Chapter 58: Full, It's Full

"Boom!"

The telescopic baton smashed down fiercely!

Chen Shu used his left forearm to block this strike.

The Protective Divine Light is, after all, a flexible defense attached to the surface of the body; although modern Protective Divine Light has more powerful functions and can make appropriate reactions based on the attacks received, its defensive effect against this type of blunt force is ultimately inferior to rigid Defense Barrier outside the body.

Chen Shu still felt a little pain.

At the same time, based on the speed of the four, he quickly judged that among the four, the flat-headed man was a Third Stage Martial Artist, and perhaps a quite capable one at that, while the other three were Second Stage, also considered quite capable among the Second Stage.

This made him somewhat puzzled—

To beat up a college student, is it necessary to use this much effort?

But this did not make him feel fear.

Chen Shu naturally could not beat a normal Third Stage Martial Artist in an Arena, but that was limited to the Arena, and limited to situations where Spirit Power was not used; he indeed did not have Runes engraved on his body like other Martial Artists, but he himself was a practitioner of the Spirit Sect system—what Rune could be more useful than a Spell?

The surrounding Spirit Power suddenly became agitated.

"Boom!"

The Impact Technique, fused into the Thousand Machine Art, was triggered instantly, and an unstoppable shockwave erupted, directly knocking the flat-headed man and those around him flying.

The huge sound of the impact even disturbed the residents in the nearby houses.

One person flew over ten meters, while another hit a street lamp pole and bounced back.

"Boom!"

Chen Shu turned instantly and pushed out another palm.

If they were ordinary people, they would be dead by now.

Even as Second Stage Martial Artists, they briefly lost the ability to act, and one even lost consciousness.

Only the flat-headed man could still crawl up, and the problem was not major.

"Ptooey!"

The flat-headed man spat out a mouthful of saliva, hunched over as he looked at Chen Shu, buying time to rest while he spoke: "You're quite tough! Worthy of being from the Yuda Spell department!"

"That's called the Traditional Cultivation department, majoring in Spell Principles; I tell you to study, but you insist on feeding pigs."

"Damn it!"

The flat-headed man threw away his telescopic baton, clenched his fists, and let out a low growl through gritted teeth; the inferior Rune on his chest began to flicker with intense light, even shining through the fabric of his T-shirt—through the faint type of Spirit Power fluctuation, it was not hard to identify the category of this Rune; it was a purely offensive Rune, and because the design was too crude, its use likely came with pain.

Chen Shu looked at him with a calm expression.

Using power given by a Cultivator father to turn around and hit the father?

How impressive.

At this moment, the flat-headed man had already rushed toward him, his speed extremely fast; in the dim alley, his figure was almost impossible to see clearly, and the white light grew brighter, as if carrying the force of ten thousand jun.

The distance of over ten meters was closed in the blink of an eye.

"Do you have Protective Divine Light?"

Chen Shu's faint voice mixed with the wind and reached his ears, already indistinguishable.

"Sizzle!"

A strong reddish-purple electric light suddenly burst forth in the alley, and the night sky was briefly illuminated, making anyone who saw it fear they might think someone was welding steel bars here.

Chen Shu stood beside the flat-headed man, looking down at him, opening his mouth as if to ask something, but then did not say it.

Forget it, forget it...

Chen Shu looked left and right, then picked up a telescopic baton from the ground: "Just now was self-defense, now it is punishing evil and promoting good..."

Two minutes later, he slowly walked out of the alley.

Four men with broken legs lay on the ground, already fully awake; each had their own telescopic baton stuck in their mouths, and they bit down on the batons hard, not making a single sound.

That figure had already left the alley.

Chen Shu pondered as he walked.

According to Supervisor Wang's account, these people were cheated by May Agency; if they were dissatisfied, going to the company to argue was a common practice, and they basically would not come to trouble an employee.

Chen Shu was willing to believe this statement; for one, Supervisor Wang was a decent person, and for another, Lu Xing's words and actions also indirectly confirmed this point.

Come to think of it, leaving a company alone to go and trouble a wage earner was somewhat dishonorable, and it wouldn't sound good if it got out.

There were two more points—

First, these underground forces rarely took the initiative to attack students, especially students from prestigious schools; the authorities had always had zero tolerance for such things. Wang Yi's matter could be considered semi-active, and the other party did not dare to use direct violence against Wang Yi.

Moreover, this was currently a sensitive time.

Second, the force used was too strong, far exceeding the standard for dealing with ordinary college students; Second Stage and Third Stage were considered elites in gangs, so would they come to take revenge on him for such a small matter?

Chen Shu didn't believe it anyway.

He thought about it carefully.

Either the other party thought he was related to the Moon Night Nüxia, or there was some other reason.

