King of Assassins-Chapter 736 - 545: The World Is Truly Wonderful

"Come on, let's have a toast."

Hu Bai held an oily skewer in one hand and a cheap glass cup with the other, clinking it with Gao Xuan's. He was still eating, so his words were a bit muffled, but his round face was filled with happiness.

Gao Xuan understood this guy well; to him, being able to enjoy beer and skewers was happiness. Hu Bai was simply after the joy of eating and drinking, with nothing to do with Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan casually raised his cup to clink with Hu Bai's, but after having a few skewers, he lost interest in the barbecue from this place.

The barbeque here was either too tough or too greasy, not very good quality. It was just reasonably priced.

And that alone was enough to make money.

"Did you really date Su Rong?"

After two beers, Hu Bai was a little tipsy and said, obviously surprised, "Is she really from the direct line of the Su Group?"

"Looks quite wealthy. Drives a Panamera."

Gao Xuan said matter-of-factly, but Hu Bai got excited, "Whoa, you're going places, kid. Don't forget your friends when you get rich!"

Thinking it over, Hu Bai waved his hand generously, "I'll pick up the tab today."

"Why not, since you drink on my dime all the time, it's about time you paid."

Gao Xuan wasn't moved; Hu Bai wasn't a bad guy but liked to take small advantages.

Hu Bai ignored the comment and, with small, beady eyes, asked nastily, "I heard Miss Su is really pretty. Is that true?"

"Let me just say this, four words: as beautiful as a Celestial Immortal."

Gao Xuan's words made Hu Bai even more envious, "Why don't such good things ever happen to me! It's the Su Group after all; they say the family has billions!"

"Where does the Su Clan rank in this city?" Gao Xuan asked curiously.

Hu Bai looked puzzled, "Who knows? How should it be ranked?"

"First-tier families, second-tier families, third-tier families, these distinctions must exist."

Gao Xuan said as a matter of course.

Hu Bai glanced at Gao Xuan, "Drunk? Are you ranking them? We say don't flaunt your wealth. The wealthy try to keep a low profile. Haven't you seen that people on wealth lists often end up in trouble?"

"Didn't expect you to know about this. Not bad."

Gao Xuan was just teasing Hu Bai. After all, this is the real world; no one has the time to rank great families.

Moreover, An Province, a coastal city, has a population of four or five million. Who knows how others make money and how much they have?

However, the Su Group is indeed wealthy. Gao Xuan checked it out when he got back; quite a bit of information is publicly available online.

But specific details about the Su family were hard to find, as was Su Rong's identity.

Gao Xuan didn't have any particular thoughts; he was just idly browsing.

Hu Bai, however, became more envious, more jealous, until he drank three large bottles of beer. By the end, he was so drunk he couldn't even turn on his phone.

Looking at Hu Bai, Gao Xuan really wanted to just leave him in the street. This guy would do anything to dodge paying the bill.

Gao Xuan barely managed to drag Hu Bai back to their dorm, ending up sweaty. The calories from the skewers he ate were more or less burned off.

"He's like a chick... and he claims to have athletic talent!"

Gao Xuan sighed again, heading to the communal bathroom to get two basins of cold water, and quickly took a cold shower.

In May, the night breeze still had a hint of coolness. After a cold shower, the wind made him feel even more refreshed.

Gao Xuan lay on the bed wearing only shorts, mentally planning his new life: starting exercise from tomorrow, finding a girlfriend, making more money...

But after just a couple of minutes of thinking, Gao Xuan felt a strong wave of drowsiness and fell asleep directly.

When Gao Xuan woke up, he felt a slight headache, a bit of nasal congestion, and a sore throat.

Sitting on the bed and thinking for a while, Gao Xuan suddenly realized he had caught a cold…

"No way, no way."

Gao Xuan was a bit speechless; even during his weakest times, he'd never caught a cold. As his cultivation slightly improved, he hadn't gotten sick again.

This young, strong body caught a cold just from a cold shower; it's unbelievable.

Gao Xuan lazily lay in bed. In this state, there was no way he could do any exercise.

He wasn't afraid of hard work, but his body condition was just not up to it; forcing exercise would be harmful.

This world didn't have any Extraordinary Power. His Divine Soul Power was strong, but it seemed restricted by Meng Po's Soup, unable to influence his body.

In other words, besides having faster mental reactions than ordinary people, he had no extraordinary abilities.

This was the weakest state he'd ever been in.

The direct impact of sickness on his body made his brain a bit foggy.

He lay around a while and fell asleep again.

When he woke up again, it was already eight o'clock.

Gao Xuan thought a bit and reluctantly dressed, washed his face, and brushed his teeth. After tidying up a bit, he headed to the office.

A few PE teachers from the high school department gathered in one large office.

As Gao Xuan slowly entered the room, Hu Bai grinned mischievously, "You're late."

He then shouted to the head of the PE group, "Old Zhang, Xiaogao is late. Deduct his pay."

Old Zhang sat behind the largest desk, sipping tea leisurely. He asked unhurriedly, "Why is Xiaogao late?"

