Marked the Protagonist A (Translated)

Chapter 53: Little Beauty

Chapter 53: Little Beauty

Lu Jianhan's suspicion wasn't unfounded.

Ji Chenxi had encountered acquaintances before, but his attitude towards them was, to put it mildly, not warm.

Personal relationships were personal, and competitions were competitions.

In the face of points, even familiar people wouldn't be easily spared by Ji Chenxi.

Even the senior who appeared quite close to him had been told that they wouldn't let each other off next time they met, so why was this person, who seemed to be acquainted, treated as an exception?

As a student from the same military academy, Lu Jianhan had met Bai Anran at the beginning of the trials; he was another S-grade from the academy.

Lu Jianhan felt that he was Ji Chenxi's lifelong rival, not a good friend, precisely because of the way Bai Anran looked at Ji Chenxi and Ji Chenxi's attitude.

At this moment, Ji Chenxi had no idea that the "lifelong rival" he spoke of had already been replaced in someone else's eyes. Helping Bai Anran was merely a coincidence; after all, they had a good relationship as children. As for why his attitude remained so cold after helping him, it was naturally because Bai Anran was an omega. As an alpha, helping an omega while being overly considerate would seem strange, and perhaps Bai Anran might overthink it, so it was better to keep things a bit distant.

Unfortunately, this slight consideration for the omega was completely misinterpreted by Lu Jianhan.

Ji Chenxi and Lu Jianhan were cooperating quite well and didn't intend to bring along extra baggage, so after saving someone, he planned to leave with Lu Jianhan. However, an alpha from Bai Anran's team was quite familiar and began inviting Ji Chenxi to join them.

Not liking trouble, Ji Chenxi refused without hesitation. "Let's forget it; we're in a hurry to check out the west district."

Upon hearing that they were going to the west district, the alpha became even more excited. "Going to the west district? That's great! We're heading there too; we can go together!"

Just as Ji Chenxi was about to refuse again, he heard the overly familiar alpha continue, "Really, classmate, let's go together! The reason we were targeted by those seniors isn't because of how many points we have, but because Anran triggered a hidden side quest earlier and got the underground map for the west district."

Annoyed by the hassle, Ji Chenxi suddenly perked up. He discreetly glanced at Bai Anran, who noticed the gaze and subtly nodded, indicating that it was indeed true.

Bai Anran even took the initiative to invite, "Good day, Third Prince. We did obtain a map, but its authenticity is uncertain. If you're not in a hurry, you can join us. Of course, we can also redraw a copy of the map for you."

Bai Anran's words were very careful, extending the invitation while also politely indicating that if Ji Chenxi thought they might slow him down, he could just take a copy of the map.

However, because of Bai Anran's overly considerate attitude, Ji Chenxi felt awkward about just taking the redrawn map.

After a quick thought, Ji Chenxi smiled and agreed to Bai Anran's invitation. "It wouldn't be nice to take your things for free. I'll go with you; even if we run into those seniors later, I can help you out."

Lu Jianhan: "..."

He had absolutely guessed wrong; this person was not a lifelong rival at all.

The Third Prince's attitude had shifted so quickly, entirely because that person named Anran spoke up. This raised the question: would a lifelong rival save their nemesis? Would a lifelong rival agree to accompany them just because of one word from their opponent? Naturally not; mutual respect was not earned that way. Rather than being rivals, it was more accurate to say Ji Chenxi liked him.

Completely unaware that Lu Jianhan was still a daydreamer, Ji Chenxi noticed Lu Jianhan looking at Bai Anran, surprised by the change in their encounter. Lu Jianhan could actually notice Bai Anran right away.

When Lu Jianhan first met Bai Anran in that dark book, he hadn't paid that much attention.

Anyway, it was their own business, so Ji Chenxi didn't dwell on it further.

The reason he chose to go with Bai Anran was that sometimes Bai Anran had inexplicably good luck. For example, after half a month of robbing with Lu Jianhan, he hadn't seen anything related to the map, while Bai Anran had managed to find it quite easily.

As Ji Chenxi and Bai Anran's group headed toward the west district, Chi Zhuo was not idle either.

"Chi, I think we can remodel this underground maze a bit, adding some difficulty for the little brats," said a man with messy mist-blue hair, smiling wickedly, his face full of mischief.

Chi Zhuo was playing with a golden coin symbolizing ten thousand points, which bore the emblem of the Imperial Royal Academy.

Having already swept through the west district, he had even dug up the hidden points coins there.

"One more left," Chi Zhuo said tersely.

"Ah, could it be the first military academy coin?" The man scratched his misty blue hair, making his already messy hair even more chaotic. "Maybe we also need a map."

"Mm."

"Very cold, but your coming is already a surprise. How do you plan to play?" The man lazily leaned against the stone wall.

"Set up a few mini-games for them and then catch them in the jar."

"Ha, catch them like cats?" The man became interested, waved his hand, and then crushed the recording device that flew toward him. "Which cats? Let me think, among the people who came this time, whose spiritual body is related to cats? You're not talking about that spotted leopard, are you? He's quite the troublesome character."

Chi Zhuo did not respond to him; instead, he pocketed the golden coin he had been idly playing with and began to replan the traps in the underground maze of the West District.

As Chi Zhuo walked forward, the man not only didn't get angry that Chi Zhuo hadn't waited for him but continued to follow, saying, "I just remembered that there's a well-known cat among this year's new students—our Third Prince. His mental entity is a beautiful snow leopard, and of course, he's quite the looker himself."

"A cat can refer to everyone," Chi Zhuo's voice grew increasingly cold.