Chapter 461: Haiya! So Annoying

"I have to investigate any people around her who are dangerous."

He Niancheng put down his pen and sat up from his office chair. He gazed out of the windows. "I saw auntie a few days ago."

"Princess Man?"

Huo Yingcheng dragged his chair closer. "What did she say? Did she say that your father allowed us to go back...."

"What daydreams are you having?"

He Niancheng turned around and looked at him coldly. "For now, don't even think about going back."

Huo Yingcheng was speechless.

Could this guy be more considerate of this lonely man's soul?

"What's important is that she saw Qingjiu."

Huo Yingcheng was stunned. "I get that you met Princess Man, but why did Qingjiu see her as well? We're you both together? What place was it?"

Huo Yingcheng didn't need him to say more. He could already smell the gossip in the air.

There was even a tinge of annoyance in the air.

He Niancheng naturally didn't reveal more.

Huo Yingcheng could only drop it, laying limply back onto the table. "Major-General, what are you worried about? Qingjiu is currently a god-like sharpshooter in the military school. The higher-ups of China have their eyes on her, even if the empire wants to do something, they cannot..."

He Niancheng frowned at Huo Yingcheng with a puzzled look. "How did you misinterpret my words?"

Huo Yingcheng was confused. "Isn't that the case? Isn't this how Chinese dramas always go? Seeing that Qingjiu was not befitting of you, they would throw a cheque of five million at her to get her to leave you! Based on my understanding of the empire, there's a high chance that they would do this."

He Niancheng was speechless.

Huo Yingcheng was speechless.

The two men who were about to hit their thirties fell into an awkward silence.

In the end, He Niancheng spoke, "I'm only worth five million?"

"Then... another zero perhaps? That's USD, which is quite a lot!"

"..."

"Of course, this is not for me to decide. You have to see your worth in her heart. I think it's only worth a hundred million yuan, not any more than that."

"Scram!"

...

Wednesday. The last day before the competition. The sharpshooting preliminaries officially began.

Gu Qingjiu was already selected by her instructor so she did not need to participate in the preliminaries.

Without training, Gu Qingjiu had nothing to do. She wanted to find the Chief Instructor, but he was surrounded by other leaders as well.

So after contemplating, Gu Qingjiu decided to go to the electrical engineering major's side to look at Qi Xiaoran's competition.

She was quite curious about Qi Xiaoran's shooting competition.

Electrical engineering was not far away. Just as Gu Qingjiu arrived on the first floor, she bumped into Huo Yingcheng.

Seeing that it was Gu Qingjiu, Huo Yingcheng's eyes shone.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one knew that he knew Gu Qingjiu, he confidently ordered, "This student, give me a hand!"

Gu Qingjiu couldn't help rolling her eyes inwardly but she had to salute Huo Yingcheng respectfully on the surface. "Commander Huo!"

"Yes!"

Do you believe that she would complain about this to the chief instructor!

Huo Yingcheng raised his brows and walked in front.

Gu Qingjiu had no choice but to follow behind.

When there was no one around, she took the chance to ask softly, "Commander Huo, where are we going?"

Huo Yingcheng had his arms behind his back and a stern expression on. "Student, is what a higher-up wants something a student like you can speculate?"

Gu Qingjiu was speechless.

Haiya! How annoying!

Chapter 462: Internationally Renowned Celebrity, Mu Sheng!

Huo Yingcheng acted cool as he brought Gu Qingjiu to He Niancheng's office.

Although people around them found it strange, seeing that it was Huo Yingcheng, they did not think much into it.

Gu Qingjiu thought that He Niancheng was back since he was bringing her to his office.

But who knew? After she had arrived, she realized that the Chief Instructor was not here.

"You thought that he would be here? Hehe, he's not!"

Huo Yingcheng's snicker was utterly despicable.

Even if Gu Qingjiu didn't want to describe him in that manner.

She said in exasperation, "Commander Huo, what do you want me to help you with this time?"

"Yo yo yo, is this the attitude a recruit should have with her commander? That's not very good. Straighten up."

Huo Yingcheng's scoff was undeniably stern, Gu Qingjiu stood a little straighter immediately.

Huo Yingcheng let out a hearty chuckle after.

Gu Qingjiu was speechless.

She wanted to hit someone.

