vstars Ch. 146 - Shining a Flashlight in the Toilet—Courting Death
Ch. 146 - Shining a Flashlight in the Toilet—Courting Death
"From now on, if you have questions, just message me on ChaoXin—since we hit it off so well, I'll only charge you 10,000 yuan per question!" Ouyang Bao's face lit up with excitement as he thanked Chen sincerely: "Thank you so much, Boss!"The two discussed various tactics from time to time, Chen Shu's words opening the door to a new world for Ouyang Bao—he had never imagined combat could be like an art form.
"Boss, you're like my enlightenment teacher!" Chen Shu waved his hand dismissively, his face the picture of humility.
"The key is to do it, not just think about it—practice is the only standard for testing truth, understand?" Chen Shu had no idea his teaching had awakened something in Ouyang Bao.
From this day forward, the Special Training Class of Daxing First High gained a new bully...
Three hours later, the two finally finished their meal, their relationship having advanced by leaps and bounds. Ouyang Bao took an envelope from his bodyguard's hand and said, "Teacher Chen, this is a small token from your student—you must accept it!"
"You're being too polite—a teacher teaching students is perfectly natural, why so formal?!" As Chen Shu spoke, he opened his backpack and held the opening toward Ouyang Bao, looking thoroughly embarrassed.
Ouyang Bao caught on immediately and stuffed the envelope inside.
Chen Shu said with utmost seriousness, "Don't do this next time—so formal!" Though his tone conveyed only four words: Next time, continue!
After an embrace, the two parted ways.
Chen Shu arrived at the main street feeling this trip to Daxing City had been well worth it. Then, thinking of something, he took out his phone and made a call.
"Hey, Uncle Zhang, I finished my business—are you heading back tomorrow or the day after?"
"I'm going the day after. If you're in a hurry, you can leave early."
Chen Shu immediately responded: "No rush! Not rushing at all! Even a few more days is fine."
"..." Zhang Feng fell into silence—this kid had zero interest in going to school.
The next day, Chen Shu continued eating, drinking, and having fun in Daxing City.
Midway through, Shen Wushuang called, which he arrogantly hung up on directly—as the saying went, "The general abroad need not accept all commands!"
After resting another day, Chen Shu and Zhang Feng returned to Nanjiang City.
At this time in Nanjiang Second High's Beast Taming Hall, Shen Wushuang's brows were tightly furrowed, anger flashing through his eyes. On the arena, a pitch-black Shadow Beast shrouded in dark light appeared, relying on its ghostly speed to continuously suppress the Earth Sub-dragon.
Du Long clenched his fists, his eyes holding anger and helplessness.
Roar!
The Earth Sub-dragon kept roaring as it suffered various injuries, with absolutely no power to fight back.
"I lost..." Du Long sighed deeply, his usual confidence completely gone.
Another day of getting beaten up...
In front of the Special Training Class stood a black-haired student with a smile playing at his lips, wearing a white t-shirt clearly printed with "Nanjiang First High"—obviously here to challenge them.
"Is this all Nanjiang Second High has? Not one person worth mentioning—how disappointing!"
"Don't bother participating in the city's Beast Tamer competition. You're all trash!"
The black-haired student's smile was contemptuous. "I hope Wang Teng from Nanjiang Third High can give me some interest."
"Wait! I want to challenge you!"
A voice rang out as Lin Ziyan raised an eyebrow.
Xie Sunan walked out with a calm expression, a mischievous smile playing at his lips.
Shen Wushuang frowned: "Xie Sunan!"
After all, he was from Nanjiang First High. Fighting now would represent Nanjiang Second High.
If Xie Sunan really gave him a dose of love's radiance, it would inevitably bring shame to the school.
"Let me do it!"
Xu Xiaoyu suddenly walked out, her eyes determined—all the class's A-rank Contract Spirits had lost, and only she hadn't fought yet.
"Oh?"
