Chapter 149: Strangeness in the Ocean (Part 1/2) (2/2)

Xie Junping never expected this tall and strong brother to want to turn tail and run. He felt annoyed for not having his expectations met. ”The heck are you getting nervous for. This is a social party! Things are very simple when it comes to students! This party is just an excuse to loosen up and have fun. The venue, alcohol, beautiful girls, handsome dudes, and a few unspeakable things…. Are you scared that Tang Yi will fall for you? Who cares! Did you train to be a kid or a man?”

”You're the one who's the kid!” Xue Lei raised his voice, but then his voice died down. ”Do you play around this crazily all the time?”

”Every party has its own benefits. The more you take part in this sort of activities, the more you know where you are on the social ladder. You know who you can work with in the future, you know who you can use, you know who you can betray, and you know who you need to stay far, far away from….”

Xie Junping played around, speaking in a whisper. He saw Xue Lei's expression and spat out some saliva in laugher. ”You really believed me, man! We're just students. Students! I'm just playing around. If we don't get along, then we'll get down to it. If we do get along well, then we'll get down even harder. Just make some friends and everything is good. In any case, we're just speculating right now. You might not even need to see Tang Yi. We're just giving her face. Okay, let's go go go!”

Xie Junping dragged Xue Lei and their group went around the viewing platform. They made a few turns and arrived at an open-style bar in the corner. There was a circular sofa here, but there were no lights. There was only the deep blue illumination spilling out from the world's first water tank pillar.

Seven people sat on the sofa. Four males and three females.

”Found the host,” whispered Xie Junping. He then walked forward with large strides until he reached the outside of the circular sofa. He smacked his palm on the back of the sofa, scaring the person closest to him. The person turned their head to look and responded with a playful curse. Thus began a conversation.

Since the lighting was dim and Luo Nan was refraining from cultivating in the eyes orifice, Luo Nan naturally used his mental senses to better distinguish the scene. Soon he sensed that the three males out of the seven people, not including Yao Feng who was chatting with Xie Junping, were quite conspicuous.

Two of them were younger out of the three; they were in their twenties. Then there was one who was a bit older, around his thirties. Their ages were beyond the scope of this party.

Xie Junping began introducing his friends, ”Yep, we're best buds and we came here together for some fun. Xue Lei is a young martial artist. He's first-rate. You know the event at Frost River Reality, right? Leister was one of the last few people to be evacuated from Fudong Main Street.

”Luo Nan was also one of the last few people to be evacuated. He is an extremely outstanding psychological expert. He also saved my life….”

Luo Nan's mood became complex as he heard this. It was rare for Xie Junping to use such wordings to brag about him and Xue Lei, but what the heck did he mean by him being a psychological expert?

Yao Feng also pondered things in his mind. Xie Junping used to always have a sexy companion by his side. What was with the sudden change in character? Xie Junping still possessed the same enthusiastic attitude, though. He took the initiative to stick wristbands together and exchange contact information.

Then Yao Feng turned around to prepare introducing the people on his side.

Suddenly, someone spoke up, ”Frost River Reality? Why, that's interesting. My sister's been stingy about that mess. No one's told me anything clear about it. Why don't you guys tell me what happened?”

The person who spoke was one of the three males that Luo Nan had paid attention to. He sat the farthest inside, and he wore a military uniform. It was true that a soldier was an occupation, but it was hard to avoid suspicion for illegal doings for an ordinary person who was wearing it.

The person was sprawled lazily. His arms hung down from the back of the sofa, and he took up a great deal of space. He had a sloppy appearance.

Xie Junping was displeased when he heard his tone of voice. It was his moment to display his attitude to everyone else. When did it become this guy's turn to be in the spotlight? Xie Junping felt the arrogance in the man's words, and his heart burned with fury, but then Hu Huaying gave him a light jab in the ribs as a reminder.

Yao Feng did something as well. He used the dim lighting of the bar to give him a subtle, but fierce glare.

Xie Junping didn't drink alcohol nor take drugs. His brain was still very sober. Some thoughts flashed in his mind, and he swallowed the words back down his throat.

Yao Feng seized this moment of silence. ”Come come come. Let's first get to know each other. I'll introduce you guys...”

”He Donglou.”

The military man raised his hand as if he were answering a roll call. He sounded quite cheerful. ”Complete outsiders have come to butt in.”

Xie Junping's mind spun in a circle. He really didn't expect the military man to act like someone from a xianxia novel. However, this person didn't appear to be very deep. The approximate nature of the man's temperament could be easily guessed.

Silk-pants. Big silk-pants!

Probably because like repels like, Xie Junping found this guy unpleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at him.

Hu Huaying gathered over and reminded him, ”Space He!”

It was just two syllables, but the meaning behind them was terrifying. Xie Junping shouted inwardly, Oh crap, to himself. This was the first time he admitted defeat. He was also scared of Luo Nan’s and Xie Junping's reactions, so he quickly used his skills as an actor. He laughed as he said,

”Outsiders? There are no outsiders here. We know each other from here on out. My last name is Xie. I'm Xie Junping, a bored person of leisure.”

His hand streaked over Luo Nan and Xue Lei, and stopped while pointing at Hu Huaying. ”I've already introduced these two, but I still have one more best bud. Hu Huaying the Third. He's the owner of a great deal of farmland. I feel that the amount of land his family owns will one day extend into the Wilderness.”

Xie Junping wanted to blur the focus away from Frost River Reality. Yao Feng was very cooperative in this. He beamed. ”The Third's family raises cows. My family raises fish. Our family has always had friendly relations with each other.”

Hu Huaying raised his paper hat in greeting.

In the innermost area of the circular sofa, He Donglou laughed merrily, ”It really is quite the coincidence. We can be paired up. We also have a martial artist here, and a chauffeur…. Huh? Do doctors and pilots fit together?”

The jump in this brother's train of thought was too sudden. The group of people were a bit speechless. Yao Feng composed himself first. He rushed to steer the conversation back on track. ”Let me introduce Feng Jiajun, or Instructor Feng. He is a high-level instructor in the Thunder Falcon Martial Arts Gym. He should be in the same social circle as Xue Lei. We have so many close people. They might even join forces after a bit of interaction.”

Feng Jiajun was just over twenty. He was older than Xue Lei by around five years, but he was still young. When compared to Xue Lei, he was slightly thinner and a bit more handsome. He came from the sort that was very popular with girls.

”Xue Lei? You must be new in the circle. Well, now we know each other.”

There was a bit of haughtiness contained in Feng Jiajun's words, but he still followed the customs within his social circle. He stood up and was about to cup his hands in a bow, but then his gaze somewhat changed directions to land upon Xue Lei's chest. The symbol of Xue Lei's daoguan was located there: the design of a three-legged cauldron.