# Chapter 53: Jiangnan! Watch Your Step
By the campfire, Jiangnan was cutting roasted meat with a triangular military spike, eating with such gusto that oil dripped from his mouth!
Wu Liang was gnawing on a deer leg like a beast!
Tang Qianya nibbled quietly on the side, her face full of happiness!
Spirit beast meat wasn't something ordinary meat could compare to!
The group squad camping nearby looked utterly disgusted.
The smell of roasted meat kept them wide awake all night!
They had no choice!
They had to pull out two blades of grass and stuff them up their nostrils!
But they still couldn't stop drooling...
So angry they pulled their heads under their blankets and went to sleep!
Even at night, the livestream was still exploding!
"So mischievous? What kind of outrageous move is this?"
"Haha, look at those poor squads' wronged expressions, I'm dying of laughter!"
"Not only did they have to run a marathon all day, but at night they also have to endure Nan Shen's mental torture!"
"Proof that Nan Shen is here on vacation!"
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao watched Jiangnan and the others eating roasted meat, their mouths watering!
"You can do this kind of thing inside a Lingxu?"
Jiangnan's actions had refreshed her worldview!
After all, every time she entered a Lingxu, she had to endure great hardship. How could she have such conditions in the wild?
But Jiangnan? He lived way too luxuriously, didn't he?
Xia Yao stared at Jiangnan, a sly gleam flashing in her big eyes!
She made up her mind: she had to team up with Jiangnan!
Just so she could take a bath and eat roasted meat in the Lingxu!
The Dark Night Army soldiers watching the drone footage in the hotel also smiled bitterly!
After so many years of participating in missions, this was the first time they'd seen such a slick move!
Slick!
Absolute peak slickness!
...
Early the next morning, they were jolted awake by the aroma of latte and the roar of engines!
As soon as they opened their eyes, they saw Jiangnan and the others driving off in their Raptor!
Every single one of them panicked!
They were frantic!
With red eyes, they madly packed their stuff!
"Hey! Jiangnan! Don't you fucking leave!"
"Tch! On the road again? Get up, stop sleeping, and chase after me, old man!"
"Ugh... why get up so early? Why chase Jiangnan? He's not a pretty girl!"
"Are you still drunk from sleep? Letting them get ahead! With so many of us, what's left for us to grab?"
"Even eating shit, you can't get it while it's hot, right?"
They packed in a hurry! Some didn't even zip their tents! Some had their chest straps buckled backwards!
They couldn't care less. Disheveled and unwashed, they hit the road!
Like a horde of starving old zombies!
But what always appeared before them were tire tracks!
And piles of spirit beast carcasses!
After running for a day, they arrived at the next safe zone, only to be shown up by Jiangnan again!
They had to endure the assault of aromas once more!
They went to sleep full of resentment!
Then the next morning, Jiangnan had already driven off first...
This situation dragged on for three full days!
The group squads had already started cursing!
The upper and lower paths had already developed well!
But the middle path? They were always right behind Jiangnan!
They hadn't even grabbed a single hair!
Every one of them sported dark circles under their eyes, looking like they'd been hit by a famine!
They'd been running a marathon for three days following Jiangnan?
If this kept up, forget about studying!
Might as well sign up for a marathon; they'd definitely win the gold medal!
So they all reported Jiangnan's "atrocities"!
"I can't take it anymore! My body can't handle it! Can't you just control him?"
"My WeChat step tracker yesterday exceeded 110,000 steps. I ranked 108 among my friends, can you believe it?"
"I'm fucking done! I'm going to the lower path. I can't afford the middle path anymore. Someone's using cheats!"
The middle-path squads were full of complaints and collectively petitioned!
The teachers and staff couldn't stand it anymore either!
They were helpless when it came to Jiangnan. He hadn't violated the rules!
He was just exploiting them!
If this continued,
They'd probably collapse!
