by Dragon King
“No way! If they are freshmen, how come we didn’t know about them?” The guys turned to Yu Rong and questioned the credibility of his news.
“I’m not finished yet!” The one thing that Yu Rong hated the most was people doubting the accuracy of his information. He continued, “They just registered a couple of days ago. It’s said that they postponed the registration due to sickness.”
Now, the guys were all convinced. They turned to Hao Ren immediately and asked, “Hurry up! Tell us how you made their acquaintances and why they called you Savior!”
Hao Ren had no choice but to answer, “I don’t know them well. One day when I was crossing a street, a car drove straight toward them, and I dragged them to safety before the car could crash into them.”
The guys believed his story, lamenting, “What a lucky guy you are! I wish I could be as lucky as you!”
Yu Rong raised his hand to stop the guys’ chatter. “I still have some speculative information that I have not revealed. The two beauties are granddaughters of Lu Qing, the Vice Principal of our university!”
All the guys quieted down at this information.
“According to the rumors, just rumors,” Yu Rong emphasized the word ‘rumor’ before continuing, “they came to the school yesterday in Lu Qing’s car.”
Hao Ren’s heart lurched, amazed that the twins attracted attention wherever they went.
“Awesome! By going out with his granddaughters, you have now connected with the school’s Vice Principal!” the guys yelled at Hao Ren after a silent moment of astonishment.
“Go away! And stop gossiping!” Hao Ren waved them away.
The guys settled down when the teacher came in, and the class began.
“Ren, I hope you can loan me some luck with girls. Just thinking of the two beauties calling you Savior makes me dizzy…” Zhou Liren leaned toward Hao Ren and whispered.
Hao Ren glanced at him, thinking that Zhou Liren would die of pleasure if he could be addressed as ‘Gongzi’ by the twins all day long.
Sitting in the front row, Xie Yujia focused her attention on the lesson and seemed oblivious to the guys’ gossips.
Buzz… Hao Ren’s cell phone on the desk vibrated.
He picked it up and was surprised to find Zhao Yanzi’s message.
“I hope she’s not asking me to help her cheat on her exam again……” Hao Ren thought while clicking open the message.
“My first class this afternoon is P.E. What’s your schedule?”
“My schedule?” after a moment of pondering, Hao Ren replied, “You want me over to watch you play volleyball?”
“Bah! Who wants you over?! What I meant was that I plan to skip the boring P.E. class and go out for fun. This is the plan: I’ll go to your school and visit Sister Su and then watch you play basketball!” Zhao Yanzi sent another text message.
“Playing basketball? It’s not on my schedule,” Hao Ren replied.
“That’s settled! I’ll come over after the attendance in the P.E. class. You will play basketball!”
“Are you serious? I shall reschedule and play basketball just for your pleasure…” Hao Ren was speechless at the message.
It suddenly dawned on him that she was actually jealous of the Lu sisters. The purpose of visiting Su Han was to find an ally against the potential danger. With her female instinct, she must have known that the Class President was not into him, and the real threat came from the Lu sisters. “Your school gate will be locked in the afternoon. How can you get out?” Hao Ren sent a text message to her.
“I’ll climb the wall!” Zhao Yanzi replied in her text message.Hundun in Chinese means the primeval state of the universe according to folklore
129 The Legion of Beauties
Hao Ren put down his cell phone and lightly bumped Zhao Jiayi who was beginning to doze off. “How about we go to the stadium and play a match after lunch?”
Zhao Jiayi looked at him in astonishment. “You are offering to play a match?”
“Ugh… The match is the day after tomorrow. We can play a warm-up match today and smooth the cooperation among the teammates.” Hao Ren put on his serious face. If Zhao Jiayi had known that he only offered to play a match at the command of a little girl, Zhao Jiayi would probably have killed him with his contemptuous expression.
“Good! We’ll go over together after lunch!” Zhao Jiayi agreed. Since he had witnessed Hao Ren’s shooting skills, he had some expectations for Hao Ren’s performance in the match.
Hearing that they would play a warm-up match, Zhou Liren and Cao Ronghua wouldn’t miss the opportunity to watch. The news spread, and Yu Rong and others all decided to go as well. Finally, even Xie Yujia who was sitting in front of them knew that Hao Ren was going to play basketball in the stadium after lunch.
