NOVEL NEXT c14 - Applying Medicine
The guard team’s reporting area was a camp on the southwestern edge of the compound.
The training room was not far from the training square; by car, it only took a few minutes to arrive.
During this short journey, Gu Junwan remained silent.
She was very worried about Shen Han, even though she knew the other had extraordinary combat skills.
Moreover, those participating in the guard team selection had to pass the most basic physical fitness test in advance.
In other words, even the weakest fighter who made it here for reporting was stronger than the average person.
Even ants can kill an elephant if there are enough of them.
Besides, how long had it been since Shen Han was discharged from the hospital?
The empress’s low pressure made everyone in the car too afraid to breathe.
The gray-haired Instructor Liu used his eyes to question Xu Zhao: “Is that Shen Han the empress’s alpha?”
Xu Zhao was stunned.
She never imagined that the mature and steady Instructor Liu would be so gossipy at heart!
Seeing that Special Assistant Xu wasn’t responding, Instructor Liu had to give up his inquiry.
He sat solemnly in his seat, thinking: It must be ninety percent true! This old man’s intuition is spot on!
Training square.
The melee had ended, with those who participated in the fight and those who didn’t separated on the left and right sides of the square.
Armed security personnel stood around, ensuring the quietness of the venue.
A siren sounded, and a convoy slowly appeared, stopping at the edge of the square.
Shen Han, like everyone around her, craned her neck towards the convoy, and then she saw Gu Junwan step out of the car under the vigilance of beta bodyguards.
Today, Gu Junwan wore a royal blue suit paired with a black skirt, her slightly curled black hair pinned up, revealing an elegant swan-like neck.
Her already porcelain-like skin appeared particularly cold and beautiful against the royal blue jacket, as pure as if it would glow.
She walked slowly, surrounded by a group of burly bodyguards, yet didn’t show a hint of omega frailty. Her incomparable aura and elegance overshadowed everyone.
The empress’s sudden arrival caused the blood pressure of every alpha in the square to skyrocket instantly.
They all straightened their chests, vainly hoping that the noble queen would spare them half a glance.
Standing in the crowd, Shen Han felt the internal fervor and restlessness of those around her, her scalp almost exploding.
‘This is too exaggerated! Are all the alphas in the world my love rivals?!’
Thinking of this, she suddenly turned her head to glare at Ma Haoyu, who was also craning his neck to observe the empress.
The latter’s heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly lowered his eyes, hastily explaining: “I wasn’t looking, I was checking out her bodyguards!”
Gu Junwan, who had already walked to the front of the square, had noticed Shen Han in the crowd early on.
Seeing that the other was in normal condition, the big stone that had been hanging in her heart for the entire journey finally dropped.
At this moment, Instructor Liu strode out.
He bellowed at the square: “Look at yourselves now! Proud of being tough guys, are you? If you’ve got the guts, go kill enemies on the battlefield, not raise your fists against your own comrades!”
Instructor Liu was nearly sixty, but his physique was robust. When he spoke, his voice was full of vigor, filled with the authority of an iron-blooded instructor.
After a round of scolding, over a hundred alphas who hadn’t participated in the brawl were ordered to retreat to the back of the square.
As for those who had been involved in the fight, they were all gathered at the front of the square.
After lining up in formation, the number turned out to be over two hundred.
Shen Han stood in the first row of the formation.
She stood straight facing forward, but her gaze discreetly moved to Gu Junwan above her at an angle.
She even secretly winked at her.
Gu Junwan, protected by several beta bodyguards on her left and right, accurately caught Shen Han’s gaze.
The distance between them wasn’t too far.
So much so that Gu Junwan could see at a glance that the other’s cheek was bruised and her lip was slightly split.
Just as the two were “communicating with their eyes,” Instructor Liu suddenly came to the front of the formation and shouted at Shen Han and Ning Xi: “Were you two the ones who initiated this brawl? Answer me!”
Instructor Liu’s aura was somewhat explosive, like an angry leopard.
Ning Xi immediately became a bit cowardly.
Although she was considered a little hellraiser in the circle of rich second-generation kids, she couldn’t withstand someone like Instructor Liu, an old battlefield veteran who had been baptized by killing.
Fortunately, Shen Han beside her had already started to answer.
“Report, Instructor, it was others who came to attack us, so we were forced to defend ourselves.”
“I don’t know any of those people. You can check the surveillance footage. The incident location was in the western area of the square.”
Ning Xi beside her hurriedly echoed in a low voice: “Yes, Instructor, that’s how it happened.”
Instructor Liu directly ignored the Johnny-come-lately Ning Xi and squinted at Shen Han.
He thought: No wonder she can move the heart of that Gu girl, just this courage alone is beyond ordinary people.
The security guards quickly brought the surveillance video.
Instructor Liu took the tablet and looked at it, immediately turning his fire towards Gou Biao and his four companions, telling them to scram directly.
Those eliminated from the scene also included a batch of people who had released their pheromones, used weapons, or were knocked out during the melee.
While Instructor Liu was losing his temper and clearing the ranks.
The security guard holding the tablet was suddenly summoned by Special Assistant Xu.