She felt a little helpless. "What is it, Commander Huo?"

"There's a stack of documents here. Pass it to the Chief Instructor."

Huo Yingcheng held back his laughter as he passed the stack of documents to Gu Qingjiu. "He will need this later. Don't say that I didn't give you any chance."

"Ah?"

It confused Gu Qingjiu. "This is something you should send over. Why are you getting me to do it?"

Huo Yingcheng was speechless.

He was not getting through to this girl at this critical juncture!

Gu Qingjiu understood soon, though. "You gave me a chance, but there are so many people around. I think I shouldn't do it..."

"Not send over what?"

The door suddenly opened, and someone peeked in.

Huo Yingcheng and Gu Qingjiu stared.

"Instructor Mu?"

It was Instructor Mu Nanji from Dayi City!

Huo Yingcheng wasn't as nice about it. "What are you doing here?"

Mu Nanji raised his brows as if not bothered by Huo Yingcheng's attitude. "Bleh, look at your attitude. Be more respectful. If we're talking about seniority, I'm your uncle!"

Huo Yingcheng was speechless.

Gu Qingjiu was speechless.

It felt like they were getting a new view of this world.

Huo Yingcheng's expression twisted, and he turned to look at Gu Qingjiu. "It's a curse started by you seniors!"

Gu Qingjiu was speechless.

She was stunned, not understanding the situation.

Seeing that Gu Qingjiu was present as well, Mu Nanji sighed. "Tell me, why did I not see how deep this girl's talents ran back then? Nowadays, I have to suffer at the hands of seniors chiding me, saying that I offered you up to the National Military University of China on a plate."

Gu Qingjiu's lips tugged downwards. "Instructor Mu, is there something you need?"

Huo Yingcheng widened his eyes in discomfort. "What, why are you treating him so nicely? Your attitude towards me is heavens apart."

Gu Qingjiu remained silent for a while before replying. "It's probably because we're of the same seniority."

Huo Yingcheng was speechless.

Mu Nanji was speechless.

The two of them felt an arrow shoot through their hearts.

"Yo, so crowded?"

While they were talking, a voice came from behind Mu Nanji, and a woman approached them.

Gu Qingjiu was dumbfounded.

She was clad in a full-length white dress, showing off her slender figure.

The flowing dress danced along with the wind in a melodious tune.

She had a light smile on her exquisite features. She was a female, but the aura she had seemed more capable of turning women head over heels for her than other men.

She had a tinge of dissolution surrounding her, but her aura was immense.

It was the sort of aura which people bowed down to.

It was the internationally renowned celebrity, Mu Sheng!

Chapter 463: Can I Get Your Autograph Please?

Gu Qingjiu would never have dreamt of having such a famous person suddenly appear.

She only saw her poster yesterday at the shop, so how is it that she was seeing the real thing now?

If Yu Bao'er caught wind of this, she would go nuts.

Gu Qingjiu was stunned as she dazed at Mu Sheng.

Now that she saw the actual person, Gu Qingjiu finally understood how the breathtaking aura she exuded in the poster was nothing compared to the real one.

"Boss... Boss Mu."

Huo Yingcheng was as shocked as her, and his way of addressing her was a little strange.

He was usually arrogant and loud. But now, he seemed as tamed as a quail in front of Mu Sheng.

Mu Sheng walked over and pat Mu Nanji on the head. She smiled and said, "It's the school's competition, so I came over to take a look."

"Isn't the National Defense University having their competition as well?"

Huo Yingcheng asked in return.

"What's interesting there?"

Mu Sheng's lips curled up meaningfully. "This year, it's the National Military University of China that has the talents."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Gu Qingjiu.

Gu Qingjiu could feel herself becoming nervous.

There was no reason for this nervousness – just something inevitably felt when facing people like Mu Sheng.

"This lass' name is Gu Qingjiu, right?"

Hearing Mu Sheng calls her name, Gu Qingjiu could describe what she felt as being immensely honored.

After all, she was a celebrity – she was someone commoners would not often see.

Gu Qingjiu knew quite a bit about Mu Sheng's name as well. Her numerous fans around the school would faint at her presence.

How did she manage to leave from the crowd surrounding her?

Gu Qingjiu pursed her lips and nodded respectfully. "Yes, I am Gu Qingjiu. It's nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you."

