Reborn StarCraft, the commander's wife is terrible

Chapter 214

The Imperial Military Academy's triennial grand competition kept the entire school bustling with activity.

Su Jiu followed Gu Lingce off the hovercar and headed towards the arena.

Today, Gu Lingce was dressed in his home clothes and looked less aloof than before. With the mental guidance he had received recently, the aftereffects of his beast-fall were much relieved, and he was much gentler than when he returned from the forbidden zone.

"Your Highness didn't actually need to come today; I could have come on my own."

Su Jiu noticed that Gu Lingce had become increasingly clingy.

Gu Lingce turned his head to look at Su Jiu, his expression very gentle, his eyes filled with doting affection.

He ruffled Su Jiu's hair, his voice gentle yet possessing his unique cool magnetism.

"It's okay, I want to stay with you."

He had noticed Jiu Jiu's recent emotional fluctuations; Lan Xing seemed to have a strange attraction for her.

Given Jiu Jiu's personality, she will definitely give it her all in the competition.

He wouldn't interfere with any of her decisions, but he wouldn't allow her to get hurt in any way, so he had to keep an eye on her to feel at ease.

Su Jiu glanced at Gu Lingce with a helpless expression.

"Okay, but if you need anything done, just go ahead and do it. Don't worry, I'm very capable too."

His strength has improved very quickly recently, and with Gu Lingce's deliberate training, he is now almost at the same level as in his previous life.

Gu Lingce nodded. As for official business, he had already transferred all of that to Ling Rui.

Because of Gu Lingce's presence, Xiong Ying and the others only exchanged greetings and then stayed a short distance away, without engaging in much conversation. However, Xiong Ying's winking and gesturing at her still amused Su Jiu.

"Welcome everyone to the Imperial University Tournament! Without further ado, please welcome the contestants!"

The host stood in the center of the venue, hovering on a platform. His voice was transmitted throughout the entire venue through the microphone without being harsh. Everyone heard a similar volume, giving the feeling of being told face-to-face, which was very comfortable.

Su Jiu nestled into Gu Lingce's arms, hugging his waist, her voice filled with comfort.

"Your Highness, I'm going. Don't worry!"

Meeting his wife's bright eyes, Gu Lingce finally nodded. "Be careful."

When facing the one you love, you always feel anxious and insecure. Even though he knows that Su Jiu is now virtually invincible in the school, he is still worried.

Watching Su Jiu's departing figure, Gu Lingce's gaze never left her for a moment. Coupled with his powerful mental strength, he was able to clearly see Su Jiu's every move.

In the dense forest, Su Jiu walked around twice, frowned, and stood still, her voice extremely cold, "Come out!"

An array was set up around her, separating her from her teammates and even isolating her from the outside world, creating an illusion so that no one knew that the people inside were trapped.

A man dressed in black walked out from behind the big tree, and Su Jiu looked at him with a slight shock in her eyes.

"He asked you to come?"

Luo Yan is a very powerful figure in the shadows of the garbage planet, and also a capable henchman of Wei Hongtao.

"Yes, he told me to stay with you."

His expression was completely genuine; the way he looked at Su Jiu was as if he were asking her if she dared to accept it.

Su Jiu was somewhat surprised as to why Wei Hongtao would send Luo Yan to her.

He said he wouldn't harm her, he said he was a good person, and Su Jiu was willing to believe Wei Hongtao deep down. Her intuition was always very accurate; Wei Hongtao hadn't lied to her.

"Given my abilities, I don't think you need to stay."

Luo Yan is indeed strong, but I always feel like he has some ulterior motive.

Just as Su Jiu was about to refuse, Gu Lingce's voice came through the miniature earpiece next to her ear, "Jiu Jiu, say yes to him."

Su Jiu looked at the barrier. The barrier's strength was not low. She was certain that no one in the venue today could see through it. It turned out that she had overestimated the barrier.

Little did they know, if it weren't for Gu Lingce's special circumstances, they wouldn't have noticed Su Jiu's unusual behavior, let alone Luo Yan's presence. Su Jiu glanced at Luo Yan calmly, "Purpose?"

Luo Yan clearly noticed the change in Su Jiu before and after, and subconsciously looked at her ear, understanding what was going on.

"He told me to protect you and wait for him to come back."

"Don't worry, I know your concerns. I will stay at a distance and will not overstep the boundaries regarding things I shouldn't know."

The attitude was very clear, and there was no trace of deception.

"What about him?"

I have a feeling that Wei Hongtao is up to something again, and this time it's bigger than before, to the point that he has to send all his capable lieutenants.

"My master has his own matters to attend to; I am unaware of them."

Su Jiu sighed inwardly. She had met countless people, and she could tell at a glance whether someone could get anything out of her through interrogation.

Luo Yan, who is right in front of us, is a tough nut to crack.

"You can stay, but I demand your loyalty."

He stared intently in Luo Cheng's direction, standing there quietly without saying a word.

She was waiting to see what Luo Yan would do.

It was very quiet around us; the barrier blocked out all outside sounds.

Just when Su Jiu thought there was no more movement, Luo Yan took a step forward, knelt on one knee, clenched his right fist and placed it on his heart, his eyes resolute.

"I, Luo Yan, hereby swear that I will never betray Su Jiu during my time with him."

As soon as they finished speaking, a beam of light enveloped them both and then vanished. A vow sphere appeared in mid-air and then disappeared.

Su Jiu was somewhat taken aback.

Normal people wouldn't use an oath orb. If you actually break the oath, the energy inside the orb will punish you. Judging from the color level of the oath orb just now, it was quite high.

"Get up, remove the barrier, the match is almost over."

Luo Yan stood up, and as he put away the Oath Orb, the entire barrier disappeared. Luo Yan vanished from the spot right in front of Su Jiu.

With the Oath Ball entanglement, Su Jiu could clearly sense Luo Yan's location.

Throughout the competition, Su Jiu noticed that no one dared to cause her trouble, and even the tasks were completed very quickly and smoothly.

On the way back, Su Jiu turned her head to look at the man beside her. Compared to when they were in front of outsiders, now that they were alone together, the man's cold face had softened a bit.

He affectionately ruffled Su Jiu's hair at the back of her head, his voice carrying his unique magnetism. "What's wrong, wife?"

Su Jiu rested her chin on her hand and looked at Gu Lingce, "Your Highness, did you give me preferential treatment in this competition?"

Based on past experience, there would surely be some who were dissatisfied and wanted to cause trouble, but this time there wasn't a single one.

Gu Lingce and Su Jiu exchanged a glance and smiled, his eyes looking exceptionally beautiful, as if they were filled with stars.

Is it possible that they respect you?

Su Jiu looked at Gu Lingce suspiciously, feeling that there was something hidden in his words.

"Our Jiu Jiu is so amazing, who wouldn't respect us?"

The fact that he was able to save him from the fallen beasts, make the phantom of the World Tree appear during the wedding, and his own strength—all of these qualities are truly astonishing and admirable.

"Alright, stop overthinking it. Just wait for the schedule of the later matches."

Meeting Gu Lingce's meaningful gaze, Su Jiu always felt that there was something more to his words.

He leaned closer to Gu Lingce, looked into his eyes, and their eyes met, as if time had stood still.

"Tell me, are you hiding something from me?"