The 49th Chapter of the Provincial Capital in the Second Part: The Colorful Uprising

  As he walked out of the east gate of the school, Yi Tianxing sniffed the air filled with the aroma of smoke and fire, his mouth began to water, and he entered a small restaurant to order a bowl of fried noodles in soup, topped with meat sauce. He also called out to Chun Jie's baozi shop next door to bring over some steamed buns. The buns were imitations of the famous Longyan Baozi from the provincial capital, but unfortunately, they looked similar but tasted far inferior. This fried noodle dish was not authentic either, after all, the province was located in the south and couldn't replicate the bold flavors of the north. However, Yi Tianxing wasn't picky about food, as long as there was a layer of spicy chili oil floating on top of his bowl, he would be delighted.

  They had everything they needed, so they sat down at the table and started eating. After they were full and satisfied, they used a few pieces of paper towels that the store owner had prepared, which were stuck together like scraps, to wipe their mouths. Then they walked towards the direction of Hongwa Temple and saw a public phone booth.

  He thought for a moment and then picked up the phone and dialed back to Old Master Gu in the county town.

  "Old man, I've seen him." Yi Tianxing said with a deliberate calmness.

  The old man was silent for a moment, then said, "Thank you."

  Yi Tianxing knew that the old man was feeling sentimental over there, and he smiled and said: "It's all right, it's just that it almost ended in family breakage and separation."

  The old gentleman didn't know what he meant, and asked: "Is that old man over a hundred years old? Is his body still healthy? Do you have to wait for me to kowtow and thank him?"

  Yi Tian Xing smiled secretly and thought of the old ancestor in Yuan Temple, who was probably over a hundred years old. He replied, "Something has happened, but it's not convenient to talk about it for now."

  The old man on the other end of the phone let out a sigh, seemingly somewhat disappointed: "You've had a hard time."

  Yi Tianxing said, "Don't worry, I'll find an opportunity to tell him about your matter." After thinking for a moment, he added, "However, I can't guarantee that he will still remember who you are." He thought to himself that the old ancestor of the Temple of Return to the Origin had extremely powerful and abnormal abilities, and was also so playful, it's possible that back then, he only casually saved the old master on a whim, and after many years have passed, it might be somewhat difficult for him to remember.

  The old man chuckled and said, "What's the harm in not remembering? As long as my heart is sincere, that's all that matters. In previous years when I was in the provincial city, I went to the Temple of Original Purity every month to burn incense, and I don't know how much money I threw away on incense. That old bald donkey stubbornly refused to let me enter the mountain gate. Now you can go in, which is already more than I could do."

  Yi Tian Xing chuckled and didn't tell him that this fate was actually created by himself.

  "What kind of person is that old man?" asked the old gentleman.

  Yitian Xing held the microphone, tilted his head and thought for a moment before responding seriously:

  "Expert."

  After a while, he added another sentence.

  "But he is so high up, it's abnormal, an abnormally high person."

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  Among the laughter, the two chatted for a few more sentences before Old Master Gu finally said: "Yuan Ye called me and told me that you've been going to the company less often lately."

  Yi Tianxing hesitated for a moment before saying, "I myself haven't thought it through clearly yet, so I can't promise you anything for the time being. After all, I'm just a student, and I simply want to live a simple life."

  The old man sighed and advised: "When it's time to strive, don't lie down on the ground."

  Yitianxing smiled and replied: "When you say the two words 'struggle', I always feel a hint of evil spirit."

  The old man chuckled and fell silent for a moment before continuing, "This matter can't be forced upon you. What you said is right, with your knowledge and abilities, it's not difficult to live a comfortable life. However, I still hope that within this year, you'll keep an eye on the Gu family more often, and in the future, there will naturally be rewards."

  "How can I help? Do you want me to lead Yuan Ye in a bloody fight through the streets and alleys of the provincial city?" Yi Tianxing said irritably.

  The old master smiled and said: "I let you be a businessman, not a fighter."

  Yi Tianxing sneered, "As for your family's business, I'm afraid they're all shady deals." Suddenly thinking of the old master being not so bad after all, his tone softened slightly, "If there's anything you need my help with, as long as it doesn't harm heaven or reason, I won't stand idly by. After all, I also like Yuan Ye's personality, strangely enough, this guy is indeed an oddball."

