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Zhao Lanjin reported us?

Qin Tian thought about it and directly dismissed Ye Zhiyuan’s suspicion: ”Impossible, although I don’t know Zhao Lanjin well, based on what you told me, he’s someone who keeps to himself, doesn’t get involved in other people’s business, and doesn’t like others meddling in his affairs. Do you really think he’d be bored enough to report us?”

Qin Tian’s rebuttal made Ye Zhiyuan reconsider, and he nodded: ”You’re right, he seems to have never done anything with us, even when we did worse things before, he didn’t report us. Tonight... no, it shouldn’t be possible.”

In fact, Qin Tian had already guessed that it was definitely Chen Weiming deliberately looking for trouble. Initially, he intended to come to the yard to show authority and intimidate Qin Tian, but coincidentally, Qin Tian was violating military rules by drinking with his subordinates.

This made it easy for Chen Weiming to target Qin Tian directly, no need for any show of authority.

”Well, isn’t that quick?”

When Wang Tong swaggered back around midnight and found the riverbank was almost repaired, he paused in surprise.

”Didn’t expect this useless team of yours to be quite united. Haha, well, finish earlier and I can go back to sleep earlier.”

Around three in the morning, the riverbank was fully repaired, and Qin Tian and the others left immediately.

The next day, when Chen Weiming learned that Qin Tian had received help from Zhang Hefei and others, and completed the riverbank project by dawn, his expression of surprise mirrored Wang Tong’s.

Everyone knew those ten people were a bunch of hopeless failures, more likely to ruin things than accomplish anything... Yet, on Qin Tian’s first day, he managed to unite them?

”Haha, did I underestimate Qin Tian, or was it just luck?”

Chen Weiming sneered coldly, ”Hmph, Qin Tian, you’ve offended my old classmate, whether by chance or real capability, under my watch, you won’t have good days! This is just the beginning...”

Initially, Chen Weiming just wanted to target Qin Tian by making him do hard labor.

But after last night, when he punished Qin Tian by making him do hard labor and reported this to Zhang Guangyao, Zhang Guangyao was not satisfied.

Moreover, Zhang Guangyao and Zhang Qicheng offered Chen Weiming ten thousand taels of gold in cultivation resources to curry favor with him, with only one purpose—

”I want Qin Tian, dead!”

Zhang Guangyao said, ”Someone who humiliates me, I can’t allow to live leisurely, or else, wouldn’t the Zhang Family lose face? Senior Chen, he’s just an ordinary student and your subordinate, shouldn’t be hard for you to eliminate him, right?”

”This cultivation resource is just a deposit. The day Qin Tian dies, I’ll give you double what I offered today.”

The Zhang Family is wealthy and powerful, and Chen Weiming happens to be a greedy person, so he agreed right away: ”Alas, this Qin Tian, truly pitiful, offending your Zhang Family young master, I have no choice but to find an opportunity for him to disappear. Wait for my good news.”

...

After yesterday’s events, the team atmosphere was visibly better.

Though the likes of Xie Tingjie still engaged in chess games or took naps after training, it was clear that when Qin Tian watched or chatted with them, they treated him as one of their own.

Ye Zhiyuan and Zhang Hefei took some time to help Qin Tian tidy the yard, refreshing its appearance.

While integrating with his subordinates seemed smooth, Qin Tian still had one last hurdle—

Zhao Lanjin.

This Zhao Lanjin, who departed early and returned late every day, besides training and tasks, was hardly seen, leaving Qin Tian puzzled on how to establish a good relationship with him.

Yet, he had to do so.

Otherwise, once the team becomes as scattered as before, Chen Weiming would have a hundred excuses to target Qin Tian, each one justified, like the recent drinking incident, which Qin Tian couldn’t handle.

This morning, when Zhao Lanjin was about to leave, Qin Tian stood at the gate of the yard, waiting for him.

Zhao Lanjin, dressed in casual blue attire, paused upon seeing Qin Tian, and then prepared to ignore Qin Tian and leave.

Qin Tian shifted slightly to block his way.

Zhao Lanjin sidestepped, intending to continue leaving.

Qin Tian matched his move, blocking him again.

”What do you want?” Zhao Lanjin was annoyed, raising his head to stare at Qin Tian.

”Nothing much, just want to chat.” Qin Tian said.

”Nothing to talk about, I’m busy. Step aside.” Zhao Lanjin frowned.

”You shouldn’t talk to me like that…”

”What do you want? For me to salute you like a soldier? I can’t. You’re the Centurion, if you wish to punish me, go ahead. If not, then stop blocking me.”

Zhao Lanjin glanced at Qin Tian once more, then walked directly out of the yard.

Qin Tian rubbed his nose, damn, is this guy so cold? Like a stiff stone?

”I won’t believe this…”

Watching Zhao Lanjin leave the yard, Qin Tian, driven by curiosity, followed him.

He was extremely curious about what Zhao Lanjin was doing during his early departures and late returns.

Qin Tian followed Zhao Lanjin, and after more than an hour, they arrived outside the city.

”This guy... so mysterious?”

With intense curiosity, Qin Tian followed Zhao Lanjin into the valley at the base of a cliff.

There, under the waterfall of the cliff, was a bamboo lodge and yard, with flowers in full bloom all around, exuding a fragrant scent.

Beside the Cold Pond under the waterfall, a woman in white, with long hair draped over her shoulders, was bowing her head, washing cloth.

”Whoa, a hidden lady, a secret rendezvous?”

Upon seeing the woman, Qin Tian immediately realized the situation.

”You followed me here?!”

Suddenly, Zhao Lanjin turned, shouting angrily at Qin Tian from a distance, his tone filled with fury!

Despite being pursued to this valley, Zhao Lanjin eventually discovered Qin Tian’s presence.

This at least indicated that Zhao Lanjin’s cultivation and sensing power were indeed not weak.

”Get lost!”

Zhao Lanjin shouted at Qin Tian.

Qin Tian stood still.

He saw the woman in white, who was washing cloth, stand up, seemingly having heard Zhao Lanjin’s words, and with a delighted expression, walked towards Zhao Lanjin.

She was an ordinary woman, not particularly unattractive, but not beautiful either.

Moreover, from the way she walked, Qin Tian deduced that she was probably not a practitioner, lacking cultivation.

He grew even more curious, Zhao Lanjin, interested in this woman?

Or perhaps, this woman in white was related to Zhao Lanjin?

If a relative, that would make sense; but if a spouse... Qin Tian felt it didn’t fit, because from Zhao Lanjin, he sensed that he was a man with a story.

While the woman seemed to be extremely innocent.