Chapter 176 (1/2)
Hearing this, Shu Sanqi asked, “How many other trainees do you think need us to keep secrets for them?”
After thinking for a while, Young Ke figured it out.
The 42 trainees, except for Lin Xun, Lee Duxing, and a few other people, all had influential backgrounds, and they didn’t need the protection from the camp at all.
Shu Sanqi said, “Lin Xun is different. He’s the most special one among all the trainees not only because of his unimaginable potentials but also because of his mastery and fantastic attainments of spiritual tattoos. Both of the remolded Ziying Battleship and the Meteors Crossbow are the top-notch weapons in the world. If he is utilized by the big shots in the empire, it’ll be hard to predict whether it’s lucky or not.”
Such a short conversation revealed Shu’s disbelief and even repugnance for the big shots in the empire!
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Lin Xun didn’t know what he had shown had already attracted Shu’s great attention, and even caused Shu to protect him to a certain degree.
Whether Shu’s protection was good or bad remained to be seen in the future.
The training went on every day. As Lin Xun reached the Mastery of the ninth level of the Martial Realm, and the eighth spiritual star was lit up in the sea of his consciousness. Only three days were left before the one-year training in the Bloodthirsty Camp was over.
Young Ke said suddenly by the end of this day’s training, “The final assessment will kick off tomorrow. The 30 trainees passing it will enter Gang-producing Lake for refinement.”
Lin Xun was in a daze, and then abruptly realized that he had been in the camp for almost a year.
That evening in the warehouse of Old Mo-
During dinner, Lin Xun acutely found Young Man distracted, so he couldn’t help asking, “Sister Young Man, is there something wrong with you?”
Young Man sighed, “No need to worry about me. You should prepare yourself for tomorrow’s assessment. Since only three days are left, it’ll be a pity if you’re sifted out now.”
“H’m,” Lin Xun replied, and then ate the meal silently.
Having found the atmosphere a little depressing, Young Man asked, “Hasn’t Chirps woken up?”
Lin Xun nodded. After swallowing that black beast tooth, the little thing flew into his palm and fell fallen into sleep.
“It seems that the black beast tooth is a terrific treasure,” said Young Man thoughtfully.
Lin Xun said calmly and seriously while staring at her, “Sister Young Man, I might leave here soon, but if you have some troubles, you must tell me.”
Young Man was stunned for a long time, and then said with a chuckle, “Do you really expect to solve my troubles?”
Lin Xun didn’t seem to flinch for her words, and said with a rather more serious face, “But at least, I’ll do everything I can to help you without frowning once.”
“Yeah,” Young Man replied. She then stood up and walked towards the door of the warehouse, “Take a good rest. If you’re eliminated tomorrow, I’ll no longer consider you as my little brother.”
Watching her leave, Lin Xun eventually shook his head without thinking more.
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Lin Xun didn’t notice that no sooner did Young Man turn round and leave the warehouse than tears welled up in her eyes.
As she walked in the darkness alone, the breeze wafted her soft and silky long hair, making her feel the chill.
“What a little jerk! He’s so good at making girls touched, which is really a bad thing. When he leaves this camp, who knows how many girls will fall under the spell of his charm,” Young Man murmured gently.
Because of Lin’s words, all sorts of feelings welled up in her mind and she lost control emotionally. It was the first time she had such a feeling after so many years.
Out of the blue, the hard voice of Shu Sanqi aroused in the darkness. “This session of training will draw to an end soon. Don’t you really want to leave the Bloodthirsty Camp?”
Young Man was in a trance for a moment, and the tears in her beautiful eyes immediately disappeared. She asked pathetically, “What? Chief Shu, do you want to ask me to leave?”
As Shu Sanqi, who was as thin as a spear, showed up, he glanced at Young Man and said, “I’m not kidding. The accumulated scores you’ve won last time can definitely help you get out of here completely and unload the responsibilities the empire entrust to you. Such a chance could happen only once, and you should think it through.”
“No need to think more.”
Young Man said without any hesitation, “I choose to stay in the camp. As for the chance…I give it to Young Ke.”
Shu Sanqi promptly narrowed his sharp eyes and said in a muffled voice, “You should know if Young Ke leaves here, she’ll go to the Forbidden City to settle the old score right away. Are you ready for this?”
A trace of sadness flashed across Young Man’s dainty face. After in a daze for a while, she said while gritting her teeth, “I’ve done wrong that year, and I don’t hope it will last forever.”
Shu Sanqi fixed his eyes on Young Man for a long time and said with a nod, “Since it’s your choice, I hope you won’t regret by then.”
After that, he turned around and left.
Seated in the darkness alone, she watched the distant night sky while she felt a sense of relief suddenly.
After all those years, it was time to let it go!
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The next morning-
As the 42 trainees including Lin Xun were gathered up, Shu Sanqi in person led them to a huge field.