  The old master's tone in the receiver turned solemn: "The Gu family has been operating in the provincial city for many years, and legitimate business is the mainstay. Yuan Ye isn't some kind of freak... it's just that when they first started out, they weren't very clean, so their reputation wasn't great. Alas, now it's not possible to abandon the brothers who went through thick and thin with them back in the day, so now there are some things that can't be shaken off, and even if you want to wash your hands of it, you can't get clean."

  Yitian Xing held the microphone, listening to the voice coming from it, thinking that this was the natural order of things. If wealth gained through sin could easily see the light of day, then the world would be truly unreasonable. He sighed and turned his head to look at the people on the street, seeing a few male students walking towards the game room with their arms around each other's shoulders, a young couple keeping a distance of half a meter apart and moving at a speed of five meters per second, and several beautiful girls standing outside the coffee shop called Dongshi District Nine Points.

  He looked at these people who were about the same age as him, carefree and content, when suddenly a smile appeared on his face, and he said in a low voice: "I can help Gu's family with some things, but I won't get too deeply involved myself."

  He scratched his slightly itchy scalp with the microphone and chuckled: "Just now, I suddenly realized that in a month since I came to the provincial city, I've encountered all sorts of lives, yet somehow still haven't had a chance to be a good student for a few days."

  "I just want to be a student, it's that simple."

  The other end of the phone fell silent, and then they bid each other farewell before hanging up.

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  Just walking to the Wangjiang Cinema, looking at the white notice board with several big words painted in red: "True Lies", Yi Tianxing hurriedly prepared to buy tickets, but didn't expect two familiar figures to appear from the ring road under the shade of the trees, and couldn't help but smile and greet them.

  The visitors were Yi Tianxing's high school classmates He Wei and Hu Yun. After graduating from high school, Hu Yun entered the police academy in the provincial capital, and He Wei entered the Provincial Finance and Economics School.

  "I didn't think you two would actually come visit me." Yi Tianxing put the money back in his pocket and lightly bumped fists with the two guys.

  "Hehe, this kid came to my school to grab a meal today. I thought, since coming to the provincial city, I haven't seen you yet, so I'll just come to your school."

  Yitian Xing asked: "Were you guys the ones who came to my dormitory looking for me just now?"

  Hú Yún replied on the side: "Yes, we didn't find anyone, so the two of us just strolled around the campus."

  Yi Tianxing turned his head and said to He Wei: "What? Are you here to bully me today?"

  "Where can?" He Wei's speech was more restrained after he went to college, but the rebellious air between his eyebrows had not been completely washed away: "Our future police comrades are treating us today."

  Yitianxing smiled and led the two of them walking towards the east gate: "Then let's not be polite."

  "There are really many beauties in your school." He Wei sighed as he walked.

  Yi Tianxing looked a bit strange, glanced at Hu Yun, and then stared at He Wei: "You're from the Finance Department, claiming to collect specimens of beauties from all over the province. You're in Pan Si Dong, yet you still have an expression that says 'three months without knowing the taste of meat'?"

  He Wei smiled wryly.

  Yitian Xing still felt strange, and Hu Yun was already sneering beside him: "There are many beautiful women who specialize in wealth, but He Mouren's progress is too fast. He brought this upon himself by finding a beauty to control him. Among the three thousand beauties, he can only drink from one cup now, and can only look at one cup."

  Yi Tian Xing burst out laughing and began the interrogation: "Name, age, home address, three measurements, phone number, not a single one can be left out."

  "Is there anyone as shameless as you who would pry into his sister-in-law's private matters?" He Wei feigned surprise.

  Hu Yun and Yi Tianxing refused to comply and continued to be coerced into making a confession.

  He Wei couldn't help but be annoyed by the two of them, rubbing his head and looking quite embarrassed: "Her name is Zhang Jin, a local from the provincial capital, eighteen this year, sixteen next year, I don't know her measurements, can't give out her phone number, and her home address is none of your business."

  Yi Tianxing and Hu Yun exchanged a smile, patted He Wei's shoulder: "Be careful." The three naturally understood what this safety referred to.

  He Wei couldn't let these two mock him, so he pretended to sigh and said: "Anyway, I have someone by my side, unlike you Hu Yun, who stays in that temple every day. In the summer, didn't you brag about having a police flower? Now say it again, is there no flower petal in the police school?"

  Hu Yun was in agony and full of regret: "It's all because I was cheated by that old man onto this pirate ship."

