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The chief examiner was the school's vice-president Du Ding. He announced the rules of the competition through a loudspeaker. "Each group consists of five freshmen, and there can be a senior leading the team. Your task is to plant the flags representing your team at the designated location. You will be considered finished once you have planted ten flags. The sooner you finish planting the flags, the better your score. Those who understand will go to the front to receive the flags. The game will start promptly at 2 p.m."

After he explained the rules, people on the playground began to take the flags one after another. After taking them, the students put on smart bracelets and waited quietly for the task to begin.

Smart bracelets can bring their consciousness to simulated scenes that are very real, with hearing, touch, and smell being exactly the same as in the real world.

Therefore, if you get injured in a simulated training ground, you will feel pain.

Once death occurs, consciousness will be transferred back to the body, but the training results will be marked as unsatisfactory and will require retraining in the next year.

Over the years, the college has never had an unqualified student.

Two o'clock in the afternoon arrived quickly. Chen Ye closed his eyes, and when he opened his eyes again, he was somewhere else.

There was a dense forest in front of him, the crisp chirping of birds in his ears, and a breeze with the smell of earth blowing across his cheeks. This place was so real that Chen Ye felt like he was in the wild.

The empire's technological development is much faster than Chen Ye's era.

"We are now at the foot of the mountain. According to the map, the nearest flagging point is 20 kilometers away. We need to get there before the sun sets."

Shen Baiqing held the map in his hand, his eyes fixed on Chu Xingyuan.

"It's just that the roads here are particularly difficult to walk on. We can't afford to accommodate people with poor physical strength. That would be a huge hindrance."

When he said this, his eyes were fixed on Chen Ye intentionally or unintentionally. The meaning was very clear, because Chen Ye was a person who was holding back due to his low mental and physical strength.

Chen also looked back at him, "Are you talking about me?"

An embarrassed look appeared on Shen Baiqing's face. "No, I just mentioned it."

Chu Xingyuan's eyes wandered between the two of them for a moment, "Let's go first."

Chu Xingyuan took the lead and walked in front, with Shen Baiqing following closely behind him. Chen Ye was indeed not fast enough to catch up with them and walked at the back.

The simulation venue was particularly large, and they walked for more than an hour without encountering any other teams.

Shen Baiqing naturally created topics to chat with Chu Xingyuan, and Chu Xingyuan occasionally responded with a sentence or two.

He asked, "Your Highness is usually busy with official duties. How did you find time to lead the team in training this time?"

Shen Baiqing bit her lower lip, "Is it because of Shi Jing?"

Chu Xingyuan glanced at him and said, "Yes."

The map in his hand was deformed by being pinched. Shen Baiqing took a deep breath and whispered, "It seems that the news that His Highness and Young Master Shi are not on good terms is indeed false."

Chu Xingyuan: "Most of the rumors are just rumors."

Shen Baiqing forced a smile and said, "Your Highness is right."

Chen, who was walking at the back, couldn't hear clearly what they were saying in front. The sun was very strong above his head and Chen was dizzy from walking. His physical strength was not much better than that of ordinary people.

Duan Bo, who was walking in front of him, saw that he looked extremely tired, so he quietly walked side by side with him.

"Shi Jing, please hold me."

Chen also glanced at him. He and Duan Bo were not very familiar with each other and had only met a few times.

He vaguely remembered that Duan Bo's family was not in politics, but seemed to run a company.

And because of his superior appearance and cheerful personality, he has many suitors, and Chen has seen quite a few of them in class.

"no need."

Duan Bo had disappointment in his eyes. "Your Highness and Shen Baiqing are walking very fast. They have left us more than ten meters behind. If you don't hurry up, you will not be able to catch up. If you want to avoid suspicion, just hold my sleeve. I will lead you faster and it will be easier."

Since he said so, Chen Ye couldn't refuse anymore, "Thank you."

Duan Bo gave a warm smile, "No need."

Holding Duan Bo's sleeve, Chen felt a lot more relaxed and the distance between him and the people in front of him was shortened.

Shen Baiqing's eyes were always looking behind him. After seeing Chen Ye and Duan Bo, a vicious smile appeared on his lips.

He turned around and called out, "Shi Jing, if you're particularly tired, we can stop and rest. You don't have to let Duan Bo pull you."

