Master of Ten Thousand Foxes-Chapter 47: Excursion and the Grove

Fang Bo nodded.

"If that’s the case, then why should I surrender?

"Might as well get promoted. Move up the ranks, and when the new world arrives, I’ll have my place too!"

His chubby face no longer showed timidity and fear, replaced by slightly narrowed eyes that revealed ruthlessness, shrewdness, and calculation.

What he didn’t know was that at the moment he made the decision, the Ancient Immortal secretly turned his face away and smiled slightly in a place where Fang Bo couldn’t see.

...

In the bright morning sunshine, buses drove away from the gates of No. 47 Middle School, onto the road, into the traffic, heading towards the suburbs.

Today was the day for the entire senior class to go on a school trip. After this outing, they would need to focus entirely on their studies, staying tense until the college entrance exams!

The bus was filled with the cheerful laughter of the students chatting in groups, creating a joyful atmosphere.

Bai Mo sat in the last row, held by homeroom teacher Teacher Chen.

"You brat!

"How come you stopped attending classes without a word?

"If you were really going to stop attending classes, you should’ve told me yourself. Instead, you found someone from the Immortal Technique Committee to tell me. What was that supposed to mean?"

Listening to Teacher Chen’s nagging, Bai Mo felt awkward inside, not knowing how to respond.

Seeing Teacher Chen lean in, lowering his voice.

"Is it dangerous in that Immortal Technique Committee?"

Huh?

Bai Mo showed a slight reaction.

He looked up to see Teacher Chen’s concerned face.

The students around him, unknown to him, were also glancing over one by one.

Bai Mo gently shook his head.

"Not dangerous, I’m just doing miscellaneous tasks, some odds and ends."

This was the truth. So far, he hadn’t encountered any danger.

Teacher Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

"That’s good, that’s good.

"I heard that place is pretty strange, with people dying and getting injured like it’s nothing."

Bai Mo shook his head.

"It’s not that extreme."

The students in the front row immediately started joining the conversation.

"That Zhang Shan is super busy, couldn’t make it today, heard he’s still investigating a case."

"He said Bai Mo is an expert in the Immortal Technique Committee, really awesome!"

"Wow, an expert? Can you give our school some suggestions, like letting us finish evening self-study half an hour earlier?"

When this question was raised, homeroom teacher Teacher Chen was seated next to Bai Mo and gave a rolling-eye expression.

"Get lost!"

In such a relaxed setting, everyone wasn’t so afraid of the homeroom teacher, all joking around. As they bantered, they moved on to other topics.

Suddenly, Teacher Chen held onto the front seat and stood up, squinting toward the front row like an eagle spotting a lone chubby chick on the ground.

"Zhang Jian, Fang Yuan, didn’t I say boys and girls should sit separately?

"Why are you two sitting together?

"Fang Yuan, as class president, is this how you arrange things for yourself?"

The bus suddenly quieted, with all the students looking toward Zhang Jian and Fang Yuan, holding back laughter but not daring to laugh out loud.

Fang Yuan stood up awkwardly, "I... I just wanted to discuss math problems with Zhang Jian..."

Teacher Chen sneered.

"Bai Mo is here, what are you discussing with Zhang Jian?

"Come over here, sit next to Bai Mo, and let Bai Mo tell you."

Amidst the suppressed laughter of the students, Fang Yuan was forced to separate from Zhang Jian and sat on the other side next to Bai Mo.

After she sat down, Teacher Chen’s eyes were coldly gazing.

"What math problem do you want to discuss? Speak up, Bai Mo and I are listening together."

Fang Yuan’s face turned even redder.

Teacher Chen pursed his lips and sat down again.

"I’m telling you, any little emotions or thoughts, keep them to yourself for now!

"There are only a few months left until the college entrance exams, handle all this nonsense after the exams."

In the homeroom teacher’s rambling, the bus gradually returned to a lively atmosphere, and the students continued to chat and laugh.

...

