Then, Chen Feng took out some potions from his backpack and carefully placed them in Zhao Xue's hands. These potions were used to temper one's qi and blood; the bottles shimmered with a faint light, exuding a mysterious aura.

"These medicines were carefully selected by me and will greatly help your martial arts training. Although I can no longer use them, I hope they can play a greater role in your hands." Chen Feng's tone was full of expectation and blessings.

Zhao Xue accepted the medicine and examined it carefully, her heart filled with gratitude. She knew that these medicines were the culmination of Chen Feng's hard work and effort, and his willingness to give them to her warmed her heart.

"Chen Feng, thank you." Zhao Xue didn't stand on ceremony and readily accepted the gift from Chen Feng. However, she didn't have any other thoughts in her mind because she knew that she was not good enough for Chen Feng now.

“I’ll be going back to Jiangzhou for the New Year, and Zhou Ping will be going back too. If you’re also going back to Jiangzhou then, let’s get together with some classmates. But please keep the competition a secret and don’t let too many people know about it,” Chen Feng nodded.

"I'm going back home for Chinese New Year this year, but my dad will be transferred to Xiazhou next year, so I probably won't be able to go back to Jiangzhou much more often," Zhao Xue said with some regret.

Chen Feng felt a little disappointed after hearing this, but still smiled and said, "Then we'll have fewer opportunities to meet in the future."

Zhao Xue sighed softly and said, "Yes, but that's life. It's always full of changes and uncertainties. But no matter what, we're still good friends, aren't we?"

Chen Feng nodded vigorously and said, "Of course! No matter how far apart we are, we will always be friends."

They smiled at each other, both feeling the deep friendship between them. Although the future is uncertain, they believe this friendship will continue.

After leaving the Great Xia Martial Arts University, military vehicles from the Sirius Army were waiting at the gate. When they returned to the hotel, a group of freshmen from the Wilderness Martial Arts University surrounded them: "Captain, tell us honestly, is that girl your girlfriend?"

"No. She was my class monitor in high school, and we got along well, but there was nothing romantic between us," Chen Feng said frankly.

"Tch, we thought we could gossip a bit, but it turned out like this?"

"Captain, didn't you ever have a crush on the squad leader back then? After all, she was quite pretty."

"Captain, did your class monitor like you after watching your game today? Did he confess his feelings to you?"

"I think that although the squad leader is fairly good-looking, he's not as good-looking as Li You, Mingyue, and Fanghua. If the captain wants to find a girlfriend, he'll definitely choose one who's close to him, right?"

"Come on, I think the captain and Bai Qingqing are a good match. They're both so powerful. Wouldn't it be a wonderful story if they teamed up as a couple to kill alien races?"

Hearing these words, Chen Feng felt a headache coming on. He could only say to everyone, "Please stop talking. At least in the short term, I will definitely not be in a relationship. Women will only affect my speed in drawing my sword."

Upon hearing this, the group of boys burst into laughter, because this kind of cringeworthy, childish talk was exactly what everyone loved and often said.

Clearly, Captain Chen Feng shares the same preferences and personality traits as them.

Wilderness Martial Arts University is known for its decisive and swift style of action. On the afternoon of the same day the competition ended, Chen Feng received 500 battle merits and a prize of thirteen million from the school.

Next, the school notified the team members: "You are free to arrange your own activities. You can choose to go home for the Chinese New Year or return to Tianlang Pass. If anyone plans to go home for the Chinese New Year, the school will arrange a spaceplane to return to Tianlang Pass on the fourth and tenth days of the first lunar month, respectively."

Most of the freshmen decided to return home to celebrate the New Year, but Bai Feng found Chen Feng and said, "Little madman, I will go to Jiangzhou with you."

"Teacher Bai, don't you plan to go home for the New Year? The evil god followers of the vampire clan have now been eliminated from the Great Xia Kingdom, which has created a strong deterrent effect on other evil god followers. They would never dare to attack me again, so you can rest assured," Chen Feng said gratefully.

"I'm not doing this just for you, kid. I have important business to attend to in Jiangzhou. It just so happens that our schedules coincide," Bai Feng waved his hand and replied solemnly.

And so, the two returned to Jiangzhou together.

On the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, they arrived in Jiangzhou and went straight to Chen Feng's house, but Bai Feng still insisted on staying in the downstairs room so that they could each have more personal space.

As expected, Bai Feng was rarely seen during the day except when he returned at night to rest. Only then did Chen Feng truly believe that he might indeed have important matters to attend to. As for himself, apart from preparing some food and items needed for the New Year, he rarely went out.

On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Ping returned home from the War God Martial Arts University for the holidays. After putting down his luggage, he went straight to Chen Feng's place. He had already heard Zhao Xue talk about Chen Feng's performance in the freshman competition, and he was both shocked and thought it was normal.

"Brother Feng, you're amazing! You actually beat all those other top ten freshmen in the country to a pulp?" Zhou Ping's eyes widened in disbelief. He quickly ran over and looked Chen Feng up and down.

Chen Feng seemed to exude an invisible aura, giving Zhou Ping a sense of hidden power. He carefully observed Chen Feng's expression and saw that the corners of Chen Feng's mouth were slightly upturned, revealing a confident smile.

"Isn't that a must? It seems Brother Ping is making good progress as well," Chen Feng said with a smile, his eyes sparkling as if he were happy for Zhou Ping's growth.

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