Martial Arts Master in the City

"Going to sing now?" Li Siqi looked at Jiang Miaoke and said, "In broad daylight, don't you think it's a bit of a waste of time?"

Jiang Miaoke said, "But, I don't want to race here, it's really boring."

A sport that doesn't suit you will feel dull no matter how good it is. Jiang Miaoke was in this kind of situation now. She really wasn't keen on racing. If she were to be a cheerleader or something, she could accept it, but actually racing? Forget it.

Though Jiang Miaoke liked excitement, she wasn't into the kind of excitement that racing offered.

At that moment, a cheerful ringtone suddenly sounded among the group of one boy and three girls.

Lan Lan immediately chuckled and said, "It's my phone."

Lan Lan took out her phone, but when she saw the number on the screen, her brows furrowed immediately. She then shoved it into her pocket without answering, letting the ringtone continue.

"Why don't you answer?" Jiang Miaoke asked Lan Lan with confusion.

Lan Lan said, "It's the homeroom teacher calling, just to urge me to go to class. It's pointless, I don't want to go."

Upon hearing Lan Lan's words, Ye Xiao glanced at the time on his phone. Today was Monday, definitely a day when students should be in class.

"So responsible?" Jiang Miaoke, hearing Lan Lan's words, was somewhat surprised and said, "Nowadays responsible teachers are becoming fewer and fewer."

Lan Lan replied, "What's responsible? My dad gave her gifts. I hate these two-faced teachers the most. Let's not talk about this, let's discuss where to have fun."

Listening to Lan Lan, Ye Xiao looked at her and said, "Actually, you should go back to class."

"You should be going back to class too, right? Yet here you are." Lan Lan said.

"I have things to do, that's why I'm not going to class," Ye Xiao said.

Lan Lan immediately said, "Come on, everyone knows that studying is tedious and boring."

Jiang Miaoke immediately said, "Ye Xiao might soon be a student, so there's no need."

"A student?" Hearing that, Lan Lan immediately looked at Ye Xiao with some doubt.

Ye Xiao thought for a moment and said, "There's some possibility, but you really should go back to school. In this society, it's about brains. Without sufficient knowledge, you'll be looked down upon."

"Not necessarily. Don't teachers read many books? Though they hardly achieve greatness, yet some people, who might not have studied much, can achieve quite a lot." Lan Lan said.

Ye Xiao felt a bit bitter upon hearing Lan Lan's words; this girl seemed to be at the end of her rebellious phase.

At that moment, Li Siqi also looked at Lan Lan and said, "Lan Lan, out of Ye Xiao's ten sentences, nine and a half are not worth hearing."

Ye Xiao, upon hearing Li Siqi's words, was a bit confused. What's with this girl? Wasn't I encouraging studies? Why oppose?

However, Li Siqi's next words immediately quelled Ye Xiao's dissent.

"Of course, there's still half a sentence that can be taken to heart, and usually, it's advice worth considering, like what Ye Xiao just said." Li Siqi said with a smile.

"But I still want to practice driving!" Lan Lan said.

Li Siqi said, "If you want to become a racer, especially a professional one, you don't need to attend class; you can practice driving here every day. But if you don't plan to devote your life to cars, then you should focus on your studies. Ye Xiao's right, society values brains."

Listening to Li Siqi, Lan Lan immediately fell silent.

At that moment, Lan Lan's phone rang again.

Lan Lan hesitated for a moment but took out her phone. This time, seeing the screen, a peculiar look flashed in her eyes, yet she still answered the call.

This wasn't her homeroom teacher.

"Lan'er, where are you?" The voice inside the call was a man's, very gentle.

Lan Lan sighed, intending to lie, but after considering that her homeroom teacher had just called, lying might not work, so she said, "Out playing."

"Oh, studying is intense, it's okay to relax a bit. But don't let it interfere with your studies. I took a half-day leave for you today, so make sure to be on time for class tomorrow." The man said.

Lan Lan said, "Got it."

"Good girl, dad's handling business here, you play first."

"Okay!"

The call ended, and Lan Lan sighed.

"Are you okay?" Li Siqi asked Lan Lan with concern.

Lan Lan shook her head and said, "No worries, it was my dad's call."

"What did your dad say? He knows you skipped class, right?"

"Okay, got it. But he said I have to be in class on time tomorrow morning," Lan Lan said, somewhat dejected.

Even though dad gave his approval, Lan Lan didn't feel particularly happy. She even felt a bit down.

This was something that the perceptive Ye Xiao and Li Siqi could both clearly see.

"You don't seem very happy!" Ye Xiao looked at Lan Lan.