The bus traveled for a long time, arriving at the destination of the trip.

The outskirts of West State City, Jinfeng Lake Reservoir.

This place is considered a semi-developed tourist spot, with lush green grass, mountains, water, and forests.

At that moment, over twenty buses parked in a row by the roadside. As the doors opened, streams of students poured out!

"Hahaha, this feels great!"

"The air is quite nice."

As for Bai Mo, he got off the bus amid a group of girls surrounding him.

Some of the girls took out selfie sticks, while others took out digital cameras.

"C’mon, ladies, let’s take some photos!"

"Bai Mo, come along, come along, we’ll let you stand in the center!"

As soon as they got off the bus, they suddenly saw, from the neighboring class’s bus, a chubby boy getting off with a lowered head and swollen eyes. It was Fang Bo.

The girls around Bai Mo whispered to each other.

"Is Fang Bo getting hit by his dad again?"

"His dad is so excessive. Fang Bo is so outstanding, he still gets beaten every day?"

"Lower your voices, don’t let anyone hear you!"

But Fang Bo didn’t acknowledge them at all, just lowered his head and walked straight towards the small forest in the distance.

...

Jinfeng Lake Reservoir was indeed a good place for taking photos, with Bai Mo being surrounded by more than a dozen girls, snapping pictures everywhere.

"Over here, this bush looks pretty nice."

"How about over there? I want to use the water as the middle ground and the sky as the background."

Class president Fang Yuan held a digital camera, acting as the photographer, finding angles and compositions everywhere. That Zhang Jian sneakily checked if the homeroom teacher wasn’t around and followed Fang Yuan like a puppy. A few other boys, with ulterior motives, also mixed into the photography team.

Before long, they came to the side of a small forest.

"Are we taking pictures here too? This little forest is quite deep, a bit creepy."

"Let’s take them. Look, this little forest could be used as the middle ground, great for compositions!"

"Seems like a good idea."

A group of people began finding positions and angles next to the small forest, posing for photos.

Just as they were taking pictures, a girl from the class, Zhao Jing, suddenly said she had "something to do," and ran into the small forest.

Bai Mo frowned.

"What business does she have?"

The girls around exchanged knowing smiles, thinking Bai Mo seemed so innocent and cute.

The boys also found it strange.

"What’s her business?"

The girls exchanged disdainful glances, thinking the boys seemed greasy and sleazy.

Zhang Jian noticed something was off and quietly asked Fang Yuan.

"What’s really up? What business does she have?"

Fang Yuan rolled her eyes at him.

"It’s one of nature’s calls, dummy!"

Zhang Jian suddenly realized that Zhao Jing had gone into the small forest to use the bathroom.

The group checked out a few more spots.

"How about taking pictures here? Look at this tree, doesn’t it have a sense of artistry?"

"How about Bai Mo stands under the tree, and we surround him?"

"Those in front of Bai Mo can squat down, people on the sides can make welcoming gestures, and those at the back can raise their hands."

"Why does this feel like a group of aunties posing for tourist photos?"

"Hahahaha."

As they talked, Fang Yuan also suddenly needed to go, glanced at Zhang Jian, whispered something in his ear, and quickly darted into the small forest.

...

The group waited for a while, and seeing that Zhao Jing and Fang Yuan hadn’t returned, they decided to start taking pictures anyway.

They really had Bai Mo stand under the tree, surrounded by a circle of girls, posing like an auntie photo op.

"Say cheese!"

Click!

"Haha, come quickly and check out how the picture turned out."

"The camera’s screen is too small, send the photo to my phone."

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed girl noticed a figure sneaking into the small forest.

"Huh?

"Zhang Jian, why is he sneaking into the small forest?"

"Ew~ he seems so sleazy!"

"Even if Fang Yuan’s in there, he shouldn’t go in, right?"

"Could they be planning to... in there..."

"Hahahahaha, what are you saying, silly girl!"

A group of girls burst into laughter.