The sun was scorching the earth, and people could hardly breathe due to the high temperature.

"527!"

As the number was called, Yu Tong fell heavily to the ground. His arms were in unbearable pain and he couldn't stand up no matter what.

Qiang Di squatted in front of him: "528."

Yutong rolled his dry throat and said, "I need to rest for a while."

"Is this the physical fitness of a person with special abilities?" Qiang Di said sarcastically.

"People with special abilities are also human beings." Yu Tong frowned and raised the back of his trembling hand to wipe the sweat off his face.

Did you take the wrong medicine today? Why are you targeting him? Others have already fallen asleep and you don’t care, you only scold him and Shao Ting.

Qiang Di took a few steps back, half smiling, and repeated, "528."

"I quit!" Shao Ting was so angry that he dropped his pole, staggered to his feet and left.

I originally came here in advance to wait for the young master, but who would have thought that I would be stood up. What's the point of saying "sorry"? It's a breach of trust!

He doesn't want to suffer the pain of unlocking the genetic lock now that his partner is gone, so he can do whatever he wants.

Shao Ting's eyes blurred, and his vision was like a roller coaster, looking down at the surprised soldiers. He fell against the wall not far away with a thud and fell into a faint.

Qiang Di took a big step and picked him up, poured a basin of cold water on him to wake him up, and just as he was about to punish him, someone shouted to stop.

Leng Shiting came running over breathlessly: "Mr. Zhou is looking for you..."

The Qiang flute threw away the trembling Shao Ting, who was full of danger, and slowly approached Leng Shiting.

"Did he find me, or did you ask him to find me?"

Leng Shiting took a few steps back in a daze, lost his balance and fell to the ground, lowering his head guiltily.

She felt that Shao Ting and Yu Tong were too miserable, so she secretly called Master Zhou, but she didn't expect that she would be seen through at the first sight.

Leng Shiting mustered up her courage and said, "I think they are already overloaded. They ran dozens of laps this morning..."

"I forgot to bring you with me." Qiang Di interrupted her and moved aside: "Join the team."

Leng Shiting pursed her lips and moved to an empty seat.

"Don't go too far!" Shao Ting's face turned cold.

Qiang Di laughed: "Why, can you let Jiang Jingchen do anything to me?"

Ever since he entered the military district, he has been talking about his young master every other sentence, bragging everywhere about how powerful Jiang Jingchen is and how no alien creatures are his match.

The soldiers were all waiting to see this man who was rumored to have three abilities, and were waiting for Jiang Jingchen to join the corps and curry favor with them after graduation.

But recently, he would beat anyone who asked Shao Ting about it, and Qiang Di was deliberately trying to make him unhappy.

Sure enough, Shao Ting became furious.

"Don't mention him to me!"

Qiang Di raised his chin in contempt: "Even if you call him, he can't help you. He himself was defeated by me. He couldn't win, so he used the despicable method of teleportation to escape. Don't you know that?"

Shao Ting shouted angrily, knocked Qiang Di to the ground, and swung his fist at him.

"You are not allowed to insult him!"

A swarm of poisonous insects swarmed out from the bamboo baskets beside the wall and covered a large area.

Qiang Di grabbed Shao Ting's arm and smashed it hard into the insect, splashing black mucus everywhere.

He crushed one ferocious war insect after another with just his feet, broke out of the insect siege, picked up the pale-faced Shao Ting, and used his body to smash wave after wave of insects.

"stop!"

Seeing that things were not going well, Yang Liu rushed over and hugged Qiang Di tightly with both arms.

"The ability is taken away!"

Shao Ting's vision was no longer focused and his thoughts were scattered.

“No need to collect them.” Qiang Di broke free his arms, glanced at the pile of dying insects, killed them all without hesitation, and stared at Shao Ting.

"You used your ability without permission. You must carry the weight for 30 laps. Now run."

Shao Ting suddenly coughed up several large pools of blood, his eyes bloodshot: "Kill me if you dare, I want to quit!"

Qiang Di sneered: "You think you are a rich young master and you are playing house with me, right?"

He grabbed Shao Ting by the back of his collar and dragged him to the edge of the playground, staring at Leng Shiting who was trying to plead for mercy.

"You also do 30 laps, run!"

Leng Shiting was startled, walked onto the playground, looked back every three steps, her face full of worry.

After resting for a while, Yu Tong stood up and volunteered to be punished together.

Qiang Di pushed away Yang Liu who was following closely and said, "Don't worry about it."

"He wants to quit." Yang Liu stubbornly carried Shao Ting.

Qiang Di suddenly raised his voice: "Did you know that the Jiang family wanted to kill him?"

Yang Liu turned her head sharply, her face filled with shock.

Qiang Di leaned over and picked up a handful of insect corpses, then held Shao Ting's pale face so that he could see clearly.

"Blood is black and poisonous. Use a small amount to keep the Gu alive, waiting for you to absorb it all without anyone noticing."

Shao Ting's pupils trembled, as if struck by lightning. The belief that he had held for more than ten years collapsed.

"No... Young Master won't kill me..."

