CH 36

Chapter 36 Part 1 Heartthrob

Recalling what happened last night, Xiào Mu remembered clearly that several Level AA sentinels sensed his presence. After he was taken away by Leo, it is easy to find his bedroom with their enhanced 5 senses. Moreover, they left in a hurry so his dormitory had not been cleaned up. That means the smell of his guide pheromone should still remain in it. Even a fool knew that a guide is living in one of the rooms in unit 601. It is easier to inquire about a student’s information based on their dorm. That’s why Xiào Mu thinks his identity is exposed no matter how he thinks about it.

Being stared at by Xiào Mu tickled Leo’s heart. His fingers twitched, but he restrained his urge to touch Xiào Mu; he couldn’t afford to scare him anymore.

“Your identity is not exposed. You can see it by looking at the school forum.”

Of course! Xiào Mu thought to himself that he is being stupid. If he really got exposed, the school forum would definitely explode. Hence, Xiào Mu swiftly entered the forum and scrolled through the posts from top to bottom. There wasn’t any news about him. Instead, there were a few posts about sentinels.

‘Are they crazy? Sentinels fought to stay in the quadruple dormitory!’

‘Big news! The Jin family is definitely going bankrupt soon. The Jin’s young master, Jin You, now lives in a slum dormitory – Building 30.’

‘I feel that the financial crisis is coming. Young Master Wu, Wu Nai1 has also moved into the slum!’

‘On the other hand, could it be the rich have nothing to do and wanted to experience the suffering of the commoners?’

‘Agree with upstairs +1’

‘+1’

‘…’

After reading the post, Xiào Mu felt complicated and didn’t know whether to be happy or unhappy. He deeply hoped in his heart that the guess wrote in the forum is correct. Those young masters who he did not know probably wanted to experience the sufferings of the commoners. Though Xiào Mu felt that the quadruple dormitory is super luxurious, and it is not really a suffering!

Moving his gaze from the forum post to Leo, Xiào Mu asked, “Have you heard of Jin You and Wu Nai?”

Leo answered, “They are both Year 2 students of the Imperial Military Academy,” he paused, showing an unhappy expression, and added, “Level AA sentinel.”

Xiào Mu felt his previous hope is gone. These two people are definitely from the bunch of sentinels who discovered him last night.

“Do you know which dormitory they are living in?” Xiào Mu asked again. He only hoped that the answer is not 6012. Living with unstable factors is really dangerous.

“There are 5 sentinels in total. They fought to determine the privilege. The worst one got unit 603 while the other four got unit 602.” Leo asked tentatively, “How about, I live in unit 601?”

“No!” Xiào Mu refused without thinking.

Leo’s expression darkened, but the residual pain in his head reminded him that he should not rush. He said, “Don’t worry, I am in the opposite dormitory so you won’t be in any danger.”

Xiào Mu blinked. In fact, he felt that the greatest danger is Leo.

“It’s okay,” Xiào Mu said. Frowning, he added, “It was an accident yesterday.”

“Accident?” Leo’s voice sank, and his aura suddenly became frightening. “What happened?”

“You already know that I made those medicines, right?” Xiào Mu explained about his medicine sales and his cooperation with Zhao Sheng, “The first batch of medicine was sold to Roa, and he set his eyes on me.” He said helplessly, “He suspected that the medicine maker and the person who sells the medicine is the same person. So he injected me with stimulants, wanting to verify my identity.”

A mockery flashed in Leo’s eyes, “Such dishonesty. As far as I know, the medicine you sold to him was said to be made by his sister. Recently, the Greene family’s popularity has skyrocketed.”

Xiào Mu was stunned to hear that. He didn’t think that there is such a thing. But there’s something he doesn’t understand, “The medicine has the smell of guide pheromone. Could it be my scent is the same as his sister?”

“Not sure. Do you want to check it out? I’ll get some medicine for you to study.”

“I’ll buy it myself!” Xiào Mu said hurriedly, he didn’t want to trouble Leo. On the other hand, he is quite interested in the matter of covering up the guide’s scent.

Leo looked at Xiào Mu deeply, “At least don’t refuse my kindness. Greene’s medicines are not sold to the public. I heard that they take a week just to make one.”

