weddingnovel Chapter 148 Distant Star's Thoughts
Chapter 148 Distant Star's Thoughts
Chapter 148 Distant Star's Thoughts
Hearing Yu say that he should go to bed early, the group was somewhat at a loss for words.
Shen Yaoxing has loved picking up cats and dogs since she was a child. As she grew up, she liked to pick up cats and dogs from ordinary people that she thought were qualified. The last two cats she picked up were the siblings Lu Ren and Lu Youhe, and the one before that was Yu Zaomian.
She knew she held a special place in this silly girl's heart. She was her guide on her professional path, the one who pulled her out of the abyss during her lowest point, and the matchmaker between her and Longyou—damn it, this woman really is a jinx!
However, putting that aside, Shen Yaoxing and Yu Zaomian are actually very close, especially during the time they were in the same team. They were even closer than A Li and You He are now, probably like sisters.
So Yu Zaomian thought they would be a team forever — but unexpectedly, they separated after just over a year.
During the two months they were apart, Yu Zaomian had been feeling uneasy. Last time, she even told Shen Yaoxing directly that she wanted to quit "Listen to the Dragon's Roar," which startled Shen Yaoxing.
However, after coaxing her for half a month, she has now been calmed down and will no longer say anything about leaving the team to be with him.
"Please, Yaoxing, it's just a silver-level mission anyway, let me stay with you guys for a while, okay?"
Yu Zaomian snuggled up to her, hugging her arm and nuzzling her neck like a little animal: "Yaoxing, you're leaving Yanzhou next month, it'll be so hard for me to see you then!"
"Alright, alright, are you a puppy?"
"I'm a puppy, I'm Yaoxing's puppy, woof woof woof!"
Shen Yaoxing was amused by the coaxing. Actually, before the sisterly relationship broke down, she and Yan had always gotten along like this—no, it seems that the breakdown of the sisterly relationship was only one-sided on her part.
Lu Ren, on the other side, watched the two beautiful girls being affectionate and felt it was so lovely.
"How about this—"
Shen Yaoxing said, "There are still half a month until the Autumn Gathering, and we're still short two mission quotas. Why don't you and Bai Lu come to our team as exchange students during this time?"
"Okay, okay!"
The naturally naive magician was overjoyed to be able to get close to her absolute favorite star again, but noticing the white deer was also there, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is the little deer coming too?"
Lu Ren understood that the young lady's arrangement was probably because of what they had just encountered: Bai Lu and Shan Qi had broken up, and the young couple needed a period of cooling off.
They told the two of them about seeing the white deer, and both Longyou and Yuzaomian felt helpless.
Bai Lu's former teammates clearly understand her personality well. Dating and breaking up are as easy for her as drinking water. She doesn't cheat and seems to enjoy every relationship, but each one starts and ends quickly.
"It would be good to separate them for a while, but if we do that—"
Long You, standing to the side, scratched his head and said, "It seems like our team is a bit short-handed."
With their team, or rather with Longyou's strength, one person could complete a silver-level mission. However, the Professionals Association's mission requirements are that the team must have four or more Fire-level professionals.
Shen Yaoxing said, "Since it's an exchange, why don't we just lend them to the two of you?"
Both of their teams belonged to the Tianxing Guild, and such temporary team formations were common.
Lu Ren was taken aback, then asked, "Huh? Who's going then?"
Shen Yaoxing didn't seem to be making a spur-of-the-moment decision; rather, she said quite seriously, "I want you and Ali to go to their team for half a month of training."
"Me and Ali?"
"Your individual combat strength is quite good now. In one-on-one combat, you can even take on two or three Flame Realm professionals by yourself. However, due to the special nature of your profession, you can often do everything independently, so you lack experience in team combat. Ali has been working hard recently and has made great progress. However, considering that our team is not strong enough, the missions I take on will not have too strong enemies. She probably feels that she has no place to use her strength. You two should go with them to take on some high-intensity Silver-level missions."
It must have been difficult for you, Miss, to say such a long thing so late at night.
Lu Ren had no objection to this; it didn't matter where he worked, as long as the boss made the final decision.
"But if Ali and I both leave, there won't be a front row for the rest of you, right?"
"Bai Lu is a body cultivator. Although she is a prop master, she is actually more inclined towards close combat."
"I'm fine with it. I'll go back and ask Ali."
The group walked out of the grove, chatting intermittently. Two young girls walked in front, while Lu Ren and Long You followed behind.
Lu Ren asked, "So, are you planning to stay in Yanzhou until next summer?"
"Yes, because you have to take the college entrance examination at Yanzhou Vocational College. It's not enough to just get admitted; you also have to complete the assessment of your time at the Virtual Realm Vocational Association there."
