249: Listening to you, wasting three seconds

Shen Bei was about to get into a car with Qi Chuanyu and others to go to Shencheng Martial Arts University.

A phone call interrupted Shen Bei's journey.

Operation Oriole… Shen Bei’s eyebrow twitched. If that’s the case, then he was the silkworm.

Very vivid.

Shen Bei stopped, got out of the car, carrying his suitcase.

Qi Chuanyu was immediately dumbfounded. He put down his potato chips, rolled down the car window, looked at Shen Bei, and asked, “You’re really ruthless.”

Du Ziteng, who was next to him, didn’t know what Shen Bei was up to. He bit into a Wuzhilang jelly and turned to ask Qi Chuanyu, “What do you mean?”

Qi Chuanyu adopted the demeanor of a wise man, exuding an aura of having seen through Shen Bei’s little scheme: “This guy wants to run out of Shen City, Cultivating at all times.”

Du Ziteng suddenly realized, “Shen Bei, you are truly a wolfman, even more ruthless than a ruthless person.”

Niu Yanben chewed on dried beef, scratched his head, “I feel that with Shen Bei’s personality, he probably wants to save on car fare, hehe.”

Qi Chuanyu and Du Ziteng exclaimed, “You are the ultimate answer!”

Liao Zhongyang waved, “Get in the car, we’ll leave soon.”

Shen Bei listened to the Zha Tian Gang’s wild guesses, rolled his eyes, and waved his hand, “I still have something to do, you guys go first.”

The several people exchanged glances, not understanding, but they didn’t bother with such trivial matters.

Let alone Shen Bei running to Shen City, even if he crawled there, they’d still be eating melon seeds and watching the show.

The motto of the Zha Tian Gang was: watch the Chief act up, applaud the Chief, and enjoy a happy life.

Not long after.

Jian Tong also arrived at the bus with her luggage.

Jian Tong saw Shen Bei at a glance, and felt a little relieved, “At least you have some conscience.”

Shen Bei: ???

“You knew to wait for me to get on the bus here, right?” Jian Tong said, her beautiful eyes shimmering with unfathomable tenderness.

Shen Bei really wanted to tell her she was overthinking it.

But Shen Bei was not a straight man of steel. He reached out, grabbed Jian Tong’s suitcase, and put it inside the bus.

“I prepared snacks for your journey.”

Shen Bei pointed at Qi Chuanyu and the others who were eating snacks, and said again, “You can just get them from them.”

Zha Tian Gang: ???

No… are you even human?

These snacks were all bought by us!

What does that have to do with you, Shen Bei!

Damn it, you’re not offering another’s gift as your own, you’re robbing us!

Jian Tong looked up at the snack bags in the hands of the Zha Tian Gang members and said generously, “It’s fine, I can’t eat it all by myself. Don’t be shy, just eat.”

Zha Tian Gang: …

Damn.

Like people, like house.

Unbelievable!

Jian Tong turned to look at Shen Bei, blinking her eyes as she asked, “You have something to do and aren’t leaving?”

Shen Bei nodded.

Jian Tong didn’t ask further.

For her, there were some things about Shen Bei that she truly couldn't ask about.

The matters involved were simply too many and too high-level.

Jian Tong wouldn’t make a fool of herself.

She believed Shen Bei knew what he was doing and wouldn’t joke around with his own life.

Therefore, Jian Tong didn’t pry like other girls, questioning if he was going with another girl.

For Jian Tong, all of that was meaningless.

Jian Tong’s smile bloomed at the corner of her mouth, and she softly said, “Then you be careful, I’ll wait for you in Shen City.”

Shen Bei nodded.

This made Shen Bei feel very comfortable.

When a man has something to do, he never asks too many questions, only warms the food at home and waits by candlelight.

After Jian Tong got on the car.

Professor Gu Xinrou also arrived at the bus with her suitcase.

Shen Bei wasn’t surprised.

Professor Gu Xinrou had inexplicably gone to the Provincial Capital Martial Arts University last time.

