Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 708 An unexpected encounter

For Lu Mingfei, seeking help from Jiu De Mai whenever he encounters trouble seems to have become a conditioned reflex.
Although he didn't know that his ninja secretary was currently freezing in the Siberian tundra, and that the person temporarily taking over Mai Shude's position as secretary was Zero, who was sitting next to him.

In the following class meeting, Lu Mingfei also learned that the preparatory class would not have fixed classrooms like in high school. Instead, it would be like when he was studying at Kassel College, where different courses required different classrooms.

It was said that the experimental equipment needed for some courses was inconvenient to move, but Lu Mingfei guessed that there was also a reason to let students get used to the university's teaching mode in advance.

As expected, Lu Mingfei's seat was surrounded by people during the break after the class meeting.

Unlike at Shilan Middle School, most people weren't there for the little fairy Liu Miaomiao and her friends; their target was clearly Lu Mingfei. The allure of S-rank status was incredibly powerful in the world of mixed-race individuals, even surpassing that of beautiful women. In this place, it seemed impossible to get by without being a hero.

Lu Mingfei inexplicably recalled the first time he took the 3E exam. Bradley and Qi Lan seemed to be just as enthusiastic back then. Qi Lan even stood up and applauded for him, and then all the freshmen in the classroom followed Qi Lan and applauded, leaving Lu Mingfei somewhat bewildered.

Later, Lu Mingfei realized that Qi Lan was praising his actions of shooting Caesar and Chu Zihang to death with one shot during "Freedom Day".

"Hey! Lu Mingfei, the Night Watchers forum says you're the student with the highest bloodline in the history of Kassel College. Have you awakened the Word of Power yet?" a boy with an ABC accent but still a Chinese appearance asked.

"Did your bloodline awaken suddenly, or were both your parents mixed-race?" another richly dressed boy asked. He clearly thought that an S-class bloodline couldn't possibly be a Muggle; Lu Mingfei might be a successor being groomed by some ancient Chinese family.

"Lu Mingfei, Senior Sister Wan just said that the school will be holding practical training courses next month. Can we invite you to team up with us?" The two pretty girls glanced at Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang without making a sound, while trying to strike up a conversation with Lu Mingfei.

"!!!"

Sensing several pairs of murderous gazes emanating from the front, back, and sides, Lu Mingfei immediately made an excuse that he needed to use the restroom, subtly ignoring the invitations from the two girls, and slipped out from the crowd.

It seems being a hero isn't easy. Lu Mingfei sighed inwardly.

Walking down the corridor, Lu Mingfei thought he might as well just wander around this floor, killing time during the fifteen-minute break between classes and familiarizing himself with the classroom layout. He wondered which classroom his junior was in; maybe he should go find her? It was like entering a new city map in a game and immediately starting to explore the entire map to find his female companion.

He put his hands in his pockets, brushed past the students from other grades, and looked out the window of the corridor. He suddenly realized that it was a bright and sunny day, with sunlight streaming down from the clouds, giving the whole sky a faint blush.

At the end of the corridor, a corner appeared ahead. Two vending machines were positioned at the corner. Lu Mingfei happened to be thirsty; he had left late this morning and, in order to be on time, hadn't even bought a bottle of water.

Lu Mingfei took out a ten-yuan bill from his wallet. He figured his junior sister probably didn't have any water either, and since he planned to go find her later, he'd bring her a bottle. He'd buy water for Miaomiao and the others when they went back to the classroom.

He put the money into the banknote slot, the vending machine scooped in the banknotes, and Lu Mingfei selected the bottled water he wanted. After a loud bang, no bottled water came out of the dispenser.

"?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback, thinking it was because he hadn't selected the right item, but then four one-yuan coins spit out of the coin dispenser with a "whoosh." He bent down and searched the dispenser again, but there was no bottled water spilling out.

"What's going on?" Lu Mingfei reached out and patted the vending machine. "You just took my money and didn't do anything? Are you some kind of Fingel?"

Just then, a voice came from behind Lu Mingfei: "That vending machine has been broken for a long time. It often swallows money but doesn't dispense the goods. It's unreliable. Move aside."

