On his way to school, Xia Feng appeared relaxed, but he was not.
It still bothered him that a deity would slap him to death in the future.
It was anger-inducing.
He felt incredibly angry seeing the protagonist having to kill himself like a helpless chicken.
If it were him in the protagonist's place, he could only imagine how he would feel.
"What's the point in thinking about it right now? Better to have some thousand years of experience before thinking about this problem."
His dumb ass would spend centuries thinking of a solution to no avail; it was better to wait and extract valuable memories and experience before making a decision or plan.
He wasn't going to just jog down to his death.
Putting responsibility onto his future self, Xia Feng reached school and entered his classroom.
"Hey, Old Lin's here!" Fatty Qin immediately bellowed, causing his lips to twitch.
"Maybe I should've just taken the serum..." He muttered grudgingly under his breath before shouting back, "Shut the f*ck up, Fatty, or I'll take your lunch and run away!"
"Uh..." Fatty Qin was shocked and trembled in fear. "Brother! I was just joking!"
Xia Feng snorted in disdain and sat down on his seat. He looked at Fatty Qin in an odd manner before asking, "Where's the pretty boy and muscle brain?"
Fatty Qin showed a puzzled look as well, "I don't know, I didn't see them when I walked in. They're not picking up my calls as well. "
"That's odd." Xia Feng muttered.
Jiang Shen and Zhou Ming usually arrived first.
Zhou Ming woke up early and usually came to school just after his gym session, while Jiang Shen came in class first to maintain his 'reputation'.
He was the class rep, after all.
Xia Feng stopped thinking about it after sending both of them a message.
It was 8:55 am, and the teacher was going to arrive in a bit; he guessed they were busy with something together and should arrive before 9 am.
And Xia Feng was right.
Both Jiang Shen and Zhou Ming walked in class just a few minutes before 9. Xia Feng and Fatty Qin looked at them in confusion as they both walked in with sour expressions.
Fatty Qin's eyes lit up, and suddenly he whispered, "Don't tell me it was Lu Wen?"
Hearing this, Xia Feng was enlightened but quickly said, "But doesn't he only challenge Jiang Shen on Friday? Why is Zhou Ming with him?"
It was Tuesday, so it shouldn't be Lu Wen.
Jiang Shen and Zhou Ming noticed their expressions, and before Jiang Shen could say anything, Zhou Ming burst out in anger.
"That f*cker Lu Wen is getting out of hand!"
Xia Feng and Fatty Qin felt their lips twitch.
Soon, they understood what had happened.
Lu Wen was the Second Young Master of the Lu Family. His family background was deep, and Xia Feng and his friends' background couldn't be compared.
They were all from normal households.
Usually, someone like Lu Wen wouldn't even bother with them, but Jiang Shen and Lu Wen ended up fighting.
You might ask what could make two teenagers who had nothing to do with each other fight?
Xia Feng sighed as he moved his gaze over to the girl sitting on the first desk to the right.
She had luscious long black hair and pristine facial features. She radiated a calm and cheerful aura; she was the school belle.
Her beauty was truly extraordinary.
Not to mention her family background was even better than Lu Wen's.
Xia Feng could be said to be the main culprit behind the beef of Jiang Shen and Lu Wen.
Originally, Lu Wen, who was from a different class, didn't care much about them, but Su Yowei, who often came to Xia Feng for help related to studies, gradually got acquainted with their friend group.
They often joked around about her, but Jiang Shen had genuinely fallen for her. He often tried to initiate small talk with her and helped her whenever he could.
But under the guidance of his virgin friends, he made sure he didn't appear annoying.
Wasn't there a famous saying, "Only the true single and lonely spirit would become the greatest love guru," or something like that?
As such, Jiang Shen could be considered a good but not close friend of Su Yowei.
In fact, when Jiang Shen was fighting with Zhou Ming about the dance club, it was just for fun. Jiang Shen wasn't going to join the Dance club regardless.
He wanted to join the Music Club like Su Yowei.
Extra information aside, when Lu Wen found about Jiang Shen's sincerity, he grew irritated. After digging about him, he found out that Jiang Shen was a Blue Belt in taekwondo.
And on Friday when the students had Sports class, he would deliberately challenge Jiang Shen for a duel every week, harassing him every time.
Lu Wen was a purple belt, a skilled one at that.
It was such an odd coincidence, but Xia Feng felt that Jiang Shen was unlucky.
The instructor didn't even stop Lu Wen, probably bribed by him, and the students just enjoyed the show.
Today, in fact, they did not fight.
When Zhou Ming and Jiang Shen were coming to class, they coincidentally met with Lu Wen.
...
Jiang Shen gnashed his teeth.
"He said he's holding a mini taekwondo 'tournament' with a bunch of martial artists and is going to invite a crowd to 'spectate'."
Before he could speak further, Xia Feng interrupted him- "He's going to call Su Yowei too..."
Jiang Sheng froze before slowly nodding.
Zhou Ming looked frustrated.
His muscles weren't useful in a fight. Maybe if he had some experience, but he lacked any knowledge or experience regarding fighting.
Xia Feng frowned as well, while Fatty Qin was biting his lips.
Having their friend be humiliated in front of everyone was undoubtedly a slap to the face.
They couldn't say anything since Lu Wen wasn't bullying or using his family's influence against him.
It was purely martial arts.
"Can't you just refuse?" Fatty Qin asked without much thought.
Jiang Sheng didn't blame him and explained, "If I refuse, I'll appear weak, and even if I do refuse, others might feel it is reasonable..."
"But for me personally, I'll forever remain a coward in my own mind and become insecure. Even if I'm going to lose, I won't run away."
Zhou Ming was going to say something, but the teacher came and they all looked at each other before returning to their seats.
...
Ever since Xia Feng decided that he couldn't be bothered about studying anymore, he stopped paying attention in class.
He absentmindedly looked into his book.
"Jiang Shen, oh Jiang Shen, don't worry. Your friend is here." Xia Feng thought over it, "Pray that I get a Martial World in the next three days, or else even I can't help you."
Now that he thought about Jiang Sheng, his gaze gradually shifted to the school belle, Su Yowei.
X
ia Feng had an excited expression.
What if he joined the Music Club?
With his piano skills, he could completely charm Su Yowei, and his appearance wouldn't take long to be fixed with the Simulator.
But Xia Feng soon smiled bitterly before shaking his head.
"I'll be worse than a dog if I go after someone my best friend is genuinely interested in." Xia Feng squashed any thoughts he had about Su Yowei and dozed off.
He was too excited last night and hadn't gotten proper sleep.