Chapter 42: The Princess Knight

  "We run because we are young; we jump because we are full of passion; we cheer because we are vibrant, and we shout because we don't want to waste our youth. We are the successors of May 4th, we are the flames of youth, and we are also the dancing souls. Next, please enjoy the dance 'Knight Spirit' brought by Yang Yi and other classmates from Class 2, Grade 1..."

  "Bang!" Xiao Lan had just finished speaking and hadn't even had time to walk down the stairs when he heard a loud noise that almost made him trip and fall to the ground. What was this sound engineer doing, being so hasty? Didn't he know that people could easily get hurt like this?

  If the sound engineer knew he was misunderstood by the elegant and versatile school flower, he would definitely cry out in grievance. This wasn't something he did at all! Even he himself was startled, the sound couldn't possibly produce such a shocking effect.

  "Bang!" When the second sound rang out, Yang Yizhong and others who were already standing on stage finally covered their mouths in surprise, while the audience below looked at the several beautiful girls on stage with confusion.

  Why are they all covering their mouths? Did they eat too much lunch or are they dizzy from the stage?

  "Huh? Why are they pointing at the back? Is it a dance move?"

  "Oh no! Look behind you." Finally, some classmates understood the implication of the school beauty's actions.

  Then, everyone turned their heads and saw a shocking, funny, and classic scene. At this time, on the originally empty basketball court, a banner was pulled up with several brush-written characters that twisted and turned: "Come on! Class 1-2! Come on school flower!" The wet ink shone brightly in the sunlight, while under the banner was a rather comical scene, as under the banner stood a person with three different colored lines drawn on their forehead, face, and chin. Their sleeves were rolled up to their arms, each hand holding a drumstick, their eyes staring steadfastly at the thousands of people, with an air of "one man standing alone against ten thousand". Seeing this scene, everyone finally understood that the shocking sound from earlier was actually the drumbeat coming from here.

  "Who is this?" Xiao Lan curiously asked Chen Lang beside her.

  "I'm not too sure either!"

  "It seems like that one guy from Class 2 of First Year who was receiving an award while doing his self-reflection, right?" The audio engineer next to them said uncertainly.

  "It's okay, only he would have such strange ideas, but still quite brave." Xiao Lan's eyes revealed a hint of inexplicable emotions, unsure if it was because of Cheng A or the two words "school flower" on the banner. She had once fantasized about someone being brave for her own sake as school flower, but she waited for three years and finally saw someone willing to be brave for the school flower when she was about to leave... although that school flower wasn't herself.

  "It's him, that color wolf." At this time, three beautiful girls with different postures in the crowd also looked at the boy who covered his drumsticks in surprise. If Cheng A were here, he would definitely recognize that it was Su Man and her two beautiful companions who had been "occupied" by him before, although this occupation was a bit forced...

  Qī Fēng's expression was complex as he looked at Chéng A standing on the basketball court holding a drumstick, and sourly spat out a sentence "Fool".

  At the same time, Zhou Xiaoming, who was also looking back at the basketball court, had an even more bizarre expression, with his eyes flashing with a strange light.

  "Xiao Si is so cool! His hairstyle is too handsome!" Shu Ye pulled Zhu Si's excited hand and danced with joy.

  "Ah!" Seeing Cheng A's bravery at this moment, Zhu Si also smiled and said, although she knew that this time was not for herself, what about next time?

  Every girl has a knight in her heart, and at this moment, Cheng A is the knight in their hearts. He stood up when the school flowers needed courage the most, giving them the strength they needed the most at this moment. He inspired the crowd on stage with his unconventional approach.

  "Bang!" With the third drumbeat, a "Cheer up, school beauty!" accompanied by the sound of a mineral water bottle with coins on it, pierced through the sky and echoed around the empty playground.

  "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom boom boom!..." The dense drumbeats accompanied by the deafening roar shook people's hearts, as if wanting to penetrate the souls of all, and at this moment, the drummer's energetic drumming posture deeply imprinted itself in the heart of every person present.

  "Nowadays young people! It seems we are really old... " The old principal sighed, looking at the stunning scene on the basketball court.

  "Haha! We didn't have such courage at their age!" exclaimed Director Xu.

  "Old He is quite good! And this move?" Tang Sheng looked at Old He with envy.

  "Uh...I don't know either!" Glasses Brother said awkwardly

  "You mean they did it themselves?" Chen Zhi asked incredulously

  "I don't really believe it either, but it's definitely not something I planned, and besides, I'm not even good at math!" said Glasses Brother innocently.

  "It doesn't look like it was planned ahead of time, you see the ink on the banner is still wet and it looks like it was written with a brush at the last minute. The banner itself is also using the back side, the other side seems to be written 'Welcome leaders from the Education Bureau to our school for guidance!'". Ye Jing analyzed calmly, if Cheng A heard Ye Jing's analysis, he would definitely praise "Truly a female Zhuge Liang!"

  "He's really got a lot of nerve! He even dares to use the banner at the school gate like this!" Chen Zhi wiped away cold sweat.

  "But very creative! I like it!" Glasses brother praised

  "This kid is indeed a talent, how can he be bad at science?" Chen Zhi said regretfully.

  "...At this time, Chen Zhi still had the idea of digging a corner, and the others rolled their eyes."

