area51novel Chapter 150 He Caitou's Blind Date
Chapter 150 He Caitou's Blind Date
Chapter 150 He Caitou's Blind Date (2)
Just as He Caitou obediently retracted his soul tool, a voice rang in his mind, "Now is the time. Prepare to act, don't hesitate!"
"Everyone, be careful!"
As he spoke, He Caitou's hands moved simultaneously.
He looked so tall and muscular, almost clumsy, yet his hands were surprisingly agile. A large number of dark, metallic lumps flew rapidly from his hands, heading straight for the water.
At a glance, there are at least a hundred of these black lumps of iron!
"The twelfth one, strike as fast as you can when she jumps up. Go, Xiao Xiao is right there."
Having received Su Yu's reply, He Caitou chuckled and was just about to leap onto the water lily when he discovered an invisible force attached to his body. He could feel this force making him feel much lighter and faster.
With a light tap, He Caitou found himself jumping up, reaching a height of four or five meters.
At that moment, almost all the female trainees made the same move: they jumped. They knew very well that He Caitou's previous reckless actions, and the fact that he had thrown out so many black metal lumps, meant that things were definitely not that simple.
However, in the next instant, nothing changed beneath the surface. By the time they realized they had been tricked, He Caitou had already flown to Xiao Xiao's vicinity. Just as the girls were preparing to retaliate, He Caitou chuckled, and then a beam of light slowly fell into the water, followed by more than a dozen soft beams of light.
In a moment of carelessness, several people had their hats pulled off.
Looking at the petite and lovely figure opposite him, He Caitou felt that his efforts had not been in vain; Xiao Xiao was indeed there.
"I'm sorry, fairies." After succeeding, He Caitou laughed at the girls. The flying soul tool on his back burst out with powerful thrust, sending He Caitou back to the original water lily.
It has to be said that with Su Yu's assistance this time, He Caitou basically didn't expend any soul power.
"You big guy, you actually fooled us."
A familiar voice rang out, and everyone immediately recognized who it belonged to. It was Han Ruoruo, whose cultivation level in the inner courtyard was second only to the senior sister.
When He Caitou landed smoothly on the water lily leaf, he was no longer the reckless person he had been earlier. After landing, his face was full of happy smiles, and he waved to the girls opposite him who he had fooled, but his eyes remained fixed on Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao was also quite astonished when she saw He Caitou raise the Level 7 Soul Guidance Cannon. If someone hadn't reminded He Caitou that he couldn't use it, today's Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event would probably have turned into the Sea God's Fate Martial Arts Event.
At this moment, their eyes met on the surface of Sea God Lake. Even Xiao Xiao, who had the nature of a fujoshi (a female fan of male-male romance), couldn't help but blush and shyly lower her head. But in her mind, a pair of deep, bright eyes began to linger.
At this moment, he seemed to vaguely see the scene from more than four years ago again, on the stage of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, that guy who disregarded everything, that big, silly guy who fought desperately to the very end because she was injured.
When she woke up, she was greeted by He Caitou's eyes full of guilt. According to Su Yu's answer, He Caitou had worked tirelessly to brew medicine for her and took good care of her.
It's been over two years since I last saw you. It feels so good to see you again...
But why has he gotten even darker after more than two years?
Now, He Caitou is no longer the big, simple-minded guy with a completely bald head. He has a shrewd and capable short haircut, dark skin, and his eyes have long lost their former naivety, replaced by maturity and depth. Apart from his skin color, which is somewhat out of step with people's aesthetic standards, his other features are still quite good.
He Caitou doesn't lack good looks; rather, he simply hasn't cared about his image at all.
"Next, Ye Liu, it's your turn," Zhang Lexuan said.
This guy still had that wicked look on his face. As soon as he stepped onto the stage, he stirred up a huge wave, which was about to crash towards the eighteen female students.
Su Yu had said long ago that he would get angry if anything threatened Wang Dong, and so what if he was disqualified? He didn't care!
