Night falls and the city lights come on.
Inside the villa of Zixing Academy, the lights were on and laughter filled the air.
"Come on, let's drink to our first victory!"
Ning Rongrong held up a glass of juice and shouted with great enthusiasm.
"cheers!"
The girls raised their glasses, the crisp clinking sound echoing in the living room.
Although it was just a preliminary round with no suspense, it was still their first official appearance as a team, and their successful start made everyone happy.
Just when the atmosphere was getting lively.
The villa's gate was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Everyone turned their heads in unison and looked towards the doorway.
A tall, handsome young man with silver hair and golden eyes walked in.
The girls stared wide-eyed and mouths agape at the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar figure.
Seeing that they were all in a daze, Dongfang Jing asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Are you that surprised?"
No, they knew in advance that the captain was coming back.
What truly surprised them was the change in Dongfang Jing as a whole.
The team members had been together for a while, and the girls all knew that although Dongfang Jing seemed a bit cold, she was actually very warm-hearted.
But now, at first glance, Dongfang Jing, in addition to his coldness, also exudes an inviolable sense of sacredness!
It's as if the whole person is glowing!
This made those who were originally afraid to provoke him even more fearful of him.
Those who originally wanted to desecrate him felt their desires grow even stronger!
This caused the women who had already tasted the sweetness of the Eastern Mirror to involuntarily squeeze their legs together and swallow their saliva repeatedly.
The atmosphere became somewhat eerie.
However, the women quickly recovered from their surprise and surrounded Dongfang Jing.
Dongfang Yao had no qualms whatsoever. She stretched out her arms and hugged her brother's waist tightly, burying her face deeply in his chest.
"Brother! You're finally back! Yao'er missed you so much!"
I can feel Yao'er, who is real, tangible, and safe.
Having experienced the third trial of the Blazing Sun God, Dongfang Jing was deeply moved and naturally pulled her into a tight embrace.
This strong and powerful embrace truly made Dongfang Yao feel flattered.
In the past, Dongfang Jing would never have hugged her so openly in front of others.
Only in private could Dongfang Yao obtain this somewhat forbidden warmth.
'How did he become so proactive?'
Although I had my doubts, I had already hugged him, so why think so much?
Hehe~
Just as Yao'er was happily thinking about it, to her astonishment, accompanied by exclamations from Ning Rongrong and the others, Dongfang Jing actually kissed her lips.
Dongfang Yao had just drunk a beverage, and the saliva she secreted carried the sweet and sour taste of oranges.
Soon, Dongfang Jing released the person in his arms, pinched her flushed and burning cheeks, and didn't explain anything, just letting her be confused for now.
Dongfang Jing then looked at Wang Qiu'er, who seemed to be secretly jealous, and softly called out, "Qiu'er, come here."
Wang Qiu'er panicked, guessing what Dongfang Jing was planning to do.
She widened her beautiful eyes and frantically gestured to him with her gaze.
Since Biji and Xue Di are all on our side, that's fine.
Don't forget that Dugu Yan and the others are standing right next to us!
Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lingling were currently gossiping like crazy.
Although they had long suspected that the relationship between the three was unusual.
Yao'er and Qiu'er are like oil and water, their feelings are completely at odds.
But I never expected them to get along so well.
A friendly split? That's interesting.
"Captain, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, we would have thought you'd forgotten about us!"
As Ning Rongrong spoke, she draped her elbow over the shoulder of the malfunctioning Dongfang Yao, her tone somewhat playful: "No wonder I always felt that Yao'er seemed to have changed, so it turns out you two have already..."
"Go away, go away!" Dongfang Yao pushed her best friend away, blushed and glared at her, then moved to the other side of Dongfang Jing and gently took his arm, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Ning Rongrong deliberately put on a sad look and complained that someone no longer loved her best friend now that she had a man by her side.
The others also offered their blessings.
