How come I was the one being targeted?

It was inevitable that it would be boring to keep looking at the scenery outside the window. Bai Jun was just about to close his eyes and take a nap for a while, but he was awakened by the noise outside the door.

"Bo Jun Bai Jun Bai Jun Bai Jun!!!"

The rare peaceful morning was soon broken by the hurried knocking and shouting outside the door.

The person standing outside the door was naturally the enthusiastic girl, Miss Su Shang, who was both talented in literature and martial arts.

The girl tied up her twin ponytails today, revealing her fair and beautiful neck. The light yellow long-sleeved dress with delicate waist lines was quite elegant. The hem of the dress was long enough, and leg rings were tied around her fair and slender legs. Her little face was flushed with excitement, making her look particularly cute.

"Good morning, Su Shang. Long time no see."

When Bai Jun saw the innocent little face of the older girl, he couldn't help but smile as if he was infected by the emotion.

"Good morning......"

Seeing the gentle smile spreading across the young man's handsome face, Su Shang was a little distracted for a moment.

A month might be very important for short-lived species, but for long-lived species like them, a month is really too short, so short that they don’t care at all.

But strangely, this time Su Chang actually felt that a month was too long. Bai Jun's absence was extremely boring. Her daily life was nothing more than accompanying Gui Naifen on live broadcasts, going out to the streets to fight for justice, and returning to the Yunqi Army to be scolded and trained...

It felt strange and indescribable, as if something was wrong.

It was not until last night when she heard that Bai Jun had returned that this strange feeling suddenly dissipated. Su Shang was very excited, and the night that should have been a peaceful sleep became extraordinarily long. After finally making it to the morning, she couldn't wait to rush over.

"Want to go out for morning exercise again? I don't mind. I don't have anything to do today, so I'll go out with you for some exercise...Su Chang?"

When Bai Jun saw the Xuanyuan Sword behind Su Shang, he knew her purpose without hesitation. However, after noticing that her eyes were still staring at him blankly, he curiously stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her.

"Huh? Ah...ah! Yes, let's go exercise together, Bai Jun!"

The girl came to her senses, blushed, and quickly waved her hands to indicate that she was fine.

"...It's a little suspicious, but I'm glad it's okay. Just wait a moment while I clean up. It won't take long, maybe two or three minutes."

Although Bai Jun could see that Su Shang was hiding something, he didn't ask any more questions. He just walked back to the room to get his coat.

He accidentally tripped in the corridor and looked down, only then realizing that his home had been filled with all kinds of gifts without him noticing. It was undeniable that this was a good thing, and he also liked everyone's kindness, but looking at the problem objectively, the space in the house was obviously not enough.

"It can't be helped. After all, this is just a single-person house. It's really too much of a stretch to fit so many gifts in it... Wait, I remember there's a house over on Golden Man Lane, right? Anyway, I don't have anything to do today, so why not move in?"

"Eh? Bai Jun, what did you just say?"

Bai Jun's mumbling in the corridor happened to be heard by Su Shang at the door, who cast a curious and confused look at him.

"I'm planning to move... Su Shang, are you free today? If you don't mind, can you help me move some things?"

Bai Jun had no need to hide this matter, so he frankly invited Su Shang to help him move.

"Of course! Bai Jun's business is my business, no need to be polite to me!"

The enthusiastic girl agreed without any hesitation or worry. Just as she and Bai Jun were about to leave for the park for morning exercise, another figure came towards them. After noticing Su Shang walking side by side with Bai Jun, the figure gasped, his face full of disbelief.

"Ah! It's a woman I don't know. Teacher, how many girls have you hooked up with while I was on duty?"

"What the hell are you talking about? Do you think I'm some amorous guy? And where did you learn that word from, Jing Yuan?"

While Su Shang was still wondering why this person suddenly stopped, the handsome blond boy had already made a sound as if he had been betrayed, and pointed his trembling finger at her who was confused, while Bai Jun complained loudly back.