When he shouted like this, everyone's eyes fell on Duan Bo and Chen Ye.

Chen didn't feel anything, so he didn't let go.

Although he could clearly see through Shen Baiqing's thoughts, he couldn't understand Shen Baiqing's train of thought. Could it be that Chu Xingyuan would be jealous because he was walking hand in hand with another man?

We are all men, so what's wrong with supporting each other while walking for a distance?

He looked at Shen Baiqing calmly, "You're not that tired, keep going, the sun is about to set."

Chen Ye was a very open person. Duan Bo, who originally wanted to take his hand back, did not do so.

Seeing that they didn't seem guilty at all, An Nuo and Song Qing, who were a little surprised at first, withdrew their gazes.

What a big deal.

Shen Baiqing did not get the response he expected, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.

As the future imperial consort of the imperial prince, Chen Ye actually dared to flirt with other men, and he didn't care at all!

He is simply fickle. Shen Baiqing became more determined in his belief that someone like him who loves Chu Xingyuan wholeheartedly should be Chu Xingyuan's concubine.

He turned around and wanted to tell Chu Xingyuan to keep going, but Chu Xingyuan walked back and stood in front of Chen Ye.

"very tired?"

Chen also nodded.

Chu Xingyuan didn't say anything. He held Chen Ye's wrist and walked forward.

Now Chu Xingyuan and Chen Ye were walking in the front, Shen Baiqing and Duan Bo were in the second group, and the two girls were walking at the back.

Duan Bo noticed Shen Baiqing's unhappy expression, and he said beside Shen Baiqing: "Don't do anything tricky, they are engaged, it's not your turn anyway."

Shen Baiqing looked puzzled, "What did you say? I don't understand."

Duan Bo felt a little disgusted when he saw Shen Baiqing's hypocritical look. He has always been carefree and doesn't like intrigue. He was just giving a casual reminder just now.

However, since Shen Baiqing didn't respond, he was too lazy to waste any more words.

In a corner that no one else could see, Shen Baiqing stared at Chen Ye with eyes that were like poison. He would never allow Chen Ye and Chu Xingyuan to be together...

After walking for a while, Chen Ye broke free from Chu Xingyuan's hand. Chu Xingyuan looked at him in confusion. Chen Ye inserted his fingers into Chu Xingyuan's fingers, and the two interlocked their fingers.

"It's more comfortable this way."

The afterglow of the setting sun warmly illuminated the boy's face. Chu Xingyuan was distracted for a moment. He held Chen Ye's hand tightly and continued walking forward.

Finally, before dark, the group arrived at the flag-planting point, where there was already a flag, belonging to the fourth team. Duan Bo planted the flag belonging to the tenth team from his backpack.

An Nuo said, "Should we continue on our journey? There might be large carnivores when it gets dark."

The most dangerous animals to train are the large carnivores in the forest. They are bloodthirsty and brutal, and you may be targeted by them if you are not careful.

Chu Xingyuan: "The next location is only eight kilometers away. Keep going. We'll set up the tent when we get there."

He is the backbone of the team. After he spoke, no one else had any objections and continued to move forward.

Nearly two hours later, they arrived at the second flag-planting point, where a team had already set up their tents.

The leader was someone that both Chu Xingyuan and Chen Ye were very familiar with, Lu Zhirong.

After seeing Chen Ye, Lu Zhirong couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.

He hasn't seen Chen Ye since that day when he and Chen Ye parted at Chu Xingyuan's residence.

"Your Highness, are you here to accompany Master Shi?"

Chu Xingyuan nodded slightly.

A man walked out of the white tent. He was wearing black clothes, with handsome features and noble temperament. He looked at Chu Xingyuan with an unfathomable smile on his lips.

"Brother, what a coincidence."

Looking at his face which was somewhat similar to Chu Xingyuan's, Chen Ye recognized who he was, Chu Xingyuan's fourth brother, Chu Xingxuan.

The emperor of the empire has a total of six children. The second prince was born with a disability, the third princess and the fifth princess are far away from the center of power, and the sixth prince is not even one year old yet.

Therefore, the two most competitive princes in the empire are the eldest prince and the fourth prince. Their mother's families are equally powerful, and Chu Xingyuan is slightly more capable, but the emperor favors the fourth prince's mother and is more partial to him.