Chapter 38 The Leopards Loses The Race

Deming walked with Fu Yongrui and Cao Yifei. Fu Yongrui continued, "Let's go celebrate our friendship."

Cao Yifei smiled and said, "Yes, but don't drink too much."

Deming looked at the two cousins and said, "I'll pass."

Fu Yongrui turned around and asked, "Why not?"

Deming, "I was out for two days because I went drinking and I was very sick."

Fu Yongrui, "Then we won't drink alcohol, just eat and talk."

Deming refused, "I'm sorry. I'm still not feeling well. I want to take a break."

Fu Yongrui, "How about the day after tomorrow?"

The more Deming refused Fu Yongrui's invitation, the more he insisted. Deming continued, "Okay."

The three friends saw some Guozhao students and some classmates talking.

Fu Yongrui, "Let's go see what they are doing over there."

The three friends walked over.

Tam Kun, "Come on, write your name here."

Fu Yongrui, "What are you guy doing?"

Tam Liang, "We are going to participate in the competition." He looked Fu Yongrui up and down. "Hey, classmate Fu, you're not too bad. How fast can you run?"

Fu Yongrui smiled and said, "Fast enough."

Tam Liang, "Let's race."

Fu Yongrui, "No."

Tam Liang frowned, "Why not?"

Fu Yongrui, "Your spiritual power is much stronger than mine. I can't win, so why bother?"

Tam Liang said with a smile, "It is forbidden to use spiritual energy in the competition." He smiled. "What did you say, let's run from here to that clothesline and come back?" He pointed to the clothesline far away from them.

Fu Yongrui smiled and said, "Well, if you don't use your spiritual energy to support you...I have no problem racing with you."

Tam Liang said, "I won't."

The two stepped forward and began to stretch.

Tam Kun, "Who do you think will win?" He looked at Deming and Cao Yifei.

Cao Yifei smiled and said confidently, "Yongrui."

Tam Kun, "I think Tam Liang will win."

Cao Yifei smiled confidently, "Brother Tam might win if he races against someone else, but if he is racing against Yongrui..." She smirked at Tam Kun. "There is no way, brother Tam will win." She raised her right thumb and pointed down.

Deming asked, "Why is that?"

Cao Yifei smiled and said, "His nickname is Leopard."

A male classmate said, "Then he must be fast."

Cao Yifei, "Wait and see."

When Tam Kun counted to three, the two ran to the clothesline. Fu Yongrui's speed is very fast. He ran to the clothesline first, and three minutes later, Tam Liang crossed the finish line.

Tam Liang was excited even after losing, "You are very fast, you must join our team."

Tam Kun pleaded, "Brother Fu please...you need to join our team."

Fu Yongrui, "I still don't know the reason for joining your team."

Yu Lei said behind him, "It's a five-course competition." He walked in with the Fang twins.

Tam Kun pleaded with tears, "C'mon, we never win. We're always fourth."

Fu Yongrui was startled, "What? But you are Guozhao Hunters, why have you never won?"

Fang Weimin, "The problem is that most of us have the strength but no brains."

Fang Weisheng, "Hmph, don't underestimate your teammates."

Fang Weimin said, "That's why we always came in fourth place."

Tam Liang, "What is your answer, brother? Please join us."

Fu Yongrui looked around and asked, "How about your senior brothers?"

Fang Weimin frowned, "They refused to participate."

Cao Yifei asked, "Why?"

Fang Weisheng frowned, "They all said that besides caring for the juniors, they have other things to do."

Fu Yongrui, "Who is in the team?"

Tam Kun smiled and said, "This brother here." He patted on one of the tall students. He cleared his throat. "Hey, what is your name?"

Ho Jinhai, "Ho Jinhai, I wrote my name on it, how could you forget it?"

Tam Kun smiled and said, "My fault. Lei, the Fang twins, Tam Liang, Tian Xiang, me, and you. We still need one more person."

Fu Yongrui looked at Deming, "How about brother Dong?"

Deming refused the invitation, "No, sorry. I don't like competition. I don't have muscles or the brain."

Fu Yongrui said sadly, "I'm sorry, brothers... If Brother Dong doesn't participate, then I can only refuse."

Tam Kun grabbed Deming's arms and knelt in front of Deming, "Brother Dong." He shouted. "Please help us. Think about all the good things our sector had done for you. We have not treated you badly." Deming wanted to free his hand, but Tam Kun held it even tighter. "You have to be on the team. We need him." He continued to cry, pleading on his knees.

Tian Xiang saw Guozhao Zhiqiang walking towards the group. He looked at his fellow brothers, and everyone suddenly stopped talking. Tian Xiang said quietly, "Ah Kun, get up."

Tam Kun did not hear Tian Xiang and other warnings and continued to beg and cry.

Fu Yongrui said, "Just say yes."

Guozhao Zhiqiang said sharply, "What are you doing?"

Tam Kun stood up quickly and said, "Senior brother." He elbowed Tian Xiang and muttered. "Why didn't you warn me?"

Tian Xiang replied quietly, "I did. You cry too loudly."

Deming explained, "They wanted me to join their team for the Lantern Festival."

Guozhao Zhiqiang asked, "Do you want to join?"

Deming shook his head, "No, but brother Fu refuses to join if I don't join."

Guozhao Zhiqiang immediately said coldly, "He is ill and cannot join. Classmate Fu, please join their team, we will cheer you on by the side."

Fu Yongrui smirked, "Guozhao Zhiqiang, I heard that you are talented in many aspects, why don't you help your juniors compete?"

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "I have other more important things to attend."

Fu Yongrui smirked, "If you can beat me, I will join their team without brother Dong. And, if I lose, you can do whatever you want with me."

Deming said quickly, "No on he can do whatever he wants to you." He glanced at Guozhao Zhiqiang shyly.

