ACultivator'sCampusLife

Chapter 44 A Special Invitation

When Lu Yao received great acclaim from the entire class, he also slowly left the stadium along with the crowd.

Tang Fa followed Chu Minghui, standing at a passageway in the stadium and looking viciously at Lu Yao until he was far away.

"Cousin, I didn't expect Lu Yao to be so good. I was careless this time, so..." Tang Fa asked Chu Minghui cautiously.

"Shut up. You are just unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything. My father and I set up the stage, but you totally ruined the plan! How dare you still have the nerve to say something like this!" Chu Minghui knew what Tang Fa was going to say because he knew that his cousin had several friends who had good social status, but now this was not the best time. So he said faintly, "Let's wait for a bit. Otherwise, it's easy for everyone to realize that you and I are the ones who are playing tricks. Let's go now!"

It could be seen that Chu Minghui had been following his father for many years, and he was really good at controlling his temper. Although he was a little misbehaved in the stand before, he soon adjusted his state of mind.

Tang Fa didn't dare to say anything more, so he had to follow Chu Minghui, slowly merged into the crowd, and walked outside.

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Winning the competition might be a very happy thing for others. But for Lu Yao, it was just a short episode in his high school life because there were still many important things for him to do. Therefore, he wasn't too happy about this victory for too long.

Wang Ping had not visited Lu Yao's house for some time since the incident in Yunwu Mountain.

When Lu Yao got home after the game, Lu Yao saw Wang Ping's Aodi A6 parked downstairs. He knew that Wang Ping should be back, so he quickened his pace and walked home.

After pushing the door open, Wang Ping, sitting on the opposite sofa, was the first to see Lu Yao coming in. He stood up and said, "You are back! Uncle Lu and I were just talking about you!"

"Oh, what are you talking about me?" Lu Yao asked curiously.

"I was saying that Uncle Lu is very lucky to have such a great son like you! The news that you have been recommended for college admission had been spread in the martial arts school, and everyone envies Uncle Lu very much!" Wang Ping said with a smile on his face.

"Brother Wang, you overpraised too much!" Lu Yao put his schoolbag on the shoe cabinet at the door and greeted Wang Ping enthusiastically, "I haven't seen you for some days. You must have been busy!"

"Yes! I went on a long trip recently, and I just came back this morning. I came to see you and Uncle Lu as soon as I got back!" Wang Ping said after beckoning Lu Yao to sit down.

"Lu Yao, you and your Brother Wang talk for a bit. Young people will have more common topics, so I won't get involved here! I'll go and prepare dinner for everyone!" Lu Yiqian saw that Lu Yao came home from school, so he hurriedly got up and said.

"Uncle Lu, you don't have to prepare dinner for us. I'll talk to Lu Yao about some small matters. Then I'll have to go back to the martial arts school later. So you don't have to worry about us!" Wang Ping hurriedly took Lu Yiqian's hand and said politely.

"Oh, ok! You can be busy with your own matters, and I'll go downstairs and take a walk." Lu Yiqian knew that Wang Ping must have something to talk about when he came to meet Lu Yao, so he said with a smile, "I don't use my physical strength a lot to work in the martial arts school these days. I'm going to put on weight if it goes on like this, ha-ha!"

Hearing that Wang Ping said he had something to discuss with Lu Yao, in order not to hinder the two people from talking about things here, Lu Yiqian picked up his water bottle and a small bench and was ready to go downstairs to take a walk.

Since moving to Chaoyang Garden, Lu Yiqian had lived a more regular life. Because he was honest and warmhearted, he had a good relationship with his neighbors.

Every day, to create a good study environment for Lu Yao, when Lu Yiqian came back from the martial arts school, he would also go downstairs to chat with those old men and women of the same age as him nearby to loiter away the time.

Lu Yao got up and helped to open the door. It was not until Lu Yiqian entered the elevator that he came back, closed the door, sat opposite Wang Ping, and asked, "Brother Wang, are you going to talk to me about the incident in Yunwu Mountain last time?"

"Well, not really!" Wang Ping replied ambiguously, "Actually, Mr. Ai, the second boss of our martial arts school, has something to do with you. And I also want to talk to you about the incident last time."

