CHAPTER 369: CHAPTER 369: UNEARTHING OLD MATTERS FROM YEARS AGO

Yan Qianyi returned to the waiting area where Xue Xiaoguang was so excited that he almost gave her a bear hug, but she dodged it.

"Older sis! You’re seriously amazing! I didn’t even blink, and you already won!"

"Keep your voice down, let’s keep a low profile."

"With your skills, it’s impossible to stay low-key."

Yan Qianyi just smiled, she didn’t want to waste time; the sooner the competition finished, the sooner she could leave.

But as friends, she had to stay until Yun Mu and Xue Xiaoguang’s matches were over.

Thankfully, the order of their appearances was consecutive.

Next up was Yun Mu.

Yun Mu’s Special Skill allowed him to foresee upcoming events—an incredibly rare and powerful ability, just like Yan Chuhua’s. Such abilities were rarely seen in the entire Special Department of the Federation Military Academy.

These abilities were very useful for espionage tasks,

but they were at a disadvantage in 1V1 matchups since they couldn’t cause direct physical harm.

It all relied on weapons or personal combat skills at that point.

However, in Special Department matches, firearms weren’t allowed, only combat skills.

Yun Mu was exceptionally good at combat normally, which was why he was chosen.

His opponent standing in front of him now had the special ability of great strength, capable of knocking Yun Mu away with a single punch.

But Yun Mu could anticipate the opponent’s moves and ultimately won through clever maneuvering.

Seeing that both Yun Mu and Yan Qianyi had advanced, Xue Xiaoguang suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

Both his good friends had won; it would be embarrassing if he lost.

Seeing his nervousness, Yan Qianyi comforted him, "Relax a bit, anxiety will hinder your performance."

Xue Xiaoguang took a deep breath, "Okay, then I’m off."

"Go on, I’ll be here rooting for you."

Once on stage, Xue Xiaoguang fought harder than he ever had in the ring for points, securing a beautiful victory.

Without waiting for him to return, Yan Qianyi told Yun Mu, "I’m heading back first."

The Lord Chief Commander hadn’t appeared, and she couldn’t even catch a glimpse of her idol. There was no point in staying longer, better to go back and focus on alchemy.

Yun Mu: "Chu Hua said to celebrate together after the match tonight."

"We just got together yesterday, and there are still matches in the next few days, let’s celebrate after it all ends. I’m going back first."

No sooner had Yan Qianyi left than Xue Xiaoguang came back.

Seeing that Yan Qianyi was gone, a disappointed Xue Xiaoguang asked Yun Mu, "Where’s my sister?"

"She left."

"What the heck! She promised to cheer me on, why did she leave first? Didn’t she watch my match?"

"She just left. She saw you win then left."

"That’s somewhat better. Come on, let’s go find Chu Hua and others, and watch the matches from the spectator seats."

When the two reached the spectator seats, they saw only Yan Chuhua, but Xia Ziyu was nowhere to be found.

Yun Mu asked, "Where did Xia Ziyu go?"

Yan Chuhua replied, "He said he was going to find Qianyi. I thought he was with you guys."

Xue Xiaoguang said, "My sister has already gone back."

"Qianyi left?" Yan Chuhua looked disappointed, "She’s been really busy lately, not even staying to watch the matches together."

Yun Mu didn’t reply, and secretly sent a message to Pei Yuexuan informing him that both Yan Qianyi and Xia Ziyu had left.

Even now, Yun Mu didn’t understand why Pei Yuexuan had arranged for him to enter the Federation Military Academy to monitor every action of Yan Qianyi.

As a member of the Reserve Dark Department under the Commander, he had to do whatever Pei Yuexuan asked without questioning.

And to earn the trust of the Lord Chief Commander, even though he had become good friends with Yan Qianyi, he had to report her whereabouts.

Yesterday, when he saw Pei Yuexuan at Qianyi’s house, his demeanor towards Qianyi was positive, hoping his "betrayal" wouldn’t truly hurt Qianyi.

He speculated, was Pei Yuexuan so concerned about Qianyi because the Military Department valued her highly?

Perhaps they want to train her into the Lord Chief Commander of the Dark Department?

Yun Mu couldn’t figure out the reason and was suddenly slapped hard on the arm by Xue Xiaoguang.

"Yun Mu, what are you zoning out for? We’re talking to you."

"What?" Yun Mu asked.

"Should we continue to stay and watch the match, or leave now?"

Yun Mu said, "Since there’s nothing else, let’s watch it and learn about our opponents."

"Okay, how about we make a bet? Bet 500 Star Coins whether Wang Shanshan will lose or win."

Yun Mu coldly responded, "Boring, I’m not betting."

Yet Yan Chuhua was brimming with enthusiasm. "Xiaoguang, I’ll bet with you, I bet Wang Shanshan will lose."

Xue Xiaoguang frowned, "I want to bet she loses too, you bet she wins, otherwise we can’t bet."

"No, you bet she wins, I bet she loses."

"She can’t possibly win, aren’t you just trying to take my money?"

"I don’t care, I bet first that she would lose."

The two of them started arguing, and Yun Mu helplessly shook his head to the side.

They were really being childish.

No wonder Qianyi didn’t usually like to hang out with them.

When Yan Qianyi arrived at the parking lot, she saw Xia Ziyu leaning against her car door waiting for her.

She asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I guessed you might leave early. After watching your three matches, I came here to wait."

Yan Qianyi unlocked the car door and asked, "Still no clues about Xu Zhiqiang?"

"No, but I found something about your family."

"My family?"

"Yes, I investigated the people who are hostile to your mother and dug up some old stories."

"What old stories? Tell me."

Xia Ziyu smiled, "Treat me to coffee, and I’ll tell you while we drink."

With that, he got into the car first.

Yan Qianyi, not bothering to argue, simply drove him to the café.

After all, every time Xia Ziyu always had some demands that needed to be satisfied before he would talk.

She was used to it by now.

Military Building.

Pei Yuexuan walked into the Commander’s office.

"Lord, the results of the Special Department competition are out."

Mu Yunlie was leafing through some documents.

Upon hearing this, he made no sound but closed the document he was holding, stood up, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, turning his back to Pei Yuexuan.

Pei Yuexuan secretly smiled.

Such a reaction from the Lord meant he was waiting for his report.

Even though the Lord didn’t attend the competition today, he was still very concerned about Yan Qianyi’s situation.

Pei Yuexuan continued, "Yan Qianyi won, and she won beautifully. It took less than half a minute for her to subdue her opponent with a single move."

"Isn’t that expected?" Mu Yunlie replied, sounding unimpressed.

He seemed not to let Pei Yuexuan see that he cared about Yan Qianyi.

But indeed, it was within his expectations.

Not only was her Spiritual Power Value high, but her fighting skills and marksmanship were also very precise.

In short, she had many hidden skills.

They had been together for several months, and even with his keen insight, he had not yet fully seen through her.