Chapter 4 Physical Education Class

  Yi De curled his lip: "I'm not too fond of that person, he's got the same temperament as Zhou Xiaoyu." Although he was a rough man, his sixth sense was incredibly strong, and what he said often hit the nail on the head.

  Yun nodded silently.

  "What's temperament? What kind of temperament?" I scratched my head and asked dazedly.

  A typical case of not knowing the true face of Lushan Mountain, just because one is in the midst of it.

  Guan Xiaoyu let out a sigh, reached out and patted my shoulder, saying: "In short, you have to be careful for me, and also can't completely trust Zhuge Xiaoliang, got it?"

  "Understand?"

  I stupidly repeated myself.

  Just then, a man of about 1.8 meters tall, second only to Yunchang, came hurrying over from afar, fanning himself with a feather fan. Under his feet was a small decorative stream that he could have jumped over in one stride, but instead he bent down and picked up a stone, placed it in the middle of the stream, took two steps, and walked over.

  Zhang Xiaofei secretly rolled her eyes.

  Zhuge Xiaoliang walked past the small stream, stretched out his hand and waved: "Hey! Xuande, Yunchang, Yide! I finally found you!"

  The smile on his face was so radiant in the sunlight.

  Although Guan Xiaoyu and Zhang Xiaofei kept reminding me to be more mindful of Zhuge Xiaoliang...and I also agreed on the surface, but deep down in my heart - I just have boundless joy.

  Actually, since Zhuge has been by my side, Zhou Xiaoyu's teasing of me has greatly decreased. While I'm feeling pleased, I also secretly pay attention to that terrifying man, who may jump out and give me a big surprise at any time. Hmm, still can't be careless.

  That snake gave me a lesson in blood and tears, it's hard to describe.

  But I no longer hate him as much as before, because I have Zhuge now.

  Getting a truly good friend can actually dilute all grievances.

  Being with Zhuge, looking at the surrounding gaze, full of kindness, because believing that the man beside him is an extraordinary person, feeling the happiness possessed.

  *

  In the afternoon, it's physical education class.

  What I dread the most is physical education, and what I least dare to slack off in is long-distance running. However, this afternoon, the instructor in charge was Sun Ce, who had once won an Olympic gold medal. This person has always been known for being strict and having a reputation that precedes him. If I were to skip class, he would not only make me run three times as much but also go to my home to personally instruct my father.

  So I feel like a helpless duck being driven to the starting line of a long-distance running track.

  Reluctantly lying on the starting line, I casually posed and glanced at my opponents on both sides, praying that they were all as awkward as me, so when we died, we'd have company and wouldn't look too embarrassing.

  But at this moment, I feel like my soul is flying high in the sky while hoping that it will be erased.

  I saw the face of a snow-white fox.

  A strand of raven-black hair drifted lazily across the side of that face, it's really like a painting. If the protagonist of this painting were someone else, I think I would have written a poem of praise without hesitation... but now...

  That is Zhou Xiaoyu.

  And then in the place where praise poems should have been born in my heart, countless profanities and obscenities towards heaven and earth burst forth incessantly, truly shameful.

  I muttered to myself as I stared at that face: "I'm really unlucky, really unlucky!"

  Zhou Xiaoyu's ears perked up like a police dog, and she turned her head.

  His eyes were pitch black, giving a very pure feeling, straight and piercing, passing over several people's heads to look over, even throwing a flying dart at close range wouldn't be so accurate and piercing, that gaze landed on my face.

  Oh... damn it... I sensed that kind of gaze was fiery, and suddenly felt as if two holes had been punched in my face. I quickly stopped looking around and withdrew my gaze, honestly staring at the ground.

  Out of the corner of her eye, Zhou Xiaoyu seemed to raise the corner of her mouth, a faint smile.

  *

  "Ready... Bang!" A gunshot rang out.

  Zebras, antelopes and even tigers and lions rush out of the starting line.

  The leading ones are those who specialize in sports, with well-developed limbs, such as Tian Wei from the Sports Department and Xia Houchun from the Martial Arts Department. The second tier is people with long legs, like Xu Shu and Li Ru, while the lagging kind is my type, the sparrow class.

  *

  I took small steps and swayed back and forth while hanging from the rear of the car.

  Breathe in, breathe out, one two three four, two two three four.

  Anyway, can't catch up, why bother sweating and wiping away tears, might as well save some energy and take it slow. I muttered to myself.

  If I said that the first time I ran, I got a first place - in reverse. I still had the guts to grab Guan Xiaoyu and Zhang Xiaofei and practice hard for several early mornings, but those three minutes of boiling hot blood quickly froze into ice with the sudden autumn wind, and the idea of wiping out past shame naturally dissipated.

  How can a quail contend with a tiger or lion, or a leopard compete with an antelope?

  In some ways I still have self-awareness.

