The thunder and screams coming from behind did not attract any attention from the elderly men and women at all.
They were all veteran pioneers. What grand scene had they not witnessed before?
Jiang Nan, who had busied himself for ages yet gained no unique skills whatsoever, could not help feeling a little disappointed.
He wandered back to Sunset Red Park.
Only to discover that every single trainee had already found their own treasure grandpa or treasure grandma.
Some were giving shoulder massages, some were hammering legs.
Zhong Yingxue was helping a grandma knit a sweater. Xia Yao was supporting a grandma while strolling around the park.
Jiang Nan panicked. This would not do. He could not fall behind.
“Looks like the only way is to start with square dancing!”
Your daddy is going to debut in the centre position!
He would conquer the grandpas and grandmas with professional dance moves!
Become the most popular kid among all the trainees!
Just watch him max out square dancing skills!
He was going all in!
Having made up his mind, Jiang Nan teleported straight onto the square.
Then the scene before him shocked him speechless.
Divine tunes blaring, brainwashing live!
“The boundless horizon is my love~”
“Flowers blooming beneath the rolling green hills~”
“What kind of rhythm is the most swinging, the most rocking~”
“If you want to be happy, come with me~”
A fifteen-metre-tall bald black bear wearing red-and-green floral triangle briefs,
with a max-volume speaker strapped to its back,
holding two golden pom-poms in its bear paws,
was madly shaking its massive body to the beat!
Even the bear tail behind it kept swinging non-stop!
And it roared from its mouth,
“Everybody, hi up!”
“Let us all immerse ourselves in this groovy rhythm!”
“Yes! Open your hands!”
“Hey! Get hyped!”
Jiang Nan: (|||≖_≖)
Big guy! Do you have to be this professional?
Why does a fifteen-metre-tall bald bear leading the dance on the square feel completely natural?
Truly not a waste of all that training!
Jiang Nan finally understood what master-level square dancing looked like!
At this moment, sixty or seventy elderly men and women were lined up in neat formation behind Wu Liang, moving their bodies in unison with the bald bear!
Even those in wheelchairs or leaning on canes were clapping the rhythm from the side!
Right now, Wu Liang had undoubtedly become the most dazzling bear cub on the square!
“Hm! This young lad is pretty good! He has potential!”
“He dances so well! Our entire nursing-home district has livened up!”
“I feel he’s perfect for learning my ultimate skill!”
“Pah! Don’t you dare steal him from me! What rubbish skill do you have? How can it compare to mine?”
“Sigh, this lad is great in every way, just that bald head is a bit ugly!”
Jiang Nan was stunned!
They were all rushing to teach their ultimate skills?
Wu Liang did not even need to go looking for them himself!
“Brother Nan? How come you’re here? Come, come, come! Join us for a round!”
Jiang Nan: “No, no, no! I just grabbed an ultimate skill for you from Grandpa Zhao. If the old man is still alive tomorrow, remember to go learn it, yeah!”
Wu Liang’s eyes lit up with excitement: “Got it! Thanks, Brother Nan!”
Jiang Nan turned away, his face full of dejection.
(๑ó﹏ก̀๑)
Does no grandpa or grandma like me at all?
I’m clearly this handsome, yet nobody wants to teach me any ultimate skills?
Under the night sky, Jiang Nan looked rather lonely.
Just then, he heard waves of miserable screams coming from afar, accompanied by occasional bursts of green light.
Curious, he looked over.
Beneath a willow tree, countless willow branches had come alive, turning into long whips that had tightly bound and hung Qi Yu and Qin Shou upside down!
An old lady wielding an iron shovel, her face full of fury, was relentlessly smacking their bottoms!
“Ow! Granny Liu! Stop hitting! Stop hitting!”
“We’re still just kids!”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah! Kids!”
Granny Liu slammed the shovel into the ground and spat angrily, “Pah! You two little brats!”
“All the vegetables I planted in my greenhouse have been yanked out by you two! Those little bok choy seedlings were only this tiny! Why on earth did you pull them?”
“Wretched kids!”
The more she spoke, the angrier she became. She grabbed the shovel and gave them another fierce beating!
Qin Shou: “Granny Liu! Stop hitting! We’ll till the soil and replant for you! Teach us! We’ll grow them all back for you!”
Qi Yu’s eyes sparkled: “Right, right, right! We’ll help you farm, water, fertilise!”
If they mastered this ultimate skill, they could have as many spring-onion curry sticks as they wanted!
Granny Liu glared: “Nonsense! You two aren’t leaving even if you want to!”
“Tell me! My twelve rows of scallions, where are they? You pulled every single one bald! Where did you hide them?”
Qin Shou and Qi Yu exchanged a glance and said in unison, “We ate them!”
Granny Liu: ???
“Bullshit! Still not talking? Looking for a beating!”
