Chapter 576: Chapter 571: Bai Xiaotang Extra Story (Part 5)
"Hello, Instructor Fu," Bai Xiaotang said sulkily, and then ignored him.
Ji Ning glanced at her and Fu Yuanxuan and asked, "How are you? Still adapting over the past few days?"
Bai Xiaotang poked at her rice, nodding without lifting her head.
"That’s good. Starting tomorrow, I’ll be fully in charge of your Body Refinement training. Make sure you’re prepared..."
Bai Xiaotang immediately raised her head, her eyes wide open, asking, "So soon?"
"What? You don’t want to?" Ji Ning picked up a drumstick from her plate, shooting her a glance.
Bai Xiaotang swallowed quickly, waving her hands, "No, not at all. I do want to, I really want to."
"Alright, extra for superpower users."
"...Okay..."
Ji Ning saw Bai Xiaotang’s forced smile, her lips curved slightly, placing the drumstick onto Bai Xiaotang’s plate.
"Eat more, nourish yourself well."
"..."
Fu Yuanxuan watched Bai Xiaotang, looking like she was about to cry, and said, a bit worriedly, "Freshmen don’t need to start with high difficulty right away."
"Feeling sorry for her, Instructor Fu?" Ji Ning raised an eyebrow.
Fu Yuanxuan’s face slightly flushed, he glanced at the girl across from him, whose head was almost buried in her plate, and was about to speak but was interrupted by Ji Ning.
"Who’s in charge, you or me? I don’t need to report my training plans to you, right?"
Bai Xiaotang immediately looked up, meeting Ji Ning’s gaze that hinted at amusement, and her face flushed instantly.
Sister Ning really enjoys watching her squirm.
"Eat quickly, your classmates can’t wait to gossip about you." Ji Ning glanced around with a smile.
The gazes fixed on them immediately halved.
In the presence of everyone’s gaze, Bai Xiaotang braced herself to finish the food in her plate.
Once she was done, Ji Ning and Fu Yuanxuan finally stood up to leave.
Before leaving, they nodded slightly to the nearby gossiping freshmen.
The low-key Bai Xiaotang was instantly famous among the freshmen.
Everyone wanting to learn about Ji Ning and Fu Yuanxuan stormed to her for information.
Bai Xiaotang suddenly felt Sister Ning did it on purpose.
On the other side.
At the entrance of the dining hall, Fu Yuanxuan looked back worriedly in Bai Xiaotang’s direction and asked Ji Ning, "Why did you expose your relationship with Bai Xiaotang?"
"Why? Is it not allowed?"
"This will make her face a lot of gossips in the future."
Ji Ning paused, turning to look at him seriously, "Fu Yuanxuan, do you know what Bai Xiaotang’s biggest problem is currently?"
"What?"
Ji Ning pointed to her left chest, "Lack of confidence, she has poor psychological resilience, tends to avoid issues. It has a lot to do with the environment she grew up in and the attitude of the Fu Family towards her."
"I..."
"Don’t say you don’t know what she’s been through. A qualified pursuer should know this. Are you unaware of your family’s past attitude towards her?" Ji Ning’s expression turned a bit cold, eyes filled with disdain towards certain snobbish members of the Fu Family.
Fu Yuanxuan felt a constriction in his chest, anxiously said, "I was quite busy before, I truly wasn’t aware, but I later made things clear to them, they definitely won’t treat Tangtang that way anymore."
Ji Ning gave a cold laugh, "Nailing a nail into wood, even after pulling it out, the scar remains. Fu Yuanxuan, you need to understand, Bai Xiaotang is under my protection, her future achievements will only be high, it’s not about what attitude the Fu Family should have towards her, but what attitude she’ll have towards you. Also, Bai Xiaotang is not necessarily reliant on your Fu Family. Any girl under Ji Ning’s protection is worthy of anyone in the world!"
Fu Yuanxuan was stumped, his fists clenching then unclenching, after a while he caught up and firmly said, "I understand, I will help her resolve her issues, and strive to be worthy of her."
Ji Ning finally looked at him approvingly, "She might not necessarily choose you."
"I’ll work hard to win her over. Please don’t stop us from normally interacting." Fu Yuanxuan had a hint of tension on his face, like he was facing elders and trying to gain their approval.
