[Whirlwind Girl + Tomb Raider] Replaced

So when Ruobai woke up early the next morning, he saw a thermos pot that he had never seen before suddenly appeared on his desk.The pot was in a style that he felt very familiar with, with a snow-white background and various patterns of large blooming cherry blossoms on it, all kinds of candy-colored cherry blossoms were full of presence.

Yes, the familiar exaggerated girlish style, it feels a bit similar to Fan Xiaoying?Ruobai remained suspicious for a while, then turned to ask Hu Yifeng who was sitting by the bed reading in the morning: "Where did this come from?"

"Oh, that one, Xiaoying sent it over last night." Hu Yifeng replied casually without even looking at it.

Ruobai frowned imperceptibly, reached out and twisted off the outer cover.

Immediately, a light fragrance lingered in the entire dormitory.

...is soup.Ruobai summed it up lightly in his heart, without too much expression: "Don't accept it next time."

"Really?" Hu Yifeng glanced at him meaningfully. "But I think the stewed soup is very fragrant, the junior sister has a good handicraft, and makes people want to drink it... I didn't steal it because of your breakfast and my junior sister's advice."

Ruobai paused as he stretched out his hand to close the outer cover, but he didn't look back, but asked in a flat tone, "Who made the stew?"

"Didn't I say it, little junior sister, An An?" Hu Yifeng had an expression of "Don't pretend to be stupid".He could hear the anticipation and nervousness in Ruobai's tone!

"...Only this time, this time is not an example." Ruobai's tone was still calm, he paused, and added: "Let her concentrate on training."

"Okay, okay, I know, I will pass it on." Hu Yifeng said yes, but he was thinking in his heart: Hmph, I don't believe that you won't drink when my junior sister brings me over again!

Satisfied with peeping at the scene where Ruobai scooped up a spoonful of soup and put it into his mouth thoughtfully, Hu Yifeng nodded with a snickering smile, and typed on the □□ interface with his fingers nimbly——Ruobai had a good expression after drinking it .

Fan Xiaoying over there replied with a very positive attitude - that's great!I knew that our little An'an was good at cooking!Crazy Hu has done a great job, let's keep working hard!

Hu Yifeng raised the corner of his mouth, and continued typing arrogantly——how can you thank me?This is a great achievement.

Fan Xiaoying replied quickly - how about this, my sister promises you one request, which is not too much!

Hu Yifeng nodded slightly relieved——if you have a conscience, it's settled like this, and I will help you solve it in the future.

"Pfft." Fan Xiaoying looked at the mobile phone in her hand, covered her mouth and smirked indistinctly.

An An, who was sitting at the table and had just washed and tied her hair, glanced at her with some doubts: Why does Xiaoying seem to be stimulated?

"Ah, by the way, An'an, Crazy Hu asked me to tell you." Fan Xiaoying shook the phone in her hand with a smile. "Senior brother Ruobai seems to like that soup very much."

Fan Xiaoying's thinking logic: Crazy Hu said that Brother Ruobai has a good expression, so he really likes it!

"Really." An An smiled, but was relieved to a great extent in her heart.

Fortunately, Ruobai still likes it.Even if her cooking skills were specially trained by someone, she still felt unconfident in front of Ruobai.

So, An An's life of instructing herbs and making soup every night continued, while Ruobai's life of waking up every morning to see a thermos of hot soup also continued.Just like Hu Yifeng's idea, Ruobai, who had always expressed his rejection clearly, did not show the slightest objection or impatience after seeing An'an insisting on delivering soup every day, and sometimes even showed something when he saw the thermos. This inhumane smile?

In response to Hu Yifeng's feedback and personal opinion, Fan Xiaoying felt very relieved: It seems that Xiao An'an has lived up to everyone's expectations and has successfully broken through Senior Brother Ruobai's heart!

"Your strength is not bad, but it's not enough." An'an corrected the panting Baicao again. "After a few more practice sessions, practice duel with me."

"Yes." Qi Baicao obediently agreed, but her small face was full of worry.

She was worried that the disparity in strength between herself and the powerful An An was too great, and she would only suffer disastrous defeats again and again.

An An could see the fear in her heart at a glance. "Baicao, if you don't want to fail, don't be afraid of failure, I told you so."

