Chapter 1519
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Chapter 1519 Cao Yuan’s Spring?
“I said, what’s going on with you all? It’s been the whole morning, and you haven’t recruited a single new student?!”
A woman wearing a navy blue kendo uniform with a long ponytail stood in the center of the kendo club’s recruitment tent, looking at the several young men hanging their heads before her, speaking irritably.
She wasn’t tall, but her demeanor revealed a certain heroic spirit. She appeared slightly more mature among the university students, not only because of her age… but also because of her full figure that even the plain kendo uniform couldn’t conceal.
Those male students, also wearing kendo uniforms, replied dejectedly:
“Senior Menglei… this really isn’t our fault. We’ve handed out all our flyers, but nobody’s coming.”
“Yes, senior, actually quite a few people are interested in the kendo club, but after hearing about our daily training schedule, they all turn and leave.”
“Not to mention, just the part about waking up at five every morning and then running five kilometers – there aren’t many college students nowadays who can handle that…”
“Everyone came to Beijing University to study, not to become special forces soldiers.”
“…”
Listening to the complaints from the young men before her, Lu Menglei’s spirited eyebrows furrowed slightly as she said in a deep voice: “Are you suggesting… we can’t recruit new members because the daily training schedule I arranged is unreasonable?”
As Lu Menglei’s voice gradually took on a hint of killing intent, the kendo club members immediately cowered, shaking their heads like rattles:
“No, no, no, no, no…”
“Hmph, if they can’t even endure this little hardship, today’s college students are really delicate… they only know how to bury themselves in studies and video games. At this rate, our country’s young people will all become weaklings who can be blown over by a gust of wind.”
Lu Menglei forcefully pressed her bamboo sword on the table, making a dull thud. Her prominent chest heaved dramatically, seemingly very angry.
“Not to mention… if we can’t recruit new members, how are we going to compete with Huaqing University’s kendo club next time? They have dozens of members, while we only have eight… can each of you fight ten people?
Or do you want to embarrass Beijing University?”
The kendo club members lowered their heads in silence.
“What are you standing around for? Go recruit new students!”
“But, but senior, we’ve handed out all our flyers.”
“Then go print more! Before the flyers are printed, go personally recruit people on the streets!”
“Yes, yes, yes…”
The kendo club members walked toward the street with bitter faces, extremely reluctant. The kendo club was relatively small, and their tent was at the back of the recruitment area, rarely noticed by anyone.
“You stay here, I’ll go recruit people myself!” Seeing their low morale, Lu Menglei shook her head helplessly, kept one member at the tent, picked up her bamboo sword, and strode toward the center of the path.
“Student, want to learn about the kendo club?”
Lu Menglei held her bamboo sword with a heroic and graceful demeanor. Such a beautiful woman standing in the middle of the path immediately attracted the attention of many new students.
Under her enthusiastic invitation, a wave of new students walked toward the tent with great interest, but after learning about the club activities, they immediately fled as if avoiding a snake or scorpion. Soon the tent became deserted again.
“So fragile…” Seeing this, Lu Menglei frowned, her expression somewhat dejected.
If she couldn’t recruit new members, how would she report back to the faculty advisor?
Just as Lu Menglei was feeling disappointed, a figure slowly walked past her. It was a man with a very proportionate build. Although he didn’t have bodybuilder muscles, he gave off a strange sense of strength, with a hint of military bearing in his movements.
“Student!” Lu Menglei’s eyes lit up as she suddenly reached out to grab the man’s wrist.
The man turned his head slightly, revealing a cold and resolute face. The angular features combined with clean-cut short hair gave him a kind of inexplicable fierceness. Lu Menglei had only seen this quality in her grandfather… and her grandfather had been one of the few generals of the country!
“What?” Cao Yuan asked in a deep voice.
Lu Menglei stared at Cao Yuan’s face for a moment, then her face lit up with joy!
Those solid arms, that fierce demeanor!
This was excellent kendo material!
“Student, want to learn about the kendo club?!” Lu Menglei pointed to the distant tent and banner, her eyes full of expectation.
Cao Yuan looked at his arm being held by her, his expression somewhat strange. “I’m not interested in clubs…”
“Hey, once you see it, you’ll be interested, really!”
Having finally caught a good prospect, Lu Menglei naturally wouldn’t let him go easily. She firmly pulled his arm to the tent and began to explain earnestly.
“…Besides the daily morning run, we also have fixed times for kendo practice every week, about twenty hours or so, which can count toward your physical education requirements. Additionally, our faculty advisor is an 8th-dan kyoshi, very authoritative…”
After Lu Menglei had roughly explained the kendo club’s situation, Cao Yuan still stood in place, unmoved.
Seeing this, Lu Menglei’s eyes brightened even more!
There’s hope!
It’s worth noting that ordinary new students would immediately turn and leave after hearing all this, but this man didn’t react?!
“Student, kendo is really charming. Although we use bamboo swords, besides cultivating interest, it’s also great for physical training. Here! Try my bamboo sword, just swing it a few times and you’ll feel its charm!”
Lu Menglei seized the opportunity and tried to put her bamboo sword into Cao Yuan’s hand, but his pupils suddenly contracted, and he stepped back sharply!
No joke, a bamboo sword is still a sword and a cutting tool. If he touched such a thing, he would instantly transform into the Black King!
He didn’t want to do a “hehe transformation” in front of the entire faculty and student body on his first day at school.
Lu Menglei was stunned. “Student, it’s okay, just try it.”
“No, no, no, no, I can’t touch these things.”
“Really, just try it.”
“…”
“Senior…” Cao Yuan retreated several steps and began to choose his words carefully. “I’m not used to handling swords, even fake ones. Besides, I probably won’t be staying at school for very long, and joining a club would only hold you back…”
“Senior, I think he really doesn’t like it… maybe we should let it go,” the club member beside her advised.
“Yeah… Senior, you can’t force a reluctant person. If you insist too hard, you’ll scare him away.”
“Senior, I know you just got divorced and you’re feeling upset, but you shouldn’t take it out on new students… How about this, tonight we’ll take our bamboo swords to that heartless guy’s house and beat him up to vent your anger!”
“Senior, that scumbag isn’t worth it…”
“Who’s upset?! Don’t talk nonsense!!” Lu Menglei suddenly turned her head and glared at them fiercely. “If anyone dares to mention that bastard again, be careful or I’ll tear your mouth apart!”
Seeing Lu Menglei’s anger, everyone lowered their heads and said no more.
“Senior…” Cao Yuan swallowed and slowly spoke.
“Alright, I won’t bother you anymore. You can go… I was too pushy just now, I’m really sorry.” Lu Menglei pursed her lips and bowed slightly, then turned to leave.
“Uh… actually…” Cao Yuan hesitated for a moment, then cleared his throat and spoke.
“Ahem, I am interested in kendo after all…”
