Class A.

The classroom was empty. The students all rushed out for training, leaving only a few people inside.

Lu Yuanji stood by the window, looking at the bright sunshine outside. The weather was perfect, and he felt extremely irritated for no reason.

His hand rested on the windowsill, a milky white nutrient tightly clenched in his palm. The cold touch penetrated his skin, chilling him to the bone.

This was given to him by his father in the morning.

Lu Yuanji knew very well what was inside.

There was a voice in his heart shouting and screaming, telling him to reject his father and throw away this nutrient supplement -

But the serious face of Lu's father emerged in the young man's mind. The middle-aged man looked down at him with an indifferent expression and said in a commanding tone: "The first round is not bad, let's continue."

Such a deep voice.

Like an insurmountable mountain.

The veins on the back of Lu Yuanji's hand were bulging, and he almost crushed the shell of the nutrient.

But after a long time, he stuffed it back into his pocket roughly, looked up at his own face reflected in the glass, and curled his lips in self-mockery.

Just at this moment, Zhao Qingke came back from outside at a trot.

She ran to Lu Yuanji, brushed her long hair back, and nervously curled her fingers: "Brother Lu, I heard that the counselor sent an email to Gu Qiongsheng, inviting her to return to Class A..."

Actually it’s Class D.

But there were too many rumors outside, and the F class team was famous for a while. As the rumors spread, by the time they reached Zhao Qingke's ears, it became "returning to Class A."

She was extremely nervous and scared, and ran to Lu Yuanji in a hurry as soon as she heard the news.

Lu Yuanji was obviously more informed than her, but when he heard her mention this, he couldn’t help but frown: “It’s not Class A. And she refused.”

Zhao Qingke frowned: "Not this time, but not next time. Rejected this time, but not next time either."

Lu Yuanji was furious when he heard this, and his tone was not very good: "What's the point of thinking about those things?"

"If you don't want to see Gu Qiongsheng again, then prepare well for the next round of competition and beat her!"

Zhao Qingke pursed his lips, his eyes flashing: "Brother Lu, you said it lightly. Do you have the confidence to beat her?"

Lu Yuanji: “…”

Sudden chest pain.

An arrow pierced the heart.

The two stood silently by the window, recalling Gu Qiongsheng's feat of breaking through the single-player mode with his F-level mental power, and felt a little scared for a moment.

Zhao Qingke has never defeated Gu Qiongsheng.

Even if the other party failed to awaken, she could not gain any benefit from Gu Qiongsheng.

Gu Qiongsheng is even more like a demon to Lu Yuanji. The time ranking record that is stuck on his tail reminds him all the time that he got this result by insidious means. The real him is no match for Gu Qiongsheng at all.

Zhao Qingke whispered, "I heard that Gu Qiongsheng's mental strength recovered very quickly. She seems to have found a way to quickly improve her mental strength. She also helped those useless people in Class F to recover."

"I also heard that she wasn't very satisfied with her previous solo simulation results and was planning to reset them in the next few days..."

The more Lu Yuanji listened, the uglier his expression became. His right hand hung by his side, clenched tightly.

"No, Brother Lu, we can't just sit there and wait for death," Zhao Qingke lowered his voice, "I have an idea, what do you think..."

"If we reduce the number of her team before the competition."

"If she can't gather five people, will she be unable to participate in the inter-school league?"

…

The branches and leaves of the camphor tree are stretched out, emitting bursts of refreshing fragrance in the wind.

Under the tree, Qin Yuan shook his head and put the chess piece in his hand back into the chess box.

"You lose."

Gu Qiongsheng remained unconvinced and stared at the chessboard for a while longer, until he was sure his last chance of survival had been blocked. He reluctantly put down his chess piece, "Damn it! You really won't let go of anything?"

Qin Yuan smiled and looked at her softly: "You said you wanted to see my true level."

"..." Gu Qiongsheng propped up his chin, "Oh, well, you're awesome."

She sat on the stone bench, looking at the young man in front of her with curiosity, her gaze shifting back and forth on Qin Yuan.

The girl's clear eyes were like an alluring little hook, tickling Qin Yuan's heart. He put away the chess pieces for a while, but finally couldn't help but raise his head: "What are you looking at me for?"

"Nothing," Gu Qiongsheng said, "I just think you're quite mysterious. You know everything, and you're such a great chess player."

She tilted her head, and a strand of hair slipped from behind her ear and brushed across her smooth and delicate shoulders.

Qin Yuan was stunned for a moment.

He lowered his head suddenly and felt a tightness in his throat.

Gu Qiongsheng added, "But I still feel that you have something on your mind."

She could never forget the huge foam she saw in her gifted vision that day, flowing like a whispering dark vortex.

The more gentle the young man's smile was and the more carefree he acted, the more she felt that there was something hidden in his eyes.

Those sad, helpless and confused colors were well concealed, like the silent sea at night, where no one could see the turbulent undercurrents and reefs in the depths.

"We're friends now, right?"

Gu Qiongsheng held his chin with both hands and looked at him with a smile: "If you have anything that makes you unhappy, don't always suppress it in your heart. Tell me and I will help you find a solution."

