The one who answered was not Yuan You, but a handsome young man who strode over.
"This is Du Qiu, the vice-captain of the Dark Star Squad. These are the junior students I mentioned to you; they're all rising stars in Jingcheng..."
Yuan You went over to greet him, lowering her voice as she spoke, so the others didn't hear her clearly. However, they could clearly sense that the young man named Du Qiu lingered on Shen Qian for a moment, revealing a surprised expression.
"...This situation is special, I can't make the decision myself, let's go see the captain together."
Du Qiu quickly shook his head. The two talked for a while longer, but he didn't deliberately lower his voice for the last sentence.
Yuan You returned, her slender eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"Sister Yuan, is this a bit difficult?" Chen Peng noticed something was wrong and asked.
"Hmm, it's okay, leave it to me."
Yuan You glanced at the group, then shook her head, deliberately speaking in a relaxed tone.
"Let's go find the captain."
Before the others could say anything, Yuan You called out and then followed Du Qiu, who was walking through the crowd.
"Shen Qian?" Gu Zifang subconsciously looked at Shen Qian.
"Let's go take a look. If it really doesn't work, we'll see. It's not the only way," Shen Qian said after a moment's thought.
Perhaps it was Chen Qian's composure that infected them; they nodded slightly, stopped hesitating, and followed him.
“Shen Qian, why do I feel like you’ve become more profound?” On the way, Ouyang Fei glanced at Shen Qian with some curiosity.
“Perhaps… this is the power of knowledge.” Shen Qian’s gaze suddenly deepened.
"Huh?" Ouyang Fei was a little confused.
"Just kidding." Shen Qian dropped his pretentious attitude and returned to his usual demeanor.
In a private booth in the bar area, Shen Qian and the others met the main members of the Dark Star Squad.
The captain of the Dark Star Squad was a tall, composed young man. After listening to Yuan You and Du Qiu's account of the situation, he glanced at Shen Qian and the others with some surprise.
The group walked to the side and discussed something, then returned. Yuan You quietly gave them a gesture that said, "It's all settled."
Seeing this, Ouyang Fei and Gu Zifang exchanged a glance and both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, the Dark Star Squad was indeed the best option they could find for going out for training.
"Hello, Shen Qian, I'm He Weichen, the captain of the Dark Star Squad. May I have a private chat with you for a few minutes?"
The tall young man walked straight up to Shen Qian and smiled faintly.
"certainly."
Shen Qian wasn't too surprised and nodded.
...
Inside the cubicle, Yuan You led the somewhat worried Ouyang Fei and others out to wait.
Only Shen Qian and He Weichen remained in the private room.
"I heard you turned down the invitation from the Thousand Stars Society?"
He Weichen poured Shen Qian a glass of beer and asked directly.
"Well, I guess so, but that's because..."
"The reason I don't actually care about you."
Shen Qian wanted to explain a little, but He Weichen waved his hand to interrupt him.
Chen Qian paused for a moment, then fell silent, waiting for the other party to continue.
"I'm contacting you just to let you know in advance that I'm willing to accept you into the Dark Star Squad and lead you to grow together because we're all from Jingcheng. We're a few years older and we've all been through the same thing, so we won't have any prejudice against you."
"but……"
He Weichen stared at Shen Qian and spoke slowly with a blank expression.
"Once you join the Dark Star Squad, I have one special request for you."
"What?" Shen Qian asked.
"Put away your pride... Don't argue with me. It's actually quite normal. If I had also become the unprecedented national martial arts champion, I wouldn't have been able to resist being proud either."
He Weichen took a sip of his wine and said calmly, "But in the restricted area, in a place where teamwork and absolute obedience are required, the appearance of a troublemaker can be a very troublesome thing."
"So, I hope you can adjust your mindset. You are indeed the top scorer in the college entrance examination, but in the Dark Star Squad, you are still a novice."
Shen Qian smiled calmly, not expecting the other party to be so blunt.
However, he didn't care about the other party's attitude. In fact, from the other party's perspective, there was nothing wrong with saying that.
At least Shen Qian could sense that the other party wasn't deliberately targeting him because of the Qianxing Society incident.
"I don't think I'm going to be a burden, Captain He can rest assured about that."
Shen Qian first made a brief statement, and then continued, "As for the so-called arrogance, if I had to describe it, I would say it's more like a kind of confidence."
After a moment of surprise, He Weichen shook his head with a slight chuckle.
"That's settled then... Yuan You, you can come in now!"
Yuan You walked in first, and seeing that there was no tense atmosphere in the private room, she showed a bright smile.
"It seems our Dark Star team has really recruited a champion this time. I'll write it into the team's history later."
"You... Alright, Yuan Qiu, take them to complete the induction procedures, and tell them what to prepare. We'll meet at the usual place tomorrow."
He Weichen clapped his hands and then smiled at Ouyang Fei and the others.
"Welcome to the Dark Star Squad!"
...
After Yuan Qiu led Shen Qian and the others away, Du Qiu asked He Weichen curiously in the private room.
"How about it?"
"Just like we were back then, young and impetuous. But he certainly has the right to be impetuous. After all, he is the only national martial arts champion, so his talent should be extremely high. Judging from his aura, he has at least stepped into the intermediate level of martial arts."
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