Jiang Miaoke chimed in at this point, "Isn't it obvious? She's unhappy because she still has to go to class tomorrow. If you ask me, maybe she should just take a month off to adjust."

"Oh, come off it. Why are you still a sophomore then? Doesn't that say something?" Li Siqi immediately looked at Jiang Miaoke and said, "You'll have to complete school eventually, so why bother?"

Hearing this, Jiang Miaoke immediately puffed up in anger and said, "Qiqi!"

Perhaps not wanting everyone to be upset, Lan Lan's demeanor quickly perked up, and she said, "How about we go to the billiards hall? There's a Crown Billiards Hall near Liangju Bay."

"You play billiards?" Ye Xiao looked at Lan Lan.

Lan Lan immediately smiled and said, "Of course, I'm really good at it. I usually let my opponent have two shots."

"You're bragging!" Ye Xiao said.

Lan Lan's face turned red as she said, "Who's bragging? I'm serious."

"Let's not go there. Let's choose another place," Li Siqi said at that moment.

Lan Lan said, "Why? I heard the facilities at Crown Billiards Hall are pretty good, and it's quite close too."

"I know, but Feng Yang goes there often," Li Siqi said.

"Are you afraid of him?" Jiang Miaoke immediately protested indignantly after hearing Li Siqi's words. "Qiqi, since when have you become so timid and scared?"

"No way. I just don't want to play billiards and end up in a bad mood," Li Siqi said. "Don't you think seeing him is just off-putting?"

Jiang Miaoke immediately laughed and said, "Oh right, there's something we need to do now."

"What's up?" Li Siqi, Lan Lan, and Ye Xiao all looked puzzled when they saw Jiang Miaoke's serious expression.

Jiang Miaoke looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Did you forget? Liang Junlei owes you a hundred billion Northern Federation Coins. Since we can't find anything fun, we can go collect the debt."

"What?" Li Siqi and Lan Lan were quite surprised upon hearing Jiang Miaoke's words.

A hundred billion Northern Federation Coins, seriously.

Though none of them were lacking money, they had never dealt with debt collection for a hundred billion Northern Federation Coins nor believed that Liang Junlei could owe Ye Xiao that much money.

Nobody knew exactly how much money Ye Xiao had, but they definitely didn't believe he had a hundred billion Northern Federation Coins.

"Coco, is this real? Is it really a hundred billion Northern Federation Coins, not a hundred billion Yan Country Coins or a hundred million Northern Federation Coins?" Li Siqi asked Jiang Miaoke skeptically.

Jiang Miaoke immediately said, "Of course it's real. Ye Xiao, tell them it's true."

Li Siqi and Lan Lan immediately looked at Ye Xiao, clearly wanting his confirmation.

Ye Xiao chuckled wryly and said, "Indeed, it's a hundred billion Northern Federation Coins. He lost a bet to me."

"A bet?" Li Siqi said immediately upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, "What kind of bet? You're not joking, right?"

"Definitely not joking," Jiang Miaoke quickly chimed in, then recounted what happened yesterday morning.

"Is this Liang Junlei brainless, or is he just naturally dense?" said Li Siqi, unable to hold back.

Li Siqi wasn't intentionally belittling him, but considering the absurdity of Liang Junlei's actions, it was hard not to.

"Wow, a hundred billion Northern Federation Coins," Lan Lan marveled, then asked, "Is Liang Junlei's dad super rich?"

"I bet once these hundred billion Northern Federation Coins are gone, Liang Junlei's dad won't last three years," Li Siqi seriously remarked, "Anyone with such a prodigal child would be driven mad. By the way, is there an IOU?"

"He's got one!" Ye Xiao said.

Li Siqi grinned upon hearing about the IOU, "If there's an IOU, what are we waiting for? Let's go collect the debt."

"You!" Ye Xiao said, pointing at what Li Siqi was wearing.

Li Siqi gave Ye Xiao a glare, then went off to change clothes with Lan Lan.

"Ye Xiao, why do you seem so indifferent about this?" Jiang Miaoke felt a bit frustrated watching Ye Xiao's nonchalant expression. Even if he's wealthy, there's no need to be so blasé about money. The thing is, it's a hundred billion Northern Federation Coins.

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "I'm not short on cash right now, and besides, you have to give people time to gather money; it's courteous to others and yourself."

"Do you think we should go directly to Liang Junlei's father's company, or should we call Liang Junlei?" Jiang Miaoke paid no heed to Ye Xiao's words about being courteous. He knew that Liang Junlei had long relied on his wealth to bully weaker people. Though always polite to Jiang Miaoke, everyone has an innate desire to see justice done. At this moment, Jiang Miaoke felt his sense of justice flare up even more.