Chapter 131: Chapter 77: Holiday Incidents 1

Zhao Ke let out a long breath, but it was unclear if he had understood.

The two brothers were both average with women. It wasn’t that they weren’t handsome, but rather because they both had a bit of an inferiority complex.

They had never been in a “relationship” growing up, let alone brought any female classmates home to play.

Other kids would have lots of people celebrate their birthdays, but the two of them, wanting to save their parents’ money, never mentioned going out for their own, let alone celebrating with a large group of classmates.

Having lived a second life, Zhao Rui now realized how childish his past mindset had been and couldn’t help but shake his head inwardly.

’While self-awareness is valuable, confidence is just as important.’

’It’s your own life; an inferiority complex won’t solve anything.’

As for Tian Yaru coming over to play, it was purely due to the young girl’s temperament. She didn’t see Zhao Rui and Zhao Ke as “outsiders.”

She felt that one was like a big brother she had eaten with at her own home, and the other was a classmate who always listened to her.

Visiting their home didn’t seem like a particularly presumptuous thing to do.

After dinner, she eagerly asked Zhao Rui about university life.

Zhao Rui didn’t have any rich university experiences to share; he had spent most of his time at Mingcan Temple practicing his martial arts.

He hadn’t even joined any clubs.

However, just a few simple stories about the Martial Arts Team were enough to fill the young girl’s eyes with longing.

“I want to get into Dongqi University too! When I do, Brother Rui, will you take me to visit your Martial Arts Team, please?”

“We’ll see when the time comes. The prerequisite is that you actually get into Dongqi University.”

“Are you looking down on me? Zhao Ke, starting tomorrow, you’re going to tutor me in math. I’ll tutor you in Chinese.”

“Me…”

Zhao Ke pointed at himself, then thought for a moment and said, “I want something out of it.”

“We’re tutoring each other, okay!”

“I can’t just always do what you say. I need to get something out of it.”

Zhao Ke said stubbornly.

“One drink every day!”

Tian Yaru rolled her eyes and huffed.

“Deal!”

Zhao Ke’s face lit up upon hearing this. He looked at his older brother, a smug smile spreading across his face.

“But if I’m bringing you a drink, what do I get out of it?”

Tian Yaru’s delicate brows rose slightly as she looked at Zhao Ke and asked.

“Uh… Well, I’ll… I’ll have my brother teach you self-defense!”

“Pfft…”

Tian Yaru didn’t stay for long. After chatting for a while, she was picked up by her driver.

Watching the little girl being picked up by a driver, Zhao Jincheng couldn’t help but glance at his wife.

Xue Wenhui instantly understood the look in his eyes.

’This girl is great. She has money, she has looks, and she’s generous and cheerful.’

They exchanged a look, their gazes naturally falling upon their two sons.

But seeing the soft, youthful fuzz on their upper lips, they extinguished the thought.

’It’s still too early for that!’

「…」

The days at home were leisurely and comfortable.

The next day, with nothing else to do, Zhao Rui went back to the Wende Martial Arts Academy where he had worked during the previous summer break.

As soon as he walked in, he saw the familiar coach and a few of the regular young students.

Everyone was quite happy to see that Zhao Rui was back for the break.

They all clamored for Zhao Rui to help them see if their Martial Dao had improved over the past six months.

’An opportunity to earn money like this? He wasn’t about to refuse.’

Zhao Rui asked the coach, and after getting an affirmative reply, he immediately started “playing” with the young students.

Zhao Rui was intimately familiar with their Martial Arts, and he had reached the Master Level in all of them.

The effect was completely different from the academy’s coach, who relied solely on his practical experience in Martial Arts to teach and guide them.

When Zhao Rui instructed them, his guidance was from a much higher perspective, sharp and insightful, getting straight to the heart of the matter.

In short, it was like a master teaching his apprentice; he couldn’t have been more familiar with the process.

This was also why the little ones loved Zhao Rui’s teaching. He could always pinpoint what they failed to understand and clearly identify the parts of their execution that weren’t smooth.

Seeing how much the little ones adored Zhao Rui, the coach couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile. ’If the boss saw this, I’d probably be out of a job.’

Since he wasn’t trying to grind for Advancement Points this time, Zhao Rui’s explanations were very direct and concise.

He basically just pointed out the students’ flaws and mistakes directly and had them correct them.

Each student only had to go up and practice a single boxing routine for Zhao Rui to see the problem. It didn’t take much time at all.

In just about an hour, he had dealt with all the young students.

