The 92nd and the 92nd

December 28th...

"Xiao Ai, Luo Feng has squeezed into 73rd place on the leaderboard. It's amazing!!!"

Xu Xin excitedly hugged Xu Ai's slender waist and spun her around several times.

Xu Ai felt helpless, and it was quite a while before she was finally set down.

"Only 73rd place?"

"Hmm?"

Could it be that Xu Ai actually held Luo Feng in such high regard?

Xu Xin looked at Xu Ai with confusion.

"In the first month of entering the Elite Training Camp, breaking into the top 100 is already the mark of a genius among geniuses, let alone reaching 73rd place. In the past, only Master could have surpassed this achievement."

"It's a pity, though, that Luo Feng was targeted by Candice and his group; otherwise, his ranking could have climbed a few spots higher."

Xu Xin explained incessantly.

Xu Ai thought about it and understood why Luo Feng, who had already mastered the fourth level of the Thunder Blade, had stopped at 73rd place.

The first reason was the secret manual from Hen Ren. The detailed ten-fold force amplification technique had improved the instruction at the Elite Training Camp, making the students of this batch significantly stronger than those of any previous year.

The second reason was that it was only December; the senior students hadn't graduated yet, and the new students were still in a state of growth. For Luo Feng to reach 73rd place was already incredibly impressive.

If he had enrolled in March or April, after the seniors had graduated, Luo Feng would likely have been able to squeeze into the top 50...

The final reason was the targeting by Candice and his group, which resulted in Luo Feng hunting far fewer targets.

It was quite a shame...

"...And what about you?"

"Me? Uh... 92nd place..."

Achieving this result in her first month at the Elite Training Camp was actually quite good, but Xu Ai had set a requirement for herself to be in the top 80...

Xu Ai sat on the sofa and patted her lap, signaling for Xu Xin to be self-aware.

Xu Xin pouted, and unwillingly, she walked over to Xu Ai and laid across her lap.

Smack! Smack! Smack!!!

Comforting!

The frustration from being hugged by Xu Xin was released, and Xu Ai felt much happier.

Xu Xin was too lazy to get up, so she just stayed lying on her lap.

"Xiao Ai, since Luo Feng is so outstanding, how about we recommend him to Master and have Master take him as a disciple?"

"That wouldn't be great..."

Xu Ai shook her head. Giving him pointers was fine, but taking him as a disciple was out of the question.

Hen Ren was only at the Planetary Level, and even if he were invincible at the Planetary Level, his strength wasn't that high.

With such limited strength and no deep reservoir of knowledge, it was better to forget about taking Luo Feng as a disciple.

Before long, Luo Feng would be taken as a disciple by Babata on behalf of Hu Yanbo.

One had to realize that even if Hu Yanbo's background couldn't compare to the Marquis Immortals of the five great powers, as an Immortal, his wealth of knowledge was far beyond what Hen Ren possessed right now.

If that happened, it would be embarrassing if Hen Ren ended up needing to receive a legacy from Luo Feng...

After all, it would be quite awkward if the master had barely started teaching before needing the disciple to show filial piety...

Forget it. Anyway, relying on the status of being Xu Xin's master, combined with Hen Ren's talent, it wouldn't be hard to obtain some legacies; there was no need to take on a disciple.

"Junior Sister!"

A knock sounded at the door. Xu Xin climbed off Xu Ai's lap and trotted over to open the door.

A blonde girl was standing outside.

"Janet, why are you here?"

Xu Xin asked with some confusion.

Janet looked into the pavilion, greeted Xu Ai who was sitting on the sofa, and then answered Xu Xin's question.

"Luo Feng broke into 73rd place in the training camp, you know that, right?"

"Mm-hmm, that news has already spread throughout the training camp."

Xu Xin nodded.

Janet said with a smile:

"Since Luo Feng broke into the top 100 in his first month at the training camp, and even reached 73rd place, we have to treat him to a celebration. Let's meet at the cafeteria private room at midnight."

