Chapter 70
He nodded as he got up, pushed open the door, and went downstairs.
When he arrived at the restaurant, he ran into Xu Jintang, who looked up and greeted him, "Squad leader, you've come in for a drink too."
Xu Jintang swallowed the water in her mouth and calmly replied, "Mm."
Xue Zhongqi bent down to pour a glass of water. Just as he was about to drink it, a sudden realization dawned on him, and his eyes lit up. "I know why I've been failing all this time!"
After saying that, he quickly grabbed his water glass and ran upstairs.
Watching his rapidly disappearing figure, Xu Jintang realized something, her expression changed, and she quickly put down her water glass and rushed upstairs.
Back in his room, after locking the door, Xue Zhongqi called him on voice communication.
Upon receiving the call, Xu Jintang quickly put on a disguise mask and switched his voice to a cold, clear tone.
Have you digested the knowledge points we just covered?
"I understand!" Xue Zhongqi excitedly said a lot, explaining the previous knowledge points.
After listening to everything, Xu Jintang nodded and replied, "I understand perfectly. Let's move on to the next question."
Before she began her explanation, she raised her hand to rub her temples and sighed softly.
Living in constant hiding and running is really tough.
Half an hour later, having covered all the key points, Xu Jintang quickly said goodbye, "It's getting late, let's call it a day."
"Wait a minute, sister, when will you be free again and able to help me make a level 2 inscription?" Xue Zhongqi quickly asked.
"I've been pretty busy lately, let's talk later." With that, Xu Jintang quickly hung up the call.
The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, which emerged from the pet space at some unknown time, witnessed this scene.
A subtle look appeared in his eyes, despite his usual chattiness. "You have quite a few secrets, don't you?"
Xu Jintang ignored him, got up and went into the cultivation room to continue cultivating.
"I'm about to burst from being cooped up. I'm going out for a stroll. I'll be back tomorrow," the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx said, then opened the window and flew out into the air.
Xu Jintang's breathing was calm, and his body was surrounded by scattered spiritual energy. The phantoms of the ice dragon and the Libra slowly appeared behind him.
The next morning, Zhuang Silin secretly called Xu Jintang to her office.
A high-definition image of the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx was projected onto the electronic light screen at the front.
"You mean this is what the strange bird that suddenly took you from the army looks like?" Zhuang Silin asked Xu Jintian.
Xu Jintang nodded. "Yes, it's him."
Zhuang Silin fell into deep thought. "Then that's it. The strange bird that captured you should be the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, one of the lord beasts of the Extreme Cold Forest, with a strength of at least the Peak Eighth Tier. But it captured you without harming you, which is indeed very strange."
Xu Jintang cleared his throat. "Maybe this Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx has a rather eccentric temperament. It probably just took me on a whim, and then got bored and abandoned me."
"That's possible. Once high-level demonic beasts develop intelligence, they're not much different from humans. Sometimes they do enjoy treating weak humans like pets." Zhuang Silin didn't dwell on it any longer. "Okay, that's all. You can go back to your work."
Xu Jintang turned and walked out of the office.
Upon leaving the military academy, her face immediately fell. She used the contract to send a telepathic message to the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, who was still running wild outside. "Be careful out there, don't cause me any trouble."
The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx snorted coldly, "I know. I've simply decided to earn my own living and buy myself a deluxe pet space."
Two more days have passed.
The instructors from the Silver Light Military Academy led the five-person team that had come to participate in the friendly match to Leikedasi.
Huai Yangxia stood ramrod straight, arrogantly examining the school emblem at the entrance of the Leikdasi Military Academy. "So this is the legendary First Military Academy? It looks nothing special."
Chapter 70
The accompanying teacher glanced at him and reminded him, "You should tone down your temper. This is their territory, after all; we are guests, we should be polite."
Huai Yangxia crossed her arms in front of her and gave a soft hum. "I know."
The muscular man behind him was even more arrogant, and suddenly remarked, "We'll see if their strength is enough to warrant our politeness."
"Both of you shut up." The teacher coughed lightly, her tone becoming serious.
At this moment, Xu Jintang and his four companions had just come out of the villa dormitory and were walking towards the military academy.
With dark circles under his eyes and tears streaming down his face, Song Tianqi exclaimed, "My god, I really tried so hard. Last night, I didn't touch a single game; I practiced all night long."
Yan Yuting glanced at him, "You have the nerve to say that. If you hadn't stayed up all night playing games with Xue Zhongqi the other day, would you be rushing your cultivation progress like this now?"
Mentioning this, Song Tianqi felt a surge of resentment.
Originally, his mental strength level was considered high in the team, but in the blink of an eye, the class monitor's level soared to the Peak Third Tier.
Recently, Yan Yuting and Xue Zhongqi also broke through to the Second Tier.