Although Mu Sheng was an international celebrity, she was still friendly and wouldn't ignore Gu Qingjiu's greetings.

She walked over towards Gu Qingjiu. Her slightly taller height made it look like she was looking down at her.

But that did not give Gu Qingjiu too much pressure.

She raised her brows, and in a soothing smile that could melt people, she said, "This girl does suit Niancheng's taste."

Gu Qingjiu felt strangely shy seeing this smile of hers.

Seeing Gu Qingjiu's reaction, Huo Yingcheng became gloomy. "Boss Mu, are you here to just watch the university's competition?"

He recalled that this woman had another nickname – Girl Flirting Maniac. She was more popular with girls than her husband was.

With He Niancheng's absence and Gu Qingjiu's pathetic defenses, it would be a tragedy if she became smitten with her.

"Of course not."

Mu Sheng looked at Huo Yingcheng. "I'm here to find him."

When she said that, it was rather questionable. Moreover, Huo Yingcheng could somewhat feel some pressure from the sharp glint in her eyes. He pointed towards the window. "Major-General is at the venue of the competition. If you go there now, I'm afraid that it would catch too much attention?"

"It's no rush. I can still watch the competition."

Although Gu Qingjiu didn't really understand what they were discussing, she understood that Mu Sheng was here to find the Chief Instructor.

The Chief Instructor even knew an internationally famous celebrity. Mu Sheng was a Chinese native while He Niancheng was from Penalan. Exactly what was their relationship?

And Huo Yingcheng had to call Mu Sheng's younger brother 'uncle.'

This relationship.

"Can... Can I ask for an autograph?"

Chapter 464: This is the Standard of What an Ordinary Person Ought to Be

When Gu Qingjiu said this out loud, Huo Yingcheng's eyes nearly popped out.

"She doesn't give out autograph!"

Immediately after he had said that Mu Sheng nodded. "Of course."

She looked towards Huo Yingcheng with a hint of a smile in her eyes. "Maybe not for others. But surely it's fine for her?"

It made Huo Yinchen choked and speechless.

Actually, Gu Qingjiu wasn't considered a fan of Mu Sheng. But when a superstar is in front of her, she still felt rather excited.

Moreover, if she could obtain her signature and give it to Yu Bao'er, that lass would be thrilled to death.

Gu Qingjiu wasn't particular, and she simply grabbed a piece of white paper and tore it off to hand over to Mu Sheng.

Huo Yingcheng's eyes nearly popped out.

Only Gu Qingjiu dared to touch He Niancheng's things.

Mu Sheng took it from her and signed her own name, before returning it to Gu Qingjiu.

She had beautiful penmanship that gave off a grand and magnificent vibe.

Just like how she was as a person.

She was indeed a legendary superstar; with her aura, she would attract attention wherever she went.

After signing her name, Mu Sheng set down the pen and said, "I need to look for your principal regarding some matters. You guys continue with your chat. Qingjiu, you need to work hard for your competition."

"Ah... hm!"

Upon hearing Mu Sheng rooting for her, it felt a little dreamy. After Gu Qingjiu had snapped out of her trance, she quickly responded.

After Mu Sheng left with Mu Nanji, Gu Qingjiu sighed with emotion as she watched her back view.

"What an incredible woman."

With her aura and that natural feel, she felt like a mighty king.

Born with such a powerful aura, such a woman was not at all weaker than a man.

No one would dare to slight a woman like her.

Many women probably looked up to her.

"She is born with good fortune, unlike ordinary people. She can't be compared with."

Huo Yingcheng also let out an emotional sigh. "Let's go, I told you the Chief Instructor is still waiting for the documents. If he still doesn't receive it, he is going to flare up soon."

"Even if he flares up, he'll be flaring up at you."

Gu Qingjiu wrinkled her nose and got even bolder now. "The Chief Instructor never scolds me."

Huo Yingcheng was speechless.

Damn. Why did he only realize now that this Qingjiu lass was actually quite detestable, especially now that she had revealed her true colors?

Huo Yingcheng held up that stack of documents and went back to the campus with Gu Qingjiu.

With Mu Sheng's sudden appearance in this school, Gu Qingjiu brought the signature back to the dormitory first after this interruption.

She cautiously kept it in her wardrobe, planning to give Yu Bao'er a surprise next week.

