Advance Bravely - Chapter 74
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Chapter 74

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Editor: @anhnguyen12332

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"Brother, I just made a tough decision." Yuan Ru said.

Yuan Zong's back silently turned to Yuan Ru, his eyes gazed through the window. Xia Yao's car, rushing through the main gate with a somewhat hurried speed, powerfully stopped with a screech of the brakes when it reached the parking lot, the body of the car shaking violently. Xia Yao, walked out from the car with a fiery aura, and slammed the car door behind him.

Yuan Ru continued, "I've decided, to give myself another chance."

Yuan Zong saw Xia Yao walking fast towards the training room, the soles even sparked fire when they scraped hard against the ground.

"Of course, to return your concern and keen protection for this whole time, I want to give you a surprise."

Yuan Zong's sight shot from the window towards the training room where Xia Yao was throwing his backpack down with anger. He didn't even bother to change, just made his way straight to the sandbag. Holding the sandbag still, he started hitting it, seemingly releasing rage.

"Brother, guess what's the surprise?"

Yuan Zong immediately opened the door, walked towards Xia Yao.

Yuan Ru shouted out, "Hey, did you even listen?"

Striding to Xia Yao, Yuan Zong didn't say a word, just remained silent and watched him. Xia Yao wore a dark expression, hitting the sand bags violently, not giving Yuan Zong a single glance. Then he turned on Yuan Zong, and his first changed directions.

Yuan Zong stopped the sandbag with his hands.

Finally, Xia Yao furiously punched hard at the sand bag, then threw his buttocks onto the soft cushion, breathing heavily.

Yuan Zong looked down on Xia Yao, flicked the nape of his neck, "Had enough?"

"Not yet." Xia Yao still felt pissed off inside.

"Come on, let me take you to the shooting field."

Yuan Zong grabbed Xia Yao's hand and led him towards the stairs the same time Yuan Ru came running down. Yuan Ru attentively looked at the two grasping hands, said, "You guys..."

Before she even finished, Yuan Zong, together with Xia Yao, had strode away.

Yuan Ru gazed at their intimate clapse and couldn't hold back a satisfied smile. Well...they looked just like family, it seemed that my decision's right.

(*Eye rolls*...I feel like slapping myself *slaps head*... I've never seen someone as dull as Yuan Ru =)))). It's starting to become endearing :v =))). )

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After a big snowstorm, the shooting field seemed to be sunken in the vastness of silence, the white snowy ground was so pristine that no one had the heart to step on it. Standing on the grounds, the solitary targets were cleaned from the snow by Yuan Zong, and the target paper were fixed, ready to be shot at.

A few dozen yards away, Xia Yao, carrying a rifle on his shoulder, with one eye looking through the telescopic sight, adjusted his position several times.

Choosing the sixth target, Xia Yao saw it as Wang Zhi Shui, he pressed the trigger. Bang! Bang! Bang!...continually for ten straight times. The feeling of the shockwave when the bullets were shot made his fingers shivered, his discomfort somehow shattered under the impact.

Yuan Zong took his gun, too, aiming at the second target.

Xia Yao couldn't help glancing at him, moments like this when Yuan Zong held the gun is when he's the sexiest. This picture of Yuan Zong holding the gun didn't come from showing off, instead, it came from the perfect combination of a man standing under the glittering snow. An acute eyesight, the razor sharp lines of his tilted face pressed against the blistering gun barrel; it all came together as one complete body. It was as if the gun in his hands wasn't just a tool, but a soulmate who'd accompanied him for years.

With his incredibly fast aiming speed, Yuan Zong unhesitatingly took ten shots.

Xia Yao aimed at the third target, continued to think of Wang Zhi Shui, ten bullets shot out as if to release his anger. He suddenly felt fantastic.

Yuan Zong also fired ten shots.

The two went on as if they were in a gun showdown, eight targets eighty shots in total, each fired forty bullets. When finished, they moved towards the targets to count their hits and misses.

Xia Yao counted his hits first. His first target, since the shots were too quick, only had three hits. Furthermore, they were nowhere near the bullseye. His second target, however, was a bit better, and the shots hit more after targets. His last target had seven hits, one of which went through the bullseye.

"How's that?" Xia Yao couldn't help swaggering towards Yuan Zong.

Yuan Zong 's only face showed: acceptable.

Xia Yao raised his brows, "Let me see how many hits you got."

When Yuan Zong was about to go, Xia Yao shoved him away, saying, "Let me count for you."

The first target only had one bullet mark right on the bullseye.

Xia Yao immediately made a scornful face, "This is what you call a sharpshooter? Is this hit just a lucky one ?"

Turning to the next target, which still had only one bullet mark, Xia Yao started to feel annoyed. The third and fourth targets were the same. Xia Yao was startled for a moment, then he immediately understood the situation. Yuan Zong didn't get one lucky bullseye shot; his first shot was a bullseye, next nine shots also went the same path as the first, through the old mark.

So scared was Xia Yao that he almost peed his pants.

When the shock had passed, it was time for the roaring and snorting like a mental patient.

Why didn't you just fucking let me win? Why didn't you just fucking let me have it huh?... Uncle here came for consolation, for the balance of his inner peace, not for being your background!!!Fuck sake!!! Xia Yao rabidly hit Yuan Zong's back a few times with the rifle butt, then threw his bottom onto the snowy ground.

Yuan Zong put the rifle on the ground, and sat down next to Xia Yao, gently rubbing the sweat behind his neck.

"What's the matter with our big Master?"

Xia Yao angrily pressed the cigarette against the snow, said, "Got tricked."

