The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 472 - Chapter 472 Chapter 471 Provocation from a Rival

Chapter 472: Chapter 471 Provocation from a Rival Chapter 472: Chapter 471 Provocation from a Rival So he had never considered this question, but if he were to think about it now, Xiao Qimo tilted his head slightly and answered her question very seriously.

“If the person I were waiting for was you, for me, it wouldn’t be waiting, but…”

The rest of his words were left unsaid as he quietly watched her.

He was slowly stirring up those naive buds of unwittingness within her.

Lu Mian blinked, a hint of confusion still lingering in the depths of her eyes.

Xiao Qimo gently rubbed her head, “Go back and think about it.”

Lu Mian noted down patiently: If it’s not waiting, then what is it?

Like this, the two of them returned to Zitan Pavilion in a disjointed conversation; when they entered, they found that although it should have been relatively quiet during the training period, there was a bustling noise coming from the courtyard and the hall.

Xiao Qimo and Lu Mian exchanged glances and walked toward the hall in step.

A few steps away, they heard an impatient and arrogant voice inside.

“Where is your former captain?

Call him out!”

With that said, Xiao Qimo saw an old acquaintance in the hall, and Lu Mian, following him in, stood by his side.

Even if she was slow to catch on, she could feel the strange tension between Xiao Qimo and the other person.

Lu Mian glanced at the other person and asked Xiao Qimo in a soft voice, “Do you know each other?”

The other person seemed to hear her voice and came to Xiao Qimo’s side with his hands behind his back.

“Oh ho, Captain, do you still remember me?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the members of the Shadow Hunting Team were all momentarily stunned.

The newcomer addressed Mr.

Qimo as Captain?

That meant he must have been a former member of the Shadow Hunting Team.

Yun Sang and Ning Qun stood to the side with less than pleasant expressions on their faces.

The younger members, who had joined later, didn’t have much understanding of the past, and there was no one volunteering to fill them in.

Last time, it was only because Ning Xiang had told them some stories that they learned Mr.

Qimo had also been a member of their team.

The crowd quickly picked up on a whiff of gossip.

Yun Sang came over and spoke with a tone that was not too friendly, “Peng Jun, don’t create trouble out of nothing, eh?

You’re leading a team now, so show some restraint.”

The man referred to as Peng Jun turned back to glance at Yun Sang.

“Vice-Captain, does seeing me really irritate you that much?

Do you still remember what happened back then?”

Xiao Qimo’s eyes narrowed slightly, a dangerous aura enveloping him.

“If you’re here to reminisce, nobody will entertain you.

If you’re here to issue a challenge, prepare to be abused.”

Peng Jun immediately clapped his hands.

“A captain is indeed a captain, the words carry a different weight.

But why did you leave the team without a word back then?

And where did you go for training afterwards?

What’s the situation now?

Have you returned to the embrace of the Shadow Hunting Team?”

Peng Jun is now the coach of the 1515 Team.

Speaking of the 1515 Team, they have always been their rival team.

Although both have won honors for their country, the relationship between the two teams has not been great privately, perhaps this is also because Peng Jun was a former member of the Shadow Hunting Team.

Peng Jun held a grudge against the Shadow Hunting Team, which all the former members knew, so the 1515 team he currently led aimed to defeat Shadow Hunting.

Peng Jun let out a cold laugh as he surveyed the crowd, looking at those young and naA-ve faces, he mocked, “So, this is all the people in your team now?

Uh-oh, there’s even a girl.

Didn’t the captain say he’d never recruit girls?

How come he slapped his own face?”

The person Peng Jun saw was Lu Mian.

She was dressed in the team uniform, which naturally led Peng Jun to assume she was a member of the team, and Xiao Qimo did not deny it, so the others didn’t dare to deny it either.

Whether Lu Mian was a part of the team depended only on a word from Xiao Qimo.

But Xiao Qimo did not deny it, which meant he accepted it.

Even if he was accused of slapping his own face, he wasn’t willing to admit that Lu Mian wasn’t his team member.

“Tsk, so Shadow Hunting has fallen to this level?” Peng Jun’s gaze quickly shifted away from Lu Mian, landing on Ning Xiang instead.

Ning Xiang stepped forward.

She walked up to Peng Jun and patted him on the shoulder, “Jun Bro, what’s going on?

Weren’t we all good before?”

She still had the demeanor of a close bro as she exchanged pleasantries with him.

But Peng Jun definitely didn’t come to catch up today; he was here with a purpose and, after giving Ning Xiang a cold glare, ignored her greeting.

Finally, his gaze swept over Xiao Qimo, Yun Sang, Ning Qun, and the other veterans one by one and said, “I did indeed come over today for a reason.

You’ve received our team’s gift, haven’t you?”

The ‘gift’ he was referring to was the hacking incident with Ning Xiang’s computer.

It was the new team captain of the 1515 team, Huan Yan, who took direct action to give Ning Xiang a big ‘surprise’, which was a form of humiliation.

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Being a programmer himself and then having his computer hacked by an opponent was an embarrassment to say the least.

Especially for those like them who participate in cybersecurity competitions, the news spreading would lead to ridicule by many.

How could they compete in the competition if they couldn’t even secure their own backyard?

Peng Jun knew they remembered, and seeing their uncomfortable expressions, his mood improved.

“Since you’ve received our gift, you should also know that we’ve now hired Huan Yan for a substantial fee to be our team captain.

Our goal after the New Year is to surpass you on the CTFTIME leaderboard.”

CTFTIME is the most authoritative listing of international CTF (Capture The Flag) team strengths and is the best proof of a team’s ability.

Once, the Shadow Hunting Team was ranked third, creating a shock both inside and outside the circle.

But now things are different.

The once glorious Shadow Hunting Team is currently ranked only ninth, and even more troubling, the team right behind them in tenth place is the 1515 team.

The two teams are separated by only five points.

They were well aware that the other team’s goal for the year was certainly to surpass them.

Given Peng Jun’s current mindset, his life’s obsession might just be to rival the Shadow Hunting Team.

As the coach, Ning Qun stepped forward, “Peng Jun, what exactly do you want to do?

CTFTIME is an official ranking.

It’s all about strength who comes first and who comes last.

We will meet in the competition.

What I want to ask you now is, what’s the meaning of bringing a female team member here today?”

It wasn’t until this moment that people noticed the small girl standing beside Peng Jun, who had been nearly invisible.

Short of stature, with a round face, she could be described as a cute “moe” girl.

This moe girl greeted everyone sweetly with a hint of shyness and timidity, “Hi, everyone, my name is Lucy.”

The crowd silently nodded.

Her voice was indeed very cute, and she was petite and exquisite, the archetype of a lovable little sister type.

Such a girl could easily win the favor of boys, especially those members of the Shadow Hunting Team who didn’t often interact with girls.

Lu Mian had an uneasy premonition.

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