Lin Ziyan raised an eyebrow and said, "So you're Xu Xiaoyu?"
His lips curved into a smile. "Once I beat you, there'll be no one left in Nanjiang Second High who can match me."
The Fire Bird immediately appeared on the arena, scorching flames spreading as an astonishing aura radiated outward.
Roar!
Below, the Shadow Beast roared, full of provocation.
Its wolf-like body possessed pitch-black eyes that appeared profoundly deep—another top-tier A-rank Contract Spirit.
The battle between the two erupted instantly!
Although the Fire Bird had the advantage of flight, it immediately fell into a disadvantage as strands of black light spread and bound its body—the Shadow Beast's innate skill, "Dark Bind"!
The Fire Bird struggled continuously, releasing flames, but couldn't burn through them.
Xu Xiaoyu bit her lip—this scene reminded her of when the black market killer attacked her. That killer's Contract Spirit was a Shadow Monster, which had similarly bound the Fire Bird with a skill, putting it at a disadvantage.
Back then Chen Shu had intervened, but now she could only rely on herself.
Roar!
In an instant, dark light surrounded the Shadow Beast's claws as it slashed several times toward the sky.
Several claws formed from condensed black light appeared and struck the Fire Bird in a flash.
Bang!
Blood sprayed out as the Fire Bird suffered injuries right at the battle's start.
Her opponent was Level 8, while she was only Level 7. Combined with the innate skill's advantage, the two naturally couldn't compete.
"Is this it for Nanjiang Second High?! Don't have any hope for this year's college entrance exam!"
Lin Ziyan laughed mockingly, seeming incredibly arrogant.
Students on the side all clenched their fists, deeply feeling their powerlessness.
When you're outmatched, you can only take the beating!
The Special Training Class students only then remembered their class's big devil—if Chen Shu were here, how could he let First High students be so arrogant?
Tang Lie was equally full of displeasure, muttering: "Damn it! Only knows how to bully classmates, and at the critical moment he's not here!"
Just as everyone was thinking of Chen Shu, the victor was decided on the arena—the Fire Bird lay prostrate on the ground, multiple wounds on its abdomen bleeding continuously.
"Before leaving, the principal specifically told me Nanjiang Second High was preparing something big, planning to shock everyone—how laughable!"
Lin Ziyan's eyes were extremely contemptuous as he shouted loudly, "Who else?!"
"I fucking want to ask RIGHT NOW—who else?!"
In that instant, a shadow suddenly appeared above his head, and then his vision darkened as something covered it.
"A urea bag? Chen Shu?!"
Everyone instantly reacted—sure enough, Chen Shu had appeared behind Lin Ziyan without anyone noticing.
"Your uncle here!"
His gaze was calm, his movements smooth as flowing water—carved into his very bones.
Bang!
Chen Shu's fist slammed into his struggling opponent. Lin Ziyan instantly fell into unconsciousness, and the Shadow Beast on the arena returned to the Beast Taming Space.
Everyone's mouths gaped open in disbelief as Chen Shu dusted off his hands, his actions remaining casual and decisive—truly the Nanjiang Bandit!
"I'm gone for just two days and thugs dare invade our classroom?" Chen Shu put away the urea bag as Lin Ziyan lay passed out on the ground like a dead dog, his arrogant demeanor completely gone.
"Asking 'who else' on my turf? That's like shining a flashlight in a toilet—courting death!"[1]
[1] 厕所里打电筒—找死 (Shining a Flashlight in a Toilet—Courting Death): A classic Chinese xiehouyu (two-part allegorical saying). The humor relies on an untranslatable pun: 找死 (zhǎo sǐ, "courting death") sounds nearly identical to 找屎 (zhǎo shǐ, "looking for feces"). So you're both literally looking at what's in a toilet AND metaphorically asking for disaster. Here, Lin asked "who else dares fight me?" while standing in Chen Shu's classroom—courting maximum disaster.