Chapter 88: An Intimate Encounter with the Goddess

“Shut up!” Li Gang rushed over and clamped a hand over Wang Yue’s mouth. He flashed a grin at Song Kai and said, “Uh, Wang Yue’s drunk. Brother can really hold his liquor, all right, I’ll help him rest in the next room first.”

With that, Li Gang dragged the unsteady man outside. The moment they reached the hallway, Wang Yue bent over and vomited.

Song Kai sat down without a fuss and went on eating.

Liu Ying and Huang Yun were both staring at him, stunned. Liu Ying reached out with her little hand and pinched Song Kai’s nose.

Song Kai turned to look at her. It had to be said, this woman truly deserved her reputation as the school belle. Pure and sweet, with a hint of loveliness, she was even prettier than Zhou Ran by a notch.

“What are you doing? Trying to take advantage of me while I’m drunk?” Song Kai said.

Liu Ying wrinkled her nose and muttered, “You’re such a booze lover. Don’t tell me you’re drinking like crazy just because you think this stuff is expensive. I’m telling you, you still have to drive us home.”

“Don’t worry. Oh, I’m going to the restroom first.”

Song Kai got up and headed for the bathroom.

By the time he reached the restroom, the liquor in his body had already been wrapped by the inner force of Nine-Thunder Power and sent into the small intestine. From there it passed into the large intestine, and Song Kai crouched over the toilet and let out a torrent. In a rush of water and filth, the entire bottle of liquor came pouring out of him.

He stood up and returned to the private room as if nothing had happened, then resumed eating.

Anyone who had wanted to drag Liu Ying into another drink lost their nerve. Who would dare now? One bottle per challenge—if you drank that, you’d surely be dead drunk.

Not long after, Li Gang came back. Seeing Song Kai sitting there as if nothing were the matter, chatting and laughing with Liu Ying, Li Gang snorted coldly to himself. Then he sat down and said to Tang Cheng, “Third, you go. I want to see whether that bastard Song Kai can really drink two bottles!”

“Huh?” Tang Cheng was a little scared. His tolerance was decent, but if he downed a whole bottle in one go, he’d still be drunk for sure. “Boss, uh... maybe we should just stop trying to force drinks. That’s clearly hurting the enemy by eight hundred and costing ourselves fifteen hundred.”

“Nonsense! Hurry up and go. This time Song Kai will definitely go down, and then we can make our move on Liu Ying. Don’t tell me you don’t want those nude photos of her anymore!”

“All right!”

Tang Cheng stood up and strode over with great swagger.

Then,

after three cups, Song Kai still showed no change in expression, while Tang Cheng thudded straight to the floor, drunk out of his mind, and crawled under the table.

“Hahaha! Another one drunk!”

“So strong—he’s a wine god!”

“This is truly the perfect match: a wine god and a goddess!”

“Exactly, exactly. Come on, brother, let’s have one.”

Talk erupted all around the room, and the atmosphere flared up in an instant.

Everyone praised Song Kai as a master of liquor. Even Liu Ying looked at him with a new spark of interest.

After his trip to the restroom, Song Kai was perfectly fine, and he sat there eating heartily.

Liu Ying and Huang Yun sat on either side of him, heads tilted toward one another as they talked across him. Later, after both had had some wine, they simply leaned against Song Kai’s shoulders on either side as they spoke.

Song Kai just kept eating.

Li Gang, off in the distance, was already grinding his teeth in jealousy. But jealousy was jealousy; he still didn’t dare rush up to toast Song Kai again. It was obvious that even three catties of liquor would not get Song Kai drunk, while he himself would probably collapse if he tried to drink a bottle in one go.

Fuming inwardly, Li Gang could only endure it.

The classmates around them drank and clinked glasses with one another, chatting with growing merriment.

At last the meal ended, and Li Gang felt indignant. He had not even found a chance to embrace Liu Ying once—how could he possibly be content?

Li Gang stood and said, “Everyone, since we’ve all had such a good time today, the little dance hall next door is open too. Let’s go play for a while before heading out. The private room there is on me. Think of it as my treat.”

“Oh! Brother Li is so generous!”

“Yeah, haha, come on, let’s go dance and sing karaoke.”

