Chapter 236 Wooden Man ~~

ure, I feel a bit unwell." Hao Ren held his chest and wondered if it was because he caught the female student's head, causing internal injuries."Should we... take you to the medical room for a check-u...Chapter 236: Wooden Man~~

It was the end of February. Classmates, please support my monthly goal Walking through one temple after another and climbing a small hill in Dafosi Temple, they arrived at the pagoda on the back mountain.

In fact, most large temples are similar to each other for ordinary people. However, everyone had fun talking and laughing together during their trip.

Especially Zhou Liren who acted as a "funny tour guide" explaining things in an exaggerated way, coming up with all sorts of weird ideas that made people laugh while also admiring his talent.

Xie Yujia was also laughing happily. However, Hao Ren beside her seemed to notice a hint of worry between her brows.

Enjoying the view from atop and feeling the breeze swirling around.

The seven-story pagoda had seven temple levels; standing on the seventh level's viewing platform, they could clearly see the whole Dafosi Temple. Beyond the red wall was a bustling street with closely packed buildings.

Xie Yujia held onto the railing with her bright and lively eyes gazing into the distance.

The gentle wind blowing at over ten meters high caused Xie Yujia's clothes to sway slightly, revealing her graceful figure. Her hair next to her neck gently swayed, exposing her fair skin as smooth as jade.

"Come on! Idiot!" Zhao Jiayin bumped Hao Ren when he saw him still hanging out with the group.

Everyone could see that this trip's most interesting part would be between Xie Yujia and Hao Ren. If Hao Ren, who was very reserved in matters of love, managed to win over Xie Yujia, it would really be a wonderful thing.

"Go on! Go on!" Even Marlena encouraged her from the side.

As a close friend of Xie Yujia, she was not with her but instead mixed in with Zhao Jiayin's group. Wasn't this deliberately giving Hao Ren an opportunity

Seeing Xie Yujia alone admiring the scenery did seem rather lonely, so Hao Ren helplessly walked over and said, "The view here is quite good."

Xie Yujia turned to look at him, nodded, and smiled.

"There's hope! There's hope!" Zhou Liren and others nearby watching Hao Ren and Xie Yujia got excited and shouted.

A child passing by them heard this and looked around confusedly, wondering where the door was

"If Xie Yujia talks to Hao Ren seriously, I'll treat you all to a meal!" Marlena said happily.

"Great! You promised," Yu Rong and others grabbed onto her promise.

Their noisy chatter didn't care about the scenery here. While Xie Yujia and Hao Ren stood shoulder-to-shoulder on the viewing platform, they didn't really talk much either.

"Did I bother you too much in the past" Suddenlly, Xie Yujia said.

"Not really. You're the class president, so it's your duty," Hao Ren softly replied.

Xie Yujia looked at Hao Ren and wanted to say something more but finally held back.

Hao Ren gazed at one temple after another with yellow glazed tiles covering their roofs. He suddenly thought that if nobody managed him anymore, would he miss the person who used to take care of him

"Let's go down and have lunch!" Xie Yujia took a deep breath, pouted her lips and said.

She turned around and walked towards Zhao Jiayin’s group gathered together and said, "Come on! Let's head out to eat.

"What a fool Ah Ren is!" Zhao Jiayin gritted his teeth in anger when he saw Hao Ren still on the stand, looking bewildered.

Finally, a group of people came out from the pagoda and went to a nearby restaurant for lunch. Everyone was having fun and they all seemed happy. Only Hao Ren missed an opportunity that made those close male friends feel regretful.

After lunch, it was free time in the afternoon. Zhao Jiayin organized a singing session. Those guys who brought their girlfriends over responded enthusiastically.

Hao Ren was dragged by Zhao Jiayin to join them. He originally thought that Xie Yujia would definitely go too since she was the leader, but unexpectedly, Xie Yujia said she felt tired and wanted to rest in the hotel room instead of going for the singing.

Some other people had their own plans as well. In the end, Zhao Jiayin gathered a few people and went to KTV in Xin'an city.

The afternoon was spent like that. Seeing them having fun while singing, Hao Ren felt heavy-hearted inside.

"Singing God" Zhao Jiayin kept looking at Hao Ren while he sang. He had organized the group to sing in order to give Hao Ren another chance. But since Xie Yujia did not go for the singing...

Idiot, idiot! If Zhao Jiayin knew that Xie Yujia was going back home soon and Hao Ren still didn't do anything about it, he would have killed him!

If Zhao Jiayin knew that Xie Yujia was Hao Ren's childhood friend who had waited for him for over a decade, then the romantic Zhao Jiayin would definitely tear Hao Ren to pieces!