After class, Zhao Jiayi and the guys were planning to go to the cafeteria for lunch, and so did Ma Lina and Xie Yujia.
Coming out of the Academic Building, Xie Yujia walked her bike with Ma Lina in the front while Zhao Jiayi and others walked behind them.
Looking at Xie Yujia’ who was in her crisp white shirt, Cao Ronghua lamented, “It was a surprise that Xie Yujia is the younger sister of the Captain of the Basketball Team. She is a great beauty, though.”
Hao Ren looked up and saw Xie Yujia’s white shirt, plaid skirt, black leather shoes, white socks, and a slightly curved ponytail…
“Even the look from her back was perfect,” he thought.
If she dressed up, she would definitely be several times more beautiful than the so-called most popular in school, Lin Li. Although she was as quiet and plain-dressed as a little white flower, Hao Ren found that his gaze would turn to her involuntarily.
Zhao Jiayi was also secretly enjoying the view Xie Yujia presented. He had thought that Hao Ren would win this elegant Class President over, but it proved to be an ungrounded speculation of the guys.
“If the guys had kept their mouths shut, Ren would probably have had a chance with Xie Yujia. These guys were just jealous of him, and their gossips ruined the opportunities they had with each other,” at this thought, Zhao Jiayi cast a sympathetic glance toward Hao Ren.
“Poor Ren is probably destined to be girlfriendless,” he thought.
Beep… Xie Yujia’s cell phone rang.
She dug out her cell phone as she continued to walk. “Dad, how come you’re calling me now?”
Hao Ren’s ears perked up.
“What are you talking about? Has my Little Older Brother visited me in the past couple of days?” Xie Yujia raised her voice. “Dad! What are you talking about? Please make it clear!”
Several meters behind Xie Yujia, Hao Ren’s heart began to pound like crazy.
“Really?!” still on the phone, Xie Yujia stopped walking, and her voice sounded excited. “You mean he will come looking for me in a couple of days? Does he know my name? How is he now?”
“Oh, don’t tease me and tell me now!” Xie Yujia stomped her foot anxiously. Ma Lina stood by her side and waited for her to finish the call.
Zhao Jiayi and the guys glanced at her as they walked pass her.
“Surprise? What surprise? But he didn’t come!” Xie Yujia yelled over the phone.
Hao Ren looked back and saw both anxiety and hope on her face.
“His father’s identity is also a surprise? Dad! What on Earth are you talking about?” Xie Yujia stomped her foot and wished that she could drag her father out of the phone.
“Hello? Hello?” she yelled at the phone and looked at it disappointingly; she looked shaken.
“What’s the matter?” Ma Lina asked with concern.
“I don’t know,” Xie Yujia answered in confusion. Her eyes looked far away, and it seemed that she would be distracted for the remainder of the day.
Walking ahead of them, Cao Ronghua looked back at Xie Yujia’s expression and commented to Hao Ren and his other buddies, “I never imagined that the Class President could get so worked up.”
“I’ve seen
her more excited when we were at the book signing session,” Hao Ren thought.
They entered the cafeteria and bought combo meals. Xie Yujia, still unsettled, entered the cafeteria in the company of Ma Lina. While she waited in line, she checked her cell phone expectantly, and that told Hao Ren that her dad had not told her everything. Maybe her dad wanted to make it a surprise for her when her Little Older Brother came to find her.
“Our dads in the U.S. talk riddles and play surprises on us, totally oblivious to our anxiety,” Hao Ren sighed.
After lunch, Hao Ren and Zhao Jiayi walked to the stadium while Cao Ronghua, Zhou Liren, and Yu Rong also went to the stadium to watch them play since they had nothing better to do.
On the way, they saw Xie Yujia, riding her bike with Ma Lina in the back seat; it seemed like they were also heading in the direction of the stadium.
They entered the stadium and saw Xie Yujia walking to Xie Wanjun on the outer edge of the court.
“Captain, Ren wants to play a match today!” Zhao Jiayi called out at Xie Wanjun.
“Good! Go warm up first!” Xie Wanjun answered before turning back to listen to his sister.
