Chapter 51: Refining!

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  First of all, thank you to the "New Life Begins" brother for the generous reward of starting coins. It's very kind and gave me a lot of motivation. I have no way to repay it, so I can only maintain my attitude and work hard on writing. Thank you again!

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  On the way to send Du Qianxue back home.

  Zhang Xinghan walked beside Du Qianxue with his hands in his pockets and his head down, muttering to himself.

  "Do you really want to compete with him?" Du Qianxue asked Zhang Xinghan with a worried face.

  "Hmm! But don't worry about it! He's not my match, I've already beaten him during rehearsal that day, so he's not convinced and wants to challenge me!" Zhang Xinghan looked up at Du Qianshuo and replied.

  "Isn't it going to be dangerous?" Du Qianxue still had a worried look on her face.

  "No way! We're just showing off some kung fu moves, what's the danger? Don't worry, I'll stop before it gets out of hand, no one will get hurt!" Zhang Xinghan joked.

  "Oh!" Du Qianxue seemed to be not amused by Zhang Xinghan's sarcastic remark, but rather speechless, lowering her head and no longer speaking.

  Du Qianxue's sudden silence made Zhang Xinghan also somewhat at a loss, and the two of them continued on in silence.

  Without a word between them, the journey seemed very short, and soon they arrived at Du Qianxue's doorstep.

  "We're home, go on up!" Zhang Xinghan reminded him, lifting his head.

  "Uh-huh! Are you going up to sit? Take a rest." Du Qiansheng nodded and asked softly.

  "No! You go ahead, I'll be back at school in a while." Zhang Xinghan smiled and said.

  "Oh, I'm going back then." Du Qianshuo was apparently a little disappointed, but it only flashed by.

  "Go ahead! I'll watch you go in and come out again!" Zhang Xinghan smiled and nodded.

  "Hmm." Du Qianxue nodded and walked lightly towards the door of her house.

  Just as she was about to reach the door, Du Qianxue suddenly turned around and ran over, kissed Zhang Xinghan's face, and then blushed and quickly left.

  Zhang Xinghan touched his left cheek, smiled foolishly for a moment, and then turned around and walked quickly towards the school.

  ………

  Central Military Academy

  Just as Zhang Xinghan arrived at the door of dormitory 206, he heard Zhao De Sheng and others inside discussing it. One roommate said: "Hey, you guys think that guy who came this afternoon, what is he doing? He's wearing the uniform of the Instructional General Corps, saying let us tell Xinghan, don't miss the appointment, what does it mean?"

  "It's possible that Xing Han has made some kind of agreement with someone else, but looking at that guy's arrogant face, he's definitely not a good person! How did Xing Han get to know this kind of person?" Zhao De Sheng's voice rang out.

  "I'm telling you all to stop guessing blindly, just wait for Zhang Xinghan to come back and ask him, it'll be clear then." Sun Siwei's voice rang out, since his relationship with Zhang Xinghan and Zhao Desheng had become close, he often came to room 206 too, if they weren't graduating soon, he might have even moved in.

  Zhang Xinghan heard this and immediately turned around and walked in with big strides, deliberately coughing twice.

  "Xing Han, you're back!" The crowd saw Zhang Xinghan, and Zhao Desheng was the first to stand up.

  "Yeah! If you don't come back, I reckon the few of us will soon turn our dorm into a conference room for discussion meetings." Sun Siwei said leisurely, lying on Zhang Xinghan's bed with his legs crossed.

  "What's there to discuss?" Zhang Xinghan walked over to his bed and patted the "hips" of Sun Siwei, which were no less than those of a woman, and asked calmly.

  "This afternoon, a man came in, claiming to be from the Teaching Corps, and said he was looking for you. We all said you weren't here, but he spoke loudly and clearly, saying 'Tell Zhang Xinghan not to miss the appointment tomorrow at 3 pm.' After saying that, he left with an air of superiority." Zhao Desheng mimicked him with a flourish.

  "Right! Xing Han, have you offended the people of the Instructional General Headquarters? After all, during the last exercise, we suddenly destroyed their command center. Will they harbor resentment and look for an opportunity to deliberately take revenge on you? If that's really the case, Xing Han, whatever happens, we'll face it together!" Sun Siwei suddenly remembered something and patted Zhang Xinghan's shoulder as he spoke.

  "That's right! Old Sun is absolutely right. If it's really like that, then brothers will share the fortune together and also share the difficulties!" Zhao De Sheng also patted his chest and swore solemnly.

  "Hehe, thank you!" Zhang Xinghan listened to them finish speaking, feeling very moved. Smiling and shaking his head, he said: "It's nothing, you're thinking too much. Do you still remember that night when we went down the mountain and ran into several Ming dynasty sentries?"

  "Don't mention it, we're brothers!" Sun Siwei patted Zhang Xinghan's shoulder and immediately asked: "What happened that night? Didn't we take care of those plainclothesmen?"

  "In fact, at that time the sentry I was in charge of had done a good job of hiding, and since it was nighttime, for a while I couldn't find him. If he hadn't made a mistake, I think I might not have been able to find him until dawn, and then we wouldn't have been able to come down the mountain, and it would have been impossible for us to coincidentally wipe out the Western Army's headquarters." Zhang Xinghan said with a smile.