  He Wei turned his head and said to Yi Tian Xing, "And you. With Zou Lele not by your side, are you afraid that writing a letter would wear out the calluses on your fingers?"

  Yitian smiled and said, "Nonsense." He suddenly remembered that he hadn't written to Lelai for several days and felt a twinge of guilt. He turned his head to secretly observe Hu Yun's expression, finding everything normal, before putting his mind at ease: "The calluses on one's fingers are often formed in the temples of certain characters."

  He Wei and Yi Tianxing exchanged a look, then burst out laughing.

  Hu Yun was stunned for a moment before he understood what the two kids meant, and jumped up to make a gesture of hitting them. He Wei and Yi Tian Xing laughed and dodged away, walking towards the crowded Cultural Road.

  "The sun's rays shine directly on my face, but you remain unmoved..."

  On the cultural street, groups of two or three female students walked with an air of youthful vitality. He Wei put on a harmless smile like a toad, but failed to attract even a glance from anyone. He could only look gloomy and hum the song "Black Panther". Hu Yun had a serious expression, but didn't forget to pull down her police uniform's hem, making her outfit even more neat and tidy.

  Yi Tian Xing, who was lagging behind, looked up at the sky and felt extremely comfortable under the warm sunlight.

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  After dinner, the three of them parted ways. Yitian Xing saw Yuan Ye and Xiao Xiao standing outside the old sixth dormitory from afar, along with that car. He couldn't help but sigh, thinking it must have been arranged by Lao Gu after receiving the phone call. Only when he ran into these two did he find out that today was a company dinner gathering. Upon hearing this, Yitian Xing let out another sigh, thinking to himself: if only I had known earlier, why bother competing with those two kids He Wei and Hu Yun for food so fiercely.

  The Crystal Palace is not a place for the Dragon King of the East Sea to sleep and fart, but it's actually the largest seafood restaurant in the provincial city. This restaurant is actually a large ship that has been quietly moored by the river. Eating air-transported seafood while feeling the river breeze blowing from outside the boat is indeed a great pleasure.

  Yitian Xing asked Xiao, who was standing beside him: "How much does it cost to have a meal here?"

  "There are cheap ones and expensive ones, it depends on how you eat." Xiao Xiao replied: "There is a meal that costs over a hundred yuan, and there is also a meal that costs tens of thousands of yuan."

  "Ah……" Yi Tianxing sighed, "This store's teeth are really deep, you say the company dinner is in this kind of place, how much money do we have to spend?" Since he stepped into Peng Fei Industrial and Trade Co., Ltd., his innate stinginess had begun to awaken gradually.

  Xiao Xiao smiled and said: "Don't worry about the price, you're also not being polite. This store charges us very cheaply, and it's more authentic than other stores, so they won't cheat us."

  Yi Tianxing raised an eyebrow and lectured, "You don't understand this, the food industry is the darkest. Although the Gu family has a good reputation in the provincial city, others will still try to cheat you on the scales, and you'll still be clueless."

  Yuan Ye, who had been quietly listening beside him, finally couldn't help but laugh and explained to Yi Tianxing's bewildered expression: "This store is actually opened by our company."

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  As he walked into the magnificent third-floor hall of the wine building, the people who had been waiting here stood up one after another to greet Yi Tianxing. Yi Tianxing was still a bit unaccustomed to such occasions, his facial expression stiffly nodding, and then sat down in the head seat.

  Apart from Yi Tianxing and Yuan Ye, there were several other big shots. Xiao was originally not qualified to sit at this table, but Yi Tianxing thought he had some investment potential, so he pulled him down to sit. Taking the menu handed over by Yuan Ye, looking at the numerous dish names on it, Yi Tianxing was immediately stunned. As a poor young man, apart from seaweed and cod with "带" (striped) in their names which were cheap, he had no first-hand knowledge of seafood. He hastily returned the menu to Yuan Ye, muttering unclearly: "Just eat something casual, although it's a company dinner and our own business, we shouldn't eat too expensively, left hand right hand are all our own, aren't they?"

  Yuan Ye didn't notice his awkwardness, took the menu and said to the waiter next to him: "We want the delicious but not expensive ones. Five-spice smoked fish, cold mixed golden needle mushroom, dried shrimp with two vegetables, braised pork belly with pipefish, cold mixed jellyfish head, cold mixed bok choy, cold mixed sea snail, spicy stir-fried Mao Xian, leek stir-fried sea intestine, oil-splashed abalone, sauce-braised seafood assorted plate, oil-splashed scallop, shrimp and carrot ball pot, iced water bitter melon, fragrant crispy rabbit leg, garlic roasted swan egg, salted water fragrant snail, clam and tofu pot...

