Cao Yuan looked at Lu Menglei's expression which almost showed the word "shy" and was slightly stunned, then his old face turned red.

He coughed twice awkwardly, pretended to think for a moment, and asked tentatively:

"Then...shall we go?"

"Okay!" Lu Menglei responded excitedly, then seemed to realize that she was a little too revealing, and restrainedly lifted her hair, "I'm going to change clothes first, can you wait for a moment?"

"Um."

After Cao Yuan nodded, Lu Menglei quickly rushed into the locker room of the training ground and changed her clothes hurriedly.

Cao Yuan happened to be walking around the training ground alone and searched everywhere, but found nothing unusual. When he turned around, Lu Menglei was already standing at the door of the locker room wearing a lavender dress.

Every time Cao Yuan saw Lu Menglei in the past, she was usually wearing a loose kendo uniform. When he saw her walking out in a skirt, Cao Yuan was stunned.

The long skirt perfectly outlines Lu Menglei's slim figure. Her plump and mature curves are not something a student can compare to. The lavender fabric fits her fair skin well, making her look lively and charming. Even under the dark night sky, it is enough to make anyone's eyes bright.

Cao Yuan stared blankly at Lu Menglei in front of him and couldn't help swallowing.

"Doesn't it look good?" Lu Menglei asked worriedly when she saw that Cao Yuan didn't react.

"It looks good!" Cao Yuan nodded heavily, "It really looks good!"

"That's good……"

The blush on Lu Menglei's cheeks became more intense.

She had prepared this skirt in the dressing room specially for today's party. She originally thought that Cao Yuan would not come tonight and all her preparations would be in vain, but she did not expect there would be such a turn of events.

"The party is about to start, shall we go?" Lu Menglei inserted half of the bamboo sword into her schoolbag and was about to put it behind her back, but was picked up by Cao Yuan.

Cao Yuan held the bag in one hand and smiled slightly, "The bag is too heavy, I can carry it."

A blush flashed across Lu Menglei's cheeks.

"What about me?"

"I'll take you with me too."

Cao Yuan stretched out his other hand and grabbed Lu Menglei's hand. The latter's hand trembled slightly as if she was electrocuted, but she did not struggle and let him lead her out of the training ground. Under the dim night sky, her face had turned as red as an apple.

…

"It looks like it's about to start."

Lin Qiye looked back at the welcome party scene where music was booming, and after hesitating for a moment, he walked towards there.

Just as he was about to step into the party venue, a voice suddenly came from behind him:

"Captain Lin."

"Chen Han?" Lin Qiye turned around and saw the person coming, and spoke with some surprise.

In the direction of the gate of Shangjing University, Chen Han, who was in plain clothes, and Xu Liao, a member of the 006 team, were walking towards here with a smile.

"Why are you here?"

"We just finished searching the nearby streets. We heard there was something exciting here, so we came here to relax." Chen Han looked at the many flashing LED lights in the party venue and said in surprise, "This is quite a big event... It's worthy of being Shangjing University."

"I'm going too, let's go together."

Lin Qiye brought the two of them into the party venue, but did not squeeze into the front row. Instead, he stood at the back of the crowd, gazing at the hot stage from afar. Compared with the waving glow sticks and cheers from all over the venue, the two of them standing in the dimness seemed somewhat out of place.

"By the way, I have something to bring you." Chen Han seemed to remember something, took out two black boxes from his arms and handed them to Lin Qiye.

"What's this?"

"The Night Watchmen's merits. In the past few days, we have been busy holding a posthumous ceremony to honor the Night Watchmen who died in the battle. Only now has the headquarters been able to award them medals. One is the [Nightfall] Collective Starry Sea Medal, which is to commend your entire team for their outstanding performance in the battle of Chennan Pass. The other is an individual Starry Sea Medal... You can give it to An Qingyu."

"An Qingyu's personal medal?" Lin Qiye nodded, not surprised by this. "No problem."

With the performance of the [Nightfall] team in the battle of Chennan Pass, a Star Sea Medal is undoubtedly worthy of it. As for An Qingyu, he saved the entire Daxia by himself, and he definitely deserves a personal Star Sea Medal.

Lin Qiye put away the two medals and continued to watch the welcome party. It must be said that this party was definitely the grandest one Lin Qiye had ever seen on campus. Just looking at the speakers, LED screens, and projection lights, it was no less than the level of a music festival.

The performers at the party were basically all students at school, or outstanding alumni who were good at singing and dancing. Some of them became professional singers, and some set up their own dance studios. It can be said that they were all talented and capable.

Just as Lin Qiye was watching the performance intently, Cao Yuan walked in from the entrance nearby, holding Lu Menglei's hand.

Seeing this scene, Lin Qiye raised his eyebrows and his expression suddenly became somewhat interesting.

What is a love saint?

Cao Yuan is usually not very smart...it seems that he has put all his intelligence into getting along with young women?

"Your team members seem to have integrated well these days." Chen Han also saw Cao Yuan and couldn't help but chuckled, "This holiday was very fulfilling."

"This is a good thing. It's time for them to take a break."

"They did take a break, but...what about you?" Chen Han turned to look at Lin Qiye, "After you came here, it seems like you only enjoyed college life for a day or two? And then you kept running around with us, aren't you tired?"

"It's tiring, but some things have to be done by someone." Lin Qiye shrugged, "I'm the captain of [Nightfall], so I naturally have to take on more responsibilities."

Lin Qiye looked at Cao Yuan, An Qingyu, and Jiang Er in the crowd with complicated eyes:

"Our team started with seven people and now there are only a few of us left... Although no one has mentioned it, I know very well that the feeling of teammates leaving one by one is like a huge rock pressing on everyone's heart, and it has made us almost breathless.

This time I came to Beijing University, not only for An Qingyu, but also for everyone else, so that they could have a chance to catch their breath.

As long as they can relax for a while, it doesn't matter if I, as the captain, get a little tired. "

Chen Han glanced at Lin Qiye and let out a long sigh.

"Well, if there were no Outer Gods, no wars, no 'mysteries'... what you are experiencing now is the life you should have at your age."

"Maybe." Lin Qiye looked at An Qingyu in the crowd with a complicated expression. He rubbed his thumb lightly between his palms, and the chalk he used to find things suddenly turned into powder and floated in the wind.

He spoke slowly.

"Unfortunately, there is no 'if' in this world."