“Go, go!”

Everyone headed for the room next door. It was a place for amusement, with computers, karaoke, and a dance floor. They rushed in, picked songs, danced, and some even ran to the computers to gamble.

As Li Gang walked into the dance hall, he said, “Why don’t we hold a game competition—Counter Strike?”

“Great, great!” Everyone agreed. In truth, this game was practically mandatory, since their major was police studies. Although most of them would not end up working in police departments after graduation, basic shooting training was still required, so a shooting game like this was especially popular.

Soon Li Gang proposed that whoever won could dance with the class belle, and everyone’s enthusiasm rose even higher. What a perfect prize—everyone eagerly volunteered for the contest.

Liu Ying wanted to refuse, but the entire class was there. If she refused again, she would seem far too cold and heartless.

With a sigh, Liu Ying said, “All right then. But I’m going to compete too. I can’t just be the prize.”

Everyone laughed. The game began quickly, with some singing, some dancing, and others playing.

Liu Ying was quite skilled and easily defeated three boys in a row.

Then Li Gang squeezed his way in. He was the king of games and brimmed with confidence. This was his last chance.

Though he could no longer get Liu Ying drunk and strip her tonight, it would still be nice to dance with her and perhaps, at the right moment, slip his hand under her skirt.

Thinking this, Li Gang became even more intent. His movement in the game was slick and flashy. After defeating the other two boys, he chased after Liu Ying and shot at her.

Liu Ying was no match for him. Anxiety rose in her heart; it looked as though she would have to dance with that bastard Li Gang after all.

Just as her palms were growing damp with tension, Song Kai leaned over, reached out, and pressed her small hand down. “Let me control the mouse. You’re really bad at this—you can’t even aim.”

“I’m about to die! It’s a game, and I’m holding an AK, of course I can’t aim,” Liu Ying said nervously.

Song Kai took the mouse and said, “Who says that? You jump!”

Liu Ying pressed a key, and the character leaped into the air. At that moment, Song Kai clicked the mouse.

Bang!

Li Gang, still at full health in the distance, dropped straight to the ground.

“Whoa, what just happened?”

“Looks like Li Gang got headshot?”

“By an AK? From that far away?”

“And he fired while the character was jumping in midair? That works?”

Everyone nearby was discussing it in shock.

Liu Ying was stunned too. She had never expected this outcome. Song Kai was actually a gaming expert!

“Not bad!” Liu Ying turned to look at him, smiling with narrowed eyes. “So you’re a game master too!”

“I’ve never even played it before. This game is ancient, isn’t it? Something only people born in the eighties would play.” Song Kai rolled his eyes. “But it’s too simple—just move the mouse and aim. Even a blind man could play it well.”

“You...” Liu Ying was speechless, then laughed and stood up, extending her hand to him. “All right then. Either way, you’ve earned the right to dance with me. Come on, my prince charming.”

Song Kai touched his nose and looked at Liu Ying. Very seriously, he asked, “Uh... when we dance, you won’t take advantage of me, will you...?”

The students around them had been looking on enviously, and when they suddenly heard Song Kai say that, they all nearly collapsed to the floor.

The class belle was a goddess, and this bastard Song Kai was actually worried about whether he himself would be taken advantage of!

Liu Ying was both amused and annoyed. She punched Song Kai lightly on the arm. “Of course I will. I might even eat you alive! Oh, are you afraid you’ll step on my feet? It’s fine. If your technique isn’t great, I can lead you.”

“Uh...”

Song Kai said no more.

His technique might not be good, but at least he had once been the son of a wealthy family. He had learned the basics of social grace.

Thinking of it that way, his father really had been pretty good.

Blood for blood. He would certainly avenge his parents.

For a moment, Song Kai felt a tightness in his chest. He had thought he would not grieve for their deaths, after all, his soul was now a merged one.

Yet he had not expected that the instant his thoughts drifted to his parents, he would feel such a sharp ache.

Still, it was all right. The day of revenge would come soon enough.

“Hey! What are you thinking about?” Liu Ying puffed out her little mouth and glared at Song Kai in a huff.

“Hm?” Song Kai looked at her.