Like the sound of raindrops falling into a clear spring, loud yet gentle. Lu Mingfei was suddenly startled, not yet recalling where he had heard the familiar voice before, but his body had already reflexively obeyed the other party's command, immediately making way for him.

A tall figure wearing a baseball cap stopped in his tracks beside him.

"Look, it should be like this—"

Her tall figure spun gracefully in place like an elegant ballerina, and then with a "bang," her foot, clad in purple patterned running shoes, slammed into the side of the vending machine with a beautiful spinning motion, revealing her slender and long, fair legs.

The "clang" sound indicated that the mineral water bottles had finally fallen. The tall, bright girl squatted down at the outlet, took out two bottles of mineral water, turned around and glanced at Lu Mingfei. The sterling silver four-leaf clover pendant on her earlobe swayed, the small diamonds embedded in it sparkling dazzlingly, and she still had a lollipop in her pink lips.

"Here. I treated you to a Coke last time, so this time I'll treat you to a bottle of mineral water. You don't mind, do you?" the girl asked, slowly extending her right hand and handing a bottle of mineral water to Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei blinked blankly, and only then did he seem to finally come to his senses, calling out the other person's name in a daze, almost with surprise and astonishment.

"...No, no no?"

"Stop being so hesitant." Nono waved the bottle of mineral water in her hand, gesturing for Lu Mingfei to take the water quickly: "Holding your arm up like that for so long is making your arm sore."

When she took the bottle of mineral water, her fingers inevitably touched the other person's cool, smooth fingertips. Nono leaned against the wall, unscrewed the cap, took a sip of water, and frowned slightly as she watched Lu Mingfei still staring at her profile.

"Why are you staring at me like that? Are you that surprised that I'm here?" Nono asked, pouting.

"Not really... well, I was quite surprised." Lu Mingfei admitted. He genuinely hadn't expected to meet Nuonuo in the preparatory class.

"Aren't you American?" Lu Mingfei asked. He remembered that Nono grew up in the United States, was of Chinese descent, and had studied in the United States before entering Kassel College.

“First of all, you’re wrong. I’m not even 18 yet,” Nono shrugged. “Before I turned 18, my nationality was uncertain. If I choose Chinese nationality after I turn 18, then I will be Chinese.”

"And then?"

"Secondly, although I'm not as dazzlingly good as some people's S-rank, I'm still an A-rank. It's normal for someone with A-rank blood to be admitted to the preparatory class, right?"

Nono clearly didn't want to continue on this topic, and with a flick of her hand, she skipped over it, her impatient expression all too familiar.

Lu Mingfei readily agreed and didn't ask any more questions, even though he still had a lot of questions in his mind.

Nono's sudden appearance interrupted Lu Mingfei's plan to find Xia Mi. No one said anything, but the two of them walked side-by-side with perfect understanding. It was like playing a newly released JRPG game where completing a dialogue with a beautiful female character on the world map unlocks a new teammate joining your party.

Although his junior sister and senior sister had met before, Lu Mingfei's intuition told him it was best not to let them meet first. Steamed buns taste better with vinegar, and if Little Dragon Girl were to eat them with vinegar, she'd be in for a rough time.

The two chatted casually, attracting the attention of passersby.

"Senior sister, it seems you knew I would come to the preparatory class?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“Why do you say that?” Nono asked. “Because you don’t seem surprised at all.”

"You'd know even if you didn't want to. 'An unprecedented S-class student has been admitted to the preparatory class' has already become the top news on the Night Watchers forum. It's been on the forum's homepage for half a month now."

"Oh."

"But you're quite extraordinary too."

"Hmm? What's so special about it?"

"It's nothing. I was just saying."

Nono looked away and glanced at Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei's reaction was just as she had imagined.

Surprisingly, he seemed quite familiar with the term "Night Watchers Forum" that she suddenly mentioned, as if he already knew that "Night Watchers Forum" was an internal forum for students to post help requests and gossip, just like his alma mater's "Shilan Middle School Forum".