Leo’s blue eyes were deep and focused, and Xiào Mu was stunned by the gaze. He agreed before he could refute himself.

Leo changed the subject and asked, “Breakfast is ready. After breakfast… are you going back to school?”

Xiào Mu nodded, “En.”

After Xiào Mu washed up, he went downstairs. There were only 2 of them in the house; him and Leo. As he is eating breakfast, Xiào Mu couldn’t help asking, “Where is the marshal?”

Leo: “Today’s military exercise commendation meeting, he went to host it.”

Xiào Mu was stunned, “The military exercise just ended yesterday?” Seeing Leo nodded, Xiào Mu’s lips moved and he wanted to ask Leo why he came looking for him yesterday. But if he really asked, the topic will inevitably touch on what happened last night. Hence, he decided not to ask.

After eating, Leo said, “I will send you back to school.”

Xiào Mu did not refuse because his own aircraft is still at school. Plus, Leo can be considered a school teacher, so it’s a good way to go!

Halfway through, Leo received a call, and Xiào Mu heard the roar even from 2 seats apart.

“You rascal! Still not coming over soon?! If you are not here, who would dare to take the championship trophy of the 1st Army?”

“No time,” Leo replied with a frown.

The answer caused Ren to choke and he was surprisingly angry, “No time? I checked the records. You just left the apartment after breakfast and are heading to school now. Don’t you tell me you are busy going to class?” Without waiting for Leo to speak, Ren shouted again, “Come over right away. This is the biggest event I attended after recuperating for 2 months. If you mess this up, I will teach you a lesson!”

Leo looked helplessly at the hung-up call. Based on what he knew about his grandfather, he is not joking about the threat in his last sentence. As for the ‘lesson’, it should be getting transferred to remote planets to patrol or chase after space criminals. He usually doesn’t mind these tasks, but right now, he doesn’t want to leave Area A for even a moment. Thinking of the students staying in unit 602/603, he doesn’t even want to leave the school. When the aircraft landed, Leo said, “I will walk you to the dormitory.”

“No need,” Xiào Mu quickly refused, and helplessly added, “Didn’t you have things to do?”

Leo wanted to say something, but Xiào Mu looked at him and asked, “In your eyes, I am so weak that I need someone to accompany me to the dormitory?”

“No,” Leo denied immediately. He is now very sensitive to the word ‘weak’. “It’s the classmates in your dormitory next door, I’m not relieved.”

Xiào Mu is also a little bit unsure. They are the few people who knew his identity and matched him with a very high rate but they did not disclose it to the public. Obviously, they wanted to keep it to themselves. Just that Xiào Mu doesn’t know if they are a domineering type or not. He didn’t refuse anymore, letting Leo go back to the dormitory with him. Though, the dormitory on the 6th floor is exceptionally quiet, as if there weren’t any newcomers living in.

Xiào Mu stood by the door, “Thank you. The dormitory is an absolutely safe area, you don’t have to worry about it, go and do your thing!”

Leo looked down at Xiào Mu, “If something happens, contact me in time.”

Xiào Mu nodded. Seeing Leo’s bad complexion, the feeling of guilt could not dissipate in his heart. So, Xiào Mu took out a top-grade medicine and handed it to Leo.

Leo’s eyes brightened. His expression was unbelievably gentle as he reached out to take the pill from Xiào Mu’s hand. At that moment, his fingers inadvertently rubbed Xiào Mu’s palm. Even the momentary touch makes him feel happy.

Xiào Mu hurriedly retracted his hand and saw that Leo looked normal. Thinking the touch just now is accidental, he said nothing and closed the door.

Leo stared at the door panel for a while. The corners of his eyes and brows were full of joy; his little guide is really soft-hearted and cute.

Xiào Mu tidied his room and went to the virtual net to make biscuits. When he logged off, the door of his room was knocked. As soon as he opened the door, all he can see is a big bunch of something brilliant red, and a scent wafted from there. Xiào Mu subconsciously took a step back, and then he could see the whole picture. A handsome sentinel with light blond is holding a large handful of roses. His smile is shining, and he is looking at Xiào Mu with bright eyes.

