Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Xu Qianqian’s taste was truly terrible

Su Ming had long heard of the Hunter Division’s top student, the number one hunter in the academy. Although this fourth-year senior didn’t have as many titles as Xu Qianqian, it was only because Xu Qianqian’s titles were too numerous. It didn’t mean that Li Wei didn’t have any titles.

To put it simply, this senior was undoubtedly the number one student in the Hunter Division. Even Xu Qianqian was slightly inferior to him; she had never once beaten Li Wei in terms of grades.

Even if this was because Xu Qianqian was a year younger than Li Wei and had only trained at the Demon-Hunting Academy for two years, it wasn’t strange for a young lady from a prominent hunting family to receive elite training from a young age. The fact that Li Wei could suppress such a Xu Qianqian proved that his talent and potential were not much inferior to hers.

After all, this senior’s background was extraordinary as well. He came from the Li Clan of Longyao City, which was a top-class hunting family that was on par with the Xu family.

However, Li Wei wasn’t a direct descendant of the Li Clan, but rather a collateral descendant. Compared to the family head, who was his grandfather, and his father, who was one of the top officials of the Base City, Xu Qianqian naturally fell short.

But it was said that Li Wei’s bloodline was naturally pure, and there were even suspicions of ancestral traits. He was no less talented than the direct descendants of the Li Clan, and perhaps even more so. As such, Li Wei had already been taken back to the clan for training, and he was on the verge of becoming the leader of the new generation of the Li Clan.

This was the reason for Li Wei’s current talent, potential, and strength. He was able to surpass Xu Qianqian and was also admired by many of his juniors at the Demon-Hunting Academy.

Now that Su Ming had met Li Wei in person, he realised that the rumours weren’t exaggerated at all.

Although he hadn’t seen Li Wei fight yet, Su Ming could still sense a powerful aura from him based on his spiritual senses.

That aura was no weaker than those professional hunters Su Ming had seen before.

In other words, Li Wei’s strength was at least on par with a professional. It was likely not just a one-star level.

Such strength was incomparable to Lei Hao’s.

“Amazing.”

Su Ming praised Li Wei in his heart.

As Su Ming examined Li Wei, Li Wei was also secretly examining Su Ming.

He glanced at Su Ming but didn’t speak to him. Instead, he kept talking to Xu Qianqian.

“Everyone’s been looking for you, Qianqian,” Li Wei said with a warm expression.

“I was just walking around,” Xu Qianqian said, her expression as indifferent as ever. It was completely different from how she acted when she was with Su Ming.

When facing Su Ming, Xu Qianqian didn’t show much emotion, but she wasn’t as cold as she was now. Sometimes she would laugh lightly, sometimes she would be surprised or shocked, and her words and actions were more human.

On the other hand, when facing Li Wei, Xu Qianqian was as cold and aloof as the rumours in the Demon-Hunting Academy said.

Su Ming didn’t see any signs that Xu Qianqian disliked Li Wei, but it seemed like she didn’t want to get close to him either.

But Li Wei didn’t seem to notice anything. Or perhaps he was used to it and didn’t mind.

“I know you don’t really like being surrounded by too many people, but we’re already a team of top students. It’s not good to just leave the group.”

Li Wei smiled, a little frustrated but also indulgent.

Behind him, the other students nodded in agreement with Li Wei’s words.

These were the top students of the Demon-Hunting Academy.

In the Demon-Hunting Academy, no matter if it was the Hunter Division or the Warlock Division, the top one hundred students were called elite students, and the top ten were called top students.

So, there were ten top students and one hundred elite students in the Hunter Division, and there were also ten top students and one hundred elite students in the Warlock Division. Together, they formed the twenty top students and two hundred elite students of the entire Demon-Hunting Academy.

Under these circumstances, as the head of the Hunter Division and the number one hunter of the Demon-Hunting Academy, Li Wei’s team naturally consisted of only top students.

Xu Qianqian was also in Li Wei’s team.

That’s right, Xu Qianqian had joined Li Wei’s team.

According to her, it was a request from the academy. It seemed that they planned to gather some of the most outstanding students into a team and concentrate the most outstanding battle power of the academy to execute more difficult missions.

When Su Ming learned of this, he had even praised his own wits.

I knew it wasn’t a good thing to stand out too much in this world. And now I’ve been assigned to one.

In order to deal with the threat of the spirit demons and the Spiritual Demon Prison, both the academy and the base city required powerful professionals to carry out difficult missions and form teams. This was a common occurrence.

It was impossible to refuse these assignments.

Because you didn’t know if the mission you refused would become the reason for the entire base city’s destruction, or if your family and friends would die because of it.

On top of that, the various privileges and benefits enjoyed by professionals far exceeded those of ordinary people. If you didn’t want to have your licence revoked, then obediently following orders was the only way.

