Da Xiong's training continued until the sun began to set.
When he finally stopped, he was soaked in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of water.
Following his usual routine, Zhou Yu handed Da Xiong the medicinal herbs he had prepared and instructed him.
"Boil the herbs into a medicinal bath first, then soak in it."
"Eat plenty tonight, don't go hungry."
He didn't want Da Xiong to get hungry late at night again and run into Zhang Shaohua!
As the fourth mission approached,
Zhang Shaohua was likely to cause some trouble!
Da Xiong nodded, scratching his head sheepishly, "Doctor Zhou, thank you for your trouble."
Zhou Yu, not wanting to engage, simply waved his hand and left.
Da Xiong, clutching the herbs, returned to his dormitory.
He first placed the herbs in the cauldron to start boiling, then went to wash off the sweat.
After that, he headed out to the mess hall to buy dinner.
On his way, Da Xiong happened to run into Ouyang Feng.
Normally, Ouyang Feng and Zhang Shaohua had their meals delivered to their dormitories, so it was rare to see them in the mess hall.
This was the first time.
However, Zhang Shaohua was not with Ouyang Feng today.
Had they split up?
Da Xiong gave Ouyang Feng a second glance but said nothing, turning to join the queue for food.
At some point, Ouyang Feng had joined the queue behind Da Xiong.
"Da Xiong, we meet again," Ouyang Feng said, patting Da Xiong's shoulder with a bright smile.
Da Xiong immediately tensed up and turned to Ouyang Feng, asking, "Is there something you need?"
Ouyang Feng paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Nothing, just wanted to say hello."
"Although I stole your flag during the mission, you know I was just following orders and had no ill will towards you."
Da Xiong merely sneered in response.
Judge actions, not intentions.
Regardless of Ouyang Feng's subjective thoughts, he had indeed helped Zhang Shaohua commit these misdeeds.
Da Xiong wasn't a saint who would let bygones be bygones, but shaking hands and making peace was impossible!
Most people would have given up seeing Da Xiong's reaction.
But Ouyang Feng was here with a mission to approach Da Xiong and would not easily give up.
He leaned closer to Da Xiong and continued with a smile, "Why do you smell of medicine? Were you injured during targeted training?"
Da Xiong knew the medicinal smell was from his daily medicated baths.
But he didn't want to explain to Ouyang Feng, so he coldly replied, "Mm."
Ouyang Feng was not discouraged.
When Da Xiong had finished getting his food and sat down to eat in a corner,
Ouyang Feng, with his own tray, followed suit!
Ouyang Feng sat opposite Da Xiong, his smile making it difficult for Da Xiong to rudely dismiss him.
He could only bury his head in his food!
Ouyang Feng wasn't there to eat dinner. While Da Xiong ate, he didn't touch his chopsticks.
Instead, he chattered incessantly.
"Speaking of which, Zhang Shaohua is a terrible person. After using me, he's now trying to discard me!"
"Da Xiong, do you have any open slots in your team? Can I join?"
Ouyang Feng's words caused Da Xiong to pause his eating.
Then, Da Xiong casually replied, "No open slots."
He then resumed eating.
Ouyang Feng sighed and continued to complain, "Then I really don't know how I'll get through the next mission."
"Zhang Shaohua is like a lunatic these days, acting strange and hanging a photo of Doctor Zhou in his room."
Da Xiong had originally resolved not to respond to anything Ouyang Feng said.
However, upon hearing this, he couldn't help but ask, "Why is he hanging a photo?"
A smile flickered across Ouyang Feng's lips, but it quickly disappeared.
He coughed and said, "I don't know. It seems like he's performing some kind of black magic. There's also a straw effigy with Doctor Zhou's name attached to it below the photo."
Da Xiong didn't believe in such things, but he couldn't help but become wary.
After all, Zhang Shaohua might be lacking in other areas, but he was quite adept at unorthodox methods.
Perhaps he had come up with a way to harm Zhou Yu!
Last time, Zhang Shaohua had even tried to poison Zhou Yu at his door.
Da Xiong wondered what malicious scheme Zhang Shaohua had devised this time.
Thinking of this, Da Xiong asked, "Do you know specifically what he's trying to do?"
Ouyang Feng gave a wry smile, "How could I know? After the last incident, Zhang Shaohua no longer trusts me. He won't even team up with me for the next mission, so I can't get any information."
As he spoke, Ouyang Feng observed Da Xiong's expression.
Seeing that Da Xiong's expression had changed, he continued, "However, I can go back and pretend to apologize and ask for you."
Of course, this favor wouldn't be free.
No one was a fool; if Ouyang Feng offered to help, he would expect something in return!
Da Xiong didn't want Ouyang Feng near him.
But he was afraid that Zhang Shaohua might be secretly plotting something to harm Zhou Yu.
He could only reluctantly nod and say, "Alright, then you can join our team for the next mission."
"Find out exactly what Zhang Shaohua is up to."
Ouyang Feng smiled and said kindly to Da Xiong, "Then it's a deal."
Because of the information Ouyang Feng had provided, Da Xiong was preoccupied.
After finishing his meal, he headed back to his dormitory.
Soaking in the medicinal bath, he closed his eyes and pondered Zhang Shaohua's intentions.
As for Ouyang Feng.
He hadn't touched the food he'd gotten from the mess hall, directly pouring it into the slop bucket.
Then, with his hands in his pockets, he arrived at Zhang Shaohua's dormitory door.
Knock, knock, knock—
Ouyang Feng knocked.
Immediately, Zhang Shaohua appeared at the door.
He yanked the door open and pulled Ouyang Feng inside.
Before the door was even fully closed, Zhang Shaohua impatiently asked, "How did it go?"
Ouyang Feng coughed and firmly closed the door.
Then he said to Zhang Shaohua, "Da Xiong has agreed to let me join their team for the next mission."
Zhang Shaohua burst into laughter, mischievously saying, "It seems this Yang fellow really cares about Zhou Yu."
Ouyang Feng nodded in agreement.
Indeed, back in the mess hall, no matter what he said, Da Xiong had been indifferent.
Only when Zhou Yu was mentioned did Da Xiong engage with him.
To be honest, if he had a choice,
Ouyang Feng would have preferred to follow someone like Da Xiong, who was loyal and righteous!
However, Ouyang Feng had already boarded Zhang Shaohua's ship.
Furthermore, even if Ouyang Feng hadn't been involved with Zhang Shaohua, Da Xiong likely wouldn't have given him a second glance.
So Ouyang Feng had no choice but to see this through to the end.