"It's indeed not Jiang Jingchen." Qiang Di threw away the insect corpse: "But you have affected the heir of the Jiang family and ruined Jiang Jingchen's reputation, so they won't keep you. You can quit, and if you want to die, get out."

Yang Liu put Shao Ting down, her face full of gloom: "I'm going to Jiang's house."

Qiangdi pulled up the distraught Shao Ting and said, "Tell Jiang Qianhe that it is not his turn to decide the lives of soldiers."

Yang Liu nodded slightly and walked quickly towards the gate.

Qiang Di took Shao Ting to the infirmary and watched the doctor examine him. "I will no longer care about you in the future. Whether you want to practice or just mess around, I don't have that much free time to pay attention to someone. Your life is in your own hands."

"Did the Jiang family really do this..." Shao Ting whispered.

Qiang Di sneered: "Do you think I put on a show because I don't want you to leave? Or do you think the military area is heavily guarded and it's impossible for someone to sneak in and do something bad?"

Shao Ting agreed without saying anything.

Qiang Di leaned against the wall and stared at the male doctor: "You are wrong. The military district is pervasive. There are spies from the big families everywhere, even the soldiers on guard. We are all being watched and monitored."

"When we civilians are no longer valuable, or when we do something that displeases them, we will be killed with one strike."

Shao Ting followed Qiang Di's gaze and looked at the doctor. His hands were still steady as he wrapped the bandage skillfully.

"Which family do you belong to?" Qiang Di asked without any concealment.

"Zhang family."

"Ah."

Qiang Di curled his lips towards Shao Ting: "Look, the peace faction."

After the wound was treated, Shao Ting walked out of the infirmary with his head down. His restless heart finally settled down at this moment. He had no choice.

Such is the status of common people. Even if he grew up in the Jiang family, once he offends their weak spots, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the outcome will be the same.

Jiang Zhai.

Jiang Jingchen was furious. He waved his hand at the food on the table, grabbed a plate and smashed it, roaring angrily.

"I've already said I won't go to the Corps again, why did you send someone to kill Shao Ting? Why!"

Yang Liu silently moved away to prevent any attacks from being mixed in the dishes.

"Vulgar." Jiang Qianhe frowned, ordered his men to hold down Jiang Jingchen, picked up the food that had survived the disaster and forced it into Jiang Jingchen's mouth.

"If you promise someone, you can't break your promise. But if you can't do it, you can't do it."

Jiang Jingchen's mouth was blocked and he couldn't utter a word. His body was held down and he couldn't move. He could only stare at his father and let him do whatever he wanted.

"I don't want to do this either, but I have to do this to protect your reputation. People in power cannot be labeled as frivolous and untrustworthy."

Jiang Qianhe wiped the rice that Jiang Jingchen spat out with a handkerchief, his face changed, and he slapped him hard.

"So think carefully before you make a promise to me, and don't let others talk about you!"

Jiang Jingchen closed his eyes heavily, leaned his forehead against the table, and did not utter a word for a long time.

Jiang Qianhe slowly straightened his suit and looked at Yang Liu: "Jingchen never said he wanted to join the Corps. Shao Ting just made it up to elevate his status in the army."

"I understand." Yang Liu said calmly, "If you are willing to show some leniency, Shao Ting will reform and confess his mistakes to the soldiers."

Jiang Qianhe smiled kindly: "You have always been very smart, the best among the artificial ones, and the first one among the capable ones to open the gene lock. I have high hopes for you. If one day you want to..."

"I belong to the Zhou family." Yang Liu interrupted him without hesitation and leaned forward: "Goodbye."

After saying that, he walked out of the door without looking back.

Jiang Qianhe's look of regret disappeared in an instant, and then he stared at Jiang Jingchen coldly.

"Zhou Fusheng and Qiang Di are fine, but now you are not even as good as a low-intelligence artificial ability user. I think you are really useless!"

"Who said my son is useless?"

The woman leaning on the railing on the third floor is round and smooth, like a lotus emerging from water, fresh and refined.

Her figure disappeared, and appeared in the living room the next second, with a pair of strange eyes full of displeasure and majesty. The people who were detaining her immediately let go of their hands and took a few steps back respectfully.

Wan Qintang helped Jiang Jingchen, whose eyes were red, to a chair and stood up for him: "You don't allow us to train, but you want us to unlock the gene lock. Are you being reasonable?"

Jiang Qianhe didn't want to lose his dignity by arguing with the woman, so he turned and left.

Wan Qintang hugged Jiang Jingchen and patted his back gently: "I'll talk to the military region later and let you practice for a whole summer, okay?"

"But father..."

"Shhhhh." Wan Qintang pressed against Jiang Jingchen's mouth: "As long as you promise me not to be willful in major matters, the other mothers can let you do whatever you want."

Jiang Jingchen immediately said: "Then I'll go now."

Wan Qintang let go of his hand, smiled and pushed him: "Come on, son! Beat them all!"

Jiang Jingchen curled the corners of his mouth, nodded heavily, and ran out of the house with big strides.

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