After having dinner outside, Zhao Jiayin went back to camp. Zhou Liren and Hao Ren returned to their hotel room.

Back in the empty room, Hao Ren thought about it again and again. Still not at ease with Xie Yujia, he picked up his key and walked out of the room to knock on her door on the same floor.

Xie Yujia responded inside but took a few seconds before she came over to open the door.

Seeing it was Hao Ren instead of a classmate girl, Xie Yujia first froze and then had an odd expression.

And when Hao Ren saw that Xie Yujia's eyes were somewhat exhausted, he suddenly felt a bit sour inside.

"Did you eat" Hao Ren asked her.

"I didn't go out. I just ate some ham and stuff from my bag," Xie Yujia said as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"How about I treat you to dinner then." After thinking for a moment, Hao Ren proposed.

"It's okay, I'm not hungry," Xie Yujia smiled.

“Did you... cry” Hao Ren looked at her and asked an inappropriate question.

If Zhao Jiayin were by his side, he would have kicked him on the butt. This guy was too clumsy when dealing with girls!

"No," Xie Yujia touched around her eye sockets. "I had just taken a bath and shower gel got into my eyes."

Hao Ren saw that she still wore the same clothes as in the afternoon, and realized that smart Xie Yujia was so flustered that even her lies couldn't hold up to scrutiny.

"Rest for a bit. Then we'll go to night market," Hao Ren suddenly said.

Xie Yujia froze again, "The two of us"

"No, there's still Zhou Liren and others." Without thinking about it, Hao Ren immediately replied.

Xie Yujia continued to stare blankly. When she saw Hao Ren heading towards the guys' room door, she sighed in despair in her heart. If not for her good temper, any other girl would have already thrown something at him by now.

No wonder no girls liked him all these years. Xie Yujia hit herself on the head and went back to change clothes. After half an hour, the students who were going to visit the night market gathered in the lobby. All of them were singletons; there was only one girl - Xie Yujia.

Zhou Liren is still energetic. When Hao Ren invited him to go night-market shopping, he was overjoyed and didn’t even think of persuading Hao Ren and Xie Yujia to go together.

Without Zhao Jiayin, there were many core single members left in their group. Marina had gone to her aunt’s house for the night, so although Xie Yujia agreed to go shopping at the market, she could only join them boys.

They hailed a cab outside the hotel and headed straight into the bustling and lively atmosphere of the weekend night-market where everything from food, clothing and daily necessities were available in abundance.

Even though they had already eaten dinner, the guys couldn’t resist their cravings. With beautiful Xie Yujia accompanying them, it didn’t feel so boring anymore; they tasted all sorts of delicious foods…

"There are just too many things to eat and drink! I can’t fit everything in my mouth!"※

"Here!" Hao Ren bought two skewers of meat. He passed one to Xie Yujia.

Xie Yujia looked at him, although she was still a bit peeved with him; holding the meatstick he gave her, that tiny wall in her heart crumbled and she couldn’t help but feel touched.

She knew Hao Ren wasn’t someone who would do anything to hurt anyone. Even though it seemed as if he bullied her when they were kids, he was actually very protective of her. In university, Hao Ren got along well with his classmates too; whenever he could help out, he did so wholeheartedly. He was just an ordinary person, but she felt at ease around him.

Hadn’t she been harboring feelings for the big bro, she would have thought that Hao Ren was a very decent guy indeed.

But in Marina’s eyes, it was definitely good luck for someone as plain and honest as Hao Ren to like such an exquisite beauty like Xie Yujia. If not for how sick at heart Xie Yujia seemed recently, she wouldn’t have tried so hard to get them together! What a waste of this kind, gentle, intelligent and beautiful girl!

With their group of ten or more people, they ate as they walked around the market. Occasionally, Hao Ren would accompany Xie Yujia to browse through stalls selling trinkets. It was indeed an enjoyable outing for them classmates.

However, in such a crowded and lively crowd, it’s easy for one of these professional pickpockets to strike.

They were having a good time when they didn’t even notice that two thieves had already set their sights on Xie Yujia’s backpack. They quietly approached her as she was busy buying phone stickers and reached into the small opening in her bag; inside, there lay her newly placed wallet!

Zhou Liren saw some acrobatics ahead, so he ran over with excitement. Hao Ren, who had been accompanying Xie Yujia to buy phone stickers, remained by Xie Yujia’s side.

His keen sense of hearing and sight instantly alerted him that someone was trying to steal from her!

*Snap!* As quick as lightning, Hao Ren grabbed the thief’s wrist and yanked him down to the ground!

