Chapter 106: Don

“Hello, I’m Jiang Chu, a sophomore in Class 3 of the Element Academy.”

Jiang Chu greeted them warmly, her gaze sweeping slowly over Liu Wentao and the other two.

She had already noticed Song Qiuyun from the audience seats.

But up close, she couldn’t help but be stunned.

What an incredibly beautiful girl!

Not only was her face exquisitely lovely and alluring, but her figure was also perfectly proportioned, with hypnotic curves.

As a net influencer with millions of followers, Jiang Chu was fairly confident in her own appearance.

Yet facing Song Qiuyun, she felt not a shred of confidence—instead, an inexplicable urge to snuggle up to her.

Snuggle up?

Shit! This girl is terrifying—she’s into both genders!

Jiang Chu snapped back to her senses and quickly quashed that bold thought.

“Senior, hello. I’m Song Qiuyun, a classmate of Xu Jingming.”

Though she sensed the senior’s gaze on her was oddly intense, Song Qiuyun still greeted her politely.

“Senior, hello. I’m Qi Dongxia.”

“I’m Liu Wentao, Xu Ming’s roommate.”

Qi Dongxia and Liu Wentao followed with their own introductions.

“We’re about to go eat—would you like to join us?”

Since they’d happened to meet, Xu Jingming casually extended the invitation.

“Sure, I’m hungry too,” Jiang Chu replied with a sweet smile.

Though Jiang Chu was a sophomore, she was barely a year older than Xu Jingming and the others.

Plus, as a senior, she knew many things the freshmen didn’t.

As they chatted along the way, the atmosphere grew relaxed and natural, free of the awkwardness that often comes with strangers joining a group.

“Ming-ge, since you’re treating, can I get a few bottles of Flame Fruit Wine?”

At Qingya Pavilion, in one of the second-floor private rooms, after ordering dishes, Liu Wentao moved to order drinks.

“You really trying to get me drunk?” Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

Adept users had powerful physiques; ordinary baijiu or beer were like soft drinks to them—no matter how much they drank, they wouldn’t get drunk.

But Flame Fruit Wine was different: brewed from Flame Sun Adept Fruits, it not only stimulated blood circulation but could also induce intoxication in adepts.

Of course, it cost several times more than regular alcohol—ten thousand Daya coins per bottle.

“Of course! When everyone’s finally gathered, how can we skip the booze?” Liu Wentao grinned.

The heavy freshman curriculum started in two days—he wanted to relax while he still could.

“I’m fine with it. It’s up to the seniors whether they want to drink.”

Xu Jingming looked toward Jiang Chu and the other girls.

“Sure, I don’t have class tomorrow anyway.”

The white-haired girl Jiang Chu smiled lightly.

Actually, she was quite curious to see what her powerful junior would look like when drunk.

“We’re fine too.”

Song Qiuyun and Qi Dongxia both nodded slightly.

“Alright, let’s start with five bottles.”

Qingya Pavilion moved quickly; soon after Liu Wentao ordered,

the table was filled with dishes and five bottles of Flame Fruit Wine.

“To the end of the Freshman Trials—cheers!”

The five clinked glasses simply, then began eating and chatting.

With Liu Wentao present, the table buzzed with lively energy.

After several rounds of drinks, Jiang Chu and Song Qiuyun grew more familiar, no longer strangers.

“By the way, Senior Jiang, how did you and Jingming meet in the Wildlands?”

Song Qiuyun, her cheeks flushed with a light intoxication, asked curiously.

Liu Wentao and Qi Dongxia also looked intrigued.

“Sure.”

Jiang Chu didn’t refuse, and began slowly: “I was with my team filming in the Wildlands when we accidentally...”

Jiang Chu then briefly recounted how she met Xu Jingming—including how he had saved her life three times.

Of course, she didn’t mention his habit of calling her “junior.”

That was a secret between her and Xu Jingming—no need to air it publicly.

“A third-rank elite adventuring team fighting over treasure, endless waves of ferocious rats—the Source Water Wildlands are this dangerous?”

After Jiang Chu finished her story, Liu Wentao and the others—including Song Qiuyun—were stunned.

They’d all survived the Wu Ke entrance exam, battling ferocious beasts to the death.

But their impression of the Wildlands had been merely: more beasts, higher ranks.

They hadn’t realized that in the Wildlands, one had to watch out not just for high-rank beasts, but for human adepts too!

