◇ 【087】 If a tiger doesn’t show its might, I’ll treat you like a sick cat.
Time flies, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Over the past year, Gu Juan and Xi Lang have transformed into fervent cultivators, successfully entering the early stages of the Bigu Fast and, just two weeks ago, advancing to the middle stages. The Bigu Fast is the first watershed in cultivation. Before entering, cultivators possess nothing special, aside from being more powerful than the average person. But after entering, they cease to consume grains, transcending the realm of mortals. Furthermore, Gu Juan has become an intermediate alchemist and talisman master. Xi Lang has also become an intermediate formation master. Even if they encounter cultivators two or three levels above them, they are confident they can handle them. Only now does Gu Juan feel truly powerful.
He did not slack off in his studies and graduated from Congzhou University ahead of schedule with excellent test scores. He then became a graduate student in Traditional Chinese Medicine at Huaqing University and will enter the Graduate School of Huaqing University in September.
He came to the school today to handle paperwork. His family's house had been sold a few days ago, and he would leave Congzhou for the imperial capital in two days. Unless there was something special, he probably wouldn't come back.
Strolling around the campus, Gu Juan was in high spirits. Because of his busy studies, he had always been in a hurry and had never really appreciated the campus scenery. Today, he discovered that the scenery of their school was also very beautiful.
It is June now. The trees are swaying in the green, and even the bright sunlight reflecting off the leaves makes people feel happy.
It was just past nine, and most students were in class, so the streets weren't crowded. But anyone who saw Gu Juan couldn't help but take a second look. After all, it was a prestigious university, and while dual bachelor's degrees were common, there weren't many who graduated with honors in just two years like Gu Juan. He was truly a god. Unfortunately, he'd been wearing his engagement ring for nearly a year, never taking it off. Who was the lucky one?
Gu Juan took out his phone and called Liu Hui, "Huizi, are you and Congzi free these two days? Let's get together... Let's have dinner together tonight... Xiangmanlou, 7 o'clock... OK."
Gu Juan also called a few friends he had a good relationship with while playing basketball.
At 6:30 in the evening, a pure black SUV drove out of the Sunshine Community, and the person in the driver's seat was Gu Juan.
He passed his driver's license test two months ago, and this car was Xi Lang's graduation gift. At his insistence, he didn't buy anything too fancy. This car, costing over half a million yuan, has a sleek, handsome body, a wide frame, a low center of gravity, high ground clearance, and wide approach and departure angles. He really likes it.
When they entered the private room of Xiangmanlou that had been booked in advance, Liu Hui, Zhang Cong, Yu Le, Chen Rui and Xue Gang had already arrived.
As soon as he entered the door, Gu Juan was punched by Liu Hui and Zhang Cong at the same time.
"You graduated from college without making any noise. You are going to leave our brothers behind!" Liu Hui yelled.
Zhang Cong said, "Juanzi, you have to treat us to this meal to comfort our wounded hearts." Ever since Zhao Rui had a grudge against Gu Juan, they could no longer call him the eldest or the third, so they started calling Gu Juan "Juanzi".
Yu Le, Chen Rui and Xue Gang all joined in the fun.
"Hahaha, yes! We're all hurt too!"
Gu Juan said cheerfully, "It's my treat. You can order whatever you want."
The few people who had a good relationship with Gu Juan didn't hesitate to greet him. They picked up the menu and ordered two dishes each. Gu Juan also ordered two dishes. Although he didn't need to eat grains now, he would not give up the world's many delicacies.
While waiting for the food, he took out a folded piece of paper from his wallet and handed it to Liu Hui. "Huizi, this is the weight loss prescription I prescribed for you based on your situation. If you trust me, try it. As long as you stick to it for half a year, I guarantee you'll lose weight to 130 pounds."
