27 It’s Time to Take the Initiative
Yan Zhen didn’t know these guys. The badges on their chests showed that they were all students from the junior class, probably related to Yan Meng’er.
“Boy, stay away from Yan Meng’er. She’s not a woman you can lay your hands on!”
The leader, with gray hair and a Smarty look, pointed at Yan Zhen’s shoulder one finger at a time, his tone extremely arrogant, “Beauties are only for the strong. Only I, Tema Sha, can become the boyfriend of the new campus belle.”
Yan Zhen was speechless. What kind of elementary school student’s lines were these? He really wanted to wrap him around a utility pole with a roll of tape.
Brainless villains, and with only the strength of a 3-star Mystic Scholar, they were cannon fodder level in front of him.
The key point was that these villains didn’t appear in the script. Plus, there was no one around now, so there wasn’t even the value of slapping their faces.
Yan Zhen looked at them with disdain, “Let’s find a quiet place to talk.”
Tema Sha said smugly, “Oho, boy, you’re quite cooperative. Let’s go.”
So, under the “coercion” of a few people, Yan Zhen came to the back of the school building.
As soon as they arrived at the spot, Yan Zhen took action.
One punch for each person, like hitting little kids. In no time, only Tema Sha was left.
He had thick skin and endured Yan Zhen’s punch without fainting. He fell to the ground and looked at Yan Zhen, who was wrapped in gold and silver flames like a fire demon, in horror. He wanted to run, but his legs went weak.
Yan Zhen gave him a second punch with a blank expression.
“Extras who don’t appear in the script, don’t add scenes randomly, or your meal box will be deducted. Seriously!”
After dealing with the Smarty group actors, Yan Zhen returned to the classroom. Yan Ruyu and Mi Xue’er were already there, sitting on either side of his seat. Seeing him coming, they didn’t get up to give way.
Yan Zhen curled his lips, thinking, why are you throwing a tantrum at me? It’s not like I didn’t let you go find Meng’er. He went around to the back, tiptoed, and jumped between the two girls, sitting down lightly.
Mi Xue’er immediately chuckled, “Little Brother Yan Zhen, where did you and Meng’er go to eat? Didn’t see you guys in the cafeteria.”
Yan Zhen took out pen and paper from his storage ring and answered casually, “Just found a quiet place.”
Yan Ruyu sniffed and asked suspiciously, “You didn’t do anything strange to Meng’er, right?”
Yan Zhen gave her a blank stare, “This is the academy. What’s in your head? Butts?”
“I—”
Yan Ruyu felt guilty and was at a loss for words for a moment. She just snorted and stopped talking.
Mi Xue’er rolled her eyes and changed the way she asked, “Then did Meng’er do anything strange to you, Little Brother Yan Zhen?”
“Does kissing count as something strange?” Yan Zhen tapped his own cheek, “If it counts, then yes.”
The two girls were stunned upon hearing this.
—This Meng’er actually sneaked a kiss!
—Stinky girl, didn’t we agree to do it together…
Mi Xue’er felt a sense of crisis.
Originally, she didn’t consider Yan Meng’er as a rival, because in the previous life, Yan Meng’er was a loser from the start, and her relationship with Yan Zhen only stayed at the level of cousins. She didn’t expect that in this life, Yan Meng’er had actually reconciled with Yan Zhen and was trying to get into a higher position!
She really had some tricks up her sleeve!
As for Yan Ruyu, she recalled that her younger cousin had already kissed Yan Zhen’s cheek during the Lantern Festival, while she could only watch and hadn’t made any substantial progress until now.
Did Meng’er think she was too much of a burden, so she wanted to leave her behind?
Thinking carefully, it was Meng’er who had been helping her make moves, so she could get closer to Yan Zhen.
Although her cousin always made her do some bold actions, making her feel very embarrassed, it felt sweet when thinking back afterwards.
If Meng’er didn’t lead her, wouldn’t she be unable to get closer to Yan Zhen?
Just like just now, as soon as she opened her mouth, she made Yan Zhen feel impatient. If Meng’er were present, she would definitely say something to harmonize the atmosphere.
At this moment, Yan Ruyu realized the importance of Meng’er’s assistance. She secretly regretted being too much of a burden and felt sorry for her considerate cousin.
Should she be more proactive?
Yan Ruyu looked at Yan Zhen’s profile, in a daze.
After pondering for a long time, she bit her lip and quietly moved her butt, getting closer to Yan Zhen until her elbow just touched his forearm. Then she pretended not to know and lowered her head to read a book.
Mi Xue’er thought to herself that she should also make a serious move, or else if Meng’er took the lead, crying would be useless.
“Little Brother Yan Zhen, you’re still drawing this? Is it done?”
As she spoke, she naturally put her arm on his shoulder, very lightly, not affecting his drawing of the talisman. Her beautiful face also leaned over, curiously looking at the talisman pattern Yan Zhen had drawn, her long eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings.
Yan Zhen was concentrating on drawing the fire talisman and didn’t pay attention to the small movements of the two girls.
When he entered the state, the system once again popped up the skip prompt.
The system’s skip function was actually quite troublesome. He needed to enter the state and not interact with the outside world before he could choose to skip.
This kind of learning plot was fine, but for painful plots like breaking through the profound barrier, he had to endure the pain for a while before he could skip.
Choosing to skip, the scene in front of Yan Zhen’s eyes gradually blurred and then became clear again. A complete memory of drawing the fire talisman and a profound sense of fatigue also appeared in his mind.
He blinked and found himself walking on the way home from school. Yan Meng’er tightly hooked his arm, the familiar 36D sensation teasing the restless heartstrings.
“Cousin, what’s wrong with you?”
“N-Nothing.”
Yan Zhen shook his head, dispelling the sense of reality fracture in his mind.
“Cousin, should we take a stroll on the street before going back?”
“Let’s forget it today. I want to go back and cultivate.”
“Oh…”
Yan Meng’er lowered her head in disappointment, not saying a word while hooking his arm, like a sad puppy.
Yan Zhen’s heart instantly softened, “I’ll accompany you to shop in a couple of days when I’m free.”
Yan Meng’er’s face instantly regained its vigor, “Really? Then in two days, right? The day after tomorrow afternoon, okay? The weather is getting hot. Meng’er wants to buy some thinner dresses~”
Seeing her changing faces like a drama queen, Yan Zhen was speechless. This cousin’s little tricks were really endless, impossible to guard against.
Returning to the mansion, Yan Zhen immediately locked himself in his room and entered the crystal space. Under the witness of his beautiful master, after three consecutive failures, he finally drew a complete fire talisman with yellow paper and vermilion!
As soon as the fire talisman was completed, the yellow paper self-ignited and turned to ashes, silently scattering.
Chen Xi nodded with satisfaction, “In three or four days, you completed drawing the fire talisman. Zhen’er, you have great talent in the way of talismans.”
Yan Zhen smiled modestly, listening to the task completion prompt in his mind, and casually claimed the reward.
[Special Trump Card – Circle Curse: Casually draw a circle to curse the opponent. The type of curse is random, and the strength varies with the difference in realms.]
It seemed to be something that couldn’t be used for the time being. Yan Zhen put it away as usual. He would wait until he had more trump cards to form a deck.
At present, there was only one “Three Fire Blasts” as a “monster card”. The others were all “magic cards” or “trap cards”, not worthy of much use.
When would a dragon head come?
“Alright, since Zhen’er can already draw a complete fire talisman with yellow paper and vermilion, let’s enter the second stage – draw a complete fire talisman with only white paper and black ink and make it self-ignite.”
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