Chapter 89: Counter-Challenge! [Seeking First Subscription!]

Inside the Soul Fighting Arena, lights of all colors flashed, celebrating the victory of Tianshui Academy.

The surroundings were noisy and boiling with excitement, and the girls of the Tianshui Team also happily hugged each other.

But there was no look of excitement on Qin Jian's face, as if the celebration all around had nothing to do with him.

He slowly turned around, walked off the stage, came to Shui Bing'er's side, bent down, and gently gathered her frail body into his arms.

"Qin Jian, you won... that's so good..." Shui Bing'er murmured, leaning into his embrace.

Qin Jian slowly tightened his arms, holding her a little closer: "Sorry... for letting you get hurt so badly..."

"It's fine, an Instructor already healed me just now, I'll be better after resting for another ten days or so..."

Shui Bing'er gently stroked Qin Jian's face and said: "You were already very amazing, I didn't even think you could win against Feng Xiaotian; his self-created skill at the end was truly too powerful..."

"Knowing you couldn't block it yet still trying to, you're such a big idiot," Qin Jian said softly.

Shui Bing'er twitched the corner of her mouth and said helplessly: "My body moved subconsciously at the time, there was no time to think that much..."

Qin Jian's gaze became even softer...

"Qin Jian, do you need help?"

At this moment, Yan Zhining walked over with a group of Tianshui Team students.

"Captain, Captain, you were truly too amazing!" Qiu Ruoshui said with a grin.

"Yeah, yeah, the Captain was truly too amazing!"

The other five gathered around one by one, nearly blowing him up to the heavens...

But Qin Jian only reached out to Yan Zhining and said: "Instructor Zhineng, could you lend me the microphone?"

"The microphone?"

Yan Zhining handed the microphone over and asked curiously: "Qin Jian, what do you need the microphone for?"

Qin Jian did not answer her immediately, but instead put the microphone to his lips and said softly: "Shenfeng Academy..."

The voice was not loud, but under the transmission of the microphone, it drowned out the noise of the entire arena.

Everyone searched for the source of the sound, finally focusing on the side of the battle stage, on the figure of the young man surrounded by girls, holding Shui Bing'er in his arms.

"Shenfeng Academy..."

Qin Jian repeated it once more, then slowly said: "Ten days from now, I will represent Tianshui Academy to pay a visit and challenge your academy... all students below Level 35."

Once these words were spoken, the entire Soul Fighting Arena went quiet for an instant, but the next moment it was as if a pot had exploded.

"Qin Jian, he, he, he wants to return the challenge! To go and kick down their door!"

"Was he provoked? By the Shenfeng Academy Instructor interfering at the end!"

"Didn't you see him holding Shui Bing'er? It must be because Shui Bing'er got hurt..."

"......"

All kinds of discussions erupted.

The members of the Tianshui Team were even more incredibly excited, their faces all flushed red.

Only Shui Bing'er had eyes like water; she was not excited, but rather somewhat worried: "Qin Jian, I'm fine, don't be too hard on Shenfeng Academy..."

"It's fine..."

Qin Jian returned the microphone to Yan Zhining and lowered his head: "We are merely using their own methods to treat them as they treated us. Since they already came to our door, why can't we hit back?"

"What about Blazing Academy?"

Xue Wu suddenly asked: "Actually, she was the one who kept stirring up trouble from the very beginning."

Qin Jian looked up and said: "Pick one to fight, one to win over. If we fought back against all of them, it wouldn't be easy to get along within the Five Elements Academies. As for why I chose Shenfeng Academy..."

He looked at Shui Bing'er again: "Of course it's because Feng Xiaotian hurt Bing'er, if I don't hit back, my state of mind won't be clear..."

"Sister, I'm starting to get jealous of you..."

Shui Yue'er pouted and said: "The Captain is just too good to you!"

Shui Bing'er smiled with pursed lips: "You can try to snatch him, I won't stop you."

"Wow!"

Several of them exclaimed: "Bing'er is so confident now!"

"It's not that..."

Shui Bing'er smiled softly: "I just trust him..."

"This is so sweet it makes one's heart ache..." Xue Wu pouted.

And Qin Jian only smiled at Shui Bing'er...

"Instructor Yan Zhining, is your Tianshui Academy really going to keep holding onto our Shenfeng?"

At this time, an Instructor from Shenfeng Academy suddenly walked over.

Yan Zhining turned to meet them: "This was something you started by coming to kick down our door first, how can you say we are holding onto it?"

The other party frowned and said: "That was just the angry words of one of your students, is Tianshui Academy really taking it seriously?"

Yan Zhining smiled and pointed at Qin Jian: "He is no ordinary student, he is our Tianshui Team Captain, and he naturally has the authority to issue challenges to teams outside the school."

"That's right, our Tianshui Academy isn't without a temper either. Does it mean only you are allowed to come to our door, and we aren't allowed to go to yours?" At this time, Xiao Jing also walked up to chime in.

She was also someone who truly put the academy's honor first; even if her teaching philosophy had always been at odds with Yan Zhining's, she would still stand united against outsiders now.

"Fine, then our Shenfeng Academy will wait for you to come!"

The Shenfeng Instructor left indignantly with Feng Xiaotian.

But just as Qin Jian and the others intended to take Shui Bing'er back to rest, Huo Wu suddenly approached them hesitantly.

"Huo Wu from Blazing Academy? What are you here for?" Qiu Ruoshui said with a very unpleasant tone.

There was no trace of her usual sharp-tongued manner on Huo Wu's face; instead, she seemed somewhat hesitant.

"I... can I speak with your Qin Jian alone for a moment?" she said in a low voice.

The few of them looked at each other.

"What do you want to tell me?" Qin Jian asked as he stepped forward, holding Shui Bing'er.

Huo Wu quietly glanced at Shui Bing'er, then fixed her gaze on Qin Jian's face, saying, "This... it's not very convenient to say right now..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the others became strange.

"What kind of words aren't convenient to say? A confession?"

Qiu Ruoshui still couldn't keep her mouth shut, as usual.

Huo Wu's face flushed slightly, but she still had to shake her head and say, "No, but this matter only concerns Qin Jian, so..."

Qin Jian frowned and said, "I still need to take Bing'er back; let's talk about it later."

Seeing that he hadn't refused outright, Huo Wu breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll come find you again tomorrow."

After she left, Xue Wu gave Qin Jian a thumbs-up: "Captain, well done. You really can't be soft-spoken with a girl who has her kind of personality!"

"You seem to know a lot about this..." Qin Jian looked at her strangely.

"Of course, I've seen plenty... *cough cough*..." Xue Wu suddenly stopped talking.

The others, however, had their gazes turn strange.

Fortunately, by this time they had already returned to their exclusive residence, and after Qin Jian took Shui Bing'er back to her room, they all dispersed.

Inside the bedroom, Qin Jian gently placed Shui Bing'er on the bed, then asked with a smile, "You are at your weakest today, what will you do about bathing?"

"Ah..."

Shui Bing'er immediately let out a cry of surprise, then hurriedly said, "Then I guess I won't wash today..."

Seeing her somewhat flustered appearance, Qin Jian's mood improved a lot.

He leaned in close and whispered, "Bing'er, didn't your body get dirty from the soul fight today? Are you really willing to be held by me like this while you sleep?"

Progress 2/55

(End of this chapter)