  He said with a normal expression, but Yi Tianxing was already stunned beside him, thinking that this is the menu after being frugal? He lightly coughed twice and said: "That's enough."

  Yuan Ye thought for a moment and then stopped ordering, instructing the waiter to take care of it. He said that each table would order their own drinks, then turned around and asked politely: "What main course would you like to have, young master?"

  "Rice." Yitian Xing replied without thinking.

  "Has taste." Yuan Ye thought, indeed a child from a wealthy family, only ordering plain white rice for the main course, just like drinking plain water in a bar, shaking his head in admiration.

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  It's indeed a self-run restaurant, everything is quick. Five tables of people were full, and in no time, all the dishes were served. Yi Tianxing held up his cup of red wine to toast everyone at the table, then started eating with gusto, finishing each dish quickly. He found that nothing was particularly impressive, except for the cold mixed jellyfish head and the sea urchin tofu pot, which really whetted his appetite. The jellyfish head was crispy to death, with cucumber, old vinegar, and garlic being just right, while the soup of the sea urchin tofu pot was rich and savory, perfect for eating with rice.

  He buried his head and ate, while several other big shots from the provincial capital on the same table frowned, exchanged glances, and prepared to toast him. That day, Yi Tianxing had made everyone speechless in the conference room, but after all, the Gu family's business was tainted with a strong black color, and the hierarchy was strict. Although people had grievances, they didn't dare do anything to this young master of the Yi family. Seeing that the wine table had already opened, taking revenge on the wine scene was a great idea, so they all held high cups, filled with nose-piercing white wine, and killed over to Yi Tianxing's seat.

  Yi Tianxing hadn't even had a chance to speak, when Yuan Ye was already standing up with his cup, and as the host of the gathering in the provincial capital, he wanted Yi Tianxing to take a drink on his behalf. Who would dare say no? And so, a fierce battle of drinking began, with everyone's faces gradually turning red, their voices growing louder, and their words becoming coarser...

  After a while, Xiao Xiao led the manager of the wine house to Yi Tianxing's side and whispered a few words.

  Yi Tian furrowed his brow slightly and followed the two up to the fourth floor of the boat, entering a private room. He saw someone there, smiled, sat down across from him, picked up a piece of watermelon with his fingers and ate it, mumbling: "Gu Da, why did you come to the provincial city? The company is having a gathering downstairs, what are you hiding here for?"

  The newcomer was none other than old Master Gu's grandson, Gu Da, who had always refused to come to the provincial city.

  Gu Da rubbed his shiny forehead, gave a signal to the manager of the wine house who had been very respectful, and the manager tactfully called out everyone, leaving this quiet private room for the two of them.

  The room was empty, Gu Da laughed and sat down beside Yi Tian Xing, laughing as he said: "I say Tian Xing, now we can be considered brothers, what's the harm in speaking softly?"

  "Cut it." Yi Tianxing slapped his shoulder with his hands, which were covered in watermelon juice, and wiped them clean. "If you hadn't refused to come to the provincial city to take charge, I wouldn't have ended up like this today?"

  "Now you can call the wind and rain in the provincial city, with one word weighing nine Tripods. What's wrong?" Gu Da smiled.

  "It's so good, why didn't you come?" Yi Tianxing smiled and asked back.

  Gu Da thought for a moment, then furrowed his brow and said: "I remember when I first met you in the county town, I told you that you're a clever person." He paused before continuing: "You are indeed a clever person, and now our family has an inseparable relationship with you. Although Grandfather is willing to let go and give it to you, I don't fully understand why. Even though I now know that you're an extraordinary individual. But I respect his experience and wisdom, and at the same time, I'm grateful for your help in supporting our family's burden, so today I'll make things clear with you."

  "I won't be involved in the family business." Gu Da looked at Yi Tianxing seriously and said, "I'm going to take a different path, one that can't be tainted by these things. So I hope you can rest assured, Gu Er and I will absolutely support you, there's no other meaning behind it."

  "But it's still not clear." Yi Tianxing shook his finger, "I'm new to society, maybe I think about problems in a simpler way, but I know that for people like you, what matters most is interest. I don't see what benefits you get from giving me this mess, and more importantly, I don't see what benefits I get from taking over this mess."

