Time flew by, and it was time for the competition to begin.
The school had chartered spacecraft for all the teams participating in the competition. After the Dream Team and their companions boarded the spacecraft, they were surprised to find out that there were actually three to four hundred people from Chengyang Military Academy participating in the competition.
People wearing uniforms from different colleges and schools were walking around, chatting and laughing with their teammates as they found their seats. A group of youthful teenagers, brimming with the exuberance of youth, brought a sense of lightness and brightness to the entire spaceship.
Li ZouXing and his friends exchanged smiles and found a place to sit. Just as they settled in, a male student in front of them turned around, looking curious, and asked, “Hey! Have all of you really materialized your mental powers?”
They had heard this news from a conversation between Buvide and several other principals. At the time, a few students happened to pass by, and in their shock, they quickly spread the news. In just a few days, everyone participating in the competition had heard about it.
However, they didn’t stand out much because the freshmen participating in the team competition made up only a small part of the total. The group of upperclassmen and upperclasswomen were simply curious about them.
“Yes,” Ji Yu replied with a smile. “It happened not too long ago.”
“We know,” another male student turned his head as well. “Which district are you assigned?”
“District 543, Daytime Meteor.”
“What a coincidence! We know a senior who went to Daytime Meteor,” the rather enthusiastic male student immediately contacted the senior through his star network ID. “Senior, you’re in for some bad luck. Do you know who from the freshmen is competing in the same district as you?”
He gloated, “It’s the Dream Team!”
Gu WenCheng’s face stiffened, and he said to the person next to him, “I feel like I’ve chosen the wrong name for myself for the first time.”
Ling Nian, with a sharp tongue, responded, “You’ve only just realized that? I thought you were already used to making the wrong choices.”
Gu WenCheng: “…”
Yes, this time he didn’t sit next to Li ZouXing.
Li ZouXing was sitting by the window, basking in the sunlight, and smiling as he looked towards them.
Gu WenCheng could meet his gaze by simply turning his head.
“Gu WenCheng?” Ling Nian looked at him strangely. “Why are you blushing?”
Li ZouXing smiled and averted his gaze.
His black hair gleamed with golden highlights in the sunlight. Ling Nian was dazzled when he looked up, and he asked in a dumbfounded manner, “Why do you look so handsome today?”
Could he not be handsome?
He found the right angle, presenting his most handsome side to Gu WenCheng. The fact that the guy was blushing wasn’t wasted in this position.
He was in a good mood. “When am I not handsome?”
Stumped by this question, Ling Nian stuttered.
Since the incident where he kissed Gu WenCheng to the point of losing control, their punishment sessions had become even more embarrassing.
Gu WenCheng insisted on enduring them every night, unwilling to waste a single moment of intimate contact with his beloved.
However, he had no intention of searching for his own pomegranate seeds’ presence after that. Li ZouXing discovered the pleasure of kissing him to the point of breaking down, and every night, the two of them engaged in their punishment sessions like two hungry wolves fighting over a delicious meal.
Being pinned to the wall and kissed so passionately by such a young, vigorous person had truly left Gu WenCheng feeling utterly embarrassed.
But it wasn’t because of this issue that he had chosen to sit separately from Li ZouXing.
Gu WenCheng’s mind was filled with useless thoughts, and he was even more pent up than Li ZouXing. Of course, he wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to sit as close as possible to Li ZouXing. However, after last night’s intense session, he needed to take it easy for a while.
Otherwise, if he sat next to Li ZouXing, his mind would be filled with thoughts of kissing.
Kissing, kissing, kissing.
There were teachers on the spaceship, and this particular teacher had a lot of experience ensuring the safety of students who participated in the competition. He said, “When we arrive at a competition planet, the local team leaders will contact you. You can report any problems to them without worry. Please make sure to prioritize your safety at all times.”
The teacher spoke for nearly half an hour, then suddenly asked, “Is the first-year Dream Team here?”
Li ZouXing stood up and raised his hand, signaling, “We’re here.”
“Such a handsome group of kids,” the teacher teased. “Before leaving the school, President Bu Wei and Professor Ma Na reminded me more than once to pay extra attention to your safety. I heard that you always encounter some problems when you go out, is that right?”
“Hahaha.” Someone had already burst into laughter.
“They’re right,” Li ZouXing said helplessly, rubbing his nose. His teammates were looking everywhere except at others. “It really is… every time we go out, we have bad luck.”
The laughter grew louder.
The teacher was also laughing and, after finally stopping, he assured them solemnly, “Don’t worry, this time I will absolutely ensure your safety on this trip, no matter what challenges you face.”
Ji Yu muttered quietly, “Isn’t this what ZouXing called ‘raising a flag’?”
The Dream Team: “…”
They had a vague sense of impending doom.
The spaceship passed through various competition zones until it finally stopped at the port of Daystar in the afternoon.
Along with Li ZouXing’s team, there were two other teams consisting of upperclassmen. Surprisingly, there wasn’t a single girl among the three teams.
Gu WenCheng was satisfied with this male-to-female ratio.
Their guide was named Wu, and they followed him to the hotel. After dinner in the restaurant, they returned to their rooms.
The tricky part was that each team had one large room with beds placed side by side, without any partitions.
However, Xi Nan and Si Wo Lin were excited about it. Poor Si Wo Lin, who had never slept with friends before, was happily saying, “I’ve never slept with friends before.”
Xi Nan had already gone to take a shower and said, “Queue up!”