Xie Yujia wasn’t quite aware yet and jumped in fright.

"Why did you hit someone!" The other accomplice shouted at Hao Ren.

Hao Ren ignored them, grabbing Xie Yujia’s hand and heading towards where the others were.

But that thief wouldn’t let up even when he had the upper hand. He followed several steps behind Hao Ren and said to him, "Hey buddy, why did you hit someone for no reason! Look at his arm, it’s broken; you have to pay compensation!"

The stall owners here recognized these two habitual thieves but they were all too busy minding their own business. They wouldn’t care about such petty disputes among strangers. These pickpockets often frequented this area anyway. Even if they took them down to the police station, after a couple of days in detention they would be back on the streets again.

Xie Yujia had never seen such a scene before; being pulled along by Hao Ren’s hand, she was quite alarmed but her thoughts were still clear. "Hao Ren! I’ll go get Zhou Liren and the others!"

The thief who fell to the ground just now got up as he pretended to be in pain while holding his arm; he circled behind Hao Ren and Xie Yujia, saying to them, "You hit someone for no reason! You can’t walk away without paying compensation!"

Seeing that both Hao Ren and Xie Yujia looked like students who weren’t local residents of Xian’an City, they decided to extort money from the two of them.

Hao Ren coolly watched them as he held Xie Yujia behind him. With his current physical condition and strength, even if twenty such pickpockets came at him now, he wouldn’t be scared! He was only worried that during this fight, Xie Yujia might get hurt!

Moreover, in an environment full of ordinary people like this, he couldn’t unleash his five elements sword qi!

Just as Hao Ren was figuring out how to protect Xie Yujia and defeat them, he noticed Yu Rong and the others had not followed. Turning around, he saw two thugs surrounding Xie Yujia.

"Damn it! How dare you bully my brother!" With two unfinished lamb skewers in his hands, Yu Rong rushed forward.

After all, he was nominally the vice-class monitor, although he never took charge of anything. Nevertheless, when it came to fighting, he showed no mercy!

Zhou Liren and Gu Jia Dong and other otaku also charged over without hesitation. Several people surrounded these two thieves and started beating them up.

"Foshan Invisible Legs! Heaven-Shocking Fist!" Zhou Liren shouted out his techniques while fighting.

The two thieves were soon beaten into a state where they could not even recognize their parents by several single, energetic men!

Hao Ren watched them in shock. He never expected that the collective strength of these otaku would be so formidable. Before he had even taken action, the two rolling thieves on the ground had already begun to beg for mercy.

The police car with flashing lights appeared at the night market exit.

"Divine Fist! Buddha Palm!" The more excited Zhou Liren became in battle, the more he shouted out his techniques!

Yu Rong pulled a "battle-crazed" Zhou Liren and ran away. "Crap, run quickly! Quickly go to集合在西邊出口！"

This vice-class monitor never took charge of anything in class but showed remarkable leadership and command skills when it came to fighting!

The group followed him, running madly westward.

Hao Ren saw the police appear and did not want to get involved in trouble either. He quickly pulled Xie Yujia and ran away as well!

They finally reached a safe area after running through Xin'an City's night market.

"Damn it, I still have one move left!" Zhou Liren said indignantly while waving his arms outside.

Xie Yujia was panting and leaning on her knees. Looking at these male classmates around her for the first time ever participating in a fight as a good student, she suddenly had a realization about their emotions!

Although they were loudmouths, they were very loyal! They would never stand by and watch their fellow students being bullied or extorted, even if it meant risking arrest by the police.

On the other hand, if Hao Ren had a bad relationship with them, they absolutely wouldn't help him fight!

Hao Ren's charm did not lie in his personal strength but in everyone’s willingness to assist and become good brothers with him!

Even though it was just a fight, she felt a sense of reluctance for their strong brotherhood.

Will such happy days be experienced again Will they ever feel the warmth of this class again

"There's a vehicle that can take us straight back to the hotel!" Yu Rong excitedly crossed the road, looked at the bus information on the opposite side and rushed over to inform them.

The group followed him across the road and waited for the bus to leisurely return to the Hanting Hotel.

There were many empty seats on the night buses. Yu Rong and others sat at the front, chatting about what happened just now. Even though it was just a regular bus ride, being in an unfamiliar city with classmates made them feel nostalgic.

Hao Ren turned to look at Xie Yujia. Seeing the wistful light in her eyes, he gently touched her shoulder. "Yujia, don't leave."eng Yitao thought for a moment and suddenly straightened up, saying."I didn’t bully you; we were just sparring normally!" Hao Ren stood up, flicked the dirt off his body, and instantly raised a red ba...