Chapter 19: The Arrangement of Fate! The First Scout Team of the Exorcism Army

Zhou Chu widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief: "Who am I to you? Why should I go home with you?"

"You are my fiancé," He Muxue answered briefly, her pretty face showing not a ripple of emotion.

Zhou Chu took a deep breath, trying his best to remain calm: "Big sister, stop messing around, okay? I don't want to be your fiancé at all; this is just your father's wishful thinking."

He Muxue frowned slightly, a hint of stubbornness showing in her eyes: "I don't care. Since my father said so, you have to come home with me."

Zhou Chu shook his head helplessly.

The He Family could be considered to have great wealth and influence in Tianhua City.

Given his current situation, becoming the He Family's son-in-law would be equivalent to marrying into the He Family as a dependent.

Once he married in, he would be at the beck and call of the He Family and might never be able to hold his head high again.

"I have my own life plans. I will not marry into your family, and I don't want my whole life to be clearly mapped out by others."

He Muxue looked at Zhou Chu's determined gaze, and her heart stirred slightly.

But she still did not let go of his hand; instead, she lowered her voice and said: "If you really want to join the Exorcism Army, I can help you!"

Hearing He Muxue's words, Zhou Chu's eyes couldn't help but light up.

That's right, how could he have forgotten about this?

He Muxue's father was the principal of the Third High School; writing a letter of introduction would be a trivial matter for him.

With this convenient condition, Zhou Chu wouldn't have to go through the recruitment office's waiting process, and even less would he have to beg Su Zhanghe for his consent.

"Tell me, what are the conditions? Do you want money or things?"

Facing a wealthy scion like He Muxue, one must certainly put interests first.

Moreover, he and the other party were not related or close, so it was impossible for her to help him for nothing.

He Muxue shook her head gently: "I don't want money, and I don't want things."

Zhou Chu was slightly stunned and asked suspiciously: "Then what do you want? You can't be helping me for no reason."

He Muxue pondered for a moment, held up two fingers, and said slowly: "First, after joining the Exorcism Army, you must ensure your own safety and not take risks lightly."

"Second, if you don't want to stay anymore, you must come back and fulfill your responsibilities as my fiancé."

Zhou Chu widened his eyes and looked at He Muxue with some surprise: "What kind of condition is that? I said I wouldn't marry into your family!"

"The initiative of whether to marry in or not lies with you! But that does not hinder the fact that you are my fiancé," He Muxue said.

Zhou Chu frowned tightly, looking at He Muxue with a confused face: "I don't understand, why must you have me as your fiancé? What good does this do for you?"

He Muxue turned her head slightly, a flash of imperceptible, complex emotion appearing in her eyes: "This is a tradition passed down by our He Family ancestors, and it is also the arrangement of fate. You only need to consider whether you accept my conditions."

Tradition?

The arrangement of fate?

Just for the sake of some ethereal, bullshit promise, he had to marry someone he didn't like.

Isn't this just moral kidnapping!

Of course, Zhou Chu didn't buy this.

He couldn't bring himself to make things difficult for others just to achieve his own interests.

This wasn't to say that Zhou Chu was particularly noble.

It was just that he didn't want to be similarly bound by this pedantic, bullshit tradition.

It seemed He Muxue was poisoned too deeply by traditional concepts.

"I don't accept!" Zhou Chu sighed softly and said.

He Muxue was slightly startled, clearly not having expected Zhou Chu to refuse so decisively.

"Are you really not going to reconsider? This is the fastest way for you to join the Exorcism Army."

Zhou Chu just smiled and shook his head, then turned and left the Dungeon Hall.

He Muxue stood where she was, watching the direction he left in, feeling inevitably somewhat lost in her heart.

She truly could not understand why Zhou Chu would refuse her conditions.

Was it because of his stubbornness in refusing to marry into her family?

Or was it because he didn't want to live a life arranged by others?

He Muxue bit her lip lightly, feeling a bit lost inside.

