Chapter 17 Chapter 17
Xiao Shan doubted his life.
In the palm of his right hand, he seemed to still feel the warm touch of Luo Shizhen's ankle.
When did it start? When did he put his hand there?
After careful recollection, it seemed that Luo Shi was really clumsy and couldn't put it on. He lost his patience and helped.
Luo Shizhen is not short and not thin. You can tell from the fact that he can move the equipment in the training room that he is quite strong.
But Luo Shizhen's ankles were surprisingly slender. However, it might also be because Xiao Shan's palms were too big, so he just stretched out his hand and easily wrapped it around them with one hand.
Xiao Shan came back to his senses from his memories.
Depend on!
He actually took the initiative!
Luo Shizhen was still standing there in a daze, standing on one foot:
"Brother? What's wrong?"
Xiao Shan came back to his senses and immediately warned:
"You are not allowed to tell anyone about this! Do you hear me?"
Luo Shizhen was confused and didn't know what he was talking about. He looked around and asked naively:
"What's going on?"
Xiao Shan: “…”
He was simply unable to speak: "It's just...I helped you put on your shoes."
"Oh well."
Although he didn't know why he couldn't tell others when helping to put on shoes, Luo Shizhen's advantage was that he was obedient, so he immediately nodded and agreed.
"Brother, I won't tell anyone!"
"Brother, give me the shoes, I will wear them myself."
Only then did Xiao Shan realize that he was still holding Luo Shizhen's shoes in his left hand.
“…”
——With a bang, he threw his shoes out as if he had seen some ferocious beast.
Luo Shizhen didn't think there was anything wrong. He picked up his shoes by hopping on one foot and put them on slowly according to what Xiao Shan had just taught him.
After putting it on, his face instantly lit up with joy and he looked at Xiao Shan happily.
"Brother, look, I'm wearing it, am I wearing it correctly?"
Xiao Shan felt unwell all over, still immersed in the emotion of why he took the initiative to help Luo Shizhen put on his shoes. He only hummed a few times perfunctorily:
"Yes, okay."
"Thank you, big brother! If you hadn't taught me, I wouldn't be able to put it on at all. Fortunately, you are here."
Luo Shizhen smiled brightly and expressed his gratitude directly.
While touching every part of his combat uniform with care, he decided to spend all his time today memorizing the various functions of the uniform.
"Brother, I'll write down what you just taught me. If you have anything to tell me, just call me."
Luo Shizhen happily returned to his desk and began to write furiously. Sometimes he forgot what he was doing, so he would stop and fiddle with his combat uniform before continuing to write.
Xiao Shan scratched his hair, then thought of the hand that had just touched Luo Shizhen's ankle, and quickly put it down and rushed to the bathroom to wash his hands.
He originally wanted to take a shower, but his own bathroom smelled of disinfectant, so couldn't he just go to Luo Shizhen's bathroom?
Anyway, Luo Shizhen just arrived and hasn't used the bathroom yet.
When I got there, I found that Luo Shizhen had diligently cleaned his own bathroom, and there was also a faint smell of disinfectant.
Damn! Why is this guy so diligent?
Xiao Shan was too embarrassed to ask Rong Nian and Lu Qiujin to borrow the bathroom, and those two people would definitely not lend it to him.
He could only wash his hands several times before coming out. As soon as he came out, he saw Luo Shizhen muttering what he had just taught him, while his hands were taking notes.
Hearing the noise, Luo Shizhen temporarily stopped writing, turned his head and looked at Xiao Shan with a smile:
"Brother, I will definitely remember it well today so that I won't be late for you to teach me the training tomorrow."
Xiao Shan felt a little uncomfortable with his serious look.
He always does what he wants, and even demolishing half of the school building didn't make him feel guilty at all.
But after realizing that Luo Shi was really serious about what he said, Xiao Shan felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
He knew in his heart that teaching Luo Shizhen to wear combat uniform and promising to take him for training tomorrow was just to get him away from him.
But Luo Shizhen still thought that he was doing this for his own good and was so grateful to him.
He thought that Luo Shizhen was not actually that annoying. Just like Lu Qiujin said, he was quite obedient to him.
