After collecting her equipment, Yun Jian kept everything she had gotten to the military rucksack that she had just received and went back to where Mu Ying and Lin Yuan were.
“Hey, Yun Jian, Lin Shuya looked like she ate sh*t just now. Did you say something funny? Tell us, let us have a laugh too!” Lin Yuan asked with a cackle as she watched Lin Shuya storm off.
“She’d better not talk. Anything that leaves her mouth will surely be infuriating.” Mu Ying was just sitting next to Lin Yuan. She twisted the cap of a bottle of water open and took a few gulps to moisten her throat before turning to tell Lin Yuan.
“Haha, you know Yun Jian so well. The two of you must be very close?” Lin Yuan asked and sighed, “Wow, I’m so envious of your friendship!”
Lin Yuan was direct and frank. Whatever she thought of, she usually blurted without thinking about it further.
“Friendship? Perhaps. Maybe Yun Jian and I could be considered as having a friendship…” Mu Ying glanced at Lin Yuan when she heard what she said before commenting with her gaze casted afar.
Yun Jian was sitting on the concrete as well. Her lips were pressed together and she did not say anything ultimately.
The outsiders might not understand it but Yun Jian knew what Mu Ying meant. The latter had yet to leave the cruel world in her past life behind.
In that world, there was no friendship between Yun Jian and Mu Ying. They could barely be considered friends. They had snuggled together just to seek a hint of security from each other. If it had gotten to a life and death juncture where only one of them could live—either Mu Ying had to attack Yun Jian or Yun Jian had to kill Mu Ying, they would not be merciful because both of them wanted to stay alive.
In the end, though, Mu Ying died for Yun Jian. To be honest, Yun Jian had never expected Mu Ying to die for her at that moment. It was because Yun Jian knew she could and would kill Mu Ying in order to survive at that time. That was why their bond in their past life could not be coined the word friendship.
“Hah, look at them acting elusive again. Some people start to boast just because their friend killed a wild boar!” Lin Shuya spited when she heard what Mu Ying said.
Even when Yun Jian had stayed silent, Lin Shuya did not miss any chance to spew nonsense as long as she could drag Yun Jian into it.
The reality was that Lin Shuya harbored such hostility toward Mu Ying and Yun Jian because the two of them were too mysterious. The enigma they exuded made Lin Shuya loathe the both of them.
On the other side, Leng Hanzhe kept his attention on Mu Ying. He, Han Ming and the group of seniors who were invited by the school to come back and facilitate the military training were all standing not too far away.
There was a sharp glint flashing across Wen Peiling’s eyes when she saw that Leng Hanzhe kept his gaze pinned on Mu Ying but it disappeared swiftly.
“Girls, do you want some Sprite? I brought a bottle of Sprite and a few packets of chips. Do you all want some?” Wen Peiling got up and went toward Yun Jian, Mu Ying and Lin Yuan, asking with a friendly pat on her military rucksack.
“I don’t take snacks.” What Yun Jian did not finish saying was “I don’t take snacks from strangers”.
Wen Peiling smiled awkwardly and got the chips out from her rucksack to pass to Mu Ying. Before she said anything, Mu Ying spoke up, “I don’t take snacks too.”
“I do, I do. Thank you, senior!” Lin Yuan accepted the chips from Wen Peling, thanking her with a smile, and opened the packet to start munching on them.
“Eat slowly. Here’s some Sprite too.” Wen Peiling poured Lin Yuan a cup of Sprite with a smile.
“Senior, you’re so nice! Unlike some people!” Lin Yuan glared at Lin Shuya before telling Wen Peiling.
“You—” Lin Shuya’s hackles were raised.
“Alright, alright, stop fighting. We’re here for the military training, we ought to get along.” Wen Peiling cut the argument between Lin Yuan and Lin Shuya with a radiant grin.
Perhaps it was because Lin Yuan and Lin Shuya were affected by Wen Peiling’s demeanor, they actually stopped fighting.
“Hey, there’s a car coming our way…” Just when everyone was getting ready to leave Banqiao Village and take the half an hour walk in the mountain to reach the outdoor training base, a military jeep drove to them.
All of them there widened their eyes curiously, wanting to see who it was in the car. Even the instructors who had made their way back here were surprised.
Who was coming? There were only this much population in Banqiao Village. Who could have driven all the way here? More importantly, the car was a military jeep.
Yun Jian squinted at the sight of the familiar jeep. It was Ge Junjian’s.
Just as the thought popped in her head, she saw six people getting out of the vehicle. It was none other than the six members of Team Monarch—Chu Ning, Chu Xiangnan and the rest.
“Whoa, I know them! Oh my god! They’re members of Team Monarch! They’re here! Are they here to support us?” someone cried aloud.
Team Monarch was currently the most famous name in Min City’s military school. Some students could brag about just getting to talk to someone from Team Monarch.
“Team Monarch?” Lin Shuya was equally surprised when she saw everyone else around here being astonished.
“Yes, yes! Team Monarch! I saw them before and I worked my *ss off to get into Min City’s military school because they’re here! Look, the one at the side is Team Monarch’s Chu Xiangnan who’s called Thor. Argh, so cool!” a girl squealed to the point of nearly passing out.
Lin Shuya and others silently thought that Team Monarch was really impressive. Just as they thought about it, they saw Chu Ning pulling Chu Xiangnan by the ear and sprinting to Yun Jian with their other members.
Chu Ning grinned and told Yun Jian looking at her, “Yun Jian, we’re here to cheer for you! You’d have to do well on behalf of Team Monarch in the outdoor survival activity for this military training. Best if you could get straight into the elite class, heh!”
What Chu Ning said stunned everyone else. Lin Shuya and others were dumbfounded.
What… Yun Jian was also a member of Team Monarch?!
As they counted, they realized that there was indeed one person missing from the current Team Monarch which had only six people—and that missing person was the member rumored to be the best and most impressive… Slashing God!
Yun Jian… Could Yun Jian… Was she actually Team Monarch’s Slashing God?!