Only then did she recall that Mu Sheng had appeared at a military exercise in China before; she had the rank of a general.

Then it wasn't strange for Mu Sheng to appear inside the campus in an aboveboard fashion.

As she thought about it, Gu Qingjiu shook her head. The gap between her and this superstar was too great.

She merely regarded this as an accidental occurrence and didn't put it to heart.

After keeping away the signature in the dormitory, Gu Qingjiu rushed over to the campus to watch the selection rounds for the shooting segment.

Gu Qingjiu didn't know many people in this specialization, and she didn't even know all of the students in her own class.

Usually, she only had the chance to know them during events such as competitions. Gu Qingjiu only realized now that the shooting standard of most of the freshmen students... were extremely lousy!

Without Gu Qingjiu's exceptional talent, most people only had ordinary standards when it came to shooting. Although they were now training with a hundred-meter target, some people couldn't even hit the twenty-meter target.

This is what the standard of an ordinary person ought to be.

Chapter 465: Qi Yuefeng Is Coming to the Capital

For the first-year students' shooting competition, there were only four competing segments—the twenty-meter stationary target, fifty-meter stationary target, a hundred-meter stationary target, and as well as the twenty-meter moving target.

It was because the first-year students hadn't even started with the fifty-meter moving target and above.

Which, to Gu Qingjiu, was a piece of cake.

She stood there and watched for a while, and felt it was quite boring.

It wasn't that she looked down on her classmates...

But, alright, she felt it wasn't at all challenging.

After all, now that Gu Qingjiu frequently spent time with the members of the Shooting Department, there wasn't a single person in there with lousy shooting skills.

It was indeed not at all exciting watching this group of students compete.

She watched for a while, then pursed her lips and left.

The Chief Instructor would be very busy these two days, so she figured she wouldn't be seeing him at all. The shooting competition would commence tomorrow, so she decided she better go practice on her shooting skills.

Hence, she went to the Shooting Department.

There wasn't anyone around right now. After all, the others were with their specialization.

Some members' specialization buildings were far away from the Shooting Department, so they wouldn't come here at this time.

Even if they wanted to practice, they could simply train in the shooting range in their specialization building.

But shortly after she had started her practice, Gu Qingjiu received a call from Qi Yuefeng.

"Hello, Mom?"

She kept away her gun and sat on the floor to reply to Qi Yuefeng.

"Don't you have to train today?"

Qi Yuefeng sounded a little surprised. "I was just trying my luck, and wasn't expecting you to pick up the call."

Gu Qingjiu smiled. "The school is holding selection rounds today, so there's no training. Thus, I'm resting. Mom, is something the matter?"

Gu Qingjiu always sounded especially gentle and patient when she spoke with Qi Yuefeng.

Qi Yuefeng lowered her voice and said, "It's like this. Your dad went overseas for work and will be away for a month. I'll be all alone at home, and your dad told me to go over to the capital to take care of you two if I have nothing else on."

"Is Dad away on a business trip?"

Gu Qingjiu sounded surprised. Just like Gu Qingmo, she wasn't the sort of person who frequently contacted home, and would only make phone calls back home a few times a week.

But she wasn't told that her father was going away on a business trip during the last phone call.

"Yeah, he's away on business. Moreover, something seems to have happened on your Young Uncle's side."

Qi Yuefeng sounded like she was in a dilemma, and it took Gu Qingjiu a while to realize that by Young Uncle, she was referring to Gu Hong's youngest brother, Gu He.

But in her previous lifetime, her two uncles in the Gu family were both overseas, and she had never seen them since she was young. Hence, she didn't have a deep impression of them.

She thought about it, and she vaguely remembered nothing happened in the Gu family at this time. Hence, she asked, "What happened to Young Uncle?"

"Something about your Young Uncle's son. I don't know the details. Your dad knows some of it, but he didn't tell me. While he's overseas attending to business, he's going to take the chance to visit your Young Uncle and his family. It's been nearly two years since he saw them. If this went on, we might forget about this relative of his."

Qi Yuefeng sighed.

They were family and ought to be in contact more often.

But because his two younger brothers and their families were overseas, their thinking differed from people who grew up and stayed in the country.

Other than the oldest sister Gu Shouyan, they didn't get to see the two younger brothers much, and sometimes, they couldn't even quite remember them.

