He Was the One Being Honored?

After extending his invitation, Cheng Ruxin adjusted his bow tie and gazed at Luo Feixuan with burning eyes.

She grabbed Yu Bu'e, hurried around him, and rushed away!

"Come on... stay away from that creep!"

Cheng Ruxin panicked and hurried after them.

"Feixuan, will you?"

"Get lost!" Luo Feixuan lost control and blurted it out!

She regretted it a little afterward and instinctively checked Yu Bu'e's expression.

He was simply holding back his laughter, his face twisting with the effort.

Rejected, Cheng Ruxin froze in place as a tangle of emotions surged through him.

His eyes reddened. Watching Luo Feixuan and Yu Bu'e walk away, he suddenly roared.

"Luo Feixuan! Do you know whose love you've rejected? The love of a god!"

Luo Feixuan practically flew away!

If Cheng Ruxin wanted to make a public spectacle of himself, she couldn't stop him, but she absolutely refused to stand beside him!

Once they entered the classroom building, Luo Feixuan couldn't help complaining.

"I really don't get it. Was something this trivial really worth holding an awards assembly over?"

"Mm..."

"Yu Bu'e, don't you think awards assemblies are just a way to show off?"

"..." Yu Bu'e wasn't sure how to answer that.

"Oh, right, I'll be joining the auction after school this afternoon too. You have to sell your Meridian Opening Pills to someone, so why not me?" Luo Feixuan blinked.

Of course Yu Bu'e wouldn't refuse!

His purpose in holding this "auction" wasn't to make money, but to earn jealousy points.

Luo Feixuan's participation would only make it better!

For the first class that afternoon, the teacher took everyone to the sports field to attend the awards assembly.

Although they were going to watch someone else show off, the students were in pretty good spirits as long as they didn't have to sit through class.

The sports field was packed. Even from far away, they could see Cheng Ruxin surrounded by layer upon layer of people.

"Cheng Ruxin, you're incredible!"

"They've really gone all out for today's awards assembly. The principal is hosting it himself!"

"Cheng Ruxin, give me a few pointers when you have time!"

Cheng Ruxin smiled and cupped his hands toward everyone around him, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.

"Oh, honestly, I don't think there was any need to make such a fuss. It was a tiny little thing! Fighting crime is everyone's responsibility!"

"You're far too modest!"

"Exactly! That's not something just anyone could do!"

Wu Yang watched it all and scoffed.

"Look at him showing off. Anyone who didn't know better would think he'd saved the galaxy."

Then something occurred to him, and he turned to Yu Bu'e.

"I heard you mention an awards assembly on the phone earlier. Do you know what's going on?"

"I was pretty sure before. Now... I'm a little less certain," Yu Bu'e said quietly.

"Huh?"

Yu Bu'e didn't know how to explain. Was he supposed to say Cheng Ruxin's confidence had made him lose his own?

"Yu Bu'e, no matter how much you stare, you'll never become Cheng Ruxin. Sometimes the gap between people is just that big!"

Yu Bu'e looked toward the voice and found Xu Hu watching him with a mocking expression.

"What are you doing here?" he blurted out.

Xu Hu paused. "Where else would I be?"

"I thought you'd be hiding in the landscaping."

"..." Xu Hu's face darkened. Fine, fine. So this joke has sequels now?

Wu Yang sneered from beside him. "Even if this assembly is for Cheng Ruxin, what the hell does that have to do with you? Playing the villain's sidekick now?"

Xu Hu shook his head. "I'm just trying to tell Yu Bu'e that Cheng Ruxin and Luo Feixuan belong in the same world.

"If something isn't yours, you can't hold on to it. You'd better prepare yourself now, or you'll end up crying your eyes out!"

Yu Bu'e blinked. "You're jealous of me."

"Bullshit! I'm just giving you some friendly advice!"

Yu Bu'e raised his head and watched [Jealousy points +99] float up above Xu Hu. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

In his grand undertaking of harvesting jealousy points, Xu Hu could certainly be counted as one of his "most trusted supporters."

Just then, a shrill burst of feedback from the speakers drew everyone's attention to the temporary stage.

The principal, silver-haired at the temples, stood behind the lectern, blew into the microphone, cleared his throat, and gave a brief opening speech.

"Now, let's give a warm round of applause to Mr. Wang Chi from the Fish City Night Watch!"

With that, he led the applause.

The crowd below fell silent at first, then erupted into a hubbub of discussion.

"The Night Watchers? Wasn't it supposed to be the Law Enforcement Team?"

"The Night Watchers actually came to our school? Don't they only deal with slaying monsters?"

Quite a few people turned toward Cheng Ruxin.

The students beside him couldn't contain their curiosity. "Cheng Ruxin, why is the Fish City Night Watch here?"

"Young Master Cheng! Was the criminal you caught actually a Shapeshifting Monster?"

"Uh... surely not?" Cheng Ruxin's mouth twitched.

A Shapeshifting Monster... are you kidding me?

With his current strength, if he really encountered a Shapeshifting Monster, he could die a hundred times in a minute.

Besides, he clearly remembered that the criminal he'd subdued that day had been a pathetic coward who looked like a stiff breeze could knock him over...

Standing at the microphone, Wang Chi searched the crowd for Yu Bu'e.

Everyone was wearing a school uniform. It was like playing spot the difference.

Hmm... there's one in a suit and bow tie, with hair that looks like a dog licked it. Pretty conspicuous, but unfortunately, he's not Yu Bu'e. That kid's just standing there like an idiot.

"Hello, students. I'm Wang Chi from the Fish City Night Watch's Third Squad. I'm here today to thank a student at your school, Yu Bu'e, for helping us kill a Two-Stripe Demon Beast that infiltrated Fish City last night!"

Before he even finished speaking, the crowd erupted.

"Yu Bu'e? It was actually Yu Bu'e?"

"Wait... a Two-Stripe Demon Beast? Isn't that equivalent to a Qi Refining Realm martial artist?"

"Yu Bu'e helped the Night Watchers kill a Two-Stripe Demon Beast? Have I gone crazy, or has the world?"

The students of Senior Class One were even more excited, practically beside themselves!

"Yu Bu'e, it really was you?"

"Yu, is what he said true? You killed a Two-Stripe Demon Beast?"

Xu Hu's eyes widened, his face pale and his lips trembling.

"Impossible... absolutely impossible!"

Cheng Ruxin looked equally devastated. His mouth hung open and his breathing quickened. He suddenly turned, his gaze piercing the crowd until it found Yu Bu'e.

"How is that possible... he could actually kill a Two-Stripe Demon Beast?"

"No... this is wrong! How could it be him?"

A soundtrack seemed to play in Cheng Ruxin's ears: I don't dare open my eyes, hoping this is just an illusion...

Only when Yu Bu'e walked through the crowd, stepped onto the temporary stage, and accepted a commemorative banner and certificate from Wang Chi did the students of Yucheng No. 1 High School realize that they weren't seeing or hearing things!

Luo Feixuan had stayed behind in the classroom building. She hadn't wanted to attend the awards assembly in the first place, afraid Cheng Ruxin would spot her and start making a fool of himself all over again.

The moment she heard Yu Bu'e's name, she snapped out of her drowsiness and hurried into the corridor. Looking down at that familiar figure, her eyes shone!

"Yu Bu'e... just how many more surprises do you have waiting for me? I really want to hurry up... and strip you bare for a closer look!"

Her lips curved into a smile as she propped her chin on her hand and murmured to herself.