  Gu laughed loudly: "This last sentence is the truth, although I don't know the specific situation, but Grandfather also said that you and we are not on the same level, indeed we can't give you any benefits." His eyes shone with a serious and determined light, "We can only give you something that seems very important to us, but may seem somewhat illusory to you, that is: trust."

  "We entrust the lives of thousands of people from our clan to you."

  Yi Tianxing suddenly felt something pressing on his shoulder and shook his head with a smile, saying: "Too heavy." He also said: "What's the benefit for the Gu family in this way?"

  "We're ready to withdraw from the underworld, but these thousands of brothers still need to eat and live. The advantage is that after you take over, I hope you can keep their rice bowls intact." Gu said: "You are a smart person, well-read, naturally know why successful people in history often cannot retreat afterwards? Washington did it, so he could go home and plant the cherry tree he chopped down when he was young; while Zhang Juzheng could return to his hometown in glory, but couldn't keep his descendants and three acres of land after death. This is because Washington had no one to share meals with, whereas if Zhang Juzheng retired, those people around him would immediately be finished."

  Yi Tianxing stroked his lips, thought for a moment, and said: "I don't know what I'll face in the future, so I can't promise you anything. And to be honest with you, without offending you, I've always thought that underworld figures are all dregs."

  Gu laughed loudly.

  Yi Tianxing also smiled: "I just take a look and play around in your family business, it's impossible to get directly involved."

  Gu Dajian couldn't convince him, so he didn't continue. After all, in his heart, he still had some doubts about Grandfather entrusting the provincial city business to a young man who had only known him for less than three months.

  Yi Tianxing suddenly asked: "You didn't come all the way to the provincial city just to say these clichés to me, did you?"

  "Of course not." Gu Daben raised his wine glass and took a sip, somewhat excitedly saying: "This time the province is attracting investment, I heard that Taiwan's Lin Bo wants to return to the mainland. I was entrusted by the municipal government to think of a way to see if we can get Lin Bo to invest some money in our city."

  Yi Tianxing didn't know who Lin Bo was, but looking at Gu Daxiong's fiery eyes, he thought to himself that it was probably another extremely wealthy Taiwanese businessman.

  Lin Bo is a Taiwanese celebrity.

  "What's your famous place?"

  Gu Da Zheng said: "Do good deeds. I heard that many of Master Yan's good deeds were supported by Lin Bo."

  Yi Tianxing said in surprise: "He is indeed a kind and generous person who delights in doing good deeds."

  "Yes." Gu Da smiled and said, "It's rare for him to return to the mainland this time, so the city wants me to come and communicate with the province to see how to receive him. In addition, the city also wants to try to get his investment."

  "There's a broken temple right across from the county town of Gaoyang, how is that possible." Yi Tianxing snorted in disdain, suddenly thinking that a triad member was actually helping the government with things, and couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

  "I've said it before, I'm taking a different path. My business has nothing to do with the family's."

  "Huh? What road?" Yi Tianxing came with interest, "What is your current identity?"

  "I am the deputy director of the Municipal Taiwan Affairs Office." Gu Da said, pulling out a business card from his pocket with a standard motion, just like mainland officials on TV who were in Hong Kong to attract investment.

  Yi Tian Xing let out a snort of laughter.

  He originally brought a lawyer with him, wanting to transfer several companies in the provincial capital under Yitian's name. Unexpectedly, after considering it for a while, Yitian still refused. He said: "Whether or not I have this title makes no difference to me. If the Gu family trusts me, then I don't need to use a signature on this document to pressure people. If you don't trust me, then I'll be even more relaxed and it will be easier for me to leave in the future." In the end, he just had Gu Da write a power of attorney in front of the lawyer.

  After finishing this, Yi Tianxing returned downstairs. He saw that Yuan Ye had already been forced to drink by those guys and his face was red. He couldn't help but chuckle and walk up, taking over Yuan Ye's wine cup, and started drinking wildly.

  With his unusual physical constitution, even if you gave him industrial alcohol mixed with liquefied gas, he would probably be fine, let alone a mere sixty-proof white wine. So Yi Tianxing downed cup after cup, his face flushing red, but his eyes grew even brighter. No one knew how much time had passed when the group of people who had previously thought they were being tested by alcohol found themselves sliding under the table in shock and admiration as Yi Tianxing drank like water.

