CHAPTER 544: CHAPTER 247: ROMANCE IN THE WOODS (LONG CHAPTER, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE)_3

Zhang Jingdong, after hearing the last sentence, felt a stir in his heart and immediately joined the others in loudly responding, "Ready!"

"Good, now let’s follow the usual practice where captains pick their teams one by one. First up is the captain of last year’s second-place team, the Women’s Team, Liang Feng."

Liang Feng stepped forward to the front and loudly asked, "First, I want to ask the nine soldiers who were on my team last year, are you willing to follow me again this year?"

At this moment, the nine female soldiers shouted in unison, "Willing!"

Liang Feng nodded with satisfaction, "Then please step forward!"

After the nine of them stepped forward, Liang Feng called out nine more names, including the non-military personnel Long Yue.

Suddenly, she paused, then said, "Because of the special circumstances this year, Teacher Shu brought her boyfriend for training, so I want to break with tradition. Zhang Jingdong, would you be willing to join our Women’s Team?"

At these words, most of the male soldiers in the formation had a look of ridicule on their faces, but inside, they were filled with envy and jealousy.

Of course, Zhang Jingdong was well aware of this, so he shouted loudly, "Willing!"

Then, he stepped out of his row and went over to the female soldiers’ line.

Before long, Liang Feng also took the first position in the Women’s Team line.

Then Xu Zhong spoke, "Next, we invite last year’s third-place team captain, Pang Han."

Then, the woman who had gotten out of a white Land Rover stepped forward.

At this moment, Zhang Jingdong quietly asked Shu Ran, "She seems pretty tough too."

Shu Ran quietly replied, "She was a special forces soldier before and is now with the city police bureau. Her family background is also quite strong."

"And she’s been pursuing Xu Zhong, so she’s always been at loggerheads with Sister Feng at the club, although she’s never won before."

Zhang Jingdong suddenly understood, "I see."

Shu Ran, uncharacteristically solemn, then said, "You’d better not have any intentions towards her, otherwise Sister Feng won’t pay attention to you."

Zhang Jingdong shook his head with a smile, "Do I look that indiscriminate to you? With her looks, she doesn’t even pass my standards."

Hearing this, Shu Ran immediately felt relieved, "That’s true, An Lu and Su Man are each top-notch beauties."

"The most important thing now is that you are the number one beauty of this club."

A touch of blush appeared on Shu Ran’s face, "Although I’m pretty, when it comes to status and popularity in the club, I’m far behind Sister Feng."

"It doesn’t matter what the others think. In my heart, even if we hadn’t known each other before, you’d still be the one I like the most here!"

Shu Ran was now thoroughly pleased and gave him a bashful yet coquettish look.

By now, the three team captains had selected their members. Xu Zhong, as the captain of last year’s winning team, directly picked the remaining members, including Liu Yi and seven or eight male soldiers.

Xu Zhong then said, "Let’s all rest up now, then have dinner. At 8 o’clock, we will hold our first confrontation match as usual. Dismissed!"

The four teams each went to a corner of the open space.

At this point, Liang Feng said, "Zhang Jingdong, didn’t you say before coming here that you would be responsible for our meals over the next few days, with meat in every meal and plenty of drinking water? Go now and fulfill your promise."

Zhang Jingdong smiled nonchalantly, "No problem, but I have a condition."

"Do you want Shu Ran to go with you?"

"Captain is perceptive!"

But Liang Feng dismissed the idea with a wave of her hand, "No, if you two went, who knows when you would come back!"

Other female members of the team immediately showed knowing grins at her words.

And Shu Ran’s face turned red once again.

Seeing this, Zhang Jingdong could only say, "Then let Long Yue go with me, is that okay?"

"Fine, the two of you go then."

Zhang Jingdong glanced at Shu Ran, and with her reluctant gaze lingering on him, he took Long Yue and the gear and left the scene.

The two of them moved through the woods, carefully watching for signs of prey.

It was getting dark, and the sunlight filtering through the trees was dappled and soft.

Zhang Jingdong turned his head to glance at Long Yue and suddenly noticed that in her military uniform, she possessed a different kind of beauty.

By looks alone, she was no less pretty than Shu Ran.

Now in her uniform, having been a soldier before, her valiant and heroic appearance could measure up to Liang Feng’s.

Zhang Jingdong’s heart stirred, and subconsciously slowing down, he said, "Did you go through this kind of training when you were in the army?"

Long Yue replied, "I did."

"What do you think of that group of people you saw just now?"

Long Yue paused before responding, "Most of them are well-trained, some are probably king-level soldiers in the army."

"Pretty good, you can even tell that."

"Like animals, as long as you’re sensitive enough, you can judge another’s danger level at a glance."

"So, who do you think posed the highest danger level among that group?"

"The more dangerous ones include Xu Zhong, Liang Feng, and Liu Yi who you fought with, plus three or four others whose names I don’t know. They have likely all been in real battles."

"But if you ask me who among all of you is the most dangerous... it’s you!"

Zhang Jingdong immediately laughed, "Why?"

Long Yue, in rare praise, said, "Because Liu Yi is a top soldier in the military, but when he fought you just now, you defeated him in just two moves."

"I thought I understood your real strength, but that bout just now made me feel that your true ability is at least five times stronger than what I had assumed!"

Hearing this, Zhang Jingdong stopped in his tracks, "Wow, you’ve even learned how to flatter me!"

Long Yue gave him a sideways glance, "I don’t need to flatter you!"

Zhang Jingdong was now thoroughly amused, "Then I must reward you!"

Saying this, he suddenly embraced her shoulders and kissed her strikingly beautiful face, then turned and ran.

Long Yue, though previously kissed by him, obviously didn’t expect him to take advantage again at this moment; she was stunned for a full two seconds before reacting.

"Stop right there!"

She chased after him, a mix of embarrassment and annoyance in her pursuit.