Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 434 - 429: Beijing Training Camp (Part 7)

Bai Xiaotang was slightly stunned, "Cao Zongming, huh?"

"I think so. I saw those people talking while looking at that guy."

Bai Xiaotang felt delighted inside and hurriedly shared this gossip with Lin Yuanyang beside her.

Lin Yuanyang wanted to say: I’ve already heard.

As they were speaking, they suddenly heard Gu Sili’s voice behind them.

"Talking bad about someone behind their back isn’t very nice, is it?"

Bai Xiaotang was at a loss for words, with her thin skin showing a sense of embarrassment at being caught. Lin Yuanyang was calm, even turning to glance at him, "Not wrong though. Also, isn’t your school not around here?"

Gu Sili was thicker-skinned than expected, and said to Chen Yantao across from Lin Yuanyang, "Classmate, can you switch seats with me? I know him, and want to catch up. Thanks for the trouble."

Chen Yantao glanced at Lin Yuanyang, then at Gu Sili, but stood up and moved to the next empty seat.

Gu Sili’s aura was clearly that of a noble young man meticulously groomed by a big family.

Even sitting among them made him seem incongruent, somewhat inappropriate.

The nearby students were all secretly watching him, ears perked, not wanting to miss any gossip here.

Lin Yuanyang looked at the students and teachers from his school and neighboring school filling the tables around them, feeling completely helpless. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Not liking being the center of attention, he decided to end things quickly.

"What is it?"

Gu Sili glanced around nearby, amusing himself and feeling a bit playful.

"Just came to congratulate you guys."

"Okay, I know, you can leave now."

"What’s the hurry? We used to be classmates. Can’t old classmates catch up?"

"No time, affects my appetite."

Seeing Lin Yuanyang about to leave with his tray, Gu Sili quickly grabbed his arm, "Alright, let’s get to the point."

His expression became a bit serious, "What’s going on with you two?"

"Just like you see."

"Sister Ning training you?"

Lin Yuanyang really didn’t feel like answering, taking a sip of soup.

Gu Sili knew he didn’t like hearing it, yet asked seriously, "Did you two get checked at the hospital?"

Before Lin Yuanyang could answer, Principal Zhang, sitting behind him, turned around, looking worried, "What check-up? Lin Yuanyang, is there still a problem with your health? Do you need to have it checked again..."

"It’s fine, Principal, he’s saying nonsense." Lin Yuanyang quickly turned to reassure Principal Zhang, then turned back, his gaze grew colder.

"Gu Xiaosi, put away your little thoughts. Bai Xiaotang and I have legitimately improved our physique and spiritual power. If you, like your cousin, can’t speak properly, then please leave now."

Seeing Lin Yuanyang really angry, Gu Sili also felt some annoyance, "I knew exactly how you were before..."

"You know shit!" For the first time, Lin Yuanyang swore, "What do you know? I was weak before because I was poisoned. Now that the poison is cured, my physical condition naturally improved. And Sister Xiaotang, don’t you know what she was like in school before? Do you think only your Gu Family has talent, and everyone else is trash?"

Originally, Lin Yuanyang didn’t want to reveal their scars in front of so many people, but Gu Xiaosi lacked awareness and insisted on saying these half-truths in such a situation. If it got spread by someone with ulterior motives, how would people view Anhe Middle School, Sister Ning, and Instructor Huang?

Gu Sili was surprised, but seeing Lin Yuanyang angrily glaring, he felt guilty, stood up, apologized to him and Bai Xiaotang, picked up his tray, and left directly.

Dirt from big families is plenty, among nearby students, also from prestigious backgrounds, some felt sympathy for Lin Yuanyang hearing his words, but more were curious about Lin Yuanyang’s identity.

They speculated which family in Beijing he belonged to.

Once Gu Xiaosi left, Lin Yuanyang lost his appetite, pushing his barely touched tray to Bai Xiaotang beside him, "This hasn’t been touched, I’m heading back."

Bai Xiaotang, in fact, also lost her appetite, as Gu Xiaosi’s words triggered her unpleasant memories from before.

She forced herself not to think about it, ate her meal in big bites, but her vision grew blurrier, tears flowed uncontrollably.

Across from her, Ma Weiwei was startled, quickly digging through her pocket, searching for tissues.

"Hey, don’t cry...oh... does anyone have tissues? Give me a pack of tissues. Damn, who is that guy? I’ll deal with him later!"

Bai Xiaotang broke into laughter through tears, took the tissues, wiped her eyes, then embarrassedly buried her head in her food, not daring to look at the peculiar gazes around.

Just wanting to quickly finish the food on her tray and escape from here.

"Alright, stop staring. Never seen a pretty girl get something in her eye? Want me to put on a show of a tough guy crying in a second?" Wu Muzhe stood up, attracting all focus onto himself.

Other male students from Anhe Middle School supported beside him, "Come on, perform quickly, I’m recording now..."

"Haha... never seen the Elite Class president cry, give us one."

With everyone’s uproar, fewer people focused on Bai Xiaotang, letting her breathe a sigh of relief, offering Wu Muzhe a grateful look for stepping in.

This small episode didn’t affect anything, with the afternoon large training proceeding as usual.

Each school was split into two groups, heading separately to different training areas, Ji Ning and Huang Ying each leading a group, separating outside the living area.

Ji Ning’s group included Bai Xiaotang, Wu Muzhe, Chen Yantao, Ma Shanshan, Yan Song, and Wang Hao.

Their destination was a training zone resembling Pollution Zone adventures.

As its name suggests, it simulated the real environment of a Pollution Zone, training the students’ courage and wilderness survival skills.

Bai Xiaotang was quite familiar with this place, originally wanting to be a team leader, but hearing the teacher introducing all training rules made her shrink.

"To simulate realism, the training area will have real people playing mutant corpses and mutant beasts, so please be careful not to let them tear your protective suit."

Timid girls like Bai Xiaotang instantly deflated.

A brave male student raised his hand, "Teacher, can we hit the mutant corpses?"

Originally thinking the training teacher would say no, but he replied with a smile, "You can, but you have to be able to catch them first."

"What do you mean?"

"The teachers inside playing mutant corpses are all superpower users."

Teachers and students tensed up.

The training teacher jokingly reassured everyone, "Don’t be nervous, it’s not that scary. Firstly, the superpower teachers inside won’t have physical contact with students all along, nor will they use superpowers. Secondly, students participating in this training for the first time won’t face high difficulty; it’s uniformly the lowest difficulty level, D. Only those who pass the training test successfully will face increased difficulty. Thirdly, to protect us ordinary students, you can wear the protective gear we provide, preventing injuries during running and chasing."

Teachers and students sighed in relief.

Until a weak female voice suddenly spoke up, "Teacher, what if I’m scared of ghosts?"