Xu Jing wanted to find a chance to quietly ask Lin Feng about it, but the campus broadcast had already announced the men's 1,500-meter preliminary race.

"I'm heading to the track now…" Lin Feng chuckled, patting the shoulders of Wang Zikai and the other two. He was preparing to go to the track, sign in, and start his race.

"Go for it, Brother Feng! We'll find a good spot in the stands to watch you perform!"

"Don't you dare lose to us! Otherwise, Brother Feng, it'll be really embarrassing for you!"

Hearing that Lin Feng was about to compete, Wang Zikai and his friends left, laughing.

"Lin Feng! I really underestimated you!"

Just then, Li Zhi suddenly approached with four or five people, blocking Lin Feng's way. He sneered, "I never expected your roommates to be so capable. They've been hiding their strength all this time. You must have been planning to set me up, right?"

Lin Feng smiled at Li Zhi but didn't answer his question. Instead, he asked, "I'm sorry, Classmate Li Zhi, what do you mean I'm deliberately setting you up? I don't quite understand!"

"Playing dumb now?" Li Zhi scoffed. "You had Wang Zikai and the others hide their true abilities all this time, didn't you? All so you could make a splash at the University Games, break the records, win the bet, and force me to resign!"

"So that's what you were talking about…" Lin Feng chuckled and shook his head. "But, I'm afraid you're overthinking it. That's not how it is."

Lin Feng was telling the truth. For him, winning the University Games and making Li Zhi resign were merely secondary goals. His true aim concerned Wang Zikai, Yang Ming, and Zhong Jialiang themselves… As everyone knows, there are conditions to becoming a true Nei Family master. The most fundamental requirement is a constitution compatible with the flow of Inner Strength to cultivate it. Previously, every core member of the White Wolf Squad could cultivate Inner Strength. Lin Feng had personally verified and selected those capable of such cultivation. At the time, Lin Feng believed that very few people in the world could cultivate Inner Strength; among the several hundred mercenaries in the entire White Wolf Squad, only four or five were capable. However, when Lin Feng tested the aptitude of Wang Zikai and the other two, he was surprised to discover that these three seemingly lackadaisical fellows all possessed constitutions suitable for cultivation. That was why Lin Feng was able to complete the foundational Inner Strength cultivation for all three of them in a single morning, enabling their physiques to improve by leaps and bounds within a day. The restorative acupuncture technique Lin Feng used on Wang Zikai and the other two differed from the one he used on Ning Aoxue. For Ning Aoxue, the acupuncture merely suppressed her injuries and slightly activated her physical abilities. For Wang Zikai and his friends, however, Lin Feng aimed to unleash their potential to the maximum extent, turning Wang Zikai and the other two into novice Inner Strength cultivators. As a result, Lin Feng suddenly had three trustworthy Inner Strength masters by his side. Compared to a mere Li Zhi, wasn't this matter far more significant? That was why Lin Feng didn't even consider dealing with Li Zhi a priority.

"Hmph, Lin Feng, let me tell you, don't think it's useful just because a few of your roommates can run. Whether you can get first place in the final scores, you'll still have to ask for my opinion!" Li Zhi, thinking Lin Feng was just being dismissive, retorted sarcastically, "You want me to step down? It's not that easy!"

"Li Zhi, I never imagined you were this kind of person…" Just when Li Zhi was at his most smug, a woman suddenly walked out from behind Lin Feng and the others, leaving Li Zhi dumbfounded!

It was Counselor Xu Jing! Li Zhi's face instantly turned pale.

With so many people around earlier, Li Zhi hadn't noticed Xu Jing standing behind Lin Feng. Now that Xu Jing stepped out, Li Zhi was instantly terrified.

"Tea- Teacher Xu, wh-why are you here?" Li Zhi asked, his face alarmed as he stammered.

"And why can't I be here? Classmate Li Zhi, do I need to ask your opinion on where I stand? Hmm?" Xu Jing said to Li Zhi, her expression dark. As the granddaughter of the former master of the Hong Sect, Xu Jing possessed an imposing aura even when not angered. A casual glare from her was enough to scare the wits out of Li Zhi.

"Teacher Xu, I... I wasn't thinking clearly just now. Please don't mind if I said anything wrong... I-I'll leave right away, I won't disturb you…" Seeing Xu Jing, Li Zhi was like a mouse before a cat. He didn't dare act arrogantly anymore, practically shrinking into himself as he scurried away with his group.

Watching Li Zhi leave, Lin Feng frowned slightly. He had a faint feeling that something wasn't quite right…

"Lin Feng, what are you thinking about?" Xu Jing said to Lin Feng with a gentle smile. "Still worried about Li Zhi? Don't worry. Even if he's up to no good, he wouldn't dare to mess with his own classmates in broad daylight. If he tries anything, I won't let him off the hook!"

"I remember now…" Lin Feng frowned and suddenly said, "Those students with Li Zhi just now, none of them are from our Economics Department!"

Not only that, Lin Feng vaguely recalled that the accents of the people with Li Zhi sounded somewhat similar to his. Were they all from the same region?

"Oh, is there a problem with that? As the class monitor, Li Zhi probably knows many students…" Xu Jing shook her head and remarked casually.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it too…" Lin Feng chuckled softly and said no more.

Since the men's 1,500-meter preliminaries didn't use fixed lanes, the runners were divided into two groups. With over twenty people in each group, the starting line was a bit chaotic.

Lin Feng finally managed to squeeze out of the crowd. As he reached the starting point to sign in, he was surprised to see Su Zi and Ning Aoxue standing by the sign-in table, smiling at him.

"Lin Feng, don't you dare embarrass yourself! Listen to your big sis, even if you can't run the whole way, you have to crawl to the finish line!" Su Zi was beaming, but her "advice" left Lin Feng speechless.

"Classmate Su Zi, I am solemnly warning you. What you just said was an insult, and I will make you pay dearly for it!" Lin Feng said with a stern face, warning Su Zi in all seriousness.

"Oh really? What kind of 'dearly' price? Tell me, I'm listening. Are you planning to rape me then kill me? Or kill me then rape me?" Su Zi wasn't intimidated by Lin Feng's threat at all. Instead, she laughed and said, "Let me tell you, this young lady isn't afraid of you!"

Su Zi's audacious words instantly made Ning Aoxue, who was standing beside her, blush beet red.

That damn girl! Even if she's that familiar with Lin Feng, how could she say something so bold! And in public, too… Ning Aoxue secretly glanced at Lin Feng and noticed his expression was a bit awkward. Su Zi's brashness must be a bit much for him to handle…

"Besides," Su Zi added, grinning triumphantly, "didn't you drop out midway through the tug-of-war competition earlier? I'm not making things up!"

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