It's a strange experience to be trusted and relied upon by another person so completely.
In the environment where Xiao Shan grew up, he basically came into contact with people who could only survive by violence and robbery. After he became an awakened person, his predatory nature was further magnified.
This was the first time he had come across someone as soft and honest as Luo Shizhen. Facing this unknown person, he just wanted to get away from him as soon as possible.
Xiao Shan thought, okay, then before kicking him away, I should teach him some real stuff.
Luo Shi really wants to be recognized as the eldest brother, but he is afraid of being bullied.
Considering that out of the twenty-seven students in the school, twenty-six are idiots (except himself).
Xiao Shan thought it was reasonable for Luo Shizhen to have such concerns as he had just arrived.
As long as he teaches Luo Shizhen to be strong enough so that no one can beat him, wouldn’t that be enough?
In the following time, Luo Shizhen diligently memorized the various marking functions on his training suit.
His study wouldn't be finished until tomorrow, so he was still memorizing it at the desk in the public space.
Luo Shizhen has had a poor memory for memorizing things since he was a child, but fortunately, it’s not true that he can’t memorize something even after memorizing it two hundred times.
The way he memorized things was to recite them over and over again until he spent ten times more time than others to memorize the content.
Because of the disinfectant, Xiao Shan was forced to stay in a public space. He had good hearing and could hear Luo Shizhen repeating the same passage all the time.
He has remembered it all, but Luo Shizhen hasn’t!
Xiao Shan: “…”
He wanted to turn around and ask Luo Shi if he did it on purpose, but when he turned around, he saw that the boy had a serious and pious look on his face, and seemed to be very involved.
Xiao Shan: “…”
Rong Nian continued to go in and out for the whole afternoon, glancing at Luo Shizhen from time to time. Unfortunately, Luo Shizhen was so engrossed in memorizing that he didn't notice him at all.
Lu Qiujin also came out once in the middle of the meeting, and seeing that they were "living together peacefully", she returned to the study in boredom.
When the break time came, Luo Shizhen reluctantly put down the notes in his hand and began to wash up and prepare to rest.
In order to allow students to sleep together at night, at 8 o'clock every night, the power to other rooms will be cut off and automatic cleaning will begin.
The automatic cleaning machine was so loud that students had to leave their individual rooms and go to the common space.
The four of them gathered together for the second time.
The dormitory beds arranged by the school for them were very weird. They were obviously two-meter beds with maximum comfort, but they had to put several beds together and arrange them like ordinary school dormitories.
Opposite Luo Shizhen is Lu Qiujin, and in front of him is Xiao Shan.
Behind Lu Qiujin is Rong Nian.
Luo Shizhen accepted this well. After all, this was the layout of the student dormitory in his impression. After washing up and returning to bed, he patted the comfortable mattress with some curiosity, then leaned against the headboard and continued to recite his notes.
Because he was too engrossed, he didn't notice that the dormitory was extremely quiet. Although they were roommates, none of the three of them spoke, and everyone treated the others as if they were dead.
After studying until ten o'clock, Luo Shizhen put down his notes.
He looked at his roommates.
Didn't sleep.
Rong Nian was looking at his phone and Lu Qiujin was reading a book.
Luo Shizhen was not familiar with them and was too embarrassed to greet them. He reached out and patted Xiao Shan's bed frame, who was playing games, and whispered:
"Brother, I'm going to sleep. Good night."
Xiao Shan was used to the cold atmosphere in the dormitory. When he suddenly heard someone saying good night to him, he almost thought someone was resurrected.
It took him a second to realize it was Luo Shizhen.
"Isn't it cheesy? Good night. Go, go, go to sleep."
Luo Shizhen smiled nonchalantly, lay down and closed his eyes. But after a minute or two, his breathing became noticeably more even and steady.
The dormitory was full of awakened people, and they could all hear that he was asleep.
Lu Qiujin, who was reading a book, and Rong Nian, who was reading a novel, both looked at Luo Shizhen in surprise.
It is difficult for awakened people to adapt to being in the same space with strangers. Even during the day, they will be subconsciously alert, and resting is even more impossible.
When the three of them first entered school, it took them three nights to fall asleep. Even then, their sleep was very light, and they would wake up immediately at the slightest movement.
