Chapter 262 : At Least in the Moment of Being Cheered by Everyone, He Is Not a Clown

Because there was no longer a need to use the poop tactic, all Lin Li had to do next was win the championship and break the record.

It wasn't difficult, just a matter of moving his legs.

Lin Li had no love for running. For him in the past, running was a very torturous thing. For him now, it had become a very boring thing.

But boredom can be transformed into anticipation.

Whenever he finished a curve and started running on the straightaway, Chen Yuying would always appear in his field of vision, becoming the focus, and waving the mineral water in her hand at him.

This was true for the straightaways on both sides of the field.

They naturally couldn't teleport. Lin Li's peripheral vision could catch that Chen Yuying, Ding Sihan, and the others, every time he ran past them and could no longer hear their cheers clearly, would immediately run to the other side of the field, arriving a step ahead of him to cheer for him again.

Cheering is like this. The athletes in the event only need to devote themselves wholeheartedly to the competition and run hard, but the people cheering off the field have a lot to consider.

So the boring run had something to look forward to, and it was twice a lap.

Oh, right, it's worth mentioning that during the curves, there would also be collective cheering from Wang Ze, Bai Bufan, Zhou Baowei, and the other boys.

So calculating it this way, what was originally only two things to look forward to per lap, because of their existence, became two things to look forward to per lap.

So noisy, these idiots.

700, 800, 1200.

The originally empty track ahead gradually showed the figures of other people running.

When the race was barely halfway through, Lin Li found that he was actually about to start lapping people.

Once upon a time, he was the one being lapped.

It was also normal. After all, among the participating athletes, several were just ordinary students purely making up the numbers. Finishing the run was considered a victory. The pace of the last place even looked like they could only walk by now. And Lin Li's running style, aiming for ten and a half minutes, was bound to catch up.

Then let's start overtaking, Lin Li Happy Superman.

When Lin Li had already overtaken nearly ten people, he saw Wang Yuezhi's back.

I worked so hard and can only see his back, perhaps this is the gap.

"Wang Yuezhi, not bad," Lin Li leaned towards the outer lane, and while running shoulder to shoulder with Wang Yuezhi, praised him.

To be in this position was really impressive. Lin Li originally thought he would be among the last few. It seemed Wang Yuezhi had obviously been training hard for the long-distance run over the past half month.

Hearing this voice suddenly appearing along with footsteps behind him, Wang Yuezhi's pupils slowly shifted right to look at Lin Li, then retracted, looking forward, mechanically continuing to move his already tiring legs.

It wasn't because of any feeling of disgust that he ignored him, but in this state, Wang Yuezhi really couldn't do anything extra.

And he felt that Lin Li was simply mocking him right now.

At this time, a strong gust of wind hit from behind, slightly blowing away Wang Yuezhi's fatigue, and his body also felt a bit lighter.

"Keep it up!" Lin Li patted Wang Yuezhi's shoulder and overtook him.

In his ears were heavy breathing and the howling wind, the plastic granules making fine screams under the soles of his shoes. Lin Li in Wang Yuezhi's field of vision gradually moved away, crossing paths with Chen Yuying and the others waiting for him.

Lin Li's movements were so light. Some people are born to be Kuafu chasing the sun, but some people are born to be the sun.

Although he hated him, Wang Yuezhi had to admit this.

Lin Li ran past the spot where Chen Yuying and the others were, and Wang Yuezhi prepared to watch Chen Yuying and the others rush to the other side of the field to cheer for Lin Li.

The first two laps were like this.

But not this time.

After watching Lin Li go far away, Chen Yuying didn't leave, but turned her head and was looking at him.

Wang Yuezhi subconsciously closed his mouth, which was open from panting, and pressed the tip of his tongue against his upper palate.

As he approached, two mineral water bottles collided in front of Chen Yuying. The sunlight penetrated the bottles and cast a small, swaying spot of light on her: "Wang Yuezhi, you keep it up too! You can do it!"

Autumn goes, winter goes, spring is here!

Unlike the cheers he could only hear when he happened to pass by before, this time, it was a special wait just for him!

She really, really, really has me in her heart.

Wang Yuezhi's eyes lit up, but speaking was too difficult, so he nodded vigorously, took a deep breath, and his eyes were covered with a determined emotion.

Heath Ledger, Cameron Monaghan, Chen Tianming, Joaquin Phoenix... seniors, please give me strength! Please! I will do anything!

Batman, as long as you don't hit me this time, I will definitely go back!

Gritting his teeth, Wang Yuezhi burned his cosmos and started to accelerate.

Watching Wang Yuezhi leave, Chen Yuying turned her head. Lin Li had already run to the opposite side, so there was no point in going over there anymore.