  At past eleven at night, Xiao Xiao, who hadn't drunk a drop, helped the pretending-to-be-drunk Yi Tian Xing into the car and drove back to Provincial City University. Yi Tian Xing opened his eyes and said, "Don't go in through the main gate, just enter from the east gate." Xiao Xiao knew he was faking it, smiled slightly, and said, "Young Master, you're really something, I don't know what other surprises you'll bring me in the future."

  Yitian hung down the car window, blowing in the slightly cool night wind, and said after a while: "It's better to have fewer surprises sometimes."

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  After that day, Yi Tianxing's life gradually stabilized.

  Little Zhuque seems to have just fallen in love with the feeling of growing up, playing wildly outside every day, only returning to the big tree outside the old sixth dormitory window at night, calling out a few times to Yi Tianhang, and then falling asleep sweetly. Yi Tianhang, on the other hand, guards the night every day, waiting for the little guy to return, sometimes thinking about it during the wait, although he doesn't know who his parents are, but now he has also experienced the hardships of being a parent, can't help but think of his grandfather buried in the back mountain of the county town.

  It's inevitable to feel another wave of sadness.

  The heavenly canopy was transformed by the old ancestor of the Temple of Origin into a snow-white feather, which was planted on the forehead of the little Vermilion Bird. From then on, the little Vermilion Bird never again emitted heat without cause, and the large tree outside the window gradually regained its vitality; however, mosquitoes still did not dare to approach this wooden building.

  It's easy to get used to the natural environment and I won't have a fever again, although I miss that little girl from the pharmacy. The aluminum lunch box can be used by myself now, no need to eat steamed buns, pickled vegetables and bread every day.

  He naturally knew that all of this was thanks to the silver feather, and he also understood the wonders of this treasure. However, he couldn't help but feel some worry, as Jixiang Tian wanted the heavenly cloak, and on that day by the riverbank in Fuchuan, he had already clashed with Jixiang Tian's blind man once, so there was no reason they wouldn't come looking for trouble again.

  Yitian has been on high alert these days, always worried that Jixiangtian will come to make trouble. He even thought about whether he should let Yuan Ye get a gun for self-defense, but later thought that the flamethrower seemed more powerful than the handgun on the battlefield, and since they already had two terrifying flamethrowers with Xiaohongniao, it didn't seem necessary to get another small gun to play with.

  Although Master Yuan Temple Bin had explained some of the rules of the current cultivation world to him in the Zen room, such as not disturbing secular affairs and strictly forbidding the involvement of innocent people. He still couldn't help but feel uneasy. This kind of struggle among cultivators was extremely unfamiliar to Yi Tianxing. It wasn't until he arrived at the provincial city that he first became involved in this kind of dispute, and he couldn't help but feel a little flustered. Adding to his worry was the fear that his own affairs would implicate some innocent people, making him tense all the time.

  But he was born with a lazy and open-minded personality, after being tense for two or three days, he found that the school life was as usual, and his vigilant heart also faded away. Yuan Ye hadn't looked for him in these few days either, and Yi Tianxing lived even more comfortably. If it weren't for Zhu Que's son coming back to report every night, he would have suspected that he had already returned to his carefree high school life.

  So Yitian began to attend classes and sleep normally, scolded his mother in the cafeteria, watched the ball and whistled on the playground, and made a fortune with tears in the dormitory——their class now has a rule that does not allow Yitian to play cards, even if they make a fortune, they cannot exceed three moves for a game of Dou Dizhu, and five moves for a round of Mahjong——the poor boy can only sit on the upper bunk every day, overlooking from above, scolding the group of pigs below who don't know how to play cards, then the group of pigs below, all pointing their middle fingers up at him, quite spectacular.

  Of course, he wouldn't forget to send Zhou Lelie a few passionate, serious and lively letters every week.

  Yitian Xing's "Happy Life" lasted until the end of the month.

  The student union's cadres issued a notice that the whole department will hold a board game competition next month. The students of Yitianhang class all gathered in room 241, where their monitor lived. As soon as they met, without discussion, they unanimously decided that this glorious and not at all arduous task should be handed over to Yitianhang, who was known as the invincible eastern champion of the card table.

  Yi Tian Xing has been collectively boycotted by everyone these days, and he is as depressed as a young daughter-in-law. Now that he has the opportunity, of course, he will not miss it. He smiled slightly, closed his eyes and said to the male students in the dormitory: "If I go, it seems unfair to other classmates, so let's not do it."

