Chapter 258: Will You Accompany Me for Half a Month?

"Huo Wu, I..."

Knowing it was wrong, Qin Jian still did such a thing, rather than cutting ties with everyone and being good only to Huo Wu.

That was because he truly could not be considered a scumbag who became heartless after pulling up his pants; he was unwilling to let anyone get hurt, which was why he had fallen into such a predicament.

Huo Wu did not lower her feelings for him because of this, nor did she cause his soul power level to drop; this was already a sign that she liked him to an boundless extent.

Ning Rongrong and the other two did not come to disturb them this time; for some reason, seeing Huo Wu's current state, they felt a bit of reluctance.

Especially Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing; both of them had walked through this process, so they naturally knew how painful that entanglement was at the time.

And while Xiao Wu had not yet figured these things out, seeing so many girls by Qin Jian's side in a cursory glance, she could also empathize with that kind of discomfort.

"Their gazes are so strange, do they seem to pity me a little?"

Huo Wu looked at Ning Rongrong and the others strangely, then turned to Qin Jian and said, "Although we had a wager, I am still your official girlfriend right now, and you should be mine alone. So, I won't allow you to see them during this month of rest; you are only allowed to accompany me."

The expressions of Ning Rongrong and the other two changed instantly; that bit of sympathy from just a moment ago was fed to the dogs.

"Hmm... forget it..."

Huo Wu looked at Ning Rongrong and the others, turned her head away, tugged on his sleeve, and whispered, "I don't want a month anymore... will you accompany me for half a month, okay?"

Qin Jian suddenly felt his nose go sour.

Was this still that carefree, fearless Huo Wu?

"I... really deserve to be... sliced into a thousand pieces..." he gritted his teeth and whispered.

Ning Rongrong and the others did not hear clearly what he was saying, but Huo Wu heard it perfectly; she could feel that Qin Jian's words came from the heart.

Somehow, she, who had been in low spirits, suddenly became happy, and those unhappy emotions vanished in an instant.

"Come with me, these fifteen days you are mine!"

Huo Wu pulled Qin Jian's hand, unable to stop the corners of her mouth from lifting.

Qin Jian let her drag him away from the Shrek location...

Half a month is neither long nor short.

Qin Jian and Huo Wu neither went to Shrek Academy nor the Blazing Academy base; they spent their days strolling through Heaven Dou City and practiced together at night.

The days seemed to return to the Fire Prison, with only the beauty and warmth of the two of them.

Half a month later, Huo Wu let Qin Jian leave on time.

After all, they still had to participate in the subsequent matches, and their respective teams had new training plans that needed to be attended.

Returning to Shrek Academy, Qin Jian discovered that his teammates were all bruised and swollen, looking utterly wretched.

"Brother Jian! You've finally returned!"

Oscar pounced over to hug him, crying bitterly.

Qin Jian pushed him away speechlessly and said, "What happened to you all? You look like you've been beaten to a pulp."

"We *were* beaten to a pulp; with you and Xiao San both away, how could we withstand Grandmaster's potential-stimulation training?"

Ma Hongjun's face was swollen, making him look even fatter.

Only the few girls looked a bit better; although their spirits were low, at least they hadn't been disfigured.

"What potential-stimulation training?" Qin Jian asked curiously.

Xiao Wu flicked her rabbit ears: "Of course, it's the training to stimulate potential under the pressure of Auntie Erlong."

Qin Jian blurted out: "Shouldn't this be called the training of a grumpy mother dragon? Are women born in the year of the dragon that easy to provoke?"

"Who is calling me a mother dragon?!"

An earth-shattering roar came from outside the house, shaking the window lattices until they rattled.

Everyone fell silent as cicadas in winter.

"Come on, children, today's training should begin; let Teacher Erlong properly cherish you all."

Liu Erlong kicked the door open with a bang, standing in the doorway against the light, looking as terrifying as a great demon.

Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others all began to tremble.