Luo Shizhen had just arrived. Logically, he shouldn't be able to sleep tonight and could only close his eyes and rest.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Luo Shizhen.
He was quietly sunk in the soft quilt, his thick eyelashes casting a small shadow under his eyelids, his eyes trembling slightly with his even breathing, his expression calm, and his cheeks slightly flushed.
Looks like he's sleeping soundly.
Xiao Shan incredibly put down the game he had lost,
Are people with non-purifying abilities sensitive to Qi? Do they feel uncomfortable in the presence of other awakened strangers, and find it even harder to accept sharing the same space with other awakened people?
What's so hard to accept about this?
Luo Shizhen fell asleep in seconds and looked like he was making the dormitory his home.
Xiao Shan got up in disbelief and waved his hand at Luo Shizhen's face. Luo Shizhen did not react and continued to sleep soundly.
However, he doesn't look as annoying when he's asleep as he does during the day, and he even looks a little obedient.
Xiao Shan inexplicably wanted to reach out and pinch Luo Shizhen's red face, as he felt that it seemed to feel very good.
——Shit! What is he thinking?!
Xiao Shan felt like he was poisoned by Luo Shizhen. Otherwise, why would all kinds of strange thoughts pop up in his mind whenever he got close to this guy?
He simply put down the game and lay down to sleep. He had to train this guy well tomorrow.
Rong Nian was eager to take advantage of Luo Shizhen's sleep to observe him closely, but when he thought of the other people in the dormitory, he could only pat his legs unwillingly, turned over, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Lu Qiujin was still staring at Luo Shizhen under the soft light, not knowing what she was thinking.
——Click.
He turned off the lights and the dormitory fell into darkness. Luo Shizhen curled up in the quilt and slept even more soundly.
The next day was a holiday, and the entire dormitory building was so quiet that there was not even a sound of talking. Luo Shizhen and Xiao Shan had already arrived at the training room.
Luo Shizhen was still a little clumsy but put on his combat uniform very seriously, looking at Xiao Shan with bright eyes of expectation.
Xiao Shan added weight to himself, like boxing, and collided his two fists:
"Are you ready?"
Luo Shizhen said in a deep voice, as if it came from a large vat: "I'm ready."
Xiao Shan: "...You didn't turn on the communication, turn on the team communication."
"Oh well."
Luo Shizhen fiddled with it unskillfully: "Brother, can you hear me?"
"I can hear you."
After being manipulated by Luo Shizhen, Xiao Shan could no longer maintain his aura.
Since he has decided to train Luo Shizhen well, Xiao Shan will take it seriously.
He simply copied what his "teacher" had told him when he was a child and just learning to fight.
Xiao Shan clenched his fists:
"Kid, remember, if you rely on mountains, they will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. Only yourself is the most reliable!"
Luo Shizhen nodded, but because he was not used to wearing combat uniform and helmet, he nodded slowly:
"Brother, do you want to take notes?"
Xiao Shan: "...No need for notes. Anyway, although you have the ability to purify and can be protected by your teammates after joining the team, you should not let this stop you from improving your own strength."
"Do you know why users with purification abilities usually join the team four or five years after awakening?"
Luo Shizhen tried hard to recall: "Teacher Chen said that it was because he needed to get along with his teammates."
Xiao Shan: “Oh!”
"Those with the ability to purify are naturally sensitive to and afraid of Qi, and instinctively want to stay away from it. However, those with the ability to purify are energy users. When energy users reject energy itself, it is impossible for them to mobilize energy."
So, this creates a frustrating situation.
Purification can remove contamination, but ordinary people who are harmless enough not to cause stress to those with special abilities will quickly mutate or die within minutes of being contaminated, and will not be able to wait to be sent for treatment.
However, the strange awakened ones who can hold on and wait for treatment will be rejected by the body of the one with purification ability, resulting in the inability to use the purification ability.
So even if they knew that there were people with purification abilities coming to school, they never expected Luo Shizhen to "help them clear away the pollution."
The twenty-seven students all knew that Luo Shizhen, who was in the initial stage of awakening, was merely borrowing the Qi from his classmates to undergo a long and slow adaptation process in the relatively peaceful school.