Much less their children.

"Your dad will take care of this matter. You don't have to worry about it, Mom. If you wish to come to the capital, just come. I'll ask Brother to rent an apartment for you for a month."

Chapter 466: 3/20 Will Make it to the Next Round

For Qi Yuefeng to come to the capital to visit her, of course, she felt very happy about it.

"But I'm scared it'll be troublesome. Don't you two have school? Also, I heard from your older brother that you might not necessarily get to come out every weekend."

"Even if I don't come out, there's Brother. You can take care of him. Moreover, I'm able to leave school on weekends. Mom, don't worry. If you've made up your mind, give Brother a call. There's nothing for you to do alone at home, anyway. So, why not come to the capital to look for us?"

Gu Qingjiu encouraged Qi Yuefeng. Upon hearing this, Qi Yuefeng hesitated a little.

She did wish to come.

After hesitating for three seconds, Qi Yuefeng replied, "Then alright, I'll see if I can book tomorrow's flight tickets. If I don't make it tomorrow I'll arrive the day after."

"Alright, I'll call Brother. I have a competition in school this weekend and won't be able to come out. You can look for Brother first."

"Okay."

After hanging up the call, Gu Qingjiu felt rather excited at the thought of her mother coming to the capital soon.

This competition was just a start.

She wanted to obtain victory and show her mother that one day her daughter would be able to make her proud.

...

On Thursday, the schoolwide competition commenced.

First, they had their school assembly as usual, where the various superiors went up to stage to talk.

After the assembly, the competition formally began.

Gu Qingjiu's shooting competition was in the afternoon, and she was assigned to the first round of competition with the ten systems engineering department students, alongside nine other people from her specialization.

The Chief Management Department had sent the name lists to the students' phones, and it was also posted on the large screen in the school. Also, the instructors would notify them.

There wasn't a chance that one would forget about it.

Moreover, there weren't any opportunities for do-overs in the preliminary round, for once a person got eliminated, they would be out for good.

Unlike the selections, where a person of strong capabilities might have a chance to redeem oneself if they accidentally lost.

That was why when the systems engineering folks found out they were up against Gu Qingjiu's team, they nearly cried.

The twenty students began their competition, and the three with the highest points would emerge victoriously.

It was a chance in 3 out of 20. One could see that just the preliminary round was brutal enough.

After all, there were too many people.

The physical training competition took place in the morning, and Gu Qingjiu also went to take a look over there.

Frog jumps and long-distance running were the most basic events. The gist of it is the one who could persist and finish in the shortest time possible, would win the competition.

Out of the four people in Gu Qingjiu's dormitory, none of them took part in the physical training competition.

Because the physical training competition was largely a male-dominated game.

The combat competition would start after the shooting competition in the afternoon and would last all the way until seven in the evening.

This was to allow those students who participated in more than one segment to have sufficient time to rest.

If in the morning some students took part in the physical training competition and had to go for the combat and shooting segments in the afternoon, it was actually a little disadvantageous to them.

But since the school made this arrangement, there was nothing they could do about it.

The shooting competition in the afternoon was about to formally begin. The students in Gu Qingjiu's specialization helped her change into a competition outfit, and she came to the competition venue to prepare.

All of the competition venues were held outdoors because indoor venues wouldn't be big enough to contain so many people.

All of the competitions took place in the sports field—the largest venue on campus. The specialization buildings nearby were all filled with people.

Everywhere one went, they would see a sea of people, just like how it was in the peak Spring Festival travel season.

Moreover, it was the same patch of military green everywhere, and it made one feel giddy if one were to stare at this for long.

The systems engineering students up against Gu Qingjiu's team had come over. They were looking at Gu Qingjiu and pointing at her, a look of unease on each of their faces.

Because they didn't know if they would become 2/3 of the lucky ones; after all, 1/3 of the spots had already been occupied by Gu Qingjiu.

Chapter 467: Taking Down One Easily in the First Round (1)

Gu Qingjiu's expression was quite relaxed. She saw that Qi Xiaoran was also taking part in the shooting competition.

Qi Xiaoran managed to hit the bullseye for the twenty-meter stationary target in the first round.

One had three shots to fire, and her score value was 29 out of the perfect score value of 30.

The rule for the stationary target was also for one to fire within ten seconds, but the response time was not included in those ten seconds.

