Chapter 467 - 463: She Is of the Spiritual System
Chapter 467: Chapter 463: She Is of the Spiritual System
Mo Wanrong had an expression of utter disbelief, as if she were seeing her cousin for the first time, and couldn’t help but scrutinize her from head to toe.
"Xiao Yu, how did you become like this?"
"Become like what?" Ma Yu glanced at her beautiful, gentle cousin, her eyes filled with a hint of mockery.
"Cousin, you don’t need to get involved in my business," she said flatly. "I have my own plans."
With that, she turned to leave.
Mo Wanrong stared at her retreating back with a complicated expression, at a loss for words for a long moment.
It wasn’t until Feng Jiamin walked up and patted her on the shoulder that Mo Wanrong snapped out of it.
"What was that about?" Feng Jiamin asked, looking confusedly in the direction Ma Yu had gone. "I remember your cousin used to attend university in West City, right?"
"Mhm."
"When did she get back? Has she not been in contact with you at all?"
Mo Wanrong shook her head. "She’s changed so much over the past year or so."
Feng Jiamin shrugged. "Looks like she’s doing pretty well for herself now. She’s already sticking close to Qu Lanping?"
"Just now, when Qu Lanping introduced her, you could hear the pride in her voice."
"Fire Element Fourth Rank... your little cousin is quite something." Feng Jiamin’s voice was tinged with a hint of jealousy.
Mo Wanrong knew what she meant.
A Fire Element Fourth-Rank Superpower User was indeed a rare find. If she could have joined their Abnormal Ability Team Two...
Then during regular missions and competitions against Qu Lanping’s Women’s Superpower Team One, perhaps Team Two would have a better chance of winning.
But it was too late to talk about that now.
Ma Yu hadn’t even said a word to her family before directly joining Women’s Superpower Team One.
And from the looks of it, she seemed to be highly valued by Team One’s captain, Qu Lanping.
Thinking about Ma Yu’s unilateral actions, Mo Wanrong’s heart felt heavy.
"I need to contact my aunt and uncle as soon as possible."
’How did that child, Ma Yu, turn into someone who disowns her own family?’
’I wonder what hardships she’s been through this past year to have become so hard-hearted.’
Meanwhile, Qu Lanping ran a hand through her spiky hair and turned to the pensive Ma Yu. "What’s up? Did your cousin say something nasty?"
"No."
Qu Lanping slapped Ma Yu heartily on the shoulder. "Kid, I’m telling you. Now that you’ve joined our Women’s Superpower Team One, you need to draw a clear line with those morons from Team Two."
"That bunch from Team Two, aside from their captain, Zhou Bing, who’s slightly normal, there’s not a single clever mind among them. They’re all a bunch of stupid idiots."
"But to be honest, that Zhou Bing isn’t all that great either. All she does all day is cultivate, cultivate, cultivate. She’s a cold, one-track-minded block of ice. She doesn’t give a damn about team matters. Otherwise, how could she let that moron Feng Lijian’s sister climb to that position?"
"Ha," Qu Lanping scoffed. "If Feng Lijian’s sister were on my team, I’d have kicked her out to fend for herself a hundred years ago."
"How could I have let her stick around until now, thriving and hopping around everywhere?"
This was all business between the higher-ups of the operations department. A newcomer like Ma Yu would just listen and was not in a position to interrupt or participate.
Besides, Feng Lijian was the captain of the men’s Superpower Team One. His own strength was considerable, and he came from a powerful family background.
If it weren’t for the apocalypse, she, from a humble background, would never have had the chance to associate with someone like him—the scion of a high-ranking official from an old military district compound.
"Excuse me, Captain, I’d like to get some water."
"Oh, then head back to the vehicle. I’m going to go up ahead and see what’s going on," Qu Lanping said, waving her hand dismissively.
"Thank you, Captain." Ma Yu nodded, threw a seemingly casual glance forward, and then turned to leave.
She had just sat back down in her seat when a short-haired teammate leaned over and asked with a grin, "Xiao Yu, what took you so long? Having a heart-to-heart with the captain?"
"What did the captain say?" A few other female teammates from the seats in front and behind also gathered around, asking with curiosity.
But Ma Yu was staring intently out the window, not paying attention to what anyone was saying.
"Xiao Yu, what are you looking at?" Her teammate leaned closer to take a look and saw a slender figure through the glass, strolling slowly out of the swirling dust and sand.
"Oh, isn’t that Captain Xie from the Starfire Team," the teammate said with envy.
"You know her?" Ma Yu turned to look at the short-haired girl.
Liu Fen shook her head. "How could I possibly know a big shot like her? She’s the celebrity of our base right now."
"Yeah, I heard Starfire is thinking about recruiting some logistics staff and reserve members or something."
"The interviews will definitely cause a huge sensation."
"Who did you hear that from? How come I haven’t heard this news?"
"I wonder what Starfire’s recruitment standards are."
Ma Yu turned to her teammate Liu Fen. "What? You really want to go?"
"What are you talking about?" Liu Fen gave her a light push. "I never said that. I’m completely loyal to our captain and would never betray her."
Ma Yu’s lips curved into a smirk. "But I heard the benefits at Starfire are really good."
"Where did you hear that from?" Liu Fen asked with a chuckle. "No matter how good they are, I won’t be tempted. I’m completely devoted to our captain."
"Oh, give it a rest," the others said, laughing and pushing her playfully.
Ma Yu turned her gaze back out the window, a faint smile on her lips as she watched Xie Ning walk slowly past their vehicle.
As if sensing something, Xie Ning, outside the vehicle, paused. Her cold, sharp gaze shot toward the windowpane.
Seeing this, the female teammates who had been laughing and joking around inside the vehicle all froze, their breath catching in their throats.
They were so stiff they suddenly didn’t know what to do with their hands and feet.
Xie Ning’s incredibly sharp gaze passed through the window and landed on Ma Yu inside the vehicle.
Ma Yu was undeniably shocked.
’This woman...’
’And through a pane of glass, no less.’
’She actually managed to pinpoint my gaze so accurately?’
’She has a Spiritual Ability.’
’And her spiritual power must be high!’
Ma Yu suppressed the frantic pounding of her heart and forced herself to pull her gaze away from the woman.
At the same time, Liu Fen and the other female teammates were so scared that cold sweat was about to drip from their foreheads.
This tangible pressure, the pressure of a high-level Superpower User on low-level ones, was like an immense mountain pressing down relentlessly on their shoulders.
They had the illusion that even if the door were opened and they were allowed to leave, they wouldn’t be able to escape a single step.
Xie Ning came to a complete stop. Through the foggy windowpane, she stared directly inside.
Ordinarily, she wouldn’t have noticed.
But that familiar gaze was focused and distinct, carrying a trace of intriguing hostility.
It was strange.
The feeling was incredibly familiar.
Xie Ning stared intently at the window. She then slowly turned her feet and, with a cold expression, walked toward the vehicle’s door.