Chapter 83: Just Want to Have You

"Qin Jian!"

Ignoring the teasing voices of the other six, Shui Bing'er could no longer take it.

She stomped hard on Qin Jian's foot and said angrily, "Think about it yourself, I'm ignoring you!"

Then she rushed out of the small building in a flurry.

"Wow! Captain is mighty!"

Qiu Ruoshui suddenly raised both hands: "To be able to make the unflappable Bing'er lose her temper, Captain is too amazing!"

"Captain is mighty!"

Six delicate girls' voices cheered in unison.

Qin Jian crossed his arms: "Bing'er losing her temper and such, this is all standard procedure, you all will have chances in the future too..."

Before the few who were looking at each other in dismay could figure it out, he also walked out and headed in the direction Shui Bing'er had left...

After the group of eight finished breakfast, they were sought out by Yan Zhining.

"Let's go, to the Tianshui Soul Fighting Arena."

Yan Zhining said: "The news of your return has spread throughout the academy, everyone is looking forward to today's battle."

"There's nothing to look forward to, Bing'er dealing with Huo Wu is no problem at all," Qiu Ruoshui said happily.

Shui Bing'er glanced at her indifferently.

"It's over, it's over, I've been targeted by the Captain's wife, I'm done for, Captain, you have to help me!"

Qiu Ruoshui hurriedly hid behind Qin Jian.

"Sorry, even if I were to help, I would help my Bing'er."

Qin Jian walked away without hesitation, making the corners of Shui Bing'er's mouth curl up slightly.

"Sigh, these two are of one heart and mind..."

Qiu Ruoshui put her hands on her hips and said helplessly: "My days ahead won't be easy..."

The others couldn't help but laugh.

"Seeing you all so relaxed, I'm relieved," Yan Zhining said.

She could perceive that after coming out of the Star Dou Great Forest, the entire Tianshui Team had truly merged into one, with no more the slightest bit of estrangement...

This was the team state she had always wanted!

When the nine of them walked into the Tianshui Academy's Soul Fighting Arena together, they saw that it was already packed with people.

The surrounding seats were filled with young girls wearing water-blue academy uniforms; that kind of visual impact dazzled Qin Jian for a moment.

"Hmph!"

Then he heard Shui Bing'er snort softly beside him, and his left hand was grabbed by her as she walked forward: "Not allowed to look! Let's go! To the high platform."

"Wow, Bing'er has really changed a lot now, in the past she would never have dared to do something like this in public."

It was still Qiu Ruoshui's voice that was the loudest, but it made the others nod repeatedly.

On the high platform, besides the high-level instructors, there were four figures who clearly stood out.

Huo Wu in a gold-red battle robe and her teacher from Blazing Academy, Feng Xiaotian in a wind-green battle robe plus the teacher who followed them from Kamikaze Academy, the group was four people.

But they had made Tianshui Academy unable to lift its head; Feng Xiaotian hadn't even made a move yet, and Huo Wu alone had completely swept through the remaining students of Tianshui Academy who were above level thirty.

"Eh? Is that... the Tianshui Team?" At this moment, they finally discovered the figures of Qin Jian and his group.

And the girls in the stands all quieted down, casting hopeful gazes toward their group.

After all, the Tianshui Team was the most promising group of students in Tianshui Academy; even if they only had three people above level thirty now, by the time of the Elite Tournament of the entire Dalu's advanced Spirit Master academies, their levels would definitely surpass everyone else—this was the difference in potential.

"Why is there a man in the Tianshui Team?"

Watching Qin Jian being surrounded and brought over, even Feng Xiaotian, who had his heart set on Huo Wu, felt a bit of envy deep down.

And Huo Wu, who was leaning on the railing not far from him, scanned over nonchalantly upon hearing this: "The Tianshui Team only has one Shui Bing'er who is a bit of a threat, but she wasn't my match last time, and it's even more impossible this time... If it weren't for Qin Jian interfering halfway, how could I have missed that Soul Beast..."

"I don't know where that guy ran off to, he's actually not at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect..."

She was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly widened her eyes: "Qin Jian! How could he be here?!"

"Hm? He is Qin Jian? Oh right, I have indeed seen him, the Simulated Soul Hunting that time, he performed it truly perfectly..."

Feng Xiaotian's originally bored expression suddenly became serious: "I didn't expect him to have joined Tianshui Academy, and looking at this, he's even a part of the Tianshui Team. Fine, I wasn't as good as him last time, but this time it will be different!"

"He actually dares to appear in front of me, this time I must beat him until he's missing teeth!" Huo Wu was rubbing her hands.

"Why do I suddenly feel a chill..."

Qin Jian, who was being held by Shui Bing'er, suddenly paused and looked toward the high platform; sure enough, he met Huo Wu's excited gaze and Feng Xiaotian's eager expression.

"Hm? Why are these two looking at me?"

Qin Jian said speechlessly: "Isn't today your solo show, Bing'er?"

Shui Bing'er also saw this scene and couldn't help but reveal a smile at the corner of her mouth: "They seem to care more about you..."

Finally, they arrived below the high platform.

Stepping on the wide stairs, they walked up step by step, and were also seen more clearly by everyone.

"Isn't that Qin Jian? The only male student in our academy."

"He's being held by the hand, and it's Shui Bing'er, the previously designated team captain!"

"Wow wow wow, are they actually a couple?"

"..."

Originally, all the female students' attention was on the upcoming soul fight, but the appearance of the Tianshui Team, especially Qin Jian and Shui Bing'er holding hands at the very front, sparked another round of gossip about them being a couple.

"As expected of our Tianshui Academy, the attention on the soul fight isn't as much as the gossip..."

Qin Jian smiled and said: "The gossiping hearts of a group of girls... it's truly breathtaking!"

Shui Bing'er's mouth curled up slightly: "Then do you like it here?"

"I like it," Qin Jian said without the slightest hesitation.

"Then how about staying here forever?" Shui Bing'er suddenly turned her head to look at him and said.

Qin Jian was slightly stunned, then smiled and said: "Bing'er, you are really very different now compared to before. In the past, you would never take the initiative to strive for anything, let alone have the courage to hold my hand in front of this large crowd."

A look of seriousness appeared on Shui Bing'er's face: "Qin Jian... I just realized... if you want to obtain something, you have to take the initiative to strive for it..."

"The me from before didn't know what to do; it was life pushing me forward..."

She looked at Qin Jian and said: "The me of the future wants to pursue what I want, wants to take the initiative to embrace life, wants to..."

She just looked at Qin Jian like that, the light in her eyes growing brighter and brighter, just like a phoenix that was eager to try, one that had just awakened!

"I want to have you!"

Her words made Qin Jian widen his eyes.

"I don't want to lose to Ning Rongrong, or lose to anyone else..."

"I just want to keep you by my side forever..."

(End of this chapter)