Chapter 87: Shy Man

Zuo Xiaotang's tiger-like eyes shot out an intimidating aura, terrified that Li Hao might run away.

"Hey, stop pulling and tugging. I know, I know, here, take it. Seriously, is my credit really that bad?" Li Hao shook him off in disgust; in public, men shouldn't be touching each other, so stop the pulling.

When he saw an extra ticket in his Skycom, Zuo Xiaotang stared at it for a full ten seconds, rubbed his eyes, and only then did a smile like he'd found a priceless treasure appear on his chubby face. With this ticket, he was the most beautiful flower in the Arths Tianjing fan group; he was going to attend a live concert.

……

Suddenly, Zuo Xiaotang froze, "Ah, why am I here? Hao Ge, is the match over?"

Li Hao……

Wuzang……

Zhou Naiyi……

"Now, let's welcome our MVP to the stage!" Outside, Sheng Man was already calling out with the utmost enthusiasm, accompanied by the cheers of the entire arena.

Zuo Xiaotang was pushed out by Li Hao. This time he was still stumbling, his face red and ears hot, bowing incessantly, but at this moment, the applause and cheers were even more fervent.

Long Danni had already left. Others were looking at Zuo Xiaotang, but she was looking at Li Hao. As a Team Leader, vision is very important. Only he dared to firmly use Zuo Xiaotang. What method he used to get Zuo Xiaotang to pull himself together was his own business, which showed that this person had vision and brains, and was neither impatient nor rash, not questioning his own decision just because of one loss.

As for skill, those few shots Li Hao took were restrained; it was too easy, too abundant. The key was that she had seen Li Hao use the Armor Tiger Heavy Armor. This team had a promising future.

A Youyou had also quietly left; her aunt had been calling her incessantly.

"Senior, congratulations on the big win. You were amazing. I have to head back for training. Let's chat tonight."

A Youyou sent the message. Although the battle was over, the team members would surely be rowdy for a while.

The Gao Yunfeng era of Tianjing Martial Arts had ended, and a new era had arrived. Although it wasn't clear yet if it belonged to Wuzang, Zhou Naiyi, or Zuo Xiaotang, everyone was full of expectations for this new team.

Li Hao, the Team Leader, had also passed the test. In the eyes of most, his skill wasn't bad, his vision was unique, and he dared to take the blame, which was not bad at all. Everyone thought Wuzang would be the most glorious, but who would have thought Zuo Xiaotang would counterattack for the MVP in a script-killing style? Every team lacked good Snipers. He earned the nickname "Shy Man"; shy as he might be, his skill was truly top-notch.

They definitely had to celebrate properly tonight. Everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief. Although they had confidence, they were still a bit uncertain facing Gao Yunfeng. With various factors gathered together, there were actually variables, but the result was exceptionally good, especially for Zuo Xiaotang, who had overcome his psychological barrier through this battle.

Falling at the start and climbing back up is much better than falling into the Abyss at a critical moment in the future.

Now the team was a proper Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team. The school had confirmed it and granted the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team the authority to freely supplement the team, while also receiving the treatment of various official teams. Principal Long was definitely someone who dared to delegate power; if you dared to fight, she dared to support.

At the Armor God Restaurant, Li Hao and the others, Ma Long, Ye Tong, Huo Ying, and the four beauties from Sheng Man's dorm were all present. Zuo Xiaotang was naturally the focus of everyone's teasing, and although Huo Ying was a newcomer, he was the one who talked the most. Everyone discovered that this guy was a self-familiar person with overflowing self-confidence.

"MVP, say a few words!" Lu Ying laughed. Zuo Xiaotang, having had a few beers, finally had the courage to communicate with girls.

In Ma Laoshi's words, Zuoge was the type to strike hard online but be timid in reality. But it didn't matter; as long as he kept up this performance, nothing would be a problem.

Zuo Xiaotang held back for a while, "Ups and downs…… it was truly too exciting."

"Good, haha, well said! Come on, let's have a toast, brothers!" Ma Long immediately raised his glass. This was a huge thrill; in the future, Gao Yunfeng wouldn't be able to be arrogant and cause trouble, or give him the cold shoulder at every turn. His days in the Student Union would be easier too.

After everyone finished drinking, Zhou Naiyi stood up, "I think we should toast our Team Leader. Without his formation and tactics, we wouldn't have had today's victory!"

Having had some alcohol, Zhou Naiyi's emotions were a bit released today. Withdrawing from the first team, she had endured too much pressure. Some people are naturally sensitive and will overthink things, but Li Hao, whether he was truly confident or just thick-skinned, was strong when it came to resisting pressure. When Zuo Xiaotang lost, the situation could have drowned him in spit, but Zhou Naiyi could feel that Li Hao was completely unperturbed, still able to smile and stabilize the morale.

This was a big heart; she truly admired him.

"Right, Hao Ge is our anchor!"

"As the Team Leader of the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team, one glass isn't enough, three glasses!"

"Well said, Hao Ge is destined for greatness."

"Hey, hey, everyone has the wrong direction. That we can all gather together and have this team is all thanks to the Class Monitor. The one who contributed the most is also the Class Monitor, busy running around. And Zuo Xiaotang, this guy's grades are so bad, I even suspected he got in through the Class Monitor's back door. I didn't expect he actually had some skills. I'm just picking the peaches halfway through, we must toast the Class Monitor three glasses!" Li Hao raised his glass and stood up to say.