Linking it back to what that woman said yesterday: "We still have decent influence in Yujing; if you encounter any trouble, we would be very happy to solve it for you..."

If that were really the case, then it was handled quite naturally.

Find an underground force that already had friction with him, let them come and cause him a little trouble, and then show up to solve it.

Very clever.

He would reserve this guess for now.

As he neared the school, he also remembered the origin of this philosophy—

Mengyue Sect.

This was a new sect widely distributed around the world, and their philosophy was roughly "Life may be a dream, and in a dream, there should be no constraints." Joining this sect was also very simple; one only needed to register on their official website; everyone could register, and even if you didn't register, you could still claim to be a member of the Mengyue Sect.

Therefore, it was very difficult to investigate.

Because of their philosophy, this sect doesn't have a great reputation, but since they have almost no organizational structure or capacity, they are a bit like the Flying Spaghetti Monster church of a past life in that regard, so they haven't caused any major disasters.

Many people joined just because they thought it was fun.

And its philosophy did indeed attract many people, especially those who were powerful and influential, and who were already inclined toward living life recklessly.

Perhaps there are some lunatics among them.

It is best not to get involved with them.

Chen Shu returned to the Dormitory and decided to go out less in the next few days, or at least try to go out less at night.

During the day, it would certainly be fine.

Inside the school, it would certainly be fine too.

This is Yujing, this is University City, where experts are as numerous as clouds; especially at Ling'an Academy and Yujing Academy, many teachers are Intermediate Cultivators, and if you walk a little further, there is the National Defense Military Academy. If Chen Shu encounters someone he cannot beat, he only needs to fire a Tracer Technique into the sky, and he will immediately see a Wangting Sword Cultivator flying over on their Sword; just ask yourself if you are afraid.

The only ones who would dare to act recklessly in Yujing are these riffraff.

They are just trash.

After finishing his shower and rubbing his left arm, Chen Shu sat cross-legged on the sofa with an expression as usual.

The news was still playing on the TV, but neither Meng Chunqiu nor Jiang Lai was watching; one was pretending to read a book, the other was taking a Net Class, and both treated it only as background music.

Chen Shu, however, listened to it casually.

It was meaningless.

Immediately after, he started scrolling through short videos.

Finance Today: "Following the World Environmental Conference, our country attaches great importance to the environmental pollution caused during the process of Spirit-making and artificial Spirit Crystal production; eco-friendly Spirit Power and eco-friendly Spirit Crystals may become a major trend in the next two years."

This was only released tonight.

Chen Shu hurriedly opened his securities software.

Qingzhou Spirit Power daily fluctuation: 10.04%

It hit the daily limit today?

And look, it hit the limit right at the opening.

Retail investors are always a step slow.

The group owner is awesome, awesome.

If I had known, I really should have borrowed some money; it's not that I would have to be like some group member who borrows and doesn't pay back, even if I paid it back later, I would still make a huge profit, right?

"Hey!"

Chen Shu didn't really care.

He quickly put these thoughts behind him, put on his headphones, and started listening to music.

He also checked how his fellow countryman's song was performing.

Wen Han released "The Way You Are" as a single at the beginning of the month, and now that it is the end of the month, it is ranked second on the new song chart, having received many positive reviews. The first place is a veteran singer with great strength; honestly, Chen Shu also loves listening to this person's songs, so it is normal not to be able to beat them.

It feels like the gap between first and second place is quite large, and there is no way to turn the tables.

Sorry, fellow countryman, I've embarrassed you...

It's just that the enemy is too strong.

Crown Princess Zhusha's "Time Thief" is prepared to be included in her next album, to be released together then; with her popularity, the results should be quite good.

If sales are good, Chen Shu's share will also be high.

"Rice Field Fragrance" is actually quite popular.

At this moment, Meng Chunqiu leaned over: "Brother Chen, what song are you listening to?"

"Rice Field Fragrance."

"Oh, Zhusha's song."

"Yes."

"That's my cousin," Meng Chunqiu said, revealing a pained expression, "At such a young age, instead of studying hard, she runs off to be a singer; it's a disgrace."

"Everyone has their own aspirations; you can't say it like that."

"Sigh..."

Meng Chunqiu let out a long sigh and changed the subject: "However, this song of hers is okay; I listen to it occasionally too. The lyrics are written well, and the melody is not bad. I also like listening to pop music when I read poetry and books, but I haven't really heard of this Jay Chou."

"He doesn't have much fame, I suppose."

"Maybe," Meng Chunqiu said, pausing, "Do you also love listening to her songs?"

"Who?"

"Zhusha."

"It's alright."

"Then I'll tell her later that I have a roommate who is her fan; haha, she will definitely be very happy."

"I've already stopped being a fan!" Chen Shu said hurriedly.

"Then I must tell her even more!" Meng Chunqiu slapped his thigh, "She will definitely be pissed off!"

