"Who are you going to team up with?" Lucy asked Nazgray as she sat down with the group.

"Needless to say, I'm naturally teaming up with Harpy," Natsu laughed.

"Love...... Natsu and I are best matches......" Harpy said proudly, standing up.

"It's so cunning, it's good for you to run or something," Elfman said.

"It doesn't matter what you think about this kind of thing," Gray said lightly.

"It doesn't matter, is your companion up to you?" Elfman asked.

"You don't have to worry about it, my companion," said Gray.

"I ...... I ......" Wendy noticed that Jubia had her head down and wanted to say something.

"Sister Jubia, what do you want to say?" Wendy asked.

"I ...... I...... I want to quit the exam,......," Jubia said hesitantly.

"Eh, why?" the crowd was taken aback when they heard Jubia's words.

"I ...... I want to be ......," Jubia whispered, but didn't dare to say it.

"What do you think, what's there to say," Gray said angrily.

"She wants to be your companion, so she wants to quit the exam" Lucy said to Gray with a teasing look, Jubia likes Gray she has long seen it, but Gray has always been lukewarm to Jubia, which makes her a little funny.

"I'm sorry about this, I've already told you that my companion has already decided," Gray said lightly.

"If Lucy really wants to be Gray's companion......" Jubia suddenly looked at Lucy with an angry expression, which made Lucy's hairs stand on end.

"I've never thought of it that way," Lucy said helplessly.

"I'm Gray's companion, I'm sorry Jubia......" A man walked up behind Gray.

The crowd was taken aback when they saw this man.

"Rocky ......"

"When did you come out......" Lucy looked at Loki in surprise.

"I opened the door with my own magic, so as not to affect you, Lucy, our contract is about to be temporarily terminated during this time......" Loki said as he looked at Lucy.

"......" Lucy was speechless, "It's okay, I'm used to it......" Lucy had to say helplessly.

"I have a question, Loki, are you still a member of the guild?" Elfman asked, everyone in the guild knew that Loki was a star spirit.

When Loki heard this, he immediately took off his suit and turned his back to reveal the badge printed on his back to everyone, "As a star spirit, I am also a wizard of Fairy Tail, and I will definitely make Gray an S-class Wizard by betting on the honor of Fairy Tail" Loki said solemnly.

"I agreed with Loki two years ago, I'm going to give it my all this time," Gray said smugly.

"I'm not going to lose to you...... Gray ......," Natsu said, staring at Gray.

"I'll give you that too, S-class magician, I'm done," Gray said as he stared at Natsu.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds, and then Natsu stood up violently, "In order not to lose to anyone in the exam level, start practicing now......" said and ran out of the guild with a puff of smoke.

"Wait for me, Natsu ......" Seeing Natsu run out of the guild, Harpy hurriedly chased after him, and soon disappeared from everyone's eyes.

"I didn't expect that in the two years since I left the guild, Natsu would already be eligible to take the S-class mage exam," Lisana chuckled softly.

Lucy looked at Lisanna and noticed that there was some nostalgia in her expression.

"Natsu thinks that as long as he becomes an S-class magician, then he must have the ability to meet with Igniel......" Lishana said softly.

"Really, then bless him," Lucy laughed.

"Woo......" But just then, Jubia's cry rang out.

"What's wrong, Jubia?" Lucy wondered.

"Mistress Gray and Loki teamed up, and I don't have anyone...... Woo-woo......" Jubia cried out in tears.

"You're really not giving up...... Lucy said speechlessly, and the rest of the people also had black lines on their foreheads.

"Who's to say no, I'll be Jubia's companion, I'm also very good friends with Jubia in Adras......" Lisana stood up and laughed.

"Lisanna......" Jubia looked at Lisanna stunned.

"Jubia, would you like to team up with me?" asked Lisanna.

"Well, thank you, Lisanna......" Jubia nodded in agreement.

"Eh, Lishana and Jubia team up, no one is teaming up with me, what should I do......" Alfman cried out bitterly.

"Yes, I see someone staring at this place all the time," Lisanna teased.

"Who?" Elfman wondered.

"Oh, that's not ......," Lishana pointed to a woman sitting at the bar.

"Abba Green......" Elfman was taken aback, and he realized that Abba Greene had been looking at this side.

