This is starting to show some backbone!
Chen Xiao looked at the hot-blooded men in the training ground, his eyes filled with admiration.
If they couldn't even dare to resist when facing oppression, then no matter how great their potential, they would only be a bunch of useless trash, not worth cultivating.
Team Leader Zhang's guards numbered only twenty to thirty. Although they were heavily armed, facing this group of furious elites from the Tian Ce Army, they immediately felt immense pressure, their hands trembling slightly on their guns.
Team Leader Zhang was indeed an old fox. As the leader of Luo Xingquan's personal guard, he had deeply grasped Luo Xingquan's essence and quickly thought of a way to deal with these soldiers.
"Are you trying to rebel?"
Team Leader Zhang, with his hands behind his back, uttered a casual sentence, placing a heavy accusation on the heads of these Tian Ce Army elites.
Rebellion!
These two words were absolute taboos in a military camp.
Those in power throughout history had always been extremely sensitive to those who violated prohibitions through force!
If Team Leader Zhang's nonchalant words were to be proven true, the future of these young men would be ruined.
Not only their futures, but even their lives would be in danger!
After all, it was said that the former God of War Xiao was demoted because he was accused of hoarding troops, and the higher-ups were wary of him.
Liu Yu's eyes flashed with coldness. This Team Leader Zhang had such a malicious heart!
In terms of combat strength and tactics, any one of these Tian Ce Army elites could easily overpower this despicable fellow.
However, when it came to cunning, they probably couldn't match him even if they combined their wits!
As expected, after Team Leader Zhang pinned the label of "rebellion" on them.
The Tian Ce Army soldiers immediately fell into a panic, only managing to anxiously explain that they had no intention of rebelling.
But in doing so, they had fallen into a passive position.
The situation was once again controlled by Team Leader Zhang.
"Hmph, Team Leader Zhang, you must have forgotten where we are!"
Liu Yu snorted coldly and walked over.
Seeing these young soldiers being bullied by Team Leader Zhang, she could no longer stand by.
"Heh heh, so Director Liu is also here."
Team Leader Zhang smiled all the way, as if he had only just noticed Liu Yu. "This is the Tian Ce Army camp, how could I forget? What do you mean by that, Director Liu?"
"So you do know this is the Tian Ce Army camp!"
Liu Yu smiled at Team Leader Zhang, then pointed at the Tian Ce Army soldiers. "Then, Team Leader Zhang, tell me, who are they?"
"They are..."
Before Team Leader Zhang could finish speaking, Liu Yu interrupted him. "They are the Tian Ce Army! Team Leader Zhang says the Tian Ce Army is rebelling in the Tian Ce Army camp, doesn't that mean they are rebelling against themselves? Director Liu, your attempt to smear them is completely unreasonable!"
Team Leader Zhang was stunned and looked completely bewildered.
The Tian Ce Army soldiers also reacted and chimed in.
"Yes, Director Liu is right, why would we rebel against ourselves?"
"Team Leader Zhang, how could you say such a thing? Do you have no brains?"
"How dare you slander us Tian Ce Army soldiers, who do you think you are?"
"Zhang, this is blatant defamation. Let's go to the military court together, I'm going to sue you!"
The crowd erupted in an uproar, their spears pointed at Team Leader Zhang.
"You, you're twisting the meaning, that's not what I meant at all!"
Team Leader Zhang pointed at Liu Yu and shouted, his face turning red.
But the water had already been muddied by Liu Yu, and amidst the clamor, his refutations couldn't even make a ripple.
Just as Team Leader Zhang was in a difficult position and couldn't extricate himself, his savior finally arrived.
The current Deputy Commander of the Tian Ce Army, Luo Xingquan!
He was in his forties or fifties, of medium build, neither thin nor fat, with a well-proportioned physique.
His hair was slicked back, shining brightly. He wore a pair of silver-rimmed glasses on his nose.
Behind the glasses were a pair of seemingly harmless, but actually sinister eyes.
Coupled with the naturally upturned corners of his mouth, he presented a perfect image of a smiling tiger.
"Deputy Commander Luo, you're finally here. If you hadn't come, there would have been a major incident!"
However, he didn't know that Luo Xingquan had arrived long ago but had not shown himself.
Only when he realized that Team Leader Zhang could no longer handle the situation did he have to step forward.
"Heh heh, what major incident? The sky hasn't fallen, has it!"
Luo Xingquan said with a smile, looking up at the sky as if he were genuinely worried about the sky falling.
Team Leader Zhang's heart sank, and he dared not speak.
Others only saw Luo Xingquan's smiling face, but he caught a hint of ferocity in Luo Xingquan's gaze when he looked at him.
It was clear that Deputy Commander Luo was blaming him for his incompetence.
Team Leader Zhang instinctively wanted to explain, but the words caught in his throat, and he swallowed them back.
Deputy Commander Luo always focused on results and paid no attention to the process.
No matter how eloquently you explained, if the final result was not good, Deputy Commander Luo would still punish you.