Once he graduates and has adapted to Qi and received training, he will naturally be assigned to a team of older people who can better control themselves and become the center of their team.
Luo Shizhen was completely bewildered: "Big Brother, have I been unable to use my abilities in the past three years?"
But he didn't feel uncomfortable when getting along with the awakened people. On the contrary, he felt very happy.
The school is very large and luxurious, the welfare benefits are particularly good, and the roommates are also very polite. They consciously keep quiet and do not disturb other roommates.
Luo Shizhen was extremely happy. He felt that it must be his grandmother in heaven who blessed him to find such a good "job".
He was thinking last night that he would go back to his hometown to burn paper for his grandmother next time he had a holiday. Now that he had money, he could even burn a big paper villa for his grandmother.
——But it seems that he really doesn’t know how to use his abilities.
Luo Shi really felt a little guilty. Didn’t the school recruit him just for his abilities?
He feels really guilty about taking this 20,000 yuan monthly salary.
He asked without giving up, "If I practice hard, can I use my ability?"
Xiao Shan looked Luo Shizhen up and down.
In the past thirty years, only two people with purification abilities have been able to use their abilities during the initial awakening period.
However, the objects of purification are all the lovers of these two users of purification abilities.
Because they already have deep feelings for each other, they trust each other 100% and believe that the other party will not hurt themselves.
Only when emotions overwhelm the awakened person's instinct to reject their own kind can they use their abilities without any stress.
Of course, the lovers of these two purification ability users are of the same sex.
Look at Luo Shizhen, who looks clumsy from head to toe. He doesn't look like he has a lover at all...
Xiao Shan concluded that Luo Shizhen should not be able to use his abilities in these three years.
But he didn't say anything final: "It depends on the situation, but for now, you should practice your physical skills first."
It doesn't matter if he can't use his abilities. Before Xiao Shan awakened, he could still fight ten people alone.
If he can do it, why can't Luo Shizhen?
Xiao Shan got back to the point: "Open your armor, I'm going to teach you how to defend yourself now, learn it with all your might!"
"If it were in the past, you wouldn't be able to use your abilities, and the school would protect you. But now the weirdness is getting stronger, and the school is not completely safe."
"Do you know what happened in Wangyun City? Dozens of awakened students were dragged into a strange field, including a teacher. None of them survived."
As soon as he entered the combat state, Xiao Shan quickly became excited:
"Even if you are a support type, you are also an awakened one. Your physical strength is not comparable to that of ordinary people. You can still hone your combat power."
He had originally planned to attack Luo Shizhen himself last night and let Luo Shizhen hide.
But looking at his "little brother" with a face full of expectation and admiration, Xiao Shan silently gave up this decision. He was afraid that he might accidentally beat Luo Shizhen to death.
"You! Attack me!"
Luo Shizhen hesitated: "How to attack?"
Xiao Shan: "Hit me the same way you usually fight."
Luo Shizhen rushed forward hesitantly.
There were no bricks on the ground, so he picked up a dumbbell and hit Xiao Shan on the head.
Xiao Shan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Luo Shizhen, who looked so weak, could be so ruthless.
He dodged quickly: "Too slow, and the posture is wrong, come again!"
Luo Shizhen continued obediently.
He didn't have any fighting skills. The only thing he knew was to be brave and do what was right. However, controlling his strength had become a habit for him, and he was soon discovered by Xiao Shan.
"Are you holding back? Don't hold back, use all your strength!"
"Faster!"
"Keep your legs tight. If you don't put any strength into your legs, your kick won't hurt you. Keep your legs tight! Come again!"
"Tsk! That's a useless move. I don't even need to dodge you. You can't hit me. Use your elbow, use your elbow!"
Luo Shizhen gradually discovered that although he was very tired, the movements his elder brother taught him really made things easier than before!
His eyes were bright and energetic, and without Xiao Shan's urging, he pounced on her again and again.
Xiao Shan was a little surprised. He thought Luo Shi was really stupid and thought that this kid would be terrible at training.
I didn't expect that although he was not very smart, he had a good talent for fighting. He could learn the moves after being taught for about two times.