Lu Ren now knows that they are all essentially members of the Tianxing Guild, so they have the same mission as Shen Yaoxing: to participate in the professional college entrance examination next summer and strive to win the championship.
However, Shen Yaoxing, who was originally part of the [Listen to the Dragon's Roar] team, refused to team up with them again, which is why Lu Ren and his team are now together.
As for why the elders didn't know, Lu Ren did. After all, the person he had a crush on was with his best friend, so who could stay in such a small group?
Actually, in the eyes of the elders of the Shen clan, Longyou's team might be the most likely to win the championship.
"I heard that on your first day at Yanzhou Vocational School, you defeated the number one genius in Yanzhou, that young master of the Gu family?"
Upon hearing this, Long You gave a wry smile, touched his nose, and said lightly, "It was just luck."
My goodness, that's a line from a useless protagonist. Is it appropriate for an overpowered protagonist like you to say that?
You should have adopted a domineering and arrogant demeanor and said that he was just a clown, not worth mentioning.
However, that's just how Longyou is. Despite his extraordinary strength, he has a gentle and polite personality, so it's no wonder he's a professional warrior.
"Xiao Lu has also reached the Flame Rebirth Realm now, are you interested in sparring with me again?"
Lu Ren narrowed his eyes and waved his hand: "Forget it, I don't think I'm a match for you."
He has strong overall abilities, but each individual score is only around 600. He can easily handle those with a single score of 2000, but he will struggle a bit against those with a single score of 3000, and he can probably only avoid them for now if they have a single score of 4000.
The male protagonist, Long You, has an astonishing physique of 5000, which is already at the level of the Star Cocoon Realm.
Of course, it's not that numerical values determine everything; skills also play a role. Although Shen Yaoxing is a divine cultivator, she can instantly kill Lu Ren with Medusa's Gaze. This is also related to the young lady's several thousand points of mental attributes, but more importantly, it's because of her true-type illusory beast spirit skeleton from Greece. In the game, that would be a super-exploitable item that most people wouldn't have.
At this point, you might say, "Why not just find cover or block Shen Yaoxing's view?" But that won't work. She learned a Spirit Eye Technique when she was in the Candle Illumination Realm.
Perhaps she learned the Spirit Eye Technique in the first place so that she could later learn Medusa's Gaze. The two skills combined could cover a range of several kilometers, and she could target anyone she wanted—of course, it also depends on the numerical values of both sides.
This also shows that the way powerful aristocratic families cultivated their children was a major reason for the gap between aristocratic families and commoner professionals.
Upon hearing this, the fish that slept early in front said "Oh," and then added, "Still no match for Ayou? So, Xiaolu, do you think you can beat this monster in the future? I have high hopes for you, Xiaolu!"
Lu Ren smiled and said, "Since everyone is taking the college entrance exam a year from now, we might actually run into each other in the national competition."
"Xiao Lu, you're only just over 17, aren't you? You're not going to break through to the Star Cocoon next year, are you?"
Upon hearing Long You's words, Yu Zaomian was stunned, and immediately realized that such a possibility was indeed true!
They've all passed 18 and entered a plateau phase, making it difficult to improve their skills before the age of 20. But Lu Ren is only 17 this year!
Moreover, they also know about Lu Ren's situation. Qi has mastered all nine skills. If he really wants to break through before the competition, each of his values will reach over 6000!
What's the point of fighting then? He could wipe out their entire squad by himself!
Yu Zaomian swallowed hard. Both of them were picked up by Yaoxing, so why is there such a big difference between her and Xiaolu?
"You, you're just like Ayou, you're simply a monster!"
"Compared to Koji, I'm nothing special. Haruki's taste is ridiculously good."
"Ayou, you need to break through to the Star Cocoon soon, otherwise you'll really lose to Xiaolu next year!"
Lu Ren just smiled, not too concerned: "It would be best if I could really break through, but I feel that the improvement speed has slowed down in the past half month. It seems that the improvement speed of the Ascending Stage is still a bit slow for the Torch Realm."
Although he now has that kind of relationship with the young lady's ancestor, he has a clear understanding of his own position and never takes it for granted that everything his master has is his.
Like Yu Zaomian, he was pulled out of his lowest point by a hamster. Lu Ren felt that he was still just the young lady's bodyguard.
The young lady's kindness must be repaid in full!
The group chatted idly for a while, but for some reason, Lu Ren felt that something was a little off.
Just then, Longyou asked, "Yaoxing, are you no longer affected by that ominous star at night?"
