Chapter 204: Celebration (Part 3) He went on to sell stinky tofu after his training. During the process of his training, the chiâs movement was successfully suppressed by Lu Shu twice. Although Li Xianyi didnât show it, he was silently surprised that Lu Shuâs control of his chi far surpassed his when he was at his age. Just as Lu Shu brought his crates of stinky tofu over, he saw uncle Li and a few other people discussing animatedly over something. When Lu Shu came over, they actually acknowledged Lu Shu with great enthusiasm, âLittle Shu is here!â The atmosphere was warmer than usual, as if something good happened to everyone.
Lu Shu placed his crate down and replied, âUncle Li, what are you guys so happy about? Could it be that your son is getting married?â âPuh, heâs still young,â Uncle Li chided, âLittle Shu, youâre really a student from daoyuan class?â
Back when the two policemen received a notification to look for Lu Shu, Lu Shu had shown his daoyuan identity card, but they still wanted to verify his identity. Lu Shu was confused, âYeah.â
âWe heard the news online. We actually donât surf the web, but our kids told us all this stuffâŠâ Uncle Li hesitated before asking, âDid you stay, or did you leave?â
Lu Shu suddenly realized that everything regarding the heavenly network was widespread online. The pledge-taking by Luo Chengâs daoyuan class was extremely loud last night. The echoes could be heard outside of the schoolâs fences and on the roads and streets. Some cars even stopped and passers-by would look toward the school.
They started feeling emotional as they heard the pledge as well. Some people even recorded the lines in the pledge and uploaded it online. The noise from the ceremony was indeed too loud and the passers-by didnât even have to be near to hear it clearly.
It was a powerful pledge delivered by more than a thousand people.
This situation wasnât merely limited to Luo Cheng, but daoyuan classes all over the country were going through the same ceremony. Subsequently, the videos that made it online caused a huge uproar. Some people said that the pledge was but an empty promise and others condemned it. Lu Shu looked through all that before and felt rather flustered. He responded calmly to uncle Liâs question, âI chose to stay.â Uncle Li displayed his blooming smile once more, âHaha, look, I knew Little Shu would stay!â He went back to his food cart and brought out a small plastic bag for Lu Shu, âUncle doesnât have much money and I still have to pay for my sonâs university fees. To congratulate your appointment as a military personnel, I bought 10 pairs of socks for you. Hopefully, theyâre to your likingâŠâ
Aunty Wang was joyous as well, âI bought 10 pairs of insoles. Little Shu, I hope you appreciate them.â Old Liu, who sold crepes beside them, showed a face of disgust, âYou guys have the cheek to give him that stuff? Here, Little Shu, I Old Liu have a wallet for you. Youâre going to be a military official, you canât keep your money in your pockets forever, itâs really unsightly!â
In no time, Lu Shuâs arms were filled with gifts. As he stared at these gifts, he suddenly raised his head and smiled at everyone, âThanks, everyone! I wonât stand on ceremonies then!â
He wasnât too sure why these people, who didnât have the slightest blood relation to him, were so jubilant at his appointment as a member of the heavenly network. It even seemed like they wanted to be part of the organization. After selling his tofu, he left his crate at his yard and headed out once more. He went to school and sat on the roof of the block for daoyuan class. He looked at his schoolmates entering school while having their breakfast in their hands, he also saw them running to the basketball court with a ball during break time, and eventually saw them leaving school in groups when school ended.
He looked over from the morning till sunset. No one noticed Lu Shu at the top of the building, neither did anyone know what he was thinking. Lu Shu seemed like he was distant from the rest of the world. He then followed the streetlights and slowly walked back home. He didnât enter his house when he reached his door and instead, he jumped up to the roof and sat there quietly. Lu Xiaoyu heard the movement and came up to Lu Shuâs side, âLu Shu, you have something on your mind.â âYeah,â Lu Shu acknowledged her and looked far ahead and the thousands of lit homes. The incident today had confused him. He knew he was selfish and cared about himself, and all he thought about every day was how to survive by himself but at that moment, he actually felt a yearning and desire to fight alongside those people if he had to.
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Lu Shu said calmly, âXiaoyu, do you think weâd have to fight for other people?â
âYeah,â Lu Xiaoyu nodded, âIf the old man meets any trouble, we should fight for him. If uncle Li or aunty Wang is threatened, we should help them fight as well.â
Lu Shu waved his hand, âI wasnât referring to these people. I was referring to⊠people we donât know, people who we donât even know how they look, or what theyâre called. They might not know us either, but when someone shouts to protect our home country, weâll have to dash to the frontline to fight for them. It feels weirdâŠâ âBut donât you already have the answer in your heart?â Lu Xiaoyu analyzed calmly.
Lu Shu was taken aback, and he smiled at Lu Xiaoyu, âLu Xiaoyu, youâre quite the thinker.â âOf course,â Lu Xiaoyu said proudly. Lu Shu lowered his voice, âI feel that those people are quite silly, the old man as well. No one knows who you are but youâre volunteering to uphold world peace. So much effort was spent on fighting but no one actually knows that youâre protecting the world⊠but for some reason, I feel like I should fight alongside them. This is my train of thought, how about we do some things first before escaping? Even if itâs⊠yeah, even if itâs just protecting uncle Li and the rest of them.â
Lu Xiaoyu nodded her head, âIâll do whatever you do. But Lu Shu, does that mean you want to be a hero?â Lu Shu patted Lu Xiaoyuâs head and laughed, âAre you nuts? We are still so weak, neither of us is a class C so how could we be heroes? Haha, this world does not need us as heroes. I donât like being a hero either, and I donât think I am qualified to be a hero⊠Weâll just do what we need to do. Then, Iâll bring you around the world for a tour. After the tour, we can come back home to watch television and relax, isnât that wonderful?â