She was asking for the surveillance video.
The security guard, suppressing his excitement, trotted forward and respectfully handed the tablet to Xu Zhao.
When he saw Special Assistant Xu immediately present it to the empress, his blood pressure also instantly skyrocketed.
Gu Junwan turned on the mute button and started playing the video.
She stared at the girl fighting on the screen, feeling as if she was watching a hot-blooded action movie.
Every burst of the girl in the footage was full of tension.
On the other side, Instructor Liu had eliminated more than fifty people in one breath.
Finally, he came to Ma Haoyu’s side.
He glared at the small man in front of him: “Everyone else was caught up in the melee, why were you the only one fighting your way in from the outside?”
Ma Haoyu couldn’t conveniently explain this question.
He lowered his gaze to stare at his toes, almost crying in his heart.
He had just gotten out, would he be confined again?
Shen Han turned slightly and answered: “He’s my friend. He came to support me when he saw I was surrounded.”
“Was I asking you?” Instructor Liu roared like an evil dragon, “Friend—”
He had only said half the word when he felt a gaze shooting at his back.
That gaze carried a chill of imposing presence without anger, forcibly making this tyrannical instructor swallow his words.
Instructor Liu stared at Shen Han with complex eyes, changing his tone and rounding off his words: “It’s reasonable for friends to know how to support each other.”
After these words were spoken, Gu Junwan finally withdrew her gaze and continued watching the “action movie” on the tablet.
After the reprimand and intimidation on the square were mostly done, Instructor Liu finally signaled everyone to line up and assemble.
After saying a few perfunctory words, he stepped aside, letting Gu Junwan behind him come forward.
Under the gaze of all, the empress raised her jade hand lightly, her voice calm and steady, carrying sincere encouragement.
“Well done, my guards.”
Just this one sentence almost caused the entire square to erupt into chaos again.
Over three hundred alphas, disregarding the instructors’ warnings, shouted in unison, releasing their youthful passion and lofty aspirations.
Gu Junwan had other matters to attend to. After speaking briefly, she left in the car under the escort of her bodyguards.
The remaining group of energetic alphas was punished by the instructors to run fifty kilometers.
After the farce ended.
Ning Xi smilingly invited Shen Han and little lackey Ma to go play at a bar.
Shen Han refused without even thinking about it.
Seeing her so decisive, Ning Xi hooked her arm around her shoulder and asked mischievously: “You’re not rushing off to a date with some charming omega, are you?”
Shen Han shook off her paw and said in a deep voice: “Don’t make wild guesses!”
Ma Haoyu stared blankly at the smile rising at the corners of his boss’s lips.
He thought: This is clearly an expression of extreme anticipation and tacit agreement!
Night fell.
Shen Han sat on the living room sofa in her dormitory, casually flipping through TV channels.
Her eyes were fixed on the screen, but her ears were pricked up high, always alert for any movement outside the door.
Finally, close to 9 p.m., she heard two light knocks on the door.
Shen Han leaped directly from the sofa, not even putting on shoes, and ran to open the door.
Gu Junwan stood outside in a royal blue dress, travel-worn.
Yet the moment she saw the young alpha, her eyes lit up.
Shen Han welcomed her in, sat her down on the sofa, and turned to go to the kitchen to serve soup.
“What a coincidence, I stewed red dates and white fungus today. Wait a moment, I’ll get you a bowl to try!”
Looking at the busy young girl, Gu Junwan felt half of her fatigue disappear.
But she hadn’t come here to eat.
She put the white fungus soup down on the table and stared at the wounds on Shen Han’s face and lips, asking softly: “Have you applied medicine?”
Of course, Shen Han hadn’t.
She had rushed back to the dormitory to soak white fungus, brew soup, and take a shower.
After running fifty kilometers in the afternoon, she didn’t want to appear in front of Gu Junwan smelling of sweat.
She had long anticipated that Gu Junwan might come over.
After all, that incident during the day had caused quite a stir.
Gu Junwan did come, but she didn’t mention the fight at all.
Seeing that Shen Han had even taken a shower without applying medicine to her wounds, she took over this task herself.
The dormitory was equipped with a first-aid kit.
Gu Junwan used a cotton swab to apply iodine to the other’s wounds, her movements gentle and soft.
The rich cold plum fragrance wafted over, and Shen Han stiffened her neck, feeling as uncomfortable as if a cat was scratching her heart.
She wanted to reach out and hug the person in front of her, wanted to kiss those alluring red lips so close by.
She wanted to possess this omega who stirred every nerve in her body!
As for Gu Junwan, her heart was not nearly as calm as she appeared on the surface.
How could she not feel the alpha’s gradually heavier breathing in front of her, and the pounding heartbeat?
A hint of scorching snow cedar scent secretly escaped, enveloping her entire being, causing this omega, who usually had excellent control, to already have a physical reaction even though it wasn’t her heat period.
The empress’s golden phoenix eyes gradually misted over with a layer of haze.
Her limbs became somewhat weak, and her emotions grew increasingly sensitive.
She felt a desire to indulge in that crisp snow cedar, to receive comfort from the alpha before her.