Countless fragments appeared continuously. Su Yu clapped his hands together, and the fragments quickly gathered together, forming a huge longsword that appeared above the giant wave. That giant sword was like the Sword of Damocles, directly locking onto the location of the giant wave.
Before Ye Liu could finish using her soul skill, Su Yu manipulated the fragmented martial soul in mid-air to condense it into a giant sword, splitting the towering wave in two!
With her soul skill broken, Ye Liu was also violently knocked down from the sky by the force of the recoil, and crashed into the Sea God Lake under everyone's watchful eyes.
"Senior Sister, someone broke the rules. Isn't it said that male students can't interfere with other students?" Ye Liu struggled to swim out of the lake and said unwillingly.
Before Zhang Lexuan could speak, Su Yu said, "You know why I intervened, and you also know your purpose in stirring up this storm. You have ulterior motives, so was I wrong to stop you?"
Zhang Lexuan snorted coldly after hearing this and said, "What's your purpose in stirring up trouble? Didn't Su Yu just say that your intentions are lewd, which has already broken the rules? Swim back to shore yourself. You don't need to participate in this matchmaking event anymore."
Although Ye Liu was very resentful of being ambushed by Su Yu, after hearing Zhang Lexuan's words, the look of grievance on his face disappeared. He didn't say anything more and could only swim sullenly towards the shore.
"This...this looks a bit dangerous. Hey, you're not going to attack me too, are you...?"
One of the people behind Su Yu, still somewhat shaken, asked.
Su Yu replied, "If you're performing normally, I naturally won't interfere. But if you're as cunning and malicious as Ye Liu, I can't stand by and watch."
"Oh, I see..."
The most outstanding part in the later segment was Huo Yuhao. He used some kind of technique, and through his magical eyes, he successfully lifted the five bamboo hats.
Among these five bamboo hats are Ling Luochen, Ma Xiaotao, Han Ruoruo, Wu Feng, and Ning Tian.
Originally, Han Ruoruo did not intend to let Huo Yuhao remove her hat, but the moment Huo Yuhao removed her hat, Ma Xiaotao grabbed her and pulled it off, which almost caused Han Ruoruo to rush out and fight with Ma Xiaotao.
Sixty days after Huo Yuhao returned, he was greeted with cheers from the crowd, as he was the one who had taken off his bamboo hat the most times so far.
The subsequent steps did not go as smoothly as expected; some unlucky guys were even knocked into the water by the girls before they could even get close.
Of course, not everyone can take off their straw hat. In this first round, the number of people who take off their straw hats depends on their order of appearance in the second round.
There were only eighteen girls in total, and after one round, there were thirty-six people left on the field.
Next came the reshuffling. The rankings were recalculated based on the number of female trainees' hats removed in the first round. Huo Yuhao, with five hats removed, rightfully took the first place in the first row.
As for Su Yu, he was in the first row of five positions, which means he would be the second to appear in the second round. However, Su Yu didn't care. He was there for Wang Dong'er, and all he needed to do was make sure he was the first to remove her hat in the first round.
"Next is the second round," Bei Bei announced loudly. "After getting to know each other in the first round, it's time for the girls to express who they like. So, our second round is called 'Love at First Sight.' The rules are simple: each female student will receive a switch to control the soul guide lamp beneath her."
They will each light up for one of the male participants. Any male participant who receives a light from a female participant can stay and participate in the next segment. However, if unfortunately no female participant lights up for him, then, sadly, he will have to leave the event.
Su Yu doesn't need to worry at all, because Wang Dong'er would definitely not leave her light on for him. On the contrary, those who don't have any outstanding performance in the taxi driver segment should be worried.
In this round, no matter how strong your skills or how confident you are, if no female trainee leaves their light on for you, you'll be eliminated immediately. After all, there are significantly more male trainees than female trainees. Therefore, this round is designed to simplify the process.
Huo Yuhao was the first to face the major test. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous; otherwise, he wouldn't have had to remove five bamboo hats during the rounds.