Hao Ren could guess what Xie Yujia was telling her older brother. Swinging his arms, he entered the court and picked up a basketball to warm up.
He had not found an excellent opportunity to tell her about the whole thing relating to ‘Little Carrot’. Knowing her high expectation for her ‘Little Older Brother’, he was at a loss as to how to begin the conversation.
“I’ll tell her after the match on Thursday,” Hao Ren shot the ball into the net and thought.
“Damn! When did Ren become such a good shooter?” Zhou Liren’s eyes widened in surprise.
Xie Wanjun, who was impatient with his sister’s talking, saw Hao Ren’s perfect shot, and his eyes lit up. He threw some words at her carelessly before walking over. “Good! That was an excellent set shot! Bear, Drill, Little Fatty! Come over and warm up. Divide into teams and get ready for the match!”
Xie Wanjun had no interest in his little sister’s ‘Little Older Brother’. Instead, he thought well of Hao Ren. In his eyes, his sister was being silly to waste her time waiting for a so-called ‘Little Older Brother’ while ignoring all the good guys around her; she even forced herself to give up Hao Ren even though they liked each other.
He has made up his mind; if this ‘Little Older Brother’ did appear and were unworthy of his sister, he would not allow them to be together.
“Come here! I have something to tell you,” Xie Wanjun drew Hao Ren to the other side of the court.
“If you really like Yujia, go for it! I give you the permission to pursue her, but you will answer to me if you are not good to her. There’s one more thing I had intended to tell you last time. She can’t forget a damn ‘Little Older Brother’ whom she met in her childhood; she is so silly. On the other hand, Yujia is true to her feelings, and I’m sure she likes you! The decision is yours to make! And that’s all I wanted to say.”
Xie Wanjun shot out the words like bullets before going back onto the court. “Zhao Jiayi, Hao Ren, Bear, Fatty, Iron Ball! The five of you form one team, and the others will join me and form the other team!”
“A damn Little Older Brother…” thinking of Xie Wanjun’s words, Hao Ren didn’t know if he should feel happy or mad.
He entered the court and stood beside Zhao Jiayi. Xie Wanjun tossed him a bright green jersey which Hao Ren pulled on over his shirt.
“Go! Hao Ren!” standing outside of the court, Xie Yujia clenched her fists and cheered Hao Ren on abruptly.
Hao Ren gave her a radiant smile before waving a peace sign at her.
Xie Yujia froze for a moment before returning a dazzling smile.
“Silly girl, how could you say that you don’t like Hao Ren? That so-called Little Older Brother definitely can’t compete with Hao Ren, and I will see whom you choose.”
Xie Wanjun glanced at her and said, “Yujia, come and toss the ball!”
Xie Yujia walked in the center of the court. She took the basketball and was about to toss it high when Xie Wanjun stopped her and said to Hao Ren, “You have too many trinkets on your wrists. Take them all off!”
“I’m fine with them,” Hao Ren answered.
Exasperated, Xie Wanjun explained to the basketball newbie, “I don’t care if you are fine with them or not. The point is that you could hurt others when you wear such things like watches or bracelets in the match.”
“Oh.” Hao Ren’s indifferent response frustrated Xie Wanjun a little.
Walking to the edge of the court, Hao Ren silently chanted the Dharma spell before taking off the Mount Tai Bracelets and the little bell the Lu sisters gave to him.
Hao Ren wondered what the sisters were doing right now.
Swoosh!
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili rushed into the stadium.
“Gongzi, what can we do for you?” they yelled.
“Ugh. Nothing. I happened to think of you when I took off the bell,” seeing them rush to him like the wind, Hao Ren explained to them in a whisper.
Zhou Liren and others were all startled when the sisters dashed in as if they were in a 100-meter race.
“Oh, Gongzi can go play basketball. We’ll cheer for you!” Lu Linlin said to Hao Ren; it seemed that they would stay.
Hao Ren exhaled and returned to the court.
Looking back at the beautiful sisters, Xie Yujia wanted to ask Hao Ren about them. But on second thought, she refrained from asking, reminding herself that Hao Ren was no one special to her.
She tossed the basketball high up in the air.
Swoosh!
Zhao Jiayi, Hao Ren, and Xie Wanjun jumped up like three rockets shooting into the air!