Even if you miraculously survived both, a sudden rat swarm could easily kill most people on the spot.

“The Wildlands are truly dangerous,” Liu Wentao muttered.

If he’d been in Xu Jingming’s place, he’d be dead—no doubt about it.

But now, after hearing this story,

he finally understood why the cold Jiang Chu looked at Xu Jingming with such tender, almost romantic eyes.

Hero saves beauty, they’ve faced death together—so many buffs stacked.

If he were Jiang Chu, he’d have fallen hard already!

But things seem problematic—Senior Qiuyun also has feelings for Ming-ge!

Worse, they’re all sitting here eating together right now!

And wasn’t Jiang Chu’s sudden appearance just a quiet declaration of ownership?

Thinking of this, Liu Wentao’s scalp prickled.

He instinctively nudged Qi Dongxia on his right, whispering:

“Let’s leave first.”

Qi Dongxia, more perceptive, had already noticed the delicate situation.

But even as a close friend, she couldn’t intervene—this was up to Song Qiuyun alone.

So she nodded slightly, signaling she understood.

Flame Fruit Wine was a potent drink for ordinary second-rank adepts.

But Xu Jingming, who had cultivated the S-class Body-Building Technique Thunder Unyielding Body to the third stage, possessed a physique far stronger than any ordinary second-rank adept.

So while Jiang Chu and the others were thoroughly drunk, Xu Jingming remained as composed as ever.

“Ming-ge, I’ll leave the seniors and Senior Qiuyun to you. Qi Dongxia and I have something to do—we’re leaving.”

Seeing the time was right, Liu Wentao and Qi Dongxia—who’d barely drunk anything—made a swift exit.

Without another word, they rose and fled the private room like escaping a high-rank beast.

“What’s with those two? Why’d they run off so fast?”

Xu Jingming pulled out his phone and checked the time: 9:30 p.m.

They’d arrived at 6:30 p.m.—so the meal had lasted nearly three hours.

“Drinking really wastes time,” Xu Jingming shook his head.

Without alcohol, the meal would’ve taken at most an hour.

More importantly, he’d felt zero intoxication—his formidable physique rendered the alcohol useless.

“Ladies, it’s getting late. Let’s head back to campus.”

Xu Jingming stood and looked at Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chu.

Both girls were thoroughly drunk, cheeks flushed crimson like ripe apples.

Song Qiuyun’s beauty carried extra allure, while Jiang Chu’s was slightly colder.

Yet both had eyes shimmering with liquid desire, lips full enough to drip.

“Senior can’t walk anymore—can you help me, junior?”

Drunk, Jiang Chu had fully let go, playing with the tip of her white hair, speaking in a coquettish tone.

“...” Xu Jingming’s face darkened.

Just as he was about to speak, his left arm suddenly felt an astonishingly soft, full pressure.

He turned his head—Song Qiuyun had tightly clasped his left arm to her chest, head bowed low, voice soft:

“Jingming, I can’t walk either.”

“If neither of you can walk, then wait until you sober up a bit before leaving.”

Xu Jingming nodded, preparing to sit down—when his right arm was suddenly wrapped by Jiang Chu:

“It’s fine. As long as you support us, we can get back.”

“Are you sure?”

“Confirmed.”

“Alright then, I’ll take you back.”

Everyone says you shouldn’t mess with a drunk woman—Xu Jingming finally understood why.

Faced with the two girls’ demands, he could only support each of them on either side as they left Qingya Residence.

Song Qiuyun and the white-haired girl Jiang Chu were both top-tier beauties.

Thus, as they departed,

Xu Jingming couldn’t avoid drawing envious glances from surrounding men.

Previously, Xu Jingming had judged that Song Qiuyun’s figure was slightly better than Jiang Chu’s.

This conclusion was now confirmed by the subtly different fullness on either side.

Of course, even the slightly lesser fullness on the right exerted a pressure no ordinary girl could match.

Jiang Chu, Song Qiuyun, Xu Jingming

Finally, after seeing both girls back to their dorms, Xu Jingming returned to his villa.

But he found, in the first-floor living room, besides his roommate Liu Wentao, there was also a young woman in her late twenties.

Seeing Xu Jingming return, the woman quickly rose from the sofa and smiled:

“Student Xu, hello, I’m Su Yu, your advisor in Year One, Class Two, Weaponry Academy.

I’ve brought your prize from the Freshman Competition.”