"Please, all you sea goddess fairies, consider this carefully. You have one minute. Please make sure you've thought it through! And I want to emphasize that if you don't leave your light on for any of the thirty-six male students, it means you will be forfeiting this matchmaking event and withdrawing from Sea God Lake."
The female trainees each had their own plans. They were all very quiet, about 100 meters apart, but no one knew whether they already had someone they liked.
A minute passed quickly. At Zhang Lexuan's prompting, Beibei continued hosting.
"Alright, let's begin the second round, 'Love at First Sight.' First, all you sea goddess fairies, please keep your lights on for Huo Yuhao. In this second round, keeping your light on doesn't mean you have to choose him in the end. Just making a good impression gives him a chance, and also gives yourself a chance. I believe he will also pay attention to the girls who keep their lights on for him. Let's begin."
"Three, two, one." As Bei Bei counted down, several beams of pale gold lights went out, but due to Huo Yuhao's outstanding performance, they still received fifteen lights.
The ones who extinguished his lamp were none other than Wu Feng and Zhu Lu. As for the others, they were just unfamiliar senior students from the inner academy.
"Okay, that's it. There are fifteen light beams in total. Yuhao got off to a good start!" Beibei said with a smile.
Seeing this scene, Huo Yuhao was stunned. Before this, he thought that at most Ling Luochen, Ma Xiaotao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan would leave their lights on for him, but he did not expect to encounter so many people leaving their lights on for him. For a moment, this inexperienced young man was at a loss.
"Second place, He Caitou. All sea goddess fairies, please prepare." Bei Bei continued this segment. Huo Yuhao had already passed.
He Caitou didn't have Huo Yuhao's good mentality. He didn't even dare to lift his head, fearing that he would be eliminated.
Although this is only the second step, it is enough to prove whether Xiao Xiao has feelings for him.
"start."
As soon as Bei Bei said "start," Huo Yuhao felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and the lights across the room went out rapidly.
In stark contrast to Huo Yuhao, He Caitou's earlier action of aiming a level-seven fixed-mount soul-guided cannon at the opponent significantly detracted from his image. Moreover, his imposing physique and dark skin were hardly in line with most girls' aesthetic preferences. If He Caitou's skin were a bit lighter, and he had taken better care of his appearance and gotten a suitable hairstyle, he probably wouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state.
"They're not all out, are they? No! At least leave me one!" He Caitou cried out in a low voice. As the lights across the street went out in large swaths, He Caitou's heart felt like it had fallen into an abyss...
Fortunately, when most of the lights went out, three remained.
The first beam of light revealed Wang Dong, who was once like a goddess of life on the field, her beauty reflected in countless mirrors as if she belonged to no other woman in the world. The second was the stunningly beautiful Jiang Nannan.
Jiang Nannan smiled slightly at He Caitou, her eyes filled with encouragement. She wondered if He Caitou could see her from such a distance. Clearly, she approved of He Caitou and Xiao Xiao's love. As for Wang Dong, he was absolutely loyal to He Caitou!
He Caitou felt his whole body go limp, and his clothes were completely soaked with sweat. That short minute felt like a brush with death to him. In other words, he would rather fight Luo Yu again than endure such torment. It was too agonizing.
Besides Jiang Nannan, the remaining beam of light enveloped Xiao Xiao. With Xiao Xiao keeping the light on, He Caitou strengthened his resolve. He firmly believed that, just as Su Yu had said, he would succeed.
"Wang Dong and Nan Nan are so loyal!" He Caitou couldn't help but exclaim.
Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, "Second Senior Brother, why don't you praise Xiao Xiao? She left a light on for you too."
"Yeah, yeah, after all, Xiao Xiao left a light on for you, so it seems your chances have increased even more. You'd better do your best from now on," Su Yu encouraged from the side.
He Caitou wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Su Yu, but I'm so nervous, what should I do? I, I..."
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