“You are?” Xiào Mu was stunned.

“My name is Jin You, I live next door to you,” his gaze fell on Xiào Mu’s face, “Beautiful boy, you may not believe it but I fell in the river of love when I saw you the first time. From now on, I will be your loyal follower.”

The corner of Xiào Mu’s mouth twitched, “This classmate, did you got the wrong person? I’m not from the drama club!” There was even an aria in his speech!

After Xiào Mu finished speaking, he closed the door directly. Thinking for a moment, he turned on the sound insulation system. There are only a few people he knows in the school anyway. If anyone really needs to see him, they can call him. Looking at the class schedule, Xiào Mu decided to attend 2 major classes in the afternoon to make up for the missed classes in the morning. He didn’t open the door again until he is about to eat lunch.

There is a sentinel with pale yellow hair standing outside the door. He was pushing a dining cart and it is full of food. He smiled slightly when he saw Xiào Mu.

“Hello, I am Wu Nai, a classmate in the unit next to yours. To show my friendliness to classmates, I am treating everyone in Building 30 to lunch. Please don’t refuse me.”

Uh… Hearing that makes Xiào Mu felt that it is raining money in this person’s background. Although the occupancy rate of Building 30 is small, there are at least 100 students here. He is treating everyone? So rich.

Xiào Mu smiled, “You are too polite, thank you for the meal.”

Wu Nai’s eyes brightened, and the faint smile at the corner of his mouth deepened, “May I take it in for you?”

“Isn’t it 1 serving per person?”

Wu Nai handed Xiào Mu a dish to hold, and picked up another 2, “Of course not, just 1 dish is too shabby.”

When Wu Nai moved quickly to move the food on the cart to the unit’s living room, Xiào Mu realized that something is wrong, “Wait, there is only 1 person in my dormitory, not four, so you don’t need to give this much dishes to me.” He looked at Wu Nai suspiciously, “Do you really treat everyone in Building 30 with this many dishes?”

Wu Nai looked at Xiào Mu calmly, his expression indifferent but his gaze was hot, “Of course not. You are special, the rest of the dormitory got much simpler food.”

Xiào Mu sent the person away politely, “Thank you for your lunch. I won’t need it in the future.”

Wu Nai sighed, “Although I know you would be more receptive if I lie to you that everyone gets the same dishes, but you are special in my heart.” He stood outside the door, his eyes burning with passion.

Xiào Mu was speechless, “Allow me to remind you that we only met for the first time today.” He closed the bedroom door with a bang.

Wu Nai went back to his room at the next unit and swiped the terminal to open the door. If Xiào Mu saw the inside, he would doubt his eyes. Is this really the same quadruple dorm as him? Wu Nai sat on the sofa and smiled lightly, “He accepted the food I sent.”

Jin You looked at his terminal, checking ‘100 ways to pursue a guide’, and said with disdain, “Guide is sensitive and hates being cheated the most.”

“I didn’t cheat.” Wu Nai rested his chin on his hand; he only misled him.

When Jin You saw the list wrote ‘Give him the best’ on the guide, he raised his head and asked, “Say, want to take advantage of him attending classes to renovate his dormitory? Whenever I recalled that my destined guide living in that kind of dilapidated room, my heart is breaking.” He held his chest and added, “Old-fashioned door, antique curtains, My God, if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t believe these things still exist in this world.”

A piece of orange peel hits Jin You’s face between his eyebrows, and the black-haired sentinel sitting across from him said in disgust, “Go to the drama club if you want to be dramatic.”

Jin You instantly pounced at the black-haired sentinel, “A55h0le, who do you think you are? You dare to laugh at me?!” In the morning when he returned to the dormitory with flowers in his hand, he already suffered merciless ridicule. Right now, he is particularly sensitive to the word ‘drama’.

The fighting between the two quickly implicated everyone present. The fight between 5 sentinels exploded, and they almost demolished the unit. Fortunately, they kept their sanity, knowing that there is a fragile guide next door, so they didn’t really demolish it.

Chapter 36 Part 2 Heartthrob

Xiào Mu finished class in the afternoon and it is time for dinner. He went straight to the cafeteria to eat. Not long after he left the cafeteria, he was stopped by a somewhat familiar person.