"Caught a cold. Not feeling well." Gao Xuan answered casually.

They were all PE teachers with light teaching duties. There was no competition among them, so the office atmosphere was quite nice.

"Xiaogao has done something bad!"

"So young, you should take care of your health..."

"Learn from Leader Zhang, start drinking goji berry tea."

A few greasy middle-aged married men laughed slyly together.

Hu Bai said sourly, "Stop laughing, Xiaogao's found a rich and beautiful girlfriend. He's going to hit it big soon!"

"Damn, really?"

"When did that happen?"

"Whose family is she from?"

A group of greasy middle-aged men immediately erupted with gossiping souls, wishing they could pry open Gao Xuan's brain to see what was really up with the rich beauty.

Gao Xuan knew this group's nature, the less he said, the more excited they got. He smiled and said, "To be honest, I'm about to get rich soon. You still have time to flatter me now."

"There's a class this morning, someone cover for me."

A few physical education teachers either shook their heads or laughed, but no one picked up the conversation. Staying in the office with the air conditioner was nice, who wanted to sweat it out on the field?

Looking at Gao Xuan again, besides youth, there was no advantage. Which rich beauty would fancy him? Blind?

Gao Xuan didn't expect them to help; he went to the adjacent office and found Liu Yuan, the homeroom teacher of Class 3 in the first year. This young teacher was particularly ambitious and wished all physical education classes could be hers.

Liu Yuan was only twenty-six, wore slightly thick black-framed glasses, had delicate features, not very pretty, but quite pleasing to look at.

Gao Xuan went straight to Liu Yuan's desk and gently tapped on it, "Got a favor for you."

Liu Yuan, who was grading papers, looked up at Gao Xuan, "What, skipping class again?"

"Yeah, not feeling well."

"Okay, I'll help you this time."

She said so, but couldn't help the corners of her mouth lifting. Just in time to finish grading papers, she could use the physical education class to teach the students properly.

As Gao Xuan left, other teachers teased Liu Yuan, "What, are you two dating?"

Liu Yuan quickly waved her hand, "No, no, he can't make it to class, I'm covering for him."

"Physical education teachers are hopeless, lazybones. Can't rely on them."

"Xiaogao's brain is as dense as a wooden fish. Even after coming so many times, still doesn't know to greet people, has no manners. Can't do things right, can't be a good person, this kind of person has no future. Don't marry him."

A middle-aged woman laughed, "Don't say that, physical education teachers have healthy bodies!"

Several middle-aged women laughed heartily, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

Liu Yuan accompanied them with a smile, the jokes were greasy and not funny. She indeed had no feelings for Gao Xuan. He was too ordinary, so ordinary that he was completely forgettable.

Gao Xuan sorted out the substitute class issue and went back to the dormitory to sleep.

When he woke up, it was already noon. He went to the cafeteria for a random lunch. Feeling extremely tired, he told Hu Bai to cover the afternoon classes and went back to the dormitory to sleep again.

Gao Xuan also felt that he wasn't quite right; it wasn't just physical fatigue, there was a deep exhaustion on a soul level.

It was likely the aftereffect of Meng Po's Soup, which was, after all, a divine artifact. Drinking a sip and not losing memory was already pretty lucky.

A phone ringtone disturbed Gao Xuan from his slumber.

The phone displayed the name Su Rong, which surprised Gao Xuan. Everyone just went through the motions, was there more to it?

When he answered, Su Rong's sweet voice came through, "Gao Xuan, are you free tonight? I want to treat you to dinner."

"Hmm,"

Gao Xuan was even more surprised, was Su Rong really interested in him?

However, how could he refuse an invitation from such a beautiful rich woman?

He thought for a moment and said, "Sure."

"I'll wait for you at the school gate, come out when you're ready," Su Rong said.

"Alright."

Gao Xuan washed his face, changed into a clean outfit, and headed out.

When he arrived at the school gate, he happened to see Liu Yuan riding her electric scooter out.

Liu Yuan smiled and greeted, "Feeling better from the cold now?"

"Not really, but when someone treats you to dinner, how could you miss it?"

"Haha, exactly, can't miss that."

Out of politeness, Liu Yuan asked, "Where are you going? I can give you a lift if it's on the way."

Gao Xuan waved his hand, "No need, you go ahead."

Liu Yuan was just being polite; she had no interest in Gao Xuan. She nodded and was about to ride away when she saw a dark blue Panamera stop in front of Gao Xuan. A beautiful woman got out of the car and waved to Gao Xuan, "Gao Xuan."

Gao Xuan nodded to Liu Yuan, "I'll catch you later."

Liu Yuan watched Gao Xuan get into the beautiful luxury car and ride off with the lady, feeling an inexplicable weirdness inside.

Is this Gao Xuan's girlfriend? No way, what did she see in Gao Xuan...?

At the food stall across from the school gate, Hu Bai slapped his leg excitedly, "Damn, she really is a rich beauty!"

The other physical education teachers also looked puzzled; they had just watched the whole scene.

Wooden-like Xiaogao actually snagged a rich beauty, this world is truly...strange!