"ah!"
Huo Ling'er screamed and jumped behind Shen Qian, warily watching the robed man standing a meter away, smiling at the two of them.
He was about thirty years old, with an unkempt face. His neat buzz cut and old-fashioned long robe seemed somewhat mismatched. He held a thread-bound copy of the Analects in his hand, the pages of which were yellowed.
Shen Qian originally wanted to mock Huo Ling'er's cowardice, but when he faced her directly, his pupils shrank and every hair on his body stood on end almost instantly.
Danger! Very dangerous!
This was my first feeling before sinking.
High-level martial artist.
This was the second thought that popped into his head.
If you look closely, you'll notice that the air around the person in the long robe is slightly distorted, which is clearly a manifestation of the outward release of vital energy as described in textbooks.
To achieve this, one must be at least at the level of a high-level martial artist.
If I remember correctly, the principal of No. 7 Middle School was at this level, and was also the strongest person among those I knew before I was gone.
But the person in front of me was so young, yet the sense of oppression was even stronger than that of Principal Huang.
Seeing Shen Qian and Huo Ling'er's wary yet slightly trembling expressions, the man in the robe seemed to realize something. He smiled apologetically, "Damn it, I haven't been in contact with weak people lately, I almost forgot... Sorry, sorry."
As he spoke, the aura emanating from the man in the long robe suddenly vanished, and he became ordinary again. Shen Qian and Huo Ling'er couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Only then did Huo Ling'er realize that she and Shen Qian were standing too close, and it hurt a little. Her face turned red, and she quickly took a step back.
"Who are you?" Shen Qian asked curiously, seeing that the other party seemed to have no ill intentions.
"My name is Liu Changqing, the same as the weeping willow, and the evergreen in the line 'In the past, I looked at my evergreen eyes'."
Liu Changqing said, then turned to Huo Ling'er, "Little girl, I need to correct you. Although I was indeed spying on you, I wasn't just spying on you... Don't misunderstand, I'm not interested in you. Oh, and I'm not interested in men either. Damn it, explaining is such a hassle, I'm not going to explain anymore."
"Then why did you come to us?" Huo Ling'er mustered her courage and asked.
"I'm not looking for you, you just happen to be blocking my way," Liu Changqing shrugged.
Chen Qian paused for a moment, then turned around and realized that Chen Feng and Zhao Hanhai had arrived at some point and were standing on the other side.
He hurriedly pulled Huo Ling'er to stand aside. As expected, Liu Changqing ignored them and walked straight over to talk quietly with Chen Feng and Zhao Hanhai.
The other students had already been alerted by the commotion and had also felt Liu Changqing's power in that instant. They all stared curiously at Liu Changqing's back and discussed among themselves.
"It was him... I knew it was him... I knew it wasn't that simple for the school to set up this training program."
Zhou Xiaoguang stared intently at the other person's back, his gaze burning, muttering to himself.
Someone noticed Zhou Xiaoguang's unusual behavior and asked, "Brother Zhou, do you seem to know him?"
As the "strongest" in the training camp, Zhou Xiaoguang seemed to know some inside information, which immediately aroused everyone's curiosity, and they all crowded closer.
Shen Qian and Huo Ling'er were the same, but Zhou Xiaoguang suddenly snorted coldly, glanced at Shen Qian, and the other classmates also looked over.
Seeing this, Chen Qian shrugged indifferently and walked a little further away.
Ever since Shen Qian directly conceded defeat to Zhou Xiaoguang in their two consecutive sparring matches, Zhou Xiaoguang has been acting like this.
Not only Zhou Xiaoguang, but others also looked down on Shen Qian to some extent.
Whether you can win or not is one thing, but not daring to fight at all is too cowardly.
However, Shen Qian really didn't dare to make a move. Although Zhou Xiaoguang hadn't broken through to become a martial artist, judging from the opponent's strength, he was most likely a superhuman quasi-martial artist. He was afraid that the system would have an overreaction and directly activate the AFK mode, which would most likely result in Zhou Xiaoguang being crippled even if he didn't die.
"Zhou Xiaoguang is going too far! He's clearly isolating you!" Huo Ling'er followed over and said angrily.
"What are you doing here?" Shen Qian asked, annoyed. "Couldn't you have listened first and then come over and tell me quietly?"
"Oh right, I forgot..." Huo Ling'er said regretfully, "Should I try to reach over there again?"
Shen Qian rolled her eyes. "That would be too deliberate. They're not stupid. Forget it, let's just leave it at that."
"Oh." Huo Ling'er nodded, and said with a sigh, "I think so too. Sigh, everyone here is smart, not easy to fool."
Who are you to call yourself "everyone"? Can't you have some self-awareness?
Shen Qian was internally ranting and raving, but he managed to keep a straight face because he was used to it.
Fortunately, Zheng Shaoyang quickly crept over. Seeing that Zhou Xiaoguang and the others weren't paying attention, he lowered his voice and said, "Zhou Xiaoguang said that Liu Changqing's identity is very powerful, even our principal can't afford to offend him. He also said that this training camp might have other purposes, and everyone should perform well to try and catch his eye..."
"What's your purpose?" Huo Ling'er asked, her eyes wide.
“I don’t know. Zhou Xiaoguang is just guessing. That’s all he said.” Zheng Shaoyang coughed. “Alright, I’m going now. Let’s keep in touch secretly. I don’t want to be isolated.”
"Hmph, so disloyal!" Huo Ling'er said angrily.
"No, this is the right way to conduct oneself in the world." Shen Qian actually admired it, even though he himself couldn't be so tactful.
However, compared to his so-called purpose, Shen Qian was more interested in Liu Changqing's identity.
After all, the system must have had some purpose in sending him to this elite training class. It's just a pity that the system can't be spoken to, and Shen Qian sometimes couldn't understand the system's logic.
As a native of Beicheng, Zhou Xiaoguang had heard Zheng Shaoyang say before he was buried that his family was very prominent. Zhou Xiaoguang's father was one of the top ten wealthy merchants in Jingcheng. What kind of person could make the aloof Zhou Xiaoguang's eyes burn with passion?
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