Lu Ren then realized what was wrong. It was already night, and there were no outsiders around, yet Shen Yaoxing hadn't transformed into her annoying little hamster form; she was still the dignified young lady!
Actually, she didn't act like a child in front of Shi Tieshan just now; at most, she said some strange things because she was carried away with her pride.
Shen Yaoxing smiled calmly and said, "It will have some impact, but it's quite easy to overcome after breaking through to the Flame Relic Realm."
Upon hearing this, Longyou exclaimed happily, "Really, Yaoxing? That's wonderful!"
Yu Zaomian was very disappointed, rubbing her face against Shen Yaoxing's neck and saying dejectedly, "It's such a pity that we can't see the silly and cute Yaoxing anymore."
Lu Ren was shocked upon hearing this; so that's how it is!
Has the young lady overcome the backlash from the price? That's wonderful!
Of course it's fake! What's with that "sudden realization" look on your face?!
"Hurry up and go back, I'm exhausted!"
Lu Rengang was happy for only a short while before a little hamster started jumping around in his mind.
Ever since she broke through to the Fire Realm and was able to use telepathy, in Lu Ren's eyes, Shen Yaoxing at night was just a little hamster sitting in front of the computer operating the "young lady" shell.
He said helplessly: "If that's the case, why does Miss have to pretend? Aren't they all your friends?"
Anyway, I don't want to think about it anymore. Just tell me quickly. I suddenly remembered something urgent. Shall we walk a little faster?
Lu Ren was speechless for a moment, then, after gathering his emotions for two seconds, he spoke in a tone as if he had suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Miss, Sister Xiaoyu, I think I have something urgent to attend to, and it's getting late. Why don't we head back first?"
Shen Yaoxing frowned slightly upon hearing this and looked at him, saying, "What's the rush? You should go back first. I'll take another look at the Nanjiang water lanterns."
Yu Zaomian nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay! I'll go with Yaoxing. We'll go back later!"
"Lu Ren, Lu Ren, save me!"
Lu Ren's lips twitched. How the hell am I supposed to save this? Miss, your two personalities are fighting each other.
He forced himself to speak: "No, no, Miss, as your servant, how can I leave you alone outside? I do have some urgent business to attend to back home. Miss, please see—"
"It's alright, I'm a Fireborn Realm professional, do you think I need your constant protection?"
I'm not going to care about you anymore.
Shen Yaoxing had barely finished speaking when she quickly changed her mind: "Never mind, never mind. After all, this is your servant's job, and I don't want to make things difficult for you. Go back now!"
Yu Zaomian and the others are currently living at Yanzhou Vocational School, while Lu Ren and the others are temporarily living in Shen Clan territory. After they parted ways, Lu Ren looked back and saw that Shen Yaoxing's size had shrunk dramatically. Her quiet and composed ladylike image had shrunk into a little hamster that would wobble as she walked.
Seeing Lu Ren looking at her, she gave him a silly, ambiguous smile, and Lu Ren smiled back.
"Let's go, young lady, let's go back."
She followed along, patting herself on the back, sounding a little angry: "That guy, Yu Zaomian, his breasts are really big, I don't know what he ate to grow them like that."
"—Stop using such vulgar language, young lady."
"She was just pressing against me, and I almost got scratched to pieces by her claws!"
She was like an angry hamster, and although what she said was a bit strange, Lu Ren felt like he was taking care of a child. Children, after all, just say strange things all day long.
However, her next sentence made Lu Ren feel like he was in Nanbang.
"Lu Ren, do you really like her big breasts? I saw you staring at them the whole time?"
"I didn't see it."
Do you like to go to bed early?
"I don't like it either."
"You don't like big breasts."
"Young Miss—"
Lu Ren paused, somewhat helplessly, and said, "Could you please stop using that word? It's very vulgar."
"Lu Ren, what kind of girl do you like?"
"Why are you suddenly asking that?"
"I don't know, but it seems like everyone starts talking about these things when they get to this age, like what kind of boys they like and which girls they like."
Shen Yaoxing seemed to have something on her mind. She followed him around, pouting, and said, "Actually, I'm always a step behind."
P.S.: I'm taking a day off tomorrow. I've been so busy lately, with the professional title review, several waves of leaders coming and going, and I have to give lectures, all of which I don't know. I need to learn them after get off work and then make the presentation slides. Recently, there's been an inspection by the province, which requires checking several years' worth of data. Several times I've come back at 8 pm to work on it, and by the time I finish it it's past 10 pm, without writing a single word. I'm exhausted. I also have a project tomorrow, which will take two days. I've been so busy lately, so I'm taking a day off tomorrow. (Private message: Marseille)