God of Dragon - Chapter 22
“Mr. Zhang Xiaojun, why don’t we go to the toilet together? ‘I won’t accept it.’ Li Ming, how about we have Jinjiang food together at noon? ‘I won’t accept it.’ Chen Chong, could you bring me some pastries? ‘I’m sorry, I won’t accept it.’ What’s more, when the teacher asked Wang Ping to answer questions when he slept in class, he lay on the table and said ‘I won’t accept it’. The teacher was so angry that he grabbed his ear and pulled him out. Brother, do you know how much influence you have in school? It’s a pity that you don’t go to school now, many people would take you as their idol.”
Li Muyang did not expect that the thing would have such a great impact. He shook his head and said, “Wrong is wrong, and right is right. When I was sleeping in class, and the teacher asked me to go out, I never refuted. Because I knew that it was my fault. My behavior would affect other classmates. It is disrespectful to the teacher.”
“But being framed of cheating has indeed made me feel very wronged. However, things have passed, and now I have to focus on how to improve my study. Although I can now learn something, my foundation is too weak. Xiaoxin helped me start from the beginning of the books. It is also very difficult for her. I am afraid that there is not enough time.”
“Brother, I still want to ask you.” Li Sinian took Li Muyang’s arm and said, “Sister Xiaoxin said that there were many things that she hasn’t taught you, but you knew them even though you haven’t been taught. What’s going on? Have you studied secretly in the past?”
Li Muyang shook his head and said, “I don’t know what’s going on either. I always feel that there are a lot of inexplicable things in my mind. Sometimes, I feel like I have lived through a lifetime. I can tell the background of many things that I meet for the first time. For example, some of the exercises in the textbook that Xiaoxin has taught me, but some of them are the same as they have been in my mind. Although it is difficult to recall because they hide a little deeper, I can finally figure them out.”
“Is there an immortal in your body?” Li Sinian said with a smile. “Why are the immortals so stupid to possess a piece of coal?”
“…”
“Well, well, my brother is the most handsome of all dark people.” Li Sinian looked at Li Muyang’s face and said, “In fact, your facial features are very good. These are good genes from our parents. See how beautiful I am? You should be aware that, when your skin becomes whiter, you will be a truly handsome guy. Or, how about I put Baihua Face Powder on your face before you go out next time?”
“Then you have to apply it to my whole body, don’t you?” Li Muyang smiled bitterly. “Let alone how much face powder I’d have to use, it will take you many hours to cover my whole body.”
“Covering your face will be enough. Why do I have to cover your whole body?” Li Sinian said grumpily. “Brother, don’t interrupt me. Let’s continue to talk.”
“…” Li Muyang’s face was full of grievances. “When did I interrupt you?”
“Brother, I didn’t want to say these words to you in the beginning. At least I shouldn’t have said them at this time. But the sooner, the better, in case you will suffer a more serious blow in the future. You know how Sister Xiaoxin does in studying? Her goal is Xifeng University. With my understanding of her, this is indeed not a difficult thing. But what about you? Can you go to Xifeng University? Can you go to Capital Heaven? Even if you can go to Capital Heaven and get into Xifeng University—comparing to her family, do you have any hope with our family background?”
“I know,” Li Muyang said in a low voice.
“What?” Li Sinian looked at him with her eyes wide open.
“I understand what you said,” Li Muyang said, “when I saw her off just now, I saw someone pick her up by a carriage. I’m afraid it’s worth several years’ income of our shop.”
“Brother…”
“I’m fine.” Li Muyang put his arm around his sister’s shoulder and said, “Think about it. In the past, could I have a chance to be friends with Cui Xiaoxin?”
Li Sinian shook her head.
“Yes, I would not even have a chance to talk to her or be her friend before, but now I have. And she helps me with my homework every day. I have changed a lot, haven’t I?”
“Well…” Li Sinian nodded seriously and said, “Brother, you will become smarter and more handsome. At that time, Sister Xiaoxin may fall in love with you.”
Li Muyang nodded seriously and said, “Of course. I will be the most handsome man in the world by then.”
The brother and sister looked at each other and laughed. Li Sinian laughed in pain, while Li Muyang laughed sadly.
In fact, it was not funny at all.
Li Sinian got up from the bed and looked at her brother. She said, “Brother, it’s late. I’ll go back to my room to sleep. You should go to bed early. Sister Xiaoxin will come to tutor you tomorrow. You are not allowed to fall asleep at that time.”
“Okay. Good night,” Li Muyang said with a smile.
Li Sinian waved her hand, then turned around and left Li Muyang’s room.
