Chapter 16: People of Jianghu

  The next day was the weekend, Su Nan promised Chen Tong and of course wouldn't stand him up again. As soon as he got off work, he went straight to Pucheng University. Although he had never been to the campus before, he had heard Chen Tong and Ning Yu talk about the general layout of the school.

  For a special soldier like Su Nan, just listening to the two people describe the school layout was like he had personally walked around the campus. The location and name of each building were already registered in his mind. Now, walking along the road around the campus, everything immediately matched up.

  Although it was just a party organized by Chen Tong and his department, don't forget that they are from the Art Department, which is always known for producing beautiful women, naturally attracting countless wolves with sharp brains trying to sneak in.

  The evening party was specially applied to be held in the activity building of the Art Department, which is a separate three-story small building. The first floor is a large hall, where many art department activities are held, and rehearsals are usually held here, and tonight's party is also being held here. The second floor is a music and dance practice room; the third floor is a painting studio.

  The organizers of the evening party did not intentionally restrict anything, they were all young people, and the more people there were, the more lively it would be. There was only one restriction, which was that a single person could not enter alone. So most participants were paired up as couples, either one man and one woman, or sometimes one man with two women or one woman with two men.

  Chen Tong and Ning Yu stood on the road in front of the building, waiting for Su Nan to arrive. As they were attending a dinner party, both of them were dressed up, resplendent in purple and red, extremely eye-catching.

  Some people who were eyeing this party but didn't have a partner, while wandering outside, discovered two beautiful women standing there. For a moment, it was like bees seeing honey, buzzing around them.

  "Two beauties, may I invite you both to attend the party?"

  "Two beauties, are you waiting for me? I'm here, let's enter the party scene!"

  "Two beauties, take pity on me and give me a chance to accompany you both into the venue, okay?"

  For these wolves who came to flirt, Chen Tong and Ning Yu both adopted an ignoring approach. They let out a cold hum, turned their heads to the side, occasionally looking in the direction of the school gate, anxiously thinking, "This Su Nan, why hasn't he arrived yet?"

  Waiting for the stars, waiting for the moon, finally waited for Su Daliang.

  Su Nan almost ran to Chen Tong and Ning Yu's face, "Sorry, I'm late today. Made you two wait for a long time."

  The party starts at 7:30 pm and you can enter at 6:00 pm. A movie will be played first, so that those who arrive early have something to do.

  "Let's go, we'll eat first." If they waited until the evening party was over to eat, it would be too late. So Chen Tong and Ning Yu discussed it and decided not to watch a movie, but instead to eat dinner and then come directly to the party.

  "Alright, I'll follow your instructions." Su Nan replied and followed behind the two of them.

  Because they still had to attend the evening party, the three of them chose to go to the cafeteria for dinner. As soon as they left, Yuan Lin led Wang Liang and Zhao Jun over from a distance.

  "Yuan Ge, look, isn't that Chen Tong up ahead?" Yuan Lin said to Wang Liang, while Zhao Jun looked around, admiring the beautiful women. Just then, he saw Su Nan and Chen Tong Ning Yu walking together in the distance.

  "Isn't that man Su Nan? Why didn't Da Hei and the others take action yesterday?" Zhao Jun asked again in surprise after taking a closer look.

  "It's Su Nan!" Hearing Zhao Jun's words, Yuan Lin and Wang Liang followed his gaze and also saw Su Nan's back.

  "Big Black Brother didn't contact me today, maybe he didn't have the chance last night. Do you think we should call Big Black Brother again now and ask him to come to school?" Yuan Lin said shaking his head.

  Wang Liang heard Yuan Lin's words on the side,

  "Hurry up and stop him, 'Yuan Ge, this is in school, we can't be too reckless. I think Da Hei Ge and the others will have arrangements. Let's just wait patiently. As long as we get rid of that kid, it's fine, no need to rush for a day or two. Da Hei Ge and the others' reputation is still good, they won't take money without doing anything.'"

  "Alright, since that's the case, let's not alert him for now, so he won't be on guard and it'll be easier for Da Hei Ge and the others to make their move." Yuan Lin said after some consideration, speaking to Wang Liang and Zhao Jun.

  "Hmm." The two of them replied. After hesitating for a moment, Wang Liang said to Yuan Lin again, "But Brother Yuan, are we just going to watch as that kid is with Chen Tong and Ning Yu?"

  "What do you want to do?" Yuan Lin said irritably. Seeing Su Nan and Chen Tong walking together, his heart became even more anxious. Although Chen Tong had always ignored him, since high school, he had already considered Chen Tong as his own forbidden territory, not allowing anyone else to get close to her.

  Now seeing Su Nan and Chen Tong walking together, laughing and chatting, with a close relationship, how can he feel comfortable in his heart.