Qi Xiaoran fired at the fifth second.

Gu Qingjiu couldn't quite tell what Qi Xiaoran's real level of talent was based on this result, but she could tell that it wasn't too bad.

She was surprised to see Qi Xiaoran qualify for the next round by claiming the third spot.

Among the new students, there were quite a few highly-skilled shooters, but none were quite as strikingly talented as Gu Qingjiu.

Every time this schoolwide competition took place, it was a chance for departments like the Shooting Department to select their members.

When Gu Qingjiu was about to start, Gu Qian and Chu Lian came out of nowhere and rooted for her.

"Qingjiu, Qingjiu, all the best for the combat competition tonight! Go for it!"

"At least make it to the top three and win our dormitory glory!"

Neither mentioned Gu Qingjiu's shooting competition, and they only mentioned the combat competition.

Clearly, they were disregarding the shooting competition.

Unsure whether to laugh or to cry, Gu Qingjiu nodded and said, "Got it, I'll do my best."

Just then, it was announced that the competition for their team was about to start.

Gu Qingjiu immediately said, "I'm going over."

"Alright, alright."

Gu Qian waved casually at Gu Qingjiu. "Hurry."

Her manner was as though Gu Qingjiu was taking part in an extremely easy competition.

Gu Qingjiu walked over, and her presence immediately attracted a lot of gazes, mostly were students viewing the competition and higher-ups who were watching the big screen.

Everyone knew that Gu Qingjiu was the sharpshooter that emerged this year, and everyone delighted in talking about her perverse results in that outdoor shooting activity, even until then.

Everyone fixed their gazes intently upon her.

Although this was the twenty-meter preliminary round, it was also very important.

One was to fire three shots in the first round, and they were each given thirty seconds.

If the score values were similar, the determining factor would be the time taken.

The shorter amount of time one took, the higher the chances of one emerging victorious among those with the same score.

Gu Qingjiu went to stand at the stationary target she was assigned to—the fifth one.

It happened to be the one in the middle.

Now it was time for them to check their guns. Something worthy of mention was that when one was inspecting their guns, they couldn't go into the shooting posture to prepare just because they had finished inspecting their guns before the rest.

They could only move into that position after the instructor had blown the whistle and counted down.

This was why one was given ten seconds.

Only in equivalent circumstances could everyone's level of skill be judged more fairly.

Of course, the shooting standards of the top thirty in a specialization couldn't be that bad.

The two most important factors in target shooting were luck and mentality.

If one didn't have a good mentality, it would affect their feelings, and as a result, their sensitivity towards shooting would be lowered.

It would adversely affect one's results.

These members in the same round as Gu Qingjiu more or less weren't in a good psychological state.

After all, they were only freshmen who had just entered school two to three months ago, so one couldn't expect them to be as calm as the more experienced students.

Unless one was born with a calm mentality.

With Gu Qingjiu occupying one spot, at least there were still two spots left!

Chapter 468: Taking Down One Easily in the First Round (2)

Gu Qingjiu's face suddenly appeared on the large screen in the school.

Many students instantly stopped in their tracks and stared at the screen.

Various competitions would sometimes simultaneously be broadcasted on the large screen in various buildings so that the students could view the competition taking place elsewhere.

Everyone noticed a problem.

When Gu Qingjiu was inspecting her gun, she was also staring at her stationary target.

It was as though she was observing something.

Of course, she wasn't the only one who behaved like that.

Since one couldn't get into position in advance, they could only observe in advance.

When one's feelings fell into place, it would help them fire in a shorter amount of time.

After the inspection time of 30 seconds had passed, the instructor raised his hand and gestured that the competition was about to start.

All of the participants had their eyes fixed on the bullseye.

When the instructor blew the whistle, the countdown began, and the participants could start shooting.

With a beep, the whistle sounded!

At that moment, Gu Qingjiu directly raised her gun and pulled the trigger without much hesitation.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

She didn't need to hesitate after each shot, and instead, she fired three shots in two seconds.

"Beep! Target number 5, tenth ring!"

"Beep! Target number 5, tenth ring!"

"Beep! Target number 5, tenth ring!"

"Beep! Target number 5, tenth ring!"

"Beep! Target number 13, eighth ring!"

All three shots landed on the bullseye.