  But if the athletes like Wei Xiaohou and Hou Jun are tigers and lions, and those who study liberal arts like Xu Shu and Li Ru are zebras and antelopes, then what about Zhou Xiaoyu?

  I suddenly thought of that fox.

  No, no, it's not a fox. In terms of movement, he doesn't belong to the beast category. In some sense, Zhou Xiaoyu belongs to the bird category.

  His figure was as light as the wind, just like a large crane spreading its wings, and in an instant it swept across the blue sky, with a speed that was hundreds of times faster than a fierce tiger or lion.

  I don't know which genius said that those with well-developed limbs and a simple mind are ignorant slaves. They should be made to experience the elegance and refinement of Zhou Xiaoyu when she carried out the great massacre.

  I was once fortunate enough to witness at close range the heroic figures of Zhou Yu, Xiahou Dun, Zhang Liao, Xiahou Yuan and Taishi Ci as they broke their long-distance running records.

  It was a truly shocking and heartbreaking scene that would move heaven and earth, make ghosts wail and gods weep, block out the sun and moon, and bring tears to the eyes of all who saw it.

  I witnessed the figures on the field being circled by Zhou Xiaoyu several times, almost vomiting blood. The sports department's Dian Wei originally looked very... distinctive, and after being enraged by Zhou Xiaoyu, his eyes bulged out of their sockets for a full five centimeters, and miraculously didn't fall out. The others weren't much better off either, each with a twisted face that was hard to discern, desperately baring their teeth and claws as they chased after Zhou Xiaoyu's agile figure in the distance, as if they had an irreconcilable blood feud with him. That group of ghosts shouted while sticking out their tongues, glaring with their eyes, and having muscle spasms as they staggered along, twisting on the track like a daytime zombie parade.

  That was a close call, what a terrible thing it was. I felt my heart pounding and shouting "Amitabha, evil spirit begone" while covering my eyes.

  It is said that the National Olympic Committee even sent someone to invite Zhou Xiaoyu, with a generous treatment, and said many words that made people's blood boil and enthusiastic, such as unlimited prospects and rushing out of Asia. However, Zhou Xiaoyu didn't know why, but he was not moved at all, and still insisted on being an ordinary student.

  What a hypocrite! If it were someone else, they would have flown to serve the country without saying another word! But he's fine, twisting people to death... Maybe things aren't as everyone says, I thought with malice in my heart.

  Lift your head and want to see where the big crane has flown to.

  Unexpectedly, I searched high and low for a long time, but I didn't find Zhou Xiaoyu's annoying figure anywhere.

  "My goodness... Has he really turned into a white crane and flown away? ... Bah, what white crane, it's more like a big white goose..." I muttered to myself, while looking up at the sky...

  Thinking of Zhou Xiaoyu transforming into a fat white goose flying in the sky, I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "What are you doing with your head shaking back and forth? And what's with that weird expression on your face, did you see a ghost in broad daylight? Idiot."

  A voice suddenly came from beside me.

  I was so scared that I stumbled forward two steps, almost doing a header like the ancient Confucian scholars, luckily my reaction was quick enough to steady myself at the last moment. I glanced sideways and was shocked to the point of having my hair standing on end, furious to the point of being empty-minded, almost to the point of losing my soul.

  "You... how did you end up here?" I asked, my voice trembling. The person in front of me was Zhou Xiaoyu, absolutely unmistakable, with that pale face like warm jade, his long eyelashes blinking rapidly up and down, a strand of hair jumping non-stop with the movement of his body, making me so angry that I had an urge to pounce on him and settle it once and for all - the impulse triggered by that strand of hair.

  Finally managed to control one's own temper.

  Zhou Xiaoyu didn't even look at me, let alone respond. This person seemed to be selectively blind and deaf at critical moments.

  "Sorry, Zhou classmate, can you see me? If you can see me, please raise your right hand; if not, please raise your left hand?" I stretched out my hand in front of Zhou Xiaoyu's eyes.

  "You idiot! I'm on the track, how could I possibly be here?" Zhou Xiaoyu gave me a sideways glance to save face.

  "Ah……" I withdrew my paws with satisfaction, took a quick glance forward, even the fastest lion would be at most at the turning point. Could it be that this white crane beside me had actually flown around in the speed of light and returned? So I asked cautiously, with a respectful attitude, "Zhou classmate, have you already run a whole circle?"

  Zhou Xiaoyu gave me a sideways glance and cursed very disdainfully: "Idiot!"

  I was furious, immediately stopped in my tracks, and raised my hand to Coach Sun Zhan, who was listlessly fiddling with his whistle on the side of the track, and indignantly protested: "Coach Sun, Zhou Xiaoyu made a personal attack on me!"

  Wow, I must let Teacher Sun, who is impartial and just, give this arrogant little brat a yellow card, only then can I vent the hatred in my heart!