The Mood Maker

Qing Chen made some judgments about Zard1991's identity.

This extremely talkative and eccentric person must be the one who had been following him around in Weiyang Lake Park.

Tonight, Qing Chen also went through a lot of effort to shake off the other party's pursuit.

But for some reason, this guy kept following from a distance. No matter how much Qing Chen showed weakness or pretended to be exhausted after the battle, the young man never came close enough to make a move.

He carried the puppet on his back and pretended to fall down several times, and pretended to have weak back and knees several times, but it was all in vain.

What a waste of Qing Chen's superb acting skills.

This person is extremely cautious and values their life very much.

This was Qing Chen's previous evaluation of Zard.

After reading the group chat, Qing Chen felt that this guy was a bit silly... and also kind of endearing.

After all, who doesn't like others bragging about them?

Qing Chen had originally planned to use "Conquer by Virtue" to kill this guy on the way, but now that he thinks about it, it's a good thing he didn't shoot, otherwise He Xiaoxiao's group would be so lonely without a chatterbox.

After all, which group doesn't need a good atmosphere-maker?

Now, the appearance of daylight has completely unleashed Zard's talkative nature.

But after Zard finished his "Daylight" speech, it seemed he really did retreat, and he never responded to anyone's questions again.

He Xiaoxiao's group chat did not return to calm after Zard left, because he left too many questions in the group.

Li Si asked, "Who exactly is this 'Daylight' boss? Can someone explain? Such a powerful figure has suddenly appeared in the Time Walker circle, and we know absolutely nothing about him?"

Lu Ya, whom we haven't seen for a long time, suddenly spoke up, "You just don't know it. Although this person has always been very mysterious, his shadow is in many things."

Li Si, somewhat displeased by the retort, said, "Looks like you know a lot about this? Then tell me, what's this Boss Bai Zhou's name?"

Lu Ya replied matter-of-factly, "I don't know."

"Speaking of which, with such a big incident tonight, Kunlun and Jiuzhou have both remained silent," Li Si said. "Why are there no people from the two organizations here? Forbidden Item ACE-999, Jingshan, why don't you two big shots come out and have a chat? I think Kunlun and Jiuzhou definitely know the identity of this Bai Zhou boss."

Forbidden Item ACE-999: "I don't know."

Hiss!

Many members in the group gasped in shock. Now everyone is speculating that this Forbidden Item, ACE-999, might be He Jinqiu, the person in charge of Jiuzhou, or at the very least, He Jinqiu's spokesperson.

It goes without saying how wild Jiuzhou's methods are now; his identity, which even Jiuzhou doesn't know, is indeed quite mysterious.

Suddenly, the organization Daylight became mysterious in many people's minds.

"Hey, wasn't it said that the Time Walker controlled by Kashima had arrived in Xiancheng? Why haven't we heard anything about it?" Li Si asked. "Is there any result on this matter?"

This time, neither Jingshan nor the Forbidden Item ACE-999 spoke again.

He Xiaoxiao's group chat has finally returned to its usual quiet state.

Qing Chen put down his phone and went to sleep An Xin.

Since the mysterious world of "Conquer by Virtue" came into existence, he hasn't had a single good night's sleep.

It's either practicing sniping or facing death again and again.

He is racing against time every moment.

Now, Qing Chen finally An Xin.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Xue came barefoot to the bedside and gently covered him with the blanket.

Only by looking at Qing Chen's furrowed brows could she sense the pain he was enduring.

This boy only unconsciously reveals his pain to the outside world when he is asleep.

If Qing Chen were awake, he would probably still act as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Xue touched Qing Chen's forehead and finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he did not have a fever.

However, instead of going back to the sofa in the living room to sleep, she sat quietly on the floor, leaning over Qing Chen's bedside.

She was worried that if Qing Chen woke up in the middle of the night and needed water, he wouldn't be able to wake her up because they were in the same room.