Liu Hui's eyes lit up and he almost snatched the paper away, "I still don't trust you? Thanks, brother, this parting gift is just what I want! I have a gift for you too." He took out a T-shirt from the backpack on his back and gave it to Gu Juan, "This is a T-shirt that Congzi and I designed and had custom-made. One for each of the three of us. Isn't that nice?" He quickly unzipped his coat.
Zhang Cong also opened his coat and motioned for Gu Juan to look.
They were wearing the same white V-neck T-shirt underneath, with the words "Good Brothers" printed in cursive script across the chest. Three cute little figures were also seen, arm in arm, smiling at the front. Needless to say, the three little figures resembled Gu Juan, Zhang Cong, and Liu Hui by a factor of six.
"I didn't realize you two were so talented." Gu Juan praised.
Zhang Cong smiled and said, "The style was designed by Huizi, and the Q-version figurine was the sample drawing I provided."
"Thank you." Gu Juan took off his denim jacket and put on the T-shirt directly, which fit him perfectly.
He took out a few discount cards and gave one to each person.
"I didn't know what you liked, so I didn't prepare anything else. This is a discount card for the flower base. You're welcome to bring your friends along."
Chen Rui and his companions knew that this might be the last time they would meet Gu Juan in the near future, so they were very thoughtful and prepared small gifts, such as notebooks, books, and pens.
After the dishes were served, everyone drank and chatted.
"I thought we would be together for four years, but I didn't expect that we would go our separate ways so soon." Zhang Cong felt a little sad.
Gu Juan helped him fill up the glass of wine and said, "It's not a life-and-death separation. We can get together again when we have time."
Liu Hui asked, "I saw on Weibo that you said you've sold your house and you don't plan to come back?"
Gu Juan nodded and said, "You know I don't have any relatives here, so I'll be living in the flower base from now on. You can come visit whenever you have time."
Yu Le joked, "If we can't find a job after graduation, can we go to work at your flower farm?"
Gu Juan smiled and said, "No problem, as long as you don't mind."
Everyone laughed.
Liu Hui raised his glass and said, "Come, let's toast to Gu Juan first. I wish him a lifetime of being a handsome man in Huaqing University!"
"Hahaha! Come on, come on, let's do it together!"
Gu Juan drank it all in one gulp and filled everyone's glasses. "I'd like to toast you too. I wish you all the best in the future!"
After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere became more and more lively, and the topics of conversation were all kinds of food. Bursts of laughter broke out from time to time in the box.
“Ding Ding Dong…”
Gu Juan glanced at the phone screen and saw Xi Lang.
"Xiaojuan, are you still drinking? Don't drink too much."
"Not much, just a few drinks."
"Where are you? I'll pick you up."
"The food is delicious. I'll call you when I'm almost done eating."
They ate and drank until after eleven o'clock, when everyone was satisfied. Gu Juan paid the bill and they all went out together.
A teasing voice came from behind, "Hey, isn't this Gu Juan?"
Gu Juan turned around and asked, "Li Yinuo?"
There were two young men with Li Yinuo. He knew them both. He had met them at the last ancient martial arts exchange meeting. Shao Xiuming mentioned them. One was called Zhan Peng and the other was called Xiao Ye.
Li Yinuo drank a little too much and his face was flushed. He walked over and blocked Gu Juan's way.
"Get out of the way." Gu Juan said coldly.
"What can you do to me if I don't let you? Do you think that just because you luckily beat me once, I'm really no match for you?" Li Yinuo challenged, "If you have the guts, fight me again."
"Yinuo, why bother to provoke him? It would be so embarrassing if we lose again." Xiao Ye's eyes rolled and he let out a strange laugh.
Zhan Peng patted his shoulder and said, "Don't say that. Yinuo was also careless last time."
Gu Juan was too lazy to argue with the drunk man, but Li Yinuo had no intention of letting him go. After he got around him, he shouted and attacked him from behind.
"Gu Juan, be careful!" Chen Rui shouted hurriedly.