The most important thing is that Luo Shizhen's stubborn brain came in handy here. No matter how hard and tiring the training was, he never said he wanted to rest, but just continued to practice.
Xiao Shan himself is a training maniac, and when he encounters Luo Shizhen's situation, he becomes more and more excited.
The two practiced for a whole day and basically did not take any breaks except for lunch.
When the training was over, it was already dark outside. The training room was well soundproofed, and after the two of them quieted down, there was a special kind of silence.
Luo Shizhen imitated Xiao Shan and pressed the adsorption function. The combat suit was desorbed and easily taken off from him.
He lay exhausted on the floor, his body soaked in sweat, but his eyes were still bright.
Luo Shizhen has never been good at studying since he was a child, and he hasn't learned much of anything else. Even the cooking skills he wanted to learn, he didn't have many opportunities to practice because of the short vacation time in high school.
This was the first time he learned something else, and unlike before, when he couldn't learn it no matter how hard he tried, he was able to remember the movements after practicing a few times.
This feels so good!
Luo Shizhen was physically weak, but mentally excited, and he did not forget to flatter his elder brother:
"Brother, I feel like I learned a lot today, many of which I have never seen in books before."
Xiao Shan threw his combat uniform aside, revealing his three-dimensional face that always looked particularly ferocious.
He also sweated a little. He had clearly intended to let Luo Shizhen practice with him, but inexplicably, he ended up being Luo Shizhen's practice partner.
But after practicing for a day, Xiao Shan began to look at Luo Shizhen in a different light.
He is stupid, but when he works hard, he really works hard.
But even though he thought so, Xiao Shan still had a tough mouth. He looked down at Luo Shizhen who was lying on the ground gasping for breath.
"I've never seen anyone like you. You've been trained so hard that you can hardly breathe, and yet you're still smiling."
Luo Shizhen smiled at him softly and even more brightly.
Xiao Shan: “…”
Luo Shi was really looking forward to it: "Brother, are we still practicing tomorrow?"
Xiao Shan: "... practice."
Luo Shizhen smiled at him foolishly and said, "Brother, you are so kind to me. Thank you, brother. I will even wash your clothes for you."
Xiao Shan: "No, I have a washing machine."
He gently kicked Luo Shizhen's calf: "Get up and stretch well, otherwise you will be in pain all over tomorrow."
Luo Shizhen tried to crawl, but failed. He was not in a hurry, so he looked up at Xiao Shan limply and said, "Brother, I'm weak and can't get up."
Xiao Shan frowned: "Even if you can't get up, you have to get up. If you don't stretch after such a high-intensity exercise, you will be wasted for at least three days."
Luo Shizhen responded obediently and continued trying to get up.
He shifted his legs, moved his hands, like a human trying to tame his limbs, twisting and crawling on the ground.
Xiao Shan couldn't bear to watch this, so he picked the man up, but it was no use. Luo Shizhen had no strength to stretch at all.
As soon as he let go, Luo Shizhen lay down limply again.
And his eyelids began to droop: "Brother, let's forget it... I'm sleepy, I'll take a nap first and stretch again tomorrow, okay?"
"Do you want to die in pain tomorrow?"
"I don't want to, but I can't get up..."
Luo Shizhen's mind was beginning to blur. He still remembered smiling at Xiao Shan like a flower:
"It's okay, big brother. I'll get up and train tomorrow even if it hurts. I love training. I didn't know I could fight so well. I want to be as good as you in the future."
Xiao Shan felt uncomfortable all over after being praised. It was like being scratched by a newborn cat. It didn't hurt, but it was itchy.
Seeing that Luo Shizhen actually closed his eyes after he finished speaking, as if he was going to sleep there, he cursed and easily turned him over.
"Forget it, since you're serious about it, I'll reluctantly help you press it."
Massage can also relieve muscle soreness the next day. Xiao Shan often massages himself, so he is quite experienced.
However, the massage after exercise is not very comfortable, it can be described as sour.
Sure enough, as soon as he made a move, Luo Shizhen woke up. Before he even opened his eyes, he screamed in pain, his calves kicked and cramped, and he twisted his body to try to avoid it.
Xiao Shan grabbed his ankle. He had already grabbed it once, so it didn't matter this time.