"Then what do you want to do, teacher?"

"Take her to practice swordplay..."

If the general had accepted another disciple, Yan Qing would not have cared, but for some reason, Bai Jun felt a sense of sadness or loss. In short, the emptiness in his heart when Yan Qing knelt on the ground and was defeated was immeasurable. Is this... the pain of the plundered?

"W-why!? I'm actually training with a strange woman I don't know. What a dark reality! Could it be that you, Teacher, don't want me anymore? Is her talent higher than mine? Damn it, damn it, damn it, I was here first... No, I don't accept it. As the saying goes, beauty... uh, no, teacher, is only worthy of the strong. Duel with me!"

Yan Qing kept howling in disbelief, his body swaying, and his pale face gradually turned into an ashen color of anger and shame. Surrounded by mysteries, Yan Qing made such a judgment on the current battle situation based on his natural theory, and then he drew the sword at his waist and was ready to fight Su Shang to the death.

"Are you an idiot? Apologize now!"

Bai Jun walked up with a dark face and gave the handsome boy a hard slap with his hand, which made him feel very upset.

After several explanations, Yan Qing, who was half-believing and half-doubting, could only reluctantly put away his sword and temporarily believe the fact that Su Shang was not Bai Jun's new disciple.

But this only means Yanqing's unconditional trust in Bai Jun, and it is definitely not an approval of Su Shang!

In order to test whether Su Shang is qualified to compete with him for the teacher's teaching, one more spot was added to the morning exercise team today.

There were some extra things that delayed us and it was already getting late.

Office workers are hurrying around, and many people who go out for some fresh air gather in groups of two or three in a nearby park. Children are running around here and there. This scene is not suitable for continuing morning exercises in the park. The scenes of brandishing swords and guns will scare the children to some extent.

So under the guidance of Yan Qing and Bai Jun, Su Shang, who was still confused, followed them to a martial arts training ground. It was spacious and magnificent, and was not inferior to the training ground of the Yunqi Army.

"Wu ...

After finally realizing that this was the Shen Ce Mansion, Su Shang hid behind Bai Jun in shock and fear, holding his hand tightly. Bai Jun subconsciously pinched her little hand, which felt very good, soft and delicate.

"Of course it's okay. Follow the teacher and the whole Luofu will be yours... Humph, I don't know how you can accept the teacher's guidance when you look so stupid."

Yan Qing crossed his arms and glanced unhappily at Su Shang who was being stupid and taking advantage of Bai Jun. He didn't know what Bai Jun wanted to do to agree to practice sparring with her every day. You know, even he couldn't bother Bai Jun every day!

The hateful fire of jealousy inevitably burned deep in Yanqing's heart.

"Draw your sword and spar with me first. If you can't even defeat me, how can you be qualified to accept guidance from a teacher?"

Yan Qing put his sword aside and casually pulled out an ordinary training sword from the weapon rack on the wall. This was not arrogance, but an indisputable fact.

As the youngest brave guard in the history of the Yunqi Army, the chief guard of General Jingyuan, a great collector of swords from the Gongzaosi, and the undisputed strongest swordsman in Luofu at the present time, Yanqing is indeed qualified to do so.

"Come on, you're talking as if I'm afraid of you!"

As if angered by Yan Qing's contempt, or unwilling to admit defeat in Bai Jun's ownership, Su Shang drew out the Xuanyuan sword behind her, and pointed the heavy sword at the handsome young man in front of her.

"That's the kind of momentum that makes it seem like a real thing. Take it!"

A slight smile appeared on Yan Qing's lips, and he then rushed forward with his sword, engaging in a fight with Su Shang who was holding a heavy sword.

"You're so energetic so early in the morning. Young people have such great energy, don't you think? Qingyan."

Bai Jun, who was standing on the edge of the field watching the fierce battle, turned his head and saw Jing Yuan yawning and walking towards him. There was a little sparrow standing on his shoulder. When it saw Bai Jun, it immediately flew to his face and touched Bai Jun's cheek affectionately with its beak.

