Nanjiang City, Xiàfēi Road.
The entire city was adorned with colorful lanterns, making it appear exceptionally lively and filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.
Chen Shu and his group strolled leisurely. Apart from the three of them, Xie Sunan and the others were free and had come out to celebrate the New Year.
“Qingxue, how is your Contract Spirit awakening coming along?”
Chen Shu looked at the girl beside him, who was Wang Qinghan’s sister, Wang Qingxue.
Unlike during their primary school days, Wang Qingxue had now grown into a graceful young lady, with a appearance somewhat similar to Wang Qinghan.
“Brother Chen Shu, I’ll show you.”
Wang Qingxue nodded. She was now in her third year of junior high, and naturally, she had begun the awakening of her Contract Spirit.
As she spoke, a proud smile on her face, she opened her Beast Taming Space.
A white fox with cunning eyes emerged, emanating a biting frost.
Even though it was just a basic Contract Spirit, it still appeared extraordinary.
“Hm?”
Relevant memories surfaced in Chen Shu’s mind, and he said,
“S-rank Frost Snow Fox, not bad! Stronger than both Fang Si and me.”
“Hehe, I was just lucky.”
Wang Qingxue’s eyes were filled with delight. Receiving Chen Shu’s approval was undoubtedly a source of great joy for her.
“But you’re so young, yet you can master Half-Phase Summoning?!”
A hint of surprise flickered in Chen Shu’s eyes. He had only mastered it in his third year of senior high, and Wang Qingxue, in her third year of junior high, had probably achieved something unique in Nanjiang City.
“It’s all because of you!”
Wang Qinghan shot Chen Shu a look and said,
“My sister saw that you like to use ‘Half-Phase Summoning’ to ambush people, so she practiced it relentlessly and mastered it in just a month.”
“……”
Chen Shu’s mouth twitched. He was being blamed for this too?
He spoke, “But I must say, it really can be used for ambushes!”
“……”
Wang Qinghan shook her head, feeling that her sister was gradually becoming more like a bandit…
“Qingxue’s Contract Spirit has such great potential; it cannot be wasted.”
Chen Shu stroked the snow fox’s head, a thoughtful expression on his face.
“Mew…”
The snow fox curled up its body, appearing somewhat timid.
Even though Chen Shu was merely in human form, he still exuded a considerable oppressive aura.
He spoke, “Everyone, contribute a bit. The tradition of Nanjiang Second High must not be broken!”
“……”
Everyone was speechless. It seemed the school couldn’t escape the shadow of the bandits.
“Dali, create a diet plan for Qingxue. It must be the best! Using the flesh of Monarchs is perfectly fine.”
“Sister Fang Si, you can teach Qingxue some combat techniques for water-attribute Contract Spirits and help her choose some related skills.”
Chen Shu became incredibly excited and began assigning tasks to everyone.
Xie Sunan muttered, “I feel like this guy is more excited about improving others than himself…”
“Who knows what kind of perverted hobby this is…”
Xu Xingxing shook his head, finding the tradition of bandit inheritance quite incomprehensible.
“Little Xing, stop mumbling!”
Chen Shu turned his gaze towards him and pointed, saying,
“Your family is in the beast taming business. Help procure some skills, from basic grade to Black Iron grade.”
“Oh, and if possible, procure some Monarch skills for me too.”
“???”
Xu Xingxing’s mouth twitched. Are you crazy? Where am I supposed to find Monarch skills for you?!
Chen Shu ignored him and continued,
“As for Old Xie…”
“What am I supposed to do?”
Xie Sunan looked over, surprised that he also had a role to play.
“You’re a bit of a pervert, just stay away from Qingxue.”
“???”
Xie Sunan froze, already feeling the urge to grab a cleaver and attack.
He couldn’t help but think: Among everyone present, is there anyone more perverted than you…
Fang Si asked, “Then what will you do? Be a ‘spring water’ commander?”
“How is that possible?!”
Chen Shu’s lips curled into a smile, and he said, “My role is the most crucial!”
At that moment, everyone looked at him uniformly, a hint of curiosity in their eyes.
Chen Shu glanced at Wang Qingxue beside him and said slowly,
“Qingxue, I’ll teach you some bandit rules when the time comes.”
“……”
Everyone’s minds went blank, instantly falling silent. So this was your so-called crucial role?
“Alright, that’s settled!”
Chen Shu nodded and said, “With Qingxue’s talent, getting into Huaxia University should be no problem. She can come and be the boss of the Urea Society then!”
“Chen Shu…”
Wang Qinghan beside him hesitated, wanting to say something but holding back.
Logically speaking, with Chen Shu’s current status, it was a great thing for him to personally nurture her sister.
However, she had a nagging sense of foreboding…
“Qinghan, no need to thank me!”
Chen Shu grinned and said, “Qingxue is definitely future… uh… promising…”
“……”
Wang Qinghan rubbed her forehead, feeling a slight throbbing in her temples.
She had originally intended to stop him, but upon seeing her sister’s eyes light up, she understood that anything she said would be futile.
…
As night fell, everyone was still walking on the streets, chatting and laughing, their conversations mainly revolving around Wang Qingxue.
“It’s almost midnight, should we do some activities…”
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, a hint of excitement in his eyes.
“What activities?”
Everyone’s expression immediately became extremely wary.
Chen Shu smiled slightly and said, “How about setting off some fireworks to celebrate?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Xingxing and the others instantly turned and ran, not even bothering to look back.
They had witnessed Chen Shu’s previous colossal fireworks display, which had made the authorities believe Nanjiang City was under siege…
In an instant, only Fang Si remained opposite Chen Shu. Everyone else had fled. Zhang Dali had even abandoned his iron pot…
“What, is everyone so unsupportive?”
Chen Shu shook his head and helplessly picked up the iron pot from the ground.
A hint of amusement appeared in his eyes, and he said, “Sister Fang Si, you’re the best. You didn’t abandon me.”
Fang Si said faintly,
“I am a Dragon Guard. I cannot retreat in the face of evil forces!”