Inside the hall, the atmosphere turned a bit strange.
Night Sparrow glared, her sharp, heroic face still filled with uncertainty.
Right now, she was staring at Evan Lin over there, sizing him up from head to toe, then turning to Victor Su and the others: "Are you sure you’re not making some kind of mistake?"
"This guy isn’t even as old as me! And you’re telling me he’s the one who trained the Blade squad?"
Night Sparrow’s eyes were full of annoyance.
In her opinion, Victor Su and Eldest Brother Su’s behavior right now was anything but normal.
One is the Su family’s patriarch, the other is the rising star about to join the military—so why do they act like all their cells get excited the moment Evan Lin walks in the door?
It’s just not normal!
Especially Sam Su, who was practically fawning—serving tea, pouring water, almost worshipping Evan Lin like his own dad.
That kind of behavior, in Night Sparrow’s eyes, was just way too over the top—faker than a bad actor.
"How can you talk to Instructor Lin like that!"
Sam Su’s face changed slightly, about to explode with anger.
But halfway through his outburst, when he turned and met Night Sparrow’s icy stare, Sam Su shivered all over, scared stiff. The rest of his words died in his throat, and his anger vanished instantly.
"Is there a problem?"
Night Sparrow’s gaze was cold as ice.
Sam Su shrank his neck.
Just now, he’d purely acted on instinct and forgotten who he was talking to.
"No... no problem. He really is Instructor Lin, the real deal—guaranteed authentic, or ten times your money back!"
Sam Su gave an awkward smile.
"Night Sparrow!"
Night Summer, who was sitting across, finally spoke.
Night Sparrow could only shut her mouth in frustration, but her skeptical gaze at Evan Lin didn’t fade in the slightest.
"Night Sparrow’s personality is always blunt and direct. She tends to speak her mind without much filter. Please don’t take offense."
Night Summer glanced at Evan Lin and smiled.
He’d been watching Evan Lin’s every move since the moment Evan walked in the door.
He noticed that from the moment this teenager entered to when he sat down, apart from the calm composure on his face, every step he took was spaced exactly the same.
That detail made Night Summer look at Evan Lin with new respect.
"You wanted to see me? Go ahead, what’s this about?"
Evan Lin glanced at Night Summer, his tone flat: "But let me say this first—I've already turned down Nightstar’s invitation. If you came today to recruit me, you can save your breath."
Before coming here, Victor Su only said it was about Nightstar, but didn’t give any details. Maybe he was just as in the dark, unable to figure things out.
"Big words. Was it you who refused Nightstar, or did you just fail the assessment? I saw your score sheet—you couldn’t even last ten minutes before getting knocked out. That’s straight-up unqualified!"
Night Sparrow looked at Evan Lin’s totally unruffled face and felt seriously annoyed.
Nightstar is the place countless people dream of joining—a sacred ground people would do anything to get into.
Even Night Sparrow had to go through a ton of trouble and give it her all before she finally made it in.
Now, seeing Evan Lin act so shamelessly, Night Sparrow just couldn’t stand it.
But as soon as Night Sparrow finished speaking, she realized no one in the hall was paying her any attention.
Evan Lin picked up the tea Sam Su had made, took a sip, and completely ignored Night Sparrow’s words.
Night Sparrow glared. If Night Summer wasn’t right there, she’d have marched over and taught this brat a lesson—let him know just how tough Nightstar really was.
"Before we get to the main reason I’m here, I want to confirm something."
Night Summer wasn’t bothered by Evan Lin’s attitude; he just smiled and said, "First thing: The five guys from Jinnan Military District who joined the Tiger Special Forces reserve recently—the Blade squad—did you really train them in just one week?"
As soon as he said that, his eyes locked onto Evan Lin.
Victor Su, Sam Su, and the others kept quiet.
Even though Victor Su and the others had confirmed and emphasized this several times, Night Summer still wanted to ask Evan Lin himself.
"Yeah."
When Evan Lin nodded, Night Summer continued, "Second thing: The fist technique they use—the Nine-Star Burst Fist."
"Did you teach them that too?"
When Night Summer asked this, even Night Sparrow—who’d been glaring at Evan Lin the whole time—held her breath and stared at him.
That technique was the real reason they’d come here.
The day they passed by the Tiger Special Forces, they happened to see Blade member Frank Xu sparring against an official Tiger Special Forces operative.
Frank Xu’s opponent was strong; under normal circumstances, Frank would’ve lost for sure. But thanks to the Nine-Star Burst Fist, he beat his opponent so badly the guy couldn’t fight back at all.
After the match, Night Sparrow even went a few rounds with Frank Xu.
With Night Sparrow’s fifth-grade Vajra strength, going head-to-head with Frank using the Nine-Star Burst Fist was actually kind of tough!
You have to understand, Night Sparrow’s combat experience far outweighed Frank’s. If she fought a regular fifth-grade Vajra, she’d win easily.
But Frank wasn’t even at the Pseudo-Vajra level!
Afterward, Night Sparrow dragged Night Summer over to study the Nine-Star Burst Fist together. That’s when they realized how brilliant the technique was—each punch was a ‘star,’ and every star was stronger than the last. The way the power climbed with every strike broke all the usual rules.
By the last few punches, the force the user unleashed was way beyond their normal strength—like they were forcing it out from their body’s hidden potential.
"Yeah, it’s a pretty simple set of moves. I taught them."
Evan Lin nodded again.
Hearing that, Night Summer and Night Sparrow exchanged glances.
A ‘pretty simple set of moves’!
That line sounded especially harsh to their ears.
To them, that fist technique was practically supernatural.
Night Summer paused, then continued, "What I want to know is—who taught you that technique?"
"If possible, could you introduce us?"
"Of course, if you have any requests, just say the word."
Night Summer spoke with conviction, his eyes full of anticipation as he looked at Evan Lin.
Only then did Victor Su, Sam Su, and the others suddenly realize—
Nightstar’s real target might not be Evan Lin himself at all!