She took a sip of water to moisten her throat, which was a bit dry and hoarse from running back and forth and shouting just now, and hastily wiped away the water stains on her lips.

Lin Li just told her not to run back and forth, and to just wait for him here.

He also said to cheer for Wang Yuezhi too, it wasn't easy for him either.

Alright then, I'll listen to him.

...

2200, 2600, 2800.

The race was coming to an end.

The slowest student had already been lapped three times by Lin Li, and now in front of Lin Li was Du Hansi.

He seemed to be about to lap the second place.

First place was already beyond doubt.

Lin Li suddenly wanted to laugh a bit. Du Hansi's pace was chaotic now, his breathing rapid. Normally, although he was almost finished running, he was a systematically trained sports student after all. Even at this point, he shouldn't be in such a sorry state.

Being lapped by him meant his time this time should only be around twelve minutes.

If he wasn't a long-distance running specialist with special circumstances, then he could start preparing to switch to liberal arts as soon as possible.

If it was a special circumstance, who knows who caused it.

The culprit, Lin Li, closed in.

"...Du... Han... Si..."

Du Hansi: "?"

When this voice that made one's sphincter tighten appeared again, Du Hansi reflexively straightened his body and accelerated forward.

Brave, brave, my friend!

Run!

But he forgot, some people can't be shaken off.

"Hansi, does your family have expectations for you to add a male heir to the family? If so, have you ever considered adding one without having children?" Lin Li spoke faintly.

Du Hansi: "TAT"

Here it comes again.

"Bro, ha—ha—no—" Du Hansi originally wanted to say a complete sentence, but two words already took all his effort.

"Just kidding, last lap, keep it up." Lin Li glanced at his watch, smiled, and started the final sprint.

The referee at the finish line, who had been staring at Lin Li, the lapping king, also pulled up the finish line tape after other athletes ran past.

The people cheering for him on the inside of the class had all gathered at the finish line waiting for him at this moment.

"Lin Li, sprint! You're fucking going to break the record, fuck!" Wang Ze roared loudly, even more excited than Lin Li.

"Tsk tsk tsk." Bai Bufan tried to make Lin Li accelerate with this sound.

"Lin Li! Come on!" Chen Tianming and Zhou Baowei were both shouting and cheering for him at the finish line.

Lin Li had already raised his hands high to both sides, making a victory pose.

Three steps from the finish line! Two steps! One step! Sprint.

Lin Li stood in front of the finish line.

"Referee, check the time, what's your timer at now?" Lin Li asked the referee.

Although the referee had never seen this kind of situation, he still glanced at the timer and replied: "10:25."

"What are you doing? Hurry up and sprint, Lin Li!" Wang Ze, who was already preparing to celebrate, was more anxious than Lin Li.

"I don't want future Senior One students at Nansang Middle School who aspire to break records to be too desperate. A mountain that is too high will only make them lose their fighting spirit. Wang Ze, you only have yourself in your eyes, while I have the common people of the world in mine. This is the gap." Lin Li gave Wang Ze a faint look.

Wang Ze: "..."

"Your mom, you're really showing off." Wang Ze laughed and cursed.

After saying this sentence, the time was about right. Lin Li took a step forward. Both the referee's and his own watch showed ten minutes and thirty seconds, breaking the record by only a little over a second.

[Do your best to participate in the sect martial arts competition, and win at least three first places for yourself or your master's sect, of which at least two must be in direct proportion (3/1; 1/2)]

The task progress easily increased by one. He just needed to get another first place in the afternoon to complete it.

However, before Lin Li could strike any cool poses, the boys swarmed up and hugged him.

"Lin Li! Lin Li! Awesome!"

"Breaking the record, fuck! Are you still human?"

Facing the boys' enthusiasm, Lin Li only had one sentence he wanted to say.

"Fuck your moms, who secretly touched my butt again!"

Because the competition was still going on and they couldn't interfere, the boys scattered again. Lin Li, regaining his freedom, walked towards Chen Yuying and clapped his hands: "Class Rep, water."

A 3000-meter run at this pace was indeed easy for the current Lin Li, but there would still be water loss, and he would still be thirsty.

"Coming." Chen Yuying jogged over holding Lin Li's clothes and handed the water to Lin Li.

Lin Li wasn't Chen Tianming, he wouldn't take the water home to worship it. He unscrewed it and poured it into his mouth, his Adam's apple rolling in the sunlight.

Chen Yuying watched with a smile, looking at the smooth lines of the muscles tensed on his forearm, the knuckles turning white from gripping the bottle tightly, and, this good-looking face.

