Chapter 433: Meeting an Old Acquaintance Again (3k)
“This person…”
Looking at the officer’s appearance, Su Jiu was slightly surprised. She had just informed them of her arrival, and someone was already here to pick her up?
Could it be? We agreed to call when I arrived. Why are they here to welcome me without me calling? What’s going on?
“Here!!”
The ignored E Huo finally found its purpose, tiptoed, and waved its hand foolishly.
“Finally found you…”
Seeing the Little Loli wave, the long-haired officer seemed to have found something and walked directly towards Su Jiu and the others. His expression was a little uncertain. After his gaze swept over the parent in front of Su Jiu, he confirmed repeatedly before letting out a sigh of relief and said with a fawning smile, “Madam Chuan, you’ve finally brought Miss. Didn’t the Master say? You don’t need to queue, you can go in directly.”
The parent who had spoken with Su Jiu and the others before also came back to their senses and pointed at the short-haired girl helplessly, saying softly, “It’s all because of Xiao Guang. She said she doesn’t like us taking privileges like this and wants to be like her father.”
Upon hearing this, the long-haired officer’s gaze fell on the short-haired girl who was listening to music by herself, and he chuckled, “The daughter of the Dragon Hunter Commander is naturally different from ordinary people. I also wanted to prove myself at her age.”
He paused slightly, then his gaze fell on E Huo, and he asked Madam Chuan with a hint of confusion, “Are they with you as well?”
Madam Chuan shook her head and said softly, “We just met by chance on the way, but they should also be here to send students in.”
“Not looking for mom…”
Realizing that they weren’t looking for them, E Huo blinked its eyes and foolishly turned to look at Su Jiu, only to find her eyes lost in thought. So, like an ordinary little girl, she tugged on Su Jiu’s sleeve and watched quietly.
She, E Huo, is very well-behaved!
“This child is so cute.”
Madam Chuan couldn’t help but smile when she saw E Huo’s appearance. Her gaze shifted slightly to Su Jiu, and she asked with some goodwill, “I didn’t expect you to be a mother at such a young age. This check-in is quite troublesome. How about you follow me and go in first? There will be a secondary list check later anyway.”
Hearing Madam Chuan’s words, Su Jiu was slightly stunned. After thinking for a moment, she nodded and said thankfully, “Thank you.”
When she gets inside, she should be able to contact that Master. Just now, after hearing the identity of this short-haired girl, she became even more certain of her thoughts. At such a sensitive time, she still chose to go out for intensive training, and the identities of those being trained were not simple – all of which were in line with the initial style of the Ancient God Sect in the Frost Bury Plan.
Now, she needed to find the initiator of this plan. The other party might have some connection with Archbishop Qiyun, or even be Archbishop Qiyun herself.
“Please follow me. When we get inside, the students participating in the intensive training will be arranged on the sports field first.”
The long-haired officer hesitated after hearing Madam Chuan’s words. He then sized up Su Jiu and the others and quickly made a gesture of invitation. With his High-Rank Battle General strength, he found that except for Bai Zhi, he couldn’t sense anything from the others. This could only mean one of two things – their cultivation was higher than his, or they had no cultivation.
Those who can send their children for intensive training in advance are unlikely to be from ordinary families. It is highly likely that they appear young because they have high cultivation levels and are people he cannot afford to offend.
Saying so, the long-haired officer casually waved his hand at the guards. Those people understood and cleared a small passage on the left side of the long queue for everyone to pass through.
“You guys can go straight this way.”
Making an inviting gesture, the officer entered first, followed by Madam Chuan. Only the short-haired girl was left to queue outside.
“Let’s go in together.”
Glancing at the short-haired girl, Su Jiu playfully took E Huo’s hand and followed Madam Chuan in. Bai Zhi and the other exchanged glares, then snorted softly before following them in.
After entering the gate, Su Jiu realized that the gate did not lead directly to the interior, but to a long tunnel. On the walls of the tunnel, every ten meters, there were two cameras, one on the left and one on the right.
The light from the fluorescent lamps illuminated the path clearly. The road surface was made of black special materials, giving one a sense of solemnity even before entering.
Only the footsteps of a few people could be heard in the tunnel. Madam Chuan suddenly stopped and asked the long-haired officer ahead, “Excuse me, will the instructor for the intensive training be the former Officer Huang?”
“Old Huang? No, he’s been promoted. The chief instructor this time is surnamed Luo, also an old hand. To ensure the fairness of the intensive training, the other instructors are all veterans recruited from other places.”
The long-haired officer paused slightly, stopped to explain, and then continued walking.