Hao Ren’s fingers touched the ball and easily flicked it toward his side.
Xie Wanjun, who was more than two meters tall and was a high jumper, looked at Hao Ren in astonishment since the latter had jumped a little higher than him!
“Go! Go! Gongzi!” in the Bohemian-style dresses that Zhao Hongyu had given them, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili cheered at the edge of the court.
They were oblivious of the envy their cheers had roused in the guys in the stadium. Zhou Liren, who was the most vulnerable to beauties, shivered all over and almost fell to the ground.
Even Hao Ren’s teammate Zhao Jiayi felt such a surge of jealousy that he was tempted to kick Hao Ren in the butt.
At this moment, two people walked into the stadium.
One was a little cute girl in a sky-blue school uniform, and the other was a super beauty who wore a long sweater and a necklace.
They were Zhao Yanzi and Su Han!
Hand in hand, they walked toward the court in the center of the stadium.
Yu Rong and other guys who had come to watch the match were all dazed at the sight of such a large group of beauties.
Even Su Han, the icy beauty who rarely walked out of her office, came to watch Hao Ren’s warm-up match!
There was also a pretty and elegant little beauty in a school uniform!
The fresh and elegant Class President Xie Yujia who was cheering for Hao Ren.
And the two beautiful girls calling Hao Ren ‘Gongzi’!
“What is going on with Hao Ren? What did he do?”
130 Sister Su, Please Keep an Eye on Them for Me
On the court, Zhao Jiayi passed the ball to Hao Ren and said, “Ren, catch it!”
Hao Ren caught it easily before dribbling two steps forward; his moves were smooth and practiced.
Spotting an opportunity, Hao Ren stopped while turning away from the defender, and he raised the ball and made a shot.
Standing on the edge of the court, Su Han, Zhao Yanzi, Lu Linlin, Lu Lili, and Xie Yujia all followed the ball expectantly with their eyes.
The ball drew a brown arc and shot out. Bang! It crashed onto the ceiling of the stadium.
Su Han, who had been hopeful after hearing Zhao Yanzi’s report about Hao Ren’s great ba
sketball skills, relaxed and no longer cared about the situation on the court.
Seeing Su Han’s disappointment, Zhao Yanzi explained in a whisper, “Sometimes, he can make a good shot.”
Hao Ren reddened since he had forgotten that his strength was about a dozen times greater without the burden of the Mount Tai Bracelets; that was why the ball flew out tens of meters away.
Xie Wanjun looked at Hao Ren in exasperation and astonishment. On the one hand, he was exasperated at the weak shot. On the other hand, he was astonished at the great strength possessed by Hao Ren. After all, not everyone could throw basketball tens of meters away.
“My mistake…” Hao Ren called out before running over and picking up the ball.
“Go! Gongzi!” Lu Linlin and Lu Lili cheered him on; they didn’t care about his skills. In fact, even Hao Ren’s mistake looked dashing to them.
While Hao Ren ran back to the court, Lu Lili asked Lu Linlin, “Will Gongzi think that we are annoying for following him everywhere?”
Lu Linlin smiled slyly at her younger sister’s question. “Sister, don’t you think he is cute?”
“Sister, don’t tell me you are attracted to a mortal being again.” Lu Lili looked at her helplessly.
“Nonsense. Last time I came to the mortal world just for fun. How could I like a mortal being? However, this Hao Ren is cute.” Lu Linlin reached out her hand and pinched Lu Lili’s nose. “He got me out of prison and, I offered to serve him for 100 years. If you find it boring, you may go back to the Above Realm.”
“Fine! I’ll keep you company.” Lu Lili pouted.
On the other side, Su Han and Zhao Yanzi were observing Lu Linlin and Lu Lili who were standing on the opposite side of them.
“They are the sisters that Elder Lu took in, aren’t they?” Su Han turned her head slightly to Zhao Yanzi and asked.
“Yeah. My father said that each of them has the strength of top-tier Kun-level,” Zhao Yanzi nodded and said.
“Their powers were higher than top-tier Kun-level. They had lost a lot of their strength while they were imprisoned in the Dragon Palace. In a while, even I probably couldn’t win against them.”
