Chapter 83: Chu Luo: Watch Your Throne
“Sister Chu, are you getting the urge to beat up that person opposite you?”
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become tense, Wang Haitao had suddenly asked Chu Luo that question in a low voice.
Chu Luo withdrew her gaze from the group of people opposite her and took a step forward. She asked Tang Zhiyun, who was beside her, “Are you going to participate in the ‘Battle of Lightyears’ competition?”
Chu Luo had been standing behind them all this while and was being blocked by them. When she suddenly walked out, everyone opposite her then noticed her.
Surprise flashed across everyone’s eyes.
Ouyang Yu didn’t expect that Tang Zhiyun would know such a beautiful girl. Suddenly, he felt displeased.
How could he let Tang Zhiyun and his gang, who were inferior to him in every aspect, be around such a beautiful girl?
At the thought of this, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked Chu Luo in a gentle tone, “I wonder which school this junior is from?”
With such a beautiful girl around, the school network should have been flooded with her photos long ago.
Chu Luo ignored Ouyang Yu and kept looking at Tang Zhiyun and the others.
Tang Zhiyun tilted his head and nodded at Chu Luo. “Yes, we’re taking part.”
“That’s great.” When Wang Haitao heard this, he immediately raised his voice in joy. “Sister Chu and I plan to participate too. Sister Chu said that if we can’t form a team, we’ll sign up for the individual category.”
Other than Ouyang Yu, everyone else revealed disdainful looks.
Wang Haitao didn’t care about their gazes and smiled at them, revealing a set of white teeth. “What are your usernames in the game? Can we add you as a friend?”
With Chu Luo’s and Wang Haitao’s interruption, the tense atmosphere was suddenly dispersed.
Tang Zhiyun and his three friends looked at each other. Xie Minghai was the first to speak. “My username is Turbid Liquor Glutton.”
Yu Lei continued, “My username is Dream Slayer.”
Tang Zhiyun said, “I am Carefree Wanderer.”
Xu Qingfeng pushed his glasses. “Intoxicated.”
“D*mn, no way!”
Not only were Wang Haitao and Chu Luo surprised, but even the people opposite them were taken aback.
Wang Haitao knew that Chu Luo had been teaming up with these people recently. Just as he was about to say that they were fated to meet, Chu Luo spoke first. “You’ll know our usernames when we add each other as friends.”
After saying that, she glanced at Wang Haitao with a sharp gaze.
Wang Haitao immediately understood what she meant and quickly nodded in agreement. “Yes, yes, yes. When we go back, we’ll add you guys as friends. When you see Sister Chu’s name, you’ll definitely be shocked, hehe.”
“I say…”
When Xue Hui saw that Ouyang Yu’s expression had darkened after being ignored by Chu Luo, he immediately raised his voice and said maliciously, “Do you know how rubbish the people beside you are?”
At this point, he sneered and pointed at them.
“These people cheated in the previous competition and even had their accounts banned.”
“Xue Hui, you…”
Seeing that Xie Minghai and the others were about to flare up again, Chu Luo raised her hand to signal them to calm down. Then she looked at the confident Ouyang Yu and asked, “Did you defeat Tang Zhiyun and the others in ‘Battle of Lightyears’ last time?”
Ouyang Yu stared at Chu Luo and his lips curled up into a charming smile. “Yes.”
“Junior, don’t listen to him. He was the one who tricked…”
“Didn’t you lose?” Ouyang Yu asked indifferently, immediately interrupting Xie Minghai’s anxious explanation.
Anger flashed across the eyes of Tang Zhiyun and the others. Xie Minghai was about to say something when Tang Zhiyun stopped him.
He had endured enough cold looks in the past three years. His heart had long been trained to be invulnerable. He wanted to see who Chu Luo and Wang Mingtao would believe. If they believed Ouyang Yu, they would just not have anything to do with them from now on.
Chu Luo glanced at Tang Zhiyun, who was standing there silently, and suddenly smiled at Ouyang Yu.
Just as Ouyang Yu was about to smile back, she said, “You don’t say? I love challenging conceited first-place winners.”
After saying that, when the smile on Ouyang Yu’s face disappeared, she lifted his chin slightly and said with force, “Keep a close watch on your throne. Because… I plan to snatch it away.”
