Next day, in my first period, Chinese class.
I crossed my arms in front of my chest, and I silently sat next to the Miss, and fell asleepâ¦
âHungryâ¦â
Wan Er leaned on the desk with her white arms, and used her shoulder to nudge me, âDonât sleep anymore, the professor is glaring at you. If you keep on sleeping, then heâll come after you!â
I opened my sleepy eyes, âEh?â
âWhat time did you grind till last night?â
â4 AM.â
âHuh. I just checked your level, and youâre still at level 32. I think thereâs no changeâ¦â
âThatâsâ¦â
I got quiet, but then I said, âI am taking it nice and slow for level 32, taking the scenic route while I grind. No regrets and I donât give up, thatâs the way to live wellâ¦â
Wan Er smiled lightly, and her dimples on the edge of her mouth became deadly, âWhat? So you didnât get killed by Feng Han and drop a level?â
I wanted to bury my head in the ground⦠From such a beautiful mouth, how could such toxic words be said?!
On the side, Cheng Yue smiled and stretched her head back to look at me, âXiao Yao, I heard that yesterday Feng Han admitted that he went to Fire Stone Canyon to duel you, but he didnât say anything about whether he won or lost⦠Say, who won and who lost?â
I paused, âWinning or losing is common in battlesâ¦â
Wan Er nodded like she knew everything and gave me a rotten smile, âOh, I know the resultâ¦â
I glared at her, âYou know nothing!â
Wan Er shot a glance at me, and my eyes landed on her snow-white shoulders. Hehe, this revealing tank-top really tempted people to look over thereâ¦
âLookâ¦â
Wan Er shoved her big cell phone screen into my face. On it was the forums for . She said, âThis post was made by Jian Feng Han, he posted it yesterdayâ¦â
I glanced at it, and I was surprised. Indeed, Feng Hanâs charisma was unique, bringing his [Vanguard] guild into Ba Huang City, making the situation in Ba Huang City extremely confusing. His reputation on the forums was very high as well, there was a special red sticky for his postââ
ãStickyã About last night in Fire Stone Canyon! (Poster: Jian Feng Han)
Text: Ok, I admit it. Last night I did indeed go to Fire Stone Canyon by myself, and I was looking for the legendary healer Xiao Yao Zi Zai who made over a hundred members from [Wrath of the Heroes] unable to do anything to him. I wanted to see what kind of skill he had, so me and him dueled twice. The results? I wonât reveal them. But in conclusion, Xiao Yao Zi Zai is a pretty good opponent, I believe that with people like him, the future of Ba Huang City will be even more interesting!
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After that, there are countless repliesââ
ãPost 1ã General Wang Jian: Not revealing the result? Heh, would it be that the legendary fighter #1 swordsman Jian Feng Han lost?
ãPost 2ã Silent Moon: Ha! What kind of person is Jian Feng Han? Heâs a hero! How can he lost to some random kid?
ãPost 3ã Clear Ripple: Feng Han keep up the good work! I love you! Youâre the coolest!
ãPost 4ã Yue Qing Qian: Coughcough, I think Xiao Yao is the coolest, Iâm guessing that Feng Han must have lostâ¦
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ãPost 479ã Jian Feng Han: Yue Qing Qian, how could you have known that I lost?
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ãPost 1246ã Yue Qing Qian: Hehe, Jian Feng Han youâre a famous player⦠If you didnât lose, how can you explain about dropping from level 37 to level 36 last night?
ãPost 1247ã Always Tearful: Ah, well said! I would also like to ask, if Feng Han didnât die why would he lose a level?
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ãPost 4779ã Ink Painting: No need to say anymore. Feng Han release your battle videos, and donât tell us that you donât have it, within 24 hours, all of a playerâs data is saved!
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Finally, under the pressure of several tens of thousand players in Ba Huang City, Feng Han promised to release the two battles against Xiao Yao Zi Zai in half an hour.
âWell?â Wan Erâs eyes were full of bad intention, âFor a certain person, some sad video of their defeat will be broadcastedâ¦â
I pursed my mouth, âHmph, I already got used to itâ¦â
Cheng Yue smiled, âDonât worry, winning or losing is common in battles, you can just start over again Xiao Yaoâ¦â
I looked at Cheng Yue, and then I looked towards Wan Er. I raised the corner of my mouth, and I didnât say anything. Without saying anything, I conveyed my meaning, look at Cheng Yue, she is way more comforting than you, Wan Er!
Wan Er was exceptionally smart, and instantly understood what I was thinking. She didnât say anything, but she clenched her teeth and hmphs. That sound, it made my heart tremble. Ah d*mn, was I done for?
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After a few minutes the video finished downloading. Wan Er muted her phone sound and put her Chinese textbook up. Then she touched the screen and the video started. It was the first battle between me and Feng Han. The two beauties widened their eyes, while I was sitting on pins and needles. Ah, the painful memories. Feng Hanâs player and pet tactic had been brought to the point of perfection, killing me was no problem.