However, given the current situation, it wouldn't be surprising to find any more unusual things about Lu Mingfei, especially since this guy even rescued her from the legendary land of the dead, Nibelungen. She might even believe it if you told her that Lu Mingfei was in love with the Dragon King.

When Nuonuo thought about dating, she thought of Su Xiaoqiang and Liu Miaomiao.

"How's your relationship with your girlfriend?" Nono suddenly asked.

"Hmm...it's alright," Lu Mingfei replied. He didn't know which girlfriend Nuonuo was asking about, since he had a good relationship with all of them.

"Are you still two-timing? Haven't you capsized yet?"

"..."

Lu Mingfei choked for a moment, noticing the curious yet cautious gaze of a girl beside him. "Senior sister, even if you can't speak more carefully, can't you at least lower your voice a little? We're all human..."

“I’m not two-timing anymore,” Lu Mingfei cleared his throat and answered in a low voice.

He was telling the truth; he is no longer juggling two relationships at once, but has progressed to juggling six.

However, Nono's eyes flickered, and she glanced over with her beautiful eyes, as if she was very curious about Lu Mingfei's answer.

"Were you exposed? Or did you finally have a change of heart and choose one of them? Who did you choose in the end? Su Xiaoqiang or Liu Miaomiao?"

Looking into Nuonuo's mischievous, fox-like eyes, Lu Mingfei knew that his senior sister wasn't concerned about his love life; she probably wanted to hear from him about his two-timing mishap. His little witch senior sister had always been so gloating over his misfortunes!

Lu Mingfei asked, "Senior sister, have you seen 'Hail the Judge'?"

Nono blinked in confusion: "That movie starring Stephen Chow? I've seen it. But what does it have to do with this?"

“Since we’re all fellow disciples, let’s just split whatever we scrape in two. At most, I’ll take the big portion and you’ll take the small portion,” Lu Mingfei said, quoting Bao Longxing’s lines.

Nono immediately followed up with the next line: "I want them all?"

The moment she said those words, Nuonuo paused abruptly, then her beautiful eyes widened: "Wait a minute? You mean... you don't mean..."

Lu Mingfei could remember almost every line from "Hail the Judge" because he was a huge fan of Stephen Chow and had watched the movie countless times. He just hadn't expected Nuonuo to remember it too. He'd barely uttered one line before Nuonuo immediately replied with the next. He'd originally intended to play a riddle with Nuonuo.

Seeing Nono's incredulous expression, Lu Mingfei silently nodded: "Mm..."

There was nothing to hide from Nuonuo. The main reason was that Lu Mingfei knew his senior sister's incredible profiling abilities; give her a CD from the past, and she could sketch out her entire romantic love story. There was no way to hide it from her.

The little witch remained silent, and from Lu Mingfei's expression, she could tell that he wasn't lying.

Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang... he really got involved with both of them?

Although in Nono's "high society" world, both men and women indulge in extramarital affairs, and it's not uncommon for men to keep multiple mistresses, the more "high society" a world is, the more "low society" it actually is.

But in the end, she was just a mistress. A mistress's status is not the same as a girlfriend or wife; neither can be brought into the open.

As for someone like Lu Mingfei, who can get two girls to accept each other's existence and have the three of them date together... even Nuonuo, who has seen a lot, has never seen anything like it.

Moreover, she had met Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang before, and they were both outstanding girls... How could they agree to Lu Mingfei's outrageous request?

Did this guy save the world in his past life?

……

Nono was right; Lu Mingfei really did save the world in his past life... and more than once.

No one knows whether Lu Mingfei's constant stream of romantic encounters in this life is due to the good deeds he accumulated from saving the world multiple times in his past life. However, Nuonuo clearly underestimated the romantic luck of her junior brother who hadn't even entered the sect yet.

Lu Mingfei waved goodbye to her and returned to his classroom with a large bag of water until the school bell rang.

As she passed by Lu Mingfei's classroom, she saw him sit back down in his seat and hand out bottled water to the girls sitting next to him one by one.

The little witch fell silent once again.

……

(End of this chapter)