"I don't know if it's great or not, but these two are really energetic... It looks like it's over."

Bai Jun gently touched Xiaotuanzi's bird head and looked at the fierce battle in the field again, which was nearing its end.

Even though Su Shang's condition improved due to her anger and unwillingness, the strength of both sides was still far apart when facing Yan Qing. In a short while, Yan Qing's sword easily lifted up the heavy Xuanyuan, and with a light turn of his wrist, he pressed the sword against Su Shang's neck.

"you lose."

Ignoring Su Chang's frustrated expression, Yan Qing put away his training sword and bowed respectfully to Jing Yuan: "General, you are here too."

Bai Jun walked over to Su Shang, reached out and ruffled the older girl's hair, and softly comforted her, "Silly Su Shang, don't look so lost. There's nothing shameful about losing to him. The only thing you have to do is swallow your resentment and anger and transform them all into motivation to become stronger."

"B-but... He said I'm not worthy of standing by your side!"

Su Shang's eyes were red with grievance, and tears rolled down her cheeks. Losing was nothing, she just felt that she was really unworthy of accepting Bai Jun's guidance.

"Why are you crying? The Su Shang I know is not such a fragile person. If you don't want to lose to him again, you should practice sword skills more seriously."

Bai Jun squatted down, reached out his hand and gently wiped away her tears.

"I-I know."

As if she noticed the young man's usual gentleness, and as if she felt his never-ending concern, Su Shang's expression softened little by little, and finally she nodded, turning her face away with a slight blush on her cheeks.

After comforting the loser, Bai Jun stood up and prepared to dampen the winner's spirit.

"How many times have we practiced together? You should know the rules. Come on."

Bai Jun handed the small ball on his shoulder to Jing Yuan, then picked up a similar spear from the weapon rack and looked calmly at Yan Qing who was full of fighting spirit.

"Teacher, I've made a lot of progress, but I don't think I'll lose badly this time, okay?"

An inexplicable confidence appeared on Yanqing's face. He drew the sword at his waist and his attitude was unprecedentedly high.

Yan Qing had already developed a thick stack of countermeasures for Bai Jun's various skills and habits, and kept them firmly in his mind. The last time he went out hunting, he had gained a lot from the battle with those Buliren Nest Fathers. Now he is completely different from the past.

Unlike Su Chang's minor fights, Yan Qing's swordsmanship this time was as fierce as a sudden rainstorm. He struck one sword after another with a fierce and violent attack, trying to find Bai Jun's flaws.

However, the miraculous thing was that under this intense attack, Bai Jun never showed any signs of weakness from beginning to end. He nimbly avoided the incoming swords every time, and the spear in his hand seemed to have become an indestructible shield, blocking all of Yan Qing's moves and preventing him from getting any closer.

In a trance, the spear in Bai Jun's hand missed.

The long sword in the boy's hand had already broken through the spear's defense and slashed straight towards Bai Jun's face.

Bai Jun subconsciously raised his pole to block, but the next moment, the thin sword spun nimbly and went straight to his chest.

This was Yan Qing's new move, which perfectly avoided inertial thinking with its strange slashing path and tricky angle. Yan Qing knew Bai Jun's speed, and it was impossible for him to dodge it given the current distance and force.

Bai Jun was slightly startled, only to see the young man opposite him smile.

"Teacher, I win this time!"

Just when the outcome was about to be decided, Bai Jun's spear swung at a more tricky angle, and the spear shaft vertically picked up the straight-thrusting sword. Before Yan Qing had time to be surprised, and still maintained a confident expression that the outcome was already decided, the sword's attack was instantly broken.

Bai Jun seized the opportunity with his right leg and kicked Yan Qing hard in the abdomen. The latter's feet left the ground, and the moment his body was in the air, he was immediately hit by a spinning kick from Bai Jun's left leg.

