Chapter 93 Si Ming

"Who? You mean that chuunibyou guy with bandages on his hands?" His companion glanced at Shang Duojin, who was rather short and looked like a cute little boy, and teased, "If it's him, of course I know him, but it's only me who knows him. Are you talking about him?"

The boy pursed his lips and hummed in agreement, then continued to press for information related to Shang Duojin.

"Him? He's a bit of a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) type, always referring to himself as 'I'. His family is also the richest merchant family among the four great families, so he's quite well-known at the Federal Academy. Si Ming, why did you suddenly think of asking about him?"

Si Ming withdrew her gaze, her dark eyes flashing, and said, "It's nothing, I was just a little curious why he was dressed like that. Alright, let's continue training."

"Oh." His companion scratched his head, not giving it much thought.

On the other side.

Qiao Mei and the others had just finished asking Zuo Chenxing why he had come.

It turns out that due to his poor health and job changes, he was unable to participate in military training in recent years. It was only this year that he was able to come over and make up for the missed training.

"I'm also a Beast Tamer, so I can join you guys. How far along are you?"

“Two people and one leg, it’s just in time that you’re here, so I don’t need to look for anyone else.” Shang Duojin said, trying to act like a familiar friend and put his arm around Zuo Chenxing’s shoulder, but because he wasn’t tall enough, he couldn’t reach it for a long time. He had to stand on tiptoe to reach Zuo Chenxing’s shoulder.

Qiao Mei was relatively humane; seeing Shang Duojin so embarrassed, she at least managed to hold back her laughter.

But Shu Qingqing was different. She immediately mocked Shang Duojin, asking if he hadn't worn enough height-increasing insoles and if he needed her to get him a few more.

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Qiao Mei glanced at her classmates who had already begun their 1,000-meter training, and acted as a peacemaker. She grabbed Shu Qingqing's arm and asked Zuo Chenxing to help pull Shang Duojin away.

"Alright, alright, that's enough. Let's go, it's time for the relay race. If we're any later, you won't get lunch. I heard that the Federal Army mess hall serves lunch at specific times, and it tastes pretty good. Are you sure you want to keep fighting?"

Shu, the foodie, Qingqing: "? Really?"

Qiao Mei said sincerely, "Really, let's go quickly."

Having grown accustomed to the life of a wealthy young master, how could he possibly be willing to go hungry? So he had no choice but to call a truce.

When it came to assigning who would partner with whom, Qiao Mei said that the height difference between Shang Duojin and Zuo Chenxing was too great, making it difficult for them to coordinate. Furthermore, she added that he and Shu Qingqing were currently constantly fighting whenever they met, so they couldn't be together either.

"So, Qingqing, why don't you go with Senior Zuo, and I'll go with Boss Shang?"

As she said this, Qiao Mei winked at Shu Qingqing, and because of this gesture, she seemed much more approachable in Shu Qingqing's eyes.

Because Qiao Mei had always given her the impression of being aloof.

Receiving her gaze and understanding her intention, Shu Qingqing gave Qiao Mei a grateful look before enjoying her rare "alone" time with Zuo Chenxing.

"Senior Zuo, what part of your body was feeling unwell before? Would you mind telling me?"

As a loyal fan of Zuo Chenxing, it's quite a failure that she was completely unaware of his medical history.

Zuo Chenxing did not hide anything and told him about his waist injury.

"During those two years, my work schedule was too packed, and I suffered a serious back injury. I can't do any strenuous exercise, so my job situation changed. Now I'm thinking of changing careers so I don't have to work so hard and damage my health."

Shu Qingqing was stunned: "Changing careers?"

But she had seen his interviews before, where he clearly said he wanted to dedicate his life to singing and dancing, so why is he like this now...?

Zuo Chenxing hummed in agreement and didn't say anything more about it. He changed the subject and asked Shu Qingqing if she was very interested in food.

“I’ve come here with the school a few times before, so I know which food stalls sell the best food and snacks. If you don’t mind, you can come with me to get food later.”

"Si Ming, Si Ming, what are you standing there for? It's your turn to walk in a straight line."

Upon hearing this, Si Ming withdrew his gaze from Shu Qingqing and Zuo Chenxing, who were not far away. He clenched his fist, pursed his lips, and boarded the mecha. A low pressure surrounded him, causing a girl not far away to narrow her beautiful eyes and look towards where Shu Qingqing was.

Shu Qingqing was unaware of all of this.

Watching Qiao Mei and Shang Duojin running fast ahead, she agreed to Zuo Chenxing's request and then focused on running as well.

Two hours later.

"Huff huff..." Qiao Mei didn't even have the strength to untie her legs from being tied to Shang Duojin's. She collapsed to the ground, her head buzzing.

Ao Cang had already been removed from her neck beforehand to prevent him from getting dirty with her sweat.

Seeing that she was exhausted, her face was flushed and she was panting heavily, Ao Cang instinctively wanted to use his divine power to help her.

Qiao Mei saw through his intention, shook her head slightly, and then sensed the spiritual power within her body.

After discovering that only one-third of the portion had been used, she glanced at her and Shang Duojin's running record—one minute and forty-nine seconds.

It feels a bit like a dream.

"Oh my god, I'm exhausted! I can't take it anymore, I have to switch majors! I'm going to switch majors when I get back! This Beast Taming major is no place for humans..." Shang Duojin also plopped down, and after complaining, he glanced at the in good spirits Lei Ting and said indignantly, "Damn it, why don't the familiars have to run?"

After drinking a vial of recovery fluid and feeling better, Qiao Mei glanced at him and said, "The familiar beasts are only responsible for providing us with familiar superpowers. Of course, they don't need to do this kind of physical training. Instead of complaining, why don't you think about what we're going to eat later? I want to go back to the temporary dormitory to rest after I finish eating. I'm too tired."

"Buzz..." Just as Qiao Mei finished speaking, her smart bracelet vibrated. She opened it and found it was a logistics message.

The sender's address is unknown, but the name sounds familiar.

"Something Gan Gan sent?" Qiao Mei hadn't remembered what it was until she clicked on the item name and found it was categorized as fruit, then she remembered that Gan Gan had said she would send her some fruit.

So he told Shang Duojin and Shu Qingqing about it, and asked them to go to the army gate together after they finished eating to get some fruit to take back.

12:43 PM.

After Shu Qingqing took the fruit that looked like a peach but was called Sweet Fruit from Qiao Mei, she suddenly felt as if a gaze was watching her.

She turned her head to look, but found nothing. She could only look away strangely, and then gave a few more of the sweet fruit in her hand to Zuo Chenxing, her ears turning red as she said, "Senior Zuo, I can't eat too many sweets, so please take a few more."

Qiao Mei saw through Shu Qingqing's intentions and covered Shang Duojin's mouth just as he was about to speak, ruining the mood, and led him away.

Shang Duojin: Mmm...

Qiao Mei: Shut up!