"Yallo--!"
Shen Shuning looked up at the figure that jumped in, "Don't you have anything else to do today?"
"Yes!" Su Xingyu said, quickly closing the door and walking in.
"Seriously, Xingyu, can't you knock before coming in? You always just open the door and scare me to death!" Xiao Bai'er complained, leaning back in her chair again.
"Hehe, I'll be more careful next time, I'll be more careful next time!" Su Xingyu smiled sheepishly, then said, "But I brought some good news this time!"
"What good news?" Xiao Bai'er asked listlessly, still slumped in his seat.
"Hehe, guess!" Su Xingyu said with a smile.
Xiao Bai'er wrinkled her upturned nose. "Hmph, tell me if you want, or don't!"
Seeing Xiao Bai'er's expression, Su Xingyu didn't mind. Her eyes curved into crescents as she smiled and said:
The list of participants for the training camp has just been released!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai'er, who had been slumped in the chair, stiffened instantly.
She looked at Su Xingyu with wide eyes and asked nervously:
"Really? Am I... am I there?"
"Hmm... how should I put it?" Su Xingyu pretended to be hesitant, then, seeing Xiao Bai'er's expectant look, she suddenly laughed and said, "Hehe, of course there is!"
"Really?!" Xiao Bai'er's eyes widened, no longer caring about Su Xingyu's teasing expression.
"Of course it's true! Although it's the last one, it really exists!" Su Xingyu looked at Xiao Bai'er and nodded seriously.
"Wow--!" Xiao Bai'er jumped up from her chair, leaped forward, and hugged Su Xingyu's neck tightly, shouting and jumping with joy, "I scored! I really scored! That's great!"
After saying that, she seemed to remember something and turned to look at the figure on the other side of the long table.
" Shuning, did you see that? I got in too!!"
Shen Shuning sat to the side, smiling as she watched the scene unfold before her.
Unlike her and Su Xingyu, Bai'er has been hovering around tenth place, and it is possible that she will not be selected for the training camp.
"It would be so great if we could go together now..." Shen Shuning sighed softly and said.
"Going there might be even more tiring!"
"Hmph, I'm not afraid at all. It's better than me being alone at school!" Xiao Bai'er raised the tip of her pert nose.
Shen Shuning smiled as she looked at her friend.
She turned her gaze to Su Xingyu.
" Xingyu, don't you have a concert in a few days?"
"Yes! I even specifically chose Linhai!" Su Xingyu puffed out her slightly flat chest, intending to see what her friend's hometown was like.
"Will it be enough time then?" Shen Shuning asked.
"Don't worry!" Su Xingyu waved her hand, looking relaxed. "The concert is only for two days. I'll be back right after the show, it definitely won't be a problem!"
"Hmm?" Xiao Bai'er looked at her with some confusion, "Then why did you always go out for four or five days at a time before?"
Shen Shuning also looked over there.
Su Xingyu lightly touched her face with her finger, avoiding eye contact with the two of them.
"Ah, this..."
Several days later.
"Wow!"
Su Xingyu stood at the entrance of the training camp, her eyes slightly gleaming as she looked at the gray and white buildings in the distance.
"Is this what the training camp is like?!"
"What's so great about this? Isn't it similar to the school's place? It's not even as nice as the school's!" Xiao Bai'er said from the side.
"No, I meant the atmosphere, not the architectural style!" Su Xingyu corrected.
"The atmosphere?" Xiao Bai'er gazed at the buildings not far away, her nose wrinkling slightly, then looked to her side. " Shuning, what do you think?"
"There are indeed some differences," Shen Shuning nodded slightly. "This place is purely used as a training base, so the management is very strict and there aren't many people here, unlike the school, which has become much more crowded over the years. It's much more lively here!"
"Is that so?!" Xiao Bai'er turned her gaze to the buildings again. After being reminded, she seemed to be able to sense it as well. The buildings seemed to exude a cold, Order feeling, which made people feel slightly oppressed.
Su Xingyu smiled and looked at Xiao Bai'er, "See? I told you so!"
Xiao Bai'er nodded somewhat helplessly, "Yes, yes, yes..."
During their conversation, Shen Shuning turned her gaze behind her.
Inside the door, a large number of people had already gathered, while outside, there were still figures queuing up to have their identities verified.
After they came in, some went behind her, while the rest split into two other groups.
"Some of them I've seen before at Southern Martial Arts, and some... I guess they're students from other martial arts universities?" Shen Shuning silently looked at the other completely unfamiliar group.
She wasn't surprised that people from Southern Martial Arts came, but did students from other martial arts universities also come to participate?
After everyone's identities were verified, the soldier who had been verifying their identities told them to wait there.
Then, everyone waited where they were.
The sound of deliberately suppressed, low-pitched conversations could be heard in the room.
After a moment, Shen Shuning paused slightly and looked in a certain direction.
There, a somewhat imposing figure walked over.
He was wearing a dark gray uniform, with the sleeves rolled up to reveal his equally muscular arms, veins bulging, and bearing three scars.
He walked over slowly like that.
As he approached, the group, who had been whispering amongst themselves, unconsciously stopped and looked over.
Xiao Bai'er's body tensed slightly, his gaze fixed on the figure slowly walking towards him.
An inexplicable pressure, a bone-chilling cold, and a faint smell of blood...
Wow, so strong!... This thought unconsciously arose in Xiao Bai'er's mind.
The same thought arose not only in her mind, but also in everyone's mind.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the figure slowly walked up to them.
Then, a gaze, sharp and tangible, swept over everyone.
"So you're students from Wuhan University, right?"
There was a moment of silence, then a long, slender, fair hand was raised.
"Yes, sir!" Shen Shuning replied.
The figure turned and glanced at them, then surveyed the crowd and said:
"I'm Chang Lei, and I'll be your instructor for the next three months. I'll be in charge of your training for these three months!"
"Let me make this clear beforehand: this training camp has a death penalty quota. That means unless you perform exceptionally well, one of you will definitely die during the training!"
"It's not too late to back out now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present felt a chill run down their spines.
No one had mentioned this to them before we came!