Although Qing Chen calls her aunt, in Jiang Xue's heart, Qing Chen is more like a younger brother, having taken on all the responsibilities for the family at a young age.

At this very moment, no one knows that in a hotel in a certain transportation hub city in the north...

A pretty girl was looking at her phone, scrolling through the chat history over and over again, as if trying to confirm something.

The girl murmured to herself, "Qing Chen... could it be him? If he's Time Walker, will he know what I said to him before? Ah, if he understands, wouldn't I be so embarrassed?"

"No, no, he probably wouldn't understand. Many Chinese people don't understand Japanese, and there were no translators or anything like that back then."

"Yes, he definitely wouldn't understand."

"It's best if you don't understand it."

As she spoke, she quietly walked to the door and peered into the hotel corridor through the peephole.

Only after confirming that no one was around did the girl slowly breathe a sigh of relief.

Her cautious attitude made it seem as if someone was chasing her.

"By the way, where is Los Angeles? I don't know how to get there," the girl muttered to herself.

The countdown is on, and it's late at night.

In the bar of the Vienna Hotel, Zhou Xuanying was still muttering to himself, "I have such an important competition tomorrow, and all I can do tonight is cram in the bar. If I don't do well on the exam tomorrow, who will be responsible?"

"It's Qing Chen's fault then," Xia Xiaoran said, "But several hours have passed, where is Qing Chen? Why hasn't he shown up?"

The group whispered among themselves, but Tian Hailong was the most worried. If anything happened to Qing Chen, he would be a sinner against Luocheng Foreign Language School.

The educational level in small cities is what it is. The entire Luocheng Foreign Language School can probably produce one student who gets into Tsinghua or Peking University every ten years. Basically, in each graduating class of senior high school, there is about one student who gets into a first-tier university and three students who get into a second-tier university.

This is the current situation of the college entrance examination in Los Angeles.

That's why the teachers treat Qing Chen like a treasure.

This is a Tsinghua/Peking University student, a once-in-a-decade talent...

We waited ten long years for this Tsinghua/Peking University student, and now he's gone just like that?

Tian Hailong couldn't accept this result...

He looked at Xiao Ying and asked, "Um, may I ask what exactly happened to Qing Chen?"

While looking down at his phone, Xiao Ying said with difficulty, "There are some things I can't say yet. He seems to be seriously injured. I don't think he can participate in tomorrow's competition."

"Seriously injured?" Tian Hailong was stunned. "How badly injured? Which hospital is he in? I need to find him. I brought him to Xiancheng; I have to bring him back safely."

"I'm sorry, I can't find him right now either, but please believe me, he's definitely still alive," Xiao Ying quickly explained.

Xu Zimo, standing nearby, became anxious. "How could you not know where he is?"

Xiao Ying watched as Xu Zimo and Tian Hailong surrounded him, then suddenly said, "Alright, the crisis is over. Everyone can go back to their rooms to rest. I wish you all the best in tomorrow's math competition!"

After saying that, he turned and ran. How could he possibly explain what happened during the day?

He also wants to join Daylight, but he hasn't joined yet.

Xu Zimo watched the Xiao Ying's retreating figure, his brows furrowed.

The next morning, Tian Hailong, who was clearly suffering from insomnia and had dark circles under his eyes, led the team to the examination hall.

"Everyone, get your admission tickets, stationery, and ID cards ready," Tian Hailong instructed, yawning.

However, at that moment, everyone was stunned. They looked into the lobby of the Vienna Hotel and saw a young and beautiful woman pushing a wheelchair with a pale-faced Qing Chen sitting on it.

They couldn't understand what Qing Chen had gone through last night to be so weak.

Tian Hailong rushed over to Qing Chen's side.

However, before he could get close, Jiang Xue had already blocked Qing Chen's way, raising her hand to block Tian Hailong's path.

"Please stop here," Jiang Xue said calmly.

The mechanical arm beneath her sleeves and gloves was already showing bright blue patterns.