Yan Qing was kicked several meters away and fell to the ground, holding his abdomen in pain. It took him a long time to recover.

"Everything is fine. I've seen your progress. But where did you get the illusion that you're the only one getting stronger?"

Bai Jun put the spear on his shoulder and shook his head expressionlessly: "Anyway, I still have to practice."

Yanqing was lying on the ground, with the words "doubting life" written all over his face.

Today's result: Yanqing was completely defeated.

Volume 119: Chapter Is this also part of your play?

"Bai Jun, isn't this a bit too much?"

As a golden figure flew towards the distant sky again, it drew an awkward arc and fell heavily to the ground. The dust raised was so severe that even Su Shang felt it was too tragic. She couldn't bear it and gently pulled Bai Jun's sleeve.

"It's been gentle enough today. In the past, the intensity would have been higher."

"Huh? Is it true that nothing will happen......"

Bai Jun just put away the long sword used for training as usual, but Su Shang looked embarrassed. After all, the scene before her was beyond her imagination. In her memory, the most angry day of her mother was not half as intense as now. If her mother had trained her at this level, there would be no Su Shang now.

"Don't worry, Yanqing isn't that fragile. He can handle this."

Jing Yuan also came forward to explain, with some peanuts in his hand. He must have witnessed the whole process with an amused attitude.

"Why are you still here? Don't you need to go back to take care of your business?"

"I've been working in the office for twelve consecutive days. Qing Yan, your words are too cruel. If I continue working, I might become the first tragic general in the history of Xianzhou to die from overwork!"

As the two were talking, Yan Qing, who had recovered from his shock while lying on the ground, dusted himself off and stood up with a bitter look on his face.

"It seems I was overthinking it. I thought I could get closer to the teacher, but it turns out we're still far apart..."

He had long since developed a calm and composed character through the beatings and training he received from Bai Jun. In other words, someone with weaker mental endurance would have had his faith in Tao shattered long ago, so this level of training would be no problem at all for him now.

However, this time, he hadn't anticipated such a crushing defeat. It was the complete opposite of Yan Qing's expectations. Was it that Bai Jun had been deliberately holding back during previous sparring sessions? Or had he become much stronger? Or was it a combination of both?

In short, today's sparring should almost be over, otherwise if I get beaten again it will affect my daily life.

Yanqing walked up to Bai Jun, bowed respectfully, and thanked him for his guidance as usual.

"Don't worry about it. Want to have breakfast together? It's my treat."

Bai Jun patted Yan Qing's shoulder, but the latter shook his head in confusion, placed his right hand behind his head, and explained rather embarrassedly, "I also want to have breakfast with the teacher, but I agreed to go to the Cloud Cavalry to guide the morning training yesterday, so I'm afraid I don't have time..."

Needless to say, Jing Yuan's three meals a day were provided by the Shen Ce Mansion. Even if he wanted to sneak out to eat, he didn't have the chance.

So in the end, Su Shang was the only one left by his side.

...............

"Get up! The sun is almost shining on your butt. Go wash up, eat, and then go to work. How come a girl this old still needs to be called every day?"

Today, it was still the familiar helpless voice of her mother who woke Qingque up. This time, she pulled Qingque up at 7:30 in the morning, even though she was still lying in bed.

"Well, Qingyan, stop making trouble..." Qingque casually pushed away her mother's hand and buried her face in the soft pillow again in a sleepy manner.

"Oh huh~ It's that kid's name again. Look how much he's charmed our little girl."

Hearing this, Qingque, who was still half asleep, suddenly sat up, thinking that her dream had come true. Her confused expression was quite cute, until she saw her mother sitting beside the bed with a smile on her face, constantly expressing her adult sentiments. This made her wake up instantly:

"Ah, it's morning already. No, Mom, why are you eavesdropping again?!"

"I wasn't eavesdropping. You were talking to yourself, weren't you?"

"mom--!!!"