“You stepped on my feet three times already. My feet are all swollen from you!” Liu Ying said resentfully.

“Oh, right. I spaced out.” Song Kai smiled at her. From this angle, she truly was beautiful. Moreover, Liu Ying’s little hand was soft and cool, and it felt wonderfully pleasant to hold.

Song Kai rarely had the chance to hold a girl’s hand for so long. The feeling was not bad at all.

Liu Ying gritted her teeth in frustration. “You can daydream while dancing with me? Are you doing this on purpose just to make me angry?”

“How could I? You’re so dazzling you’ve made my eyes go blurry. Of course I’d lose focus.”

“Hmph, that’s more like it. Come on, let’s go have a drink—beer, all right...”

Liu Ying drank with Song Kai and kept dancing. They even sang a love song together, pledging to face the storm side by side.

Li Gang was practically gnashing his teeth in fury. He had brought everyone here hoping to find a chance to get close to Liu Ying, but instead she spent the whole night clinging to Song Kai. He could not bear it. It felt like he had labored for others and made the bridal gown for someone else.

Two hours later, it was already past eleven at night, and everyone began to leave one after another.

Song Kai, Huang Yun, and Liu Ying headed toward the parking garage.

Once they reached it, Huang Yun smiled and said, “Song Kai, you’ve drunk two and a half jin of strong liquor. Can you still drive? Why don’t I drive instead?”

“Don’t worry. Even if I drank another twenty jin, I’d still be fine.” Song Kai walked toward the car.

“Hey, brother! It’s truly an honor to have met you today!” Li Gang hurried up from behind and said with a smile toward Song Kai.

Song Kai turned to look at him.

Li Gang extended his hand, wanting to shake hands with Song Kai.

Seeing this, Liu Ying immediately clung to Song Kai’s arm again. “Li Gang, I told you not to bully Song Kai.”

Li Gang gave a sly laugh. Looking at the way Liu Ying was holding Song Kai’s arm, his jealousy surged even more fiercely. He sneered and reached out to pat Song Kai on the arm. “Not bad, brother. I’m really envious of you.”

Song Kai stepped back.

He was not afraid of Li Gang, but he knew a little about the iron palm art. It was an external style. A practitioner’s hand would usually become deformed, tempered in iron sand day after day and soaked in medicinal liquid. In short, a man who trained iron palm would develop a hand hard as iron; once perfected, he would be unable even to grasp things properly.

But that hand would possess terrifying force, indestructible, like a hammer.

Naturally, Song Kai would not let Li Gang’s hand touch his shoulder.

Seeing him dodge, Li Gang stepped forward again with a sinister smile. “What’s this, brother Song? Looking down on me?”

Huang Yun also noticed that something was wrong. She hurried forward and pushed Li Gang. “Come on, Li Gang. We’re all classmates. There’s no need to go this far.”

“Get out of my way!”

Li Gang suddenly exploded. He really did explode. He had been suppressing his anger all night, and now he wanted to get back a little of what he’d lost. Breaking Song Kai’s bones would do.

Yet these two women were still protecting Song Kai. How could he possibly endure that? He had never felt so humiliated in his life.

Li Gang shoved Huang Yun to the ground, then struck at Song Kai.

Song Kai sneered. So he could not hold back anymore? Good.

He stepped forward and drove out with a front kick, landing squarely on Li Gang’s chest!

Li Gang’s fist had not even touched Song Kai before he was sent rolling away by the kick. Then, with a splutter, he actually spat blood.

Song Kai had not held back in that strike at all. As a martial artist, restraint was a necessary quality. If a practitioner of the martial arts struck people whenever he pleased, the harm he could do would be far greater than that of an ordinary person.

Li Gang was a martial artist too, yet he was always using his iron palm to beat others. Song Kai naturally would not go easy on him.

“You... you know martial arts?” Li Gang clutched his chest and stared at Song Kai.

Song Kai gave a cold smile and walked over to him. “I’ll let you off this time. But listen carefully, kid: if I ever see you using iron palm to bully people again, next time I’ll cripple that hand of yours!”

With that, Song Kai turned and left. He was not being soft-hearted—he was simply in an undercover period now and did not want to stir up unnecessary trouble.