And the punishment would be even heavier, because the process of explanation was a waste of time.
In Deputy Commander Luo's view, wasting time was a more serious offense than failing to achieve the result.
Luo Xingquan glanced at Team Leader Zhang and then ignored him.
He walked into the crowd with a smile and asked gently, "What's going on? What happened... As expected of young people, the weather is so cold, yet your tempers are so fiery!"
As he spoke, he tightened his military uniform.
With a simple sentence and a small gesture, he not only showed his care for his subordinates but also displayed his approachability, bridging the gap with these young men who were bare-chested.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao sneered inwardly. This man was indeed well-versed in the art of power, no wonder the God of War Xiao was powerless against such an opponent.
"Deputy Commander Luo, the situation is this..."
Liu Yu respectfully recounted what had happened before, impartially and objectively.
When facing Team Leader Zhang, she could be sharp and aggressive, but in front of Luo Xingquan, her demeanor instantly weakened.
There was no way around it; this was the effect of a higher rank crushing a lower one.
Moreover, Luo Xingquan's rank was more than just one or two levels higher than Liu Yu's.
Since Liu Yu was to survive in this circle, she couldn't avoid this convention.
Luo Xingquan pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said with self-reproach, "So that's how it is. It seems my good intentions were misplaced."
No one spoke up, which meant everyone tacitly agreed.
Luo Xingquan's expression clearly darkened a bit, and then he slowly said, "The reason I invited Master Huiming to be your instructor was actually inspired by Commander Song."
"I believe everyone may have heard that a few years ago, the former Commander Song had a confrontation with our Deputy Commander Xiao. On that occasion, Commander Song returned defeated, and there were even rumors that losing to Deputy Commander Xiao dealt him a great blow, causing him to fall into despair and even retreat to Mount Wutai to become a monk."
"Half of this rumor is true."
"The part about Commander Song falling into despair is naturally false, otherwise, he wouldn't be Commander Song today."
"The true part is that Commander Song did indeed retreat to Mount Wutai to become a monk. He cultivated diligently for several years with the martial monks of Qingliang Temple on Mount Wutai, and finally comprehended the supreme martial path... Now, Deputy Commander Xiao cannot withstand even three moves against him!"
This statement caused an uproar throughout the hall.
Xiao Zhan was like a god in the eyes of these young people.
Although they had heard some whispers that the God of War Xiao had been defeated by Song Anbang, they didn't believe it, thinking it was just a rumor.
But Luo Xingquan dared to say it openly in front of so many people, which made it highly likely to be true.
The most terrifying thing was that someone as formidable as the God of War Xiao could not withstand even three moves against Song Anbang...
A shadow instantly fell over the heads of those young soldiers.
Luo Xingquan deliberately paused for a moment, waiting for everyone's reaction.
Seeing the expressions on their faces, he knew his objective had been achieved, and a subtle smile appeared on his lips.
"Master Huiming is precisely the martial monk I invited from Qingliang Temple. Although his strength may not be as good as yours, his training methods are definitely not wrong!"
Luo Xingquan's implication was that since Commander Song could comprehend the supreme martial path by cultivating with the martial monks of Qingliang Temple, then the martial monks of Qingliang Temple must be faultless.
Therefore, the problem must be with you!
You, the so-called chosen elites selected by Xiao Zhan, are not only incompetent but also beat up your instructor, which makes your problem even bigger!
After Luo Xingquan's speech, the Tian Ce Army soldiers blushed and began to reflect on themselves.
Even Pei Zhengang, the instigator, began to believe that the problem truly lay with him.
He took a step forward, about to admit his mistake.
At this moment, a disdainful voice suddenly came.
"Utter nonsense, ridiculous!"
Everyone turned to look, and saw a young man in a simple shirt striding towards them.
Chen Xiao, unable to restrain himself, was once again meddling in other people's affairs.
"What do you mean by that?"
Luo Xingquan narrowed his eyes and stared at Chen Xiao.
He had noticed Chen Xiao's presence long ago and naturally knew who Chen Xiao was.
He had also heard about Chen Xiao's temper and reputation, so in the absence of Song Anbang, he did not want to have a direct confrontation with Chen Xiao.
"I say your words are utter bullshit!"
Facing the second most important figure in the Tian Ce Army camp, Chen Xiao showed no respect. "Even if Song Anbang truly comprehended the supreme martial path after diligently cultivating with the martial monks of Qingliang Temple, this does not prove anything."
"It's a very simple principle: a person who only possesses elementary school knowledge is not qualified to lecture university students!"
"You don't look that young, surely you understand such a basic principle?"
"If you insist on pretending not to understand this principle, then you are either stupid or malicious!"
As soon as Chen Xiao finished speaking, all the men in Luo Xingquan's guard raised their guns, aiming at Chen Xiao.
"How dare you disrespect Deputy Commander Luo, you little brat, are you tired of living!"
Team Leader Zhang puffed up again, thinking his chance to redeem himself had finally arrived...