CHAPTER 368: CHAPTER 125 VICTORY!_2

Ke Lian glanced at Du Xixi, who was using gold patterns to "wash her eyes", and couldn’t help but smile. He moved the livestream to the side, planning to bring it back when the Iron-eating Beast Empire made their appearance.

He just liked Du Xixi’s straightforward nature!

The Iron-eating Beast Empire was scheduled to appear later, during the strongest sunlight of the morning. Nonetheless, Du Xixi forced herself to stay alert and watched the livestream with the utmost sincerity.

The number of participants from the Iron-eating Beast Empire wasn’t large, which meant that only a few Iron-eating Beasts came to participate in the Alliance Military Competition. Besides the leading Iron-eating Beast, only about a dozen clumsy black and white furballs followed.

This scene was just too cute. Over a dozen black and white furballs followed another, and although it was a blazing summer day, their fur was fluffy and waving, with their ears and tails swaying occasionally as they walked.

So clumsy yet adorable, Du Xixi just took one look and felt like she was about to have a nosebleed from all the cuteness!

However, Ke Lian suddenly furrowed his brow. Seeing Du Xixi staring intently at the Iron-eating Beasts, practically engraving "I really like it" on her face, he sighed internally.

Alas, a misstep...

Though he gave himself a big serving of jealousy, the appearance of the Iron-eating Beast Empire wasn’t really making Ke Lian that upset, because after the Iron-eating Beast Empire, only a few Empires were left to appear.

Once all the Empires had made their appearances, the Minister of the Military would give a speech to announce the official start of the Alliance Military Competition, and Du Xixi could then take a rest in the lounge.

Ke Lian wasn’t paying attention to which Empires were the last to appear. He carefully observed Du Xixi’s complexion, noting her rosy cheeks but slightly pale lips, which had turned from their usual crimson to a lighter peach pink, and felt a twinge of worry.

Ke Lian wanted to let Du Xixi go rest first, but in such a public setting, she probably wouldn’t agree. So he thought carefully, then suddenly stood up and walked to Du Xixi’s side, standing steady.

Don’t mind that Ke Lian just casually took a few steps and then casually stood still, but in fact, Ke Lian positioned himself right at the angle where the sunlight was coming from, perfectly shading Du Xixi from the direct sunlight.

Du Xixi naturally felt this, warmed by his gesture, and smiled without saying any words of thanks, but gently took Ke Lian’s hand and secretly squeezed it.

Ke Lian looked down, made eye contact with her, and smiled gently.

Between husband and wife, words of gratitude are superfluous. With just one action, they can understand the unspoken thanks from each other.

Perhaps noticing Du Xixi’s discomfort, or maybe the Minister of the Military felt the intense sunlight giving him a headache, so when he gave his speech, he, already known for his brevity, was even more succinct, uttering just a few words: "I declare the Alliance Military Competition officially open!"

Du Xixi and Ke Lian: ...

Everyone: ...

The livestream audience: ...

The shortest opening speech for the Alliance Military Competition in history was born today!

As Ke Lian wished, Du Xixi went to the lounge to rest. Under the soothing effect of the air-conditioning, with a cup of hot water, Du Xixi quickly regained her vigor. Especially by the afternoon, just before her first civilian match was about to start, Du Xixi was almost unnaturally excited.

"Xixi, if you’re nervous, just tell me, I won’t laugh at you." Before taking the stage, Du Xixi had already changed into sportswear, her long hair tightly pinned up to avoid it getting in the way during the fight. Ke Lian patted her on the shoulder, pacing around, looking more nervous than Du Xixi.

Du Xixi still had a slight blush on her face, her eyes bright, but it wasn’t hard to see that she was nervous too, as her hands and feet were slightly shaking. But Du Xixi firmly believed in one thing—losing anything is fine, but never lose face; having nothing is okay, but never lose the occasion!

She clenched her fists, nodded firmly at Ke Lian, and seeing her opponent on the other side entering the ring full of confidence, Du Xixi took a deep breath and stepped into the ring herself.

Honestly, Du Xixi had only fought with Ke Lian—unless you count the cattle, sheep, chickens, and pigs—and she knew Ke Lian always let her win, so she wasn’t sure of her actual strength.

But her opponent was brawny, easily twice the size of Du Xixi’s face... Du Xixi gulped, her expression unchanged but her brow slightly twitching.