"Look at the way people look at them, they seem to be planning to team up with you," Lisanna laughed.

Elfman looked at Abba Greene's frightened eyes, and her hairs stood on end, "I think she wants to release petrified light......"

"I'm a little upset that Fried and Bixlo teamed up," Lucy said, seeing Fred and Bixlo teaming up.

"Did she be the only one who was left behind," Gray said.

"It's a good opportunity, Brother Elfman......" Lisana laughed.

Elfman looked at Abba Greene and not only swallowed a mouthful of saliva, there was no way, Abba Greene's petrified light was too terrifying, of course this was for Elfman.

At this time, Qin Xiu, who had withdrawn from Lebi, walked over, "Lucy, it's time to go......"

When Lucy saw this, she immediately stood up and asked, "Promised, Rebi?"

"No, Gergil and Rebi have teamed up, Gergil is very responsible, I think he will definitely be close to helping Rebi with all his might" Qin Xiu shook his head and said.

"Eh, aren't you really going to attend this event?" asked Lucy again.

"You've asked this question many times, I don't want to participate in this year's exam, what else is the activity, the S-level exam is an activity in your eyes?" Qin Xiu said.

"Eh, isn't it?" Lucy was a little surprised.

"How casual are you thinking......" Qin Xiu said speechlessly.

The figures of Qin Xiu and Lucy gradually disappeared from everyone's eyes.

"I didn't expect Ashu to refuse Rebi's request to form a team, it seems that he really didn't want to take this exam...... Loki said.

"Well, it's really a surprise, speak, where did Ashu tell Lucy to go?" Gray wondered.

"Practice......" Loki said.

"What do you mean?" Gray wondered even more.

"It's the cultivation of strength," Lishana said.

"You mean Ashu helps Lucy with her cultivation?" Gray said in surprise.

"Well, because the summoning magicians are all very weak in their own right, Ah Xiu customized a set of physical training methods for Lucy to improve Lucy's self-protection ......ability when she doesn't have a star spirit," Lisana nodded and explained.

"The second Ed Lucy?" Gray said in surprise.

"No, Lucy of Adras has been practicing since she was a child, and now Lucy is temporary, according to Ashu, it is used for self-protection and escape," Lisana laughed.

"Well......" said Gray Khan.

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Magnolia at night

Lucy, who was sore all over, walked a little staggering on the way home, Qin Xiu followed Lucy and was sending Lucy home, and Lucy was very cute at her feet, and the Canis Minor, the star spirit Pru, was walking between Qin Xiu and Lucy.

"I'm so tired...... Lucy sighed with her head down.

"Stick to it, this is the easiest way to improve your physical strength......" Qin Xiu said after Lucy.

"Now I feel that walking is simply a sin, if only I could fly in the sky like Harpy" Lucy sighed, after coming out of the guild, Qin Xiu pulled Lucy from the gate of the guild to the East Forest, and then ran to the gate of the guild, only to pay attention to the guild for a few minutes, but ran towards the East Forest again, ran back and forth seven laps in a day, and after returning to the guild in the last lap, he was directly tired and lay on Mirazhen who was about to go back to the fairy dormitory.

For the sake of Lucy's safety, Mirazhen asked Qin Xiu to send Lucy home, even if Mirazhen didn't say that Qin Xiu would send Lucy home, he was naturally responsible for sending Lucy like this.

"Devil ......," Lucy whispered, her voice a little complaining.

"Pru......" seems to be because of Lucy's complaints, Pru ran to Qin Xiu's feet and slapped Qin Xiu's feet, Pru's strength was very small, it looked like he was patting the dust on Qin Xiu's pants, but Qin Xiu could easily see what Pru was really doing.

Qin Xiu looked at Puru's appearance of wanting to avenge its master, and laughed, "It seems that you are quite protective of the master!"

"Pru...... Puru ......" Puru shouted at Qin Xiu with a cute and fierce look.

Qin Xiu squatted down and grabbed Pu Lu, who was grabbed by Qin Xiu and immediately struggled, "I'm afraid of you......" Qin Xiu said to Pu Lu.

"Pru...... Pu Lu ...... "Pu Lu is still struggling and wants to continue to fight Qin Xiu to the death.

Qin Xiu didn't care about Puru, who continued to struggle, looked at Lucy, who continued to walk forward, her body swaying from exhaustion as if she was drunk.

