Chapter 34: The Bet
“Drip!”
Luko was awakened by the sound of her own sweat dripping from her cheek. She swallowed frantically, watching as Su Jiu approached.
She realized that even before the fight began, she was already drenched in sweat, her undergarments completely soaked.
Why? Why was she, a perennial top student who always ranked high on the school’s lists, so flustered facing a street punk?
“Hey, are you okay?”
Su Jiu blinked at Luko, who was staring blankly in place, and waved her hand in front of her. She secretly thought, could it be that the fierce aura she displayed while cultivating had scared this kid?
“Uh… I’m fine. Shall we head to the open area to compete?”
Luko snapped back to reality, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and kept telling herself: You have the bloodline of the Divine Ape family, you’re not much worse than that street punk!
So what if Su Jiu had treasures to enhance her concentration? She knew her family’s martial arts, and they had already reached a small success. How could she possibly be her opponent?
Immediately, Luko seemed to gain courage from self-hypnosis, and her gaze became sharp again. She felt that the reason she was so pathetic was because of that exorcist from that night.
It must have been that exorcist falling too hard! Speaking of which, damn it, she couldn’t find anything when she asked her father to investigate that exorcist, and she got hit for nothing.
Don’t let her meet that exorcist again, or she’d beat her so badly her parents wouldn’t recognize her!
Before long, a clearing was made on the sports field again for the two of them. Su Jiu gently peeled off the wrapper of another lollipop, her gaze swept over the surrounding school leaders and teachers, and she ate it as if nothing had happened.
She had to win by a narrow margin later… With so many people watching, it would be bad if the Ancient God Sect discovered her talent.
The school leaders frowned as they looked at Liu Hong next to them. At this moment, a teacher dressed quite provocatively finally frowned and slowly said, “Comrade Liu, I know that Su Jiu’s father is the mayor of our city, but letting her be the class leader of the training class and letting her challenge Luko like this is harming her…”
She narrowed her eyes at Liu Hong, with a hint of displeasure in her eyes. In the past, the male teachers would all be focused on her, but since this person arrived, they had all changed.
Soon, the female teacher’s words resonated with some of the other teachers. They cast sideways glances, more or less with some reservations. They had already predicted the outcome, fearing that Su Jiu would be easily defeated by Luko?
Flattering superiors was understandable, but it was wrong to let the mayor’s daughter get injured in school.
Immediately, a teacher specializing in healing arts quickly moved behind Su Jiu, preparing. The glistening green in her hands suggested that some form of healing art was ready.
Seeing this, Liu Hong glanced at her indifferently, a hint of disdain in her expression, and sneered, “Teacher, do you think Su Jiu has no chance of winning at all?”
“Chance of winning? Comrade Liu, do you think Luko, being from the Lu family, could be bribed by Su Jiu?” The seductive woman chuckled, her two voluptuous breasts swaying in her slightly revealing slip dress.
As she spoke, she shifted her body closer to the leader beside her and looked proudly at Liu Hong.
“Heh, do you dare to make a bet with me?” Liu Hong felt her eyelids twitching. This kind of person was really annoying.
“Bet what?” The seductive woman chuckled and asked.
At this moment, a group of teachers, including Su Jiu’s homeroom teacher, Lu Nan, all looked over. Everyone was watching the two with great interest.
“Two hundred thousand.” Liu Hong said with a smile, her expression unchanged, and seeing the woman’s face change unpredictably, she sneered, “You don’t dare to bet, do you?”
The seductive woman glanced at her colleagues watching them, and suddenly found herself in a difficult situation. Two hundred thousand was more than a year’s salary for her. Unlike these exorcists, she couldn’t take any bounties…
What if Luko was really bribed?
“If you don’t dare, then just shut up properly.” Liu Hong rolled her eyes, and the smile on her face became even more disdainful.
“Captain Liu, why don’t you let me make a big bet with you, say, five hundred thousand? How about it?”
At this moment, the leader next to the seductive woman spoke up. He was a somewhat greasy, slightly overweight middle-aged man, and his words carried a hint of smoke.
“Are you sure?”
Liu Hong glanced at Su Jiu, who was already preparing for the match below, and the corners of her mouth curved up slightly, revealing a playful smile.
“Of course! However much Captain Liu bets, I’ll take it.” The middle-aged leader glanced at that bewitching teacher, and immediately straightened his back, his words becoming much tougher.
Liu Hong, who was originally planning to increase the bet, felt her clothes being tugged. It was Huang Sisi. She reached out and pointed to Huang Fusheng, who was standing silently in the center.
“Then let’s make it five hundred thousand.” Liu Hong’s expression became slightly serious, and then she replied with a smile.
It was better to be restrained on someone else’s territory. This Principal Huang was said to be a high-ranking official from the military on the Lu faction…
Sensing the gaze, Huang Fusheng looked at the bet and then looked down at the arena. His gaze quietly fell on Su Jiu. He saw a flash of white light in her eyes, and couldn’t help but praise inwardly:
“Her bones and sinews have actually been refined to this extent… comparable to the talented individuals in those big cities. These exorcists probably know something.”
In the open space, a blue ball of light slowly materialized in the hands of the long-haired youth team member standing between the two. Electric arcs kept jumping from it. He casually threw it into the sky and shouted loudly, “Begin!”
Upon hearing this, Luko’s body suddenly became taller, even bigger than before. Fierce flames seemed to flicker around her, and the air visibly distorted.
Unlike Luko’s various preparations, Su Jiu curiously looked up at the sky, watching the lightning ball explode. The brilliant electric light reflected in her pupils.
She thought this thing would be pretty good as fireworks, a great way to impress girls!
“Su Jiu!!”
A huge roar sounded. Luko, like a female giant, stomped heavily towards Su Jiu with “boom!” “boom!” steps, raising her giant fists to strike. Her wild posture was like a monster in the wild.
Meanwhile, Su Jiu remained motionless on the spot.
The students around suddenly exclaimed, “Is she scared stiff?”
Someone immediately replied, “This is a transformation skill! And it’s an A-class bloodline, the Exploding Divine Ape. With this punch, Su Jiu will probably be hospitalized until the Gaokao!”
“Tsk, tsk, I really don’t know where she got the nerve to snatch that position.”
Seeing Luko approaching, Su Jiu withdrew her gaze, smiled faintly, and did not draw her dagger. She symbolically activated her Ice Chih Transformation, and ice energy immediately filled the surroundings.
Seeing that Su Jiu could activate her transformation, the people who were making a fuss fell silent for a moment. Su Jiu’s ability to activate her transformation alone made her much stronger than many others.
She extended her fair, slender hand, wrapped in frost, and advanced by retreating. She opened her palm and gently pushed forward, meeting the opponent’s relentless fist wind.
Instantly, their attacks collided. The campus floor hit with a “thud!”, stirring up some dust, followed by dense “thud!” sounds of impact. The collision of fire and ice created a lot of mist, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
“Su Jiu only has the Ice Chih Bloodline, how can she compete with Luko in terms of strength? I told you to listen in class, but you just wouldn’t!”
Seeing this, Lu Nan quickly tried to go down to save her. She was his student, after all. However, just as he took a few steps, he was called back by Huang Fusheng, who was not far away.
“Little Lu, stop!”
Lu Nan looked at him in confusion, “Principal Huang?”
Huang Fusheng looked at Liu Hong, who was calmly standing there, and replied with a smile, “Captain Liu isn’t in a hurry, why are you?”
