Volume One, Chapter 13: No Cilantro
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Jiang Buyue swallowed nervously and asked, “That Bai… campus beauty, your dad won’t beat me to death, will he?”
Bai Ruixue shook her head.
Seeing this, Jiang Buyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Ruixue continued, “Not sure!”
Jiang Buyue’s expression shifted from panic to confusion.
Bai Ruixue saw Jiang Buyue’s terrified face and couldn’t help but smile faintly on her usually cold face.
After finishing the hot pot, Jiang Buyue was about to escape when Bai Ruixue called out.
“What are you grabbing me for? I’m running for my life!”
“It’s so late. What if you, idiot, run into members of the God-Devouring Cult again? Get in the car!”
“Your dad will beat me to death!”
“What do you have to be afraid of? It’s just the two of us!” Bai Ruixue said.
“I f*** your m***!!!” Bai Xiuhu, in the driver’s seat, had countless curses running through his mind.
Bai Ruixue pulled Jiang Buyue into the car.
“Dad! Please drop off my classmate. He lives in Beixing Community.”
Bai Xiuhu smiled at his precious daughter and agreed with a smile, though inwardly he wished he could tear Jiang Buyue apart.
...
In the car.
Jiang Buyue looked at Bai Xiuhu in the front seat with the expression of seeing an enemy.
Ding-dong!
The phone rang.
Jiang Buyue took out her phone to see a message from a friend named “No Cilantro.”
No Cilantro was someone who had sent Jiang Buyue countless friend requests. Normally, Jiang Buyue refused friend requests from strangers, but No Cilantro was incredibly persistent.
After refusing twenty times, Jiang Buyue was both annoyed and impressed by her perseverance, so finally accepted her friend request.
Later, by chance, they played a game together and Jiang Buyue discovered she was quite skilled. They often played games and chatted about daily life.
Jiang Buyue opened the keyboard and typed: “I’m being tortured!”
The next moment,
Bai Ruixue’s phone buzzed.
She silently switched to silent mode and replied, “What’s up? ꒰*😊😊😊*꒱”
Quick reply: I’m eating hot pot with a girl, and her dad found out. Now I’m sitting in her dad’s car, and I feel like the next second he’s going to beat me to death _(´д`」∠)_
No Cilantro: Is the girl pretty?
Jiang Buyue paused, then replied: Pretty good-looking!
No Cilantro: How pretty? Send me a photo!
Quick reply: Taking a sneaky photo is bad! If her dad finds out, I’ll be crippled if not dead.
No Cilantro: Find a chance to sneak a photo.
Jiang Buyue looked up to see Bai Ruixue focused on her phone and Bai Xiuhu concentrating on driving.
“Click!”
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A flash went off.
Jiang Buyue: _(´д`」∠)_
The flash was not off!
Jiang Buyue wanted to die on the spot!
Bai Ruixue seemed absorbed in her phone and didn’t notice.
Bai Xiuhu noticed through the rearview mirror the two of them furiously typing on their phones. He wasn’t an idiot; they were sneaking messages.
Sneaky messages must be something they don’t want others to see.
The next moment...
Bai Xiuhu saw that the brat was actually sneaking a photo of his precious daughter, and so boldly with the flash on!
The thought ignited an even fiercer fury in Bai Xiuhu’s heart.
Damn! Damn! Damn!
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Jiang Buyue’s heart pounded wildly, an invisible pressure gathering heavily on her shoulders!
Just as the pressure was about to crush Jiang Buyue—
“Dad! Focus on driving!”
The pressure vanished like smoke.
Bai Xiuhu’s doglike expression broke into a smile again: “Okay, Dad! I’m focusing on driving!”
Bai Ruixue felt speechless.
That fool! Such a big idiot!
Quick reply: [Photo]
Quick reply: Pretty, right? Took it risking my life!
Bai Ruixue glanced at the photo, a smile tugging at her lips.
The all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant was not far from Beixing Community, only a five-minute drive, but those five minutes felt especially long to Jiang Buyue.
Jiang Buyue got out steadily and hurried away.
“Thank you! Uncle Bai!”
On the way back.
Bai Xiuhu’s sullen face softened a little.
He asked Bai Ruixue, “Xiaoxue, what’s that classmate’s name?”
“Dad! You’re not thinking of having someone get rid of him, right!?”
“Of course not. Am I that kind of person?”
“Dad, don’t overthink. He’s just an ordinary classmate.”
Ordinary classmates? They ate hot pot together, and she was so worried about him she personally saw him home?
Bai Xiuhu continued, “How’s your classmate’s martial arts performance?”
Without thinking, Bai Ruixue replied, “He ranked over a thousand last time.”
Bai Xiuhu’s mouth twitched; he wanted to say something but stopped.
Ordinary classmate? She even knew his martial arts ranking so clearly?
Ranked over a thousand? Such poor martial arts skills? Has my precious daughter lost her mind to like him?
Back in his shabby home.
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The house had one bedroom and one living room. Though small, it was well equipped and neatly kept.
The pure white moonlight shone into the modest room, lending a slightly chilly atmosphere.
Back in his room, Jiang Buyue opened the system panel.
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 18]
[Cultivation Level: Quasi-Martial Artist Stage 8 (99%)]
[Martial Arts: Gale Slash (Mastered: 77%), Chaos Devouring Technique (Proficient: 68%), Extreme Shadow Step (Perfected: 1%)]
[Attributes: Strength 68, Constitution 50, Agility 50, Spirit 11]
???
Extreme Shadow Step has already reached perfection, yet there’s still a progress bar. Isn’t perfection the limit for martial arts proficiency?
Three hours of cultivation, Chaos Devouring Technique’s progress increased by 3%.
[Chaos Devouring Technique proficiency reached Proficient (71%)]
[Ding! You have achieved a new breakthrough, reaching Quasi-Martial Artist Stage 9 (1%)]
[Attributes: Strength 78, Constitution 60, Agility 60, Spirit 15]
Jiang Buyue was overjoyed; he thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of growing stronger every moment.
The sky darkened; it was six in the morning. Jiang Buyue woke early.
Growl—
Woken by hunger, still groggy, the Chaos Devouring Technique’s ceaseless cultivation drained his energy.
Jiang Buyue didn’t laze about. He got up to wash and hurried out.
At the breakfast shop near his home, he ate eight jin of steamed buns and drank two liters of soy milk, then ran to school.
The couple running the shop stared in astonishment as Jiang Buyue jogged away.
“Boss! A basket of meat buns!”
“Sorry, all sold out!”
“What the heck! Are you kidding me? Meat buns sold out at half past six in the morning?”
Jiang Buyue arrived at school early, found it too early, and ran a few laps around the campus.
[Extreme Shadow Step proficiency progress: Perfected (1%)]
No progress in cultivating Extreme Shadow Step.
“Looks like improving proficiency in Extreme Shadow Step is quite difficult.”
Entering the classroom, Jiang Buyue was surprised to find the usually just-in-time chubby student arrived even earlier and was seriously studying at his seat.
“Fatty, who possessed you?”
The chubby student replied solemnly, “Brother Yue! I thought all night and realized I can’t be so lazy anymore. Starting today, I want to study and train with you, and try to experience college life.”
“Uh... did you play last night?”
He nodded. “Brother, why do you ask?”
“You’ve entered Sage Mode!”
“Brother Yue, I’m serious. I thought all night. I deleted my browser history, used incognito mode, and even deleted the installation files of the software. This time, I’m fully determined.”
Jiang Buyue didn’t discourage him and said, “Let’s work hard together!”