"..."

Just as they were talking about Crown Princess Zhusha, Chen Shu received a message, and the profile picture was exactly the energetic headshot of Crown Princess Zhusha.

Chen Shu hurriedly covered his Mobile Phone screen against his chest.

Seeing this, Meng Chunqiu asked strangely: "What's wrong?"

"That... someone."

"Oh..."

Meng Chunqiu revealed a knowing expression, smiled, and patted Chen Shu on the shoulder: "People of our standing, when pursuing romantic feelings, should be open and aboveboard; being secretive and dragging your feet on defining the relationship, what kind of behavior is that?"

Chen Shu nodded repeatedly, you are right.

Opening his messaging app at an angle where Meng Chunqiu could not see, he took a quick glance; it was actually a voice message.

Who the hell wants to listen to your voice message?

Do you think you are Qingqing?

"I'm going back to my room."

"Tch!"

Chen Shu sat on the bed and pressed play on the voice message.

From it came Crown Princess Zhusha's sweet, pleasant voice, deliberately acting cute with a long, drawn-out tail tone that could warm a person's heart: "Teacher Chen Shu, Teacher Chen Shu, I'm still missing two songs for my new album. Please, have the seniors of the Hua Yue Sect save me..."

Chen Shu: Don't send voice messages, too lazy to listen.

Zhusha: But I'm in a hurry!

Chen Shu: If you're in a hurry, you can dance.

You recalled a message.

Zhusha:?

Zhusha: I saw it.

Chen Shu: Ignore those details.

Zhusha: I heard from Teacher Wen Han that his song "The Way You Are" was also written by a senior from the Hua Yue Sect. That song is so great, I really like that style.

Chen Shu: Your singing skills are too poor; you can only sing songs meant for young girls.

Zhusha: /tears streaming down face

Zhusha: Be a bit more tactful, Teacher Chen Shu!

Chen Shu: "Meeting".

Chen Shu: A song called Meeting.

Zhusha: Sing two lines! Sing two lines!

Chen Shu: Wait...

Chen Shu brought over his zither, cleared his throat, and softened his voice: "Hearing, winter, leaving, I wake up in some year and some month, I think, I wait, I look forward, but the future cannot be arranged because of this, cloudy day, dusk, outside the car window..."

Chen Shu: 45''

Zhusha: Such a quiet song.

Zhusha: Love it, love it!

Chen Shu: "Time Boils the Rain".

Chen Shu: 35''

Zhusha: Ah, this is also great. I like this style; this style must definitely fit the aesthetic of this era better.

Zhusha: I want this, I want this!

Chen Shu: "Annual Rings".

Zhusha: Ah, this one is even better!!

Zhusha: I want this one too, I want it!

Chen Shu: 45''

Chen Shu: "Tian Hehei".

Chen Shu: 52''

Zhusha: /dazed and drooling

Zhusha: Are there any more?

Chen Shu: "Big Fish".

Chen Shu: 39''

Zhusha: /dazed and drooling

Zhusha: How are there still more?

Chen Shu: I don't sing these well; they are all suitable for girls to sing.

Zhusha: /dazed and drooling

Zhusha: Can't fit any more.

Chen Shu:...

Why is there a strange feeling for no reason?

Zhusha: /dazed and drooling

Don't send this kind of emoji that looks like you've been turned into a fool, hey! You are a member of the Imperial Family!

I have Qingqing's!

Chen Shu: So?

Zhusha: I want them all!!!

Zhusha: Old price!!!

Chen Shu: Didn't you say you were only missing two?

Zhusha: Want them all, want them all!!!

Chen Shu: The seniors' fellow villager is in urgent need of money recently.

Zhusha: I'll send the money first!!!

Chen Shu: Generous.

Zhusha: It's a deal! I'm going to find my agent right now!

Chen Shu: Alright.

Such a life is truly wonderful!

There is no need to go and take on commissions at all!

"Hmm?"

Chen Shu suddenly caught sight of the outline of a pair of feet showing through the gap under the door, and he helplessly called out:

"Brother Meng?"

"Ah? Brother Chen!"

Meng Chunqiu seemed to be taken by Surprise, then only after that did he calmly say: "I didn't expect you to be able to play the zither and make music, and your singing is so pleasant to hear; it really makes me look at you with new eyes! The only flaw is that we can't hear clearly while you sing inside; why don't you come out and sing, so that Brother Jiang and I can both appreciate Brother Chen's wonderful singing voice."

"I am going to sleep."

"Alright, then what song is this?"

"I forgot."

"Oh!"

The pair of feet at the doorway then finally left.

Chen Shu also put down the zither he was holding and began to attend to proper business.

Merge the Tracer Technique.

Check the group chat.

Talk to the mute.

Daily Cultivation.

Sleep.