Mirror World Administrator

Chapter 9 Light and Shadow

"Yang Xu? Stop, don't run!"

A shout came from behind, accompanied by the rapid stomping of high heels. Instead of stopping, Yang Xu quickened his pace, switching from walking to running, sprinting towards the back door of the teaching building.

The sound of high heels behind him disappeared after a while. Yang Xu felt a little relieved, but he did not stop. He continued to rush forward and ran at full speed for more than 200 meters before he stopped panting, thinking that he should finally get rid of it.

Before he could turn his head to check the situation, a figure rushed past him, overtook him, and grabbed his shoulder.

"Still running? Just run if you can outrun me." The man sneered.

Yang Xu supported his knees with his hands, panting as he looked up at the girl in front of him who had run 200 meters without blushing or breathing hard. He couldn't help but give her a thumbs up: "You're awesome!"

"Hey, you're so weak!" The girl glanced at him proudly, threw the high heels in her hand on the ground, supported herself on Yang Xu's shoulders and began to put on her shoes slowly.

Yes, this guy just chased me barefoot. Damn, you can’t mess with athletes.

After putting on her shoes, the girl began to question what had just happened: "Why did you run when you saw me? Am I that scary?"

At this time, many students passing by noticed the situation here and cast their gazes. 99% of their eyes were directed at the beauty, but because Yang Xu was next to the beauty, a considerable portion of their attention was diverted to him.

Feeling the envious gazes of the boys from various departments, and even a few female classmates, Yang Xu sighed with emotion. This is why he ran...

Song Wenjing, the director of the Sports Department of the Student Union, is also the captain of the school archery team. However, she is not just a pretty face, but a serious national second-level archery athlete who has won awards in national competitions.

In addition, her father is the police chief, her mother is a teacher at the school, she comes from a wealthy family, has outstanding looks, and is a hard-working person herself. Such a person is like a beam of light, and can naturally attract attention wherever she goes.

But Yang Xu is different. He grew up with his grandmother and has always believed in the principle of keeping a low profile. He is a small transparent person who tries hard to reduce his presence every day. People like Song Wenjing who are the focus wherever they go are the people he should avoid interacting with the most.

Unfortunately, the person next to him is not someone he can avoid just because he wants to - they are childhood friends.

Yang Xu's father was also a policeman when he was alive. He was a comrade-in-arms with Song Wenjing's father. The two families had a close relationship. After Yang Xu's father died in the line of duty, Song's father always treated him as half a son and took good care of him.

He and Song Wenjing had naturally known each other since childhood. From elementary school to junior high school to high school, they had miraculously been in the same class. Even now, in college, he still couldn't shake off this childhood sweetheart who had always been in the spotlight...

"What a bad fate, what a bad fate..." Yang Xu sighed in a low voice.

"What did you say?"

Song Wenjing rolled her eyes at him and asked, "How have you considered what I told you yesterday?"

"Ah? What's the matter?" Yang Xu was a little confused.

"Pretending! I sent you a message on WeChat yesterday, and you said you would reply today!" Song Wenjing took out her mobile phone and opened the WeChat chat history to show him, so that he wouldn't default on his promise.

"Oh..." Yang Xu glanced at it and remembered that Song Wenjing had sent him a message yesterday, saying that the National College Students Games were about to start this year, and their archery team did not have enough people to sign up, so he was asked to help make up the number. Anyway, it was a very outrageous request.

Yang Xu was busy studying the mirror at the time and didn't look at it carefully at all. He casually said that he would talk about it tomorrow.

"Well, I thought you were joking." Yang Xu said.

"I'm not joking. I'm serious. Please think about it." Song Wenjing said.

Seeing her serious expression, Yang Xu decided to pull her aside and have a good argument: "I'm a otaku, a otaku who has never touched a bow. I can't even run faster than a girl like you, and you want me to participate in the sports meet?"

"Yeah!" "Are you kidding me?"

"You don't have to play. You just need to help us get the number of people together so that the school team can sign up. However, you need to take an on-the-spot qualification test when you sign up. The 18-meter 60-arrow arrow requires 420 rings. It's quite simple and you can pass it with just a basic understanding." Song Wenjing said.

"I remember the National Games will open the week after next, right?" Yang Xu thought for a moment and asked.

"Yes."

"That leaves two weeks."

"correct."

"What's the point? Two weeks is not enough to get started?" Yang Xu was so angry that he laughed. It's not like he didn't have other things to do. He had classes during the week and was basically only free on weekends.

"Of course others can't do it, but you can." Song Wenjing looked confident.

Yang Xu didn't say anything, he understood what Song Wenjing meant.

Even though he usually performs very ordinary in all aspects, it does not mean that he has no talent. On the contrary, from a very young age, Yang Xu has demonstrated learning ability and observation skills far beyond his peers.

While other children were still struggling to recognize letters and numbers, he was already able to independently study elementary school textbooks. While others were busy studying for the high school entrance exams and college entrance exams, he had already used his spare time to develop more than ten specialties, including piano, violin, calligraphy, and painting.

When Yang Xu was young, he actually couldn't understand what was so difficult about just following the music score and pressing the keys in the prescribed order and strength. He also didn't understand why so many people failed the test when the correct answers could be seen at a glance.

Later, after seeing more, I gradually understood that talent is a real thing. The difference between people is greater than that between people and pigs. Yang Xu dare not say how amazing his talent is, but among ordinary people, it is not an exaggeration to call him a genius.

It's just that this genius likes to keep a low profile, likes to control the points, and hides his shortcomings every day, so much so that others believe him.

As one of the people who knows him best in the world, Song Wenjing is fully aware of Yang Xu's situation, so she confidently said, "Others can't do it, but you can."

Of course, she also understood that it was not easy to get Yang Xu, the ultimate otaku, to participate in public activities, so she had already prepared a set of excuses in advance.

"Okay, I agree." Yang Xu said suddenly after thinking for a moment.

"Don't be so quick to refuse. Actually, there are many benefits to learning archery... huh?" Song Wenjing was stunned halfway through her words.

"You... agreed?" Song Wenjing doubted her ears.

"I agree. When does it start?" Yang Xu nodded, still eager to try.

He had wanted to refuse, as he had always avoided public appearances. However, things were different now. He was now an administrator, and would have to battle mirror ghosts frequently. Shooting was a basic combat skill, and while it didn't guarantee it would be useful, it wouldn't hurt to learn it.

The most crucial thing is that after becoming an administrator, he couldn't suddenly do things that didn't fit his usual habits. He had to make his decisions logically. For example, if Song Wenjing hadn't invited him, and he, a homebody, suddenly decided to learn archery, most people wouldn't have paid much attention. But if an administrator discovered this, they'd easily suspect he was an administrator. This sudden change in lifestyle is a key indicator of whether someone is an administrator.

And now, Song Wenjing has brought a ready-made reason to his door: his childhood friend dragged him to participate in the competition, so he had to reluctantly learn archery. Isn't this reasonable?
Song Wenjing didn't know what Yang Xu was thinking. When she was sure that he really agreed, she was immediately delighted.

"It's settled then. See you at the school gymnasium on Saturday!"

After saying this, I was afraid he would regret it, so I hurried away with my book in my arms. After running a few steps, I remembered something and turned back to signal him: "If you don't come, the radio station will recite your elementary school composition next week."

(End of this chapter)