Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander
Chapter 168: Strange Hobby

Chapter 168: Chapter 168: Strange Hobby

"But you don’t need to be afraid," the instructor continued, "each of you has a tracking device implanted in your personal system. If you encounter life-threatening danger or can’t persist and want to give up, you can call for help, and we will find you immediately."

"Of course, doing this will be considered a mission failure, and the corresponding credits will be deducted."

"Alright, now everyone freely form your teams, and you can set off. I hope you all return safely. Dismissed!"

After the instructor finished speaking, the students immediately began looking for teammates.

Some had already arranged their partnerships in advance.

For instance, Xue Xiaoguang, right after the instructor dismissed them, immediately scampered over to Yan Qianyi, a face beaming with excitement, "Sis, let’s set off!"

He had been queuing up for a month for Yan Qianyi and Yan Chuhua’s meals just to get this chance.

Teaming up with the strong was simply too cool!

And for an outdoor survival training mission like this, students from the Special Department and the Medical Department were the most sought after.

At that moment, Yun Mu walked over, "Add me in."

Xue Xiaoguang said with disdain, "We’ve already got three from the Special Department in our team, we need to balance it out by adding someone from a different department."

However, Yan Chuhua said, "Sure, Yun Mu, you can join us!"

Seeing Yan Chuhua’s eyes sparkle as she looked at Yun Mu, Yan Qianyi swallowed the words of refusal she had on the tip of her tongue.

Actually, she didn’t want to bring too many people. One more person was just another mouth to feed, a burden.

If Chu Hua wasn’t her friend, if Xue Xiaoguang hadn’t been so persistent, she would have set off alone.

"Let’s find someone from the Medical Department too, just in case someone gets hurt along the way, we’d have someone to treat them," Xue Xiaoguang said, his eyes scanning for Medical Department freshmen.

Getting injured in the wild, even if it was just a scratch, could lead to complications if not treated properly and the wound could easily become infected and worsen.

So it made sense to have someone from the Medical Department on board.

Yan Chuhua said, "No need, Qianyi knows medical skills. She learned from her mother since she was little, her medical skill is no worse than those newbies from the Medical Department."

"Really?!" Xue Xiaoguang looked at Yan Qianyi with even more admiration, "My sis knows medical skills too! You are indeed my sister, so awesome!"

"Let’s go," Yan Qianyi walked on ahead.

Xue Xiaoguang quickly hopped to her front, "Sis, I’ll scout ahead, you walk in the middle, it’s safer."

Yun Mu followed behind, and noticing Yan Qianyi’s pack was thin, he asked, "Qianyi, you didn’t bring much, why carry such a large backpack?"

"I don’t know what flowers to plant in my family’s garden, so I thought I’d pick some pretty wildflowers to take back and plant," Yan Qianyi replied.

For everyone else, this was an outdoor survival training.

But for her, it was a treasure hunt.

In such a vast mountain, there must be many medicinal plants, and with some luck, she might even find some treasures.

Yun Mu thoughtfully observed Yan Qianyi’s retreating figure.

Quite an unusual hobby.

Xue Xiaoguang turned to glance at Yan Qianyi, "Sis likes wildflowers? Then I’ll pick a bunch more for you."

One by one, the students formed teams and set out.

Yan Ruyi still hadn’t found a team, with only Qu Yang by her side.

She hurried over to Wang Shanshan and Xu Wei, saying to Wang Shanshan, "Shanshan, come with me. Let’s not include Weiwei, two girls in our team is enough."

Wang Shanshan sneered, "Sorry, we already have a team."

Ever since learning that Yan Qianyi’s Spiritual Power Value was high, Wang Shanshan had grown increasingly antagonistic toward Yan Ruyi.

Because the information Yan Ruyi had provided her about Yan Qianyi previously was all wrong.

She was just useless and had nearly brought disaster upon her!

Yan Ruyi was taken aback, "Don’t you need a Medical Soldier?"

"We already have one in our team, Weiwei, let’s go."

In this outdoor training exercise, students from the Medical Department were indeed in high demand, but because there were so many of them, the need was saturated.

Some teams even had two students from the Medical Department.

Yan Ruyi returned to Qu Yang’s side and saw his careless attitude, she complained, "What has gotten into you lately? Can’t you muster some energy and go find people to form a team?"

Qu Yang was indifferent, "I’ll just join any team that’s left by themselves in a while."

Ever since he was rejected by Yan Qianyi at the welcome party, Qu Yang had been completely deflated and lost interest in everything.

He had some confidence in himself after getting into the Mechanical Department.

But now, he realized that the Mechanical Department was filled with people far more talented than him.

He felt completely invisible at school, as ordinary as one could be.

The combination of Yan Qianyi’s attitude towards him and other misfortunes had caused him to lose all passion for anything.

Yan Ruyi, however, was full of passion, and seeing Qu Yang unwilling to move, she went to seek out strong partners with whom she could team up.

Having once lived at the bottom of society, and now finally becoming the daughter of the Yan Family, she was all the more convinced that as long as she kept working hard without giving up, she could climb higher and higher!

Therefore, upon learning that Yan Qianyi’s Spiritual Power Value was high, she merely felt angry and jealous, without feeling defeated.

After all, she and Yan Qianyi were not in the same department; Yan Qianyi’s excellence in the Special Department had nothing to do with her.

Yan Qianyi and her group ventured deeper into the mountains.

At first, there were other teams nearby, but as they continued, everyone scattered.

The clouds and fog between the mountains cleared, and the sunlight shone down.

Xue Xiaoguang immediately took out a wide-brimmed hat and put it on.

Yun Mu said mockingly, "Why have you become so feminine, even wearing a hat?"

Xue Xiaoguang was usually a rough man in class.

"You don’t understand, my sister doesn’t like dark-skinned men, so I have to pay attention to whitening and sun protection," Xue Xiaoguang lifted his chin and fastened the hat’s strap securely.

Yun Mu: "People born with dark faces can’t become white."

"Hey! You’re the one with the dark face," Xue Xiaoguang glared at Yun Mu.

Yun Mu’s tanned skin was hardly much whiter than his, after all.

Yan Chuhua said weakly, "Save some energy, you two, I’m already hungry."

Xue Xiaoguang said, "Just hold on a bit longer, we’ve only walked for six hours, the school wouldn’t place the flag so close in such a big mountain."

To find a small handheld flag in such a vast mountain was undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Yan Qianyi looked around and said, "This is good enough, let’s find a place near water to rest, and start looking for something to eat."

The previously adamant Xue Xiaoguang immediately agreed, "Alright!"

The four of them stopped by a stream, where Xue Xiaoguang secretly pulled Yan Qianyi aside and asked, "Sis, are you hungry?"

Yan Qianyi nodded.

It was already three in the afternoon, and they hadn’t eaten anything for lunch, of course, they were hungry.

So Xue Xiaoguang, like pulling a magic trick, produced a piece of chocolate, "Here, replenish some energy, I’ll catch some fish for you in a bit."

Yan Qianyi was surprised, "You actually hid some food?"

Before they set off, the instructor had carefully searched them.

"Shh, shh, shh! Lower your voice, don’t let those two hear you."

No sooner had Xue Xiaoguang finished speaking than two heads peeked out from behind him.