CHAPTER 578: CHAPTER 578: CRINGEWORTHY PICKUP LINES

When Ji You lifted a sliver of eyelid and saw the two words on the note, her pupils violently constricted, and a horde of metaphorical wild horses stampeded through her heart!

Holy shit!

Holy shit!

Holy shit!

Opposite her, Fu Feng suddenly glanced in Ji You’s direction, within his dark orbs lay a subtle mix of three parts displeasure, three parts complexity, and three parts grievance...

Wait a minute!

Grievance?

Ji You held her forehead with both hands, feeling the real aggrievement here!

Ji You glared at the two words written on her note: [Fu Feng], feeling an indescribable sensation within her heart.

This Fu Feng was a tyrannically wealthy upstart, whose spiritual power had been repeatedly emphasized as strong by Shen Changqing and Yue Qiyuan.

This meant that Fu Feng was truly powerful.

Cough cough...

All thanks to Shen Changqing and his crow’s mouth, his words had actually come true.

...

No matter how reluctant Ji You felt inside, the results of the new round of drawing lots had been announced.

First, the one with a bye was—

Little Shengsheng!

Regarding this, Ji You really didn’t know what to say, because Little Shengsheng got the bye and was still frowning tightly, seemingly not too happy about it.

Ji You plucked up the courage and shamelessly asked: "Little Shengsheng, want to switch with me?"

Little Shengsheng turned her face, looking at Ji You: "We can switch?"

Ji You instantly got excited, her tone laced with enticement: "Let’s try it!"

Audience: "..."

Audience A: "Got no shame?"

Audience B: "Xiu’er, get your brazen-faced cheek back, it’s offending me!"

Audience C: "Isn’t changing opponents unfair to the others?"

Audience D: "Why does a creature like the Rag Queen even exist in this world?"

...

Ji You tugged at the corner of her mouth and said, "Fair and square, I never tricked her into switching with me."

Then—

System: [Swapping opponents in violation of the competition rules is prohibited, or else participation qualification will be directly canceled.]

Ji You: "..."

Audience: "Hahaha..."

Next.

The information for the other two pairs of opponents.

The first pair: Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee vs Aries.

The second pair: Fu Feng vs Rag Queen.

For Aries, whether the opponent drawn is Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee, Little Shengsheng, Fu Feng, or Rag Queen, it doesn’t really matter because all these individuals are very strong.

But!!!

The other spectators did mind—Aries was the sole remaining contender for the west, north, and south regions!

This Star Network online contest was indeed a brutal face-slapping for the people of these three regions, with only one person qualifying for the top 5...

Such an outrage!

Sigh!

Once the results were out, the audience from the other three regions all boiled over, each one of them anxiously restless, because in their eyes, Little Shengsheng and Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee posed a clearly greater danger than Fu Feng and the Rag Queen:

"Holy shit, Aries, didn’t they tell you to stop picking at your feet?"

"Why is your luck so bad? Did you get psoriasis or something?"

"You have to fight hard! You must beat Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee!"

...

Facing the complaints from the audience of the three regions, Aries’s reaction was quite calm.

The first match was about to start, Ji You exited Star Network and decided to watch the match with her classmates in the training room.

Right after she exited, a faint noise suddenly came from nearby.

Whoosh~

Whoosh~

Whoosh~

Ji You reflexively turned towards the source of the sound—

Liu Fufeng hurriedly clenched his hands tightly, covering the small paper man in his palms.

Ji You: "Poking again?"

When will this ever end?

Liu Fufeng pursed his lips without making a sound.

Ji You voiced her suspicions, "You wouldn’t be secretly cursing me again, would you?"

At those words, an uncontrollable blush spread across Liu Fufeng’s handsome face:

"No."

He denied it.

Ji You, the rough and tumble girl, didn’t press further and simply said, "Well, as long as you’re not."

After speaking, she didn’t bother with Liu Fufeng anymore, smacking Shen Changqing’s shoulder fiercely as he sat in front of her.

Shen Changqing was taken aback and turned around, "Ji You, what’s up?"

Ji You ground her teeth and said, "Nothing!"

That expression of yours doesn’t look like ’nothing’ at all. Shen Changqing was perplexed and said, "Ji You, if there’s nothing, I’m going to watch the match."

Ji You: "..."

Rendered speechless by such frankness from an honest man, Ji You couldn’t even get mad. She just clenched her fists and said, "Shen Changqing, it’s been a while since we’ve sparred. Let’s find some time to do it!"

Shen Changqing: "Sure."

On one side, Liu Fufeng was sneakily fiddling with his small paper man, while Shen Changqing agreed to a spar with Ji You...

On the other side, the competition between Chu Jiaojiao and Aries had begun with fervor.

Both sides entered the arena.

Chu Jiaojiao and Aries exchanged glances. Before Chu Jiaojiao could utter a word, Aries suddenly said, "Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee, I’ve heard you like good-looking people?"

Huh?

Chu Jiaojiao raised an eyebrow, "So what if I do?"

Aries’s mouth curled into a smile, "As it happens, I also like good-looking people."

Chu Jiaojiao raised her eyebrow again.

Aries then declared, "And you, you’re the most beautiful person in my eyes!"

Hiss—

As soon as he said this, the entire arena, including the audience seats, inhaled a collective breath of surprise!

Holy crap!

So bold!

Daring to flirt with the rough beauty Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee!

Really—

Does he not know what death means?

Even Ji You, upon hearing this remark, couldn’t help feeling speechless...

To be honest, Jiaojiao does look good, but absolutely no one is looking at her face!

Our Jiaojiao, she doesn’t live off her looks!

Yue Qiguang slapped his thigh and bluntly inquired, "Is Chu Jiaojiao female?"

Yue Qiyuan said, "Probably."

Shen Changqing held back his words.

Sheng Qingyan directly covered her mouth, cursing, "What is up with Aries’s eye? Is it broken?"

"Jiaojiao looks good?"

"She’s certainly not the Universe’s number one beauty, Little Cutie."

...

No one paid attention to Sheng Qingyan’s ramblings; everyone was tensely focused on the arena.

There’s a good show to watch.

That’s what everyone thought.

Then—

Everyone saw Chu Jiaojiao’s eyes and brows twitch, a smirk appearing as she said, "Aries, do you know what I want to do right now?"

Hmm?

Being naturally charming, Aries had wooed countless young women’s hearts with his enchanting, cheesy pick-up lines.

He thought that someone as rough and tough as Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee also held a dream of being a pampered princess deep down inside...

So, with a smile that hit the perfect note, Aries asked back, "What is it?"

Chu Jiaojiao said, "I want to twist off your head and chuck it into a trash can."

Aries: "..."

Audience: "Hahahaha..."

Sheng Qingyan started clapping immediately: "Way to go, Jiaojiao! He deserves to have his head twisted off and thrown into the trash can."

In a world with such an unromantic woman, Aries’s face stiffened momentarily before it flitted away, and he maintained his poise with a smile, "If it’s you doing it personally, I’m willing."

Audience: "..."

Chu Jiaojiao shivered with goosebumps and said boldly, "Rest assured, I won’t even need to lift a finger to crush your stupid head."

Having said that—

Chu Jiaojiao immediately waved her hand, and boom, the fight began!