Having said that, she glanced at Tang Zhiyun and the others who were stunned by her words and said, “Let’s go. I haven’t achieved my goal today. Do you guys want me to end up taking a night tour of Imperial University?”
After saying that, she walked towards the door.
Wang Haitao was the first to snap back to his senses. He quickly followed her and said with admiration, “Sister Chu, you sounded so imposing when you said those words just now. I believe you will definitely keep your word.”
Tang Zhiyun and his three friends, who were just standing there, suddenly snapped out of their trance. They looked at each other, a smile flickering across their eyes, and followed her quickly.
As for the reaction of the group behind them, it wasn’t their concern.
After walking out of the technology building, Chu Luo stopped when she reached an empty area. She asked unhappily, “You don’t believe me?”
Tang Zhiyun and the other three thought to themselves: You are a child, and a girl at that. It is already good enough that you know how to play “Battle of Lightyears.” To think you even challenged Ouyang Yu. How can we believe you can win?
But when he thought of what she had done just now, Tang Zhiyun said to her with a smile, “Thank you!”
He wanted to know something else. “Junior, you haven’t told us your username in the game, right?”
Chu Luo curled her lips and didn’t say anything.
Wang Mingtao chuckled and said, “Sister Chu’s username is Bai Ling.”
“Holy shit! Bai Ling!”
Xie Minghai and Yu Lei raised their voices at the same time and covered each other’s mouths. The two of them first looked around to make sure no one was nearby before they laughed out loud.
Tang Zhiyun and Xu Qingfeng also smiled.
Chu Luo and Wang Haitao looked at the four of them strangely.
Tang Zhiyun pursed his lips and said, “We’ve been wanting to invite you to join our team, but we ran into you first in real life.”
After saying that, he asked her seriously, “Junior, are you willing to join our team?”
Chu Luo replied, “Of course.”
“Haha, that’s great. We finally hit the required number of players for our team.”
Xie Minghai laughed out loud.
Wang Mingtao was also excited. He said confidently, “Just wait. I’m also joining your team in the next ‘Battle of Lightyears.’”
Xie Minghai smiled and patted his shoulder. “Welcome, welcome.”
The group chatted and laughed for a while. Recalling that Chu Luo was here to tour Imperial University, they decided to guide her.
However, there seemed to be a common problem among those who studied computer science—they didn’t tend to go out a lot.
The four of them were very familiar with the College of Engineering, but after exiting it, they were dumbfounded.
“Erm… Junior, why don’t you go to the College of History tomorrow? You must be tired after walking for so long today.” Tang Zhiyun planned to go back and do some research on this.
The other three immediately nodded in agreement.
Xie Minghai said, “That’s right, that’s right. You’re such a young girl, yet you’ve been walking for so long. Your feet must be hurting. Why don’t we seniors take you to eat something delicious?”
Yu Lei: “Coincidentally, the seventh cafeteria isn’t far from here. The desserts there are said to be especially delicious.”
Chu Luo watched as they coaxed her like she was a child. The corners of her lips twitched, but she didn’t call them out. She happened to glance at the laptop in their hands and said, “Why don’t we go play games? I’m tired of walking. Let’s play games for a while before I go back.”
“Sure!”
The four of them nodded quickly. Tang Zhiyun said, “Let’s play games in the cafeteria. There are booths there where we can eat and play games.”
The others all agreed, and everyone walked towards the seventh cafeteria.
The seventh cafeteria was located in the College of Engineering. In order to facilitate the learning of computer science students, not only did they set up a private room specifically for using computers, but they also provided computers inside. The internet speed was also excellent.
They sat down and Tang Zhiyun went to buy a bunch of desserts for Chu Luo. Then, everyone logged into the game.
The six of them lost track of time because of the game. It was only when the waiter in the restaurant knocked on the door and reminded them that they were closing that they left.
As they walked out of the cafeteria and ate the pastry and bread that had been packed out, Tang Zhiyun said to Chu Luo apologetically, “I didn’t expect it to be this late already. Why don’t we go to the night market outside the West Gate for some supper?”
Chu Luo shook her head. “It’s okay. I’m already full.”
“Where do you live? Shall we send you back?”