  "What? You didn't even notice? That person is quite capable, but you said he made a mistake. What kind of mistake?" Sun Siwei first nodded and then asked.

  "Just as I was about to give up searching for the target, he suddenly let out a loud fart, and then I discovered..." Zhang Xinghan hadn't even finished speaking when Sun Siwei and Zhao Desheng couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Haha! That's really ridiculous! I bet he's so angry that his lungs are about to burst!" Sun Siwei couldn't help but laugh out loud.

  "It's just that if it were a real battle, that kid would have been exposed and killed by a fart, I reckon he'd still be resentful even in front of King Yan." Zhao DeSheng also couldn't help but nod in agreement.

  "Yes, he was indeed unwilling to give up, so when I met him on the street today, he asked me to meet at the number one training ground tomorrow for a duel. The person who came in the afternoon should be his companion." Zhang Xinghan nodded and said.

  "What? Spar? Spar what?" Sun Siwei knew Zhang Xinghan's skills, and in the past two years, they had not fought each other a few times. Even if he and Zhao Desheng joined forces, they still couldn't beat Zhang Xinghan, which made both of them feel frustrated.

  "I think, if it's a fight with fists and feet, that guy would lose so badly he wouldn't even have pants left." Zhao De Sheng said confidently, his confidence naturally coming from Zhang Xing Han. Like Sun Si Wei, Zhang Xing Han's martial skills could be said to be the best they had seen since entering Central Military Academy. Sometimes they had compared Zhang Xing Han with their instructor, and it seemed like even their instructor wasn't a match for him.

  "It's hard to say, his skills are not bad either. That night, if I hadn't taken the initiative to attack first, it's uncertain who would have won or lost." Zhang Xinghan said calmly.

  "Huh? So that's what you mean. That kid's skills aren't bad at all, huh? He can actually hold his own against you." Zhao De Sheng said with a hint of disbelief.

  "Yes, he's quite skilled. I think we're evenly matched. That night, since I had the upper hand, I don't think he could bring out his full strength." Zhang Xinghan nodded and said.

  "Nonsense! I don't believe anyone can beat you, since that night, you were able to subdue him, tomorrow will be the same. Sun Siwei cursed and patted Zhang Xinghan's shoulder: "Xinghan, don't boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige, brother believes, you'll definitely be able to knock him down tomorrow."

  "Right, we'll go together tomorrow to cheer you on!" Zhao Desheng also nodded in agreement.

  "Ah! I will go all out." Zhang Xinghan nodded solemnly.

  "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go and have dinner together, you guys can have a few drinks!" Sun Siwei patted Zhang Xinghan and Zhao Desheng on the shoulder.

  "Go!"

  "Good!" The two nodded simultaneously and immediately the three of them walked out of the dormitory together, heading towards a small bar outside the school.

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  The next day, early in the morning, under the supervision of instructors, trainees completed their daily basic physical training.

  Before I knew it, it was time for lunch.

  On the playground.

  "Let's go celebrate with a few drinks at the small wine shop, shall we?" Sun Siwei said, putting his arms around Zhang Xinghan and Zhao Desheng.

  "No way, Xiāng Hàn still has to spar with that guy from the coaching team this afternoon, can't drink." Zhao Déshèng reminded.

  Sun Siwei heard this and suddenly slapped his forehead, saying: "Ah, look at me, I was so anxious that I forgot about this."

  "Hehe! Let's go, let's go to the cafeteria and have a free lunch! We can save two bucks." Zhang Xinghan said with a slight smile.

  "Let's go!" The two nodded in agreement, and the three of them walked together towards the cafeteria.

  ……..

  Before he knew it, three o'clock arrived. Zhang Xinghan took off his training uniform and changed into a clean military uniform, ready to keep the appointment.

  "Come on, Xinghan! We'll go with you!" Sun Siwei and Zhao Desheng said to Zhang Xinghan as they also changed into military uniforms.

  "Hmm!" Zhang Xinghan looked at the two of them and nodded.

  The three of them walked out of the dormitory together, heading in the direction of the No. 1 playground with big strides. Along the way, there were students chatting and walking towards the No. 1 playground from time to time.

  "I heard that Zhou Wei from the Teaching Regiment is going to have a martial arts competition with Zhang Xinghan from our grade, I don't know if it's true or not."

  "This is going to be interesting, I heard that Zhou Wei is the best among the ninth batch of students, and Zhang Xinghan is the top student in our batch. The competition between them should be very exciting."

  "Hurry up, I heard it's about to start." The group of people said as they quickened their pace.

  Zhang Xing Han and three others walked at a steady pace, neither fast nor slow.

  "Xing Han, it seems that this time's sparring has attracted quite a few people." Zhao De Sheng said.

  "It should be Zhou Wei who released the news. It seems that he intentionally wants more people to know, and then regain face in front of everyone." Sun Siwei analyzed.

  "Never mind him! When we come to a mountain, there will be a road; when we reach the bridgehead, it will naturally go straight on! Let's go and meet him!" Zhang Xinghan cheered up and said loudly.

  "Uh-huh!" The two of them nodded in unison and the three of them quickened their pace, hurrying towards the No. 1 playground.