She swung the shovel again for another round of thrashing. Qi Yu and Qin Shou refused to confess no matter what, frantically winking at each other!
In the grass nearby, Ye Xinghe was carrying a huge sack with scallion leaves poking out of the top.
Tears of gratitude streamed down his face. He nodded heavily, then vanished into the night with the sack of scallions on his back!
Jiang Nan was utterly bewildered!
Do people nowadays have to steal just to eat some scallions?
Just tell your bro! Bro has plenty!
Stealing a few scallions and getting beaten for it, how is that worth it?
Still, seeing someone else being just as unpopular as him made Jiang Nan feel less upset.
He even felt like laughing a bit!
So Jiang Nan decided to go look for Xuexue and Langmie to ask whether they had learned any ultimate skills.
As he walked, someone suddenly called from behind,
“Young man! I’ve been chasing you this whole way! Why do you keep teleporting all over the place?”
Jiang Nan froze and turned around.
An old man with thick eyebrows was sitting in a wheelchair, panting heavily!
Both his legs were missing below the knees, yet he was now looking at Jiang Nan with a mysterious expression!
Jiang Nan was shocked!
Do even wheelchair users move this fast these days?
He could actually keep up with his teleportation?
“Grandpa, what do you need me for? Want me to push you around for a stroll?”
Li Kai rolled his eyes: “Why would I need you to push me for a stroll?”
As he spoke, he wheeled closer and said in a secretive tone, “Young man! Want to learn an ultimate skill?”
Jiang Nan was stunned, his little heart suddenly racing!
This grandpa had chased him all this way just to teach him an ultimate skill?
Jiang Nan! You really are outstanding after all!
“What kind of ultimate skill? Is it tough enough?”
Li Kai glared: “Of course it’s tough! Back in the day they called me the Azure Dragon Fierce Beast! I was full of ultimate skills!”
“Thinking back to those days, what a hot-blooded youth I was! Young man, do you want to be as hot-blooded as me?”
“You deserve to have this ultimate skill!”
Jiang Nan nodded like a woodpecker: “Yes, yes, yes! I want to learn!”
Li Kai grinned widely: “That’s the spirit! Let me find it for you!”
He put on his reading glasses and started rummaging in the pouch hanging on his wheelchair, pulling out seven or eight notebooks!
The covers read:
《Heavenly Horse Meteor Fist》
《Earth Explosion Star》
《Soul Link One Finger》
《Chidori》
《Diamond Star Fist》
《Shinra Tensei / Bansho Ten’in》
《Super Saiyan Transformation Technique》
Jiang Nan: (´ﾟωﾟ)?
“G… Grandpa, you have this many ultimate skills?”
Li Kai grinned: “Of course! Is there any ultimate skill your grandpa doesn’t know?”
Jiang Nan: “Grandpa, you must really love watching anime, right?”
Li Kai: “Well, being cooped up in the nursing home all day with nothing to do, watching anime is the only way to kill time!”
Jiang Nan: ……
“Found it! This ultimate skill is definitely perfect for you!”
He handed a notebook to Jiang Nan.
Four big characters were clearly written on it:
《Eight Gates Released Formation》
Jiang Nan: (≖_≖)
Hey, hey, hey! Grandpa, are you serious?
Why does this ultimate skill of yours sound so familiar!
Li Kai chuckled: “Young man! This ultimate skill is absolutely suited to you! Your close combat is already ferocious! Add these Eight Gates, and your youth will definitely burn with passion too!”
“Remember! Never open the last gate! The Death Gate! Open it and you’re done for!”
Jiang Nan’s face darkened: “Yeah! I know! I watched that episode!”
Li Kai: “Good, there’s nothing else to pay attention to!”
“By the way! Do you still have any of those popping candies that made Old Zhao popular with the girls? Developing an ultimate skill wasn’t easy for me!”
“Though my youth is gone, I still want to get excited one more time!”
Jiang Nan’s face grew even darker!
This old man was definitely here to scam popping candy off him!
Still, he grinned and shoved ten packs of Heart-Pounding Popping Candy into Grandpa Li Kai’s hands.
“Grandpa! Go get excited then! If you run out, just tell me!”
“As for this ultimate skill… I think I’ll pass!”
Li Kai glared, quickly stuffing the popping candy into his pocket!
“Young man! Do you think Grandpa is fooling you?”
“Would I be that kind of person? These are all real ultimate skills!”
Jiang Nan smiled awkwardly: “Yes, yes, yes! I believe you!”
Li Kai grew anxious: “You still don’t believe me, do you?”
“Eight Gates Released Formation! First Gate, Open! Second Gate, Heal! Third Gate, Life! Open!”
“BOOM!”
An extremely powerful spiritual pressure instantly exploded from Li Kai’s body with terrifying force!
Jiang Nan: ∑(°口°๑)
Ah, this…
