201: Chapter 201 Jiang Hanqiu: Easily Holding On
[Supreme M Physique: Arrived at your house]
[Supreme M Physique: Come out!]
Jiang Hanqiu picked up his phone, raised an eyebrow at the message from Yue Yun, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind.
He walked out of the house briskly and waved at the Three Heavenly Kings, who were standing in the sunset glow wearing suits.
The Three Heavenly Kings, dressed in dusty but still decent suits, stood before the dilapidated wuling divine car. With their hands in their pockets and leaning against the car, they looked exactly like gangsters from a TV show.
Jiang Hanqiu's heart skipped a beat.
Just by looking at the Three Heavenly Kings, he knew that someone else had definitely suffered.
"Did you really go and beat up Chen Tianrui?"
There was no questioning tone in Jiang Hanqiu's words; instead, they revealed a sense of certainty and complex mockery.
The Three Heavenly Kings smiled awkwardly.
Although the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination official website was inaccessible, one could see the congratulatory video released by Nanyuan Province officials by clicking on any video app.
The Three Heavenly Kings' scores were at the top of the list, and as soon as one clicked on the video, three large headshots would pop up—it was hard to miss.
Chen Tianrui had taken that beating for nothing!
Jiang Hanqiu wore an "as I thought" expression and silently sighed in his heart for Chen Tianrui's undeserved misfortune.
After all, the information about Chen Tianrui being at the Nanyuan Province Department of Education was something he himself had leaked to the Three Heavenly Kings.
Xu Qingfang, in a great mood after reconfirming his scores, draped his arm around Jiang Hanqiu's shoulder, striking a "buddies" pose.
"Today is a great day for the release of the college entrance exam results. With our scores, we definitely need to celebrate properly. Jiang Hanqiu, as a local, you'll just have to reluctantly treat us!"
Hearing the first few sentences, Jiang Hanqiu felt it made some sense and subconsciously nodded along.
Upon hearing the rest, Jiang Hanqiu suddenly snapped to attention: "Wait, hold on! What do you mean 'reluctantly treat you'? Did I ever say I was going to pay?"
He tried to break free from Xu Qingfang's grip, but Xu Qingfang, who usually dragged Yue Yun around, had surprisingly great strength.
Yue Yun and Mo Yu exchanged glances, squeezed out sincere smiles, walked to either side of Jiang Hanqiu, and surrounded him.
"Why are such sincere smiles so creepy on your faces? Are you guys even human?"
Jiang Hanqiu grumbled to himself, a rush of childhood memories flooding his mind, and he couldn't help but shiver.
Before the Three Heavenly Kings could make a move, Jiang Hanqiu quickly raised his hands in surrender: "I'll treat, I'll treat, okay? Is that good enough?"
Helplessly prying open Xu Qingfang's shackles, Jiang Hanqiu signaled that he needed to go back to inform his relatives, then headed home with his head down.
Seeing Jiang Hanqiu return safely, the worry on his parents' faces largely dissipated, and they slowly withdrew their gazes from the Three Heavenly Kings.
Jiang's father looked thoughtful: "That looks like the college entrance exam top scorer, Yue Yun. Why did they suddenly come to find you?"
"It's nothing." Jiang Hanqiu replied naturally, "We were just playing games earlier, I'm the one who asked them to come."
Jiang's parents immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang's mother beamed with a warm smile: "Since they're friends, hurry and invite them in! I'll make you something delicious to celebrate the great results you achieved in the college entrance exam!"
The three of them looked a bit unconventional, but one was the top scorer of the college entrance exam, and they could get along with her son, so they should just be a bit eccentric, not bad kids.
Since they were friends visiting, they couldn't just stand outside; they had to be invited in for proper hospitality.
"Honey, go buy some good ingredients. I'll go wash some fruit to treat our guests!" Jiang's mother hurried to organize.
Jiang Hanqiu quickly interrupted: "Mom, don't bother! We young people have our own things to discuss. We're going out to celebrate the exam results tonight, so we won't be eating at home."
Under his parents' surprised gazes, Jiang Hanqiu left in a hurry after saying goodbye, almost impatiently returning to the Three Heavenly Kings' entourage and nimbly climbing into the wuling divine car.
Vroom~ chug-chug-chug—!
The wuling divine car floored the gas pedal and launched, disappearing from his parents' sight in the blink of an eye.
Jiang's parents looked at each other, confused.
Jiang's mother said with a strange expression: "Our son hasn't been kidnapped by those three street punks, has he?"
Jiang's father wanted to deny it, but Jiang Hanqiu's behavior and the Three Heavenly Kings' look were completely unconvincing.
Even he himself became a bit unsure.
"That can't be it, right?"
...
Restaurant private room.
Jiang Hanqiu watched nervously as the Three Heavenly Kings scribbled all over the menu, worrying about his wallet.
"Don't get these thick soups, and skip these cloyingly sweet dishes. Get two servings of everything else on the menu."
"That's going to cost a lot."
"I know. Also, bring a crate of iced beer!"
Xu Qingfang crossed out the dishes they didn't want and returned the menu to the stunned waiter.
Jiang Hanqiu looked in shock at the cool and composed Xu Qingfang, his hand trembling slightly as he held his teacup.
"So, you were picking the dishes you didn't want?"
"Is that strange?"
"This is just too much!"
Jiang Hanqiu couldn't help but swallow hard.
At this point, forget about draining his wallet; even if he stayed here to work off the debt washing dishes, he wouldn't be able to pay for this meal.
"Don't worry, you don't have to pay."
Mo Yu signaled Jiang Hanqiu to calm down and patted Yue Yun beside him: "This meal is actually on Old Yue. You can't even imagine how much money Old Yue has right now!"
The potions Yue Yun took came from Jianghai No. 1 High School Beast Taming Director Li Moyun, Jianghai Second Middle School, and his own older sister.
Most of the Materials for raising Miao Sang were covered by the Nanyuan Province Beast Tamer Association, a small portion by Jianghai Second Middle School, and some were brought back from the Imperial Capital by his sister.
Yue Yun hadn't spent a single cent from beginning to end, and the 25 million prize money from the Campus Championship hadn't been touched yet.
Jiang Hanqiu breathed a sigh of relief for his wallet, nodded in sudden realization, and then looked completely deadpan.
He asked in confusion: "Since I don't have to pay, why did you drag me here?"
Such a big event as the release of college entrance exam results should be celebrated with family and friends. Who would want to celebrate with the bandit-like Three Heavenly Kings!
Xu Qingfang smiled calmly: "We are going to the Kings Secret Realm in the Imperial Capital soon, so we plan to stay in Nanyuan City for the next few days and won't be returning to Jianghai City for now."
"Let's get this straight, there's no room at my place!" Jiang Hanqiu quickly interrupted, afraid that the Three Heavenly Kings would want to move into his house.
Xu Qingfang calmly raised his hand, signaling Jiang Hanqiu to calm down: "We couldn't find anywhere else to stay, so we came to you to bond a little, and by the way, ask you some questions about the Kings Secret Realm."
Jiang Hanqiu looked at Xu Qingfang, speechless. So, the Three Heavenly Kings calling him really was just a spur-of-the-moment decision.
He turned to look at Yue Yun: "Your sister was the top scorer four years ago, didn't she mention this to you?"
"No." Yue Yun shook his head sincerely, "My sister entered a Secret Realm a while ago, and I haven't been able to contact her since."
The Three Heavenly Kings stared straight at Jiang Hanqiu.
Jiang Hanqiu was completely speechless.
"If you guys don't know, how would I know? Honestly, I've only heard one rumor about the Kings Secret Realm..."