"Mr. Ai? Is it Ai Haiti who played the role of Rusian Hercules Dadlov in the movie 'Wushu Chronicles'?" Lu Yao knew about this Ai Haiti.

"Yes, it's him. He wants to meet you, a young genius. After all, you are the sponsoring target of the martial arts school. Yet, you haven't met each other! I'm just acting as a go-between for you guys!" Wang Ping said with a smile.

"Brother Wang, to me, you and Mr. Ai are both my benefactors. I am very grateful to you!" Lu Yao said very seriously.

"Lu Yao, let's go to the martial arts school. Boss Ai is waiting for you!" Wang Ping said a few words, then stood up, and looked at Lu Yao.

Lu Yao heard that Boss Ai was still waiting for him in the martial arts school, so he got up quickly and simply washed his face in the bathroom. He then changed into clean clothes and followed Wang Ping to his Aodi A6 downstairs.

Along the way, in addition to talking about things about Lu Yao's daily study, the two had a tacit understanding and did not mention any other things.

Because it was off-duty time, the receptionist who was responsible for the reception of Lu Yao last time had already gone home. Lu Yao followed Wang Ping directly to an office on the top floor of the martial arts school.

After pushing open the door, Lu Yao saw a burly middle-aged man who was almost 1.9 meters tall, with his back to the door, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and looking up at a pair of calligraphy works framed by a large mahogany mirror frame on the wall.

Lu Yao knew that this man should be Ai Haiti, the second boss of Tianxin martial arts school. But Mr. Ai was there enjoying the calligraphy, so Lu Yao did not disturb him but stood quietly behind him.

Lu Yao glanced at the wall. Although he did not know who wrote this calligraphy, he recognized that the content of the calligraphy work quoted an ancient poem by the great poet Li Bai, "Ode to Gallantry".

"The man of Zhao wore unadorned robes and a simple tassel; his scimitar was bright as frost and snow. The sliver saddle illuminated the white horse; its wild galloping was like a shooting star. To kill one man within ten steps, he didn't leave a trace within a thousand miles. To leave with a flick of his robes after the deed was done, he deeply hid his body and name."

"To drink with the great Lord of Xinling, he drew his sword and raised it high. To share his roasted meat with Zhu Hai, he held the wine vessel urging Hou Ying to drink. After three cups a vow would be taken. Even if the Five Sacred Mountains would crumble, it couldn't be unmade. When the eyes blurred and the ears went warm, the heroic spirit would appear like a rainbow."

"To save the Zhao Kingdom, he wielded a golden war hammer; the city of Handan would first tremble. The might of the two brave warriors of a thousand epochs graced the City of Daliang. Even in death, their bones remained fragrant; they didn't shame the heroes of the realm. Who could remain under the roof of one's study hall and read the Book of Great Mystery until one's hair grew white?"

Boss Ai was fascinated, and so was Lu Yao. So the three people stared at the ancient poem for almost five or six minutes before Boss Ai turned around. After seeing Wang Ping and Lu Yao behind him, he politely said, "Sit down, please! Thank you for waiting!"

"Mr. Ai, you're very kind. We just came in!" Lu Yao also said politely.

When Ai Haiti turned, Lu Yao saw clearly that the general appearance of Boss Ai didn't change much compared with the time when he starred in "Wushu Chronicles" at that time. He still had a high Roman nose, a pair of big eyes, and a beard. There was a pinch of chest hair showed at the neckline. His spirit as a Wyer man was revealed clearly.

If there was anything different, it was that in the face of the ruthless time, Ai Haiti looked portlier and his belly became bigger. When he sat on the sofa, he appeared to be a little leaning towards the back of the sofa.

"Lu Yao, what do you think of this calligraphy?" Ai Haiti pointed to the calligraphy work that the three people had been staring at for a long time and asked.

