Stop pretending, I'm a security guard, a five-star general!

The capital city, the Ancestral Dragon Palace, the Imperial Study.

Wei Lixian hurried over.

"Your Majesty, urgent report! Just two and a half minutes ago, the Eight-Star Demon Lord Press descended upon Tianan Pass. Fortunately, General Chu Yunlong was there in advance to guard the pass, and he has now successfully driven Press back to the Demon Realm!"

"Oh?"

The Great Xia Emperor raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes:

"So, Qin Yu wasn't lying after all?"

"Yes," Wei Lixian said with a smile, "Qin Yu saved the lives of all the soldiers at Tianan Pass, as well as hundreds of millions of people in Tianan City!"

"Excellent! This lad has given me another wonderful surprise!"

The Great Xia Emperor laughed heartily, appearing very pleased: "Issue the order to award Qin Yu a special merit and promote him to major general, breaking with precedent!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Lixian was slightly surprised.

He was awarded a Special Merit and promoted to Major General, an exceptional honor.

This seems to be the first time in history.

However, that makes sense.

After all, if Qin Yu hadn't given them advance warning, and a demon lord had invaded Blue Star and caught them off guard, the losses would have been incalculable, and the entire Northwest Territory might have been wiped out!

"Your Majesty, should the matter of bestowing rewards be announced to the world?"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Great Xia narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then spoke:

"We should not spread this for now. After all, the demon race is not stupid. Once we announce to the world that Qin Yu has been awarded a special merit, the demon race will definitely link the Tianan Pass incident with Qin Yu."

"As ordered."

……

Evening, Teikyo University dormitory apartment,

Qin Yu and Zhang Xiaoming lay sprawled on the bed, fast asleep, the blankets covering them already kicked to the floor.

Meanwhile, in the living room, Lin Qingxue, who had just finished showering, was about to go back to her room to sleep when she noticed that the door to Qin Yu's bedroom was ajar.

So Lin Qingxue walked over, intending to close the door behind her, but her eyes inadvertently peeked through the crack in the door and saw that Qin Yu, who was lying on the bed, was not covered by a blanket.

Seeing this, Lin Qingxue shook her head helplessly, then pushed open the door, picked up the blanket that had fallen to the ground, and covered Qin Yu with it again.

As for Zhang Xiaoming, Lin Qingxue thought he shouldn't be afraid of the cold, so she didn't pick up his blanket from the ground.

Then, Lin Qingxue turned to leave, but at that moment, Qin Yu suddenly grabbed her hand, his eyes still closed, and murmured softly:

"Xiaoxue, don't go..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingxue's fair face flushed crimson, and she murmured softly, a mixture of shyness and secret delight:

"fool."

Just then, Qin Yu continued to murmur:

"Xiaoxue, don't go. If you leave, who will pay the bill?"

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Lin Qingxue's expression suddenly darkened. She shook off Qin Yu's hand, which was holding her, and was about to turn and leave when...

Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a man in a black and red robe with a delicate face floating over and waving at her with a smile.

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"Ah!!! It's a ghost!"

Lin Qingxue's ear-piercing scream instantly woke up Qin Yu and Zhang Xiaoming from their deep sleep.

"Huh? A ghost? Where's the ghost?"

"It's there!"

Lin Qingxue quickly pointed out the window.

Qin Yu looked in the direction Lin Qingxue was pointing and couldn't help but widen his pupils in surprise, exclaiming:

"Holy crap! The supernatural has resurfaced!?"

Just as Qin Yu was about to throw a punch, the effeminate man in the red and black robe quickly said:

"Young friend Qin Yu, don't be agitated, it's me."

Qin Yu was taken aback upon hearing this, and after looking again, he realized that...

This is not some ghost, but Eunuch Wei.

"Well, so it was you." Qin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, somewhat speechless.

"Eunuch Wei, why are you here so late at night instead of sleeping, trying to scare people?"

Wei Lixian said with a smile:

"Young friend Qin Yu, we have invited you here because we have great news to tell you."

"Oh? Great news?" Qin Yu raised an eyebrow slightly. "What great news?"

Wei Lixian then took out a gift box and handed it to Qin Yu:

"Young friend Qin Yu, this afternoon, the Demon Lord Press launched a surprise attack on Tianan Pass, but fortunately, thanks to your early warning, His Majesty dispatched a general to guard it in advance, thus averting a tragedy. You have rendered a great service to the people of Great Xia this time!"

"In recognition of your contributions to the Great Xia Dynasty, His Majesty has decided to award you a Special Merit Medal and promote you to the rank of Major General of the Great Xia Dynasty!"

"Huh? Really?"

Qin Yu opened the gift box and saw a gleaming Special Merit Medal and a Major General's uniform inside!

Zhang Xiaoming and Lin Qingxue, who were standing nearby, were stunned when they saw this.

Special Merit?

Major General of the Great Xia Dynasty!?

When did Qin Yu secretly do something so outrageous?!

"Eh? Eunuch Wei, I received a special merit award, is there any reward?" Qin Yu asked.

"Of course," Wei Lixian said with a smile.

"Those who obtain the Special Merit Award will be rewarded with 5000 Military Merit Points, which can be exchanged for whatever you want at Military Merit Exchange Centers throughout the Great Xia Dynasty."

"So that's it."

Qin Yu grinned. Although he didn't know much about military merit points, he had heard others say that they were quite valuable, with one point being equivalent to several million.

I can go to the military merit exchange office tomorrow.

"However, young friend Qin Yu, the demon race will surely be furious after their invasion failed. Therefore, you must not reveal that you have been awarded a special merit, lest the demon race associate it with you and it may be detrimental to you."

“Okay.” Qin Yu nodded.

"If there's nothing else, we'll take our leave."

"Hey, Eunuch Wei, why don't you stay and have some food with us?" Qin Yu said politely, albeit perfunctorily.

Upon hearing this, Wei Lixian's lips twitched involuntarily.

It's 1 a.m., what kind of meal is this? Can't we be a little more perfunctory with these polite words?

Wei Lixian shook his head, bid farewell to everyone, and then stepped into the air and left.

After Wei Lixian left, Zhang Xiaoming and Lin Qingxue hurriedly came over and asked in surprise:

"Qin Yu, what exactly happened? Tell us about it!"

"Oh, this is a long story, but I'll try to keep it short."

Qin Yu grinned, about to speak, but Zhang Xiaoming and Lin Qingxue turned and left without saying a word.

"Hey? Don't go! I'm not listening anymore!"

"Forget it." Zhang Xiaoming and Lin Qingxue waved their hands.

When Qin Yu said the words "to make a long story short," they knew that the story would be long and mostly nonsense, and there was no need to listen to it.

Just then, Qin Yu suddenly noticed a blind spot and quickly called out to Lin Qingxue:

"Wait a minute! I just realized it's bedtime. Xiaoxue, what are you doing in our room?"

Zhang Xiaoming was taken aback upon hearing this, but quickly realized what was happening and looked at Lin Qingxue with a strange expression:

"Yeah, what are you doing in our room?"

Lin Qingxue: "..."