The girl had a bright smile on her face, and her white dress was spotless. The breeze blew up the hem of her skirt, and her delicate eyes and eyebrows were adorned with the light of the sky.

Qin Yuan felt his heart burning again.

He tried hard to control his emotions and showed a nonchalant smile: "It's okay, what could I worry about?"

"What I'm most worried about right now is your next opponent. They're so unlucky, they have no idea what kind of team they're about to face. Well, I hope they can be strong and not be beaten so badly by you that they doubt their lives."

This is a clever diversion.

It was obvious that Qin Yuan didn't want to talk about his worries.

Gu Qiongsheng blinked, feeling a little disappointed, but nodded in understanding.

Forget it, if you don’t want to say it, then don’t say it.

She followed Qin Yuan's topic and casually said, "By the way, when our team submitted the roster, we put your name on the substitute list. You don't mind, do you?"

Qin Yuan suddenly looked up!

His pupils shrank slightly, and his eyes were full of surprise.

Gu Qiongsheng waved his hand at him and said soothingly, "Don't worry, you won't be playing anyway, and the list displayed at school only has the team numbers, so no one will notice."

She raised her hand somewhat embarrassedly and tucked the stray hair behind her ear. "You actually really want to participate in the inter-school league, right? But you have your own difficulties and it's not convenient for you to participate, right?"

"I think by putting my name on the list like this, I can round it up to say I've participated, so that at least gives you some comfort. I'm sorry I made this decision without your consent."

Qin Yuan looked at her steadily.

At that moment, his eyes were shining, and Gu Qiongsheng's figure was fully reflected in his black pupils. The sunlight fell on the young man's bright eyes, and the girl's figure was also shrouded in a halo, dazzling and charming.

"……Thanks."

He spoke seriously, but his voice was soft.

The wind blew by, and the camphor trees rustled and swayed.

The white clouds are floating and the blue sky is boundless, it is as beautiful as a dream.

…

Early the next morning.

When Mr. Qin was packing up to go to the military area, he unexpectedly found that his grandson seemed very happy.

Qin Yuan was sitting at the dining table in a neat white shirt, holding a shiny soup spoon in his right hand and grinning for a long time.

General Qin was confused and asked, "Is there any good news?"

"Nothing," Qin Yuan said lightly, lowering his head. "I just had a good dream."

In his dream, a gentle breeze blew. He was still the "rising star" whose fame resonated throughout the Federation, his powerful mental strength at his disposal. He joined Gu Qiongsheng's team and competed in the inter-school league with the girl. Countless powerful enemies blocked their way, but shoulder to shoulder, they fought their way through the encirclement.

The whistling wind, the sharp arrows, the bullets spewing out from the muzzles accompanied by gunpowder smoke... The earth beneath your feet is so real, mixed with the smell of grass and soil.

When his mental strength was exhausted, Gu Qiongsheng accurately cast a healing spell.

So they regained their spirits and charged towards the sea of ​​swords and blood.

When he looked back, Qin Yuan saw that the girl's hairband had just been cut off by the bullet, and her silky black hair immediately covered her shoulders.

The girl turned around without thinking, her waist bent into a graceful curve, and the silk thread in her hand suddenly tightened, and the gun in the enemy's hand shattered into pieces in an instant!

What followed was the blazing flames of the explosion, so bright that the girl looked like a beam of light.

Plop, plop, Qin Yuan heard his blood boiling in his heart.

Of course he wanted to participate in the interschool league.

He also wanted to take the big exam, join the main army, and fight on the front lines.

To this end, he trained hard for more than ten years.

More than ten years.

...But in the end, when he woke up one day, the world was turned upside down.

He could no longer touch his beloved simulation cabin, nor could he step into the familiar training room. His former teammates had all been admitted to universities and left Yuancheng High School, leaving him alone here like a prisoner, quietly waiting for an opportunity to destroy himself.

There is nothing to do every day except playing chess and reading.

Three years, a full three years, Qin Yuan felt like he was being driven crazy.

But when he was most confused and helpless, he saw a ray of light.

——Suddenly, she jumped down from the wall in a white dress, illuminating his bleak and dwindling life.

Qin Yuan held the spoon for a long time.

The porridge was cold and I didn't drink a single sip.

When Old Master Qin saw him like this, he suddenly felt exhausted.

It seems that my grandson didn’t hear a word I said last time.

Old Master Qin moved his lips a few times, wanting to say something.

But when he saw Qin Yuan's smiling face, he hesitated for a long time, and finally strode out of the house with a stern face without saying a word.

Sitting on the airship, flying through the clouds, General Qin looked at the thousands of lights in the city that had not yet been extinguished. After a long time, he sighed deeply.

——It’s been a long, long time since I saw Xiao Yuan so happy.

Old Master Qin felt somewhat relieved, yet somewhat sad.

"If this is really a dream, I hope Xiao Yuan can wake up later."

…

Gu Qiongsheng had no idea how much of a shock her sudden inspiration had brought to Qin Yuan's mind.

Her main concern now is another matter.

After more than half a month of hard work, she finally gained enough proficiency in her second skill and finally accumulated 5 skill points!

Joyfully opening the system panel, Gu Qiongsheng hummed happily: "La la la la la la la, my little baby..."

Let her see what kind of black technology can be used this time?