Gu Juan calmly turned sideways, and Li Yinuo's fist missed. Gu Juan turned around, grabbed his wrist with his left hand, and hit him hard in the abdomen with his right fist, looking at him with a half-smile and a cold expression.
Liu Hui, Zhang Cong and others were stunned for a moment.
Li Yinuo spat out a mouthful of sour water with a "wow" sound. The severe pain made him sober up a little. He gathered his internal strength and attacked Gu Juan with his palm technique as fast as a shadow.
Ever since his cultivation reached the Qigong stage, Gu Juan had no intention of enduring any more. If a tiger doesn't show its might, it's like a sick cat. His movements were as elusive as smoke, appearing behind Li Yinuo and landing a powerful palm strike on his back.
Li Yinuo groaned and fell to the ground, his face twisted in pain. He roared at Zhan Peng and Xiao Ye, "What are you two still standing there for? Come on! Come on!"
Zhan Peng and Xiao Ye looked at each other and launched an attack together.
Gu Juan rushed forward, as if stepping on the void, and rushed straight into the circle of encirclement of Zhan Peng and Xiao Ye. Zhan Peng and Xiao Ye were overjoyed and tacitly narrowed the encirclement.
Gu Juan narrowed his eyes, clasped their arms with both hands, and simultaneously exerted force towards the middle. Zhan Peng and Xiao Ye collided violently, feeling dizzy.
Gu Juan grabbed the arms of the two men, easily threw them up and then threw them heavily to the ground.
"ah!"
Zhan Peng and Xiao Ye screamed and couldn't get up for a long time.
Li Yinuo lay on the ground, staring at Gu Juan in disbelief.
"You, you... Impossible... How could you be so strong..."
Gu Juan put one hand in his pocket, walked slowly to him and squatted down, smiled gently, and whispered: "To tell you the truth, I was pretending at the ancient martial arts exchange meeting."
"What!" Li Yinuo was shocked. Gu Juan meant that he was actually stronger than Xia Zhili?
Gu Juan smiled contemptuously. In his current state, even if all the people who had appeared at the ancient martial arts exchange meeting that day were combined, they would not be his match.
He patted Li Yinuo's shoulder and said, "Remember, don't mess with me again, otherwise I will destroy your internal strength. If you don't believe me, you are welcome to try. Because, I need someone to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys. Haha."
Li Yinuo's face turned pale, and he suddenly felt that he was scary.
Liu Hui, Zhang Cong and others were confused about the situation and looked at each other.
Liu Hui asked, "Gu Juan, what's going on? Who are they?"
"It's okay." Gu Juan walked over. "I played basketball with them once. They lost and felt embarrassed, so they wanted to get back at us. Do we want to continue playing basketball or go home?"
Zhang Cong looked around, fortunately there was no one nearby, "Let's leave here first."
Liu Hui and the others all started running, so Gu Juan had no choice but to follow them for a while before stopping.
Liu Hui touched his bloated belly and said, "No more, the memory is full."
Gu Juan nodded, "Okay, let's get together again if there's a chance."
He hailed two taxis to send Liu Hui and the others away, then returned to where he had parked his car at Xiangmanlou. He stood by the car for less than a minute when a taxi stopped opposite. Xi Lang got out and walked over quickly.
"Xiaojuan, have you been waiting for a long time?" Xi Lang looked at Gu Juan's face, confirmed that he was not drunk, and felt relieved.
Gu Juan said, "Fifty-six seconds."
Xi Lang curled his lips and rubbed his head, "Get in the car, let's go home."
"I just had a fight." Gu Juan sat in the passenger seat and told Li Yinuo about what happened.
"Well done," Xi Lang said solemnly, "Those ancient warriors are nothing to be feared. If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll really think they're the best in the world."
Gu Juan leaned on his shoulder and said, "Once we have settled down in the imperial capital, we will ask Big Brother if they are willing to practice cultivation with us."
Xi Lang touched his face and nodded.
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