Chapter 174: Sincerity Loses to Family Affection

As the awards ceremony drew to a close, this year's Shenxia University Peak Elite Tournament concluded successfully.

Zhou Chu ascended to the top of the Peak Ranking as the champion without any suspense, while Li Er placed second.

Presumably, by tomorrow, Zhou Chu's photo will be particularly eye-catching on the school's Peak Glory Ranking, and it will be the largest in size.

However, Zhou Chu did not care about these things; at this moment, all his attention was drawn to the jade-white key in his hand.

This was the key to the God-Fallen Land.

Only after obtaining the key did Zhou Chu learn that only one key to the God-Fallen Land is produced each year, and if it is not used that year, it becomes invalid the following year.

From this, it is evident that this key is not only incomparably precious, but the opportunity to enter the God-Fallen Land is also once in a blue moon.

More importantly, the time for entering the God-Fallen Land is fixed; one can only enter on the night of the full moon on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month each year.

Currently, there was still over a month until the night of the full moon, so Zhou Chu had no choice but to keep the key safely on his person and wait for the day the God-Fallen Land would open.

In this Peak Elite Tournament, Chu Shuangshuang could be called the biggest winner.

This time, she beat Ye Yu and Xu Na to the punch by issuing recruitment orders to the 5 S-Grade powerhouses in Daxia City, while also sending invitations to the squad where He Muxue was located.

Although she took the initiative, the final choice still rested in the hands of those being invited.

Facing the invitation from the renowned Xiaolong Squad of the Exorcism Army, these people decided to join Chu Shuangshuang's team with almost no hesitation.

On one hand, the fame of the Xiaolong Squad was widespread, making it more attractive than the Hurricane Squad.

On the other hand, upon learning that Chu Shuangshuang was Zhou Chu's aunt, they concluded that she was even more formidable.

Having the opportunity to join a stronger special operations squad, naturally, no one would choose a relatively weaker one.

Seeing the talented individuals they favored flocking to Chu Shuangshuang's command, Ye Yu and Xu Na of the Hurricane Squad had no choice but to select a few outstanding students from the graduating seniors to avoid their team appearing too thin.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen, Li Mengyao, and Lei Jianting were already considered reserve members of the Hurricane Squad, which brought some psychological comfort to Ye Yu and Xu Na.

What they regretted most was failing to invite the two gifted geniuses, Zhou Chu and Zhou Li.

Xu Na even held the resolve to fall out with Chu Shuangshuang, formally issuing recruitment orders to Zhou Chu and Zhou Li once more, only to be rejected again.

The overflowing sincerity ultimately lost to deep family affection, and they could only give up helplessly.

It is not hard to imagine that with the future addition of Zhou Chu and Zhou Li, Chu Shuangshuang's Xiaolong Squad will surely become an invincible army of kings, and the strength of the Hurricane Squad will truly be unable to keep pace with them.

Although Ye Yu and Xu Na felt helpless, they could only accept reality.

The New Recruit Training Camp of the Exorcism Army will be held in the last two months of the second half of the year, with the specific time subject to military notification.

These new recruits invited to join the team can use these short two months to make full preparations.

Many students were both envious and surprised to see the news of numerous classmates being invited to join the Exorcism Army's special operations squads.

They were envious that these classmates would be able to join the most prestigious army in Shenxia and serve the country in the future.

They were surprised that Zhou Chu and Zhou Li, the two big winners of the Peak Tournament, had not received any invitations.

Some speculated whether Zhou Chu and Zhou Li were too powerful for the Exorcism Army to handle.

Of course, others felt they were too ostentatious and had been overlooked by several officers.

"A-Chu, it's getting late, so Auntie is leaving now. You and A-Li must study hard, listen to your teachers, and absolutely do not cause trouble."

"Once I'm done with this busy period, Auntie will come to see you again!"

Before leaving, Chu Shuangshuang did not forget to give Zhou Chu some instructions, and finally, she stuffed a bank card into his hand.

"There is 1 million in here for food expenses; make sure you eat well."

Zhou Chu smiled helplessly and stuffed the bank card back: "No need, Auntie, I have money; it's enough."

Chu Shuangshuang's eyes flashed: "What about tuition? You haven't paid your tuition yet, right? Take it and go pay your tuition!"

Looking at Chu Shuangshuang's slightly pale face, a sense of bitterness and heartache welled up in Zhou Chu's heart.

Auntie had been busy with work and had neglected to take care of herself; she must not have been eating or sleeping well.

Moreover, Chu Shuangshuang's monthly salary was 500,000, and without military merit, there were no extra commissions from military funds.

In the past, after deducting her own expenses, she still had to set aside a portion for his living costs, leaving very little money for her to improve her own strength.

The key was that during these two months, Chu Shuangshuang had been focused on squad recruitment and had not gone to the front lines to execute missions, so naturally, there was no military merit income.

Even so, she still lived frugally, wanting to save money for him.

"Really, no need, Auntie. I have money; I can even support you now!" Zhou Chu said with a firm smile.

Chu Shuangshuang looked blankly at the nephew who was nearly a head taller than her, feeling in a trance that he had truly grown up and was incredibly handsome.

The Zhou Chu before her was no longer the foolish boy who let others bully him back then.

And Zhou Chu also seemed to have suddenly become enlightened, knowing how to care for and look after others.

"Alright, actually I really am a bit tired; I quite want to experience the feeling of being supported!" Chu Shuangshuang smiled with relief and responded half-jokingly.

At this time, Xing Wanying, who was on the side, said: "Oh my, you two stop being so sentimental; even an outsider like me can barely stand it watching you."

"Shuangshuang, don't you worry, Zhou Chu's current credits are enough to pay his tuition for several years; you don't need to worry about this matter."

"Besides, isn't there me? You just focus on your business with peace of mind."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Wanying!"

"Cough, why be so polite with family!"

After saying this, Xing Wanying gave Zhou Chu a meaningful look.

Hearing her words, Zhou Chu felt awkward inside.

It was just a meal together; how did they become family?

Watching Chu Shuangshuang and the two captains of the Hurricane Squad leave by private plane, it was already eleven o'clock at night when Zhou Chu returned to the dormitory.

As soon as he opened the dormitory door, he saw the back of a man sitting on the chair by the bed.

"Chief? Why are you here?"

Zhou Chu could not be more familiar with this back.

Long Aofei stood up from the chair, turned around, and said with a full face of smiles: "I came uninvited; I hope you don't mind."

"I heard you won first place in both categories of the Peak Elite Tournament; that is truly something to celebrate! You are worthy of being the secret weapon of my Exorcism Army!"

Zhou Chu smiled helplessly: "Chief, what are you saying? What secret weapon?"

Long Aofei raised his eyes to look over the layout of the dormitory and nodded: "This is indeed a good place to discuss secrets."

"Therefore, I am going to discuss a secret matter with you next."