Ji Ning gave him a sidelong glance, "Do I look idle to you?"
Fu Yuanxuan instantly breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you."
"But if Bai Xiaotang ever seeks my help, Fu Yuanxuan, you wouldn’t want to witness my anger..."
"I understand, I will never let her down."
Years later, Bai Xiaotang learned from Fu Yuanxuan about this conversation between Ji Ning and him, but by then Ji Ning was in a coma, gravely ill.
***
The intensity in freshman training increased every day, especially in Ji Ning’s Body Refinement training, exhausting freshmen too much to gossip about her identity.
Even fewer classmates surrounded Bai Xiaotang for inquiries.
Every time they saw her, the first thing they asked was, "Xiao Tang, can your Sister Ning show some humanity today?"
Until the three-month freshman training was over.
Every freshman seemed transformed, not only their physique and spiritual power greatly increased, but nearly ten percent successfully awakened their superpowers.
This awakening ratio startled the school authorities, and even leaders from major bases heard and rushed overnight to the First Military Academy to meet Ji Ning, trying to recruit her to train soldiers, but Ji Ning declined under the excuse of schooling.
Finally, the principal suggested that Ji Ning record standard teaching videos for these big shots, which got rid of them.
Since then, Ji Ning was completely a sensation among the freshmen at the First Military Academy.
Her name was so unique, many freshmen firmly believed she was the descendant or reincarnation of Commander Ji Ning.
For this reason, Bai Xiaotang’s Ai Ning Team at the First Military Academy grew rapidly, the school even made an exception and allowed her to establish a new society as a freshman, named Ai Ning Society.
Aiming to promote Commander Ji Ning’s spirit, study Ji Ning’s Body Refinement Realm, and enhance superpower level or physical quality.
President: Bai Xiaotang
Vice President: You Le
Society Advisor: Ji Ning
Society Advisor Instructor: Fu Yuanxuan
Every Friday, the society activities are guided by Ji Ning or Fu Yuanxuan, teaching society members Ji Ning’s Body Refinement Realm.
Most of the time, Fu Yuanxuan helps out in the society, Ji Ning often elusive.
But even so, it still attracted a lot of attention from the students of the First Military Academy, especially the freshmen. On the first day of registration, the number of online applications exceeded 200, leading to a necessary screening interview, personally conducted by Ji Ning, selecting students with strong will, perseverance, whose physique hadn’t yet reached the S-level.
Bai Xiaotang was constantly busy, neglecting food and sleep, her face visibly thinner, making Fu Yuanxuan feel sorry.
After a week of meticulous observation, he basically mapped out Bai Xiaotang’s weekly course and activity route and, from the second week onwards, began leaving food on Bai Xiaotang’s path in advance every day.
Breakfast, afternoon tea, small cakes, snacks...
[Tangtang, don’t forget to eat breakfast.]
[Tangtang, have some afternoon tea.]
[Tangtang, your favorite small cake.]
Looking at each note tagged with X, Bai Xiaotang felt gradually from surprise to joy and anticipation.
She recognized Fu Yuanxuan’s handwriting, X representing ’Xuan’ from Yuanxuan.
"Hey... What treats did mysterious X classmate prepare for our Xiao Tang today?" Her roommate Feng Xiaoxiao nudged Bai Xiaotang’s arm, teasing.
Bai Xiaotang felt shy as she ran to the chair where Fu Yuanxuan often left snacks, opening the special cloth bag eagerly to pick up the exclusive note.
[Sorry Tangtang, I’m out for a task and the return date is uncertain, so I can only prepare some boxes of chocolates in advance, eat a piece daily when you’re hungry to replenish energy. — Missing you, X]
Bai Xiaotang squeezed the note in her hand tightly, her face visibly dropping.
Even though they didn’t often meet due to identity and time constraints, seeing these notes and snacks always made her feel like Fu Yuanxuan was around, but now seeing he had to go on a mission, it left a void in her heart, stirring an unspeakable emotion.
"What’s the matter, sister?"
"Oh, nothing." Bai Xiaotang quickly stashed the note away.
Feng Xiaoxiao glanced at the special snack bag filled with several boxes of assorted chocolates, gossiping, "Today’s X classmate sent quite a lot of snacks. Is this a bribe for your sisters?"