After finishing the first video, Cheng Yue stuck her tongue out and said quietly, âAh, so thatâs what happened⦠Xiao Yao didnât die for nothing. Feng Hanâs battle tactics and control are indeed very high-class, heâs very skilled!â
Wan Er was clenching her white fists and didnât say anything while pouting.
âWan Er, whatâs the matter?â
âHmph, to bully my person like thatâ¦â Wan Erâs eyes flashed with killing intent and she said while fuming, âI should find a chance to go to Ba Huang City and duel this Feng Han personâ¦â
Cheng Yue immediately held Wan Erâs shoulders and said, âDonât be rash. Youâre an assassin and heâs a swordsman. His heavy armor is way superior than your leather armor. Even if you are as skilled as he is, you canât take his hits. Besides youâre not even as skilled as he isâ¦â
Wan Erâs face went red, âSkill can be trainedâ¦â
I stayed silent.
The second battle was about to start. In this battle, my performance wasnât bad. I copied Feng Hanâs man-pet tactics, creating some pressure on him. But then I still lost, so I revealed my trump card with the aggro diversion tactic. While looking at my [Wind Blade] slicing Feng Hanâs armor, Wan Erâs tiny fist hit the desk with a bang and she smiled, âBeautiful!â
Immediately, the entire classroom became dead silent. On the lectern the old professor pushed his glasses up and asked, âStudent Lin Wan Er, do you have a problem?â
Wan Er stood up with her face flushed red and stammered, âNoâ¦â
She sat down slowly and the Missâs face was like a ripe red apple. Even I could feel the scorching heat. She looked down towards the desk and clenched her teeth, âHmph, Li Xiao Yao youâre dead!â
I waved my hand, âWhat did I doâ¦â
Cheng Yue facepalmed, âTwo idiotsâ¦â
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After quite some time, Wan Er started to draw skillfully on her notebook. After that she gently pushed the notebook in front of me. On the clean-white paper was some pencil handwriting. Well it was not really handwriting, but rather lines of arcs and routes. In total there were 12 small pictures. All of the pictures were marked with Chinese characters.
I looked for a while. Suddenly I realized what it was. I turned and looked at Wan Er, âThisâ¦This isâ¦â
Wan Er looked at me silently and her eyes contained traces of excitement, âYep, it is!â
Cheng Yue looked from the side and opened her mouth, âOhâ¦This is Feng Hanâs battle tactics! Wan Er youâre amazing, you even have thisâ¦â
Wan Er said faintly, âThe man-pet diversionâs bait, attack, and retreat tactics, Iâve already researched and seen them at an earlier time. But when using them, Iâm not as skilled as Feng Han is. These are the 12 types of battlefield control in the man-pet tactics. If you can completely understand it then you will know thyself and thy enemy. With your wits, I believe that you wonât lose as badly as before. You should know, although you won the second fight, it was using the gameâs loopholes or else you wouldnât have had any chance of victory. Next time if you see Feng Han, you wonât be able to use the same trick again. A skilled person wouldnât lose by the same tactics.â
I deeply understood and nodded, âMm, I understand. Thank you Miss. It seems that you really like meâ¦â
Wan Er suddenly stood up, glaring at me, âIâ¦I donât!â
Around us a dead silence appeared once again.
On the lectern the professor pushed his glasses, âStudent Lin Wan Er, do you have a problem again?â
Wan Er raised her head, eyes full of despair, âAhâ¦I, Iâ¦â
I quickly stood up and explained, âOld man, Student Wan Er saw a caterpillar on the chair, so she was surprised, lookâ¦â
I stretched my hand and a colorful little caterpillar was dangling on my index finger.
âAhâ¦â
Wan Er yelled in surprise again and embraced Cheng Yue.
I flicked away the caterpillar on my finger and silently sat down.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The classroom was completely silent and the professor was almost completely petrifiedâ¦â¦
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Ding Dongâ¦
Class ended and I ripped Wan Erâs 12 battle tactics page from her notebook and I carefully tucked it away. I should carefully study this. Damn, Ba Huang City was full of tough players, if I didnât carefully train myself, then next time I saw someone strong like Feng Han I would get slaughtered again. I really needed to study well!
Nearing the afternoon, after sleeping in 3 classes, I carried my textbooks and left the classroom with Wan Er.
On the path of the school yard, the leaves fluttered in the sky. Stepping on fallen leaves, I quickly followed Wan Er as if I was afraid that someone would take her away from me.
Before long, in front of us a few familiar people appeared. It was Liu Ying and his gang. But all these people had already been defeated by me, so I didnât bat them an eyeâ¦
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âLi Xiao Yao, you are really carefree huh?â
Liu Ying ridiculed me from afar and embraced Xu Yue. He laughed coldy, âLooks like your luck with women isnât bad huh!â
Wan Er spun around and coldly said, âLiu Ying, what are you saying!â
Liu Ying didnât reply, but only looked at me, âLi Xiao Yao, just you watch and letâs see how more carefree you can get!â