"My disciple, did you encounter any danger on your trip? Were you injured?" Biji stepped forward, her gentle eyes filled with worry.
As she asked the questions, she reached out to check Dongfang Jing's body.
"Master, don't worry, I'm fine, perfectly well." Dongfang Jing said, his gaze sweeping over everyone present: Xue Di, Bing Di, A Yin, Wang Qiu'er...
Looking at their familiar and concerned faces, a warm feeling welled up in his heart.
"Alright, everyone, stop standing. Sit down and let's talk."
At A Yin's suggestion, everyone gathered around Dongfang Jing and sat him on the sofa.
"Hey, let me introduce you. This is Senior Jiangzhu. You've probably heard of her, right?"
Jiangzhu had already heard others recount the deeds of Dongfang Jing.
Both of them were Brigitte's students.
She was inevitably a little reserved at their first meeting.
"Hello, senior brother, I am Jiangzhu."
"Hello, it's nice to meet you. Since you've called me 'senior brother,' and you're part of our team, I can't treat you unfairly."
As Dongfang Jing spoke, he gave the copied 'Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid' to Jiang Zhu and explained its effects and how to take it. For her, who possessed the Healing Scepter Martial Soul, this was the most suitable one.
Jiangzhu accepted the gift with both hands with delight and bowed repeatedly to express her gratitude.
She had long heard that Ning Rongrong and the others were able to cultivate to the Soul Sect and Soul King levels at such a young age all because they had eaten the celestial herbs given to them by Dongfang Jing.
However, Jiangzhu roughly guessed that she was able to easily obtain the immortal herb because of Biji, since she was Biji's student. Therefore, it was only logical and reasonable for her senior brother, Dongfang Jing, to give her gold coins.
Regardless, Jiangzhu was already very happy to have the immortal herb.
"Captain, are you not leaving again this time you're back?" Ning Rongrong asked first, as this was a question everyone was concerned about.
"Yes, I won't leave until the Soul Master Competition is over."
The group wasn't particularly surprised by this answer.
To them, Dongfang Jing was always quite mysterious, appearing and disappearing without a trace.
"Oh, right! Captain!" Ning Rongrong suddenly remembered something, slapped her thigh, and said excitedly, "You're back just in time! Look, this is a new team uniform I designed especially for you!"
As she spoke, she proudly took out a set of neatly folded clothes, also in black and purple, from her storage soul tool.
When she unfolded the outfit, the entire living room fell into an eerie silence.
The so-called "team uniform," while similar in color and style to what they were wearing, was...
The skirt was incredibly short, the backless design was daring, and the perfectly placed cutout at the chest...
This...this isn't women's clothing?!
Moreover, it's the kind of sexy and hot women's clothing that really tests your figure!
Several black lines instantly appeared on Dongfang Jing's forehead.
"Ning Rongrong," he said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly, "do you want to receive my individual training?"
"Oh, Captain, don't be angry!" Ning Rongrong stuck out her tongue, quickly put the clothes away, and said with a grin, "I was just joking with you to lighten the mood! You should try it on, I guarantee it'll look good!"
"Ge Wengun!" Dongfang Jing glared at her irritably.
Hahahaha!
Seeing Ning Rongrong's embarrassed expression, a burst of laughter finally erupted in the living room.
A long-awaited reunion.
The laughter was light and cheerful, filled with warmth and joy.
After the laughter and commotion,
Dongfang Jing also learned about the course of today's competition from the people around him.
"Well done." Dongfang Jing nodded in approval.
He then inquired about the other academies, especially the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
He also learned that Shrek Academy had merged into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and become the so-called Heaven Dou First Team, thus directly advancing to the next round.
"Shrek...Tang San..." he murmured to himself.
After pondering for a moment, Dongfang Jing quickly made up his mind.
He was too lazy to go to Shrek Academy to find Tang San before, but now that Tang San has delivered himself to his doorstep, why not just get rid of him while he's at it, or keep him around to make fun of him?
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