Chapter 679: New Ranking (2/2)
I ignored her and squeezed to the front. I gave He Yi a peck on the cheek and said with a smile, ”I don’t know if I love Eve or not, but I know I like her a lot. Anything I can do for Lin Yixin, I can do for Eve as well. If someone insults Lin Yixin, I’ll give my life to destroy the bastard. Just the same, I’ll destroy anyone who insults Eve as well!”
Shocked, He Yi stared at me with wide eyes for a moment. A while later, her eyes turned watery, and tears started flowing down her cheeks. ”Uuuu…”
Furious, Murong Mingyue smacked the steering wheel and accidentally sounded the horn as she shouted, ”Lu Chen, you are bullying Eve! I’m going to beat your ass right now!”
The situation was so awkward that Beiming Xue had no idea what to say. She hurriedly pulled out her phone and distracted herself by messaging Chaos Moon.
He Yi hurriedly wiped her tears before an idea came to her. ”You know what… I don’t feel like sleeping anymore. Do you guys want to go to the karaoke box and sing for a bit?”
”Sure!” I nodded quickly.
Murong Mingyue abruptly spun the steering wheel and turned the car 180 degrees around. The drivers on the opposite side of the road were so scared and furious that they kept honking at us.
I stared at her. ”Fuck, I finally understand why you crashed into a dump truck on the highway. Who the fuck drives like this??”
Murong Mingyue replied without any shame whatsoever, ”Oh, so you guys can get high, but I can’t?”
”...”
What could I even say? As I sank back into my seat in defeat, Beiming Xue giggled. ”We’re going to a KTV? That’s awesome! To be honest I don’t feel like sleeping either, my belly is still pretty full…”
I had nothing to say in response.
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At the city area, Cashbox KTV.
We booked a big room, ordered a ton of snacks and drinks and went inside.
As the one who suggested we come to the KTV in the first place, He Yi took the lead and sang a gentle ”More Simple, More Happiness” and ”Heart Wall”. Her voice was sweet and melodious; mellow and cleansing. It wasn’t something an innocent girl who hadn’t seen the world could emulate.
Then, Beiming Xue completely destroyed that atmosphere and us by singing 7 songs by Xu Song in a row. Murong Mingyue and I had to force her to sing a ”Pretty Young Thing” by Baby Zhang to restore her image as a pretty girl.
Beiming Xue tried to make me sing, so I did. However, the girls were one-shot practically the second I opened my mouth. After much wrangling later, they decided that I was only allowed to sing half a song. Otherwise, they feared that they wouldn’t be able to fall asleep tonight.
The fun continued until 11 pm or so. Finally, the girls were growing a bit tired.
”Alright, let’s sing the last song together!” Mingyue glanced at me menacingly. “Not you Lu Chen. Okay girls?”
Beiming Xue and He Yi agreed immediately. They took a while to make their selection, but they ultimately chose a gentle song and got onto the small stage. They even discarded their outer coats for the final show. The way their bodies swayed beneath the golden light was enchanting to say the least.
”Gulp… gulp…”
I was so enchanted that I didn’t notice that the mineral water I was drinking was dripping down my neck.
He Yi saw my shameful behavior, but wasn’t affected by it. Smiling like the sun and staring at me with endearment, she sang, and sang, and sang.
I was wet by the time they finished.
……
The girls couldn’t stop giggling when we escaped from the KTV and rushed into the X12.
It was exactly 12 am midnight when we finally returned to the workshop. He Yi said while looking at the time, ”Mn, the CGL committee will be announcing the latest Guild Ranking at 9 am tomorrow, and I’m sure our guild will be up there at the top. Let’s sleep soon so we can welcome the good news together tomorrow!”
”Okay!”
A tinge of anticipation throbbed in my heart as we all went back to our rooms.
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The next morning, I woke up at around 8 am. Despite all the excitement last night, my sleep quality turned out to be better than expected. After I washed myself and ate breakfast, I joined He Yi, Murong Mingyue and Beiming Xue in front of the notebook and waited for the announcement of the latest Guild Ranking!
At 9 am sharp, China’s Guild Ranking everyone was anticipating was announced without delay. The name of ten guilds was displayed in shiny banner and powerful brush strokes on the right side of the official website—
”Candle Dragon” Guild Leader: Candlelight Shadow (Vice Leaders: Blue Sky Scar, God’s Dance)
”Warsky Alliance” Guild Leader: Warsky (Vice Leaders: October Rain, Lin Bing Dou Zhe)
”Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls” Guild Leader: From Water (Vice Leaders: Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, Murong Mingyue)
”Purple Lily” Guild Leader: Luo River God of the Capital (Vice Leaders: Moonkiss, Moonlight Beneath A Rock)
”Snowy Cathaya” Guild Leader: Wind Fantasy (Vice Leaders: Purple Marquis, Clear Perfume)
”Blazing Hot Lips” Guild Leader: Stranger of Three Lifetimes (Vice Leaders: Eyes Like Water, Lasting)
”Hegemon Palace” Guild Leader: Pillar of the Nation (Vice Leaders: Little Piglet, Shangguan Wan’er)
”Hunting Moon Dynasty” Guild Leader: Wei-Jin North-South Dynasties (Vice Leaders: Ghastly Demon Blade, One Meter Sunlight)
”Fate” Guild Leader: Predestined (Vice Leaders: Hero In A Dream, Wind-marked Moon)
”Gods of Destruction” Guild Leader: Dominating Heaven Blade (Vice Leaders: Dominating Knight God, Dominating Warrior God)