  "Yuan Ge, looking at them, it seems like they're going to attend tonight's party. Later, we'll find an opportunity to encourage Su Nan to perform on stage. Think about it, our art department is hosting the party, whether it's performing on stage or watching from below, who isn't talented? This Su Nan, we've also dug up some information about him, he's just a country bumpkin, what kind of talent could he possibly have? We'll encourage him to perform and let him make a fool of himself. With Chen Tong Ning Yu's arrogant personality, how can she tolerate having a friend who doesn't understand anything?"

  After listening to Wang Liang, Yuan Lin's eyes shone brightly. "This method is not bad, let's do it this way. Later on, you two must think of ways to get Su Nan on stage. Today I will definitely watch him lose face in front of everyone."

  The three of them became more and more excited as they talked, and no longer cared about where Su Nan and the others were going. They squatted down by the side of the road to discuss things.

  Su Nan followed Chen Tong and Ning Yu to the cafeteria. Because they were in a hurry to get to the evening party, the three of them just casually ordered a meal to fill their stomachs.

  "Su Nan, didn't we agree yesterday that you would perform a program? Have you thought about what to perform?" Chen Tong asked while eating.

  "Ah!" Su Nan exclaimed, "I forgot about this, I didn't make any preparations. Can I not go on stage to perform?"

  "Ah!" Chen Tong's eyebrows rose again, "Hmph! How could you be so good and yet forget what I specifically told you yesterday? I don't care, but you must think about it now and definitely perform on stage later!"

  "Haha!" Seeing Chen Tong's angry look, frowning, pouting her small mouth, panting with a stuffy nose, and her chest heaving up and down, Su Nan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "You still have the mood to laugh, think quickly about what program you want to perform." Ning Yu also said on the side with a huff, slanting her eyes and staring at Su Nan.

  Seeing the two of them getting angry, Su Nan knew it was not good to provoke them anymore. "Chen Tong, Ning Yu, actually I was just joking with you guys earlier, don't take it seriously, I'll definitely go on stage and perform later."

  "What are you pretending to be? You're not even prepared." Chen Tong retorted gruffly.

  "No need to prepare." Su Nan patted his chest, "It's just a small program, a trivial matter, just perform directly when the time comes."

  "Cut! You're talking big, but can you really do it? Don't just stand there looking foolish when the time comes." Chen Tong still didn't quite believe Su Nan's words.

  Ning Yu, however, had a blind admiration for Su Nan, always thinking that Su Nan's ability to cure his pain with just a few needles was real skill. Moreover, from the past few days of contact, Su Nan seemed like a steady person. He said he could perform a program, and he definitely could. "Su Nan, tell me first, what program are you preparing to perform?"

  "You help choose, is acting ordinary or special, both are fine." Su Nan said without any hesitation.

  "Ordinary? Special? What does it mean?" Ning Yu asked Su Nan strangely after hearing his words.

  "To put it simply, ordinary ones are just singing a song, dancing, or playing a tune. And the special ones might perform flying knives piercing apples, long whips hitting candles, or single-finger breaking stones."

  "What?" Chen Tong exclaimed, hearing Su Nan's explanation. "Su Nan, were you a traveling performer in the past? How do you know all this? It's just like those Jianghu people on TV! Haha." As he spoke, Chen Tong couldn't help but laugh too. Ning Yu, who was standing beside him, also smiled with her mouth pursed up.

  Looking at the two laughing and shaking with laughter, Su Nan's face turned serious, and he said with a solemn expression: "Fellow villagers, respected elders, I'm new to this place and don't know anyone. Unfortunately, I've encountered misfortune and am now short of money and food. As they say, 'at home rely on parents, away from home rely on friends.' In my desperation, I have no choice but to ask for your help. Luckily, I've been practicing martial arts since childhood and have some skills to show you. Today, I'll perform in front of you all. If you enjoy it, just shout 'good!' Those who can afford it, please donate some money; those who can't, please lend me a helping hand. I'm deeply grateful!"

  As he spoke, Su Nan couldn't help but burst out laughing loudly.

  As Su Nan had more contact with Chen Tong and Ning Yu, their relationship naturally became closer, and the barrier in between them also faded away. So now, Su Nan can be very casual in front of them and joke around without any reserve.

  "Haha!"

  "Gasp!"

  Chen Tong and Ning Yu did not expect Su Nan to suddenly become so bad, actually learning such a Jianghu-flavored phrase, and for a moment they could not help but burst out laughing.

  The two burst out laughing, but their mouths were still full of rice. Suddenly, the grains shot out like bullets and danced in the air. Su Nan was sitting across from them and was startled by this unexpected event. In a hurry, he had nowhere to hide, so he drew a Taiji-like shape with his hands in front of him to block the flying rice grains.

  When the rice grains flew in front of Su Nan, they were blocked by the invisible Tai Chi pattern and could not move forward one inch. With Su Nan's circular motion, they floated in mid-air for several laps before falling to the tabletop.

  The two men were previously unaware of Su Nan's martial arts skills, and now they have personally witnessed Su Nan's magical performance, their eyes wide with amazement, stunned and standing there.

  "Su Nan, you really know martial arts, and you're still so fierce?" The two of them asked in unison as they came back to their senses.

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