Chapter 198: I Am the Captain, Objection Overruled!

"Waiting for someone? Who exactly could make someone as cold as ice as you care so much? Tell me about it." Zhang Lexuan looked at Wang Qiu Er with some surprise, clearly not knowing who it could be.

Swirling the thin red wine glass in her hand, which contained aged wine, the faint fragrance of the alcohol permeated the area around the Senior Sister. Her fair, clean face now carried a hint of an alluring flush, making the usually dignified and poised Senior Sister appear a bit more charming.

Wang Qiu Er looked at the tipsy Zhang Lexuan and said, "Senior Sister, you've had too much to drink."

"I haven't, but you, on the other hand, really do look like someone with a heavy heart." Tilting her head back, she downed the red wine in her glass in one gulp, her sharp eyes seeming to see through all of Wang Qiu Er's disguises.

Swept by the Senior Sister's gaze, Wang Qiu Er felt as if her inner thoughts had nowhere to hide. "I..."

"You are a bit like me back then, but only a little. Although I was in a much more wretched state than you are, you seem to be doing much better than I was; at least you haven't fallen in yet." Zhang Lexuan smiled, then leaned back lazily on the sofa.

Wang Qiu Er was somewhat confused, not understanding what Zhang Lexuan was talking about. "Senior Sister, if you are talking about Su Yu and me, then you are overthinking it. Although I don't know what your past was like or what you experienced, perhaps we are not alike."

"Is that so? If it were truly as you say, then the person you are waiting for wouldn't be Su Yu." Zhang Lexuan looked at Wang Qiu Er with a half-smile, gently sipping the bright red wine in her glass.

Wang Qiu Er stiffened slightly, and her expression became somewhat strange.

After a long silence, Wang Qiu Er slowly loosened her fingers that had been gripping the corner of her clothes. "Perhaps that is so, but perhaps not, because I am not someone who would lose their reason over feelings..."

Zhang Lexuan's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and the red wine inside nearly spilled onto her. "I hope you can keep a clear head. Whether it is now or in the future, I hope you remember every word you said to me today."

Watching Zhang Lexuan's slightly trembling figure and her sorrowful, lonely back, Wang Qiu Er could not help but feel deeply moved.

Even the Senior Sister is troubled by love?

Who exactly is the person who makes the Senior Sister so emotional?

Human emotions are too complex; Wang Qiu Er still could not fully understand them, but from Su Yu's memories, she could find many corresponding explanations.

"Human emotions are truly complex, but for me, what I want—as long as my strength is sufficient—I will simply take it!"

Her gaze was clear, and there was not a trace of her previous confusion or bewilderment in her eyes.

One hour later.

Knock, knock, knock!

A round of knocking sounded at the door. The Shrek team members were still wondering who could be knocking so late at night.

"Zhou Sichen, go open the door." Wang Qiu Er's cold voice came from in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Zhou Sichen immediately trotted over to open the door. As soon as he opened it, he froze in place.

"Su Yu, why is it you? What are you here for?" Zhou Sichen looked as if he had seen a ghost, his eyes wide with surprise.

Su Yu walked in slowly and said, "Since you invited me here, you should come out to see me, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Qiu Er walked over slowly. "You're punctual. But didn't you say you didn't intend to get involved in this competition? Then why did you agree to my request?"

"Mainly because I don't want you to lose too miserably. After all, I was the one who led the team to victory in the last competition, so I can't just let you go out there completely unprepared." Su Yu looked at the group, whose gazes were somewhat strange, and sat down on the living room sofa quite naturally.

Dai Huabin looked at Su Yu and also leaned in. "Since you're here, tell us what your preparations are."

Su Yu beckoned to the group, looked at Wang Qiu Er's somewhat complex expression, and said, "Come over, everyone. If you are willing to listen, then follow my arrangements. But if you feel I don't have the strength to deploy you, you can let me leave now. For the sake of fairness, take a vote within your team."

He had expected there to be some controversy and disagreement within the team, but the result was a unanimous vote in favor.

"What are you chatting about? Do you mind if I listen in too?" Zhang Lexuan wore a long white dress, her long hair tied up casually. The tipsiness on her face had dissipated, leaving only a faint flush.

"First, let me address your problems. Who wants to go first?" Su Yu looked at the group, habitually rubbing his chin.

Wu Feng spoke up: "I want to see what you can actually say. I'll go first!"

"Alright, let's start with you. You, Wu Feng, an Assault System Battle Soul King. In terms of strength, compared to students at the same stage, your strength is quite good, but your shortcomings are also very obvious. You lack practical combat experience and cannot reasonably cope with variables during a fight. Your martial soul is a Red Dragon; among dragon-type martial souls, yours is not considered very strong, and one could even say that once you encounter a slightly more powerful dragon-type martial soul, it will directly suppress yours. However, martial soul suppression is not the main point. What you need is the tempering of actual combat. As an Assault System Battle Soul King, your fighting style still needs improvement. Regarding improvements to your fighting style, you need to learn more from Dai Huabin. Although your martial souls are not compatible, your fighting styles are relatively compatible."