“Hey now, that blondie can’t bear staying with you and left already? It’s really pitiful to be stared at every day together with you!”

Xiào Mu remembered who this person is. He is the classmate who was brutally suppressed by the cafeteria staff. He wore a black T-shirt today. Then Xiào Mu realized that this is not a safe place. At first glance, he can already tell that this person is looking for trouble and wanted to vent his anger. Xiào Mu didn’t say a word, just stare at the person vigilantly.

Xiào Mu’s silence made the other party even angrier, “What are you looking at? You made this Lao Tzi be laughed at. See if Lao Tzi not beat you to death today!” As he said that, he threw a fist at Xiào Mu.

Xiào Mu instantly used the skill ‘Crane Resting on Jade Platform’. Almost in the blink of an eye, Xiào Mu can be seen zooming into the woods 10 meters away… Opposite the cafeteria is a small forest and the environment is very good. There are many seats inside, and a lot of students like to eat in the forest.

“Wow! Did I see that wrongly?”

“Is that the legendary weakling just now?”

“I don’t believe it, even my speed can’t be that fast!”

Shocks and questions sounded one after another. The black-clothed sentinel looked at his fist with a face full of disbelief. The school’s famous weakling actually escaped his attack? He hadn’t recovered from the shock yet, and felt huge pain came from his chin. Then his whole body flew back into the air, falling heavily to the ground 3 meters away.

On the other side, Xiào Mu stared at the big tree less than 1 meter away from him with horror. If the distance of the skill is a little further, at such a fast speed, he would hit himself at the tree and die on the spot. He secretly reminded himself to observe the position before using the skill in the future. Suddenly, he found that the system panel is faintly glowing. As he is about to check it, he heard a scream from the other side, and he quickly raised his head. He happened to see the whole process of the black sentinel flying to landing. Xiào Mu made a ‘hiss’ sound on reflex, that must hurt so much! The person who did a 1-hit KO to the black-clothed sentinel is a gray-haired sentinel. He looked all dressed up and temperamental, judging from the reactions of the surrounding students, he should be a school celebrity.

The gray-haired sentinel turned to look at Xiào Mu. He strode over, and asked coldly, “Injured?”

Xiào Mu glanced at the red and blue bars above the sentinel’s head; Level AA. He shook his head and answered, “I’m fine, thank you.”

Xiào Mu left the forest and returned to the main road of the cafeteria. The black-clothed sentinel had been taken away by the doctor. He checked the system panel and saw the skill of ‘Crane Resting on Jade Platform’ glowing. Looking over, a line reminded, The maximum distance is 10 meters. For safety, please confirm the distance before use. If the distance is not confirmed, the default is the farthest distance. Seeing that, Xiào Mu’s eyes lit up. So the distance can be controlled! He felt safe suddenly.

On the way back to the dormitory, Xiào Mu found that the students who always liked to point at him were extremely quiet at the moment, but their line of sight is still on him. Just that it’s no longer mocking, and more to curious.

“When did he get so powerful?!”

“Wow, what relationship he has with God Kai? He actually helped him!”

“I don’t know, isn’t God Kai always acts alone?”

Xiào Mu turned his head and saw the gray-haired sentinel behind him, keeping 2 steps away. He looked like he didn’t care about the comments around him, and seemed to live alone in his own world.

On the 6th floor, Xiào Mu saw Leo standing at door 601. The gray-haired sentinel who had been silent greeted, “Major General Leo.” His voice was clear and excited.

Leo nodded, and the gray-haired sentinel walked into Room 602.

Xiào Mu was about to ask something when Leo said, “He is Kai Men from 3rd year. If I’m not in school, he will protect you.”

Xiào Mu helplessly replied, “I don’t need protection. What brings you here today?”

Leo pursed his lips, “I want to see you.”

Xiào Mu: “…”

Opening the door, Xiào Mu walked into the dorm, and looked at Leo sincerely, “You don’t need to be like this. I will help if there is any problem with your spiritual state. My medicine is sold online. Although the quantity is small now, it will definitely be a lot more in the future.” He paused and continued, “For safety reasons, you choose to be with someone who is unfamiliar and has a high matching rate. I can understand that, but please believe that this matter1 will be resolved.”

