When Shen Mu Ning and the other two returned to the educated youth settlement, they told everyone that they had encountered Cao Jin. Now everyone knew that Cao Jin's target was Shen Mu Ning.
Although Hu Meiling and He Xiaolan were secretly gloating, they dared not show it.
Moreover, because of Shen Mu Ning's previous intimidation, they now have the desire but not the courage to scheme against her.
Even if they managed to outmaneuver Shen Mu Ning in this matter, what she would retaliate with in no time would be something they couldn't handle.
Among the female educated youth, Lin Siqi, Zhuang Xue, and Ding Xiang were all worried about Shen Mu Ning.
Although they knew Shen Mu Ning was strong, they were still worried that she wouldn't escape Cao Jin's scheme.
After all, if Cao Jin were to resort to underhanded tactics, Shen Mu Ning would likely fall victim to them as well.
Looking at the worried looks in their eyes, Shen Mu Ning felt for the first time that her fair and delicate face might actually be of some use.
This face is incredibly deceptive. Even Lin Siqi and the others, who know their own abilities, can't help but worry about themselves. It's perfect for playing dumb to fool others.
However, what Shen Mu Ning didn't know was that because of her behavior after going to the countryside, people felt that she was a straightforward person.
Moreover, Shen Mu Ning was younger than them, and everyone thought that Shen Mu Ning might never have encountered anyone's schemes.
If Cao Jin were to scheme against Shen Mu Ning, she might not be able to react in time, which is why they are so worried.
However, none of them knew that Shen Mu Ning had spent several years struggling in the post-apocalyptic world. Even though she had lived in a peaceful era, she would still use the darkest thoughts to speculate about people's hearts after experiencing the apocalypse.
Her seemingly overwhelming strength after going to the countryside was simply because she was confident she could evade their open and covert attacks.
Moreover, as educated youth, they had no connections in Xinshan Brigade, so no matter how much they wanted to scheme against others, they wouldn't have much power.
As for Cao Jin, the only thing that made her slightly wary was his contact with the Red-Letter Soldiers.
After all, she had only seen their brutality in her memories, and she did not know the extent of their power.
Aside from the Red Letter soldier, Cao Jin could only use three methods to marry her.
Sweet words of pursuit, rumors and coercion, and finally catching someone in bed with another man—but Shen Mu Ning isn't afraid of any of these.
After the corn and wheat harvest in about ten days, before the autumn harvest, Shen Mu Ning was able to take leave and went to the commune and county town to see what the Red-Letter Soldiers looked like.
If they were indeed as wicked as she imagined, she could certainly take them all down with her.
At that time, no matter what tricks Cao Jin pulls, Shen Mu Ning will be able to retaliate.
Moreover, without his backing, I can't just teach him a lesson by beating him up.
"Anyway, I'm telling you this so you can be careful. He does have designs on me now, but that doesn't mean you'll always be safe."
Shen Mu Ning was afraid that Cao Jin would keep being led astray and then switch targets, thus harming them in the process.
"With you here, what danger could we possibly be in?"
In Shen Muling's eyes, He Xiaolan was the epitome of a black-hearted and stupid person, and she rolled her eyes at her.
"What, am I your mother? Do I have to protect you all the time?"
Shen Muling didn't want to say anything more to He Xiaolan. When she talked about Cao Jin yesterday, she didn't take it seriously.
Now that it's confirmed that Cao Jin's long-term stay in the brigade is because he's after the educated youth, he's still spouting nonsense and making no sense.
"Isn't Cao Jin's target you? What does it have to do with us?"
In He Xiaolan's mind, even if Shen Mu Ning was strong, she probably couldn't compare to the country folk, and Shen Mu Ning might soon be gone from the educated youth settlement.
Only then can my plan targeting Lin Siqi be implemented.
"Yes, he's targeting me now, but I can make him regret it. Do you think he's that stupid to fight me to the death? I'm not the only educated youth left."
Shen Muling's explanation was a reminder to Lin Siqi and the others that if Cao Jin suffered a setback with her, she might replace him.
Lin Siqi, Zhuang Xue, and others nodded in agreement, and even Hu Meiling and Shi Wenju agreed with Shen Mu Ning's words.
They repeatedly assured each other that they would be careful, and that as long as Cao Jin was still in the Johor Bahru brigade, they would travel together.
He Xiaolan was furious when she saw that everyone agreed with Shen Muning and no one spoke up for her. How could the educated youth settlement be Shen Muning's domain?
Little did she know that everyone else at the educated youth settlement thought He Xiaolan was too stupid and might just bring about her own demise someday.
Everyone considers her someone they shouldn't associate with, otherwise they might get implicated someday.
Today is another new task, and the educated youth are all very tired, so they plan not to go out at noon.
Seeing that the educated youth had all returned to their dormitories after finishing their meals and were not planning to go out, Shen Mu Ning happily ran into the forest.
She sensed last night that her wood-type ability was at a critical juncture for upgrading, and she needed a large amount of wood-type elements to break through the barrier.
Knowing that Chu Mingxu was a soldier, she never dared to go out into the mountains at night to cultivate, for fear of being discovered by Chu Mingxu.
After witnessing Chu Mingxu's skills today, I'm even more determined to conceal my unusual abilities.
She had originally planned to ask for leave on the afternoon of the next day or the day after, and go directly to the deep mountains to break through her supernatural abilities when no one was with her.
But the time they were all resting at noon today was the perfect time for her to go deep into the mountains.
As usual, Shen Mu Ning took a bundle of hemp rope and an axe and went into the mountains.
Shen Mu Ning walked into the mountains, made sure no one was around, and then ran wildly through the mountains.
In less than twenty minutes, Shen Mu Ning stepped into the deep mountains.
Even after reaching the depths of the mountains, Shen Mu Ning continued running for five minutes. At this spot, withered branches and fallen leaves everywhere, it was a place where no one usually came.
It would take her about an hour to break through to level three. Shen Mu Ning put her things into her spatial storage and began to cultivate cross-legged.
Shen Mu Ning compressed the wood-elemental energy she absorbed over and over again until she could no longer compress it.
A large amount of wood-elemental energy still seeped into Shen Mu Ning's body. Without further hesitation, she began to circulate the incantation.
The concentrated elements, compressed into a sphere, were poured into the wood-element crystal core. With a soft, muffled sound, the wood-element crystal core inside Shen Mu Ning's body grew to the size of a ping-pong ball.
After breaking through, Shen Mu Ning absorbed wood-type abilities even faster. Just then, Shen Mu Ning was deep in the mountains, and a large amount of wood-type elements quickly gathered around her.
As she circulated the incantation, she absorbed a large amount of wood-type power to stabilize her realm, and then guided the remaining wood-type elements throughout her body.
As the wood-based superpower entered her muscles, bones, and skin, Shen Mu Ning's physical attributes improved once again.
She now has a strength of 600 jin, but it won't increase as much as it did during the first three levels of advancement.
As for physical abilities, they far surpass human limits; even a light touch with a cold weapon wouldn't pierce Shen Mu Ning's skin.
Shen Mu Ning finished her practice, stood up, and stretched her body, her joints cracking and popping.
This body is getting stronger and stronger, that's great.
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