Yuan Zong's eyebrows furrowed, "Who dared to trick you?"

"Some street kid."

Xia Yao, finally being able to grab someone to express his feelings, immediately let out all the indignation. Whilst telling, he also furiously kicked the snow countless times, pouring his heart out to Yuan Zong.

"You say, did this person intentionally appear in Xuan Da Yu's life to torture him?"

Watching Xia Yao deeply resenting, Yuan Zong was heartbroken and, however, a bit jealous of Xuan Da Yu as well. They were talking about Xuan Da Yu, again. Having listened to Xia Yao, Yuan Zong coldly replied.

"I don't know any Wang Zhi Shui."

Yuan Zong rubbed his big hands on Xia Yao's freezing cheeks, his tone soothing, "Come on, it's not that big a deal. Who haven't been fooled? You're an adult, be a little more tolerant, if he owes you then leave it until he get released from jail."

Xia Yao continued to yell in stentorian tones, "Fuck you, it's all your fault! If you hadn't thrown that bastard onto Xuan Da Yu's back, then all of these problems wouldn't have happened! Why why why? Why didn't you choose someone normal, why did you have to choose this clown?!"

Yuan Zong, "..."

A moment later, Xia Yao, having released most of his anger, felt guilty inside, so he toned down a bit.

"Actually it's not that I'm angry because he fooled me, but at myself for my poor memory. You say, he'd tricked Xuan Da Yu twice, why didn't I have any preparation? Do all those years of being a police mean nothing? I feel so fucking useless!"

Yuan Zong put his big hand behind Xia Yao's neck, saying, "It's because you're still young."

"Still young?" Xia Yao couldn't believe, "I'm this old, and still young?"

Yuan Zong said, "It's not a big deal, how much did he steal from you? I'll make it up for you."

"It's not about the money. "

Xia Yao remembered not to mention that the money was actually for Yuan Zong's gift.

Yuan Zong didn't say anything for a while. Then he gently said, "Just stand up, don't sit on the ground, your pants will get wet. "

But Xia Yao didn't move.

"See, just a few minutes ago somebody said he wasn't a kid anymore and now look at what's he doing. "

"Only a kid would do something like whining on the ground. "

He pulled Xia Yao up, flicked off the snow on his butt, then spanked it.

"Look at this, all wet!"

Xia Yao, all of a sudden, put his arms around Yuan Zong's neck and swiftly whispered in his ears, "How about I find you a girlfriend?"

Yuan Zong glared harshly at Xia Yao.

It was like getting a ton of dissatisfaction, resentment, depressed feelings off the chest. Xia Yao could finally feel free and relax himself.

Xia Yao have pulled this trick on Yuan Zong so many times now that he had lost count. Apparently, his best way to entertain when in a bad mood was to make fun of Yuan Zong. Seeing the unsightly expression on his face always somehow cheered Xia Yao up. After that, he couldn't seem to remember why he was upset in the first place.

On the way home, Yuan Zong suddenly asked, "Have you ever considered the possibility that Wang Zhi Shui knowing you and Xuan Da Yu have sided up?"

"Impossible." Xia Yao sounded determined, "I've never talked about this, how can he know?"

Yuan Zong said nothing more.

Xia Yao glanced at Yuan Zong, said, "Can you at least change your clothes for once in a while?! The same outfit every single day, don't you get bored?"

"I've already changed." Yuan Zong replied, "I bought three of these."

"Nice!" Xia Yao scolded, "How lazy can you be?"

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A few days later, Xia Yao had calmed down and pulled himself together. With big hope, he paid a trip to the detention centre.

"How has he been for the last couple of days?" He asked the warden.

"Is he nicely dressed, provided with good food, double life standard?"

The warden said, "Still the same."

"Really?"

He nodded his head, "I've never seen him order more food, or join in the roomies when gathering the food, or buy the snacks. He even begged the others for cigarettes."

Xia Yao found this rather hard to believe. He had the money that he had stolen, what's the good of keeping it?

"If you don't believe me, watch the camera." The warden said, "Right now, it's their lunch time."

Xia Yao turned to the screen. Wang Zhi Shui was sitting in the south east corner of the room. He seemed to be gaunter than last time Xia Yao visited. He ate pitifully like he has been starved for days. He gobbled the dumpling on his one hand, then gulped the daikon soup on the other. He had finished his lunch but still craved for more. He looked beseechingly at others's dishes. Some ordered extra stir-fried dishes so they didn't want these main course dishes anymore. Wang Zhi Shui immediately helped with the leftovers.

Two dumplings, two soup portions, didn't take him long.

Xia Yao didn't know what to say, what kind of man was Wang Zhi Shui?

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Guys, what do you think? I'm really having mixed feelings about Wang Zhi Shui. Trust me, it doesn't go away even after you've read the book like ten times =))). He's still a mystery to me :3.

Sugar corner: Xu Feng was telling the fans that he went out to drink with his mom (Mother's Day) and that his alcohol tolerance was very high due to the genes from mom; but he asked if he was drunk would anyone piggyback him? The fans teased that Gong Jun will. Feng Ge replied that in the movie he had to carry Junjun so many ways, even the bridal way. But Jun Jun can't carry him because he's too heavy :3. The part where Xia Yao piggyback Yuan Zong in his hometown (which is coming up soon ;)) was faked. Feng Ge also said that Junjun was truly tall and doesn't have to wear high shoes. Then Xu Feng sent fans 2 pictures of them together and left with a message: "imagine for yourself!"

KAWAII!!!! >_