novelraw Chapter 105 : The Lonely Rain
Chapter 105 : The Lonely Rain
105: The Lonely Rain
Yuyin and Hua Yuanjing had a thoroughly enjoyable practice match. Their spikes were difficult for the professional male volleyball players to defend against. If all six girls on the team had the physical abilities of Yuyin and Hua Yuanjing, they could have won even without using Primordial Energy. But after all, volleyball is a six-player sport, and this match was meant for the men's team to help them practice, so the outcome wasn't the focus.
"That black-haired girl isn't tall, but she jumps really high," several of the male volleyball players were commenting from the other side of the net at the end of the match.
The one they referred to as "not tall" was Yuyin; to the male players, Yuyin's height of 1.76 meters was indeed not considered tall.
"What a terrifying vertical leap. As expected of Lingdu Source Martial Academy. They practice martial arts, they're not professional athletes, and they're university girls, yet they could take us to 2 to 1. Amazing, amazing."
"I really want a girlfriend like that."
"In your dreams. She's the campus goddess of Lingdu Source Martial Academy. Forget about us, guys who can't even make the national team in this niche sport. Even those NBA superstars might not be good enough for her."
"True, but I just like that kind of proud, classy girl," a male volleyball player in his late twenties said, his old face turning red...
After the match, Yuyin and Hua Yuanjing went to the locker room.
Yuyin was still a bit embarrassed, but seeing Hua Yuanjing start changing right next to her, she had no choice but to take off her jersey.
Unlike the bewitching, goddess-like aura Yuyin exuded, Hua Yuanjing carried the scent of a green forest under the sun, which Yuyin also found quite pleasant.
She stole a glance. Her figure was also healthy and perfect, and her chest was in no way inferior to her own.
Hua Yuanjing happened to turn and look at Yuyin just then. Their eyes met. Yuyin averted her gaze, but Hua Yuanjing gave her a bright, cheerful smile.
Wearing only a purple bra, Yuyin was about to reach for her clothes when suddenly, the scent of a sporty girl and a captivating softness pressed against her back.
Hua Yuanjing had hugged Yuyin from behind, her arms wrapping around Yuyin's neck. She chuckled softly, her snow-white long hair intertwining with Yuyin's jet-black locks, like a melody of black and white.
"Ah? Senior Sister Hua Yuanjing..."
"Yuyin, just call me Jing from now on," Hua Yuanjing said, her eyes closed as if savoring Yuyin's essence, her face slightly tilted, her chin resting on Yuyin's soft, slender shoulder.
"Senior Sister Jing... you..." Yuyin didn't dislike Hua Yuanjing; she liked her easy-going, relaxed manner. But to be suddenly hugged from behind in the locker room... wasn't that beyond the etiquette between teammates? The key was that Senior Sister Jing acted so casually, as if this were the most normal thing in the world.
Then again, they were both girls. It was just a hug from behind, and her hands weren't roaming. It was just an intimate gesture between good friends, right? And Senior Sister Jing's expression was also relaxed and natural. If Yuyin made a big deal out of it, she would seem pretentious.
It wasn't like they were a man and a woman who had to avoid physical contact. They were both girls. It was normal to change and shower together. What was the big deal? Right?
Yuyin didn't push her away immediately. Instead, after a moment, she naturally bent down to pick up her skirt, naturally causing her to let go.
However, although Hua Yuanjing released Yuyin, as she retreated to her own locker, she playfully patted Yuyin's bottom again.
Yuyin couldn't help but clamp her mouth shut to suppress a gasp and her own reaction. Was this a tradition of the academy's women's volleyball team, or was it Senior Sister Jing's own habit?
Perhaps this was just the intimate friendship forged through competition.
After changing, Hua Yuanjing wore a simple, soft black silk dress. Different from her appearance as a main attacker on the volleyball court, she looked very feminine, like a noble young lady from a foreign land.
The two of them strolled through the quiet woods.
"Senior Sister Jing, how come I've never seen you in the dormitory area before?" Yuyin thought that with her strength, shouldn't she be living in the Lakeside Villa area?
"Oh, I live near the gym. Let me show you."
Hua Yuanjing said, taking Yuyin's hand and running through the slumbering forest under the overcast sky. They came to an old, European-style small building in the woods, covered in rose vines.
"I live here."
Yuyin nodded in realization. As expected of the second-strongest in the academy, just like Lan Lianyue, she had her own standalone villa.
What Yuyin didn't know was that Lan Lianyue lived in a Student Council villa, while this Western-style building where Hua Yuanjing lived was actually a special villa managed by the Student Council on behalf of the academy, dedicated to storing Western cultivation artifacts and mechanisms. Hua Yuanjing lived here and was also responsible for looking after the place.
"Want to come in and have some fun? I live here alone, so you can even stay over tonight if you want," Hua Yuanjing said naturally, without any shyness.
"That won't be necessary. I have to cultivate tonight," Yuyin said, feeling that her sense of boundaries was a bit hard to grasp. It was better not to go in.
After saying goodbye to Hua Yuanjing, Yuyin walked back to her dorm alone through the woods.
Meanwhile, Hua Yuanjing returned home, sitting comfortably on the second floor of her villa, reading a book with a view of the deep, secluded woods. The room was filled with various strange Western antiques.
"Xia Yuyin, this girl... is really something. Why did Lianyue say she's not easy to get close to?"
"Who knows?" Hua Yuanjing's active mind found it difficult to dwell on one problem. She leisurely took a sip of her red tea.
Just then, the antique telephone in her room rang.
It was probably only she who would often leave her phone downstairs and not look at it. Fortunately, there was a phone installed here by the academy.
Hua Yuanjing picked up the phone. A male voice came from inside.
"Vice President, Senior Sister Lian has something for you tonight. She wants you to go over."
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Yuyin returned to the dorm. Yingluo happened to be there. She had just finished showering and came out of the bathroom just as Yuyin was opening the door to come in.
"Yuyin, were you exercising again?" Yingluo's eyes narrowed slightly as she took a deep breath.
"Ah, yes. I came across a volleyball gym today and played for a while."
"Yuyin, you have the scent of another girl on you..." Yingluo's eyes seemed to dim a little.
"Ah? Oh... it's probably because the game was pretty intense, right? It's almost time for our Dual Cultivation. Wait for me, I'll go take a shower," Yuyin said, getting up.
"No, that's not necessary. Let's just cultivate like this. We need to make the most of our time," Yingluo's breathing seemed a bit hurried.
"Ah? Okay." Yuyin brushed back her long hair and said, wiping her neck slightly with a towel.
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The first semester had entered its second half. Yuyin cultivated according to Chen Qian'ning's plan and her own arrangements, while also cultivating with Yingluo and Hua Qianyuan. During this time, she also had several intense body refinement sessions with Chen Qian'ning.
In terms of classes, Yuyin attended those she was interested in and found valuable. Her cultivation within the God-Devouring Chess, while encountering many challenges on the second layer of the chessboard, was overcome one by one. Overall, her cultivation progressed smoothly. In December, she even opened a Secret Realm on the second layer and gained a large amount of Primordial Energy.