It was all in preparation for her promotion to Martial Arts University teacher.

Of course, this promotion was not initiated by Professor Gu Xinrou.

It was purely because Old Principal Qin of Shen City, after being promoted to Beijing Martial Arts University and becoming the second-in-command of the Ministry of Education, privately promoted Professor Gu Xinrou.

From Old Qin’s perspective.

Shen Bei’s performance, whether in the National New Student Competition or in the Luan County Earth Cave, was enough for Old Qin to cherish his talent.

So, Old Qin, not wanting to do things by halves, simply promoted Shen Bei’s teacher, Professor Gu Xinrou, directly.

Only a good teacher can allow Shen Bei to continue to grow.

If he were to go to Shencheng Martial Arts University and his Cultivation was delayed due to a change in teachers, the loss would be significant.

At this moment, Professor Gu Xinrou looked Shen Bei up and down, then glanced left and right. Seeing no one around, she whispered, “It’s starting?”

Shen Bei nodded.

Professor Gu Xinrou’s eyebrows, however, showed a faint trace of worry: “Although there aren’t any major problems, you need to be careful and try not to lose opportunities for Medicinal Pills.”

Shen Bei took a deep breath: “I’ll be careful.”

“Also,” Professor Gu Xinrou thought for a moment and said, “Tell the accompanying personnel that even if something happens, don’t rush to cremate. Wait for me to get there. Did you bring the Medicinal Pills?”

Shen Bei couldn’t help but give a thumbs up. Although Professor Gu Xinrou’s strength wasn’t great, her intelligence and knowledge were absolutely top-notch. She had thought of the same thing as him.

Shen Bei said, “I also wanted to mention this to you, after all, only you know this secret.”

Professor Gu Xinrou patted Shen Bei’s shoulder: “Don’t worry, before this, no third person will know. I already deleted the lab data and surveillance videos.”

Shen Bei was stunned for a moment. Good heavens, Professor Gu Xinrou truly handled things flawlessly.

Before getting on the car, Professor Gu Xinrou said earnestly, “Someone always has to bear the burden and move forward. I don’t want that person to be you, but if it’s not you, I won’t feel at ease.”

“Teacher doesn’t have any grand aspirations or ideals; she just hopes you act according to your true nature.”

Shen Bei smiled and nodded: “Listening to your words, three seconds wasted.”

Hearing the first sentence, Professor Gu Xinrou was very relieved, feeling that Shen Bei was moved by her, after all, a single word is worth ten years of study.

Although the amount of books Shen Bei read in ten years was less than the toilet paper he used.

As a result, the next sentence turned into “three seconds wasted,” almost making Professor Gu Xinrou choke and stumble.

Fortunately, Qi Chuanyu in the car was quick-witted and pulled Professor Gu Xinrou, preventing her from tumbling out of the car.

Professor Gu Xinrou turned back and glared at Shen Bei, gritting her teeth and saying, “You really are something!”

Qi Chuanyu was even more furious, pointing at Shen Bei and spitting, “Look how angry you made Teacher, she almost tripped.”

“Teacher, please don’t mind him. We’re all used to it. Tomorrow, I’ll get you a pair of crutches. When you see Shen Bei, just prop yourself up, and you definitely won’t be choked and fall to the ground.”

Professor Gu Xinrou’s mouth twitched, and she looked at Qi Chuanyu with a strange expression: “Are all of you in the Zha Tian Gang so enthusiastic?”

Qi Chuanyu shook his head: “Except for me, the others are all bad news.”

Professor Gu Xinrou’s expression was cool, but her eyes held a smile: “I can see that, none of you are reliable.”

Qi Chuanyu: …

After several buses were filled with students, they slowly started moving, gradually leaving Lingnan City Martial Arts University.

Principal Zhang yawned at the school gate, waving goodbye.

The annual event had become numb to him.

When he first became Principal, he still felt sentimental and reluctant to part with the students.

Now, he had no emotional fluctuations, even Shen Bei’s departure wouldn’t stir any emotions in him.