"We should toast the Class Monitor, she worked the hardest!" Wuzang nodded in support. He had seen Zhou Naiyi constantly busy, finding the principal, recruiting team members, and having to endure the various enticements and sarcasm from Gao Yunfeng and his group.

"Toast the Class Monitor!"

Everyone stood up one after another. What else could Zhou Naiyi say? She glanced at Li Hao and drank three glasses in a row. Everyone else followed suit and finished theirs; today was truly too happy.

After a round of teasing, Tan Ziyuan noticed that Ye Tong was a bit quiet. In fact, everyone felt exceptionally regretful; if Ye Tong were here, this Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts team would be truly terrifying.

"Junior Sister Ye Tong, can't you stay?" Tan Ziyuan asked what everyone was thinking.

Ye Tong shook her head, "The paperwork has already been handled by my family." As she spoke, she stood up and raised her glass, "Congratulations to everyone. I'm leaving tomorrow. If we can't be teammates, then let's be the best of opponents. See you at the Mid-Season Tournament!"

Li Hao nodded, "North Caro is very strong and suits you. Chao Qinglong, that kid, doesn't know how to talk much, but he will definitely take good care of you."

"Pfft, do I need others to take care of me? Li Hao, don't get too cocky. The times are different now; we will definitely defeat you."

Saying that, she finished a glass, "Thank you, everyone."

After finishing, she bowed, and Ye Tong left. She couldn't stay in this atmosphere any longer. For the past two days, she had been arguing with her family, but in the end, the arm couldn't twist the thigh, and Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts could no longer keep her.

If they couldn't be teammates, then they would be opponents.

"Hao Ge, aren't you going to see her off?" Ma Long reminded him. In fact, the one who was truly familiar with Ye Tong here was Li Hao.

"She's not a child, why see her off? This is also good. North Caro is the Ye Family's territory; she will have more room for development. See you in the martial arts world," Li Hao laughed.

Sheng Man and the others also looked at Li Hao. Honestly, they had heard Ma Long talk about this person before, but they didn't have any particular feeling or impression. However, after interacting with him, they couldn't describe the feeling. This person had a different kind of maturity and magnanimity; in his every gesture, people couldn't ignore him. Ye Tong clearly held admiration and hazy affection for him, and it was a pity Li Hao could be so cold.

Zhou Naiyi glanced at Li Hao, "You guys continue, I'll go see her off."

The others continued. Lu Lingxiao asked curiously, "Li Hao, what method did you use to make Zuo Xiaotang suddenly show such great power? Now everyone in school is saying you're a wizard."

"Wizard my foot, I just burned the bridges."

"Zuo Xiaotang, be honest, what did Hao Ge give you? ……Could it be……" Ma Long suddenly realized something.

"Hehe, an Arths ticket. Hao Ge had an extra one." Zuo Xiaotang's eyes narrowed with joy.

Everyone was envious, and several girls were even more surprised. Sheng Man wanted to go too, but this wasn't something they could buy.

"A friend gave it to me, and there happened to be an extra one." Li Hao definitely couldn't give away the one A Youyou gave him, but Kevin's was just right. Giving Zuo Xiaotang general advice or talking about bouncing back from rock bottom was useless; Zuo Xiaotang would tell you that after hitting rock bottom, you could still dig a hole and lie in it. Only Arths could do it.

"Hey, where is A Youyou? Why didn't she come?" Ma Long asked curiously.

"She had something to do, she left first after the match ended," Li Hao said. Zhou Naiyi had also returned; it was clear the Class Monitor was in a truly good mood today, her fair skin radiating a relaxed and happy glow.

"Come on, the Class Monitor is back, let's toast to the future."

"No way, again?" Zhou Naiyi couldn't handle it either.

"Drink today while there is wine, it's no loss to knock out the Class Monitor, cheers!"

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After the meal, Zuo Xiaotang passed out, and Zhou Naiyi passed out. Wuzang, however, remained unchanged; he was the type who wouldn't change color even if he drank himself to death, but his state was clearly still fine. The others had also drunk quite a bit. Ma Long, on the other hand, was fine; after all, he was a veteran of the alcohol battlefield, and his combat power was absolutely top-tier. The girls from Sheng Man's dorm were also fine. Sheng Man took the initiative to send Zhou Naiyi back, and Ma Long took Zuo Xiaotang back.

Wuzang... actually still wanted to go train, saying he needed to clear his head... fine, pumping iron is also acceptable.

The three girls, including Tan Ziyuan, invited Li Hao to "escort" them for a bit; before Li Hao could refuse, Ma Long pushed him away, "Ladies first, it's hard to refuse such kindness; even if the sky were falling, one must first escort these three beautiful girls, it's very dangerous late at night."

Li Hao was speechless, is there... any place safer than Tianjing Martial Arts? Even terrorists would probably take a detour.

Seeing the plan succeed, Ma Laoshi was also feeling smug; this had been discussed with Sheng Man while drinking, Tan Ziyuan was the type who was confident but not arrogant, the key was that her personality was good and she wasn't pretentious, honestly, she was perfectly suited for Li Hao, and that good impression was rare.

Compared to an inexplicable exchange student who might leave at any time, isn't the beautiful and generous Senior Sister Tan better?

Besides, this girl is also interesting, what kind of training requires being out late at night, especially when she can be absent at such an important time, deep down she probably doesn't care that much anyway; in any case, Ma Laoshi felt there was a problem, it wasn't necessarily about making Li Hao do anything, but rather letting him have more contact, first loves are very easy to get emotionally invested in, so interacting more with girls never hurts.