Chapter 32: Encountering Danger
Nan Yu nearly choked on his own saliva.
"What? What are you talking about?"
An Mi moved closer and said mysteriously, "Why are you hiding it? People saw it that night. It's already spread privately among everyone. They all say the Marshal went alone to your room that night and stayed there for a long time before coming out. Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Nan Yu's lips twitched.
Judging from the way Yu Lanfeng had opened the door that day, he seemed very practiced at it, so it definitely wasn't the first or second time. After calculating things in his head, he said,
"Didn't the Marshal visit you guys at night before? Isn't that a pretty normal thing?"
Very good.
Whether it was An Mi beside Nan Yu or the people nearby who had been secretly preparing to eavesdrop, everyone froze.
Because what Nan Yu said was actually the truth.
In other words...
That night, when the Marshal went to see him, it had simply been for the same reasons as always, nothing special. Everything they had imagined before had been completely unfounded?
And looking at how open and straightforward Nan Yu appeared, combined with the fact that the Marshal had behaved no differently than usual, it really seemed to be exactly that.
An Mi immediately lost interest.
"Alright, I overthought things. Sorry."
"The Marshal really is like that. Whenever he thinks of something important, if he can't contact someone, he'll just go directly to find them. He couldn't contact you that night, right?"
Nan Yu's mouth twitched.
"Yeah, he really couldn't reach me. But I happened to be busy at the time, so there was nothing I could do. That's why the Marshal came looking for me."
"It's really that simple. No different from how he used to come to find you all. He came to explain the matter regarding how I'd been targeted for no reason before. So don't overthink it. I don't really mind, but it might cause trouble for the Marshal. After all, the Marshal..."
An Mi made a zipping motion across his mouth.
"I know, I understand. I won't talk nonsense anymore. And I think the others won't either."
After saying that, his gaze subtly swept around the surroundings.
The people secretly listening nearby all lowered their heads.
They had thought they might finally get some gossip about their Marshal.
Who knew it would turn out to be such an ordinary matter.
Nan Yu let out a huge sigh of relief internally.
He had finally fooled everyone.
His incredible acting skills hadn't gone to waste.
Very good, very good.
An Mi asked, "By the way, you already know about that matter?"
Nan Yu nodded.
"I think it's strange. Song Xingyang has been in the army for so many years. Would he really go to such lengths and carefully set everything up just because of... such a reason, all for the sake of dealing with me?"
An Mi sighed.
"Actually, all of us find that strange. But that's what he said. He confessed all his motives and everything he did. All the details matched up, so it was definitely him."
Nan Yu asked, "What about his accomplices?"
"They've all been dealt with as well. In any case, they'll never be allowed to remain in the Marshal's legion, so you don't have to worry about them targeting you anymore."
For some reason, Nan Yu still felt that something wasn't right.
Something felt uncomfortable.
But he couldn't figure out exactly what.
Eventually, he could only sigh deeply.
"Forget it. It's already over, so I won't think about it anymore. But once I return to the Capital Star, I'll definitely have a good talk with the Song family."
An Mi asked, "By the way, you're from the Capital Star too. Do you have a family clan?"
Nan Yu didn't think much about it.
"Yeah, I'm from the Nan family, though you probably haven't heard of it. Our Nan family isn't particularly famous. There are only four of us—my father, my eldest brother, my second brother, and me."
An Mi blinked.
Since Nan Yu had said there were only four people, then the rest of the family members must have already passed away, so he didn't ask further.
"Then they must all be very impressive, right?"
Otherwise, with only that many people, they couldn't really be called the Nan family on the Capital Star.
But Nan Yu remained modest.
"They're not that amazing. It's just normal, really. I don't usually feel much."
Because of his identity as a Mental Power User, no matter whom he met, people treated him politely.
Having never experienced unfair treatment, Nan Yu naturally had no concept of what it was like.
Of course, the things he had suffered at the end of his previous life had all been false accusations and schemes.
Those had nothing to do with ordinary unfair treatment.
Even Nan Yu himself didn't know whether he could be considered a member of a great family.
If the others in his family heard these thoughts, they would only affectionately rub his head.
Because Nan Yu was the treasure of their family.
There was no need for him to know such things.
An Mi asked,
"By the way, are you familiar with the Song family?"
Nan Yu shook his head.
"I've only heard of the Song family. I'm not familiar with their people."
Seeing that Nan Yu didn't want to talk more about the Song family, An Mi tactfully changed the subject.
"Huh? Today's cafeteria food is pretty good. Did they change chefs?"
Nan Yu blinked.
"You're right. It does taste better than the last few days."
And so they chatted about various relaxed topics.
After finishing their meal, they left the cafeteria and returned to the wards to continue working.
Day after day passed.
Soon, Nan Yu realized that in two more days, it would be time for him to leave.
Looking at the military base, which had become so familiar to him, Nan Yu smiled slightly.
"I'll actually miss this place."
An Mi appeared behind him at some point.
"If you'll miss it, then stay."
Nan Yu turned around.
"How could I? I'm still studying. No matter where I go, I need to graduate first. Otherwise, no legion would want me, right?"
An Mi's eyes widened.
"How is that possible? Even if no other legion wants you, this place definitely will. The Marshal has already seen your value and abilities, so you really don't have to worry about having nowhere to go."
Nan Yu smiled.
"Mm, you're right. But I'll be going back in two days. Will you come see me off?"
An Mi smiled.
"Of course. I'll definitely come send you off. I just wonder whether I can come find you and hang out after going to the Capital Star."
Nan Yu nodded.
"Of course you can."
An Mi suddenly said,
"By the way, come with me. I have something to show you."
Nan Yu agreed readily.
"Sure."
Without any guard up, Nan Yu simply followed him.
They walked to a resting area near the training grounds outside the military base and then continued farther to the side.
Nan Yu had never been here before and couldn't help feeling curious about what An Mi wanted to show him.
But the farther they walked, the more wrong things felt.
What was wrong?
An Mi had actually brought him all the way near the defensive barrier surrounding the military base.
They only stopped when they were about ten meters away from the barrier.
An Mi stood there with his back to Nan Yu.
Meanwhile, Nan Yu stood behind him uneasily.
The atmosphere was strange.
Instinctively, he took two steps back.
And just as he steadied himself—
An arrow suddenly shot into the ground exactly where he had been standing moments before!
Nan Yu's eyes widened as he looked around.
But he couldn't see anything.
Regardless of whether he could see the attacker or not, he had to get out of there immediately.
Fortunately, he had been walking slowly earlier and had maintained some distance from An Mi.
An Mi was standing close to the defensive barrier, but Nan Yu had remained some distance behind him.
And with the two steps he'd just taken backward—
He hurriedly retreated two more steps and dashed into the nearby building.
There were pillars around that could serve as cover, so he hid behind one.
"An Mi?! What are you doing?! Are you trying to kill me?!"