Guozhao Zhiqiang scoffed, "Okay. Come."

Fang Weisheng warned Fu Yongrui, "Brother Fu, is crazy to challenge our brothers in a friendly fight?"

Fu Yongrui said, "I really want to test his skills."

Fang Weimin, "Senior brother, please don't hurt him too much, we still need him for the competition."

Fu Yongrui frowned, "You said it as if I had no chance of winning."

Yu Lei said, "Yeah... This is exactly what he wanted to say, but in a more polite way."

Fu Yongrui threw his punch at Guozhao Zhiqiang. Guozhao Zhiqiang caught Fu Yongrui's fist and quickly bent Fu Yongrui's fist backward. Guozhao Zhiqiang kicked on Fu Yongrui's left upper shin, and Fu Yongrui knelt on his right knee.

Guozhao Zhiqiang said coldly, "You lost."

Fu Yongrui grunted, "Fine. I will join their team. What do you want?"

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "I can't think of anything yet, I'll let you know if I thought of something."

Tam Kun, "But senior brother, we are still one person short."

Just when Guozhao Zhiqiang saw Guozhao Zhaohui and two female disciples walking past him, he shouts, "Zhaohui, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival competition, join their team."

Guozhao Zhaohui opened his mouth in shock, "What...?"

The brothers shouted happily, "Yes!"

Fu Yongrui asked, "Why are you so happy?"

Tam Kun said with a big smiled, "You are the fastest, he is the quickest, we will definitely win this year."

Guozhao Zhiqiang said coldly, "Everyone go to lunch. Lunch is getting cold."

Tam Kun stretched his arms around Fu Yongrui's neck, "Let go to lunch and train for the competition."

The students and hunters walked towards the kitchen area, leaving Guozhao Zhiqiang and Deming behind.

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "What were you thinking?"

Deming turned to face Guozhao Zhiqiang and said, "I don't want you to do whatever you want with anyone else other than..."

Guozhao Zhiqiang patted Deming's head lightly, "Don't think too much."

A junior hunter walked to Guozhao Zhiqiang and said, "Senior brother." He looked at Deming. "Brother Dong, a female student from Guzheng Sector is looking for you."

Deming, "Who?"

Junior hunter, "She said her name is Li Bingqing."

Deming smiled, "Thank you. I'll go see her."

Junior hunter, "I'll take her to the guest hall." The Junior Hunter left.

Guozhao Zhiqiang grabbed Deming's right wrist and continued to walk to the guest hall.

Deming stopped and turned around, "What are you doing?"

Guozhao Zhiqiang asked coldly, "Who is this, Li Bingqing?"

Deming said, "It doesn't matter who she is. Just say she's special to me."

Guozhao Zhiqiang asked coldly, "Is she special to you?"

Deming smiled, "Yes she is."

Guozhao Zhiqiang let go of Deming's wrist. Deming smiled and quickly walk towards the guest hall. Guozhao Zhiqiang stood there for a while and followed Deming to the guest hall. As he approached the guest hall, he heard laughter. He looked through the open window and saw a beautiful lady feeding Deming.

Li Bingqing, "How was it?"

Deming replied with a smile, "As good as I remember."

Li Bingqing said, "It will taste better if it is freshly made."

Deming asked, "What are you doing here?"

Li Bingqing, "It's been a month since you left. I miss you so much." She smiled at him. "Have you made any new friends?"

Deming, "Yes." He raised his head and caught a glimpse of Guozhao Zhiqiang's cold eyes. "Wait, I think that's one of them." He got up and walked towards the door, but Guozhao Zhiqiang had already left the guest area and walked out far away. Deming walked back and continued to talk with Li Bingqing.

Li Bingqing said, "My uncle's birthday, that's why I came. I have a few words with you, and then I have to go to his house."

Deming, "Is your uncle a teacher?"

Li Bingqing shook her head, "No, he owns a small clothing shop. Why do you think my uncle is a teacher?"

Deming smiled and said, "Because our teacher's surname is also Li."

Deming and Li Bingqing both laughed and continued their conversations.

For the rest of the afternoon Deming did not see Guozhao Zhiqiang anywhere. Deming decided to go to his house to find Guozhao Zhiqiang. When Deming walked up to Peach Blossom Mountain, he knew that Guozhao Zhiqiang must be angry with him and left him with Li Bingqing on purpose. Only then did Deming realize that he did not invite Guozhao Zhiqiang to go with him.

Deming sighed and said to himself, "You are so big, why are you suddenly angry with such a trivial matter." He continued to walk up Peach Blossom Mountain.

Guozhao Zhiqiang sat cross-legged on the porch, recalling the moment when Deming and Li Bingqing were smiling together. The two young people were a match made in heaven. He touched his necklace and suddenly realized that his Deming has been dead for a long time. He watched Deming's body slowly turned to ashes. When his Deming was alive, Deming never laughed happily, but seeing the new Deming today, he is alive and full of laughter. Does he dare to take that laughter away from the new Deming? No, he will never take the laughter away from Deming. His Deming deserves all the joy and laughter the world has to offer him.

Guozhao Zhiqiang sighed, his eyes wet with tears, "You're right, everything is different from what it was back then." He grabbed the transparent tube and kissed it. "I just realized that I can never put that kind of smile on your face."

Guozhao Zhiqiang sighed and stood up. He went into the bedroom, picked up a cloth, and began to wipe Deming's spirit tablet. Guozhao Zhiqiang put Deming's spirit tablet back on the table, and a magic circle symbol appeared on his hands. Guozhao Zhiqiang put his hands together and closed his eyes, a bright magic circle appeared around Guozhao Zhiqiang. Guozhao Zhiqiang's body disappeared as the magic light dissipated.