  The team leader was a Sichuan man, tall and thin, who bellowed: "For the sake of collective honor, we have to go even if we don't want to!"

  Yi Tianxing smiled and said, "Our class is just a small collective. Are the students from other classes not part of our larger collective? If you want me to go, I can." He stood up and bowed to his classmates: "Then I am also a member of the class collective. In the future, when we play cards in the dormitory, you can't not let me join."

  The boys looked at each other in dismay.

  A Jiangsu boy who slept on the upper bunk of the dormitory said with a bitter face: "In that case, I think our class should not compete for this collective honor. Otherwise, when playing cards with Lao Yi, we will definitely have to fetch water every day, sweep the floor, and the chicken leg tickets in the cafeteria will be won by this kid." He saw the class leader seemed to be preparing a serious speech, so he hurriedly interrupted: "Class leader, you should think thrice, otherwise your cigarette money will be won by this kid too."

  Bān Tóu was taken aback by such a miserable outcome and couldn't help but shudder.

  Many boys heard it and immediately said: "Right, right, small collective honor, our class won't compete with other classes."

  Yi Tian Xing pretended to be nonchalant and threw up his hands: "Since everyone loves the school so much, then forget it."

  The squad leader struggled for a long time between cigarettes and saving face, but still couldn't make up his mind.

  At this time, the door of Dormitory 241 was pushed open, and a female student from the Student Union, who had more power than Class Leader, poked her head in. This female classmate was influential because she was in charge of the interesting things in the Student Union, but the main reason was that she was a beauty.

  "Hey, what are you guys still discussing? Of course our class is going with Yi Tian Xing."

  The class head saw her and immediately explained: "That kid dared to make demands and negotiate conditions with the whole class."

  "He's gone crazy." A beautiful girl wearing a floral skirt walked in with a smile, and all the boys bowed to greet her.

  The beauty in the flower skirt looked at Yi Tianxing with a smile and said, "Actually, Old Yi, it's better if you don't participate. Otherwise, Dongfang Bubai's reputation will definitely be ruined in an instant."

  Although he knew it was a reckless move, Yi Tianxing still shouted loudly with his throat: "Who? Who dares to challenge me?"

  "The top student in our department is Qin Zi." The beautiful agent took out a registration form from her bag and pointed to a name.

  "Seiko? I'm still Sakuragi Hanako." Eiten took the registration form, but was shaken by that beautiful signature.

  The boys in the dormitory started to mock Yi Tianxing for being ignorant, and even the famous Chinese department beauty Qin Zi had never heard of him.

  "Qin Zi is a senior in her second year, excelling in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but most importantly, she's as beautiful as an immortal fairy." The pretty girl smiled mischievously as she pulled out a photo and handed it to Yi Tian Xing: "A private gift for you to take a look."

  Yitian Xing looked at the white-clothed girl in the photo, and without much effort, he recalled the ice and snow girl who had almost collided with him while riding a bicycle that day. He thought back to the gentle smile of the girl under the sun that day, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

  "I'm going." Yi Tianxing said with a stern expression: "Originally, I thought the other students in my class were good enough to be proud of the whole department, but since a talented girl has emerged, as the undefeated champion Yi Tianxing, I naturally cannot stand by and do nothing. For the collective honor, how can I be absent? Which items did this girl sign up for? I will participate in all of them!"

  The whole class of boys burst out laughing, and someone suddenly asked: "You only know how to play poker and mahjong, have you learned things like Chinese chess and Go?"

  Yi Tianxing thought for a moment and said seriously: "It's not too late to learn now."

  "Go die." The whole class of boys burst into laughter.

  "In the morning I heard the Way, in the evening I died content." Yi Tianxing smiled and signed his name on the registration form with a flourish, then turned and left.

  The boys in the class also dispersed with a smile, came out of dormitory 241, followed behind Yi Tianxing who was smiling and waving his arms, shouting slogans, and the crowd was excited.

  "Down with the reactionary gambler and lecherous wolf Ye Tianxi!"

  Yitian Xing didn't look back, raised his right arm high, clenched his fist and shouted: "When we see beauty, we rise up with our banners! This is our duty!"

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  This week, one chapter will be updated every day. Time is tight and I don't know how many words there will be. I'll do my best to update more if possible. Thank you for your support.

  Happy belated birthday.