“An officer surnamed Luo… it seems there was no such person in Yunxiao City before. Could he be an airborne cadre…”
Nodding slightly, Madam Chuan couldn’t help but frown, but she didn’t pay too much attention. After all, with her status, she didn’t need the chief instructor to play favoritism or cheat.
Listening to their conversation, Su Jiu noted down this “Officer Luo.” She would first check if the person was male or female. If it was a female, she would have to be careful. Given the name Archbishop Qiyun and the information from the Ancient God Sect, the other party was most likely a woman.
After walking in the tunnel for about two to three minutes, a point of light finally appeared at the end of the tunnel. Seeing the light, the pace of the people in the tunnel quickened. After a moment, they finally reached the end of the tunnel and stepped out.
The red light of the setting sun cast down from the horizon, causing Su Jiu and the others to subconsciously close their eyes slightly. After a while, they slowly opened them, looking at the scene before them with some surprise.
Ahead was a spacious training ground, with shops and supermarkets at the end. On the training ground were high school students like the short-haired girl, lined up in neat queues. It seemed to be mealtime, and some soldiers walking on the road looked over, but it was not as serious as Su Jiu had imagined.
“Old Lu?!”
Her gaze slowly swept across the training ground and finally landed on the instructor speaking at the front. Her pupils widened slightly. The latter wore gold-rimmed glasses and had a rather refined demeanor, but his military uniform slightly concealed his scholarly aura.
“What’s wrong, Mom?”
Seeing Su Jiu stunned, E Huo tilted its head and softly asked.
This also attracted Madam Chuan’s attention. With a smile, she turned around and asked, “Miss, do you know this instructor?”
“Mmm, an old acquaintance.”
Su Jiu chuckled and shook her head. She looked up again, watching Lu Nan reprimand the newly enlisted high school students, as if she had returned to a year ago when he was teaching them. They met again, but it was not like before…
Now, he was no longer a teacher, and she was no longer the mischievous student she used to be. It had only been half a year, but the changes were so great. It really was a world full of life-and-death crises, wasn’t it?
Hearing Su Jiu’s words, Madam Chuan was slightly stunned and then smiled, “Then I’ll go and process Xiao Guang’s intensive training registration first. You can catch up, and then you can have this instructor take you there together.”
The long-haired officer looked at Su Jiu with surprise, then shook his head as if muttering, “This Staff Officer Lu will not help you with connections. It is said that he is from the Shanghai faction and was transferred to the south for making mistakes. He is also quite unsociable.”
Madam Chuan raised an eyebrow and softly reprimanded him, “Don’t talk nonsense. This young lady probably just wants to reminisce with Officer Lu, not about making connections.”
“Yes, yes…”
The long-haired officer repeatedly nodded, then gave Su Jiu a deep look before leading her towards the registration desk. Su Jiu and the others were left behind, occasionally attracting the gaze of some soldiers.
“Old Lu, long time no see…”
Lu Nan, who was lecturing on the field, naturally noticed the commotion and his gaze moved over, finally landing on Su Jiu’s face. Hearing her faint female voice, his expression was slightly stunned. He had never expected to meet the legendary student from Huayang City again.
He asked the soldier beside him to take over his lecture, stepped forward, leaped from the training platform, and landed opposite Su Jiu and the others. He then quickly walked closer, swept his gaze over Bai Zhi and the others beside Su Jiu, and asked Su Jiu with some confusion, “Why did you, little devil, come here? Aren’t you already in college?”
“Just some business.”
Hearing Lu Nan’s words, Su Jiu also came back to her senses and replied with a smile. Then she asked curiously, “Old Lu, aren’t you going north with Principal Huang? Why are you here doing this menial work?”
Logically speaking, as Huang Fusheng’s deputy officer, it would be reasonable for him to go north with him.
Lu Nan looked at the students being trained and sighed. After a moment, he smiled self-deprecatingly and said, “The Major General needs to communicate with the Southwest Military Region about the candidates for the northern expedition. I’ve been a teacher for so long, and I’ve just broken through to the Half-King Level. It’s appropriate for me to lead the team for someone.”
“Half-King Level? Old Lu, that’s incredible! You should be able to return to your post as a staff officer soon, right?” Su Jiu sighed slightly. She hadn’t expected her former homeroom teacher from a small town to be a Half-King Level expert after only half a year, and they met in such a dramatic way.
“Maybe?”
Lu Nan smiled casually, not caring much about his position. His gaze swept around, and finally landed on Su Jiu’s face again. He asked quite seriously, “Tell me your purpose. After you left school, the Major General learned about your identity… I don’t believe people from that organization would come here to wander around.”