With only one room, how would they manage their punishment session tonight?
Both of them frowned together.
Normally, they would talk about dorm life, but they still had their own private spaces. However, on occasions like this, even Ling Nian found himself quietly looking forward to it.
After showering and changing into pajamas, they comfortably settled on the bed, discussing tomorrow’s competition. They had already made thorough preparations, and now it was a matter of skill, so the atmosphere was relaxed.
“Wanna play a game?” Li ZuoXing suddenly suggested.
It was already dark outside, but everyone was full of energy. “Sure!”
Gu WenCheng sighed quietly. “Alright.”
Li ZuoXing extended both his hands, showing the palm and back of each, then clenched them into fists and placed them in front of Si Wo Lin. “Guess which hand has nothing in it?”
Si Wo Lin was about to point but was stopped by Ling Nian. “What’s the prize?”
“If you win, you get to decide. If I win, I get to decide,” Li ZuoXing grinned. “Dare to try?”
Ling Nian let go of his hand, and Si Wo Lin stuck to his initial choice, pointing at Li ZuoXing’s right hand. When Li ZuoXing opened it, there was a button inside.
Gu WenCheng’s throat felt dry, and his eyes were sharp.
This was the button he had torn off Li ZuoXing’s clothes during their passionate encounter last night.
“You lost,” Li ZuoXing pointed at the bed. “Listen to me, sleep now, it helps you grow taller.”
No one had expected him to make this request. They weren’t even sleepy, and forcing themselves to sleep with their eyes closed was a kind of torture.
But since they lost, there was no choice. Si Wo Lin sighed and crawled into his blanket.
Shortly after, Ji Yu followed suit to keep him company.
Two guys with manifested mental powers perked their ears to listen for what would happen next.
Xi Nan let out a cry and joined the team that was already asleep.
Not long after, Ling Nian lay stiffly on his bed.
Only Gu WenCheng remained awake.
Li ZuoXing had no intention of going easy on him. “Early to bed, early to rise, makes you healthy, right?”
Facing Li ZuoXing’s extended hands, Gu WenCheng looked into his eyes.
The smiles in their eyes grew even more, and Li ZuoXing coughed. “Choose.”
Gu WenCheng and Li ZuoXing tested each other back and forth several times. In the end, Gu WenCheng relied on his intuition and chose one. Li ZuoXing slowly opened his hand, revealing it was empty.
“Alright, you win,” Li ZuoXing shrugged. Without waiting for him to say anything, he got into the innermost bunk. “I concede, I’ll go to sleep.”
Their teammates, right next to their eyes, chuckled. “Well done, WenCheng!”
Gu WenCheng laughed. “Then I’ll go to sleep too.”
He turned off the light and quietly climbed onto Li ZuoXing’s bed, settling on top of him without making a sound.
A real man keeps his word. It’s a week, and no one should back down.
Li ZuoXing raised his hand and swiftly covered them both with the blanket. They gazed at each other within the thin blanket, then closed their eyes and secretly continued to kiss.
Their teammates conservatively kept their promise not to open their eyes and whispered to each other, “Did they open their eyes?” “Did anyone fall asleep?”
The breathing of others was right by their ears, and this group of people all had heightened senses.
Gu WenCheng kissed Li ZuoXing gently and intimately, savoring his lips, and the moist warmth spread through their bodies.
Li ZuoXing responded to his kisses, occasionally returning them tenderly. They couldn’t make any noise, so they only lightly touched their lips.
“How many people are participating in the competition tomorrow?”
“We’ll find out when we get there tomorrow.”
“I hope we can get a good ranking.”
Their teammates continued to chat, but suddenly someone noticed, “Why aren’t WenCheng and ZuoXing saying anything?”
The two of them didn’t hear the question; all their attention was focused on this stolen kiss.
Gradually, they found a way to continue, taking advantage of each teammate’s speaking time to quickly slip their tongues into each other’s mouths and then pull back.
The teammates’ conversation became increasingly whimsical and inevitably shifted to the favorite topic of boys – girls.
“…I really want to date,” Xi Nan blushed and tightly closed his eyes, “Oh, I want to kiss. I haven’t kissed a girl yet!”
Ji Yu and Ling Nian said in unison, “Who has kissed one?”
As their conversation became more and more rosy, the atmosphere under the blanket also became increasingly intimate.
Gu WenCheng held Li ZuoXing’s hand, tremblingly intertwined their fingers.
The feeling now was completely different from before.
This atmosphere, this sensation, gave Gu WenCheng the illusion that they both had feelings for each other.
The sense of openness to each other psychologically made even this simple action feel more shamefully intimate than ever before.
Even more complex but indescribable emotions welled up within them.
Although there had been more intense moments, at this particular time, they felt an overwhelming sense of embarrassment.
Yet, the grip on Li ZuoXing remained resolute.
Li ZuoXing subconsciously tightened his hold in response.
Both their hands were slender and fair, fitting together seamlessly when they intertwined.
“…”
They bit their lips, refusing to make a sound.
It felt like they were made for each other as if it was meant to be.
Their teammates chuckled, “Did they fall asleep?”
“Or did they secretly open their eyes to play on the Starnet?”
Even the innocent kisses had ceased.
This feeling, as if they had opened their hearts to each other, immersed them in another world.
Their teammates continued chatting, and eventually, they fell asleep.
But by then, no one paid any attention to whether they were asleep or not.
