Once the week of training ended, Mo Yuan gave the order, and everyone wrapped up their training and set off for the town in the Forest Outskirts to rest and recover.
The moment they stepped onto the town's streets, they became the center of attention.
Passing pedestrians, vendors, and tourists all instinctively frowned at the sight of their bedraggled figures, covered in blood and filth, their clothes torn to shreds. They raised their hands to cover their noses and mouths, stepped aside, and hurried away, eyeing the group strangely.
Their reactions instantly sent the girls in the team blushing.
Zhu Zhuqing and the others were always neat and presentable, with an air that set them apart. When had they ever looked this wretched?
With passersby pointing at them and covering their noses as they moved aside, the girls flushed all the way to their ears. They kept their heads low and instinctively hid behind the boys in the group, wishing they could conceal their entire faces.
Even Li Jiaojiao, normally the most outgoing and carefree of them, had lost her usual liveliness. She hung her head and hunched her shoulders slightly, her cheeks burning, terrified that someone she knew would see her in this filthy state.
The boys were a little more thick-skinned, but being stared at like this still made them uncomfortable all over. Their postures stiffened, and even their steps grew awkward.
Mo Yuan, Bai Qingqing, and the other instructors followed at a distance behind the team. Faint amusement lingered in their eyes as they watched the youngsters squirm with embarrassment, but they did not step forward to rescue them, leaving them to get used to this bedraggled side of training.
Mortified and uncomfortable, no one dared linger. They instinctively quickened their pace, hurrying through the streets with