This was the helplessness of this world.

Facing the spirit demons and the Spiritual Demon Prison, humankind was truly weak. They had no choice but to exhaust all their resources.

Hunters and warlocks were not free professionals. Rather, their positions were more akin to soldiers and super soldiers.

Of course, professionals were not as strictly disciplined as soldiers. When there were no emergencies, they could still choose their own missions. This was also a benefit given to professionals by the base cities. They tried to relax the professionals as much as possible when it wasn’t necessary. Too much restraint would only cause the professionals to rebel.

At this time, those insignificant small-time professionals who would never enter the eyes of the upper echelons naturally had the greatest freedom.

After all, even if there really was a difficult mission that needed to be completed, it would not fall on these insignificant small-time professionals.

Therefore, regardless of which base city it was, the middle and lower-level professionals were the most free. On the other hand, those high-level professionals needed to run about for the safety of humankind, travelling everywhere and risking their lives. It wouldn’t be strange for them to lose their lives at any time.

Su Ming admired these high-level professionals who did their best for the survival of humankind, but he didn’t want to imitate them.

The reason was very simple: he didn’t want to die.

As someone who had been randomly transmigrated from a peaceful world, it would be too much to ask Su Ming to fight for the sake of strangers. Rather than risking his life every day to earn a bit of survival, Su Ming preferred to wait until he had overwhelming strength before sweeping everything away in one go.

By then, not only would he not have to risk his life, but he could also contribute some of his human strength. Wouldn’t that be better?

That was why Su Ming decided to grow up quietly and set himself the Ten Li Slope Sword God Plan.

Xu Qianqian clearly didn’t have such a convenient standpoint. For the sake of the so-called “big picture,” she could only join Li Wei’s team.

However, this school beauty clearly didn’t like hanging out with these top students.

“I’m just chatting with my friends, is that not okay?” Xu Qianqian bluntly replied to Li Wei, not giving him any face at all. As the rumours said, her tone was full of hostility.

“Friends?”

Li Wei didn’t mind Xu Qianqian’s attitude, but he reacted to her words.

It wasn’t just Li Wei. The expressions of everyone else also changed.

There was no way around it.

“This is the first time I’ve heard you say you have friends, Qianqian,” Li Wei said.

Yes.

This was the first time Miss Xu had admitted she had friends.

In the past, this young lady had been quite independent and aloof. She had basically no close friends or classmates, including those of the same sex.

But now, this young lady had said this in public.

Therefore,

“I really want to get to know your friend.”

Li Wei finally turned his head and looked at Su Ming.

Then Li Wei smiled.

“I’m sure you’re the Su Ming, Junior Su that everyone’s talking about.” Li Wei reached out a hand. “It’s an honour to meet you.”

The entire hall went silent at these words.

Everyone looked at Li Wei and Su Ming. Some people had strange expressions on their faces, while others wore looks of amusement. There were all sorts of reactions.

“Big Brother Su Ming.”

An Zijin couldn’t help but hug Su Ming’s arm.

Lei Hao and Ye Bai also showed expressions of worry.

Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu looked at each other, holding their breaths and not daring to breathe.

Xu Qianqian frowned even more. Just as she was about to say something, Su Ming interrupted her.

“What great name could I have? Li Wei-xiansheng.” Su Ming gently pulled his arm away from An Zijin and met Li Wei’s gaze. He said politely, “If you’re saying that you’ve long admired my name, then it should be me who has long admired your name.”

As he spoke, Su Ming reached out and shook hands with Li Wei.

“Don’t say that.” Li Wei’s gaze flashed, and he smiled. “Someone who can be valued by Qianqian and recognized as a friend must have some extraordinary qualities. Don’t underestimate yourself, junior.”

“Then I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed,” Su Ming said with a helpless smile. “I know how much I weigh.”

Indeed, no one knew better than Su Ming himself how much he weighed.

So, he wouldn’t expose himself.

Li Wei seemed to be a little suspicious of Su Ming’s words, or perhaps he was just trying to probe Su Ming to see if there was anything special about him.

“Junior is really humble.” Li Wei narrowed his eyes. “I believe Qianqian’s judgement.”

“Really?” Su Ming said jokingly. “Could it be that Senior has secretly thought that this woman Xu Qianqian has terrible taste, to actually be friends with an unknown and ordinary student like me?”

Everyone was shocked by these words.

Even Xu Qianqian raised her eyebrows.

“Uh ah ha ha ha ha!”

Li Wei was also stunned for a moment before bursting out into laughter.

“You’re really interesting, junior.”

As he spoke, the hand Li Wei was holding Su Ming unconsciously tightened its grip.

Su Ming had a better understanding of Li Wei now.

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