Lin Xi guiltily avoided eye contact.
You can say whatever you want, I'm not going to listen anyway.
Xin Ning turned around and clapped his hands twice. "Gather! Have you all identified your opponents? Let's officially begin, number 6."
Jiang Chuan took a step forward and looked at the third brother who was slowly walking out of the crowd. His feelings were extremely complicated.
Did she really save her?
But what is the reason?
Lin Xi revealed a three-pointed malicious smile. Jiang Chuan noticed this and then suddenly remembered that the third brother's superpower could make his superpower malfunction!
I felt the energy within my body again... and it really was gone!
When Jiang Chuan looked at the third brother again, he had a bad feeling.
Lin Xi was too familiar with Jiang Chuan's offensive tactics, and could even accurately predict how he would exert force in every joint and every muscle.
The long sword slipped from his hand.
Jiang Chuan's right wrist was grabbed and twisted behind his back by Lin Xi, and his strength seemed to be locked as well.
Just when he thought he couldn't break free, the hand that was holding him let go. As he was wondering what was going on, he was suddenly kicked in the back.
He fell headfirst into the grass in a disheveled state.
Those watching from the sidelines couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.
"Was it necessary to be so ruthless? If word gets out that Jiang Chuan looks like this, he'll lose face big time," Yun muttered to herself.
Chen Jin's words caught in his throat, and he finally managed to squeeze out, "Perhaps there's some personal grudge between the two of them."
Although he said that, he remembered what Lin Xi had complained to him about that day.
He couldn't help but shake his head. He didn't know what had happened during the year they had been apart. Lin Xi had never been so vindictive before.
However, although he knew the inside story, he certainly couldn't tell others these things.
He could only pray silently for Jiang Chuan, hoping that the injury wouldn't be too severe.
"Third brother!"
Suddenly, an angry shout rang out, stopping the farce: "You've already won, so let's stop here."
Lin Xi looked up and saw that it was Xin Ning.
Her fist hung awkwardly above Jiang Chuan's head, neither up nor down.
Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief for Jiang Chuan.
Fortunately, someone stopped them.
Seeing this, Lin Xi had no choice but to withdraw her hand.
Xin Ning gestured to the person next to her to help Jiang Chuan up.
"Third brother, are you ignoring what my husband and I said?"
Lin Xi stood there, looking completely innocent. "No, I wasn't planning on throwing that punch just now."
As she spoke, she blinked guiltily.
Xin Ning could easily see through her little scheme, and warned her again, "Don't take advantage of your special abilities and strength to bully your teammates. If you ever do something that angers the master, you will bear the consequences."
Lin Xi stood there without saying a word, looking timid.
Xie Erge couldn't help but stand up to defend his own, "Xin Ning, the master didn't say anything, did he? You're using the master's name to give orders. What will happen if the master finds out?"
Xin Ning looked at Xie Erge and asked, "Xie Er, are you questioning me?"
"It's hard not to have doubts." Xie Erge nodded generously and admitted, "You can step forward because you care about the promising young talent that your team brought over? But you're using your position for personal gain, helping your people bully my people. I'm the first to disagree with that."
Xie Erge glanced at Jiang Chuan on the ground and said contemptuously, "Besides, isn't your Jiang Chuan perfectly fine now? Why are you so anxious?"
Xin Ning hadn't expected Xie Erge to jump out at this moment, and was momentarily at a loss for words.
After glancing at the strange expressions on the faces of those around him, Xin Ning finally hardened his expression and shouted, "Number 5, continue!"
Everyone knew they were being silly.
This brief incident has come to an end.
Two more people went up on stage.
Xie Erge stopped Lin Xi from walking outside, "Alright, stop pretending. So, what exactly is your grudge against Jiang Chuan?"
“He looked at me with disgust when he saw me in the city guard team before, like I was a plague god. I couldn’t stand it.”
Second Brother Xie chuckled, "You're still young and inexperienced. What's a little grudge like this? When you become stronger, even if others look down on you, they'll still have to treat you with respect and decorum."
"Besides, when things haven't really taken off yet, you have to be humble and cautious. Otherwise, you might offend someone and they could stab you in the back," Xie Erge said earnestly. "Third brother, that could be fatal."
Lin Xi didn't understand; in fact, Xie Erge was really a good person now.
Even when they were in the military region, she would protect him like a mother hen. Even if he was arrogant and offended many people, Xie Erge would always cover for him.
But why would she work for Yin?
This meant they were destined never to be friends.
"Why does the gentleman seem to favor Xin Ning more? Didn't you two enter the military region at the same time?" Lin Xi asked, looking completely indignant.
Xie Erge smiled and said, "Actually, Xin Ning was originally someone that the Master had trained, even before the apocalypse. And it has to be said that she did do even more, so it's understandable."
"Then why didn't she enter the military region in the same batch as Yi Song?"
"Because of Yi Song's group, a big thing happened, and later they decided to put an eye in the military region to keep an eye on things."
Lin Xi nodded. "And what about you? Why are you also willing to listen to the master?"
"Me?" Xie Erge was stunned. "I have always been a resident of Worry-Free Island, so naturally I am bound to live and die with this area."
"Is that so?" Lin Xi stopped in her tracks. "Second Brother Xie, it seems you've had a tough time."
Why do you say that?
Lin Xi pointed to the bird in the tree, "We've finally managed to survive, why can't we be as free and happy as it is?"
Xie Erge followed her gaze and looked over. She didn't know what kind of bird it was. It had gray feathers and slender legs. Suddenly, it spread its wings and flew far, far away.
For some reason, she asked, almost as if possessed, "Third brother, do you like fighting?"
Lin Xi shook her head honestly, "Who would like this kind of thing? War involves death, isn't that a painful thing?"
Xie Erge turned to look at her, "I always see you laughing and joking around, acting all high and mighty. I thought you really enjoyed fighting."
"No, I'm just showing off because I feel I have the ability to protect myself and that no one can bully me."
She laughed without a care in the world, and Brother Xie was stunned once again.
Is that how it is?
But now that she's in this industry, how can she easily walk away unscathed?
Without realizing it, a hint of pity appeared in her eyes.
"What if a battle is inevitable for us?"
After hearing her words, Lin Xi became serious.
Finally, are you ready to say it?
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