"Sure, I'll definitely be there."

"Of course you have to be there; you're the leading lady."

Janet teased. Over this past month, the ambiguous relationship between Luo Feng and Xu Xin had long been clear to all the students.

Although their relationship hadn't been made public yet, in everyone's eyes, they were already a couple.

"Don't talk nonsense, that's not the case at all."

Xu Xin rolled her eyes at Janet. She and Luo Feng were past the stage of being just friends, but they weren't quite lovers yet; Luo Feng had never actually confessed his feelings to her!

As for the reason...

Xu Xin glanced at Xu Ai, who was leaning in close...

"Then I'm going too..."

Xu Ai rested her head on Xu Xin's shoulder and said resentfully.

Although the ambiguous relationship between Luo Feng and Xu Xin existed partly because she turned a blind eye to it, she still couldn't let Luo Feng succeed so easily!

If she let Xu Xin go alone, what would happen if she didn't come back tonight!?

Xu Ai definitely had to tag along for something like this!

"Sure, you're definitely welcome. Besides, Luo Feng is the one paying."

Janet said with a smile.

Perhaps because Xu Xin had also come to the Elite Training Camp, Janet didn't have any special feelings for Luo Feng, let alone any desire to be a third wheel.

Therefore, she was quite relaxed about teasing Luo Feng and Xu Xin.

"Let's go. I'll go call Teacher Jiang Fang first. She's an important figure today, after all, she taught a genius student like Luo Feng."

"I can't take much credit for that."

Jiang Fang walked out of the nearby pavilion with a smile.

"Luo Feng was already excellent to begin with; it was just his blade technique that was holding him back slightly. I was merely adding flowers to the brocade; it's nothing worth mentioning."

"Tch, the 'flowers' you added were just right."

Xu Ai rolled her eyes at her.

In less than a month, going from a half-baked Basic Level blade technique to a Specialist Level one—perhaps it was mostly due to Luo Feng's exceptional talent, but Jiang Fang's teaching ability was also undeniable.

"Xiao Ai, you're just jealous, aren't you? Sigh, it's just that Luo Feng is too outstanding."

Jiang Fang teased, but Xu Ai was dissatisfied when she heard that.

"My sister is pretty good too, she's ranked 92nd!"

"Yes, yes, Xiao Xin is also very good."

Jiang Fang looked at Xu Xin and nodded.

"You've also put in quite a lot of effort."

With her experience, she could naturally tell that Xu Xin's combat talent was very poor, yet she had managed to squeeze into the top 100 in her first month at the Elite Training Camp, even with the veteran students who hadn't graduated yet.

Xu Ai must have put a lot of effort into this.

Xu Ai indicated that, of course!

One had to know that this past month, Xu Xin had been punished by her many times, and the method of punishment was lying across her lap—Xu Xin had even become skilled at it!

"I almost forgot! We should make Luo Feng spend a bit more and celebrate for Xiao Xin's part as well!"

Janet only then remembered that Xu Xin was also a super genius who had squeezed into the top 100 of the training camp in her first month!

There was no helping it; Luo Feng was so dazzling that many people had overlooked Xu Xin...

"Let's go, let's head over now. Things should be just about ready over there."

Janet waved her hand and then headed toward the direction of the cafeteria.

The group walked familiarly to the Nine-Story Tower; the cafeteria's private rooms were the perfect place to host a banquet.

Back when Xu Ai, Xu Xin, and Luo Feng first arrived at the Elite Training Camp, they had held their welcome banquet right here.

Incidentally, the one who paid for that meal was Chu Qiang, who had tried to recruit Luo Feng.

Xu Ai and Xu Xin didn't need that; given the connections between the Xu Family, Hen Ren, and the military, they were already considered half-members of the military.

It was the same familiar private room, but this time, it was Luo Feng who was playing the host.