A Mobile Game's Apprenticeship System

The red-haired guy and Mobile Game Guy's double act successfully amused Zhou Zhe.

The latter kept up his performance. "Axiu, don't cry! You've got to stay hard-headed to the bitter end and keep firing back! Just like when you first joined the Supernatural Affairs Department! Otherwise, your character setting will collapse!"

"You can't seriously do what you just agreed to and become someone's dog, can you?"

???

Hearing that, Dugu Xiu's mind was left with nothing but the Huaxia popular three-character classic looping endlessly.

They had agreed before the fight that whoever lost would become the other's little brother. This...

Could honoring a bet be called becoming a dog?

That bastard with a dog's mouth that couldn't spit out ivory!

His upper abdomen throbbed with unbearable pain, and nausea rose in Dugu Xiu's throat. He hurriedly clenched his teeth and stared fixedly at Jinuo.

He had nearly been beaten sick by Zhou Zhe already, and this dog bastard was still standing to the side making sarcastic remarks.

Had the world always been this real?

Or was it only this way for losers?

When the wind was at your back, they called you brother; when it turned against you, they immediately checked your record.

Life was hard enough already. Didn't he know not to expose it?

Would he die if he didn't dig up old dirt?

If you hadn't brought it up, I could have pretended to have teenage dementia, forgotten what I just said, and muddled through it, okay?!

Just then, Zhang Miaoran, who had been quietly standing behind Zhou Zhe, suddenly tugged at the corner of his clothes and whispered, "A Zhe, this red-haired one is really impressive..."

Dugu Xiu pricked up his ears, his eyes lighting up.

Someone had finally noticed his excellence?

Zhou Zhe turned his face slightly. At that moment, it seemed there was only one person in his eyes. "How so?"

Zhang Miaoran held back a laugh. "You punched him, and he didn't even kneel down and beg you not to die..."

That conversation.

Dugu Xiu suddenly felt stuffed to the brim.

The dog food had been shoved down his throat so suddenly that he was completely caught off guard.

Painful!

Chang Hanshan, who had always cast herself as a background nobody and had nearly turned into a little vacuum, was acting rather strangely now.

She stared at Dugu Xiu for a long while, her gaze complicated.

Reminiscence, delight, disgust, contempt, reverence...

It was as if she were looking at a comrade who had died young while covering her companions, yet also as if she were looking at a gay man who was gold and jade without, rotten cotton within.

After putting on a face-changing act that could turn a Sichuan opera master into scraps in seconds, Chang Hanshan looked nervously at Zhou Zhe and said, "Your Highness Zhe, Dugu Xiu wasn't deliberately provoking anyone. He just..."

After racking her brains for ages, she finally spat out five words. "He was born annoying."

Hearing that, Zhou Zhe glanced at Dugu Xiu, who was still bracing himself against the wall, then nodded slightly. "He's rather cute. Did you know each other before?"

Chang Hanshan turned pale in shock, looking as though her secret had been exposed. She desperately tried to cover it up. "Don't mind such details! Ranan, listen! Your husband is already asking about other women's pasts! Keep him in line!"

Blushing, Zhang Miaoran pinched the soft flesh at Chang Hanshan's waist, her fingers tightening.

This clueless best friend really had too much drama.

Husband and all that... wasn't that going too far?!

If she tacitly accepted it, would A Zhe think she was too frivolous?

They had not even confirmed their relationship yet...

Zhang Miaoran raised her head and happened to meet Zhou Zhe's eyes. She hurriedly lowered her head again, her heart pounding like a startled deer as thoughts scattered through her mind.

What a pity. Such a fine show.

The number-one spectator beside them, the clueless best friend, had no mind to savor the sweetness right now.

She quietly pried Zhang Miaoran's hand away, swallowed, and added anxiously, "Dugu Xiu may be annoying, but he really is a reliable guy. As a meat shield or cannon fodder or something, he can definitely hold the line!"

At this point, the red-haired man's expression finally cracked.

The cold aloofness on his face twisted in an instant as he glared furiously at Chang Hanshan.

Get lost, woman! Do I even know you?

Not deliberately provoking anyone, just born annoying?

As a meat shield or cannon fodder, he could definitely hold the line?

Listen to that. Was that even something a human would say?

A backstabbing wolf?

Pretending to be loyal in reverse?

Could you stop looking at me like I'm already dead?

"Hmph!"

Dugu Xiu decided to ignore this pretty woman who did not know whether she was alive or dead.

He turned his head and stubbornly fixed his gaze on Zhou Zhe.

Threats and trash talk were not Dugu Xiu's style.

One look was enough. Figure it out yourself!

Everything was contained in silence!

"Young people who see through the ways of the world too early and grow worldly beyond their years are destined for mediocrity."

Zhou Zhe finally pulled his gaze away from Zhang Miaoran and walked over to Dugu Xiu, patting him on the shoulder. "So..."

"I appreciate you."

When someone was handsome and carried himself well, even showing off seemed especially dazzling.

Dugu Xiu felt his face grow a little hot and quickly turned away.

This was bad, this was bad!

After getting beaten up, he was actually a little happy just because he had been praised a few times...

That was incredibly awkward.

Dugu Xiu shook his red hair, focused his gaze on the empty space ahead, and said solemnly, as though taking an oath, "From today onward, you are my boss."

Having said that, Dugu Xiu sensed something off about the atmosphere and added, "Until I surpass you."

At this point, the atmosphere had eased considerably.

After a duel—or rather, a one-sided crushing—the members of the Supernatural Affairs Department were convinced by Zhou Zhe's strength.

They did not yet know how well he could teach, but at least his combat ability was strong enough!

That was enough!

However...

While playing his mobile game, Dugu Xiu's good buddy Jinuo casually stabbed him in the back. "Forget it. You still want to surpass him? You... you're useless at everything, but number one at showing off."

"If you don't speak, no one will take you for a mute!" Dugu Xiu's red hair bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"The wail of a defeated dog." Jinuo fiddled with his phone as he responded disdainfully.

"Hmph, at least I'm better than someone who doesn't even have the courage to challenge him."

"Damn it, why has everyone already left? I got so caught up playing that I forgot! Master Zhou does have some skill! I can't miss the first lesson!"

"Come here!" Cold and indifferent.

"What for?" A wary expression.

"My legs are weak. I can't walk. Help me."

"You think you're all that? Why the hell don't you ask me to carry you over there? I'm leaving first! Crawl there yourself!"

"Three bottles of cola, plus braised chicken rice for a week! My treat!"

"Okay! Sir, climb on!"

"Arno, you really are a dog. No wonder you're Dugu Xiu's good brother."

"???"

By the time Jinuo helped Dugu Xiu to the Supernatural Academy, Zhou Zhe had just finished exchanging pleasantries.

"Since everyone already knows me, let's get to the point."

"Today, I'll be teaching the first part of the Wind Riding Blade Technique."

"Although fully unleashing the power of the Wind Riding Blade Technique requires matching extraordinary power, I'll break it down bit by bit and explain it to everyone."

"By drawing inferences from one instance, perhaps you may gain some insight."

Jinuo had originally been somewhat absent-minded, but when Zhou Zhe truly began teaching, he immediately perked up.

Because...

A line of text that only he could see appeared on his phone screen.

A public instructor has been detected teaching the D-Class Extraordinary Martial Skill "Wind Riding Blade Technique." Begin learning?

Would you like to form a master-disciple relationship with "Zhou Zhe"?

After becoming his disciple, learning speed when studying skills from this character will increase to 200%!

Note: Before completing your apprenticeship, you cannot take any other character as your master.

Chapter Two will be here soon~

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