The group of men were worried about her. They felt that as a little girl, and such a beautiful one at that, it would definitely not be safe for her to take a taxi alone.
Chu Luo waved her hand. “It’s okay. I’ll get the chauffeur to pick me up.”
Only then did they feel relieved.
“Then get your chauffeur to drive the car here directly. At night, outsiders’ cars can enter as long as they register at the school gate.”
Chu Luo nodded and sent a message to the chauffeur who’d sent her here.
The chauffeur quickly arrived.
While the group stood there and waited, they talked about the game.
“The qualifying competition will officially start the day after tomorrow. Our main priority now is to level up Junior’s account. Also, it’s time to level up our account to the max level.”
When he heard that, Wang Mingtao suddenly asked in confusion, “Seniors, your skills are so amazing. Why aren’t your accounts at the max level?”
“Because…”
A complicated expression flashed across their faces.
Chu Luo looked at their expressions and suddenly thought of the people she had met at the technology building.
“Is it because of what happened three years ago?”
The four of them looked at her at the same time, a little surprised by her sharpness.
Chu Luo guessed, “You didn’t level up your accounts because you didn’t want to attract the attention of certain people. For example… those you met at the technology building?”
At that time, they seemed to have been surprised by Tang Zhiyun and his friends’ usernames.
After a while, Tang Zhiyun nodded. “You are right.”
“Then why did you tell them just now?”
“Because there’s no need to hide it anymore.”
Chu Luo nodded.
At this moment, Wang Mingtao also asked, “What did that boy who looks like a girl mean when he said that you guys cheated three years ago?”
When they heard this, their expressions changed again.
“It’s impossible that they cheated!”
Chu Luo’s affirmative words made Tang Zhiyun and the others look at her in surprise.
“I can judge your abilities for myself. Moreover…” At this point, Chu Luo deliberately said in a mischievous tone, “I know physiognomy[1]. I can tell what kind of people you are with a single glance.”
Although they felt that Chu Luo was spouting nonsense when she said that she knew physiognomy, they were still touched by her belief in them.
Tang Zhiyun told them about it in a succinct manner. “Three years ago, Ouyang Yu was also one of our teammates. At that time, our team was very famous and had a chance to enter the World Championship Finals.
“The day before the competition, Ouyang Yu suddenly left our team and went to the other team.”
Wang Mingtao was furious. “F*ck, why would this person do that? What a dishonorable person!”
Chu Luo looked at Tang Zhiyun and asked, “What did he mean by cheating?”
“The competition rules state that there should be at least five people in the team competition. Since Ouyang Yu withdrew, we had one less person. In order to continue on the competition, we lied about having one more person.”
“How can four people operate five accounts?”
“I operated two accounts alone. When we entered the finals, someone snitched on us.”
“Was the snitch Ouyang Yu?”
“We have no evidence.”
“Why didn’t you look for evidence?”
“We couldn’t find any.” Xu Qingfeng suddenly spoke up, his tone heavy. “Ouyang Yu is from the Imperial Capital’s Ouyang family. The person who’d formed a group with him is also from a large clan in the Imperial Capital.”
After Xu Qingfeng finished speaking, the four of them subconsciously exuded anger and helplessness.
Chu Luo was about to speak when the light of a car that had turned around the corner shone on them.
Then the car stopped beside them.
Seeing that it was getting late, Tang Zhiyun said to her, “Junior, you can go back first. We can continue chatting in the game.”
Chu Luo thought about it and nodded. She turned around and walked to the side of the car. After placing her hand on the handle, she turned around and said to the group in a confident tone, “I will level up my account to the maximum before the selection. Don’t feel pressured. We will definitely get first place.”
With that, she opened the car door.
However, when she saw the man sitting there, she suddenly froze.
Li Yan had his laptop on his lap and didn’t even look up. His tone was cold as usual. “Get in.”
Chu Luo closed the door after getting into the car.
The car drove off.
She looked at Li Yan a few times and saw that he was staring at the laptop. She couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you here?”
“Just passing by.”
Chu Luo didn’t believe him. “Don’t tell me you went to find someone to practice on again?”
Otherwise, why would this person have a murderous aura?
[1] The supposed art of judging character from facial characteristics