Armor Guardians

Chapter 40 Ding Jing of the Shadow Group

At this moment, Ding Jing was idly lying on the counter, lost in thought. Since it was early in the morning and there were hardly any customers in the store, she was extremely free.

Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure enter through the door. Upon seeing this figure, Ding Jing's first thought was that she was seeing things. Wasn't Xia Qianmeng dead? How could she be here?

"Sister Ding Jing, are you still hiring?"

It wasn't until she heard Xia Qianmeng's words that Ding Jing truly realized that she wasn't seeing things; it was real, and Xia Qianmeng was not dead.

The observant Ding Jing noticed the sun mark on the back of Xia Qianmeng's right hand. She then seemed to be pondering something, but she didn't show it.

"Of course I'll confess! Xiaomeng, I thought something had happened to you since you didn't come before. It seems I was overthinking it."

Ding Jing concealed her many questions, laughing and joking with Xia Qianmeng, thinking that she would investigate Xia Qianmeng's matter later.

"Well, I was away for medical treatment for a while and only just got back. I'm so sorry. So... can I still work the night shift now? The salary will remain the same."

Ding Jing caught a detail in Xia Qianmeng's words: "Did you go out for treatment? That illness... is it cured now?"

"I don't feel uncomfortable anymore, so I guess I'm cured," Xia Qianmeng said with a silly smile.

Seeing Xia Qianmeng like this, Ding Jing took a deep breath, and then said to Xia Qianmeng as if she had made up her mind, "Xiaomeng, you are the summoner of the Candlelight Armor, right?"

Upon hearing Ding Jing's sudden words, Xia Qianmeng immediately tensed up, wondering if Ding Jing was after her armor summoner like the Dragon Group and the Black Group: "How did you know?"

At the same time, Xia Qianmeng was also prepared to summon the Candlelight Armor to escape, fearing that Ding Jing had been bribed by the Dragon Group or the Black Group.

Seeing Xia Qianmeng like this, Ding Jing couldn't help but smile: "Xiaomeng, don't worry. I'm not like those people. I'm not here to steal your armor summoner. Besides, I really am a useless person who can't practice martial arts, just like you used to be. So you don't need to be afraid of what I might do to you."

"Then why did you ask me that question?" Xia Qianmeng still hadn't let down her guard against Ding Jing, because she now had almost nothing left but an armor summoner. If the summoner was taken away, she might become useless again.

"Can't I just ask? I think that as an armor summoner, you shouldn't be wasting your talents working here. I have a place I recommend you go to. Do you want to go? It can make you stronger." Ding Jing said to Xia Qianmeng in a slightly mischievous way.

"tell me the story."

Have you ever heard of the Shadow Crew?

"No."

Hearing Xia Qianmeng's answer, Ding Jing wasn't surprised at all, so she patiently explained to Xia Qianmeng, "The Shadow Group is a mercenary organization, and all the mercenaries in it are top-notch..."

Before Ding Jing could finish speaking, Xia Qianmeng couldn't help but interrupt her: "You want me to join this Shadow Group?"

"Yes," Ding Jing replied truthfully with a smile.

Xia Qianying couldn't help but rub her forehead, then said helplessly, "Didn't you say that everyone there is a master? What does it have to do with me? I don't know any martial arts."

"You can learn if you don't know how. The people there will teach you. Only by passing the test can you join the Shadow Group. Xiao Meng, you don't want to just drift along aimlessly, do you? If that's the case, it would be a real waste of the Candlelight Armor that recognizes you."

Hearing Ding Jing say that, Xia Qianmeng was somewhat tempted, but she still remained cautious and asked Ding Jing, "Then why do you want to help me, Sister Ding Jing?"

"Don't be so nervous. Actually, I'm a member of the Shadow Group, but not a combat member. I'm an intelligence member. I'll get a share of the profits if I recommend you. And the greater your achievements in the future, the more I, as the recommender, will get." Ding Jing replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)