Even though the announcements were mixed with the others', Gu Qingjiu's results were striking enough.

Because her speed was the fastest!

Silence fell over the audience.

Even the higher-ups watching her exchanged looks, then couldn't help but laugh.

This speed and result were indeed impressive.

Although the twenty-meter target was the easiest, it could also reveal one's skill level.

Behind Gu Qingjiu was a guy, who originally had the chance to get a perfect score, but perhaps he was affected by Gu Qingjiu's speed that paused for a moment...

And then anxiously fired the next shot with not much aim, thus only hitting the ninth ring for the third shot.

One's score value was more important than the time taken.

A frustrated expression appeared on his face.

Only after Gu Qingjiu had set down her gun, did the rest finish one after the other.

For this round, five people achieved a perfect score of thirty.

The person who ranked first was of course Gu Qingjiu, who had fired in the quickest time.

The runner-up took seven seconds, which was a rather impressive result.

And the second runner-up took ten seconds.

The rest, regretfully, didn't make it to the next round.

When Gu Qingjiu came down, several participants stared at Gu Qingjiu and secretly commented, "Truly perverse!"

Gu Qian was hysterical with joy and came up to hug Gu Qingjiu. "Impressive. Simply impressive."

It was one thing to know she was brilliant, but another to witness with their eyes Gu Qingjiu hitting the bullseye in three consecutive shots at such a rapid speed. It made one's blood race through their veins.

Gu Qingjiu revealed a smile, which was perfectly shown on the large screen.

It was vibrant and glamorous, like a shiny pearl.

All of a sudden, many guys felt their hearts flutter.

Standing among the higher-ups, a smile with a hint of pride flashed across He Niancheng's eyes when he saw Gu Qingjiu's results on the screen.

However, when he saw Gu Qian hugging Gu Qingjiu, his gaze turned dim.

How could others hug his Gu Qingjiu?

Even if it was a harmless girl, it would not do!

This was a little thing that belonged to him alone. Others were forbidden from even touching her fingers!

And far away, Gu Qian, whom the Chief Instructor made a mental note of, suddenly let out a loud sneeze.

'Aiyah, why do I suddenly feel a chill running down my spine?'

'Is someone scolding me behind my back?'

Chapter 469: A Little Act of Affection Between Competitions

Gu Qingjiu won the first round of the shooting competition without a doubt, so next up would be her combat competition results.

The shooting competition was still taking place, and the combat competition would start at four p.m. Gu Qingjiu had a chance to take a short rest after the event.

Just then, Qi Yuefeng called.

She called to say that she already reached the capital.

After coming to know that Qi Yuefeng was with Gu Qingmo, she told her she would go visit her next week after the competition ended.

Qi Yuefeng asked Gu Qingjiu to focus on the competition.

Gu Qingjiu returned to the dormitory to rest, and she was the only one in the dormitory.

She laid on the bed and pondered. She felt that the likelihood of her winning the combat competition wasn't that high, but if she didn't do her best, how would she know the final result?

Just then, the Chief Instructor called.

Upon seeing the Chief Instructor's name, she instantly picked it up. "Hello?"

"What are you doing?"

This seemed to be the Chief Instructor's standard line.

"I'm in the dormitory."

"Dormitory? What are you doing in the dormitory?"

"I'm resting. The competition just ended, and I've got to prepare for this afternoon's combat competition."

"Come out."

The Chief Instructor said simply.

Gu Qingjiu was confused. Go out? Go out for what?

"Chief Instructor, shouldn't you be with the higher-ups? Is it really fine for me to come over now?"

"Sure. Just come over."

With that, the Chief Instructor hung up the call.

Gu Qingjiu considered a moment, then decided to just go over since she didn't have anything to do now. Hence, she happily went over.

When she approached the Chief Instructor's office building, she couldn't see if there was anyone inside.

She uneasily gazed around before going up the stairs.

When she reached his office, Gu Qingjiu indeed saw that the Chief Instructor was inside.

As though they were connected by telepathy, He Niancheng instantly turned around.

"Come over."

He waved at her and spoke in a deep and sexy voice.

There was a raspiness to it, like a soft murmur of a lover.

Gu Qingjiu went over with a flushed face and a pounding heart. When she saw the Chief Instructor, she asked, "Chief Instructor, don't you need to talk with the higher-ups?"