Xiào Mu smiled and said, “I hope you find the person you really like soon.”

Leo couldn’t help but wanted to defend himself, “You are…” Looking at the closed door panel, Leo frowned. He really wanted to break the door open! He stood at the door for a while before leaving.

After his daily exercise, Xiào Mu checked the forum and got stunned.

‘Shocking, Major General Leo went to school with the famous weakling!’ The picture attached is a photo of him and Leo getting off the aircraft and entering the dormitory.

‘Impossible, it’s definitely a PS-ed picture. Who doesn’t know that Leo hates weak chicken the most! ’

‘Ahhh, my heart is broken! ’

‘…’

The TS2 soon added another line, “Shocking, Jin You, the son of the Jin family, is actually pursuing the weakling!’ The picture attached is the flower Jin You bought and the card on the flower that says, ‘To Xiào Mu — My Love’.

The corner of Xiào Mu’s mouth twitched. The replies at the bottom were all ‘Shocked!!!’

Unexpectedly, another ‘shocking news’ appeared next.

‘Shocking, God Kai protected the weakling!’ The picture attached is Kai Men hitting the sentinel in black clothes and returning to the dorm with Xiào Mu.

‘My God, how did the world turn so fast? Since when a weakling can be a heartthrob?’

‘His strength seems to be stronger now. He can move 10 meters away in an instant!’

‘I suddenly thought of an ancient legend. Could it be the weakling used voodoo stuff on them?’

‘Maybe he a fox spirit!’

“Pff…” Xiao-Fox-Mu is also shocked. The imagination of these students is too rich. After being shocked, came a headache. This is too high-profile!

Even if he didn’t reveal his identity, these strange behaviors will be noticed by those with keen eyes. Then it will be inevitable that his identity gets suspected. Xiào Mu closed the post, wanting to see if anything else happened. Once he refreshed the forum, he saw that the post that had several thousand replies just now dropped to 2nd spot. The first one is still a ‘shocking news’.

‘Shocking! Major General Leo confessed!!!’

Suddenly, Xiào Mu had a bad feeling. He clicked into the post. The first post is a screenshot, which was a screenshot of Leo’s reply to the previous shocking post.

Leo: “The picture is us, that’s right. I am pursuing him. If you want to chase him too, please contact me for a battle. Also, whoever mentions things like weakling from now on is considered challenging me. He is a diligent and serious student. People who exercise every day and work hard are worthy of everyone’s respect.”

‘Ah ah, male god got captured!’

‘Male god got captured +1, and… my broken heart can’t breathe’

‘Upstairs +1’

Xiào Mu turned off his terminal, raised his head, and sighed.

Zhao Sheng called and asked him about the situation. Xiào Mu told him about what happened last night and said helplessly, “Leo won’t tell anyone about it. As for the others, I’m not sure, but even if I don’t say it, I’m afraid I’m going to be suspected.” He paused, “If someone really investigates it, you just insist that you don’t know that I am a guide. With my ability, there will be no problems, and the original plan will continue.”

Zhao Sheng knew that it is illegal to conceal the existence of the guide and not report it, but he believed in Xiào Mu’s abilities. With Major General Leo behind Xiào Mu, Zhao Sheng is not even worried, “Okay, be careful and stay in touch.”

Next, Hawke called to ask about the situation. Xiào Mu told him the same story. Hawke was worried and wanted to come to school but was persuaded by him. Then he said they’ll meet at Zhao’s residence on the weekend.

In class the next day, Xiào Mu originally thought that he would be stared at by the people, but it was calmer than before. There used to be people pointing and mocking him. Now, almost no one will look at him carelessly, but occasionally someone will look at him curiously. Although he felt that this seemed strange, Xiào Mu still breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he arranged his course schedule tighter.

