As Zhao Zilong ran laps, he looked at the eight Shrek students behind him, turned around, and ran backward, smiling happily at them. "Hahahahaha, you came out to run too! Just as I thought! How could I be the only one punished? We're a team, after all. If we're guilty, of course we should all be punished together."
Soon, they were all running at the same speed. Xiao Wu complained, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, why would we be punished too?"
Oscar grumbled, "Because of you, we're now being forced to run fifty laps too. I'm fine, but I'm worried Rongrong won't be able to handle it."
Zhao Zilong gave a slightly cheeky smile. "Don't put it like that! We're a team, after all! If there's punishment, we should all take it together; if there are benefits, we should all share them. That's what it means to share honor and disgrace!"
"Besides, we have to train anyway. Running is a kind of training, isn't it?"
"That's right. If we're guilty, we should all be punished together. That's what it means to be companions." Dai Mubai spoke up. "Besides, I don't think Zi Long said anything wrong. We have to train either way, so running laps is no different."
Meng Yiran agreed too. "That's right, Zi Long. I support you too. That Master came in with a scowl right from the start. He's so annoying."
Ma Hongjun agreed as well. "Brother Long, I support you too. It's just running, isn't it? I can use it to lose weight."
"Hahaha, now that's what I call a good brother." Zhao Zilong reached out and put an arm around Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, laughing as he said, "Aren't we a team? What makes brothers the closest? No doubt about it: going to school together, shouldering guns together, visiting brothels together, and splitting the spoils together. We've only experienced the first one so far. We can work on the other four when we get the chance."
Ma Hongjun looked a little confused. "By the way, Brother Long, what does that mean? Does visiting brothels mean going to the pleasure district together? If that's what you mean, Dai and I have already been there. You want to go too? Sure, Dai and I can take you another day."
As soon as Ma Hongjun said that, Zhu Zhuqing, behind them, darkened her expression.
Dai Mubai looked at Zhu Zhuqing beside him and coughed awkwardly a few times. "Fatty, don't slander me! I haven't been to that kind of place in ages, and I won't go again. I have Zhuqing now."
Although Tang San was unhappy that Zhao Zilong had just talked back to his teacher, he still asked, "Zi Long, what did those four things you just mentioned mean?"
"The first, going to school together, means childhood friends who studied under the same roof. The second, shouldering guns together, means comrades who took up weapons and relied on one another in life and death on the battlefield. The third, visiting brothels-I don't need to explain that, do I? Fatty already did. The fourth, splitting the spoils, means dividing up money together, accomplices who split the take..."
"Hooligan..." At Zhao Zilong's explanation, the girls' faces immediately flushed with embarrassment.
Dai Mubai explained awkwardly, "Well, brother, the others are all right, but the third one... Ahem, I have Zhuqing now. I stopped doing that a long time ago."
Ning Rongrong looked at Zhao Zilong and asked, "You don't go to that kind of place often, do you?"
"Hey, you can eat whatever you want, but don't go spreading rumors! I've never even been there." Zhao Zilong immediately answered.
Xiao Wu questioned him, "Then how do you know about all this?"
"Of course I heard it from other people." Zhao Zilong grinned.
Xiao Wu gave a soft snort. "Anyone who'd tell you that kind of thing can't be a good person either."
"Hmph, men really are all no good," Zhu Zhuqing said with a cold snort.
"Hahahahaha, Zhuqing, why are you so cute?" Zhao Zilong laughed.
Hearing Zhao Zilong's words, Dai Mubai immediately grew wary. "Zi Long, don't get any ideas. Zhuqing is mine."
"Don't worry, I'm not trying to compete with you." Zhao Zilong chuckled, then teased Zhu Zhuqing, "You're clearly a little tsundere inside, but you keep putting on that cold, aloof act. Old Bai, you'd better step up your game!"
At Zhao Zilong's words, Zhu Zhuqing, who had been so aloof, immediately blushed. She gave a soft snort and ignored him.
Dai Mubai could only give an awkward smile.
After a few more laps, Ning Rongrong began to run out of strength. She was a support-type Soul Master to begin with, and on top of that, she had rarely exercised before, so she was the first to be unable to keep going.
The others weren't doing much better, and their pace had slowed. Zhao Zilong was panting a little as he said, "Everyone, it looks like these fifty laps are no easy run!"
"We have fifty laps. You have a hundred," Dai Mubai replied irritably.
Zhao Zilong laughed and continued, "By the way, this kind of moment suddenly reminds me of a song. It should fit our situation really well. I'll sing it for you!"
Dai Mubai was panting a little too. "All right, sing it!"
Zhao Zilong cleared his throat. "In my heart, there was once a dream;
To use song to make you forget all your pain;
In the brilliant starry sky, who is the true hero;
Ordinary people move me the most;
May there be no more hatred, and no more pain;
May love's traces be found everywhere in the world;
Let our song bring you a smile from the heart;
May your life from now on be unlike any other;
Seize every minute of your life;
How can you see the rainbow without weathering the storm;
No one can succeed just by chance;
Seize every moment of your life that moves you;
Embrace your dear friends with warmth;
Let sincere words and happy tears;
Flow through your heart and mine;
In my heart, there was once a dream;
We'll give our all to the dream in our hearts;
To use song to make you forget all your pain;
In the brilliant starry sky, who is the true hero;
Ordinary people move me the most;
May there be no more hatred, and no more pain;
May love's traces be found everywhere in the world;
Let our song bring you a smile from the heart;
May your life from now on be unlike any other;
Seize every minute of your life;
We'll give our all to the dream in our hearts;
How can you see the rainbow without weathering the storm;
No one can succeed just by chance;
Seize every moment of your life that moves you;
Embrace your dear friends with warmth;
Let sincere words and happy tears;
Flow through your heart and mine;
Seize every minute of your life;
We'll give our all to the dream in our hearts;
How can you see the rainbow without weathering the storm;
No one can succeed just by chance;
Seize every moment of your life that moves you;
Embrace your dear friends with warmth;
Let sincere words and happy tears;
Flow through your heart and mine;
La la la la la la;
Seize every moment of your life that moves you;
Embrace your dear friends with warmth;
Let sincere words and happy tears;
Flow through your heart and mine;
Let sincere words and happy tears;
Flow through your heart and mine."
After hearing the song, everyone felt something from it. Ning Rongrong was a little moved as she said, "This song is so nice."
"And the lyrics really do sound like our situation right now!" As he spoke, Dai Mubai tried humming a couple of lines. "How can you see the rainbow without weathering the storm? No one can succeed just by chance..."
After humming a line, Dai Mubai looked at everyone and said, "Hey, you know, it actually feels pretty good to sing. What's this song called?"
"True Hero." Zhao Zilong looked at them and said with a smile, "It's only fifty laps or a hundred laps, isn't it? If they want to make us collapse by running, then today we'll show the teachers the power of song. When we pass the school gate in a little while, let's all sing and show them our perseverance."
Dai Mubai was fired up too, and immediately decided, "Why wait until we get to the school gate? Let's start now. Zi Long, you lead us off."
"All right." Zhao Zilong started them off. "In my heart, there was once a dream..."
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