You aren't cold in the middle of the morning?
Both of them secretly expressed regret and said, "We're about to leave, we were afraid you might catch a cold, so we wanted to keep you warm."
"Is that so?"
Chen Shu looked skeptical. Their smiles clearly indicated they had ulterior motives.
"I say, Chen Pi, are you actually telepathic or something?"
Fang Si raised an eyebrow, a smile playing on his lips.
The other person was clearly asleep, but suddenly woke up, it was as if it was instinctual.
"This is too outlandish!"
"I've said it before, the Nanjiang Ruffian can never be covered by a urea bag!"
Chen Shu shrugged and stuffed the two urea bags back into his backpack.
"Time's almost up, I need to go to school!"
The three parted ways, agreeing to meet again in college!
Nanjiang No. 2 Middle School,
Chen Shu, holding his breakfast, went directly to the classroom.
It was not yet seven o'clock, and the special training class classroom was empty. Chen Shu sat at his seat, bored.
"Huh? Chen Pi?"
Outside the classroom, a dark-skinned man looked surprised.
"Old Li?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow. It was Li Yuan, his former homeroom teacher.
Li Yuan's mouth twitched. "You truly are a paragon of respecting teachers and valuing virtue."
He said, "You're here so early now? You've changed so much!"
The Chen Shu back then didn't have such a good attitude towards studying.
He never expected that in less than a year, he would become so diligent.
"Even geniuses need diligence. I'm used to arriving early. Have you ever seen Nanjiang No. 2 Middle School at four in the morning?"
Li Yuan was full of relief and said, "No wonder your progress is so fast. I had high hopes for you back then!"
Chen Shu's power had naturally spread throughout the entire grade.
Let alone No. 2 Middle School, his ruffian legend was being spread in almost every middle school!
Li Yuan said with admiration,
"The other students only envy your excellent results, but no one knows what you've sacrificed for it."
Before he could finish his sentence, a voice rang out:
"Chen Pi, you're finally coming to school today?"
Shen Wushuang breathed a sigh of relief. At least Chen Shu remembered that the beast-taming competition was starting today.
"Huh? Teacher Shen, isn't he the first one to arrive every day?"
Li Yuan's expression stiffened, and he vaguely realized something.
Shen Wushuang's mouth twitched, and he shook his head, saying, "Teacher Li, you're overthinking it. It's been almost a month since school started, and I've only seen him two or three times."
He continued, "By the way, Teacher Li, what were you saying Chen Shu sacrificed for?"
Li Yuan gave a dry laugh. Chen Shu was at his seat, diligently stuffing fried dough sticks into his mouth.
"I'm such an idiot for believing you!"
"He even claimed to be used to arriving early. Have you ever seen Nanjiang No. 2 Middle School at four in the morning?"
He cursed himself for being foolish, actually believing that Chen Shu would turn over a new leaf!
"Forget it, I'm out!"
Li Yuan retreated as if fleeing.
An hour later,
Shen Wushuang was driving a sedan towards the venue of the beast-taming competition: the Beast Taming Hall in the city center.
"Chen Pi, stop sleeping! Do you have confidence or not?"
Chen Shu, in the passenger seat, yawned and said, "Don't worry, everything has been arranged!"
The seven middle schools participating in the competition had all been subdued by him.
If nothing unexpected happens, the results of the competition will not be surprising.
"Xiao Yu, just bring my photo to the competition, and you'll still get first place!"
Chen Shu said to Xu Xiaoyu in the back.
"Don't be ridiculous!"
Shen Wushuang's mouth twitched and he said, "Should I change it to black and white? And have Xia Bing bring some funeral wreaths?"
"Uh, that's not necessary!"
Chen Shu shook his head, then decided to go through the motions himself.
In the city center's Beast Taming Hall,
The previously deserted hall was now bustling with activity, with people queuing up.
Just then, someone exclaimed, "Mayor Zhou is here?!"
A middle-aged man with a square face arrived at the scene, his eyes exceptionally sharp, and his face filled with authority.
As a high-ranking government official of Nanjiang City, he was himself a powerful Silver-ranked Beast Tamer.
Mayor Zhou smiled and said, "Director Wang, this year's beast-taming competition will be even more exciting!"
Beside him was a man in a suit, who also exuded an aura of unpretentious authority.
It was the Director of the Nanjiang Town Spirit Bureau!
"Indeed, Nanjiang City is producing geniuses frequently. I believe this year will be another fierce battle!"
The two said with a smile and entered the Beast Taming Hall together.
Behind them were dozens of government officials and the principals of eight middle schools.
Surrounding them were staff from various media outlets, reporting live.
"I say, Old Li, your expressions seem a bit off?"
Mayor Zhou said with a smile, looking at the principals behind him.
"Uh..."
Except for the principal of No. 2 Middle School, the other principals had nothing but complaints.
"Mayor, the champion of the beast-taming competition has already been claimed by the Ruffian."
As everyone just entered the Beast Taming Hall, a voice suddenly came from behind.
"The Nanjiang Ruffian has arrived!"
The voice abruptly stopped. Many government officials turned their heads in unison.
Seeing that there was no panic in the crowd, they paid no mind, assuming it was just a citizen joking around.
The principal of Nanjiang No. 2 Middle School broke out in a cold sweat. He immediately recognized that familiar voice.
"Fortunately, nothing major happened!"
Everyone entered the competition venue in unison.
The Beast Taming Hall had been renovated. Besides a huge competition stage, there were countless seats arranged around it.
The surroundings of the competition stage were equipped with protective devices, at the same level as the Spirit Fighting Arena, enough for Beast Tamers below the Black Iron rank to fight freely.
"Holy crap! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"
Shen Wushuang's forehead was also covered in cold sweat as he immediately covered Chen Shu's mouth.
"This guy is causing trouble as soon as he gets out of the car!"
"There are important people attending today, and it's being broadcast live. Control yourself, understand?"
Chen Shu nodded helplessly.
Although he called himself the Nanjiang Ruffian and had not broken any laws, it would certainly have a bad impact in such a setting.
The group entered the Beast Taming Hall and arrived at the contestants' lounge.
"Hello everyone!"
Chen Shu grinned and said to the other contestants.
Instantly, the training room fell silent.
Even the geniuses from other middle schools dared not look directly at him, lowering their heads and remaining silent.
"Did you do something? Did you bomb other schools with a nuclear bomb?"
Shen Wushuang suddenly realized something was wrong.
Although Chen Shu had challenged seven middle schools last semester, it had been almost half a year, so it shouldn't still be this scary, right?
"No!"
Chen Shu looked innocent and said, "I, Chen Shu, have always convinced people with strength... with reason!"
"Everyone, what do you say?"
Seeing this, the crowd's faces turned pale, and they all nodded in agreement.
At this, Shen Wushuang was about to ask when a voice came from outside.
"Please have the teachers from the various middle schools draw lots!"
Shen Wushuang had no choice but to leave the lounge with teachers from other schools and head to the competition stage to draw lots and determine their opponents.
Chen Shu grinned and said, "Do you all remember last week's agreement?"
"Remember! Remember!"
The crowd nodded repeatedly, still not daring to look directly at him.
If nothing unexpected happened, they would never forget Chen Shu's appearance in their lifetime.