Jiang Xue knew Qing Chen's purpose in appearing today, so anyone who inexplicably appeared around Qing Chen could be an enemy.

Therefore, her responsibility today is to escort Qing Chen safely into the examination hall and then pick Qing Chen up safely back to the hotel.

If she can't do this, she's neglecting her duty.

Although Qing Chen did not actually lose his ability to fight.

Tian Hailong and his students stared blankly at Jiang Xue, unable to figure out her relationship with Qing Chen.

Because Jiang Xue always wears gloves, no one can see her mechanical arm.

"These are my classmates and teachers," Qing Chen said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xue slowly relaxed and stood aside.

"Are you really Time Walker?" Tian Hailong asked with a complicated expression. Although he already knew the answer, he still wanted to hear Qing Chen admit it himself.

Qing Chen smiled weakly, but did not admit it directly. "Teacher Tian, the exam time is almost up, let's go."

"Even in this state, you still want to take the exam?" Tian Hailong was shocked.

"Yes," Qing Chen said with a smile, "I promised you I would get the qualification to be shortlisted."

Everyone looked at Qing Chen with complicated expressions, and then re-examined this classmate.

They never expected that their opponent, despite being seriously injured, would still come to take the exam. Compared to them, who only stayed in the bar until midnight, Qing Chen was in a much worse situation.

In this situation, how many points could Qing Chen get on the exam? It would probably be very, very low, since pain would affect normal cognitive function.

It would be a miracle if they did well on the exam.

"Why don't you just focus on recovering from your injury?" Xu Zimo suddenly said. "You don't need this competition anyway."

"No need," Qing Chen said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern."

Xu Zimo pursed her lips. It was the same again, only with four more words.

She looked at Jiang Xue beside Qing Chen, and for a moment she was a little confused about the relationship between Qing Chen and this young woman.

Jiang Xue pushed Qing Chen outside. The exam location was right next to the hotel, very close by.

As they walked out, she helped Qing Chen adjust the collar of his coat to prevent the cold wind from getting into his neck.

"Are you hungry? Shall I go buy you some bread?" Jiang Xue bent down and asked softly.

"I can't eat yet," Qing Chen said weakly with a smile.

Xu Zimo watched all of this unfold, her hand gripping the pencil case tightly.

To say that Jiang Xue is Qing Chen's elder is to say that Jiang Xue is too young.

Jiang Xue and Qing Chen are said to be a couple, but their ages seem quite different.

Xu Zimo felt that Jiang Xue should be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, while Qing Chen was only 17.

Several teachers and students entered the examination room. However, Jiang Xue couldn't enter without her admission ticket. At that moment, she turned to Xu Zimo and asked, "Excuse me, are you Qing Chen's friend?"

Xu Zimo was stunned for a moment, unsure how to answer. Yes, was she Qing Chen's friend? She couldn't be sure.

But then Jiang Xue continued, "Could you please help me push him into the exam room? I can't get into the school."

"Okay," Xu Zimo replied softly.

She took the armrest of the wheelchair and pushed Qing Chen inside. After hesitating for a while, she asked, "Qing Chen, are we friends?"

Qing Chen was a little surprised that the other party had asked this question, "Yes."

"Oh," Xu Zimo said no more.

After she escorted Qing Chen to his exam seat, she whispered, "Wait for me in your seat after you finish the exam. I'll come and get you."

"Yes, thank you," Qing Chen nodded.

"I was worried you'd say 'no need to thank me' again," Xu Zimo muttered. "You don't need to feel any pressure this time either. Knowing you're injured, I won't compare grades with you anymore. No matter how badly you do on the test, I won't say anything about it."

As she spoke, she even took out all of Qing Chen's stationery and neatly arranged it on the table before leaving.

Qing Chen stared blankly at the stationery, which was so neat it was almost unbelievable. Every pen was placed parallel to the ground, not even a fraction off.

He thought to himself, "Does this girl have a bit of OCD?"

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