Chapter Twelve
Standing in front of the bathroom mirror to fix hair tousled by the wind, Liu XiYang sighed helplessly at the exquisite face reflected back at him which could be described as charming and delightful.
Ever since the side effects of his superpower erupted in a flash three years ago, Liu XiYang had been transformed into his current appearance. No matter how much he wished to trim his hair into a boy’s style, the hair would always grow back to a shoulder-length style within minutes. Eventually, Liu XiYang had no choice but to begrudgingly accept this effeminate look.
Lowering his head to check the time on his phone, uh... it had already taken forty-seven seconds from the moment he left until now. That's still okay.
As he pushed open the bathroom door, Liu XiYang heard Lee ShiNing's slightly teary cry.
"XiXi! You’re so slow, hurry up, come here! Look, I just killed that bastard!! Hee hee hee!" Lee ShiNing’s eyes were still a bit red, but she was now radiating with a proud “come praise me!” look.
Seeing the foolish woman’s smile return to her face, Liu XiYang smiled lightly, walked over to the sofa, tousled Lee ShiNing's hair in praise, and then reconnected to the game "Honor of Kings" on his phone.
"Ah, XiXi, it seems that the bastard on their side has disconnected! Let’s push the tower quickly and finish them off before he reconnects!"
"Lee ShiNing, isn’t that a bit unsportsmanlike, don’t you want to beat him fair and square?"
"I... don’t care! Anyway, as long as I beat him! Hmph, since he dared to bully my XiXi, let him reconnect just to see the result of his loss, hopefully, it annoys him to death! Meh meh meh!"
...A week had passed since the incident of disciplining the elementary schooler that night. Now, there were less than half an hour before Hero Academy started, and Liu XiYang was sitting in a taxi heading to Hero Academy.
Speaking of which, originally today, that foolish woman, Lee ShiNing, planned to send Liu XiYang to school as a parent and help Liu XiYang to establish a good relationship with his roommates so that they wouldn’t bully him... However, thankfully, that fool had to abandon her plans for today due to some urgent mission. She left with a guilt-stricken face, crying at the door for quite a while before she finally left.
Of course, if there were no urgent missions, Liu XiYang would never let that foolish woman involve herself in his work. For that foolish woman, the world of ordinary people was dangerous enough, let alone the world of superhumans.
Aside from that, during this week, Liu XiYang spent his time playing "Honor of Kings" with Lee ShiNing or alone, when not busy. In addition, whenever Lee ShiNing was not at home, he would learn those ancient fighting skills that Dr. Alice Field said were mastered by humans a thousand years ago.
Among them, skills like Judo, Muay Thai, and Capoeira that rely purely on physical fitness and reflex skills were mastered and even mastered completely by Liu XiYang just by watching once. However, for the ones after that...e.g., The Nine Yang Manual, The 18 Dragon Subduing Palms, Liu XiYang was completely clueless.
Particularly after Liu XiYang spent two whole nights studying the instructional video of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", even though every inch of his body was identical to the characters in the instruction, no matter how much Liu XiYang exerted himself, he was unable to release eighteen golden dragons from his hand like in the instructional video.
Of course, in addition to the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, in moves like the Sonic Boom, Shoryuken, Liu XiYang could not produce a real Qigong as in the instructional game. However, he can theoretically make all the moves look as if they were 100% similar.
For example, in the instructional game called "The King of Fighters '97", Liu XiYang has mastered the essence of Kyo Kusanagi’s Serpent Wave, Wind Slice, and even the Forbidden 1211 Style: Eight Wonders, to the point that he believes if there ever comes a day where he needs to use them, he would never let Kyo down.Apart from all this, Liu XiYang also did something utterly necessary yet immensely embarrassing before he set off.
As he looked at his reflection in the bathroom mirror, he observed a girl of extreme delicacy and beauty. She had finely arched eyebrows, big almond-shaped eyes, a cherry-pink mouth, a perfectly oval face, and a high nose bridge. Her collective characteristics were a perfect blend of oriental female features, and the fact that this was his own appearance, left him flabbergasted.
To better portray a female, Liu XiYang didn't hesitate to use a bit of his superpower to make his hair grow to shoulder length. His upper body was adorned with a white close-fitting vest, revealing an abdomen that showed signs of physical training and an attracting curve. His breasts, strained against the white vest, were false, created with the help of external padding. He paired his outfit with black pants enhancing his round and firm buttock and long slender legs, devoid of any excess fat. His long black hair scattered over the shoulders added allure to his persona.
This outfit, as recommended and provided free of charge by Dr. Alice Field, was supposedly standard for female martial artists. Thus, in order to better fulfill his job assignment, Liu XiYang had to wear this costume, which exposed a considerable amount of skin.
Ignoring the lecherous laughter coming from the phone, Liu XiYang hung up the call on Dr. Alice Field. Due to his dazzling appearance, Liu XiYang had to hail a taxi instead of taking a train to the Hero Academy as initially planned.
To his dismay, he noticed the taxi driver sneaking glances at his chest, abdomen and thighs through the rearview mirror. Exasperated, Liu XiYang warned the driver, "Believe me, if I were to reveal my true gender, you'd be terrified!" Nevertheless, the driver seemed even more excited, leaving Liu XiYang speechless.
As the taxi was heading towards the Hero Academy, it made an abrupt stop due to a girl suddenly appearing in front of the car. The taxi inevitably hit something, and judging from the magnitude of the impact, it seemed quite substantial.
"I swear, I didn't mean to hit her. She suddenly jumped in front of the car. I did break, I swear," said the taxi driver, terrified.
Indeed, Liu XiYang had seen everything. The girl with wheatish complexion and a healthy figure, and short hair, had abruptly stood in front of the car, trying to stop it. However, due to the driver's distraction on Liu XiYang, he did not respond promptly and hit her. As a punishment for the driver’s impolite stares, Liu XiYang gave him a cold, murderous look but refrained from speaking out.
But what was unexpected for Liu XiYang was that this lewd, somewhat deranged taxi driver didn't choose to kill and run or cause trouble and flee. Instead, he was wiping sweat off his face with his clothes fearfully, hastily getting out of the car to have a look at the girl that was knocked down, while also taking out his phone to prepare to call for help.
"You're not as bad as I thought..." Liu XiYang nodded in approval, tacitly forgiving his previous impolite behavior.
As for why Liu XiYang was not worried about the girl who was hit? Of course, it was because Liu XiYang had already discovered that she was a superpower carrier. However, it's not because Liu XiYang had the ability to determine whether others have superpowers, but because...
At this moment, just as the taxi driver just hurriedly got out of the car, a tan, healthy arm was placed on the taxi driver's shoulder, an action that scared the taxi driver almost to the point of fainting.
"Ah... it hurts, I just wanted to get a ride. Why did you dash straight towards me, uncle?" The voice of the girl was slightly rough, not the delicate tone of ordinary girls, but still sounded quite adorable.
You could see a short-haired girl who was rubbing her bottom and helping the scared silly taxi driver to stand up. She then slapped the dust off her clothes and held high the admission notice in her hand stamped with the "Hero Academy" icon. She leaned towards the window of the back seat where Liu XiYang was sitting, ignoring the taxi driver entirely.
The moment she looked towards Liu XiYang through the car window, her eyes suddenly sparkled.
"Wow, a beauty! Hi! My name is Meng XiaoMan, but you can call me Ah Man. What a coincidence, are you also a new student at Hero Academy?"