But if he hadn’t left…

That would be a bit perplexing.

Principal Zhang’s eyes held complex emotions: “Planning to repeat a year? Our Martial Arts University doesn’t have that option.”

Shen Bei grinned: “No, just waiting for someone.”

Principal Zhang said, “Oh, then don’t just stand here. Go to the security office, there’s a place to rest there.”

Shen Bei was not polite and slipped into the security office.

Inside, there was an old gatekeeper.

The security office of a Martial Arts University actually served little purpose.

To put it bluntly, a Martial Arts University was a violent institution; who would dare to be hostile to it?

There was nothing to secure.

Like a cemetery security guard, what ghost are they guarding?

Just killing time out of boredom.

Shen Bei played chess with the old man.

Of course, Shen Bei truly couldn’t play chess, not even military chess.

He could play Five-in-a-Row, checkers, animal chess, and the like.

But who was Shen Bei?

He couldn’t play, but that didn’t stop Shen Bei from beating the old man until he was dizzy.

His phone was under the table, with a master-level AI chess game running.

He just had to follow its moves.

Whatever move the computer made, Shen Bei would pretend to make on the board.

In the end, he drove the old man crazy, almost making him foam at the mouth, his head spinning, exclaiming that he had met a Chess Saint.

He had even made the old man doubt his own life.

After teasing the old man for about an hour.

A black car arrived outside the school gate.

Shen Bei looked up and saw a familiar face through the slightly lowered car window.

Shen Bei clapped his hands: “Old man, I’m not playing with you anymore. Your skill is really too bad; you should practice for a few more years.”

The old man glared: “What more am I going to practice? I don’t have many years left to live. I’m quitting, not playing anymore.”

Shen Bei: …

To help someone quit an addictive hobby.

What a good deed…

Shen Bei pulled his suitcase and walked out of the security office.

The car’s trunk opened.

Shen Bei glanced at it and was immediately surprised.

Good heavens!

The legendary army-exclusive goods!

Various Maotai, Wuliangye, and special supply Huazhong cigarettes not seen on the market.

You couldn’t even buy these things with money!

Absolutely top-tier consumables.

Shen Bei’s eyes lit up.

He immediately took out the useless things from his suitcase and threw them into the trunk.

After making space, he stuffed the special supply goods into his suitcase.

“Hurry up.”

Bai Wei, in the driver’s seat, frowned and urged him.

Shen Bei said, “Ah, wait a moment, my suitcase is broken, I’m fixing the zipper.”

Shen Bei was not polite. He swept through everything, stuffing his suitcase until it was bulging. After he was satisfied, he zipped it up.

Entering the car, Shen Bei sat in the back row.

Bai Wei glanced at him through the rearview mirror: “Why aren’t you sitting in the front?”

“Bosses always sit in the back.”

“You take advantage of everything, don’t you?”

“Not necessarily, it depends on the specific situation.”

Bai Wei smiled, “I don’t think you’ve ever analyzed anything.”

Shen Bei said shamelessly, “Principles are a must, but whether to follow them is another matter.”

“With your personality, you can achieve great things.”

Bai Wei started the car and slowly drove away from the school gate: “Righteous to the outside world, despicable and shameless in private.”

Shen Bei didn’t quite like Bai Wei’s phrasing and corrected her: “I have an upper limit for being a good person, but no lower limit for being a bad person.”

Bai Wei’s expression froze for a second.

“As expected of a thick-skinned person.” Bai Wei’s red lips curved slightly, and she looked back, revealing an incredibly alluring smile: “Truly, I think highly of you. Not to mention your future strength, just this shameless and unscrupulous spirit is enough to make it in the Martial Artist circle.”

Shen Bei grinned: “I’ll take that as a compliment.”

Bai Wei also smiled: “Alright, no more nonsense. We’ll switch to another car later. After dark, we’ll depart from Changtu County and head straight to Shen City.”

“Along this journey, as long as you don’t get scared out of your wits, it’s your victory. The rest can be left to us.”

Shen Bei: …