Chapter 1 Encounter 4

  "Hey, Yang Kang!"

  Yang Kang's heart skipped a beat, and he crooked his mouth, knowing who had arrived.

  "Mu Nianci? Long time no see." Yang Kang turned back to talk to his old classmate.

  A girl in white pants and a worn-out white shirt was pedaling a three-wheeled cart loaded with luggage towards him, with two girls and a boy pushing from behind. The girl looked quite pretty, pleasant to the eyes, and the more you look at her, the more pleasant she becomes. At least Yang Kang had been classmates with her for twelve years, and rarely found Mu Nianci annoying.

  "Are you kidding me?" Yang Kang went up and said to the boy, "Why did you push her when she was riding a bike?"

  "I... won't." That guy was actually a master's student in the Department of Biological Technology.

  "Brother, I give up." Yang Kang was too lazy to be asked again by Mu Nianci, but he still got her off the tricycle and pedaled it himself. Yang Kang thought Mu Nianci looked unrefined pedaling the tricycle and had some contempt for that master's degree holder. Anyway, he had nothing better to do, and the people lining up at the dormitory were making a ruckus, so Yang Kang didn't feel like joining in the commotion.

  "Yang Kang, Teacher Qiu asked if you've finished writing that competition essay." Mu Nianci pushed the cart while asking Yang Kang one question after another, "The publisher is urging us again."

  "Hurry up, hurry up," Yang Kang started regretting helping Mu Nianci pedal the rickshaw.

  "Teacher Qiu also said that although you are in biotechnology, it's still best to choose his course for the first year, he has already talked to your father about it."

  "Choose, choose."

  "Teacher Qiu's birthday is next month, Teacher Qiu asked me to tell you to go to his home to play at that time."

  "Alas," Yang Kang sighed and said, "Don't I go every year? Why do you need to remind me again... Just remind me on the day itself, I'm afraid I'll forget."

  "Yang Kang..."

  Although Yang Kang didn't really "like" Mu Nianci, he had to admit that Mu Nianci was still quite important in his life. Mu Nianci happened to attend the same middle school as him, and she was very diligent, but unfortunately, her family conditions were not good. Qiu Chuji had a special fondness for coaching students for competitions, and he got to know Yang Kang and Mu Nianci during their middle school days. Qiu Chuji liked Yang Kang's cleverness and also liked Mu Nianci's diligence. Moreover, since Qiu Chuji was old and childless, after the coaching ended, he often invited Yang Kang and Mu Nianci to his home to play. Mu Nianci was very happy about this, but Yang Kang felt a bit annoyed. However, Wanyan Honglie, with the intention of uniting all forces within the school, was delighted to urge Yang Kang to go.

  Mu Nianci was indeed annoying, she had a good memory while Yang Kang's memory was poor, so she developed the habit of helping Yang Kang remember things. For example, when they went swimming together, Mu Nianci would often ask Yang Kang if he had left his shampoo in the bathroom again. Usually, as soon as she asked, Yang Kang would pat his head and go back to get it, leaving everyone wondering how Mu Nianci seemed to be sharing a bathroom with Yang Kang...

  So although Yang Kang really hoped that Mu Nianci would not always bother him, occasionally when he did not see Mu Nianci for more than a month, his life would become somewhat disordered. Therefore the clever Yang Kang would casually gather some small things to send to Qiu Chuji and ask about Mu Nianci's situation. In this way, Yang Kang entered Bianjing University with Mu Nianci in a daze, at which time he still had no idea what kind of danger was hidden in this relationship.

  When Guo Jing discovered that Huang Rong was actually a complete stranger to the place, they had already circled around the dormitory area twice. Guo Jing saw the big old man smiling at him under a large flag again and could only admit that he had walked back to the starting point. Huang Rong had no choice but to start using her little brain to see if there were any public maps nearby.

  Linghu Chong made his appearance at this time.

  He had just made his debut, and his appearance was extremely disheveled. Not only was he squeezed to the point of dizziness, but his 500-degree myopia glasses were hanging from one ear. Linghu Chong also struggled through the crowd with his luggage for half an hour, almost reaching the registration office of Guozi University. At this time, Linghu Chong would not have thought that he would become a famous figure in the campus of Bin Da in the future. In fact, many heroic figures of Bin Da also quietly made their debut among the ordinary people in the crowd.

  Huang Rong grabbed a passing Linghu Chong: "Classmate, do you know how to get to the chemistry department for registration?"

  Linghu Cong's glasses disappeared in the midst of the tugging and pulling, and suddenly before his eyes was a world full of hazy beauty. Linghu Cong habitually pushed at his non-existent glasses, speaking in a mixture of Shaanxi and Cantonese dialects: "Classmate, can you not pull and tug?"

  Accompanied by this angry roar, Linghu Chong swung his arm with great force. However, that arm was only slightly thicker than a rolling pin and had no intimidating power.

  Huang Rong had to awkwardly withdraw her hand, just as Guo Jing walked in front of her. Originally, Linghu Chong didn't plan on using his fists and only licked his dry lips, preparing for a gentleman's war. However, Guo Jing, this brainless guy, timely grabbed both of Linghu Chong's arms and sincerely said, "Classmate, sorry about that, are you okay?" Poor Linghu Chong suddenly felt his two arms being pulled to the left and right, as if Christ was crucified on the cross, leaving no room for resistance. Linghu Chong had always been someone who yielded to softness but not hardness, so he decided to show this Mongolian kid a thing or two about the grandeur of the Song Dynasty. In reality, after being squeezed in the crowd for two hours, his pent-up anger finally erupted.

  "What are you dragging on about? I'm afraid of you?" Linghu Chong's elbow struck heavily at Guo Jing's chest.

