Chapter 149

Su Qinglian raised her elegant eyebrows.

Having teamed up with the four for two years, she naturally knew.

Such scenarios usually meant that her own teammates had something they wanted from her...

"It's like this—we'd like to invite Zhou Yi to join our team.

Captain, what do you think?"

Zhang Yi, with her lively and cheerful personality, stepped forward first, grinning.

They'd had this idea since before the 897 incident in the Storm Mountains; now they were formally seeking the captain's opinion.

"You all feel the same way?"

Su Qinglian's beautiful eyes swept over the remaining three: Wen Tianrun, Zhu Dan, and the Zhu Rao sisters.

"Mm!"

"That's right!"

All three nodded like little chickens pecking grain.

Their eyes held unmistakable anticipation.

After the battle two days ago, they had almost all become Zhou Yi's little fans.

Now that there was a chance to have Zhou Yi join their team, they naturally wanted it.

"Fine, I'll go find Zhou Yi later and ask if he's willing to join our squad."

Su Qinglian nodded slightly, "But based on my observation, Zhou Yi probably won't agree."

Zhou Yi is only level 18 now, yet his demonstrated strength is already this formidable.

He can easily join a stronger team later.

Besides, he's still a freshman.

His main focus will be on school courses; he won't be going out with us into the Storm Mountains.

"How can you know unless you try?"

"Besides, Captain, you're the one who really wants him to join us~~~"

"I've seen you sneak over to check on him multiple times while he was asleep."

Zhang Yi smirked; the other three laughed along.

According to their estimate, if not for Jiang Churan,

the one who'd be watching over Zhou Yi daily would be their lovely and charming captain.

"Xiao Yi!"

A flush of pink appeared on Su Qinglian's lovely face; she shot Zhang Yi a glare, but said nothing in rebuttal.

After all...

Zhang Yi was telling the truth.

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On the other side, Zhou Yi finished his basic exercises in his room.

Just as he stepped out, preparing to head outside for his twenty-kilometer running training,

he saw a slender girl leaning against the corridor railing, head slightly bowed, as if hesitating and thinking.

It was around ten-thirty at night; the bright moonlight fell on her face, revealing a familiar, beautiful, fair complexion.

"Senior Su, not resting yet?"

Zhou Yi greeted with a smile.

The girl was none other than Su Qinglian, captain of the Qingyuan Squad.

At his greeting, she seemed to snap out of her hesitation.

Raising her head and seeing Zhou Yi, she nodded softly:

"Mm, I came to see you about something."

Su Qinglian took a deep breath; her full chest rose slightly, then she spoke slowly:

"You haven't joined any team yet, have you? How about considering joining our Qingyuan Squad?"

Her beautiful eyes fixed on Zhou Yi, her expression utterly serious.

She had actually been standing by the door for a while.

But fearing her invitation would be rejected, she hadn't knocked.

Now that he'd caught her off guard—and given her teammates' strong insistence—she couldn't stay silent anymore...

"Senior, I haven't thought about joining any team yet."

Zhou Yi shook his head.

At Hangzhou University, one of the top universities, course schedules for all freshmen, regardless of department, were tightly packed.

Even if he joined a squad, he wouldn't have time to go out with them to hunt monsters.

Besides...

With his current strength, he could gain experience more efficiently by hunting wild beasts alone.

"I see..."

Though she'd anticipated this result, Su Qinglian couldn't help sighing.

As Zhang Yi said, she too really wanted Zhou Yi to join her squad.

But since he refused, she couldn't force him.

Yet, despite the disappointment, her admiration for Zhou Yi deepened further.

Before this, no male peer had ever turned down her request.

Even at school, there were no shortage of senior male prodigies or former provincial top scorers who actively requested to join.

Moreover, every member of the Green Kite Squad was a girl with excellent looks.

Joining the Green Kite Squad was the dream of countless male students at Su University...

Yet, Zhou Yi rejected it so lightly and casually.

Indeed, she could not find a single trace of emotional fluctuation on his sharply defined face.

As always, steady and calm...

While admiring him, Su Qinglian said half-jokingly:

"Since you won't join our squad, I suppose Xiao Yi and the others will be sad for a while."

"Senior sister is joking."

Zhou Yi's expression remained unchanged, but he saw Su Qinglian lean in with a light smile:

"By the way, to thank you for saving us in the Gale Mountains, this is my special reward for you."

She rose onto her tiptoes and gently kissed Zhou Yi on his right cheek.

Then, with a flush on her face, she waved and said:

"Alright, I must return; see you at our school."

"One special reward, one special thank-you."

Watching Su Qinglian's figure depart quickly, Zhou Yi's expression was somewhat strange.

Who would have thought that in just a few short hours, he had been forcibly kissed by two different girls...

"Girls these days are too bold."

Although the two girls' simultaneous actions brought Zhou Yi some surprise and astonishment.

Nevertheless, he quickly recovered and headed downstairs to continue his twenty-kilometer running exercise.

Half an hour later, eleven o'clock at night.

Having just finished his twenty-kilometer run, Zhou Yi returned to his room and received a system notification.

【Long-distance Run (20KM/20KM)】

【Strength Jump (200/200)】

【Push-ups (200/200)】

【Daily mission completed detected; you may select a reward from the following options.】