Qin Xiu stood up and walked forward quickly, dodging in front of Lucy.

Lucy, who bent over and lowered her head and didn't pay attention to the front for a while, directly hit her head into Qin Xiu's arms, and was almost squeezed into a meat bun because Puru was also there.

"Pru......" Pru's miserable screams rang out.

"Ahh

"Give it to ......" Qin Xiu handed Puru to Lucy, then turned around and squatted down.

Lucy was stunned by Qin Xiu's action, and she didn't react for a while what Qin Xiu was doing.

"Come on, or I don't know how long it will take you to get home," Qin Xiu turned his head to look at Lucy and said.

Being called by Qin Xiu like this, she realized what Qin Xiu was doing, and her stunned expression slowly turned into a smile.

"This is really good...... Lucy said excitedly, her soft body pressed heavily on Qin Xiu's back, and Puru was squeezed into a meat bun again because she was held by Lucy, Qin Xiu didn't pay attention for a while and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately stabilized in time, Lucy was startled and hurriedly hugged Qin Xiu's neck with both hands.

"Are you alright......" Lucy asked.

"It's okay" Qin Xiu shook his head and said, put his hands on Lucy's plump thighs, and stood up with Lucy on his back.

"Let......'s go," Lucy shouted excitedly, pointing ahead excitedly.

"Pu Lu ......," Pu Lu lay on Qin Xiu's head and shouted.

Qin Xiu shook his head slightly helplessly, listened to Lucy and Puru's command, and walked slowly towards Lucy's house with Lucy on his back.

At this time, it is the last month of the year, and the sky is covered with fine snowflakes of snow, and the streets are covered with thick and thin snow, and it is already winter.

Whether it is Qin Xiu or Lucy, they are wearing some warm clothes, perhaps because of the thicker clothes, Lucy doesn't care that her full chest is tightly pressed against Qin Xiu's back, and her hands are still holding Qin Xiu's neck as just now, as if she intends to give Qin Xiu an arm scarf, in fact, Lucy knows that Qin Xiu is not afraid of cold, even if she wears summer clothes in winter like that alternative Nazgray, she will not feel cold, but these actions are just a little bit of her mind.

The corners of Lucy's mouth smiled gently, her eyes were full of happiness, and she looked at Qin Xiu's face from behind, "What a gentle man......" Lucy said to herself in her heart.

Lucy gently leaned her head on Qin Xiu's shoulder, half-closing her eyes, this is the best time to do so.

Lucy didn't know how long it had been, she only felt as if someone was shaking her, and slowly raised her head, Lucy opened her eyes with sleepy eyes, and when she came back to her senses, she found that she was woken up by Qin Xiu.

"Ashu, what's wrong, are you home?" asked Lucy, yawning, looking around.

"If something happens, get up and help," Qin Xiu said a little hurriedly.

Hearing Qin Xiu's voice, it seemed that something had really happened, Lucy picked up her spirits and looked around, this was indeed not her home, and it was still some distance away from her home, and she was just woken up by Qin Xiu, which meant that she fell asleep behind Qin Xiu, and she fell asleep quickly.

After looking at Qin Xiu, what she saw next startled her, "Kana, why is she falling here?" Lucy exclaimed in surprise, it turned out that Kana was actually drunk in the snow, and there was a thin layer of snow on Kana's body, it seemed that it had been a short time.

"I'm afraid it's because of the S-level magician exam, I haven't passed it for four consecutive years, as long as it's a person, I'll be depressed," Qin Xiu said.

"If it hadn't been for Puru's shouting just now, I wouldn't have noticed it," Qin Xiu continued.

"Pru...... Prue ...... "Lucy found Prue standing aside and screamed proudly.

"With you on my back, there is no way to save Kana, so I have to wake you up," Qin Xiu said.

"It's okay, it's still human life that matters," Lucy shook her head and said, immediately helping Qin Xiu to lift Kana up from the snow.

"I've been in the snow for so long, I'm afraid it's cold, it's not far from my house, bring Kana to my house to soak and warm up," Lucy said.

"En" Qin Xiu nodded, and immediately picked up Kana, who had fallen into a coma, and ran towards Lucy's house, and Lucy and Puru also hurriedly followed.