Qi Baicao was taken aback. "Um……"

"The more you are afraid, the more timid you will be during the battle. It's like you are afraid that your small problem will be repeated, but it will not be corrected in the end. You are afraid of failure and dare not take the initiative. You dare not attack Tingyi during the battle. That's why you lost so badly." An An stared at Qi Baicao calmly, and told her word by word.

"I, I see." Under the gaze of those eyes, Qi Baicao became inexplicably nervous.

"Well, let's rest first." An An nodded.

"...An An, perhaps, were you also learning martial arts before you entered Songbai?" Qi Baicao was really curious about An An's past, having been defeated by An An countless times and knowing the gap between the two clearly.

An An stood there calmly, letting her messy black hair hang on her shoulders in a mess, just silently looking at the dark blue night sky.

After a long silence, she said, "No, I'm a thug."

"Thug?" Qi Baicao was stunned.She grew up in the Yuanbu Dojo, and is still only a student, so she doesn't know anything about this seemingly out-of-society vocabulary.What is a thug?She didn't know, but it sounded bad.

Ruobai was dressed in a pure black Taoist uniform, standing with his hands behind his back under a big tree with thick green shade, looking at the two girls standing facing each other from afar.One has the tenacity of a grass, and the other has the fierceness of a killer. Two people who are completely different, but they can train in perfect harmony, and they have persisted for so many days.He didn't know why An An suddenly decided to train Qi Baicao alone, but he felt that there must be something hidden behind it, so after discovering this, he decided to take a look at the situation.

Until he heard the word "beater".

Ruobai suddenly thought of the students in the base.Most of those students have been learning Yuan Wu Dao for a long time in their respective gymnasiums, especially the elites who Shen Ning personally trained, even started practicing since they could walk.However, because there are not many real participants in large-scale competitions, they often lack the kind of aura that is deeply involved in the battle.

It was the battle-hardened aura of An An.

So... is it a thug?Ruobai frowned secretly.

He heard An An's murmuring voice: "Yes, I am a thug, and I have been fighting for others. At that time, losing meant choosing between death and punishment. So, in fact, I can't lose, I can only force myself win."

Ruobai's heart skipped a beat.He remembered the heart-to-heart conversation between An An and him, when she said that losing would be more terrifying than death.

That was her former life, a life without any light.

Qi Baicao was stunned.She didn't quite understand what An An meant. To be precise, she didn't understand who the "others" were referring to.She really wanted to ask, but judging from An An's slightly sad expression, she was a little hesitant.An An didn't go into details, could it be that she didn't want her to know too much?Better not to ask.Thinking of this, Qi Baicao nodded and chose to change direction: "So, has An An ever lost?"

"At first I often lose." Thinking of when she was a child, Oh was locked in a dark room and not allowed to eat because of repeated failures, An An somehow wanted to laugh. "At that time, there was a wound and it hurt, but someone told me that when I knew what protection was, it wouldn't hurt."

Qi Baicao stared blankly at An An, clearly seeing the smile on the girl's face.

Such a cruel life?However, An An seldom expressed her sadness.Thinking of this, Qi Baicao suddenly understood An An's indifferent expression and rare words in the past, and also understood where An An's strength came from.

But is this kind of power really what An An wants?Qi Baicao thought in a daze, and unknowingly asked the question in his heart: "Then An'an, do you know what protection is now?"

"Got it." An An smiled at her, and there were many things in her smile. "But, those are all fake."

"What?" Qi Baicao didn't understand what she meant, and blinked dully.

"Once you know what protection is, you will only suffer more than before." An An raised her head, watching the leaves rustling in the breeze under the night sky.

Qi Baicao opened her eyes unexpectedly and ignorantly.

"In the future, when you become the pillar of honor and disgrace of pines and cypresses, you will understand." An An turned her head again and looked at Qi Baicao.

Qi Baicao was taken aback—what is "the pillar of honor and disgrace of pines and cypresses"?An An... What does this mean?Why does she feel entrusted?

An An ignored Qi Baicao, or ignored her surprise and bewilderment, but turned her head and silently looked behind the empty tree not far away.

"An An? What are you looking at?" Qi Baicao saw An An's slightly dazed look, and turned her head in the direction An An was staring in a daze.

But it was just a dark void.

An An shook her head slowly, but she had some complicated and unspeakable feelings in her heart.Just a few minutes ago she had sensed someone around her, but wasn't sure where they were.It seemed that her keen perception and hearing in the past were gone forever.

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