  "Really fierce enough." Qiao Feng shook his head and took a few steps forward, grabbing Linghu Cong's collar from behind.

  At this time, Guo Jing and Linghu Chong had already entangled into a ball, while Huang Rong cunningly pushed a push on Linghu Chong's back. Linghu Chong was already in the situation of a beast fighting desperately, but his moves were big and open, looking more ferocious. The punches and kicks were ruthless, and the people around him were all dodging for themselves.

  "What's pulling? What's pulling?" Linghu Chong couldn't see the person behind clearly, and he violently bumped into them with his shoulder.

  "Enough cruelty." Qiao Feng smiled. Huang Rong, a third-rate master of the Empty Hand Path, finally saw the realm where no move could defeat any move. Qiao Feng grasped Linghu Chong's upper arm with one hand and seemed to have simply pulled lightly, causing Linghu Chong to completely lose his balance and fall to the ground.

  Hou Tonghai, the captain of the school security team, and his men rushed over in a flurry, and the three were taken to the police station together.

  Linghu Cong felt that the entire school was bullying him. First, a Mongolian freshman randomly picked on him, then he and his girlfriend beat him up when he was at a disadvantage, and to make matters worse, someone even came out to help them. The most unbelievable thing was that the leader of the school security team was an idiot who couldn't understand the truth of the matter.

  Logically speaking, Linghu Chong's quick wit and sharp tongue should not be inferior to Huang Rong's. However, his Shaanxi accent mixed with Cantonese tone really made the school guard go crazy. This person is a bit impulsive, usually calm and rational when speaking, but once anxious, he becomes red-faced and thick-necked. Moreover, Huang Rong is a girl, so Hou Tonghai would not be foolish enough to believe that such a girl would innocently drag and beat up Linghu Chong, so in the end, Huang Rong has the upper hand.

  As for Guo Jing, he couldn't speak clearly either and should have been the most unfortunate. Fortunately, there was one thing that saved him - he was a Mongolian student, and after careful consideration, the school security guard thought they should accommodate the customs of their Mongolian classmates - "Their folk customs are rough and they have a martial arts tradition", as Hou Tonghai summed it up.

  In the end, Guo Jing and Huang Rong were released, but poor Linghu Chong was left behind for a lecture.

  Outside the police station, Guo Jing looked at Huang Rong in confusion. Huang Rong let out a small "humph" from her nose. Guo Jing had no choice but to push the cart and walk with Huang Rong together.

  When Guo Jing and Huang Rong had finished reporting to their respective classes, they rushed to the Triangle Field to get their dormitory numbers, only to find that the crowd waiting in line was unprecedentedly prosperous.

  Guo Jing saw this situation and his head buzzed loudly, he couldn't find the end of the line. It turned out that the long queue had actually curved into a coiled dragon shape, with the end shrinking to the center. Huang Rong's first thought was to think of a way to cut in line or find someone to help her get a number. Ou Yangke, who was only one step late, was hesitating about whether he should take the initiative to help Huang Rong get a number, but Huang Rong had already seen him.

  "Ouyang Ke?" Huang Rong showed a lovely smile and small tiger teeth as she called out Ouyang Ke.

  "Guo Jing?" At this time, Yang Kang had already helped Mu Nianci finish three laps and ran back. Contrary to his expectations, the number of people taking numbers not only didn't decrease but actually increased. Yang Kang furrowed his brow, and then he saw the Mongolian fool.

  "Yang Kang?" Guo Jing was delighted.

  "It's getting bigger," Yang Kang said impatiently, shrugging his shoulders. "Why are there so many people like this?"

  "I'll go queue up," said Guo Jing, "If it works out, I'll help you guys get a number."

  Guo Jing's words greatly stimulated Yang Kang's self-esteem. He had originally planned to just exchange greetings with Guo Jing and then slip away, but now it seemed that if he didn't put on a show, he would appear to be not as generous as Guo Jing. Moreover, taking the number was originally a small matter for him.

  "Alright, I'll go tell the teacher through the back door," Yang Kang said with a lazy tone, leaning against the utility pole and putting on an air of nonchalance. "If you guys are afraid of lining up, I can help you get it, but that way our numbers might be consecutive and we might have to live in the same room."

  The first person to hand the bill to Yang Kang was surprisingly Huang Rong. Yang Kang looked at her helplessly and said, "Classmate, although I also welcome you to live with us in the same house, but the dormitory head is not that old-fashioned..."

  "Alas, let's take it first and talk about it later. Anyway, girls and boys are separated when distributing." Huang Rong was very cunning, she understood the procedure of such things as soon as she thought about it.

  Ouyang Ke almost instinctively put his own bet on Huang Rong's. Yang Kang was a bit unhappy, he had originally planned to help Guo Jing, but these people suddenly appeared from nowhere. Helping Huang Rong was still acceptable, but helping Ouyang Ke made Yang Kang feel very uncomfortable. However, being Yang Kang, he didn't bother saying anything.

  "Thank you, thank you." Guo Jing also handed the list to Yang Kang.

  Yang Kang opened a small back door and directly obtained the dormitory number from the teacher in the office. When this back door was opened, our Guo Jing and Yang Kang were destined to meet some people and miss others in the next four years. If it weren't for Yang Kang's "urgent public good" move, Guo Jing would have spent his four years of college in a completely different dormitory, and his life would have been different because of these four years.

  So when Yang Kang slipped in through the back door of the registration office, one of the many doors of fate also quietly opened, and as he walked in, everyone was unaware.

  Yang Kang was helped by four people to get the numbers - Mu Nianci, Guo Jing, Ouyang Ke and Huang Rong. The five consecutive numbers determined that their lives at Bianjing University for four years were tied together with an invisible thread, sometimes this connection made them happy, sometimes it made them angry.

  That youth era with emotions rising and falling like clouds...