17: If you meet your ex-girlfriend, you may have to join the army

The football field.

There were quite a few people, about a hundred.

People playing football, running, dating.

Bai Yu started jogging, secretly hoping some arrogant guy would want to PK with him.

He was full of energy now and was looking for an opportunity to show off his strength.

However, after running for two hours, he didn't encounter any challenges and stopped, feeling a bit disappointed.

Task Three: Run 30/30km, Completed, Intelligence Value +10

“Whoosh~”

Soaked in sweat, he found a patch of grass and sat down, glancing at his phone: 20:33.

“It’s already this late, and there’s still no news from the Investigation Bureau.”

“Sigh.”

“Should I just come clean tomorrow and say I got a golden page?”

Speaking of the golden page, he hadn't forgotten it; he had spent time observing it today as well.

But he could only see the exact same image as yesterday, just a scene of a Cultivation Technique being performed, but lasting longer.

Yet, he still couldn't quickly connect the dozens of Acupoints required for the Cultivation Technique’s operation.

Currently, being able to connect three Acupoints in one Qi circulation was already quite good.

‘After the Great Circulation of the Heavens, the Meridians and Acupoints are much smoother.’

‘I probably need to Cultivate more before I can learn this Cultivation Technique.’

Seeing Bai Yu stop, Zhang Youpeng also walked off the field and sat down beside him.

“I saw your ex-girlfriend.”

“...Where?”

“Over there, at the south goal.”

As he spoke, Bai Yu looked over, about fifty meters away.

From a distance, he could clearly see a long-haired beauty with a melon-seed face—Li Wan'er.

Sitting next to her was a blond man, Wu Hao, who had long hair with a middle part; Bai Yu didn't quite understand this aesthetic.

“That kid Wu Hao is on the opposing team. How about you play in the second half? His soccer skills are very mediocre. With your current physical fitness, you could definitely crush him.”

“It feels like fighting over a mere woman, which is meaningless.”

A quarter of an hour later.

Bai Yu stepped onto the field.

It must be said that after becoming a transcendent, his abilities had greatly improved.

Even advanced techniques were learned in the blink of an eye.

He saw Bai Yu receive the ball after a midfield pass and start sprinting wildly.

Wu Hao immediately came to block him.

From their brief contact, this kid clearly knew Bai Yu was Li Wan'er’s ex-boyfriend and there was a subtle sense of rivalry.

Bai Yu saw the gap between Wu Hao’s legs, lifted his foot, gave a light kick, and the ball went straight through.

He sprinted quickly, caught up to the ball, and shot!

Goal!

“Holy crap! Senior is awesome!” The spectators on the sidelines burst into cheers.

“Senior is so handsome!” Some girls shrieked.

Ten minutes later, Bai Yu again received the ball in midfield, seemingly intentionally coming in front of Wu Hao.

Wu Hao squeezed his legs together.

Bai Yu smiled, “Squeeze tighter, don’t let go.”

Then he lifted his foot, a playful flick, and the ball flew over Wu Hao.

He quickly caught up to the ball and shot again!

Two goals frustrated Wu Hao, and he chose to leave the field.

Bai Yu expressed regret about this, thinking: This guy doesn't seem to be a bad person, which makes me feel unhappy even though I won.

However, playing soccer is so exhilarating!

On the field, Bai Yu felt his stamina was inexhaustible; he used to be crushed by others, but now he thoroughly experienced what it was like to be a soccer superman.

On the other side, Li Wan'er took a towel and wiped Wu Hao's sweat.

Wu Hao, who was a bit angry, felt better after this and his anger subsided considerably.

But the thought that Bai Yu had crushed him still made him unhappy, and he couldn't vent his frustration.

After playing for more than half an hour, Bai Yu's phone rang, so he decided to leave the field and let others take over.

He looked closely and saw it was an unfamiliar number.

Considering it might be someone from the Seventh Group, he walked out of the football field to a secluded spot.

“Hello, may I ask who this is?”

“Hello, I’m Investigator Li Yunbin. Are you student Bai Yu?”

“Yes, I have important information to report.”

“A Blessed One?”

“No, I am not.”

Tianhai City streets.

Inside a large SUV that was driving.

Li Yunbin was in the passenger seat, on speakerphone.

Everyone heard the answer.

