23 Commotions in the Gym (1/2)

Sitting on the ship that ferried him across the lake back to the shore, Chen Fan heaved a sigh of relief.

”In the future, I should refrain from using these flashy moves. That one attack had used up one-third of my True Essence.”

The move was sleek and swift, shaping air into a blade in the blink of an eye. However impressive it looked, it also came at a very high cost of energy. This attack could only be used by those who had already reached the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment Level. Even if he was able to wield the technique, he could only use it once or twice.

”If not to convince Zhou Tianhao of my power, I would never have used such a wasteful technique. One arcane spell would be enough to pound Linbao into pulp.” Chen Fan shook his head as he lamented.

”Once I have reached the Ethereal Enlightenment and finished compiling my sword tome, I should be able to summon over ten blade auras at the same time. Even a single ray of the blade aura would be much more powerful than the pulse of the True Essence I had unleashed.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

As Chen Fan thought about his next move, he found that the ship had already reached the shore.

The next morning, Zhou Tianhao had personally come to his door and handed over to him a bank card with 20 million yuan credits: a reward for Chen Fan's help last night.

Chen Fan's mood was unaffected by such a sudden surge of wealth. In the eyes of a cultivator, money was just a string of numbers.

Around noon, Chang Wen came up to Chen Fan again and asked him to help out the school basketball team.

This time Chen Fan refused the request.

”What did you say? I am not asking you; it's an order!” Chang Wen said hotly.

”I said I am not going with you. Let the basketball interest group handle their own chores.” Chen Fan flung back at her.

He agreed to help out last time for the sake of team building. But after he had heard the conceited remark Chang Wen made about him, Chen Fan decided that he would never help her out ever again.

Chang Wen had thought that Chen Fan was already gone when she gave the ungracious remark about Chen Fan. Little did she know that all cultivators possessed extremely sensitive hearing and Chen Fan had heard every single word loud and clear.

”You are really not going?” Chang Wen's eyebrows knitted together as anger rolled through her. She shot Chen Fan a cold glance.

”No means no!” A few words managed to escape Chen Fan's tight jaws.

”Are you saying that you don't care about the school's interest group?” Chang Wen asked hotly.

She was born in a wealthy family, and god had favored her so much that she had not only a pretty face but also a smart brain. Since childhood, she was surrounded by a boy's attention, just like a princess. Only someone as handsome and outstanding as Si Yingxia could have tugged her heartstrings ever so slightly. Therefore, she had never taken the ordinary new-boy seriously.

Chen Fan didn't want to waste any more breath on the girl, so he ignored her and buried his head in his book.

”Hey loser, she is asking you a question! ” A tall boy rose from the front row and walked over to Chen Fan with an angry gaze.

His name is Ji Xingyu, a member of the sports committee, as well as a substitute player on the school basketball team. He took the honor and reputation of the school basketball team very seriously.

Si Yinxia also noticed the commotion, so he looked at this direction with a scowl.

”So what?” Chen Fan looked up at him with a fake smile.

”You…” Ji Xingyu's face flushed red and was about to raise his hand to the new boy.

Jiang Tanqiu quickly held him back from behind.

”Brother Yu, Brother Yu! Give me face and don't hurt him. He is just a silly transfer student; a country boy, that's all! Don't even be angered by him; he isn't worth your time.”

After having placated Ji Xingyu, he berated Chen Fan: ”Get your ass out of your chair, I will go fetch the drinks with you! Come on!”

”I am not going, suit yourself if you are so eager to help out.” Chen Fan said calmly, and he rested his back against the back of his chair.

”You think you are special, don't you, new boy?” Ji Xingyu was amused by Chen Fan's stubbornness. He then said in a threatening voice: ”I wager you already know what happened to the last guy who didn't respect the school team. I hope you won't follow his example.”

”Try me.” Chen Fan's voice was almost lazy.

Everyone was shocked by the boy's calm reply.

They knew that the school basketball team was not to be messed with. Those boys were not only tall and big, but they were also the cream of the crop at the Ivy League High School. Therefore, no one in their right mind would stand in their way.

”Who would think that the new-boy is so full of himself.”

”He is feisty, so what? Does he have the clout to back himself up?”

”Touche, He needs a mirror to look at himself. How dare he cross Ji Xingyu and Chang Wen.”

Manny people gloated at Chen Fan impending misfortune.

Ever since school started, Chen Fan had been mostly keeping things to himself. His reticent nature had further isolated himself; in other words, he had no friends, except for Jiang Taniu. Therefore, when Chen Fan and Ji Xingyu were at it, no one had stood up for him. After seeing Chen Fan's stubbornness, even Jiang Tanqiu had given up on his rescue mission.

On that day, the last class was the Taekwondo. It was an elective class, and whoever took this class would have to pay extra fees for the instructor and uniforms.

The leaders of Ivy League High School harbored the great ambitions of exposing their students to international education standards. Therefore, the gym class was reshaped into different sub-categories such as swimming, track and track, and Taekwondo. Chen Fan was interested in none of those subjects, and therefore he decided to pack his books up and leave for work right away.