30: Regretful Xu Mengyao
Ah… Oh, okay, okay, okay! No problem!
Wang Hao's eyes widened.
He glanced at Xu Mengyao, who was gently standing by, then at Li Ziyu, who remained expressionless.
As if he had seen something incredible, he quickly got up and stood, offering his seat to Xu Mengyao.
However, before he could stand up completely, Li Ziyu pulled him back.
Li Ziyu glanced at Xu Mengyao, his face expressionless, and coldly uttered one word:
"Scram."
The bus suddenly fell silent, Wang Hao was dumbfounded, and Liu Yanfang's eyes showed surprise.
Xu Mengyao's breath hitched, and she wanted to lash out.
But before she could curse, she met Li Ziyu's icy gaze.
Xu Mengyao immediately felt a biting chill surge from her feet to her head.
She dared not say another word and sheepishly returned to her seat.
"Mengyao?? What's going on? Why are you actively showing favor to Li Ziyu!? Aren't you afraid Bai Shao will get angry if he finds out?"
Back in her seat, her best friend An Ya's eyes were wide, looking as if she had seen a ghost.
Xu Mengyao's face was bitter, and she said in a barely audible voice:
"Li Ziyu... awakened his Blood Qi talent a few days ago. He's already a Level 1 Intermediate Martial Artist now..."
An Ya's eyes widened even further.
...
Li Ziyu paid no attention to this little interlude. Xu Mengyao wanted to get back together with him?
She must be dreaming.
He wouldn't touch a 'green tea bitch' like her, no matter how pretty she was.
Not to mention, Xu Mengyao wasn't even that pretty.
At least compared to the girl named Xia Lin he had seen at the Martial Arts Association, she wasn't even close.
It was just that his past self was inexperienced, which allowed Xu Mengyao to manipulate him.
In the words of his previous life, Xu Mengyao was a high-class 'white lotus'.
The bus slowly drove on, and the scenery outside the window began to change as the bus moved.
On both sides of the window, tall buildings gradually turned into city walls, then into mountain roads and gravel.
Through the bus window, Li Ziyu saw that along the way, there were many Soldiers in camouflage uniforms, carrying hot weapons, standing guard.
Every so often, there were also people who looked like Martial Artists, dressed in combat gear and holding cold weapons, standing alertly.
It could be described as a sentry every three steps and a post every five steps.
"Students, we've arrived. Please exit the bus in an orderly fashion."
As Li Ziyu was looking at the scenery outside, the bus slowly stopped, and the voice of the homeroom teacher, Liu Yanfang, echoed from the front of the bus.
The students in the bus stood up one after another and exited in an orderly manner.
Li Ziyu also followed the flow of people and got off the bus.
After getting off, he saw a plaza as large as a dozen football fields, its ground paved with granite.
At this moment, thousands of students who had come to take the Martial Exam were already waiting there.
Although Xu Jiang City was not considered a large city in Great Xia, its population was considerable.
Under the massive population base, the result was that Xu Jiang City had more than a dozen high schools, and the number of people participating in the Martial Exam reached tens of thousands.
This showed how fierce the competition was.
However, Li Ziyu was not worried at all.
With his current strength, he would have more than enough to get into those four famous Martial Arts universities.
"The Martial Exam is about placing everyone in a pre-processed, relatively safe Wilderness Area, and competing to see who kills the most fierce beasts!"
"The fierce beasts inside have all been specially processed by the authorities, so there's no need to worry about being invaded by fierce beast consciousness when killing them."
"In other words, in this examination hall, I can kill as many fierce beasts as I want!"
Li Ziyu scanned his surroundings, his heart surging with excitement.
The fierce beasts inside might be an obstacle for others, but for him, who possessed the Martial God System and could increase his Blood Qi and improve his martial arts by killing fierce beasts.
These fierce beasts in the Martial Exam were simply a perfect treasure!
Third High School was the third to arrive, and several other schools had not yet arrived.
While waiting, students on the platform formed small groups, chatting with those they were close to.
They described the terror of fierce beasts and fantasized about how glorious it would be to get into a good Martial Arts university.
Li Ziyu, bored, casually found a spot to sit down.
Beside him, Wang Hao stealthily crept closer.
After getting next to Li Ziyu, he first looked around, then his gaze settled on the direction of Second High School in the distance, and he whispered mysteriously to Li Ziyu:
"Yu-ge, I've got something good to show you!"
"Hmm?"
Just as a look of confusion appeared on Li Ziyu's face.
Wang Hao subtly pointed towards the direction where the Second High School students were.
There were three or four slender, beautiful girls in tight combat suits, gathered together, chatting happily.
They occasionally let out bell-like laughter, attracting the attention of surrounding students, who frequently looked their way.
Wang Hao was pointing at one of the girls.
That girl was wearing a silver combat suit, her face was fair and delicate, and her curvy figure was perfectly outlined by the silver tight combat suit.
Wang Hao looked at the girl and said enviously:
"Tsk, Xia Lin, the school beauty of Second High School. She's the same age as us, and it's said she's already passed the Level 1 Elementary Martial Artist certification."
"And her basic martial arts have even reached the intermediate level!"
"Not only is she talented, but she's also so beautiful. Tsk, I wish she were from our Third High School!"
Wang Hao's expression was envious, and his tone was full of longing.
Li Ziyu glanced in Xia Lin's direction and then withdrew his gaze, looking up at him with a chuckle and saying:
"So what if she's from our Second High School? What thoughts could you possibly have about her?"
"Yu-ge, you think too highly of me. Even if I had thoughts, I wouldn't dare to show them."
"Everyone knows that Nangong Ao from First High School is madly pursuing Xia Lin. Anyone who dares to approach Xia Lin would surely be resented by that guy Nangong Ao!"
"Nangong Ao is the top genius among all our high schools. It's said that the high-ranking officials of Xu Jiang City have high hopes for Nangong Ao this time. Who would dare to provoke him?"
Wang Hao seemed to have thought of something, shivered uncontrollably, and waved his hands repeatedly at Li Ziyu.
"Look at you."
Li Ziyu didn't know how to complain about Wang Hao. Just as he was about to complain that Wang Hao had a lecherous heart but no guts, he heard Wang Hao's exclamation:
"Holy crap! Why is Goddess Xia walking towards us?? I didn't hear that Goddess Xia had a best friend in Third High School!"
"Oh my god!! Yu-ge, Yu-ge, Goddess Xia is walking towards me! She smiled at me!!"
"Goddess Zhao Yanan is also with her. Holy crap, do you think Goddess Xia might have taken a liking to me!!!!"
Wang Hao's exclamations were continuous, and the hand gripping Li Ziyu's clothes was so tight it turned white. He also subconsciously tidied his bangs.
The eyes of the other boys in the area also looked curiously at the movements of Xia Lin and Zhao Yanan.
When Xia Lin walked up to Wang Hao, Wang Hao revealed a mouthful of white teeth, showing the most brilliant smile of his life, and waved at Xia Lin and Zhao Yanan behind her.
"Xia..."
"Hi, Student Li Ziyu, what a coincidence, I didn't expect us to meet again."
"Cousin, why don't you greet your cousin? Before I came, my mom kept telling me to take care of you, this master!"
Wang Hao hadn't finished speaking when Xia Lin smiled at him and then turned her gaze to Li Ziyu beside him, her smile revealing two small dimples.
Zhao Yanan, behind Xia Lin, also teased him playfully.
...
Only Wang Hao was left in a daze, looking at Xia Lin and Zhao Yanan, then at the calm and composed Li Ziyu sitting next to him, and wisely, he sheepishly left.