Li Muyang could not fall asleep. Lying in bed for a long time, his mood was getting more and more irritable.
He got up, prepared a large tub of water, and then soaked his body in the hot water. It was not until this time that he felt a little bit comfortable.
Sleeping in class and having a bath at home were the two things that Li Muyang did the most frequently.
His right arm was still wrapped in gauze after being pierced, so he couldn’t put it into the water. This was a little inconvenient for him.
Li Muyang looked at his arm. His weak fist had beaten Zhang Chen away as well as the killer Crow. It should be known that Crow was holding a blade with silver light growing into a huge sword.
His fist was facing the sword light. “Shouldn’t it be that my fist was cut off by the sharp blade? How could I knock Crow into the air with one fist?”
Li Muyang looked at his fist and was stunned for a while. With a strong curiosity, he was going to take off the gauze to see how his injury was going.
The gauze was unfastened layer by layer, and the black blood inside looked thicker and thicker.
When he took off the gauze, his injured palm appeared in front of him.
He put his palms into the hot water to wash them, then put them under the candlelight to have a check.
“They look perfect!”
He remembered clearly that his palms were pierced by the killer’s sharp blade.
However, why there was no trace now?
There was no wound or scar. There was not even a red mark.
“What’s going on?” Li Muyang cried out in surprise.
He jumped up from the bathtub and took a mirror to carefully look them over.
At that time, the killer had hit him on his head with a fruit tray, and Li Muyang was crushed and bleeding. But now, there was no trace of injury on his forehead.
What had happened?
It was not until this moment that Li Muyang finally realized that there were some strange and unpredictable changes in his body.
“I’m going to shapeshift.” Li Muyang said to himself.
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Li Muyang got up at dawn. Since he had been injured, he had dropped the bad habit of sleeping late every morning.
Perhaps it was because he had slept so much before, that now he only needed a few hours‘ sleep a day and he would be in high spirits.
After a simple wash-up, he imitated his sister’s posture of “Body-breaking Skill” that she practiced every day and walked a few rounds in the room. Then he took out his book and sat in front of the window, reading silently.
After a while, his parents got up. His father was exercising in the yard in a thin shirt, and his mother was busy making breakfast for the family.
It was not until an hour later that there were sounds coming out of his sister Li Sinian’s room.
Li Muyang smiled. Only then did the family’s life really begin.
These were all trivial things, but they made Li Muyang feel happy and full.
When he was sick and possessed by the Sleeping God, he rarely had such mood and time to observe everything around him.
It was only at this moment that he realized that he had so many treasures.
Cui Xiaoxin would come to tutor Li Muyang every day. She would chat and eat fruit with Li Sinian after she came back from school as if nothing had happened.
What happened that night and the conversation between Li Sinian and him made Li Muyang realize that the gap between him and Cui Xiaoxin was too big.
He was using all his time and energy on tutoring. He needed to master as much knowledge as he could in the shortest time.
While studying, he occasionally raised his head and looked into Cui Xiaoxin’s eyes. He smiled and felt her faint smile. At that time, he could not help but have such a dream. They were walking side by side along the Nameless Lake of Xifeng University. At that time, the setting sun was like blood, and their figures stretched infinitely as if they could extend to the end of the world.
He had to hide his thoughts deeper.
Cui Xiaoxin did not come today because she said that her family’s elders were going to worship Buddha at the temple of Yongqing, and she needed to accompany them.
Li Muyang did a test paper at home when he suddenly remembered that Cui Xiaoxin said that there was a very important reference book and he should have a look.
Li Muyang immediately went out and walked toward the library at the end of the Ministry of Revenue Lane.
The library was simple and crude with a long history. An old man in a coat with a front opening was sitting at the door, smoking cigarettes and basking in the sun.
“Sir, do you have the book named ‘Ziyu’?”
“Go in and look for it yourself,” the old man answered without even raising his head.
Li Muyang entered the bookstore and then searched on the bookshelf in rows.
“Do you think reading is useful?” a voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Li Muyang turned around and saw a graceful young master standing behind him.
“Are you talking to me?” Li Muyang glanced around and asked with uncertainty.
“Of course.” The child said with a smile, “Do you think it’s useful to read books?”
“Yes, it is,” Li Muyang answered. Although he didn’t know why this strange person asked him such a strange question.
“There’s a golden house in the book, and there’s jade-like beauty in the book. You can do business and become an official, standing high and looking far away. It’s of great use to read books.” The young master’s smile was baffling, and he said, “But sometimes reading books will only bring disaster to people. What do you think?”