Chapter 1: Are you sick?

  Autumn's chill is like a small white flower with a thousand charms, whoever sees it wants to pick it and take it home.

  "Who is this?" Hua Ming asked with a sideways glance at the boy wearing a white sportswear, looking oily and handsome.

  He eyed Hua Ming and Liang Tao with hostility, while Hua Ming and Liang Tao also looked at them with displeasure.

  The two brothers hadn't even had a chance to launch an attack yet, and this kid just ran over and stuck his foot in. What's going on here?

  "Zhou Wei." Unaware of Qiu Yi Han's true intentions, he calmly introduced them to each other. "Our class monitor."

  Qiu Yi Han pointed at Hua Ming and Liang Tao and said to Zhou Wei: "They are Hua Ming and Liang Tao from the Psychology Department."

  "From the Psychology Department?" Zhou Wei's heart wasn't pleased, but his face still wore a warm and gentle smile as he said, "How do you know students from the Psychology Department?"

  The several boys who followed Zhou Wei also felt extremely displeased in their hearts. The school flower of the International Trade Department did not go on an outing with them, but was taken out by a guy from the Psychology Department.

  Is it possible that among the hundreds of boys in the International Trade Department, there isn't a single one she likes? Isn't this slapping all the boys in their department in the face?

  "We are dormitory friends." Qiu Yihan said with a smile.

  "Dormitory of United Harmony?" Zhou Wei's mouth twitched.

  Isn't what's known as a "liaison dormitory" actually just a legendary "paired dormitory"?

  Zhou Wei's gaze towards Liang Tao was even more filled with hostility. The partner of Autumn Cold must be him, right? This small white face with a famous brand name really looks disgusting.

  Zhou Wei is a freshman in the International Trade Department and is classmates with Qiu Yihan, also serving as the class monitor of their class.

  Xī Huā and himself were in the same class, which gave Zhōu Wéi a kind of "near water tower first gets moon" happy feeling. While other boys were still pretending to be shy or truly timid, he had already openly pursued Qiū Yì Hán.

  During military training, he helped Qiu Yihan ask for leave, and during rest time, he helped Qiu Yihan buy water. He constantly asked people to send snacks to their dormitory - although they were all rejected by Qiu Yihan, but the freshmen of the International Trade Department knew that he was pursuing Qiu Yihan. Others who wanted to pursue her had to weigh whether they were excellent enough and worthy enough first.

  Before this holiday, he planned to organize a trip for the students in his class to Yúnǚ Shān. Of course, he also wanted to create an opportunity for himself and Qiūyì Hán to be alone together.

  He had heard Autumn Cold mention that she liked traveling during their casual conversations before. This time, he took the initiative to come over and ask Autumn Cold if she was willing to go to Yu Nu Shan together, but Autumn Cold said she already had other plans. Unexpectedly, as soon as they got on the car, he saw her sitting with another boy.

  "Yes." Hua Ming said with a silly smile, "Through my proposal, our dormitory and the four beauties of your department formed a mutual aid dormitory, helping each other and traveling together. This is our first group activity. We will organize more activities like this in the future."

  Zhou Wei ignored Hua Ming's provocation and looked at Qiu Yi Han, smiling and saying: "Our classmates are all in the next carriage, do you want to go over and say hello?"

  "Let's not for now, shall we? There are so many people and it's not convenient to squeeze around. You guys got off at Yúnǚ Shān Station too, right? I'll find you when we arrive."

  "Alright." Zhou Wei nodded and then glanced at Hua Ming again before leading a group of people to walk forward.

  Liang Tao touched his own face and asked: "Why does he always glance at me?"

  "Maybe he likes the smell of Dior perfume on you," said Hua Ming.

  Liang Tao's face turned green and he said: "You're also vomiting."

  "I have a strong body odor. He can't smell it." Hua Ming chuckled.

  From Mingzhu Railway Station to Yúnǚshān Station, it only takes half an hour by car. Within this short half-hour period, Zhou Wei came twice. Each time, he brought some snacks or fruit drinks for Qiūyì Hán.

  Hua Ming and Liang Tao were angry but also helpless. Autumn Cold wasn't anyone's girlfriend among them, so what could they say when someone else openly pursued her?

  The train stopped at Yúnǚshān Station when the sky had already darkened.

  Tang Chong and his friends got off the bus with their bags, only to find that apart from them, a large number of students also had Yúnǚ Shān Station as their destination.

  Tang Zhong's expression turned serious and he said, "We must hurry into the mountains. If we're late, we might not be able to find any villages."

  Indeed, with so many students coming, how many civilian houses can the village provide for them to live in?

  It's already past six o'clock, and there are no return trains. If they can't find a place to stay in the mountains, they'll have to spend the night at the train station. The train station is quite spacious, but there are no beds or quilts; he doesn't care, but how can those few girls sleep?

  Zhou Wei squeezed over with a group of people and smiled: "Yi Han, have you found a place to stay?"

  "No." Akane shook her head coldly. "Aren't we going into the mountains again?"