In the evening, after he exercises, Xiào Mu starts to read the courseware of pharmaceutical practice. Making medicine in this world is through high-tech equipment. They put all kinds of medicine ingredients into the instrument and set the temperature and time. So, medicine making is mainly following a prescription, amount of medicinal materials, and the control of temperature and time. Xiào Mu checked the simple prescriptions published on the Internet. Many of the medicines have complex ingredients, made by mixing Chinese medicines with various chemical agents. It suddenly occurred to Xiào Mu that he hadn’t told Hawke and Gu Miao about the prescription yet!

On Saturday, Xiào Mu went directly to Zhao’s residence. Since Hawke left school, he almost lived at Zhao’s residence half of the time. Hawke gave him a big hug when he saw him.

“I have 16 spiritual filaments now!” Hawke said excitedly.

Xiào Mu was surprised as Hawke’s progress is so fast. He praised, “That’s amazing.”

Hawke was overjoyed. Gu Miao looked at Xiào Mu with his big eyes and his face turned reddish, “Ah Sheng has something to do in the company, and will be back at noon.”

“It’s okay,” Xiào Mu smiled, “Can you take me to the medicine-making room? I want to do an experiment.”

Xiào Mu wanted to compare the difference between his prescription and the online prescription. Also, he wanted to see the difference between the big mortar and modern equipment, the difference between using raw materials and already extracted materials.

“Of course,” Gu Miao’s eyes glowed, and he led Xiào Mu to the medicine-making room on the right. When he arrived, he took out a small box and said embarrassedly, “I made this last night but I don’t know what is the effect.”

“Wow! Cousin’s wife, you didn’t tell me such a big thing!”

Gu Miao blinked his eyes, “I’m afraid that if it has no effect, you will be happy for nothing. So, I want Xiào Mu to see it first.”

The medicine is a white pill the size of a soybean. Xiào Mu can’t see much from the outside. He picked it up and wanted to bring it closer to see if there is a guide’s scent. As soon as he picked it up, a line of words [Primary level medicine, recover spiritual power 500 points. Usage: Every 2 hours] suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

Xiào Mu was taken aback, then he laughed. Gu Miao looked at Xiào Mu nervously, “What is it?”

Xiào Mu nodded, “It’s a finished product, the effect is 5 times that of the low-grade healing pill in the store, and half of the medium-grade one.”

Gu Miao’s eyes widened, “Really?”

“Cousin’s wife, you are amazing!” Hawke jumped up and pounced on Gu Miao.

Gu Miao pursed his lips and smiled. Suddenly thought of something, he immediately raised his terminal to contact Zhao Sheng; wanting to share the joy with him. However, the voice of Zhao Sheng’s assistant came from the other side. The assistant’s voice sounded panicked, “Madam, the president was taken away by the police, saying that the medicine from Delish Meds Company is harmful and needs to be investigated.”

Gu Miao’s eyes instantly turned red, “How is Ah Sheng now?”

“Madam, don’t worry,” the assistant thought of the personality of the president’s wife, and immediately calmed himself down, “It’s just to cooperate with the investigation. Nothing will happen… If you are worried, you can check the news.”

Hanging up the call, Gu Miao opened the news channel and saw that Zhao Sheng has taken away and from the news, it says that the company’s medicine is harmful. The host said, “This time the victim is Yan Chen, the younger brother of Major General Yan Shun of the 5th Army. He is receiving emergency treatment at the First Hospital at this time. Can the Zhao Company solve the crisis this time?”

Xiào Mu frowned. He won’t believe that there is any problem with his medicine. He stood up and said, “I’ll go to the hospital.” He looked at Gu Miao comfortingly, “Trust me, nothing will happen.”

Gu Miao’s eyes were red, but he stood up and insisted, “I want to go with you. If Yan Chen’s situation is bad, I can give him spiritual treatment on the spot. At least I can’t let his current state turn worse and can buy time for investigation.”

Although ever since Gu Miao ‘combined’ with Ah Sheng, he(ZH) would be jealous of other sentinels whenever he performed spiritual treatments for other people, he can’t care about it now. It’s fine as long as Ah Sheng is well.

Xiào Mu looked a little surprised, Gu Miao bit his lip and said, “I have to do something.”

Xiào Mu smiled and said, “Okay, let’s go together. It’s just right because I can’t do spiritual treatment in public.”

Hawke jumped up, “I’ll go too!”