The woman beside him, her aura had long since revealed her true nature.
She was bound to have an accident, unless there was an accident.
"Hey."
Just then, the girl sitting behind Duan Chen, suppressing her laughter, reached out.
She gently patted the shoulder of the woman in red sitting beside the short-skirted girl. Her face seemed to be smiling, but her eyes were sharp and undeniable.
Hongyi trembled when her shoulder was patted.
"The chance you wanted, I already gave it to you. Now you have no chance."
Duan Chen keenly noticed that Hongyi's trembling was not out of fear, but out of a helpless panic.
The moment she was touched, the spiritual energy within her was sealed.
And the one who sealed Hongyi's spiritual energy was none other than the girl with a delicate and pretty appearance, sitting behind Duan Chen.
Her eyes seemed to shine, making her look exceptionally kind.
But Hongyi, under her hand, could not move freely.
At this moment, she stood up and smiled at Duan Chen, saying, "Hello! You must be my colleague, right? I sensed the fluctuation of spiritual energy from you as soon as you sat down."
"This is my target. I apologize if he bothered you."
She smiled faintly, her expression even a bit cute.
But her movements were swift and decisive. She directly took out the handcuffs she had been holding and, in a flash, cuffed Hongyi.
Hongyi mumbled and tried to say something, but her voice was gone.
Yuan Qingqing, slightly dissatisfied, reached out and tapped Hongyi twice. Hongyi immediately lost all ability to move, her eyes filled with deep terror.
It was at this moment that Yuan Qingqing grabbed Hongyi and threw her back to her original seat. Hongyi tried to escape, but her hand was immediately caught.
She looked back in fear and saw the man sitting next to Yuan Qingqing, smiling as he grabbed Hongyi's hand. His strength was undeniable, and his tone was extremely stern.
"Don't even think about running, and don't you dare bother my sister."
Yuan Qingqing then casually sat in Hongyi's original seat and looked at Duan Chen with curiosity, asking.
"Are you also going to the capital district for special training?"
Duan Chen nodded, his interest in Yuan Qingqing far greater than in Hongyi.
He proactively extended his hand for a self-introduction.
"Hello, my name is Duan Chen, from the branch of the Spirit Hunter Guild in Suzhou."
Yuan Qingqing smiled, extended her hand to shake Duan Chen's, and introduced herself.
"Hello, my name is Yuan Qingqing. I'm from Huining. It's nice to meet you. The person behind you is my younger brother, his name is Yuan Yuan."
"My Qingqing refers to the green of the grass, and his Yuan refers to the 'long future'."
Although she had a simple and pretty appearance, she had a charming and cute smile.
The man who was very stern with Hongyi, Yuan Yuan, showed kindness towards Duan Chen.
He uncomfortably managed a smile, extended his hand, and greeted him.
"Hello, my name is Yuan Yuan."
Duan Chen nodded.
Indicating that he had understood.
After the three of them exchanged names, Duan Chen, somewhat confused, pointed at Hongyi.
"Are you two also going to the capital district for special training? Then why are you still on a mission?"
Mentioning this, Yuan Qingqing sighed with emotion.
Her expression was indescribable.
She then explained.
"It's because our Huining Spirit Hunter Guild is too poor! So, we have to earn our travel expenses along the way."
She didn't feel ashamed when she mentioned this; in fact, she even showed a hint of pride.
With a slight boast, she said to Duan Chen, "Don't underestimate us. On this journey, my brother and I have completed missions that have earned us a total of six thousand yuan so far!"
"Six thousand yuan should be enough for us to participate in the entire special training in the capital district."
Six thousand?
Disbelief flickered in Duan Chen's eyes.
"You caught a sea monster, and they only gave you six thousand yuan?"
Yuan Qingqing looked at Duan Chen strangely and shook her head.
"Of course not. How could a sea monster be so cheap?"
"It's the normal market price, of course."
"However, we are both orphans. The Spirit Hunter Guild raised us, so every penny we earn is subject to a commission."
"The guild supported us as we grew up, so we must also support the guild's daily operations. Therefore, we only get a small portion of the money... Of course, we do it willingly. Without the guild, we wouldn't be here."
She smiled generously.
"Moreover, our city is much poorer than Suzhou. We can barely be considered an eighteenth-tier city, and no one really pays attention to us..."
Therefore, the Spirit Hunter Guild also had to support some livelihood issues.
Yuan Qingqing didn't elaborate on this topic, but Duan Chen understood the unspoken words.
He nodded to show he understood.
The clothes worn by the siblings didn't look like they belonged to wealthy people.
It was hard on them to have to earn their own money to attend special training in the capital district. Although he hadn't been to the capital district, he knew that there was a food chain, or rather, a hierarchy of contempt, there.
People from poorer regions were more likely to be treated harshly and discriminated against.
Yuan Qingqing and Yuan Yuan would definitely face great animosity if they went to the capital district.
He himself wasn't sure if people from Suzhou would face discrimination from the natives of the capital district.
All he could say was that he hoped these siblings, ah, no, these sister and brother, would maintain such an optimistic and positive attitude when they reached the capital district.
Personally, he admired children who possessed such an attitude.
Yes, that was right. Yuan Qingqing looked about eighteen or nineteen, and the other, Yuan Yuan, might have just reached adulthood.
If he hadn't reached adulthood, he wouldn't have been allowed to go out on special training missions.
As for Duan Chen, he was already in his twenties.
Looking at these two young ones, he felt like he was looking at his own younger siblings.
Moreover, the personalities of these two were indeed good.
Duan Chen was therefore more willing to offer them guidance.