Gloom hung over the Crimson base.
There was no training that day.
"Sigh... how did life turn out like this?" Chen Qiansui sighed like an old man as he wandered around the Training Camp with Lu Mingwang, Zhou Ye, Zhu Dalong, and the others.
"I heard the Chief Instructor is back. He's already caught several Shenchuan Family spies," Zhou Ye said flatly, his arms folded.
Lu Mingwang pressed a hand to his forehead. "I always thought Instructor Xu was a caring older sister. She even went out of her way to talk to me about my dreams and asked about my old life. Looking back, she must have been fishing for information about Night Spirit City."
"And there were several other aunties, including Auntie Zhou in the cafeteria. Her hand never shook when she served me food..."
Zhu Dalong grunted, looking rather worried. "I wonder how Brother Ye is doing. I just went to see the Chief Instructor, and he said not to worry. But how can we not worry? Those Shenchuan Family assassins have been training since childhood. Brother Ye may be strong..."
He shook his head.
Everyone sighed in unison.
"Huh? Li Yunyao, what are you doing?" Zhu Dalong turned his head and spotted Li Yunyao and Chu You'an crouching in a pile of sand at a construction site outside the classroom building, murmuring to themselves.
"Ah... we're paying our respects..."
Chu You'an stood up with a cheerful smile. Her bright short-sleeved top and short skirt dispelled a little of the gloom weighing on their hearts.
Chen Qiansui glanced over discreetly, then froze. "Paying your respects? But Brother Ye isn't dead yet, is he?"
"You don't get it. This is called a reverse jinx."
Chu You'an pointed at the tombstone resting on the mound.
Everyone looked over.
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