She had lived in a superior environment since she was a child, accustomed to everything proceeding according to her family's arrangements.

And the appearance of Zhou Chu broke her perception.

This person, Zhou Chu, had his own thoughts and pursuits and was unwilling to be bound.

She didn't understand why she felt so lost at Zhou Chu's refusal.

Perhaps it was because she had never met someone like Zhou Chu who dared to resist the arrangements of fate.

……

After leaving the Dungeon Hall, Zhou Chu boarded a bus heading to the recruitment office in the north of the city.

Half an hour later, Zhou Chu arrived at the recruitment office.

Walking into the recruitment office hall, it was bustling with people, which actually gave Zhou Chu a start.

Today was the annual graduation season, and one could see many high school students coming to report to the recruitment office.

Looking at those young faces around him, he couldn't help but feel a thousand emotions in his heart.

Most of these students, who were of similar age to him, had given up on the College Entrance Exam because they had bound low-grade Soul Professions, choosing the path of joining the army early on.

Zhou Chu later learned that because the frontline troops had lost quite a few people while resisting the invasion of the Calamity Legion some time ago.

In order to quickly assemble new forces, the national recruitment office had to increase its recruitment efforts.

Today, anyone who registered before 12:00 noon could receive priority review rights and could be sent to the frontline as early as after lunch.

Checking the time, there were less than 20 minutes left until 12:00, so Zhou Chu hurriedly went to the registration desk to get an application form and filled it out.

Time was tight; he had to complete this application form as quickly as possible and head to the front line to realize his upgrade plan.

A few minutes later, Zhou Chu finally finished filling out the application form, then walked quickly toward the window for submitting applications.

At this moment, a short line had already formed in front of the window, and Zhou Chu could only wait anxiously.

Fortunately, after waiting in line for less than five minutes, Zhou Chu successfully submitted the application form.

However, it did not take long to wait to be sent to the front line.

Just as Zhou Chu was eating the boxed meal provided for free by the recruitment office, the vehicle to pick up the new recruits and head to the front line had already stopped at the entrance.

Immediately after, Zhou Chu and over twenty other newcomers were arranged onto a military vehicle.

The military vehicle started slowly, emitting a low roar.

A tense atmosphere permeated the carriage, and the newcomers were all silent.

Because most people knew what would be waiting for them on the front line.

The scenes inside and outside the city were already two completely different sights.

What was originally a bright, sunny day was now shrouded in thick fog.

Because Zhou Chu had been grinding skill proficiency all night yesterday, he could not help but feel sleepiness wash over him, and he actually fell asleep leaning against the carriage just like that.

The vehicle kept bumping continuously while in motion.

But it did not disturb Zhou Chu's sleep.

It was unknown how much time had passed when the vehicle body suddenly produced a violent jolt.

Zhou Chu was startled awake instantly; he looked out the window and saw that the fog was becoming increasingly thick, making it almost impossible to see the surrounding scenery clearly.

The faces of the other newcomers in the carriage were all filled with tension and unease, and a few timid ones even exclaimed out loud.

Judging from the current situation, they should be getting closer and closer to the front line position.

At this moment, danger and accidents could be encountered at any time.

However, the danger that had been anticipated beforehand did not occur, and the military vehicle finally stopped inside a camp.

The vehicle door was opened immediately after, and Zhou Chu and the group of newcomers got off one after another.

Standing outside the vehicle was a middle-aged man dressed in a military uniform.

After Zhou Chu saw the insignia on the other person's military uniform, his eyes instantly lit up.

It was exactly the Exorcism Army!

He had not expected to find the organization so quickly.

"I am Jia Mengshan, Captain of the First Scout Team of the Exorcism Army."

"Welcome everyone to No. 5 Camp of the Calamity Front!"

"Next, I will take roll call; those whose names are called, please step forward!"

Then, Jia Mengshan took out a list, and after he quickly scanned it, his brows could not help but furrow.

"Which one is named Zhou Chu?"

He suddenly asked.