Chapter 69: True Friends (2/2)

The party went on, and the evening had approached before they realized it.

Under the beautiful night sky, Hu Yangxuan and Wang Tong descended from the floating mansion.

”Are you always happy like this?” Wang Tong asked.

”If you smile at your life, it will smile back. I envy your life. People always thought that the life in the great houses was the best, but they wouldn't know the chains and balls that came with our family name. I am quite a rebellious one, but still, there are things that I cannot fight.”

”Makes sense, but there were also many benefits of being born into a great house.”

”That's true to some extent. We are no more than standing on the shoulder of our ancestors. Look at all the recent heroes and heroines; you would find that almost all of them had started from scratch, like Wang Ben's father, Hu Ben. In comparison, the great houses like the Li were a dying breed who were clinging too tightly to their ancestor's great deeds.”

”Haha, I couldn't agree more. Life would be boring if I could get anything without working hard for it.” Wang Tong showed the whiteness of his smile, to him, earning ten grand was something that was worth celebrating, but to a member of the great house, it was not even worth mentioning. Therefore, success was a rather relative term.

”On another note, do you know anything about this Wang Ben? I have heard that he hits pretty hard, even during training. I have a friend that might be able to get us some information; I will send that off to you.”

”Thank you! I didn't want to accept the task, but you know that our principal won't give up,” Wang Tong said as he blushed.

Hu Yangxuan rounded his eyes and stared at Wang Tong abruptly. ”Gee, you got balls. Do you want to make a move on Samantha? Please, don't tell me you are serious. Haven't you heard about her nickname she had earned while she was in Capth? They call her the Hammer for the many hearts she had shattered, including those of the Li's!”

Wang Tong was unruffled. ”I can't help with how I feel. She is different than other girls indeed, but same as you. I don't believe that you came here just because you wanted to chase after Ma Xiaoru. I wager that you also didn't like the mindless competition from the S-Class Academies.”

”Haha, interesting! Not a lot of people know that much about me. Indeed the S-Class academies had the top notch talents and seemingly endless resources, but they focused too much on competition, and it felt too restrictive to me. I liked Bernabeu a lot; their principal is a nice old man. You will know what I mean when you met him,” Hu Yangxuan said sincerely.

”Well, I am interested.”

”Haha, it's still early, do you want to grab a few drinks somewhere? We need to celebrate our friendship.”

”I think you want to celebrate for the apparent elimination of your competitor.”

”Nah, if Ma Xiaoru likes you, I still couldn't do anything about it. I don't like to dwell on the outcomes, the process itself would be a more enjoyable experience.”

”Just kidding. Sure, why not, let's go grab some drinks.”

Wang Tong never liked drinking after seeing what it had done to Old Fart, but since Hu Yangxuan had invited him, he felt it hard to refuse his classmate's friendly invitation.