Inside the car, Jiangnan was happily checking his spirit beads when his satellite wristband suddenly vibrated!
"Jiangnan! Watch your step! Don't affect the competition's progress! If this continues, we'll have no choice but to invite you out!"
Jiangnan froze!
Tch!
Why invite me out?
I was having a nice fifteen-day mini-vacation!
And I was planning to snag first place while I was at it!
Who did I provoke?
Helpless, he could only stick his hand out the window and make an Oibk gesture!
Wu Liang asked helplessly, "What now?"
Jiangnan grinned mischievously: "Of course, I'm going to listen to the teachers!"
"We've been so tired these past few days, we need a good rest!"
Tang Qianya: ???
Tired?
Since when?
After three days, I've actually gained weight, okay?
Sure enough, for the next two days, Jiangnan didn't try to get ahead.
Instead, he followed the group squads.
When he saw spirit beasts, he didn't kill them. He took Wu Liang and Tang Qianya on a spring outing in this Lingxu!
Or they'd go back to the safe zone and play Three Kingdoms Kill...
The other squads finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They started hunting spirit beasts, making slow progress.
But why was it so infuriating?
They were covered in dust every day, risking life and limb!
And Jiangnan was out on a spring outing with girls every day?
We're all human!
Why are you so exceptional?
That day, Li Xiang's squad was besieging a Bronze Three-Star Earth Armor Dragon!
The fight was so intense it darkened the sky and covered the earth!
"Liu Quanwu, beast transform! Hold it! I'll use mud to restrict its movement!"
"Ling Feng, take the chance to ambush! Li Muyan, output!"
The atmosphere on the field was tense to the extreme!
Just then,
Jiangnan barged in with Wu Liang and Tang Qianya!
Seeing the scene before him, his eyes lit up!
Li Xiang and the others were on high alert, afraid Jiangnan might try to snatch their prey!
But Jiangnan pointed at the small waterfall.
"The scenery's nice here. Let's set up here! Go strike a pose!"
Then Wu Liang and Tang Qianya trotted happily to the waterfall.
Wu Liang, shirtless, struck a crab-style bodybuilding pose—his muscles were absolutely explosive!
Tang Qianya, on the other hand, gracefully put up two peace signs and gave a sweet smile!
Li Xiang: ???
Li Muyan: ???
Liu Quanwu: ???
Tch!
We're fighting here!
We're hunting spirit beasts!
Can't you see how tense things are?
This is life or death!
And you're bringing people here to take souvenir photos?
Have you no shame?
"Come on! One, two, three, smile! Say cheese!"
[Resentment from Li Xiang +999!]
[Resentment from Liu Quanwu +666!]
[Resentment from...]
*Click!* Jiangnan immediately waved them over: "Come, come, come! Took a really handsome one! Look!"
Tang Qianya's eyes instantly lit up!
What girl doesn't like taking photos?
She quickly went over with Wu Liang to look!
But what appeared on the phone screen was a huge face!
In the photo, Jiangnan was grinning brilliantly, showing a row of little white teeth!
Tang Qianya: ...
A selfie?
And it's really handsome?
So you had us strike a pose...
What was the point of that? Hey!
Tang Qianya pouted!
Wu Liang: "Brother Nan! Can I give you a beating?"
This was too much of a scam!
[Resentment from Tang Qianya +333!]
[Resentment from Wu Liang +999!]
Oh!
Big guy's got quite the resentment?
Even more vain than a girl?
"Here it is!"
Jiangnan swiped the photo album!
And there was the picture just taken!
In the photo, Wu Liang had fierce muscles, Tang Qianya had a sweet smile!
But as the background, Li Xiang and the others were so angry they were blurred!
Wu Liang and Tang Qianya's faces got even darker!
Do you have to be so mischievous?
Jiangnan grinned: "Let's go! Switch to another group!"
Wu Liang: Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟﾉ)ﾉ
Tang Qianya: =͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇)
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