In the footage Wang Qiu Er had previously sent to Su Yu, Su Yu hadn't actually seen any value; the only thing he felt had practical combat value was that Wu Feng was always sent flying in a flash, her own martial soul advantage completely wiped out because Wang Qiu Er's martial soul directly crushed hers...

After listening, Wu Feng's expression was uncertain. She remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "You're right..."

"Alright, alright, I was the captain who led the team last time, after all; I have at least that much discernment. Wait, what's with those looks?"

Seeing the group's increasingly strange gazes, Su Yu subconsciously prepared himself to fight.

Dai Huabin looked at Su Yu in surprise and asked, "You said you were the captain of the previous team? Wasn't the captain Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You can eat anything, but you can't just say anything!" Xie Huanyue also shook his head in disbelief.

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Just as the group was arguing about this matter, Zhang Lexuan spoke slowly: "Although your spirit of questioning is worth encouraging, according to Xuan Lao's information and the content of the Sea God Pavilion meeting after the competition ended, Su Yu was indeed the captain who led the team last time. Originally, the captain was your Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao, but later, because of Su Yu's astonishing analytical and decision-making abilities, he was finally elected captain by everyone. It can be said that if it weren't for Su Yu, we would have ultimately lost to the Sun Moon Empire in the last tournament."

The Senior Sister's words left everyone stunned. They had thought Su Yu was just gilding his own lily to find an excuse to lecture them, but who knew such a thing was actually true!

The Senior Sister could not be lying to them, because the Senior Sister was also a member of the Sea God Pavilion, so her words were the truth!

"Cough, cough, cough. Although this matter has always been considered a secret within the Sea God Pavilion, everyone who experienced that competition knows about it. However, Dai Huabin, didn't your older brother mention this to you?" Su Yu coughed a few times; he didn't understand why Dai Huabin wouldn't know about these things.

Dai Huabin looked away in embarrassment. "That, I, my brother did mention it, but it's been too long, and I forgot..."

"Really?" Su Yu asked, smiling at Dai Huabin.

"Of course, of course it's true..."

Tapping the table lightly, Su Yu continued: "Alright, enough nonsense. Let's do some actual combat. I always feel that no matter how much is said, it's hard to make any substantial progress. It's better to temper you through actual combat."

Cao Jinxuan said with a bitter face: "Su Yu, oh no, Vice Class Monitor, I admit my voice was a bit loud just now. But you can't use such an excuse to vent your anger on us."

Zhou Sichen continued: "Right, the competition is tomorrow. Will fighting tonight affect tomorrow's competition? So, for the sake of safety, can we..."

"Yeah, yeah, the competition is tomorrow, we can't delay tomorrow's competition!" Xie Huanyue stood up righteously, desperately signaling to the Senior Sister and Wang Qiu Er.

Zhang Lexuan smiled. "I am only responsible for your safety this time, but I am very much in favor of Su Yu's arrangements."

"I agree too!" Wang Qiu Er couldn't be bothered to waste words with these guys. Just looking at their strength alone, these team members were completely incomparable to the group representing the Tang Sect.

"I object!" Ning Tian stood up and objected without further ado.

"I object too!"

"I object too!"

"Objection overruled, I am the captain!" Finally, Wang Qiu Er swept her beautiful eyes across them and said coldly.

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Just as the group was almost collectively objecting, a weak voice spoke up: "I don't object, so could you please go easy on me..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the others who had previously objected all cast looks of disdain. The person who said this was none other than Zhou Sichen.

Su Yu stood up, looked at everyone, and said, "Alright, then we shall start with you first. I will also make different strategic adjustments based on your individual circumstances. After all, I don't want you to occupy the glory I once held, only to be beaten until you're crawling on the floor."

"Very well, let's go to the Martial Arts Arena. Let me see how your strategy fares?" Zhang Lexuan stood up and walked toward the Martial Arts Arena; clearly, she wanted to witness Su Yu's strength for herself.

Having not seen him for several months, Zhang Lexuan did not know exactly what level Su Yu's strength had reached. Back when he faced the siege of four senior students from the Inner Court, Su Yu had still displayed the strength to unilaterally crush them, and a terrifying thought had even lingered in Zhang Lexuan's mind ever since.

----------Author's Note----------

The "Deep in Debt" series.

There were originally four thousand words, but I had an argument with my younger brother and realized there were some problems with my way of thinking. This is f***ing ridiculous, I'm completely numb...

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