CHAPTER 155: CHAPTER 155: SLURP!

"If you really can’t hold on, just say it."

Lin Xiaoyan’s lips curled up slightly, "Okay."

At that moment, a ray of sunlight pierced through the treetops at the mountain summit.

It fell on Lin Xiaoyan’s face.

Lin Xiaoyan felt a touch of sunlight; she looked up and it was slightly blinding, so she raised her hand to shield her eyes.

She closed her right eye and with her left eye open, she looked at the sun that had risen without her noticing.

"So beautiful!"

Lin Xiaoyan gazed at the rising sun, feeling the warm sunlight on her body, seemingly dispelling the gloom of the night.

Unnoticed, Lu Lan’s side of the combat had already ended.

She got up gracefully, hands on her hips, proudly looking at the laid-out Er Lingzi she had just defeated.

"So, do you admit defeat or not?"

Er Lingzi rolled over weakly, lying on the ground, looking at the smug Lu Lan, and rolled his eyes, stretching his voice to say, "Admit—defeat? My ass!"

Lu Lan turned her head and saw Lin Xiaoyan looking at the sun, and He Qi’an looking at Lin Xiaoyan...

"Tsk, looking at this, is the boss a bit lovelorn?"

Er Lingzi followed Lu Lan’s gaze and became excited, jumping up, "I’ve been saying the boss looks different since he got back this time! He never used to look at other girls like that!"

"But looking at the boss now, I think it’s unrequited love!"

"Don’t say, I also noticed, that girl doesn’t seem interested in the boss."

"Back then, the beauty of the arts troupe confessed to him but he refused, and now he’s interested in..."

Lu Lan glared at the few guys who approached her, "Shut up!

A bunch of guys who only look at the surface!

Don’t even take a good look at yourselves and you’re picky with others, psh!

No wonder nobody’s interested in you guys at the mixers!"

Everyone in the Wild Wolf Squad who was single: ...... You’re killing us!!!

Shi Nan cleared his throat, "Attention everyone, assemble!"

Everyone immediately turned and stood at attention.

Lin Xiaoyan heard the assembly call, she turned her head and was caught off guard seeing the sunlight shining on He Qi’an’s muscular body.

Oh my, my goodness!!!

She quietly swallowed, forcing her eyes to look away.

"Um... time to assemble..."

He Qi’an glanced at Lin Xiaoyan, then turned and walked towards the Wild Wolf Squad.

Lu Lan ran over, following Lin Xiaoyan’s gaze, looking at He Qi’an.

"Turn your head."

"Hm?" Lin Xiaoyan looked at Lu Lan in confusion.

Lu Lan pointed around.

"Look!"

Lin Xiaoyan followed the direction of Lu Lan’s finger, and when she saw the scene before her...

Lin Xiaoyan: !!! Slurp!

There was a large group behind, wearing tank tops, some with bare torsos, training soldiers.

Lin Xiaoyan couldn’t take it all in!

Some didn’t have the right physique, she whispered, "That one’s too skinny, not good looking."

Lu Lan looked and nodded disdainfully.

"Indeed, nothing to see!" She swept her gaze, "Look at the one at one o’clock, pretty cool, tsk, the face is good-looking too..."

Lin Xiaoyan widened her eyes, her face flushed, nodding repeatedly trying to suppress a scream, "Mmm mmm mmm, handsome!"

"Over there, I think that one is also handsome!"

"And..."

When Lin Xiaoyan pointed at a handsome guy in the middle, suddenly darkness veiled her vision as a pair of big hands covered her eyes.

A wave of heat came from behind, Lin Xiaoyan stiffened, afraid to move.

Lu Lan shrank her head under He Qi’an’s fierce gaze.

"Uh... the morning training is about to finish, let’s... go eat..." Lu Lan grabbed Lin Xiaoyan’s hand and pulled her away from He Qi’an’s side.

She dragged Lin Xiaoyan, quickly running towards the canteen.

Lin Xiaoyan bowed her head, following Lu Lan running to the canteen.

Inexplicably, she felt like she had just done something wrong.

After they got to the canteen, Lu Lan let out a heavy sigh, breathing heavily as if she had narrowly escaped something.

"Don’t say... whew... the boss’s aura hasn’t changed, still scary as ever!"

Lin Xiaoyan wasn’t listening to Lu Lan, she just felt that ever since taking on this task, He Qi’an had been acting a bit weird.

"There’s braised pork in the morning!!!"

Lu Lan’s shocked voice interrupted Lin Xiaoyan’s thoughts, she looked up to see a large basin in the canteen window full of vibrant red, Saucy braised pork that looked incredibly appetizing.

The braised pork was tempting to everyone starved after training, except for Lin Xiaoyan.

Lin Xiaoyan moved her gaze from the braised pork, she took a plate, served some porridge, a little stir-fried cauliflower with meat, stir-fried celery with dried tofu, a small piece of corn, and went to find a seat.

"Hey, why didn’t the young lady take any braised pork? Today’s braised pork is for everyone!"

The canteen cook saw Lin Xiaoyan taking just a little food and stepping away, thinking she was embarrassed, he quickly called out.

Lin Xiaoyan heard the shout, turned around and said embarrassedly, "I don’t have much appetite in the morning, prefer something light."

"Oh, that’s fine, here, have an egg, you must eat an egg if you’re not eating meat, come on!"

The cook understood some people don’t like oily food in the morning, so he also boiled eggs.

Lin Xiaoyan wanted to refuse, but seeing him already holding two eggs, reaching out to give to her, she had no choice but to accept them.

"Thank you."

"Eat, eat, eat more..."

At that moment, Lu Lan finished getting her meal, she took several pieces of braised pork and served with rice, drizzling two scoops of braised pork sauce on top of the rice.

"Come on, let’s sit here!"

Lu Lan couldn’t wait to start eating!

She had been starving after the fight with that guy Er Lingzi!

As soon as they sat down, Xuan Shiyi and the others walked in.

Xuan Shiyi saw Lin Xiaoyan’s complexion and "tsk"ed.

"Your situation doesn’t look too good, shall we get Xuan Wu to give you a few more Clear Heart Talismans?"

Xuan Wu heard his name, looked over and immediately saw Lin Xiaoyan’s haggard face.

"Clear Heart Talismans won’t help her current situation." Xuan Wu said.

Xuan Shiyi widened his eyes exaggeratedly at Xuan Wu’s words, "Oh, don’t you always say your talisman papers are the best in the world? How come there’s a situation when they’re useless?

Why don’t you do a little extra and enhance the talisman paper’s effect?"

Xuan Wu gave Xuan Shiyi a sidelong glance, not wanting to engage with him at all.

Xuan Er finished serving his food, walked over to Lin Xiaoyan’s table, and sat down.

He looked at Lin Xiaoyan, said calmly, "Your heart has a demon."

Lin Xiaoyan was moved upon hearing those four words, she looked at Xuan Er.

Xuan Er’s gaze was calm, he slowly picked up a bun.

"After lunch, have Xuan Shiyi teach you the Heart Clearing Technique, when your thoughts are restless, just calm down and silently recite the mantra."

Lu Lan listened while eating, she asked in wonder, "Is it really that amazing? Can it cure insomnia? She hasn’t slept all night."

"The Heart Clearing Technique can only clear away inner distractions, it can’t cure insomnia."

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