After stepping down from the ring, the coach handed him a sports drink and said with a smile, “I can’t see through you anymore. I feel like you’ve improved so much in the last six months.”

“Maybe it’s because I’ve met more people. How’s Xu Shaojie doing?”

Zhao Rui asked with a smile.

Xu Shaojie was the “crown jewel” of the Wende Martial Arts Academy, and he was also the boy from whom Zhao Rui had secretly learned the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword.

“Oh, him? He’s already Level 4. He’ll probably reach Level 5 next year.”

The coach’s voice swelled with pride as he spoke of Xu Shaojie. “That kid’s talent is just too good. He’ll probably reach Level 7 by the time he graduates high school. It’s not even impossible for him to reach Level 8.”

Hearing this, Zhao Rui couldn’t help but nod.

’He really is improving quickly.’

“Where’s Brother Hong?”

“Him? He hasn’t been back,”

the coach said, shaking his head.

Zhao Rui’s expression dimmed. Although he hadn’t known Brother Hong for long, he had a good impression of him.

Not many who fought in the underground boxing scene could get out safely.

For him to have not shown up for so long, the odds were likely against him.

Thinking back to the train hijacking that happened on his way home for the break, Zhao Rui couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

’This world is far from being as peaceful and serene as I thought.’

“During the break, feel free to come by anytime. I told the boss, and he was quite happy to hear you were back.”

“Thanks, Coach.”

“Don’t mention it. With you around, my job is easier too.”

Zhao Rui stayed for a while longer, only heading home after four o’clock.

「Three days passed quickly.」

His younger brother, Zhao Ke, also started his winter break. At the same time, good news came from the Dongqi University Martial Arts Team.

Wang Dalong, Miao Miaomiao, and Cai Zhengyang, as Eighth-level Martial Artists, had defeated numerous Level 9 Martial Artists to successfully advance into the top fifty.

They had carved out a bright path for the future of Dongqi University.

However, there was also bad news.

While Ye Jingqiu and Gongye Lingchen had achieved top-thirty results, everyone else had been eliminated and returned in defeat.

Even Captain Gu was eliminated in the city-level qualifiers for the Grandmaster Realm competition, returning in defeat.

Considering he had advanced to the realm so recently, it was understandable.

It was said that although the results weren’t good, Wang Zhanshan, for once, didn’t lose his temper. Instead, he offered words of encouragement to the freshmen, his attitude remarkably gentle.

This left the anxious team members utterly dumbfounded.

“Luo Min was crying, tears streaming down her face. It broke my heart to see. I was about to go offer her a tissue, but in the blink of an eye, a bunch of guys had already surrounded her.”

Besides the calls from Qin Rui and the others, Yang Fan, Luo Min’s number one “fan,” also gave a real-time report on her situation.

She had been eliminated in the top sixty.

Her result wasn’t bad, but there was still a gap between her and Wang Dalong’s group.

This was why Luo Min was crying.

In high school, she had been the pride of her entire grade, the focus of all the students. But now in university, she had been outshone by others.

Especially since one of them was another girl.

This was another reason for her sorrow.

Zhao Rui wasn’t interested in news about Luo Min. Seeing that the Dongqi University competition journey was over, he said to Yang Fan, “Hurry back. Your bro misses you.”

“I think you just miss my BMW!”

“Same difference. The car is part of you.”

“Despicable!”

Despite saying that, Yang Fan still rushed back to Lin City that same evening.

As soon as the guy arrived, he called Zhao Rui out.

The two of them found a hot pot restaurant and started to catch up over a simmering pot and some beer.

“University is so damn good. I hadn’t even been there a few months before I got a girlfriend. Here, take a look. Pretty, right?”

Yang Fan proudly took out his phone to show Zhao Rui the photos of his girlfriend.

“She’s beautiful!”

Zhao Rui praised him sincerely. She really was beautiful. For a guy like Yang Fan, who drove a BMW to school, finding a pretty girl for a girlfriend was an easy feat.

In this world, money and the Martial Dao were both hard currency.

“Are you still in touch with Bai Xuening?”

Yang Fan put his phone away and asked casually.

“Not really. I think she’s in seclusion.”

Zhao Rui replied. Since starting university, Bai Xuening had only sent him one message, saying her sect had ordered her into seclusion and forbidden all outside contact.

That was the only news he had of her.

“The only two great beauties in our class… you got one, I got one. That would’ve been perfect. What a shame.”

Yang Fan shook his head, feigning melancholy.

“Just drink your beer.”

The two of them looked at each other, smiled, and clinked their glasses before downing the beer.

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