Chapter 477: Chapter 476: Xiang Nan Attacks

He received an award in a daze and was confusedly escorted out.

Shao Zifeng slipped the small box containing the medal into his pocket and opened the scroll of oiled paper in the light of the corridor.

Hmm…

The oiled paper depicted a bird’s-eye view of an island. The terrain of the island was extremely complex, featuring cliffs, pebble beaches, steep peaks, and dense forests.

Besides these, there were only a few subtle indentations that looked like they were made by someone pressing hard with a pen without ink.

Does this thing have something to do with the national competition?

It seemed that when Chen Yixin introduced herself and mentioned she knew Han Jiugong, she said it was so he could take care of her during the national competition. It looked like it really was related.

It’s just a pity that he was not very familiar with the rules of the national competition, and he couldn’t make out anything right now.

After taking a few more glances, Shao Zifeng put the map away.

Suddenly, his heart clenched.

Feeling that someone in the dark was targeting him, his hand subconsciously reached for the dagger.

Yet Shao Zifeng quickly gave up on that idea and continued forward with a calm face.

The corridor was very quiet, with no one around; the dim light cast a sinister dark red on the red carpet.

Sizzle–

As he passed a corner, the lights flickered a few times.

In the brief darkness, a flash of bright blade light streaked by.

Clang!

The clear sound of metal clashing rang out.

When the lights came back on, a Stone-armored Giant Rhinoceros appeared in the corridor, the blade light striking precisely on its stone armor.

“Hmm.”

A deep voice sounded, and Xiang Nan saw the Stone-armored Giant Rhinoceros in front and thought to himself that this was not good. Before he could react, the temperature around him dropped rapidly.

He stiffly turned his head and saw an ice-armored, dragon-shaped creature staring at him from not far away.

“Arctic Ice Flood Dragon, Frost Breath!”

The Arctic Ice Flood Dragon slightly raised its head, and visible frost mist gathered toward its mouth.

Faced with the pincer attack from two giant creatures, Xiang Nan’s hand holding the dagger trembled violently as a surge of despair overwhelmed him.

“Wait.”

At the critical moment, Shao Zifeng’s voice sounded.

The surging chill quickly dissipated, and the Stone-armored Giant Rhinoceros silently cleared a path.

Xiang Nan stared at Shao Zifeng in surprise, about to speak when he was pressed to the ground, especially the one pressing his head, deforming his face.

Looking at Xiang Nan being forcefully held down by two soldiers, Shao Zifeng squatted down and cheerfully looked at him, “So, have you decided to come with me?”

Not again!

He hadn’t even touched the hem of his garment.

With such an embarrassing posture in front of Shao Zifeng, Xiang Nan felt like dying.

His face flushed red, and he retorted stiffly, “Hmph, who wants to come with you?”

Hearing this, Shao Zifeng immediately dismissed the idea of letting the soldiers release him.

“Is that so? That’s too bad, I thought you were here to find me,” Shao Zifeng said, feigning disappointment, and walked toward the exit.

“Hey!” Seeing Shao Zifeng moving away, Xiang Nan struggled a bit, “You should remember, I’m not here to join any national competition; I’m just here to prove I’m better than you.”

Shao Zifeng stopped, turned his head, and smiled, “Alright, have you gathered your stuff?”

“Not yet,” Xiang Nan responded subconsciously, then promptly exclaimed irritably, “Who said I was going with you? I’m just transferring schools normally, understand… but it will still take some time.”

“I understand, then I’ll wait for you at Su City University,” Shao Zifeng said with a nod of understanding, then his figure disappeared down the corridor.

“Hmph, as long as you understand.”

At that moment, Xiang Nan realized he was still being held down, and he quickly spoke up, “Umm, Brother Soldier, can you let me go?”

Zhao Wen said with a stern face, “No, you are suspected of intentional assault, come with us.”

Xiang Nan immediately panicked and hurriedly explained, “Hey, no, we know each other…”

Sun Wu added, “Where’s the evidence?”

“There is evidence, Shao Zifeng is going to be my future captain.”

“Where is he?”

“He…” Xiang Nan looked at the empty corridor and was stunned; moments later, his indignant roar echoed, “Shao Zifeng, you bastard!”

“Achoo–”

Shao Zifeng rubbed his nose, feeling like he had forgotten something.

He thought hard for a moment.

Besides about to have a new team member, he didn’t seem to have forgotten anything.

Yes.

This way, the team was all set.

Thinking this, Shao Zifeng’s mood greatly improved, and he quickly walked toward the shuttle bus.

“Duke~”

Suddenly, a crisp childish voice called out from behind Shao Zifeng.

He turned around to see a little girl rushing over, arms outstretched to tightly hug his leg while she looked up at Shao Zifeng’s face.

The little girl was dressed in a white down jacket, her neck wrapped in a fluffy scarf, only her large watery eyes showing.

Shao Zifeng looked at the little girl, feeling that she looked familiar, and curiously asked, “Who are you?”

The little girl answered in a babyish voice, “I’m Xiao Ya Duck~”

“Xiao Ya Ya?” Shao Zifeng squatted down and looked at her earnestly, “That’s a nice name.”

“No, no, it’s Xiao Ya~ Duck~” the little girl insisted, trying to correct him.

Shao Zifeng hesitated for a moment, “Oh, so it’s Little Duck.”

“It’s Little… Little,” the little girl tried to widen her eyes, wanting to correct Shao Zifeng’s mistake, but being only four or five years old, she struggled to explain to this foolish adult that her name was Xiao Ya.

Finally, she gave up and with her large eyes, looked around before asking, “Duke~, where are Dragon and Sister~?”

“Dragon…”

Upon hearing this, Shao Zifeng suddenly remembered who the girl was and chuckled as he ruffled the little girl’s head, “They are tired, sleeping right now.”

“Oh.” Xiao Ya showed a look of disappointment and muttered softly, “Dragon and Sister are so lazy~”

“Um, did you come here alone, Little Duck?”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ya shook her head and turned to point at a middle-aged couple not far away, “Daddy and Mommy brought Xiao Ya… brought Xiao Ya here~”

Seeing Shao Zifeng looking over, the couple quickly walked over, their faces filled with gratitude as they spoke to Shao Zifeng, “Classmate… thank you for saving our daughter, if it weren’t for you, I…”

The woman became teary as she spoke, and the man quickly whispered comfort to his wife.

Xiao Ya also ran to her mother’s side, standing on tiptoe and looking up to say, “Why is Mommy crying, Duck~”

A moment later, the woman had calmed down considerably.

“Sorry to have embarrassed you, here, this is something small from us.” She hurriedly handed the items she was carrying to Shao Zifeng, “These are homemade local specialties, please don’t refuse them.”

Beep-beep–

At this moment, the car horn urged them on.

Shao Zifeng hesitated for a moment before accepting the items, “I’ll accept these, but next time make sure to watch Little Duck closely, she’s a cute kid.”

The couple quickly nodded in agreement.

After a brief farewell, Shao Zifeng boarded the bus.

Through the window, he saw Xiao Ya bouncing around and waving at him, her little face flushed.

“Goodbye, Duke~”