Not looking anymore, Chen Yuying lowered her head to hide her hot cheeks, but found that her shadow was quietly approaching the tip of his shoe.

As if finding a fun game, she tilted her head and moved her position a bit.

Now it wasn't just the tip of the shoe.

"Class Rep, you're so good to me, you even unscrewed the bottle cap for me in advance?" Lin Li drank half the bottle in one breath. Feeling his throat refreshed, he put down the mineral water bottle and smiled as he screwed the cap back on.

The crisp sound of crushing the empty bottle seemed to awaken the girl stealing shadows. Chen Yuying, who was playing the shadow game, paused her movements.

She paused for a moment, then twisted the cap of the remaining half bottle of water in her hand, then slowly raised her head to glance at Lin Li, pursed her crystal-clear lips, and blinked: "Mhm."

But Lin Li, who was already looking at her, naturally noticed these small movements. So, after thinking for a moment, Lin Li also blinked and asked directly:

"Class Rep, quickly tell me, say that you drank from this water. I really need this good news."

Chen Yuying's face instantly became a bit redder than Lin Li's after exercising, as if kissed by the sunset glow.

Chen Yuying looked away: "N-no, I didn't drink it, I just opened it for you."

Lin Li: "Hmph, a dog drank it."

"Lin Li—" Such a childish provocation actually made Chen Yuying laugh out loud. Chen Yuying picked up Lin Li's clothes, spread them out, and threw them at Lin Li, covering his head, and whispered: "A dog didn't drink it."

"Hahaha—" Lin Li laughed loudly and took off the clothes carrying Chen Yuying's fragrance. Originally no longer thirsty, he specially opened the water in his hand and took another sip: "No wonder it tastes sweet."

"Tch—where is it sweet." Chen Yuying turned her head away.

"Then it's stinky." Lin Li always listened to advice, and seeing this, immediately modified the description.

The Class Rep should be satisfied now, right?

"You're the stinky one! I won't give you water for the afternoon competition!" Chen Yuying glared at Lin Li, slightly raised the sole of her foot and stomped down, waving her loosely clenched fist in front of Lin Li.

"My mistake, my mistake." Lin Li smiled and apologized, then noticed a figure from the corner of his eye and handed the water in his hand to Chen Yuying.

There was work to do.

"Why are you giving it back to me? I'm not drinking…" Chen Yuying asked in confusion after taking the water bottle, but before she could finish speaking, her vision went black as a piece of clothing covered her head.

Lin Li's clothes were washed at home, and the smell was clearly distinguishable from the smell of the school laundry room.

So Chen Yuying didn't make any big movements.

"Hold it for me again, I'm going to cheer for someone." Lin Li's voice came from outside the clothes.

When Chen Yuying took off the clothes and hugged them in her arms again, Lin Li had already returned to the track. Beside him was Wang Yuezhi, who still had a little more than one lap left.

"Wang Yuezhi, keep it up! The last four hundred meters or so!" Lin Li said to him.

Wang Yuezhi, whose power given by the clown in the Pantheon had burned out, found it very difficult to even respond with a look this time.

"Come, I'll lead you, you follow behind me."

The duration of Lin Li's [Wind Control] hadn't ended yet. He first ran in front of Wang Yuezhi, then manipulated the wind on the field to blow from back to front, making it easier for Wang Yuezhi to run.

Nansang Middle School's sports meeting didn't allow unrelated personnel to run alongside, but fortunately, Lin Li was a participant in this event.

So the referee just raised an eyebrow when he saw this scene and didn't say anything.

"Keep it up!" Lin Li turned his head and said.

Wang Yuezhi was forced to participate in this event because of him in the first place.

Lin Li wasn't Wu Min; he took responsibility for his actions from beginning to end.

And the people in Class 4 who had just celebrated Lin Li winning the championship also realized what Lin Li was doing at this moment.

"Wang Yuezhi! Don't lose face for the Wang family! Last lap! Charge for me!" Wang Ze straddled Zhou Baowei's back with one step and vigorously pumped his fist at Wang Yuezhi.

"Keep it up." Zhou Baowei supported Wang Ze and also nodded at Wang Yuezhi.

"Tsk tsk tsk! Tsk tsk! Tsk tsk!" Bai Bufan didn't forget his original intention.

"Keep it up, keep it up! Although I still don't approve of you." Chen Tianming also smiled and encouraged.

"Wang Yuezhi, keep it up." The girls at the finish line also gave the gentlest encouragement and friendly smiles when Wang Yuezhi ran over with a twisted posture like a dead dog.

This was Wang Yuezhi's first long-distance run in his life. The difference between 3000 meters and 1000 meters was really more than three times.

