Chapter 649 628: Rowing Without Oars
Chapter 649 628: Rowing Without Oars
Next, Ren Feng and the girls went to visit the Eiffel Tower, had a meal there, and then strolled around the area a bit before heading to the Seine River.
Xiaoni and the others were quite happy. Ren Feng accompanied Xia Wenxue, taking them on this outing, and it was quite pleasant. Naturally, Ren Feng covered all the expenses. Some of the things bought last time had already been mailed back via the post office.
"Wow, come here, come here!"
Yiyi cheered as people gathered by the riverbank, watching what was unfolding. In the middle of the river, plenty of people were participating in a boat race, with cheers and shouts echoing along the river.
"This is fun, let's join in too."
"Alright." Ren Feng immediately took them to sign up.
The Seine River boat race is held frequently. Unlike the previous Oxford and Cambridge boat race, the Seine River race is purely for fun.
So, as long as you have enough people and want to participate, you can sign up without any other requirements.
"Xue'xue, do you want to join?"
"No, I'll just watch from the shore." Xia Wenxue smiled, "I'm not great at rowing."
Meanwhile, those who were racing returned to the shore amidst cheers. Ren Feng and the others boarded their boat as well.
This kind of boat requires many people rowing together, similar to a dragon boat. The first to reach the other side of the river wins.
The girls in the boat were quite excited, though the other two boats were mostly filled with men.
"Hey, are you guys here to be funny?"
At that moment, a man on the left-side boat laughed, looking at Xiaoni and the others with a grin.
"We're here to race."
Yiyi responded in English.
"Haha, here to race? I think you're better at being funny." After the man finished speaking, everyone on his boat laughed.
The same happened on the other boat where a man said, "You're all women, how could you possibly win against us?"
"Are you looking down on us?" Xiaoni snorted, "You'll end up losing miserably."
"Haha, that's not right, you won't even catch our shadows."
The men on the other boats laughed heartily.
"How infuriating," Xiaoni huffed, "Seriously, why look down on us?"
Ren Feng chuckled, "Alright, just wait till we win."
"But it really seems tough for us to win."
"Don't worry, I'm here." Ren Feng said confidently.
The people on the riverbanks were cheering, and the three boats got ready. At the signal, the other two boats swiftly rowed forward!
As for Ren Feng's boat, it hadn't moved yet.
A man from the left-side boat looked back and laughed heartily, and the French onlookers on the bank laughed too.
"Don't panic, everyone row on my count, one-two, one-two!"
Ren Feng started orchestrating, and finally, the boat began to move, though there was an obvious speed difference compared to the other two boats.
"After all, they're girls, it's normal not to have much strength," some spectators laughed.
"Yeah, this time it's all about those other two boats."
Xia Wenxue watched Ren Feng's boat calmly, having faith that Ren Feng would win. She already had almost blind trust in him, showing her love for Ren Feng deeply ingrained.
"One-two, one-two!"
Ren Feng shouted from the back of the boat as Xiaoni and the other girls rowed diligently.
"Come on, sisters, we can't let them look down on us!"
By the time the boat reached the middle of the river, the other two boats had already left Ren Feng behind by a good distance.
"Oh no, I'm exhausted,"
One girl panted.
Ren Feng sighed and quietly infused a bit of True Qi into his right palm, then silently slapped it back, creating a massive surge of power.
Bang!
The water splashed wildly, and Ren Feng's boat shot forward as if it had taken a boost!
"Wow, that's amazing!"
The girls cheered, "Row faster, row faster!"
The onlookers on the banks watched in surprise.
"What's with that boat?"
"Did they drug the boat?"
"Oh my, this boat is crazy."
From their perspective, the boat that was trailing behind suddenly surged forward, splitting the water waves impressively.
Meanwhile, the two boats up front were still competing against each other.
"Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"
The men on the boats rowed with all their might, neither yielding to the other, always just slightly ahead or behind.
"Come on, the finish line is just ahead!"
Someone shouted!
All parties focused intently on each other, conserving energy for rowing.
But then, the trailing boat swiftly caught up, its prow lifting as if fitted with an engine!
The splashing of water echoed, and a man turned back, his eyes popping. What on earth is with that boat?
With every dose of True Qi, Ren Feng's boat surged forward, catching up with the other two in no time!
"Hurry, we're almost at the finish line, come on!"
The opponent shouted fervently, but suddenly, Ren Feng's boat squeezed between them!
Carrying immense force and impact, it capsized the other two boats, flipping them into the water.
"Haha! That's brilliant!"
The spectators on the riverbanks marveled. Oh my, how could this boat be so fierce?
"We won."
Xiaoni shouted, while the men from the capsized boats surfaced grudgingly.
When they came ashore, the girls remained exuberant.
"Mr. Xia, did you see that?"
Yiyi asked excitedly.
"I did." Xia Wenxue smiled slightly, "You all performed incredibly well."
"Where to next?" one girl looked at Ren Feng.
"Let's visit a museum," Ren Feng suggested with a smile.
"Sure."
The group of girls, still in the mood for fun, went to the museum with Ren Feng and Xia Wenxue.
...
Xia Wenxue and the others had two more days in France. During this time, Ren Feng spent all his time with them. There was no need to worry about the Wind God Hall with the cooperation of the Eleven Bounty Guilds, sweeping through Europe. As long as the major forces didn't intervene, they wouldn't encounter much trouble.
The main issue now is that the organization had officially started contending with them, and it's uncertain what their next steps will be.
After two days, Ren Feng and the group were planning to head back home.
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