  "Normally, it's fine to go in and find a place," said Zhou Wei. "But this is the Golden Week holiday, and apart from our Nan Da, Mingzhu University and dozens of other universities big and small are all on holiday... look at how many students are getting off the bus. Where can you still find a place at this time?"

  The autumn wind grew cold and tense, asking: "Have you found it?"

  "Is being a class leader that easy?" Zhou Wei said with a smile, his face filled with pride. "I know there will be many people playing here in the next few days, so I had Xiaobing contact the two households on this side ahead of time. They have six rooms for us. Xiaobing is a local and is familiar with this area. And tomorrow he can also be our tour guide."

  He didn't even glance at Hua Ming and Liang Tao, but instead said to Qiu Yihan: "Why don't you guys follow our class for activities? Your dorm has four people - I can also allocate two rooms for you on my side. Everyone can squeeze in a bit, it's not a big deal."

  "Right, right. Autumn Cold, come with us? We're going to climb Jade Maiden Peak tomorrow. I heard from Xue Bing that there's a Buddha's Ear Cave over there, with many big Buddha ears inside-----" A girl also helped persuade him. She knew Zhou Wei liked Autumn Cold, and she was deeply grateful to the class leader, so at this time she naturally wanted to help him speak.

  "Yes. I also plan to take them to see the Taoist temple. There are old Taoist priests - the old Taoist priests can do martial arts. Listening to the older generation in the village, he can slap a brick with one palm ---" said a small, dark and thin man. He is Chen Xuebing, the native of Yünü Mountain.

  This is openly poaching. Hua Ming and Liang Tao naturally did not want to see the beautiful woman they brought being taken away one by one.

  "Thank you for your kindness," said Liang Tao. "We will find a place to live. Don't worry about it."

  "It's true. Can a living person still die from holding in their urine?" Hua Ming also said with an unpleasant tone.

  Zhou Wei's sharp eyes scanned over and said, "I am completely thinking of the girls. If you really care about their feelings, don't let them suffer with you-----are you so happy to let them follow you into the mountains and run around only to have no place to stay and end up retreating back here to sit for a night?"

  "What's the hurry? When traveling with a girl, shouldn't you plan out the itinerary and arrange for food and lodging first? What is this? A surprise?"

  Being criticized by Zhou Wei in such a way, Hua Ming and Liang Tao were angry but also found it hard to refute.

  They just wanted to come out and have some simple fun, who would have thought there would be so many problems?

  Because Zhou Wei made a gesture that he was completely speaking from the standpoint of Qiuyi Han and others, if they refuted him, it would be disrespectful to the girls.

  Tang Chong smiled and thought that this boy was quite clever. He took a stand and launched a fierce attack, not giving anyone a chance to fight back.

  However, he couldn't just watch his friend struggle and do nothing about it, so he said: "You're right. This is indeed our oversight. Because we are also here for the first time, we are not familiar with the situation here. We heard that there are civilian houses to live in, so we thought we would definitely be able to find a place to stay - but we didn't expect the rooms to become so tight suddenly."

  "But, just as they say, traveling is all about finding surprises. This counts as a small surprise - we came out together, encountered difficulties, and then solved them together. The feeling is better than simply appreciating the scenery. Years later, when thinking back, the shapes of those mountains and waters may be forgotten, but the joy of overcoming setbacks and solving problems will still be remembered in one's heart."

  He glanced at Qiuyi, Hanah and the other three girls and said: "Of course, we still have to respect their opinions. If they are not willing to take risks and want to stay with you, we will naturally accept it. I also wish you a happy play."

  However, if they are willing to come with us to solve these small problems and find surprise after surprise, we would be honored. We also have four men here, and as men, we guarantee that we will do our best to take care of them and protect them. They followed us out, and it is our responsibility and duty to send them back to school safely.

  Tang Chong's words were reasonable and well-founded, not only did they counter Zhou Wei's aggressive attack, but also subtly apologized to the four girls for their own negligence.

  It's not just the four of them, Qi Huan, Luo Xuan, Cheng Pei, and Tang Zhen, who feel relieved in their hearts, but even some people standing on Zhou Wei's side think that Tang Zhen is a good person - at least he speaks nicely.

  Hua Ming and Liang Tao burst out laughing, their faces filled with joy as they looked at Tang Chong. Tang Chong's words made them both breathe a sigh of relief, feeling extremely pleased in their hearts.

  They were scolded by Zhou Wei just now and felt like they couldn't open their mouths to explain, as if they were suffocating to death.

  Heart thinks, Lao Er is indeed Lao Er, both civil and martial are perfect. Lao Er takes action, one can replace two.

  Zhou Wei didn't expect the advantage he had just established to be undermined by this bespectacled guy's few words, and he stared at Tang Zhong with a piercing gaze, asking: "Classmate, what should I call you?"

  "Tang Zhong." Tang Zhong said with a smile.

  Along with Zhou Wei, everyone took a step back, as if they had seen a ghost, their faces filled with fear as they stared at Tang Chong.

  Is he... the legendary Tang Zhong?

  (PS: Are you guys...the legendary Imperial Guard?)