He's the only one who hasn't improved much.
"You just wait! I will definitely break through to the Peak Second Tier before next month!" A flame ignited in Song Tianqi's eyes.
Xu Jintang glanced at it and said, "If you don't make a breakthrough next month, you'll be washing dishes for a month."
"I can do it!" Song Tianqi puffed out his chest and swore.
Xu Jintang withdrew his gaze, put his hands in his coat pockets, and continued walking forward.
This morning, Teacher Zhuang informed them that they could go to the military academy to watch and practice the competition.
They said their experimental class had the help of sparring partners, and this battle for honor should be witnessed by everyone.
A few minutes later, Xu Jintang group of five entered the gates of the Leikdasi Military Academy.
They hadn't gone far when they encountered Huai Yangxia and her group, who were also heading in.
Xu Jintang was deeply impressed by Huai Yangxia's arrogant gesture of giving the middle finger while standing on the ring, and recognized him at a glance.
"Hey, which way is the training ground for your military academy's combat arena?" Huai Yangxia suddenly walked over and asked for directions, looking all superior.
Xu Jintang looked him up and down, then pointed west, "Just keep going that way."
Huai Yangxia glanced casually in the direction she was pointing, "Oh." Then he turned and walked towards his teammates, pointing west to them, "Say go that way."
They watched as Huai Yangxia and his group walked away to the west.
Xu Jintang withdrew his gaze and turned to walk in the exact opposite direction.
Song Tianqi scratched his head in confusion, "Isn't our military academy's combat training ground on the east side?"
"Are you stupid? They're so rude, what's wrong with making them take a detour?" Xue Zhongqi said with a smile, fanning himself.
Yan Yuting and Jiang Shiyi exchanged a smile and leisurely followed behind towards the training ground.
A few minutes later, Huai Yangxia, who had been walking westward, finally sensed something was wrong and stopped.
He glanced hesitantly at the dormitory building markers on the roadside sign.
"Isn't this the dormitory area? Their military academy's combat training ground is in the dormitory area??"
The accompanying teacher stopped a student and asked, "Excuse me, is the training arena this way?"
The student pointed east in confusion, "No, the training arena is to the east."
A silence descended.
Huai Yangxia realized what was going on and turned green with anger. "I knew something was wrong! That person who gave us directions just now did it on purpose!"
The accompanying teacher chimed in with advice. "Who told you to be so arrogant when you asked for directions? Everyone was annoyed by you. From now on, you all need to watch your words."
Huai Yangxia clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, "Don't let me see her again!"
At this moment, Xu Jintang and his four companions were already seated on the viewing platform, waiting to watch the battle.
The arena was a full ten meters in radius, surrounded by tiered stands, attracting many students who didn't have classes to come and watch the excitement.
Xu Jintang and his four companions sat in the first row, the seats closest to the ring.
In front of them was the waiting area for both teams.
Yu Wanyao and her four companions had arrived and were waiting half an hour earlier.
However, the five members of the Silver Light Military Academy have not yet appeared.
Discontented murmurs gradually rose from the stands, "Those people from the Silver Light Military Academy are too arrogant; they haven't arrived yet."
"You've seen the videos of their battles with the other two military academies, right? Their captain, what's his name, Huai Yangxia? He's incredibly arrogant."
"If it weren't for the fact that he's a freshman, we would have gone out and challenged him to a fight long ago. They even said that the next one they'd defeat is Leikedasi. Do they think anyone can just provoke us at our military academy?"
The stands were full of Leikedasi students, so their comments naturally sided with their own military academy.
The murmurs grew louder and louder before Huai Yangxia and his group finally entered.
Upon seeing them, Zhuang Silin immediately went over to greet them, hesitatingly asking, "Gentlemen... did you just arrive?"
The accompanying teacher gave an awkward laugh, "We just took the wrong turn. Sorry to keep you all waiting."
Huai Yangxia's face was cold as she looked around, seemingly searching for something.
Until Xu Jintang, who was sitting in the first row of the stands, came into view.
Huai Yangxia's face instantly darkened, and she immediately strode towards the stands, "It was you who deliberately gave us the wrong directions, making us late!"
This shout immediately attracted the attention of others around.
All eyes turned to Xu Jintang.
Xu Jintang spread his hands innocently, "Yes, I did it on purpose."
Huai Yangxia was speechless. "How could you..." She suddenly couldn't find the right words to describe Xu Jintang and was at a loss for words.
Zhuang Silin looked up and glanced over, and seeing that the culprit was indeed Xu Jintang, she smiled with relief, "I know this student. She's always causing trouble. I'm really sorry to have made you all laugh."
Seeing that Zhuang Silin had apologized, the accompanying teacher didn't press the matter further and quickly called to Huai Yangxia, "Alright, come back, we still have important things to do."