"Although I don't know who wrote this calligraphy, this person fused the style of the inscriptions and calligraphy models, which had not only the rich charm of Yan Zhenqing's works but also the natural and unrestrained state of Mi Yuanzhang's works. There was not only the beauty of post-learning but also the sincerity of Wei Stele. The lines of the character were free and smooth. The switching of the two forms was very proper, which not only did not lose the true spirit of the author but also took the style of calligraphy models without losing the quality of wild nature. The wielding of the pen was naturally both standard and wild, full of variety and vivid charm. What was more valuable was that the artistic conceptions of truth, goodness, and beauty were all revealed in his calligraphy." Lu Yao said very seriously after thinking a bit.

"Oh? You also have such profound attainments in calligraphy. This makes me seem to be abrupt!" Mr. Ai pointed to a separate Jinsha wooden cabinet in the corner and said, "Wang, hurry up pouring a cup of tea for Lu. I have superfine Silver Needle Tea from Jun Mountain in Nanyue Province. Make a cup of tea of it for Brother Lu!"

"Mr. Ai, thank you for your care and support to our family. Here, on behalf of my godfather and me, I would like to thank you. I will certainly live up to the expectations of you and the martial arts school!" Mr. Ai did not adopt a condescending manner of a rich man at all, but he only warmly entertained Lu Yao with his excellent Silver Needle Tea from Jun Mountain. When Lu Yao saw all of these, he immediately stood up to express his gratitude.

"Brother Lu Yao, you and Wang Ping are like blood brothers. Wang Ping is the chief wrestling coach of our martial arts school, so we should also be like a family. You don't have to be so polite!" Ai Haiti gave a sign to Lu Yao to sit down to talk, and then he drank a cup of tea in his hand and then said, "I mean nothing else by asking you to come here today. On the one hand, I want to congratulate you on getting the place for admission to universities. On the other hand..."

Ai Haiti deliberately paused and observed the change of expression on Lu Yao's face. He was surprised that Lu Yao was very calm, so Ai Haiti was even more impressed by Lu Yao.

Ai Haiti couldn't help but secretly say in his heart, "It seemed that this young man who could make Mr. Jin pay much attention to was indeed not a common person! At least so far, he had shown a great regulation of balance in front of me, which made him not like a high school student who was inexperienced at all!"

By this time, Wang Ping had already made two cups of superfine Silver Needle Tea from Jun Mountain for Lu Yao and Ai Haiti. Then Wang Ping sat down next to Lu Yao. The strong fragrance of green tea was refreshing. Lu Yao picked it up and took a sip. Then he put down his teacup, smiled, and said, "Mr. Ai, if you want me to do something, you can just say it! As long as I can do it, I will definitely be incumbent on it!"

"The second thing is that I was entrusted by Mr. Jin to talk to you about something. Because he couldn't get away from something important, he specially asked me to discuss something with you for him. That's why I asked Wang Ping to take you to the martial arts school so late." After taking a sip of tea, Ai Haiti looked at Lu Yao and continued, "In fact, Mr. Jin wants you to join Tianxin martial arts school and receive more systematic training. What do you think?"

"This..." Lu Yao did not expect that Mr. Jin, a person who he had never met before, would put forward such a request. This made Lu Yao not know what to do for a moment and did not know how to answer him. Lu Yao forgot himself for a moment.

"You don't have to rush to give me an answer. You can discuss it with Mr. Lu after you go home and then make a decision. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't agree with this request. I solemnly promise here today! The door of Tianxin martial arts school will always be open for you, and our funding agreement for you and your godfather is still in effect!" Ai Haiti knew that "Fool's haste is no speed", so he didn't ask Lu Yao to reply immediately. On the contrary, because Lu Yao's performance left a deep impression on him today, he grabbed this opportunity to give out his offer.

"Thank you, Mr. Ai! I will think about it carefully!" Lu Yao looked at Wang Ping and Ai Haiti and said seriously.

"That's good! Brother Lu, I have something else to do, so I'll let Wang accompany you for a bit. Excuse my absence!" Ai Haiti put down his teacup and said nothing else. He stood up and said politely.

After listening to his words, Lu Yao also stood up and said politely, "Mr. Ai, go ahead, please. I will tell Brother Wang as soon as I have made a decision."

"Well, I'll wait for the good news from you!"

After a few more brief words with Wang Ping, Ai Haiti went downstairs and left.