"Talk about what?"

He laughed softly, his entire chest vibrating. Then he pulled Gu Qingjiu towards him and aggressively kissed her lips.

His actions were so gentle it was as though he was dealing with a fragile item, yet his tongue was moving brazenly in her mouth.

Gu Qingjiu was startled at first, but she then widened her eyes.

They were in broad daylight. Gu Qingjiu felt uneasy, afraid that others would discover them. If they were caught in the act right now, things would get interesting.

Although there were many people today, there didn't seem to be any busybodies passing by the Chief Instructor's office. Moreover, his office was right at the end of the hall, and usually, the only person who would come by was Huo Yingcheng.

But at the moment, the schoolwide competition was going on. Although Huo Yingcheng didn't have any actual duties in school, he was after all He Niancheng's subordinate, so it wasn't likely for him to come over at such a time.

Gu Qingjiu cautiously placed her hands on the Chief Instructor's shoulder and descended into this moment of passion with him.

Only until their breathings got increasingly heavy, did the Chief Instructor let go of Gu Qingjiu's shoulder and held her in his embrace.

"I watched today's competition. You did very well."

Chapter 470: Lighter

"It's just a simple competition."

Lying in He Niancheng's arms, Gu Qingjiu's face was slightly red.

He Niancheng's fingers glided on Gu Qingjiu's arm, a deepness surfacing in his cold eyes. "Are you confident about this afternoon's combat competition?"

Gu Qingjiu shook her head. "Not quite."

It felt hard enough to get into the top thirty in her specialization.

As for how far she could go, Gu Qingjiu wasn't sure of it.

"Just try your best and don't feel any pressure."

It was rare to hear He Niancheng say such heartwarming words.

Gu Qingjiu nodded. "I know."

Just then, a man's voice and footsteps rang from the staircase.

Gu Qingjiu froze.

He Niancheng, who could sense Gu Qingjiu's body stiffen, instantly let out a burst of low laughter.

He didn't at all appear flustered.

"Chief Instructor, let go of me. I should get going."

Gu Qingjiu struggled with all her might and once He Niancheng slightly loosened his grip, Gu Qingjiu jumped away from his arms like a rabbit.

She wanted to run towards the entrance, but unexpectedly, those people were heading towards He Niancheng's office.

Gu Qingjiu panicked and immediately ran to He Niancheng's desk and hid under it.

Although she was well-hidden, He Niancheng was sitting at the chair right above.

He looked at her with a hint of a teasing smile. Annoyed, Gu Qingjiu waved a hand at him, indicating for the Chief Instructor to stop looking at her.

Just then, those people entered He Niancheng's office.

"Chief Instructor He, the combat competition is about to commence soon. Aren't you going over to watch?"

The person who entered had a cheerful male voice, and he had no idea that hidden underneath the desk of this unsmiling living Satan, was a female student.

His voice made Gu Qingjiu's scalp turn numb.

If they discovered her, she imagined she would become famous throughout the military school in another way.

Instructor and student... having a rendezvous in his office.

It was something that could make it to news headlines.

He Niancheng merely nodded calmly and the other party couldn't tell that something was amiss. However, his attitude wasn't as gentle as when he was with her.

He got up and said, "Came up to retrieve some documents. Let's go down now."

"Let's go. The competition this year is fascinating. There's someone called Gu Qingjiu in our Shooting Department, and in combat, we have a Qi Xiaoran. Chief Instructor He, you're a blessing to our school! These two students were transferred from the Dayi City military zone with you."

This man treated He Niancheng in a submissive and respectful manner, as though he couldn't wait to associate all the good things with He Niancheng.

The mention of her name made Gu Qingjiu subconsciously bite her finger.

Just then, seeing the Chief Instructor shift his long legs away from the desk, relief washed over her.

"That's because they're capable. It has nothing to do with me."

He Niancheng's voice had an obvious aloofness to it, making the other party feel awkward.

"Ah yes... yes..."

The man sounded embarrassed.

But just then, just as Gu Qingjiu thought they were going to leave, she suddenly saw the leggy man walk back. He appeared to be retrieving something, but with his other hand, he tossed something to Gu Qingjiu.

Caught off guard, Gu Qingjiu grabbed it. Focusing her gaze, she saw that it was a silver lighter.