"He's a fast learner, too, and that's the most important thing. It looks like this prospective brother-in-law has a pretty good chance of becoming the real deal. Sister Xin, oh, Sister Xin, you really do have good taste," Xu Qing muttered to himself.
He saw a lot in Luo Feng—qualities that ordinary Warriors simply didn't have.
Xu Qing went back to his room and continued sleeping.
Meanwhile, after Luo Feng killed and dissected the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf, he quickly left.
Not long after he was gone, a Warrior squad appeared. They were the same people who had tried to ambush Luo Feng and his team earlier.
Their true target was the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf.
They'd stumbled across the badly wounded wolf by chance, and naturally couldn't let it go. They'd pursued it all the way here, tracking it with a signal transmitter.
Looking at the pile of flesh on the ground and the tuft of fur with a signal transmitter attached, they immediately realized what had happened. Their expressions darkened.
"Damn it, someone stole our kill!"
Zhang Zehu and the others were furious to find their prey had been taken, but they had no idea who'd done it.
"They just finished dissecting the body. To be safe, they'll probably head straight for the Supply Base. Let's go after them now and try to intercept them on the way!" Squad leader Pan Ya said in a low voice.
"Go!" The group took off at a murderous pace, racing toward the Warrior Supply Base.
Unfortunately, they were wrong. Luo Feng and the Fire Hammer Squad were only a few hundred meters away, so the two groups were bound to miss each other.
Early the next morning, Luo Feng and the others finally left the city and returned to the Supply Base.
In his room, Xu Qing was sleeping soundly.
He had a habit of sleeping in. When he was in school, he had to set several alarms to get up. On weekends, if he had nothing to do, he'd sleep until nine or ten and wake up naturally.
These past few days, he'd been using the monsters' roars as free alarm clocks. As it happened, there were no monsters roaring nearby today.
By the time Xu Qing woke naturally, it was almost ten in the morning. Hunger was what finally roused him.
"Oh no, I overslept! It's already... almost ten!" Xu Qing jolted awake.
He put away the God-Splitting Silk and hurried to the place where Luo Feng and the others had rested last night. They were all gone, clearly having returned to the Supply Base.
"Damn it, they left without even saying a word and made me sleep in." Xu Qing kicked a pebble away, his cheeks puffed out in a pout.
"I'm never tagging along with them again." Xu Qing rubbed his stomach, then ate his breakfast.
After finishing breakfast, Xu Qing left as well and headed back to the Warrior Supply Base.
Xu Qing returned to the military district's Supply Base in the afternoon. He didn't linger there, but immediately boarded a train back to Base City.
"Hello, Sister Xin? It's me." Xu Qing called Xu Xin.
While he was in the Wilderness Zone, he'd completely forgotten to call Xu Xin and let her know he was safe. That really wasn't right of him.
"Sorry, Sister Xin. I forgot to let you know I was safe," Xu Qing apologized first.
Hearing him apologize, Xu Xin's worry faded, and she wasn't angry anymore. "As long as you're okay. You weren't hurt, were you?"
"No, I didn't even lose a single hair. You can check when I get back, if you don't believe me." Xu Qing sounded a little ingratiating; after all, he was in the wrong.
"Mm. There's something I forgot to remind you before you left, too. Xiao Qing, do you know today's date?" Xu Xin asked.
"The date? Let me check. September fifth. What about it? Is there a prob—oh no, classes have started!" Xu Qing suddenly snapped to attention.
Summer vacation had been so long that he'd forgotten he was supposed to start school again.
Back in the Wilderness Zone, he'd been thinking about whether to become a Warrior or finish college and get a job. It hadn't even occurred to him that classes were about to start.
Today was September fifth. School had started on the first, so it was already the fifth day of classes.
"That's right, school's already started. But it's fine; I registered you already. We're in the middle of military training, so you can join as soon as you get back," Xu Xin said. Hearing him raise his voice, she could imagine his expression and laughed.
Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. "Thanks, Sister Xin. I'm on my way back now and will reach the Alliance Mall soon. I'll change and get my things ready, then head over right away."
"No need. I've already gotten your things ready and put them in the dorm. You just need to change, then you can come straight to school," Xu Xin told him.
"Mm-hmm." Xu Qing nodded. Luckily, Sister Xin was there, or he would've caused a problem.
"Also, Xiao Qing, we're in the same class," Xu Xin added.
Xu Qing was delighted. "That's great, Sister Xin! We'll be able to attend classes together again."
"Yeah, we'll be in class together again. I bet you'll love college courses, Xiao Qing. You can study on your own, and no one will mind if you doze off in class," Xu Xin teased.
"Sister Xin, I have to correct you. I wasn't dozing off. I was wandering the heavens, dreaming of butterflies like Zhuang Zhou," Xu Qing said, putting it another way.
"Pfft... isn't that the same thing? All right, break time's over. I'll let you go. Come over soon; I still have to take you to meet the homeroom teacher." With that, Xu Xin hung up.
"Whew, it's a good thing first-year students have to do a month of military training before classes begin. And Sister Xin said college courses can be studied on your own—that's the best news! From now on, I can slack off and sleep in class... no, I mean rest up. Heh." Xu Qing grinned.
Xu Qing began looking forward to college life.
Half an hour later, Xu Qing got off the train and took a special Alliance car to the Alliance Mall.
He took a shower, changed his clothes, and then got a taxi to Jiangnan University.
Jiangnan University was one of the best universities in Jiangnan Base City.
Aside from the handful of military academies that specialized in training Warriors, Jiangnan University was the most famous. It was far better than the other colleges, including normal universities.
At the entrance to Jiangnan University, young college students streamed in and out. Some first-year students were still wearing their gray-green military training uniforms, having come straight out without changing.
Groups of young men and women walked together, laughing and chatting. Some were even holding hands; they were clearly couples.
A young woman still wearing her military training uniform stood beside the main gate. It was Xu Xin.
Two other young women in the same uniform stood beside her. They were probably her classmates.
"Xu Xin, why is your younger brother arriving so late today?" asked a big-eyed girl.
"Something came up," Xu Xin replied with a faint smile, saying no more.
"Your younger brother's the same age as you. Are you twins?" the other, slightly slimmer girl guessed.
Xu Xin shook her head. "No, he's my cousin. We grew up together."
"I see. He must be really handsome, then," the two classmates said, intrigued.
A few minutes later, a car stopped up ahead, and Xu Qing got out, carrying a backpack.
He checked the time. It was already past five.
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