"Don't run! If I don't give you a massage, you'll be in trouble tomorrow."
Luo Shizhen had been trained intensively by the physical education teacher, and he also knew that he needed to relieve muscle tension after high-intensity exercise. After realizing that Xiao Shan was helping him, he tried hard to control his body.
"Woo woo, thank you, big brother..."
Xiao Shan: "Saying thank you while running?"
"I, I couldn't help it, my body ran away on its own..."
Luo Shizhen didn't have much strength in his body and wanted to cooperate, but the massage was too strenuous and his body kept swaying left and right. Sometimes when he was stimulated, he would kick out of reflex.
Xiao Shan simply pressed his legs with one knee, and only started massaging when he saw that he had stopped tossing and turning.
"Wuwu...Brother, be gentle, be gentle, brother, I can't stand it anymore."
Xiao Shan: "...Don't make any sound!"
Luo Shizhen agreed obediently. Although he didn't know why his elder brother didn't let him make any sound, he did as his elder brother asked and didn't make any sound afterwards.
The training room became quiet again.
In such a quiet atmosphere, Xiao Shan's hands wandered over Luo Shizhen's body through his clothes, and he felt his face inexplicably hot.
After finally finishing the massage, he realized that he was sweating all over, more than he had sweated in a whole day of training.
Luo Shizhen felt sore and uncomfortable when he was being massaged, but after it was over, he felt relaxed and even his strength had recovered a little.
He had just been massaged so hard that he shed some tears, but he wasn't sleepy at all. His eyelashes were still wet from being wet, so he turned around and looked at Xiao Shan with gratitude.
"Brother, thank you. I feel much better now. I don't feel so bad anymore."
He was so weak that he turned around just enough to meet Xiao Shan's gaze, who was still pressing on him.
Luo Shizhen blinked and looked at Xiao Shan's neck.
There was a wound there, not big but very deep, with a faint black gas slowly emitting from it.
This is a very secret location, and it can only be revealed when Xiao Shan is looking at people at eye level.
Luo Shizhen's attention was involuntarily drawn to the wound.
Looks so familiar, so hungry...
Maybe because he did too much high-intensity exercise today, Luo Shizhen started to feel hungry again.
Although he was very hungry, he still remembered to care about the elder brother who had just given him a massage.
"Brother, are you hurt?"
Xiao Shan felt very uncomfortable when he saw his wet eyes which looked like he had been crying. It was as if Luo Shi really felt sorry for him.
He casually touched the wound on the side of his neck.
"That happened over two months ago. Don't worry about it."
This is the trouble with fighting against strange creatures. Some strange creatures have very polluting Qi. Even if their own strength is average, as long as they hurt someone, they can pollute the opponent.
After he crushed the monster, he discovered a small scratch on the side of his neck.
Such a small wound would normally heal in three or four days according to the awakened person's physique, but it was caused by a strange factor, which caused contamination and slowed the wound's recovery by a hundred times.
Xiao Shan was too lazy to go to Yongzhou to ask for help in clearing it out. As a newly awakened person with an extremely strong sense of competition, he did not like to go to Yongzhou where there were many people older than him and therefore higher in level than him.
Anyway, the recovery is just slow, not non-recovery.
Even if there is pollution, it is only mild. At most it will make people irritable and easily angry. It is as if he had a good temper before the pollution.
For example, the guy named Chu Xiao had his leg strangely injured and was limping when he walked. That was the one who needed to go to Yongzhou to find someone to treat him.
Xiao Shan touched the wound and didn't care anymore.
Luo Shizhen still stared at that place. He always felt that his elder brother's wound looked delicious.
Of course, my eldest brother can’t eat it.
So, he looked and touched it.
Driven by hunger, Luo Shizhen reached out and brushed the small wound on Xiao Shan's neck.
The black air entered Luo Shizhen's palm.
Luo Shi was really satisfied, feeling like he had eaten a small tomato.
As for Xiao Shan, he only felt a gentle touch on the side of his neck.
Then, he felt a light sensation on the side of his neck, and the mild contamination that had been with him for two months disappeared completely.
Xiao Shan was stunned, as if he had been struck by electricity.
"You...used Purification on me?"
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