Master of Nine Stars

”Dumplings every day!!!”

Dai Liunian’s excited roar completely dumbfounded his colleague, Su Wan!

This...

Su Wan and Dai Liunian had been partners for years; she knew his commentary style all too well.

What could make such a gentle and refined man slam the table, jump to his feet, and shout with such excitement?

And what could make a man of genuine talent and profound learning talk about nothing but dumplings?

Su Wan’s expression was rather odd. She glanced over at Rong Taotao on the field, and it seemed... she’d found the reason!

Ever since that interview on *Soul Martial Peak*, it was as if Dai Liunian’s Ren and Du Meridians had been opened. He’d suddenly become fired up and started spouting nonsense...

On the field, Rong Taotao had already rejoined Gao Lingwei and was quickly checking her injuries.

”I’m fine. My head’s just a little fuzzy, but my body isn’t hurt at all,” Gao Lingwei said. She then checked the wounds on both sides of Rong Taotao’s waist and, seeing they had been handled well, felt a great sense of relief. ”You won.”

”No.” Rong Taotao looked up at Gao Lingwei. ”We won.”

Gao Lingwei nodded, a faint smile appearing on her face.

The two quickly left the field, but this time, they were swarmed by reporters.

After the spectacle of Rong Taotao ”escaping” last match, the reporters decided against politely waiting for the students to finish conferring with their teachers. They ambushed Rong Taotao the moment he stepped off the field, unleashing a relentless barrage!

”Congratulations on your victory!”

”You’re now the undisputed number one in the Outer Region. Do you have anything to say?”

”Why didn’t you just incapacitate Bai Ming? Why did you make that throat-slitting motion?”

Rong Taotao’s head was buzzing. ”One at a time, one at a time!” he said hurriedly.

As he spoke, Rong Taotao gestured to his waist, where the wound he’d just frozen over was. ”Please make it quick. I need to get this injury treated.”

A microphone was immediately thrust in front of his mouth. ”This was a hard-fought victory. It was a perilous and heart-pounding match to watch, but in the end, you two won. Do you have anything to say?”

Rong Taotao nodded with a serious expression. ”Our strategy was well-planned. And here, I especially want to praise Da Wei.

Even though she was constantly suffering under Bai Ming’s mental attacks, she showed incredible resilience. She held off Baishan the entire time, even gaining the upper hand, which created an opportunity for me.

She’s the one who got me in front of Bai Ming, and it was her Snow Grudge Spirit that saved my life at the critical moment. Otherwise, I’d be a goner right now.”

A microphone was passed to Gao Lingwei. ”Was this your strategy? Why did you make Rong Taotao the main attacker?”

Gao Lingwei replied, ”It was the strategy our two teachers devised. I actually wanted to be the main attacker and focus on taking down Bai Ming, but considering the significant impact her Soul Skills could have on me, our teachers decided to have Rong Taotao lead the attack.”

As she spoke, Gao Lingwei turned to Rong Taotao, her eyes filled with admiration. ”He succeeded, didn’t he? You can trust him. And you can always keep trusting him.”

Rong Taotao’s face flushed red, and he grabbed Gao Lingwei, trying to squeeze through the crowd.

He might be thick-skinned, but these cameras were broadcasting to the entire nation. And to have Gao Lingwei look at him that way and say those words on live television... the feeling was just...

Ama-! Zing!!!

’Now my Weibo is probably going to explode again. There’ll be mountains of comments about the ”pain of having one’s wife stolen,” right?’

’Excellent. Taotao the wife-stealer is back online!’

Seeing Rong Taotao trying to push his way out, the reporters weren’t about to let him escape. They hurriedly swarmed him again, one of them even shoving a microphone right into his face.

”Rong Taotao! You’re number one in the Outer Region now, the undisputed number one! Say a few words!”

Pushing people aside with one hand, Rong Taotao shouted back, ”The story is not over. To be continued!”

With that, he shoved his way through the crowd and ran.

’Whoa~ This Excellent Level Douxing Qi really is useful!’

’Even if I can’t beat Gao Lingwei in an arm wrestle or stop that Miss Bai Ming from stabbing me in the side, when it comes to dealing with these ordinary people, I can shove them aside with perfect accuracy.’

Having broken through the crowd, Rong Taotao even had time to glance back at the chaotic cluster of figures.

’Heh heh, I haven’t even tried, and you’ve all fallen down...’

The two finally met up with their teachers. Escorted by Xia Fangran and Yang Chunxi, they hurried back to the players’ locker room, and a medical team was also called to help treat Rong Taotao’s wound.

Seeing the wound, Yang Chunxi’s face was filled with distress.

Even though Rong Taotao had treated the wound promptly by freezing both sides of his waist, he hadn’t had time to do that on the field. So when he took off his jacket, the large bloodstains on both sides of his pants were a deeply worrying sight.

”CRUNCH, CRUNCH...”

Rong Taotao took the Little Rascal candy Yang Chunxi handed him and chewed it with loud, satisfying crunches.

’In ancient times, there was Lord Guan playing chess while having his bone scraped. Today, there is I, Rong Fengxian, eating candy to heal my kidney!’

’Tsk tsk, both are timeless tales...’

”One more match to go.” Yang Chunxi unwrapped a chocolate bar and offered it to Rong Taotao before he could even finish what he was eating.

Clearly, she was well aware of what a bottomless pit his stomach was.

Nearby, a medical staff member placed a star-like object into Gao Lingwei’s hands for her to hold.

It seemed to be a Soul Skill for calming the mind. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the type that could be cultivated independently; it could only be acquired by embedding a Soul Pearl.