Liu Feifei snorted unhappily: “Hmph! Is this kid messing with us?”

Li Yunbin thought for a moment and replied: “The investigator in the group relayed it to me this way. Is there some misunderstanding here?”

“What I actually know is news of an ancient divine artifact, which was also the cause of yesterday’s thunderstorm.”

Hearing this, everyone was startled.

Such an anomaly was not simple!

This kid knows?

Li Yunbin immediately pressed: “Are you sure? I need to clearly inform you that this matter is no small thing. If it’s a false report, it’s ten times more serious than making a false police report.”

“Alright, then I’ll be more explicit. That ancient divine artifact is a golden page, and it’s in my hands right now. I accidentally triggered it yesterday, which caused the thunderstorm, and I was lucky enough to gain some power. Coincidentally, Team Leader Li Yunbin is the first investigator I’ve come into contact with, so I specifically asked for Team Leader Li.”

Liu Feifei heard this, excitedly craned her neck forward, and said loudly: “Student, you have excellent judgment! Choosing our Seventh Team was the right decision!”

“Uh, but I just clearly heard someone snort unhappily.”

Liu Feifei was a bit embarrassed and immediately said in a strained voice: “That was another female member of the team.”

Qin Wanqing, who was driving, expressed her disagreement.

Li Yunbin quickly moved away from Liu Feifei, the lively troublemaker, and said seriously: “Where are you now? We’ll come pick you up.”

“Tianhai City University main campus.”

“We’ll be there in ten minutes.”

“Then I’ll wait at the South Gate.”

The car immediately started to accelerate.

Football field.

After hanging up the phone, Bai Yu walked back to the football field.

Zhang Youpeng had been watching him and, seeing the call was finished, leaned closer.

But Bai Yu actually sighed: “Sigh.”

“What’s wrong? What happened?”

“Nothing much, I might be getting recruited.”

“It’s okay, you—”

Mid-sentence, Zhang Youpeng suddenly fell silent.

When he realized that “recruited” meant joining the Investigation Bureau.

He exclaimed: “Holy crap!!! You’re recruited?!”

Many people around looked over.

Some felt that being recruited was nothing special, that it was clearly giving up on striving! No future.

Wu Hao and Li Wan'er, who were about to leave, also heard this.

Seeing many people looking over, Bai Yu could only go along with the conversation: “The end of life is to pass the civil service exam. I’ve reached the end, almost in the grave.”

Zhang Youpeng couldn't stand it anymore; he really wanted to give him a big slap, but unfortunately, he couldn't win against him.

“...Damn it, Versailles!”

Bai Yu was genuinely not being Versailles; he sighed because he was indeed somewhat worried about the unknown life after joining the investigators.

“That’s enough for today, let’s go back.”

South Gate.

Li Yunbin’s group arrived faster than expected; the car arrived less than a minute after Bai Yu reached the school gate.

Several team members got out.

Li Yunbin sensed Bai Yu slightly and discovered that Bai Yu indeed had spiritual energy within him!

They had met yesterday, and at that time, he was just an ordinary person.

Meeting today, he actually possessed spiritual energy!

Only the power of an ancient god could achieve this.

He could already believe it nine-tenths of the way.

A girl with red wavy hair greeted him warmly: “Hi~ Student Bai Yu! Nice to meet you, please take care of me!”

As she spoke, she extended her hand.

Bai Yu also extended his hand, shook hers, and scanned the group.

He had seen the list before, so he felt he could match names to faces without introductions now.

This red-haired wavy-haired girl was most likely Liu Feifei.

Li Yunbin looked at Bai Yu, with a gentle smile, and said: “I didn’t expect such a big change after just one day. Shall we talk in the car?”

“Okay, I’ll just say a few words to my classmate.”

After speaking, Bai Yu pulled Zhang Youpeng aside and said: “I don’t know how the investigators will arrange things later. During this time, you go to the gym as usual, and I’ll cover all the expenses!”

“Okay, I definitely won’t let Brother Yu down!”

“Mm.”

With that, Bai Yu got into the car.

As Bai Yu got into the car, Wu Hao and Li Wan'er, who were walking a bit slower, also arrived at the school gate.

Seeing Li Yunbin and Qin Wanqing next to Bai Yu, Wu Hao frowned.