  "Wow! Why does this drum seem so familiar?" Tang Sheng wondered

  "Oh no! It's Old Huang from the delivery room." Just now, he was only looking at Cheng A beating the drum and didn't notice the drum. Now that he took a look, Ye Jing immediately recognized it.

  "...It's all over." The glasses guy's smug smile from just now instantly turned into a bitter melon face.

  "Principal, this drum seems to be Old Huang's." Old Xu said cautiously to the principal.

  "I knew it, I saw it just now, hehe, this kid is going to be a handful, young people love to show off, and now there's another show to watch..."

  "... saw the old principal holding a schadenfreude attitude, the school leaders accompanying him couldn't help but roll their eyes."

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, a figure quickly ran out from the direction of the transmission room and rushed towards Cheng A. The object in the figure's hand refracted dazzling white light under the sunlight...

  "It's the vegetable knife again!" The crowd was shocked...

  Cheng A dropped the drumstick and ran away, while the little chickens behind him scattered in all directions. Cheng A stopped running after a while, only to see Old Huang chasing after his sworn brother with a cleaver in hand, shouting "Damn you, sworn brother! You've driven me mad! How dare you use the 'borrowing a tiger's might' trick on me? I'll chase you down today no matter what!"

  "Bang!" Hearing Old Huang's curse, a large piece fell on the playground. Was he scolding others or himself?

  "This old Huang, after all these years, his temper hasn't changed a bit, and even his scolding skills haven't improved." The old principal shook his head and sighed.

  "Haha..." The school leaders stood by, awkwardly smiling along.

  As the speakers on stage came to life, everyone finally snapped back to reality.

  Lao Biao and Lao Huang also disappeared from the corner of the wall...

  On stage, wearing a white sports cap, a low-cut white tank top, hair casually tied back, the cartoon character on the front of the low-cut T-shirt rises and falls with her chest, leaving people's imagination running wild. The killer is the plain cow-print hot pants below, the long, slender white legs almost attracting the attention of many male onlookers, purple high-heeled shoes on her feet, elegant and lively, the thin high heels instantly killing off the infatuation in the hearts of many onlookers...

  The students below seemed to have heard each other's gulps and gasps, looking at the many eyes gleaming with green light, making Cheng A somewhat worried about the safety of the school flowers. On stage, the school flower, with her hands on her hips, had a slightly disheveled look due to her permed long hair, and the hat on her head seemed to exude a bit of rebelliousness. Her delicate face was painted with a light makeup, and her cheeks were flushed with a red glow that wasn't from blush, adding a touch of allure to her pure face. Originally, she already had an outstanding figure, but now her full and long beautiful legs were stimulating the hormonal secretion of many males...

  When all eyes returned to the stage again, the school flower struggled to control her excited heart and slowly opened her mouth after a long time...

  "Thanks to the encouragement from our schoolmates, thanks for your bravery, thanks for your encouragement. The spirit of chivalry is dedicated to our knights!" The voice with a slight tremble came from the microphone, belonging to the school beauty.

  As the music starts, the sound system brings the fresh voice of the school flower "When I see the damaged battle uniform on your left shoulder, the expression behind the helmet is smiling, wanting to tell me that the external attack is about to leave the princess far away. Those piercing voices I don't listen, I don't listen, but I'm easily affected and easily hurt. With a smiling surface, I keep deceiving myself... Like a knight's loyalty, not fearing evil eyes..."

  "Oh my god... It's actually "Wu Pian Ge"..."

  "Am I watching a concert? This song, this dance, these people, and these beautiful legs..."

  "School flower, school flower, not one bit inferior to the previous two school flowers..."

  "Tsk, tsk, they actually managed to get such neat uniforms. No wonder they had to pick girls with long legs and consistent height." Cheng A stroked his chin with a hint of a smile as he watched the girls on stage dancing in various poses to the school flower's song.

  "This was bought by the school flower with her own money. I heard that Glasses Brother has already planned to deduct the clothing fee from the class fees to pay her back." Chen Si Nian said.

  "Oh! How do you seem to know everything?" Cheng A stared at Chen Si Nian strangely, at this time he seemed unaffected by the performance of the school flowers.

  "Haha, just now when I went to deliver water, I saw them rehearsing, and at that time, I was so stunned that I dropped a whole box of mineral water on my foot." Chen Si Nian awkwardly rubbed his head.

  "No wonder!" Cheng A nodded in understanding, turned around and continued to watch the girls on stage walking various dance steps with the music. It seemed that her initial worries were unnecessary, they didn't show any signs of nervousness at all, but instead looked natural, elegant and graceful...

  In fact, he didn't know just like the school flower said, because of him starting a scene gave them enough courage...

  "I don't want the story of a prince waiting for me, it's just an illusion. I don't hope you're a prince, because in the end, the beautiful fairy tale is about war and death. The beginning and end of the story will become real because of you... This process has been placed at the bottom of my heart, like armor blocking your chest, protecting me and making my heart ache. Knights, show off your spirit! Just like this, strong knights hold on to the end, proud princesses return home to prepare for departure..."

  Cheng A listened to the clear voice of the school flower, recalling the bits and pieces of their acquaintance, from the first encounter in the classroom to the ups and downs that followed, with happiness, sadness, misunderstandings, reconciliations, and cold wars.

  Everything was so illusory yet so real that it happened, perhaps this is the legendary vague first love.