His lungs felt like they were gripped by an invisible hand, oxygen was cut into pieces, never able to fill the hunger in his chest. His calf muscles felt like they were repeatedly pierced by thousands of steel needles. Every time he lifted his leg, it was like pulling a lead-filled prosthetic limb out of a swamp. His vision was pickled into blurry blocks of color by sweat, and the cheering sounds seemed to come through a curtain of water...

Wang Yuezhi couldn't speak.

It was too fucking uncomfortable.

But at this moment, hearing the passionate shouts of boys he wasn't usually familiar with, hearing the girls calling his name, unable to see clearly or distinguish clearly, Wang Yuezhi felt a bit like crying.

He slightly raised his head, looking at the blurry white figure leading him in front.

"Follow my rhythm, in—hale—ex—hale—keep it up, keep it up! Only 200 meters left." Lin Li ran in front at a speed slightly faster than Wang Yuezhi, occasionally looking back to check Wang Yuezhi's condition to adjust his speed, constantly encouraging him with words.

Some people are born to be the sun.

And at this moment, the sun shone its light on him.

"150 meters!"

"100 meters! Can you lift your legs a bit higher?"

"50 meters! The finish line is right ahead, Wang Yuezhi!"

"Last thirty meters, I'm moving out of the way, sprint! Sprint like your life depends on it!"

The white figure moved away from in front of him. Wang Yuezhi raised his head, gritted his teeth, and strode forward.

"8th place," the referee smiled and said to Wang Yuezhi as he crossed the line.

Wang Yuezhi didn't hear the number clearly at all; he just knelt on the ground.

The result itself didn't matter to him, even last place was fine.

He originally wanted to lie down and pant, but the next second he found the boys in the class suddenly surrounding him. Lin Li supported his shoulders from behind, and the others started to support his other four limbs.

His body was suspended in the air.

"Wang Yuezhi! Wang Yuezhi!" Led by Lin Li, the boys shouted Wang Yuezhi's name, then continuously tossed him high into the air and caught him.

"Wang Yuezhi!"

"Wang Yuezhi!"

Wang Yuezhi's vision was blurred by sweat, and a ball of hot emotion blocked his throat. Every time he was tossed into the air, he felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest, and the cheers in his ears surged and receded like a tide.

He saw Lin Li grinning broadly, saw the flushed faces of the other boys, saw the sky spinning overhead... At this moment, he felt like a feather, floating lightly on the ocean called "friendship," all fatigue and pain washed away completely.

Until he saw the pillar of the soccer goal appear in front of his three legs.

Wang Yuezhi: "(；☉_☉)?"

Fuck.

When did you guys move me here?

No, why did you stop tossing? What are you doing spreading my legs apart?

Wait!

Wait!

...

Wang Yuezhi, whose little Wang Yuezhi had been brutally ravaged, lay on the ground of the field clutching his crotch, his expression filled with agonizing grief.

Dad, if you want a grandson, hurry up and have another son.

So the ultimate goal was to play Happy Corner. Fuck, Lin Li, I really &%#@

(Translator's Note: Happy Corner (A Lu Ba) is a prank where a group of people grab someone's limbs and repeatedly bump their crotch against a pole or tree).

However.

Wang Yuezhi smiled.

I'll just consider myself deserving of it this time.

I really did enjoy a moment of beauty at this sports meeting.

"Wang Yuezhi, do you want some water? Here's a bottle. It's really impressive that you could finish the run."

Hearing that refreshing, familiar voice, Wang Yuezhi let go of his hands to make his posture a bit more elegant. He looked up and saw Chen Yuying, half-bent over, handing him a bottle of mineral water.

"T-thank you." Wang Yuezhi naturally took it, responding with his still-stinging throat.

"You're welcome, good job, rest well." Chen Yuying smiled and shook her head at Wang Yuezhi, then left hugging the remaining half bottle of water in her arms.

"Hehe~"

Wang Yuezhi looked at the mineral water in his hand, feeling that little Wang Yuezhi didn't hurt anymore.

"Hehe~"

Chen Tianming, who hadn't gone far and saw this scene, narrowed his eyes. He took a step forward and asked solemnly:

"Wang Yuezhi, you're not planning to not drink this water, are you? You don't think it's holy water, and you're going to take it back to the dorm, put it on your desk, worship it every day, and think it will definitely bring you good luck, do you?"

Wang Yuezhi looked at Chen Tianming in surprise. How did this guy know mind reading?

"How did you know?" he asked back.

"Nothing."

Chen Tianming sighed, didn't respond, and only sighed again after walking far away: "Pitiful, sad."

I wouldn't do that.

Bro, trust me, Qiaoqiao is really different.

(End of Chapter)