"Eh? You've returned, Qin Jian, whom they've been waiting for?"

Liu Erlong finally saw Qin Jian, her eyes suddenly lighting up: "Very good, you stinky man who flirts with several good girls at once; I've wanted to beat you up for a long time!"

Seeing her clench her fists and make a cracking sound, the gazes Oscar and the others cast toward Qin Jian were full of sympathy.

"Seriously, do you guys not use tactics for this?"

Walking into the forest with the others to follow Liu Erlong, Qin Jian pointed in a low voice toward Grandmaster, who was waiting ahead: "To deal with Teacher Erlong, why not take Grandmaster hostage? Attack the enemy's weak point; why must you fight head-on?"

The way Ning Rongrong and the others looked at him was as if they were looking at a celestial being.

"As expected of someone who plays with tactics, your heart is truly dirty!"

Oscar silently gave a thumbs up.

Qin Jian rolled his eyes: "This kind of training doesn't allow for full-power outbursts, so of course one has to use tactics."

And so, under Qin Jian's arrangement, Liu Erlong's first training session ended in less than half a minute.

"You... you let me go!"

Grandmaster was dragged into the air by Qin Jian, who had eaten a Mushroom Sausage, his face full of shame and anger.

Qin Jian's martial soul sword was held directly across his neck: "Teacher Erlong, are you surrendering?"

Liu Erlong was both angry and amused: "How can you take such a shameless act as taking Xiaogang hostage and make it seem so matter-of-fact?"

"Who told you that your weakness is so obvious, Teacher Erlong? How foolish it would be to fight you head-on..."

This one sentence made the faces of Ma Hongjun and the others turn black, because the fools who had been beaten so miserably before were them...

"Alright, alright, this round counts as Erlong's loss." Grandmaster said decisively for the sake of his own face.

Only then did Qin Jian let him down from the sky.

"After all, it is potential-development training; no more taking shortcuts from now on." Grandmaster began to go back on his word the moment he landed.

"But Qin Jian, I allow you to use your full strength," he added after some thought.

But five minutes later he regretted it, because Qin Jian plus Ning Rongrong equaled absolute defense, Qin Jian plus Zhuqing equaled absolute attack, and with his full-output Ring Fusion version of the Fourth Soul Skill added on top, Liu Erlong was beaten so badly by this wave that she looked like a miserable monkey.

"I... *cough cough*... I don't accept this! I haven't even used my Spirit Avatar yet!"

Seeing Liu Erlong's disheveled and dusty appearance, Oscar and the others felt refreshed, as if all the resentment from being beaten over the past fifteen days had been released.

"Forget it, forget it. Qin Jian, you stop participating. Wait for Xiao San to come back and you two can spar with each other."

Grandmaster said helplessly, "The two of you really cannot be viewed with the mindset of normal people; you are monsters among monsters."

As it turned out, when Tang San returned, the monsters' battle truly opened their eyes.

Perhaps because he hadn't been on the field even once during this period, Tang San was holding back a lot of energy; not only did he use his Blue Silver Grass with great flair, but later he even used his Hidden Weapons, forcing Qin Jian to quietly activate his Domain just to capture every one of his small movements.

"Hey, hey, hey! Why did you even bring out your hammer?!"

Watching Tang San rush over while brandishing his Clear Sky Hammer, Qin Jian felt his scalp tingle: "Is there any need to go this hard?"

"The preliminary rounds were one thing, but since you wouldn't let me participate in the Promotion Tournament either, then you'll just have to spar with me until I'm satisfied!"

Tang San smashed toward Qin Jian's face with aggressive momentum, but Qin Jian calmly extended one palm.

"Hum!"

The Clear Sky Hammer stopped just barely above his palm.

"What are you doing?" Tang San was full of question marks.

"You put out hammer, I put out paper; I win," Qin Jian said with a smile as he made a peace sign.

Tang San and the others: "..."

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(End of this chapter)