Chapter 509: Who You Are Is For You To Decide Yourself

"Grandmaster! —"

"Other people's opinions are all bullshit!"

"Your fate is determined by you, not by the heavens!"

"Who you are! That is for you to decide yourself! —"

When Qin Jian's voice pierced through the entire Shrek Academy and rippled out into the air, the whole world seemed to go quiet for a moment.

Following that, more and more students scurried out with a swish, completely surrounding the place.

"What happened? What happened?"

"I don't know, we just saw Senior Qin Jian and the others gathered here, so we all came."

"Isn't that Grandmaster? What is he doing?"

"..."

Hundreds, perhaps a thousand people gathered under the teaching building; the entire scene was as bustling as a vegetable market.

Grandmaster's face was no longer green; he looked expressionless, but deep down, he was filled with three letters... WTF.

"Step right up, don't miss out! Grandmaster is breaking through himself; a perfect life is achieved in this very moment. I hope everyone will help him!"

Qin Jian waved a flag and shouted: "Come on, everyone together, go Grandmaster!"

"Uh..."

Tang San had black lines all over his forehead: "What on earth is Qin Jian doing?"

"How long has he been holding back to have such an intense desire to watch the drama?" Oscar looked profound.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a glance, then thought of the previous forced kiss incident, and how they had been teased the moment they returned... they instantly understood Qin Jian's current state of mind.

"However... I suddenly understand what the 'chuunibyou' that Brother Jian often keeps on his lips means..." said Ning Rongrong.

Zhu Zhuqing smiled silently, watching Qin Jian's performance with great interest.

In the eyes of a lover, one sees... a handsome man; seeing the one they love act delusional also feels very interesting...

"Go Grandmaster..."

The first sound was uneven; many students had confused looks on their faces.

Although you are the signboard of our Shrek Academy, you have to give a reason, right? We aren't your fan girls...

"Everyone! Grandmaster is doing something truly remarkable! If he breaks through, his life will be different from this point on!"

Qin Jian also realized the problem and hurriedly shouted: "Only you all can give him encouragement! Give him care! Give him the power to break through everything! Give him the courage to Battle Through the Heavens! So—"

"Go Grandmaster!"

Before the words had faded, nearly a thousand students shouted in unison like a mob: "Go Grandmaster!"

Qin Jian: "Your fate is determined by you, not by the heavens!"

The mob: "Your fate is determined by you, not by the heavens!"

Qin Jian: "Other people's opinions are all bullshit!"

The mob: "Other people's opinions are all bullshit!"

Qin Jian: "Who you are is for you to decide yourself!"

The mob: "Who you are is for you to decide yourself!"

Don't say it isn't; the evocative power of these lines was still very strong. At the very least, it was much more fiery than some non-flammable material, and even Grandmaster felt a bit carried away.

"I—"

Seeing that he was about to start, Qin Jian hurriedly said: "Stop."

And so, everything fell into absolute silence.

Grandmaster: "..."

It looked like he wasn't carried away; he had intended to take advantage of the crowd's cheering to finish shouting those three sentences.

Unfortunately, Qin Jian really wasn't acting like a human...

"Don't be a coward, Grandmaster!"

Seeing Grandmaster shrink back again, Qin Jian hoisted the flag once more: "A real man never cowers!"

The mob cheered in unison: "A real man never cowers!"

Forced to this point, what else could Grandmaster do...

"I... I, Yu Xiaogang..."

Qin Jian waved his hand, and once again, everything fell into absolute silence.

Everyone looked at him with burning eyes; Grandmaster truly had no way out now.

He suddenly closed his eyes. For the sake of Liu Erlong, and to break through these worldly shackles, he roared at the sky, his face ferocious: "I, Yu Xiaogang, am a scumbag! —"

The mob: "..."

"I, Yu Xiaogang, am a scumbag! —"

Having let go during the first shout, the second one was much smoother.

Oscar took the opportunity to sell a batch of "drama-watching sausages," and the mob switched to drama-watching mode.

"I, Yu Xiaogang, am a! Scum! Bag! —"

For the final shout, Grandmaster screamed until he was hoarse, his face red and his veins bulging.

"Hoo... hoo..."

After shouting, he practically collapsed into the embrace of Liu Erlong behind him, drenched in sweat, his whole body as soft as water.

Only after actually doing it did he discover that those shackles he had worried about beforehand had no meaning at all.

So what if the world mocked him? So what if he was looked down upon? At least... at least...

He suddenly turned around and pulled Liu Erlong into a tight embrace.

At the very least, this time, he could tightly embrace the person he loved!

"Teacher... he has broken through his psychological barrier!"

Tang San was glowing with radiance, as if he himself had made a breakthrough.

Because in public, Grandmaster would never take the initiative to do intimate things with Liu Erlong.

"From now on, Grandmaster will no longer be bound."

Qin Jian sat back down on the chair he had prepared in advance, crossed his legs, and started eating melon, his face full of comfort, comparable to a threesome.

"Alright, the chuunibyou act is over, shouldn't Brother Jian clean up the mess?" Ning Rongrong said with annoyance.

"Mess? What mess?" Qin Jian asked, looking puzzled.

Ning Rongrong pointed at the students all around who were watching the excitement with faces full of thrill, and said: "Look at them, each one is as excited as if they had broken through a major realm. If this continues, won't it make Grandmaster very embarrassed?"

"Embarrassed about what?"

Qin Jian casually pulled her into his arms and held her: "At most, it counts as an interesting anecdote. They will forget about it after spreading it for a few days; after all, the memory of melon-eating masses only lasts seven days. It's perfect, it happens to dilute the gossip about me and Xue Qinghe... look, they must have forgotten about my business now."

"I was wondering why you were shouting and yelling so chuunibyou-ly, Brother Jian, so there was this layer to it..."

Ning Rongrong pulled his ear, feeling both angry and amused: "Brother Jian, aren't you afraid Grandmaster will hold a grudge against you?"

"Hold a grudge against me?"

Qin Jian laughed: "Do you believe that the first thing Grandmaster says when he sees me will be to thank me?"

"I don't believe it."

Ning Rongrong shook her head decisively.

Qin Jian's eyeballs rolled around in circles: "How about this, let's make a bet."

"What bet?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.

Qin Jian tugged on the hand of Zhu Zhuqing, who was standing to the side, and said: "If Grandmaster opens his mouth to thank me, will you two allow me to hold you both at the same time in the academy?"

Beside them, the melon sausage in Oscar's mouth fell out: "Five years no see, has Brother Jian reached this level of shamelessness?"

Ma Hongjun patted his shoulder: "It's been five years, we also need to keep up with the times. From the moment we heard the story of Brother Jian and the Crown Prince kissing, we should have changed our way of thinking."

"Third Brother, you understand Grandmaster the best. Do you think when he comes back, he will thank Brother Jian first or be angry at Brother Jian?" Ning Rongrong suddenly turned her head to ask Tang San.

"I think..."

Tang San blinked his eyes, unable to make up his mind for a moment, then suddenly said cleverly: "I think Teacher will want that letter first."

"Hm? That makes sense!"

Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up, and she turned back to say to Qin Jian: "Brother Jian, I'll bet with you! But if you lose, you are not allowed to touch Xiao Wu for three days!"

Little Princess Rongrong, who never forgets palace intrigue for a moment...

Qin Jian smiled slightly, contrary to her expectations: "Fine."

(End of this chapter)