning His Lost Youth?
Chen Shu suddenly stood up, looking at the petite Xia Bing and speaking with utmost seriousness."Study committee member, you're actually questioning my learning ability??"
As soon as the words came out, the classroom became dead silent.
This damn guy was too much of a steel straight man!
Forget the red string tied by matchmaking god Yue Lao - even if he tied steel rebar, it would still get snapped!
Oblivious to everyone's dumbfounded expressions, Chen Shu nonchalantly sat back down.
But those familiar with him knew - Chen Shu wasn't a straight man, he was just plain nuts...
"Oh..."
Xia Bing felt somewhat embarrassed.
Chen Shu's reaction left her speechless; she had thought they were friends after she'd given him the Beast Orb yesterday.
She turned and went back to her seat.
"Chen Pi, you understand silence better than Hua Mulan..." Wang Meng couldn't help but sigh.¹
Actually, Xia Bing wanting to tutor was really just pure concern for his grades.
If he couldn't get into an ideal university because of failing cultural subjects, that would truly be regrettable.
The happy afternoon passed quickly.
Ring ring ring!
"Really a fulfilling day."
Chen Shu stood up and stretched, even letting out a super long yawn, the sound going on and on.
For a moment, it made quite a few people feel it too, and they started yawning along.
Did you need to yawn that long?
The surrounding people all looked resentful - they hadn't expected to all get infected.
"One month until finals, a few more system choices and cultural subjects should be no problem."
"Already a Level 2 Beast Tamer, if I can become Level 4, that's about top thirty in the grade."
Chen Shu walked toward the school gate while mentally tallying his grades.
Play is play, jokes are jokes, but don't joke about exams.
Even with the system, the college entrance exam was still a chance to change fate.
Just as Chen Shu walked out of the school gate, he was surrounded by a group of seven or eight people led by Zheng Yi's brother, Zheng Nan.
"Yo, isn't this Brother Nan? How come your face is even more swollen? But I can still vaguely make out your dashing bearing."
Zheng Nan felt his chest throbbing, like he'd been punched directly.
This bastard hit hard and had a poisonous tongue - really not something ordinary people could handle.
"Are second-year juniors all this arrogant nowadays?"
One person wore a white shirt and glasses, looking extremely refined.
"That's about enough. What era is this? One year older and you can crush people to death?"
Chen Shu sneered, not panicking at all.
Because this was the school gate, security guards were not far away.
"I thought it was raining, turns out you just made me speechless..."²
Chen Shu's mocking words instantly made several people break their composure.
After all, they were young and hot-blooded, naturally unable to control their temper.
The moment they moved to teach him a lesson, Chen Shu bellowed loud enough for half the school to hear.
"Third-years are murdering someone!"
Damn! This guy came with a built-in megaphone!
In an instant, the group instead appeared extremely flustered.
This guy's voice was really too loud - who knew how many onlookers it would attract.
More importantly, who the hell was murdering anyone?
Really just making up rumors with one mouth!
"Zheng Nan! Let's go first!"
The group reached consensus, wanting to turn and blend into the crowd.
"Stop!"
Just at this moment, an uncle in a blue security uniform walked over.
He was obviously somewhat familiar with Chen Shu - after all, only a few students at school were special, and fewer could always be remembered.
"What are you guys doing?"
Several security guards walked over, looking at Zheng Nan and the others.
"Uncle, we didn't do anything, just chatting between friends."
"Chatting? Chatting about murder?"
The guard looked at the tall Chen Shu and asked.
"Chen Shu, what's going on?"
"Uncle Wang, it's this guy. He said he wants to kill me to mourn his lost youth!"
Zheng Nan: "???"
In an instant, the third-years felt blood welling up to their cheeks.
What kind of random nonsense was this?
Can't you say one single normal thing?
The security guards' mouths also twitched slightly, obviously finding it too ridiculous.
Just at this time, several people in formal wear arrived outside the school gate.
"What's going on?"
A stern-looking middle-aged man walked over - it was the third-year Grade Director.
Seeing this middle-aged man, Zheng Nan and the others all thought they were in trouble.
"Director Ma, you finally came."
Chen Shu, looking aggrieved, began pouring out complaints about Zheng Nan's crimes.
"Student, speak slowly!"
Director Ma Yu looked at Zheng Nan and the others, obviously recognizing students from his grade.
Originally Ma Yu had anger in his eyes, thinking his students were bullying students from other grades.
But the more he listened, the more absurd and ridiculous it became.
What? Mourning youth? Killing Chen Shu for entertainment.
"Alright, student, I roughly understand."
Ma Yu's face darkened as he forcefully cut off Chen Shu's words.
"You go home first. I'll handle the rest."
Chen Shu looked like he still had more to say, but finally reluctantly left the school gate.
"Zheng Nan, the college entrance exam is coming soon. Why are you bothering people?"
Director Ma Yu let out a long breath, finally getting rid of Chen Shu.
"Director Ma, we really didn't do anything."
With his wronged expression and bruised face, Zheng Nan looked every bit of the victim.
"Cut it out! The exam is in a few days. None of you better cause any trouble. If it affects the exam..."
Ma Yu looked stern. As Grade Director, he didn't want any incidents during the college entrance exam.
"We understand."
Zheng Nan and the group hung their heads dejectedly, feeling nothing but frustration in their hearts.
...
At this time, Chen Shu returned home and began studying peacefully.
Although he had Beast Taming history knowledge in his mind, he still needed to do practice problems to master it.
Even if the system fed food to his mouth, he still needed to chew it, right?
Besides, he'd now offended both Zheng brothers. Better not walk alone at night.
Otherwise he might really capsize in the gutter.
How could my legendary reputation end like that?
A week passed quickly.
Chen Shu kept a low profile, causing no more trouble.
In those few days, he only triggered two choices, with rewards being the slime's strength and size respectively.
Although Chen Shu was only a Level 2 Beast Tamer now, his contract spirit's combat power was probably equivalent to Level 3.
"Finally going on vacation!"
"Waited too long to finally reach today, dreamed too long to finally realize the dream..."³
At this time, the students in class were all getting somewhat excited.
Nanjiang Second High was also a college entrance exam site, which meant other grade students got three days off.
"Brother Meng, what are your plans for these three days?"
"Family arranged a Beast Taming Dojo for me. Three days of nothing but cultivating Beast Taming Power."
"Me too, can only honestly attend Beast Taming cram school."
¹ Hua Mulan, the legendary female warrior who disguised herself as a man to serve in the army, was famous for keeping silent about her true identity for years.
² A sarcastic insult implying the speaker is so dumbfounded by the other person's stupidity that it feels like being drenched. The joke equates the overwhelming sensation of speechlessness (無語) with getting rained on.
³ Lyrics from the famous 1995 song 'Today' (今天) by Hong Kong singer Andy Lau. The song is commonly used in celebratory or triumphant moments in Chinese culture.